Software development tools
As businesses call for greater agility from their IT investments, software developers are required to create applications that are inherently flexible, open and adaptable to changing needs. Techniques such as agile programming and service-oriented architecture (SOA) are increasingly important, and the choice between developer tools such as Java and .Net, or IDEs such as Eclipse or others, is more critical than ever. Read the latest news and analysis about software development tools and how to maintain a successful development strategy.
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News
08 Nov 2024
Government announces Green Paper on future of scandal-ridden Post Office
Consultation process will enable a wide range of people to air their views on the future of the scandal-hit Post Office Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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08 Nov 2024
Inside Grab’s platform strategy
Grab’s group CTO talks up the super app’s platform strategy, architecture and organisational structure behind its growth across diverse Southeast Asian markets Continue Reading
By- Aaron Tan, TechTarget
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Blog Post
14 Jan 2015
How to reboot a Smart Car software system
As we know, we have spent the last couple of decades and more putting more and more electronics into our automobiles. Continue Reading
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08 Jan 2015
Forrester: IT maintenance saps budget as tech spending increases
Technology spending is set to rise modestly, but the majority of IT spending will still go on maintaining existing systems Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
06 Jan 2015
Microservices: How to prepare next-generation cloud applications
A microservice architecture promotes developing and deploying applications composed of autonomous, self-contained units Continue Reading
By- Janakiram MSV
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11 Dec 2014
IoT will drive a middleware boom
Spending in middleware is expected to exceed $16.3bn, driven by a shift towards agile mobile application integration Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
11 Dec 2014
The state of mobile back end as a service
Common mobile application services are increasingly being hosted on central back-end servers – but what does that mean for the enterprise? Continue Reading
By- Janakiram MSV
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14 Nov 2014
CIO interview: Enterprise Rent-A-Car European IT director Jeff King
Enterprise Rent-A-Car European IT director Jeff King rose from the shop floor to an executive directing IT across Europe Continue Reading
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11 Nov 2014
Qantas puts Oracle ERP in the cloud with Tata Consultancy Services
Airline Qantas signs IT outsourcing services firm TCS to upgrade its Oracle ERP platform and move it into the cloud Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
04 Nov 2014
Airbus interview: research, innovation and the future of aviation
IT plays a substantial role in creating the aircraft of the future, with research and innovation at the core of the Airbus business strategy Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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E-Zine
03 Nov 2014
Enterprises push for open standards
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out about a new push led by Shell and BP to get IT vendors to agree interoperability standards for the digital age. We learn how one company is using agile development to introduce support for the bitcoin virtual currency into its IT systems. And we ask whether the cloud price wars will mean lower service levels from suppliers. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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28 Aug 2014
Spanish bank spends €500m on contactless ATMs
CaixaBank has commissioned Fujitsu to build 8,500 ATMs that will be contactless Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Feature
18 Aug 2014
What ingredients go into the successful app store?
An enterprise app store should provide the controlled availability of apps for employees.We look at what is available for organisations to use Continue Reading
By- Bernt Ostergaard , Quocirca
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13 Aug 2014
Home Office pours £3.8m into shared service for biometric cards
The Home Office has awarded a £3.8m contract to Thales for a service to support the production of Biometric Residence Permit cards Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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04 Aug 2014
Apple OS X Yosemite – How open beta will improve enterprise outlook
Apple recently submitted its most recent operating system, OS X Yosemite, for open beta. This move could signal greater opportunities for Apple in the enterprise. Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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18 Jul 2014
Microsoft ditches Android after four-month fling
Microsoft pulls the plug on its short-lived Nokia X Android devices as it prepares to make 18,000 employees redundant Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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16 Jul 2014
IBM partners with Apple to deliver enterprise services for iOS
IBM has given Apple a major boost in the enterprise, through a partnership that will see it provide services and software for iOS Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
14 Jul 2014
A guide to smart home automation
Unless it is a new build, the challenge in creating a smart home is that technology must work irrespective of the age of the property Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
10 Jul 2014
PC sales bounce back as XP drives hardware refresh
Desktop and laptop upgrades, driven by the migration away from Windows XP, has bolstered PC sales in Europe Continue Reading
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30 Jun 2014
Net-a-Porter integrates testing and development
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter has integrated software testing and development to support agile methodologies Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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12 Jun 2014
HSBC makes executives responsible for application consolidation
In the next few weeks, senior executives at HSBC globally will have KPIs to reduce the number of applications they run Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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03 Jun 2014
Sapphire 2014: SAP CEO McDermott declares war on ‘complexity’ and sets Fiori free
Bill McDermott, SAP CEO, devoted his opening keynote at Sapphire 2014 to declaring war on business process “complexity” Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Senior Analyst, Business Applications
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07 May 2014
UK helping US military build intelligence software for drone targeting
The UK has been helping the US military build software to share intelligence for weapons such as drones for the past 14 years Continue Reading
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25 Apr 2014
CIO briefing on agile development
How do we create agile organisations and behave in a more agile way? Kelly Waters executive Consultant, Coach, and Interim CTO, offers some answers in this presentation. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2014
Ministry of Justice to invest up to £375m in court and tribunal technology reform
The Ministry of Justice has announced a five-year programme to update and replace technology used in courts and tribunals across the UK Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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14 Mar 2014
Amazon Web Services reaches its 8th birthday
On March 14 2006 Amazon expanded from its retail heritage and launched its IT services business with the birth of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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24 Feb 2014
Application development on Microsoft's hybrid cloud
After a slow start, Microsoft Azure is progressing rapidly and has become a strong hybrid cloud choice for businesses. Tim Anderson reports. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2014
Executive interview: Microsoft targets the non-professional developers
The developer community is changing. There are far more people programming now, says Microsoft's Tim O'Brien Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Opinion
17 Feb 2014
Searching for the signal of open standards amid the growing noise of agile
For all its undeniable strengths, the use of agile in government is in danger of becoming a fetish Continue Reading
By- Mark Thompson, Exeter Business School and DIGITLab
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17 Feb 2014
UK IT spending will outpace rest of Europe in 2014
Computer Weekly research reveals the IT spending priorities for UK and European organisations in 2014. Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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07 Feb 2014
Met Police releases ‘Total Technology’ IT strategy
The Metropolitan Police Service has released a three to four-year plan on how to transform the use of technology in the organisation Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
05 Feb 2014
The BBC DMI project - what went wrong?
The BBC and its former CTO have engaged in tit-for-tat allegations over its failed £100m digital media project. But who was right? Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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29 Jan 2014
BBC CTO John Linwood defends role in failed £100m digital project
Former BBC CTO John Linwood defends his role in the failed £100m DMI project, citing changing business requirements as a key factor Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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28 Jan 2014
BBC failed to get "sufficient grip” over failed DMI project, says NAO
The National Audit Office has slammed the BBC over its failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI), project saying the broadcaster was “too optimistic” and the BBC executive “did not have sufficient grip of the programme" Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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23 Dec 2013
IT at the WWF Living Planet Centre
WWF’s Living Planet Centre is one of the greenest buildings in the UK and aims to demonstrate to the public using technology how it is possible for people to live in harmony with nature Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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Opinion
19 Dec 2013
User acceptance testing needs real training, not just a short course
In spite of its importance, user acceptance testing (UAT) is often chaotic, problematic and ineffective Continue Reading
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16 Dec 2013
System Mechanic 12 Review
Computer Weekly reviews the System Mechanic 12 designed to keep your PC running at top speed and free from unwanted files. Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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06 Dec 2013
Firm works with Google maps to provide fleet management software
Greater Anglia rail company will roll out a taxi booking app in 2014 developed by fleet management software provider TDispatch and powered by Google Maps Continue Reading
By- Clare McDonald, Business Editor
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05 Dec 2013
Government Digital Service no longer involved with Universal Credit IT development
The Government Digital Service ends direct involvement in the development of the “enhanced IT” for the Universal Credit sheme Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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05 Dec 2013
700,000 benefit claimants miss out on Universal Credit deadline
The secretary for work and pensions has admitted the Universal Credit benefit scheme will miss its 2017 deadline Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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Feature
11 Nov 2013
Why agile development races ahead of traditional testing
Traditional testing practices optimise large, centralised testing but struggle to support the rapid delivery of agile development. Continue Reading
By- Diego Lo Giudice
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17 Oct 2013
Computer science graduates struggle to find work despite IT skills shortage
Despite an IT skills gap, the UK’s recent computer science graduates are the largest group of unemployed graduates Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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11 Oct 2013
Raspberry Pi Foundation ships millionth Pi manufactured in the UK
Raspberry Pi Foundation ships millionth Pi manufactured in the UK. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
09 Oct 2013
Tesco.com uses agile development offshore to roll out internationally
Tesco used agile methodology, co-ordinating a team of 100 offshore developers, to roll out the Tesco.com website internationally Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Blog Post
21 Sep 2013
What is a digital asset?
As software application development now spans an infinite variety of user touchpoints across a multiplicity of devices, is it fair to assume that our definition of digital assets should also expand? Continue Reading
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10 Sep 2013
CW Enterprise Software case studies
Brian McKenna presents 6 case studies on enterprise software drawn from the winners of Computer Weekly's European User Awards. Continue Reading
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10 Sep 2013
A CW buyer's guide to software asset management
Computer Weekly looks at best practice for software asset management in this 10-page buyer's guide. Continue Reading
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09 Sep 2013
Executive interview: Andrew Brem, Connected Homes, British Gas
British Gas is digitising energy. Andrew Brem speaks to Computer Weekly about the internet connected home Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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03 Sep 2013
How the sale of Nokia’s mobile phone business will affect Microsoft
Microsoft forges ahead with Steve Ballmer's vision to focus on hardware, software and services, with the $7.2bn acquisition of Nokia Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Blog Post
20 Aug 2013
Why Keep the Lights On (KTLO) is a waste
Keep the Lights On (KTLO) technology refers to that portion of information technology expenditure a company has to perform on daily operational tasks. Continue Reading
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12 Aug 2013
Cross-platform app development - is there one tool to rule them all?
One code base, multiple targets is the renaissance of cross-platform development. Tim Anderson looks at a selection of mobile development tools Continue Reading
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04 Jul 2013
Why agile development failed for Universal Credit
The DWP has ceased all agile development on the Universal Credit programme. Was agile not up to the job? Or was DWP not up to agile? Continue Reading
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28 Jun 2013
CIO interview: Paul Clarke, director of technology, Ocado
Paul Clarke is responsible for the technology strategy at online grocer Ocado, where IT is used in every aspect of the business Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Jun 2013
When to use rapid software application deployment
Specifically, it's no longer just a question of Rapid Application Development (RAD), but also a case of rapid-deployment solution modules. Continue Reading
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13 Jun 2013
Software Gallery opens at the National Museum of Computing
The National Museum of Computing has opened a new exhibit charting the history of software Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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06 Jun 2013
Bet365's move to HTML5 is more than a gamble
Online gaming site Bet365 has starting using HTML5 to build a rich user experience on its website Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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30 May 2013
Review of LiveCode 6.0 cross platform software development
Scottish cross-platform programming specialist RunRev released its LiveCode 6.0 software recently, with a promise of drag and drop programming. Continue Reading
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Opinion
05 Apr 2013
The Great Deverticalisation - part 4: The role of the private sector
Why do we persist in running vertically integrated organisations when standardising many of these processes would free us up to do things so much better, and more cheaply? Continue Reading
By- Mark Thompson & Jerry Fishenden
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22 Mar 2013
Universal Credit not at odds with agile, says former chief
Former programme director of Universal Credit, Malcolm Whitehouse, has denied the mega-project is at odds with agile development Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
15 Mar 2013
Accenture delivers rapid reporting for Six Nations
In sponsoring the Six Nations Rugby tournament, Accenture has shown how rapid prototyping can be applied to building enterprise reports Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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18 Feb 2013
Pitchford to head-up Universal Credit programme
David Pitchford, executive director of Major Projects Authority heads up the Universal Credit at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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11 Feb 2013
World-Class EA: The Agile Enterprise
Agile is about more than software development, it's a mindset. This report from the Open Group explains how to apply agile techniques and best practices to the enterprise. Continue Reading
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07 Feb 2013
Interview: Phil Smith, CEO of Cisco UK & Ireland
Cisco's UK CEO talks about innovation, wireless vs wired and software defined networking at the company’s annual Cisco Live event in London Continue Reading
By- Jennifer Scott, TechTarget
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31 Jan 2013
EasyJet lifts off with Azure seat bookings
The Azure cloud has allowed Easyjet to enable web site and mobile users to check seat availability Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
18 Jan 2013
GE uses big data to power machine services business
GE, one of the UK's largest manufacturers, is using big data analytics with data generated from machine sensors to predict maintenance needs Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
14 Jan 2013
The limitations of traditional SaaS integration approaches
Time and budget constraints are forcing many organisations to rethink their integration strategy and find a well-aligned solution Continue Reading
By- Saurabh Sharma
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Feature
07 Jan 2013
How to integrate SaaS with your local business systems
As software as a service matures, CIOs need to look at how well cloud-based products integrate with existing on-premise systems Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
17 Dec 2012
Amazon: Gold standard of the cloud?
Amazon Web Services is the benchmark for cloud in the enterprise but can it handle the challenge of federated cloud services? Continue Reading
By- Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor
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13 Nov 2012
DWP CIO Philip Langsdale oversees Universal Credit overhaul
The Department for Work and Pensions CIO Philip Langsdale oversees an overhaul of the DWP’s flagship Universal Credit programme Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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12 Nov 2012
Software issues risk delaying Universal Credit by one year, according to reports
The IT underpinning the government’s flagship £2.2bn Universal Credit programme is again being called into question Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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06 Nov 2012
Gartner Symposium: RBS emulates Amazon with private cloud
Royal Bank of Scotland has developed a private cloud to support its application development process, using Amazon best practices Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
29 Aug 2012
Outsourcing IT services: goals and negotiations
Tactical and strategic negotiations are important to businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to the largest enterprises Continue Reading
By- Wolfgang Benkel
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22 Aug 2012
Rigorous software testing gets Curiosity off to a good start
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) has used static code analysis from Coverity to maximise the quality of the code running on the Curiosity rover Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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16 Aug 2012
Gartner: Prepare for hybrid cloud pain
Hybrid clouds are set for a big fall as businesses feel the pain of implementation Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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24 Jul 2012
Nationwide hits major milestone in £1bn IT transformation
Nationwide has reached a major milestone in its five-year technology transformation project with the roll-out of a mortgage system to its branches Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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13 Jul 2012
The future of software development: The FT's view.
Jagdeep Singh Bhambra, head of software development at the FT, gives his views on the future of software development, in this presentation for Computer Weekly's 500 Club for IT leaders. Continue Reading
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29 Jun 2012
KPMG 2012 Global Technology Innovation Survey
China and the US are most likely to come up with disruptive technology breakthroughs over the next four years, but Europe lags behind Continue Reading
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21 Jun 2012
Banks break with in-house software in move to commercial systems
Increased regulation, reduced profits and customer demands are driving banks to replace home-grown software with off-the-shelf alternatives Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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20 Jun 2012
Q&A: Why do we need exascale computers ?
Europe, the US, Japan and China are racing to develop the next generation of supercomputer – exascale machines - capable of a million trillion calculations a second. Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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13 Jun 2012
BAE assesses off-the-shelf application lifecycle management
BAE Maritime Systems is assessing new tools from Serena Software to support mission-critical software development Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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29 May 2012
CIO interview: Lukas Oberhuber, CTO, Simply Business
Lukas Oberhuber is CTO at Simply Business, where he is making IT at the insurance company more agile to meet business demands Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
18 May 2012
CW Buyer's Guide: IT Tools
This Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to IT tools shows how you can use software and systems to improve the running of your IT department. Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 Apr 2012
Open standards are about the business model, not the technology
Software companies, abuzz with lobbyists and patent lawyers over government open standards, are similar to the record industry 10 years ago. Continue Reading
By- Mark Thompson, Exeter Business School and DIGITLab
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27 Mar 2012
Retail and insurance lead two-speed IT spending
More IT-based businesses are starting with greater investment in IT after the slowdown, but with lopsided demand as businesses increase spending at different rates Continue Reading
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30 Jan 2012
Oracle and SAP worst for government ERP cost differences
Oracle and SAP have been singled out as having the most inconsistent prices for ERP systems across government departments. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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17 Jan 2012
Review of IntelliJ IDEA, a Java IDE
IntelliJ IDEA is a Java IDE from the Czech company JetBrains, that has survived thanks to a design philosophy centred on being smart but not annoying. Continue Reading
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05 Jan 2012
IBM buys Green Hat for cloud-based agile testing
IBM is acquiring cloud-based software testing company Green Hat to bolster its Rational product family. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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Feature
13 Dec 2011
Interview: From Apollo Mission to agility manifesto
One of the 17 original authors of the agile manifesto was Jim Highsmith who, after a previous tenure at NASA, now works as an executive consultant at ThoughtWorks. Continue Reading
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12 Dec 2011
Businesses take risks with faulty software
Unearthing software faults once software goes live is storing up problems for businesses. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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10 Nov 2011
Welcome to the new-look ComputerWeekly.com
Computer Weekly has launched its brand new website - the most important online development in the brand’s 45-year history. Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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02 Nov 2011
A showcase of Nokia goodies from QT Developer Day
With co-located ‘sister’ events in Munich this October, followed by a subsequent US event held in San Francisco in early November, Nokia Qt has started off its 2011 Developer Days event programme. Qt is a cross-platform application and user interface framework that extends well outside of smartphones into tablet, desktop PC and embedded deployments. Continue Reading
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13 May 2011
Government website pilot points to future public sector software development
Alpha.gov.uk is a pilot for a website that could put all UK government digital services and websites on one URL Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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09 Feb 2011
IT managers find Internet Explorer 9 fails to render websites and web applications
With the development of Internet Explorer 9.0 near completion, ComputerWeekly.com has learned that thousands of sites and applications are incompatible with the new browser and its immediate predecessor. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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01 Feb 2011
Aston Martin uses Siemens NX software
Iconic British sports car maker Aston Martin said it would standardise its global vehicle development on Siemens NX software for integrated computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering analysis (CAD/CAM/CAE). Continue Reading
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13 Dec 2006
Sun updates Java Standard Edition
Sun Microsystems has launched version six of its Java Standard Edition platform, which supports the integration of Java technology with other programming languages Continue Reading
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07 Oct 2005
Service approach will bring benefits to applications development says Gartner
Service-oriented development of applications (SODA) is the best way to approach globally distributed application development and maintenance, according to a new report by Gartner. Continue Reading
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23 Feb 2004
Somerfield speeds up product development with online system
Supermarket chain Somerfield will this week go live with the first stage of an initiative to computerise its new product... Continue Reading
By- Daniel Thomas