IT strategy
IT strategy (information technology strategy) is a comprehensive plan that outlines how technology should be used to meet IT and business goals.. See complete definition.
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20 Jun 2025
Cyber Essentials certifications rising slowly but steadily
The number of businesses attaining the NCSC Cyber Essentials certification continues to increase, but much more can be done to raise awareness of the scheme. Continue Reading
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20 Jun 2025
M&S, Co-op attacks a ‘Category 2 cyber hurricane’, say UK experts
The UK’s Cyber Monitoring Centre has published its first in-depth assessment of a major incident, reflecting on the impact of and lessons learned from Scattered Spider attacks on M&S and Co-op Continue Reading
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01 Apr 2011
CSC to acquire troubled NHS supplier iSoft
IT services giant CSC has agreed to acquire troubled healthcare software firm iSoft after the latter suspended shares and put itself up for sale last week. Continue Reading
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01 Apr 2011
Sex discrimination rife in IT, says report
Gender discrimination against women is rife in the IT sector, a report says. Continue Reading
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01 Apr 2011
Exclusive interview: Deputy government CIO Bill McCluggage on the new government IT strategy
Bill McCluggage, deputy government CIO, talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about the changes in the government's new IT strategy. Continue Reading
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01 Apr 2011
Secure your SCADA architecture by separating networks
Many critical national infrastructure systems include supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) functionality. These systems can be viewed as the set of software, computers and networks that provide remote co-ordination of controls systems for tangible infrastructures such as power generation systems, chemical plants, manufacturing equipment and transportation systems Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2011
Microsoft publishes report on its Security Development Lifecycle
Microsoft has published a new report that outlines nine years of progress in developing, improving and sharing the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) process. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2011
SMB IT spending seeing significant growth
Small and medium businesses (SMBs) are increasing IT budgets and recruiting more IT skills Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2011
Communication skills more important than technical know-how for IT jobs, say IT graduates
Most IT graduates think technical skills are the least important for IT jobs, according to a survey. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2011
Troops in danger as outdated systems at the MoD reach meltdown
Outdated IT systems at the The Ministry of Defence (MoD) are reaching meltdown, with the risk of seriously affecting troops' ability to carry out operations, a National Audit Office report has found. Continue Reading
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29 Mar 2011
Government puts open source at the heart of its new IT strategy
The government has launched its much-anticipated new IT strategy, highlighting open source and a promise that the coalition will do things better. Continue Reading
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29 Mar 2011
Marks & Spencer extends Cognizant outsourcing deal
UK retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has expanded its outsourcing relationship with offshore IT service provider Cognizant, which extends a deal signed in 2009. Continue Reading
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28 Mar 2011
Spotify hit by malicious ads
Spotify, the popular streaming music service, has been displaying malicious advertisements to users of its Free version. Continue Reading
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28 Mar 2011
MoJ signs £22m shared services deal with Accenture
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has signed a £22m contract with Accenture to implement shared services across its human resources, payroll, finance and procurement operations for the next five years. Continue Reading
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28 Mar 2011
Businesses spend over £600k a week on data security abroad
Companies are spending up to £624,000 a week to secure their most sensitive business data abroad, a study has revealed. Continue Reading
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28 Mar 2011
ITC agrees to review patent ruling against Eastman Kodak
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced that it will review an earlier ruling in a patent dispute between Kodak Eastman and mobile handset makers Apple and Research in Motion (RIM). Continue Reading
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28 Mar 2011
Facebook Studio woos advertisers with campaign comparison tool
Facebook is to launch a site to enable advertisers to view and comment on advertising campaigns on the social networking site. Continue Reading
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28 Mar 2011
European Commission clears Atos bid for Siemens IT
The European Commission has cleared the proposed €850m acquisition of Siemens' IT Solutions and Service (SIS) by French IT service provider Atos Origin. Continue Reading
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25 Mar 2011
Police switch to Sprint ii for IT procurement
Police forces in England and Wales are having to switch IT procurement from the Buying Solutions' CITHS framework to the SPRINT ii agreement. Continue Reading
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25 Mar 2011
Announcing the CW500 Club online community
Computer Weekly is pleased to announce the launch of the CW500 Club online community Continue Reading
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25 Mar 2011
Hackers steal member email details from TripAdvisor site
A number of TripAdvisor members may receive spam after hackers stole email details from the travel website. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2011
SAP combines GRC and BI in new platform
SAP has launched a new governance, risk and compliance platform that combines and integrates existing GRC and business intelligence technologies. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2011
Budget 2011: UK public worried spending cuts will impact data security
A large proportion of the UK public is worried that government spending cuts will have a negative effect on data security, a survey has revealed. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2011
What is the cost of developing apps for mobile marketplaces?
Targeting consumers through smartphone apps is proving to be a good business bet. Jenny Williams reports on the costs of creating apps for different mobile marketplaces. Continue Reading
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18 Mar 2011
Tim Berners-Lee to help protect net neutrality in UK
Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee is to work with the Broadband Stakeholders Group to ensure the UK works towards a more open internet. Continue Reading
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18 Mar 2011
RSA hit by advanced persistent threat attacks
RSA, the security division of EMC, has revealed that attackers have stolen information from the company's IT systems Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2011
Government Digital Service launched to oversee Whitehall websites
Whitehall has set up a new organisation to oversee moves to improve the digital delivery of public services. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2011
DWP cancelled £300m Fujitsu deal over transition deadline failures
The decision by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to cancel a £300m desktop support deal with Fujitsu before it even began will lead many in the public sector to question some IT suppliers' ability to deliver on their sales pitch. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2011
Ban threat looms for Blackberry services as India demand corporate data access
India could block Research in Motion (RIM) from 31 March 2011 after government officials expressed dissatisfaction with access to Blackberry services. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2011
Trusteer debuts no-software malware protection
Secure web access firm Trusteer has announced a web login and transaction monitoring service to detect malware without installing software. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2011
RIM urges Blackberry users to disable Javascript after web browsing vulnerability revealed
Research in Motion (RIM) is advising Blackberry smartphone users to disable Javascript to protect against a security vulnerability in its web browser. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2011
Deutsche Bank uses social CRM to fine-tune corporate banking
Social media is driving product development at Deutsche Bank. The banking giant is using web 2.0 technologies to engage with 1,000 of its corporate customers, to find out how it can make corporate banking run more smoothly. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2011
CIO interview: Marcus East, Comic Relief
In the run-up to Comic Relief's Red Nose Day on Friday 18 March, head of future media and technology Marcus East is having a frantic week - but we managed to take a few minutes of his time to get an update on IT preparations for the event. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2011
Department for Work and Pensions cancels £300m Fujitsu contract
The DWP cancelled its desktop support contract with Fujitsu before it passed to the supplier from incumbent HP. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2011
IT failures blamed for immigration system faults
IT failures have been blamed for failures of the points based immigration system in a National Audit Office (NAO) report. Continue Reading
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15 Mar 2011
Adobe warns of zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash
Adobe has published a security advisory for a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash that can be used to take control of an attacked machine. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2011
US presses punitive copyright deal on trade partners
The US is continuing its secret efforts to secure tougher copyright laws, even though its Hollywood-sponsored anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (Acta) has still to be validated, a leaked document has revealed. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2011
Sky to recruit 100 IT staff in Scotland
Sky is to create 100 permanent IT roles in Scotland as part of an expansion of its customer business systems team. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2011
Analysts warn over chip supply chain delays after Japan quake
The earthquake in northern Japan last week, could damage the semiconductor industry and chip supply chain. Continue Reading
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10 Mar 2011
IBM targets Oracle customers with free big data training
IBM plans to train 10,000 Oracle database professionals in IBM software analytics and information management throughout 2011 via free bootcamp training sessions. Continue Reading
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10 Mar 2011
Most organisations approach IAM in the wrong way, says Gartner
Most organisations are approaching identity and access management (IAM) in the wrong way, by planning deployments around technologies, says Gartner. Continue Reading
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10 Mar 2011
Advanced persistent threats - are businesses prepared?
Businesses usually attain adequate levels of IT defences at the point that it becomes more cost effective for cyber criminals to target someone else. Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2011
Mobile ticketing users to treble by 2015
The number of people redeeming travel and entertainment tickets via their mobile phones is set to treble by 2015, according to a report by Juniper Research. Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2011
Avis CIO hands in the keys after three years at the wheel
Adam Gerrard is to leave the post of chief information officer of Avis after three and a half years Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2011
IT fails to curb anti-social behaviour
Information technology failures are a key reason why efforts to stamp out anti-social behaviour have failed for at least a decade.... Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2011
Apple and Google top most admired list
IT companies are considered some of the most admired companies in the world with Apple and Google leading the pack. Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2011
Industry calls on employers to say what security skills are needed
The National Skills Academy for IT is calling on employers to address the cyber security skills gap by sharing views on the most useful courses and qualifications. Continue Reading
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08 Mar 2011
Exclusive: Free software guru Richard Stallman on government IT and why he hates the cloud
The founding father of the free software movement tells Computer Weekly why government just doesn't "get it" Continue Reading
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07 Mar 2011
France's G20 files target of cyber attack
France's files on the G20 meetings were the target of a cyber attack, the country's finance minister has confirmed. Continue Reading
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07 Mar 2011
HSBC uses token to secure smartphone banking
HSBC is sending four million online banking customers a security token which will enable them to log in to their online bank account wherever they are, without using a card reader. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2011
Rugby Football Union joins software driven buying group
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has joined an online buying group and is using software to cut an estimated £300,000 of the procurement bill every year. Continue Reading
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03 Mar 2011
Government increases pay rates for offshore workers in the UK
The government has increased the salaries oversees workers must be paid if they are to come to the UK. Continue Reading
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02 Mar 2011
Government publishes first contract in transparency drive
The first contract to be published under the government's new transparency drive has been posted on BusinessLink's Contract Finder website. Continue Reading
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02 Mar 2011
Government losing billions by not moving to the cloud
The public sector could be making unnecessary redundancies due to a reluctance to innovate in IT and shift to the cloud, says former CIO John Suffolk Continue Reading
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02 Mar 2011
Government needs radical approach to IT, says Institute for Government
The government needs to implement a radical new approach to IT projects, according to the recommendations of a report by independent thinktank the Institute for Government. Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2011
Intel finalises £5bn acquisition of McAfee
Intel has confirmed the completion of its $7.7bn (£5bn) acquisition of security software giant McAfee. Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2011
Government spends £9.4bn on top 10 most expensive ICT contracts
The government's top 10 most expensive IT contracts are worth a combined value of £9.44bn, Computer Weekly has found. Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2011
IT freelancers turn recruiters to cope with SME demand
Freelance IT workers in the digital services sector are being forced to recruit other freelancers to help them keep up with large volumes of work. IT... Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2011
Juniper aims to wrap Cisco with QFabric datacentre management
Datacentre operators and cloud computing suppliers could slash their power and space requirements while running up to 10 times faster Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2011
ISC releases security fix for Bind DoS vulnerability
The Internet Systems Consortium has published an advisory and an update for the Bind domain name system software versions 9.7.1 to 9.7.2-P3. Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2011
Exxon, Shell, BP hacked in Night Dragon attacks
Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell and BP were among the oil companies targeted by hackers working through internet servers in China, say US reports. Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2011
Government pushes for open standards
Open standards should be sought in all government IT procurement specifications, says the Cabinet Office Continue Reading
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22 Feb 2011
The CIO guide to being headhunted
Senior technology executives need to be aware of the pitfalls and best practices when dealing with recruitment agents and headhunters to find the best opportunity. Continue Reading
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22 Feb 2011
Middle East governments stepping up internet control, study shows
The internet has proved to be a powerful tool for rallying social and political change, but Middle East governments have also recognised their capability to disrupt communications Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2011
RSA 2011: Microsoft promotes co-ordinated vulnerability disclosure
Software producers remain largely unresponsive to input from security researchers, according to Aaron Portnoy, manager of the security research team HP TippingPoint. Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2011
Government makes changes to immigration scheme
The government has announced the details of changes it will make to the Intra Company Transfer (ICT) scheme, which has been criticised for being open to... Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2011
RSA 2011: RSA, EMC and VMWare advise on defending against advanced persistent threats
Security leaders have outlined ways organisations can better defend against advanced persistent threats (APTs) in a paper published by RSA, the security division of EMC. Continue Reading
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16 Feb 2011
Overhaul A-levels and improve teaching to boost science and tech student uptake, says Royal Society
An overhaul of A-levels and better teaching are needed to boost the numbers of young people progressing to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in higher education, according to an influential new study. Continue Reading
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16 Feb 2011
Atos Origin boosts profit despite fall in sales
IT services company Atos Origin has announced full-year profits of €337m (£283m), a 6.7% year-on-year increase. However, overall sales fell by 3.5%... Continue Reading
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15 Feb 2011
Barclays Bank boosts IT staff and project spending
Barclays has boosted its technology staff and budget, according to the bank's full-year results released today. Continue Reading
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15 Feb 2011
RSA 2011: Cybersecurity leads conference with cloud security keynote
Cybersecurity is one of the key topics at the RSA Conference 2011 taking place this week in San Francisco. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2011
Intellect presses government to promote IT in UK economic growth
The government has agreed to promote the role of technology in leading the UK's economic growth, following a meeting with IT industry body Intellect. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2011
Business Software Alliance fines company £24,000 for unlicensed Microsoft software
Label company System Labelling has been fined £24,800 for using unlicensed Microsoft software. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2011
Dell rolls out services for enterprise mobility
Dell has introduced a portfolio of services to help businesses manage mobile devices and an increasingly mobile workforce. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2011
Ten safest places to offshore your IT
Here are the ten safest cities to offshore your IT in 2011 Continue Reading
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11 Feb 2011
Case study: Salvatore Ferragamo steps into the future with SAP
Italian shoe and other luxury goods maker Salvatore Ferragamo is standardising on SAP ... Continue Reading
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11 Feb 2011
BMW's Aida project on song with DS's V6 PLM system
BMW has selected Dassault Systèmes' V6 product lifecycle management (PLM) software for its cars' future electrical, electronics, and embedded software (E/E)... Continue Reading
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11 Feb 2011
Mobile hacker attacks will damage business in 2011
Businesses cannot afford to ignore mobile hacking attacks as they are proving extremely lucrative over shorter periods, a study of mobile threats has found. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2011
ID card database is destroyed
The National Identity Register (NIR), which was built to hold the fingerprints and personal details of millions of ID card holders, has been publicly destroyed. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2011
IT departments are unable to support employee devices
Security concerns are holding companies back from allowing staff to use their own technology at work. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2011
Mobile workers practise lax security
More than half of Europeans practise unsafe networking when they work away from the office, according to research by German remote access experts NCP Engineering. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2011
Review: Internet Explorer 9 - in pictures
Microsoft has released the latest version of its popular web browser Continue Reading
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09 Feb 2011
Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday outlines five critical vulnerabilities
Microsoft has released 12 security bulletins addressing 22 vulnerabilities in its monthly security update for February Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2011
Post Office faces legal action over alleged accounting system failures
More than 50 postmasters are planning legal action against the Post Office to reclaim money they paid to the Post Office after being accused of theft and false accounting. Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2011
AXA in £150m settlement for software glitch
Financial services giant AXA will be forced to pay millions of pounds to clients after it emerged that errors in trading software were hidden by three of its subsidiaries, prompting bad performance in investment portfolios. Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2011
Businesses must learn how to defend against cyberattack, says McAfee
Cybercrime has thrived over the past decade according to recent reports from security firm McAfee, but business can expect even more dramatic change in the next ten years, researchers say. Continue Reading
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08 Feb 2011
Ten most dangerous places to offshore your IT
A report published by the Brown-Wilson Group details which locations are the most risky places to outsource. Continue Reading
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07 Feb 2011
IT services contracts spiked in final quarter of 2010
The total value of worldwide IT services contracts signed in the final three months of 2010 was 66% higher than the previous three months, according to research from Ovum. Continue Reading
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04 Feb 2011
Barclays offshores back-office and call centre jobs to India
Barclays is cutting almost three hundred UK back-office jobs and sending the roles to India. Continue Reading
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03 Feb 2011
OFT to investigate e-book pricing
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is launching an investigation into e-book pricing. Continue Reading
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02 Feb 2011
O2 to apply for e-money licence to support NFC payments
O2 will apply for an e-money licence this year, signalling its commitment to support contactless payments in the UK in the near future. Continue Reading
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02 Feb 2011
EC plans could open up ICT procurement for SMEs
Technology start-ups and SMEs could benefit from European Commission (EC) plans to improve SME procurement. Continue Reading
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02 Feb 2011
Yahoo blames Microsoft implementation for Windows Phone 7 data charges
Yahoo has spoken out after being blamed for excessive data charges experienced by some Microsoft Windows Phone 7 (WP7) users. Continue Reading
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01 Feb 2011
BBC criticised over £133m digital project
The early stages of £133m BBC technology project with Siemens have been criticised for not offering value for money. Continue Reading
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31 Jan 2011
Staffordshire Council rolls out £23m public sector network
Staffordshire County Council is to implement one of the country's first Public Sector Networks (PSN) in a £23m contract with communications provider Kcom. Continue Reading
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31 Jan 2011
Public sector outsourcing grows in the UK as commercial deals fall again
Public sector contracts accounted for 77% of the total outsourcing spending in the UK in 2010, according to the latest report from consultancy TPI. Continue Reading
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31 Jan 2011
Vodafone restores services to Egypt after mobile shutdown
Mobile operator, Vodafone, has restored mobile phone services in Egypt after a 24-hour shutdown. Continue Reading
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28 Jan 2011
SMEs still lack data backup
Many small business lack data recovery plans, despite a recent uptake in cloud adoption, according to a survey. Continue Reading
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28 Jan 2011
LinkedIn reveals plans for an IPO
Professional networking site LinkedIn has revealed plans to raise up to $175m (£110m) in an initial public offering (IPO). Continue Reading
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27 Jan 2011
Zuckerberg's Facebook page hacked
The personal page of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was hacked and an unauthorised update was placed on it Continue Reading
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27 Jan 2011
Can Lenovo become the top UK corporate PC manufacturer?
Can Lenovo continue to grow to take on HP and Dell in the corporate arena? Continue Reading
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27 Jan 2011
Software as a service can breed dependency so choose suppliers with care
SaaS is not utility computing: it matters who delivers it and how Continue Reading