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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04 Nov 2025
Microsoft’s $15.2bn investment in the UAE: A strategic bet on AI, talent and trust
Microsoft’s decade-long investment in the United Arab Emirates underscores its commitment to building a robust artificial intelligence ecosystem, advancing digital infrastructure and fostering local talent through a strategic partnership with G42 Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Nov 2025
CISOs in court: Balancing cyber resilience and legal accountability
The Computer Weekly Security Think Tank considers the burdens and responsibilities that accompany the role of chief information security officer, and share guidance on how to navigate a challenging career path. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2011
Police IT not fit for purpose, police-led ICT company needs a lot of work, says Home Office report
A Home Office report into policing has labelled police IT as not being fit for purpose and made recommendations to shake up a mess of different IT systems across 43 forces which is hindering police attempts to fight crime. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2011
Anti-piracy group FAST applauds government business guide to navigating UK IP law
The government has published a guide to UK intellectual property law for businesses, providing information on IP policies; procurement of goods and services; reporting IP crime; and auditing IP. The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) said it welcomed the initiative. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2011
Burying the NHS National Programme for IT
The government's decision to accelerate the dismantling of the NHS National Project for IT (NPfIT) came as little surprise to those who have followed the terminally ill project since 2002. But what is the prognosis for the NHS's badly needed modernisation programme? Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2011
Government pulls plug on ailing £11bn NHS IT programme
The troubled £11bn NHS National Programme for IT is to be axed, the government is expected to announce later today. Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2011
Researchers claim to have broken SSL/TLS encryption
Two security researchers claim to have found a way of breaking the SSL/TLS encryption that is widely used to guarantee the reliability and privacy of data exchanged between web browsers and servers. Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2011
BASF extends BT network contract
Chemical group BASF has signed a €200m deal with BT for networking 900 BASF sites in more than 80 countries. The contract includes the provision of IP telephony and local network services (managed LAN services) at 300 sites in North and South America as well as in Asia. Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2011
SQL injection attacks increasing in number, sophistication and potency, researchers find
The prevalence and intensity of SQL injection attacks are increasing, according to Imperva. Continue Reading
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21 Sep 2011
Gartner: Best defence against social media threats is monitoring and education
Blocking social media in the enterprise encourages bad behaviour by employees but does not prevent access, warns Gartner. Continue Reading
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21 Sep 2011
HP webOS lay-offs could affect European employees
Hewlett-Packard could lay off European employees as part of the company's decision to discontinue its webOS hardware division, including the Touchpad tablet range. Continue Reading
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21 Sep 2011
RightMove renders property maps with Google
RightMove is the UK's biggest user of Google Maps and one of the largest users of the mapping software in the world. Continue Reading
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21 Sep 2011
Global BPO sales to reach £60bn in 2015
The world market for business process outsourcing (BPO) will be worth $93.4bn (£59.7bn) in 2015 compared with $72bn last year, according to Ovum. Continue Reading
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20 Sep 2011
Gartner: Keep encryption simple and standardised to cut cost and complexity
Businesses should consider self-encrypting drives (SEDs) for new installations that hold significant volumes of sensitive data, says Gartner. Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2011
Visa Europe opens its doors to IT trainees on Higher Apprenticeship programme
Visa Europe has recruited 14 IT apprentices through its Higher Apprenticeship programme, launched in April 2011. Most will study for a foundation degree and "level 4" diploma while working in the company's technology division. Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2011
New Look increases sales by 45% after mobile site launch
Fashion retailer New Look has increased sales by 45% three months after the launch of its mobile commerce site. Continue Reading
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15 Sep 2011
Cyber attacks are becoming lethal, warns US cyber commander
Cyber attacks are escalating from large-scale theft and disruption of computer operations to more lethal attacks that destroy systems and physical equipment, according to the head of the US Cyber Command. Continue Reading
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15 Sep 2011
Groupon to float as Facebook puts off IPO until late 2012
Online discount site Groupon is reported to be planning a flotation, while Facebook is rumoured to be delaying its IPO until the end of 2012. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2011
IT development underpinning Universal Credits comes under fire from MPs and experts
The delivery of Universal Credits is coming under fire as observers are casting an increasingly critical eye on the IT systems underpinning the politically sensitive project. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2011
PricewaterhouseCoopers takes 40 graduate IT interns on security and testing teams
Consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers has selected 40 graduate interns for its IT department. The trainees will work with PwC's information security and testing teams. Continue Reading
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14 Sep 2011
Security update: Light Microsoft Patch Tuesday with low application impact plus critical Adobe fixes
Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday security update is relatively light with only five security updates. Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2011
Retailer Aurora gives iPads to shopfloor sales staff to check stock and shorten queue times
Fashion retailer Aurora is providing iPads to sales staff at London branches of Coast, Oasis, Warehouse and Karen Millen. Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2011
Sabre develops apps marketplace for travel industry
Sabre, the global distribution system for reserving hotels, airlines, cruise ships, rail tickets and car hire, has taken the concept of the app store and applied in to its own travel market. Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2011
GlobalSign web certificate authority back online after breach by hacker
Belgian web certificate authority (CA) GlobalSign is back online after investigating claims by the hacker who breached the Dutch DigiNotar CA that its systems had also been breached. Continue Reading
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09 Sep 2011
Twitter plans to expand advertising business as investment raises value to $8bn
Twitter has outlined plans to increase advertising revenue and avoid an initial public offering (IPO) after reaching more than 100 million active users. Continue Reading
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09 Sep 2011
Morrisons checks out a milestone in £310m IT transformation
Supermarket chain Morrisons has completed a major electronic point-of-sale (EPOS) roll-out as part of its ongoing £310m IT transformation programme. Continue Reading
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09 Sep 2011
Cambridge exam board outsources applications support to Cognizant
Cambridge University's examination group has outsourced applications management and support to Cognizant that will see the company replace 20-year-old bespoke applications with off-the-shelf alternatives. Continue Reading
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08 Sep 2011
Web security certificate breach widens
GlobalSign, the fifth largest digital certificate issuer, has suspended the issuing of authentication certificates for websites after the DigiNotar hacker claimed to have breached its systems Continue Reading
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08 Sep 2011
University challenge: using IT to improve services and reduce costs
Universities face a balancing act as they become increasingly expected to improve the experiences of more demanding students while making budgets go further, and IT is a critical tool in finding this balance. Continue Reading
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08 Sep 2011
Nike+ problems demonstrate the risk of social media success
The rewards for creating a customer-focused online community are huge. But success comes at a price, as recent issues encountered by Nike's Nike+ running site illustrate. Matt Scott investigates. Continue Reading
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07 Sep 2011
CIO interview: Mike Bracken, UK government director of digital
Whitehall is not exactly known for being at the bleeding edge of technological innovation. But as the newly appointed government director of digital, Mike Bracken is set to change that perception. In an exclusive interview, he discusses the challenges ahead. Continue Reading
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07 Sep 2011
DigiNotar certificate authority breach: Why it matters
There has been much speculation around the identity and motive of the hacker who was able to breach DigiNotar and issue fraudulent digital certificates for hundreds of websites, but putting such speculation aside, what is the broader significance of the incident? Continue Reading
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02 Sep 2011
Two men arrested in UK as police investigate Anonymous and LulzSec hacking activities
Two more people have been arrested inthe ongoing crackdown on hacktivist groups Anonymous and Lulz Security (LulzSec). The Metropolitan Police's Central e-Crime Unit arrested two men in South Yorkshire and Wiltshire for conspiring to commit offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Continue Reading
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02 Sep 2011
ICO slams Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration for data breaches
The Information Commissioner's Office has criticised the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration for twice leaking sensitive personal information about young children in breach of the Data Protection Act. Continue Reading
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01 Sep 2011
Pakistan bans VPNs to prevent users accessing banned websites
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority has virtual private networks. Pakistanis are banned from accessing social networking sites and all internet traffic is monitored, but virtual private networks (VPNs), have enabled internet users to connect to the web undetected. Continue Reading
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01 Sep 2011
Undergraduate interns help Jaguar Land Rover research in-car intelligence
Rob Watts and Jess Cummings are second-year undergraduates demonstrating future car technology for Jaguar Land Rover through an internship programme called Extreme Blue at IBM's UK research facility in Hursley Continue Reading
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01 Sep 2011
Ofcom gives green light to use TV spectrum for rural broadband
Telecommunications regulator Ofcom has given the go-ahead for internet providers to use unused TV spectrum to deliver broadband to rural areas. Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2011
Orange restores broadband customers' e-mail account access but loses data
A problem with Orange e-mail – which locked out broadband customers – has been partly fixed as access to the accounts is restored, but weeks of e-mails may be lost. Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2011
Facebook pays security bug bounty hunters $40,000 in three weeks
Facebook has revealed its security bug bounty initiative has paid out more than $40,000 in just three weeks – but has not revealed how many security vulnerabilities have been reported or how many have been fixed. Continue Reading
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Opinion
30 Aug 2011
The importance of mutual understanding: A faster track to business alignment and satisfied users
The benefits of a service-centric approach to IT tend to come back to IT in numerous ways - users are happier, the business functions more effectively, and in return IT tends to receive both more funding and freedom to develop, writes Andrew Buss, service director at Freeform Dynamics Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2011
Cloud computing and the public sector: What IT managers need from suppliers
IT departments and suppliers have a long way to go before they understand each other on cloud computing – that was the conclusion when IT practitioners and suppliers met at London law firm DLA Piper to discuss the barriers to cloud. Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2011
The business architect role is vital to business process transformation
If you have not yet heard the term "business architect", you soon will, write John Rymer and Alexander Peters of Forrester Research. Whether business architects report into the business or IT, this emerging role will help usher in organisations' transition from IT to business technology (BT). Continue Reading
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26 Aug 2011
Lack of soft skills training is curbing IT career progression
Employers are failing to provide IT professionals with the business... Continue Reading
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24 Aug 2011
London boroughs seek integrator to support Oracle ERP software-sharing project
Four London boroughs are looking for a systems integrator to support their plan to share a single instance of Oracle's latest ERP software. Continue Reading
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24 Aug 2011
CompTIA+ provides young IT pro with career boost
Dujon Walsham is a 23 year old IT consultant who has worked on high-profile projects such as the IT infrastructure to capture programmes for ITV Player. His current job involves helping companies like eBay and British Airways adopt cloud computing systems. Continue Reading
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24 Aug 2011
RBS pay leak reveals the contractors paid £2,000 a day
A blunder by recruitment company Hays has revealed contractors at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) earn £2,000 per day. Continue Reading
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23 Aug 2011
BT services division takes 15 school leavers for IT apprenticeships in recruitment drive
BT Engage has taken on 15 school leavers to embark on three-year IT apprenticeships. Continue Reading
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23 Aug 2011
Why major IT projects are more likely to fail than any others
Major IT projects are 20 times more likely to fail than other business initiatives because project managers are ignoring unpredictable events, says a major research study by Oxford University. Continue Reading
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23 Aug 2011
One third of employees willing to change employer for flexible working arrangements
A third of employees will seek employment elsewhere if employers fail to support flexible working via mobile devices. Continue Reading
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22 Aug 2011
Failed IT projects demolish big businesses and executive careers, say researchers
IT projects spinning out of control in the public and private sector are ending the careers of senior executives and causing entire businesses to collapse. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Aug 2011
IT and marketing: working together for business success
The IT department builds things that scale and last, while marketing wants the next big thing - and needed it yesterday. How can heads of technology work effectively with marketing? Cliff Saran investigates Continue Reading
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19 Aug 2011
Green IT: How to deliver value to your business
IT leaders are under pressure to make sure IT investments are made in the right places and realising that sometimes-elusive goal of measuring tangible value from IT. Continue Reading
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19 Aug 2011
What does HP's Autonomy acquisition mean for the UK tech sector?
HP's bombshell announcement that it is to acquire Autonomy has left many questioning where this leaves the UK software industry. Computer Weekly asks the experts what the deal means for UK home-grown tech talent and what HP is likely to achieve with the latest addition to its portfolio. Continue Reading
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19 Aug 2011
Customers may think twice about HP as PC business looks uncertain
As HP announces a major shake-up of its product range and services, analysts warn customers could think twice about HP contracts as a result of uncertainty surrounding its PC business. Continue Reading
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18 Aug 2011
NHS trusts already planning a way out of National Programme contracts
NHS trusts in the National Programme for IT's beleaguered southern region have already begun drafting specifications for systems that may replace those supplied under the controversial project. Continue Reading
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17 Aug 2011
UK business should educate internally to get the right IT security skills at lower cost
UK businesses should look to internal training to meet future IT security needs rather than paying high prices by competing to recruit scarce skills externally, warn experts. Continue Reading
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17 Aug 2011
Atos employees to be investigated over Facebook remarks about disability benefit applicants
Two Atos Healthcare employees are being investigated over allegations they made inappropriate remarks on Facebook about the people they assess for sickness benefit. Continue Reading
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16 Aug 2011
IPv6: The security risks to business
IT security professionals say the security holes that will open up in many business organisations as the world moves over to internet protocol version six (IPv6) constitute a substantial security concern Continue Reading
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16 Aug 2011
Information Commissioner calls for more privacy improvements at Google
The Information Commissioner's Office says an audit at Google's London office shows the company has taken reasonable steps to improve its privacy policies, but could do more. Continue Reading
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15 Aug 2011
Government must change the way it stores citizens' personal data, calls the EHRC
The government must bring in changes to better protect personal information, calls the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Continue Reading
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12 Aug 2011
Parliamentary group of MPs to discuss outsourcing and shared services
A parliamentary group of MPs that will look at how the public sector can get more out of outsourcing and shared services will begin work when it has its first meeting this month. Continue Reading
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11 Aug 2011
US woman sues Google over Gmail scanning
A woman has filed a class action suit against Google for scanning all e-mail sent to Gmail account holders to use for targeted advertising campaigns. Continue Reading
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11 Aug 2011
IT firm grows business five-fold after hiring apprentices
Computer repair company D&J Henry says its business has grown five-fold after hiring apprentices. Continue Reading
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10 Aug 2011
Adobe issues security updates for Flash, Shockwave, Photoshop and RoboHelp
Adobe has issued fixes for vulnerabilities in Flash, Shockwave, Photoshop, RoboHelp and Flash Media Server in the latest security update. Continue Reading
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09 Aug 2011
Ten-year-old hacker exposes exploitable flaws in Apple and Android games
A 10-year-old Californian hacker has exposed a new type of security vulnerability in many mobile games at a hacker conference in Las Vegas. Continue Reading
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09 Aug 2011
Twitter acquires social network site Bagcheck
Social network site Bagcheck has been bought by Twitter for an undisclosed sum. Continue Reading
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09 Aug 2011
Blackberry to co-operate with police after youths used BBM to organise riots
Research in Motion has said that it will co-operate with the police after it was revealed that London rioters used Blackberry Messenger rather than Twitter to organise looting sprees across the capital, with violence later spreading to Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol. Continue Reading
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08 Aug 2011
Royal Pharmaceutical Society outsources to cope with restructure
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has outsourced the management of e-mail and storage to support a major restructure. Continue Reading
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08 Aug 2011
US standards body issues warning to energy suppliers over cyber attacks
A US energy industry standards body has warned suppliers to improve their defences against cyber attacks. Continue Reading
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08 Aug 2011
Toxic National Programme for IT contracts to be housed under one body
Billions of pounds of toxic IT contract exposures at the Department for Health could be housed under one central unit, according to reports. Continue Reading
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05 Aug 2011
US names former Microsoft executive as new Federal CIO
The US has appointed former Microsoft executive Steven VanRoekel as its new government chief information officer. Continue Reading
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05 Aug 2011
Energy giant outsources smart meter services to Logica
Scottish and Southern Energy has outsourced some of its smart metering processes to Logica to help support the UK national roll-out. Continue Reading
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02 Aug 2011
NHS trust forced to adopt National Programme patient records system or face £8.8m fine
An NHS trust was forced to buy care records software through the National Programme for IT or face the threat of an £8.8m fine - even though it had a longstanding supplier in place. Continue Reading
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01 Aug 2011
CSC closes acquisition of iSoft ahead of NHS IT contract renegotiations
Outsourcing provider CSC has closed the acquisition of beleaguered healthcare application provider iSoft for $189m (£115m). Continue Reading
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01 Aug 2011
CIO interview: Michael Foster, European vice-president of IT, FedEx Express
What role should IT play in business? This is the question Michael Foster, vice-president of IT at Fedex Europe, tackles at the global courier. Cliff Saran reports. Continue Reading
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Feature
01 Aug 2011
What is big data and how can it be used to gain competitive advantage?
Cliff Saran discovers how big data can deliver big business benefits without excessive IT investment Continue Reading
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01 Aug 2011
Former government CIO John Suffolk joins Huawei as head of cybersecurity
Former government CIO John Suffolk has joined China-based IT company Huawei as global head of cybersecurity. Continue Reading
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29 Jul 2011
Why the High Court ruling in the Newzbin2 case is such a big deal
The creative industries have welcomed the UK High Court ruling that BT must block access to pirated content aggregator site Newzbin2, but why is the ruling seen as such a game changer? Continue Reading
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29 Jul 2011
Government axes 376 more websites
The government has axed nearly half of its websites since June last year, following recommendations that all digital public services should be under one URL. Continue Reading
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28 Jul 2011
Highlights from 'A recipe for rip-offs' - the Select Committee report on government IT
The Public Administration Select Committee has published a scathingly critical report on government's use of IT. We've chosen a selection of the highlights from the report. Continue Reading
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28 Jul 2011
ElasticStack delivers cloud with SAN-resilient storage on commodity hardware
Cloud platform provider ElasticStack has refined its software to deliver a cloud platform with resilient storage using low-cost commodity hardware... Continue Reading
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28 Jul 2011
KLM deploys RightNow natural language search for mobile website
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has rolled out software-as-a-service provider RightNow's CX Intent Guide on its mobile website. Continue Reading
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27 Jul 2011
Computer glitch halts Post Office card transactions
Customers have been unable to complete card transactions at the Post Office after a computer glitch across all branches... Continue Reading
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27 Jul 2011
Virgin Media sees small drop in business sales, and loses 18,000 broadband users
Cable telecoms supplier Virgin Media has reported a small drop in business revenue for its second quarter, while the firm also revealed it has lost 18,000 broadband users... Continue Reading
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26 Jul 2011
Tate museum group chooses Drupal and cloud hosting for new website
The Tate museum group is scrapping the use of HTML code in favour of open source content management platform Drupal... Continue Reading
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25 Jul 2011
US House of Representatives committee approves cybersecurity standards bill
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill designed to increase education, research and development to counteract cyberthreats. Continue Reading
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25 Jul 2011
Businesses should prepare for Web 3.0, says Booz&Co
The next generation of web technology will transform the way businesses work within five to ten years, research by management consulting firm Booz&Co predicts. Continue Reading
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25 Jul 2011
Automated web application attacks are the top security threat, study reveals
Websites are attacked about 27 times an hour or once every two minutes on average, peaking at 25,000 attacks a minute or seven a second, according to research... Continue Reading
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25 Jul 2011
IT industry salaries rise 7.5% in 2011
Salaries for IT professionals have risen by 7.5% to reach an average wage of over £46,000 in 2011... Continue Reading
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25 Jul 2011
UK confirms international cyber rules conference
UK foreign secretary William Hague has confirmed that the government is to host an international conference on cyberspace in London on 1 and 2 November 2011. Continue Reading
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25 Jul 2011
US court gives Oracle another chance to put its patent case against Google
A US judge has rejected Oracle's claim for $2.6bn in damages from Google for infringing Java patents, but has given Oracle the chance to come up with a more reasonable claim... Continue Reading
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22 Jul 2011
DWP asks system integrators to list SME contractors to open up public sector deals
The Department for Work and Pensions is asking its systems integrators to list the number of SMEs in their supply chains, in a move designed to open up more public sector contracts to small businesses. Continue Reading
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22 Jul 2011
British Computer Society – the case for change
A year on from the BCS extraordinary general meeting (EGM), Amit Bhagwat looks at how BCS has evolved, why the EGM came about and gave the results that it did, what has followed since and, how BCS might consider its future from here. Continue Reading
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21 Jul 2011
Trend Micro aims to secure consumer mobile devices for enterprises
Security firm Trend Micro has announced an enterprise mobile management product to help organisations integrate consumer devices into an enterprise environment in a secure way. Continue Reading
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21 Jul 2011
Hacking group Anonymous claims to have hacked into NATO servers and stolen data
Hacking group Anonymous has claimed to have hacked into NATO servers, according to the Blottr.com news service. Continue Reading
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20 Jul 2011
(ISC)² publishes official guide to CSSLP
Information security body (ISC)² has published the only official guide to the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) certification. Continue Reading
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20 Jul 2011
Data breach at York University highlights urgency of security checks, says ICO
The University of York's accidental breach of thousands of students' personal data points to a need for improved security checks, according to the Information Commissioner's Office. Continue Reading
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19 Jul 2011
Carphone Warehouse uses business process management to increase customer satisfaction
Retailer Carphone Warehouse is claiming a 25% jump in its customer satisfaction ratings after investing in BPM software to help staff deal with sales, queries and complaints. Continue Reading
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18 Jul 2011
Sainsbury’s debuts mobile shopping site
Retailer Sainsbury's has launched a mobile version of its website to extend its commerce platform to additional channels. The optimised mobile site is built using a mobile platform provided by Usablenet. The platform provides access to over 15,000 Sainsbury's products for purchase. Continue Reading
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18 Jul 2011
Public-funded bodies must open data, transparency chief tells Demos
All bodies in receipt of public sector funding should be made to open up their data, said Tim Kelsey, the government's adviser on transparency and open data. Continue Reading
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14 Jul 2011
CIO interview: Phil Pavitt, HM Revenue & Customs
HM Revenue & Customs CIO Phil Pavitt talks to Computer Weekly about the biggest and most challenging tasks in public sector IT. Pavitt discusses his overhaul of the department's IT; tackling spending cuts; public sector IT strategy and the role of cloud, open source and agile development - and how IT suppliers have failed government IT. Continue Reading
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13 Jul 2011
Central government staff lack skills in IT
A significant proportion of civil servants lack skills in areas such as IT, a National Audit Office report has found. Continue Reading