Articles By Mike Simons at ComputerworldUK

Gartner: Business intelligence leaders and laggards

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:18:00 GMT

Many organisations have yet to begin using systematic data analysis techniques in HR, marketing and social, according to analyst house Gartner.

Dell: Enterpise IT leaders will face serious choices

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:04:00 GMT

Michael Dell�??s move to take private the company he founded has received cautious thumbs up from industry analysts.

Blackberry 10 - it's the enterprise stupid...

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:48:07 GMT

Another government, another NHS IT programme?

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:45:41 GMT

Osborne's Autumn Statement: Mixed messages for IT

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:41:00 GMT

Chancellor George Osborne has delivered major breaks to technology businesses in today�??s Autumn Statement.

HP's Autonomy fraud allegations. Get real...

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:29:59 GMT

UK SAP customers score in Quality Awards

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:01:00 GMT

UK-based organisations put up a strong showing in the SAP Quality awards that were presented yesterday at the Sapphire and TechEd conference in Madrid.

Greater Manchester Police fined £120,000 for serial data breaches

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:49:00 GMT

Greater Manchester Police have been hit with a £120,000 penalty from the Information Commissioners Office for the loss of sensitive information on more than 1,000 people.

Accenture beats CSC in major NHS Trust deployment

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:14:00 GMT

Accenture has signed a three year deal to help West Yorkshire based health IT specialist TPP to implement a full hospital system for the Airedale NHS Trust that will connect clinicians with 1.1 million patient records.

BT picks new head of Global Services as revenue slows

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:12:00 GMT

BT has appointed Luis Alvarez as CEO of its Global Services division. Alvarez, a 12-year veteran, was most recently president of BT Global Services Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

CSC gets �68m for rewritten �2.9bn NHS IT contract

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:20:00 GMT

CSC is to receive �68 million from the government under a deal which ends a �2.9 billion pound contract to provide care records systems to the National Health Service.

Tech firms upbeat about jobs creation in next 6 months

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:05:00 GMT

Technology companies are surprisingly positive about their expansion opportunities in the near future, despite wider economic concerns, a survey has found.

Coventry University College offers HP-accredited IT courses

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:45:00 GMT

The new Coventry University College has partnered with HP to launch a range of courses to provide students with "business-ready" IT skills.

IBM loses key UK outsourcing leader

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:24:00 GMT

IBM has lost one of the most senior figures in British IT services and outsourcing, with the departure of Sean Finnan, the former head of IBM Technical Services in the UK.

Google launches patent assessment tool

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:35:00 GMT

Google has launched a tool to enable businesses to check multiple sources to see if their �??innovative product�?? is actually new.

IT industry welcomes rise in STEM A-level entries

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:51:00 GMT

The number of students taking science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects at A-level has continued to increase, figures from the Joint Council for Qualifications has shown.

Standard Life lowers costs with technology

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:18:00 GMT

Financial services provider Standard Life has cited technology as a vital part of its ability to reduce its operational unit costs in its latest results.

Capita IT staff vote for strike action

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:41:00 GMT

Staff working at Capita IT Services have voted for strike action over a compulsory redundancy plan and work being sent to India.

Surfthechannel pirate website owner sent to jail

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:21:00 GMT

The owner of Surfthechannel.com, a website hosting links to pirated films and TV shows, has been sentenced to four years in prison at Newcastle Crown Court.

Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire councils forecast £5m shared ICT savings

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:48:00 GMT

A shared service agreement between Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire County Councils is forecast to save nearly £5 million in annual ICT costs, a report has revealed.

Atos IT staff call off strike action

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:00:00 GMT

London 2012 Olympic Games sponsor Atos has made a new pay offer to its IT services and healthcare staff, which has prevented strike action that was due to start today.

Google tax dodge petition launched

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:58:00 GMT

A petition has been launched to try and get Google to �??pay its fair share�?? of tax following the recent revelation that the search giant paid just £6 million, or 1.5 percent, of tax on turnover of £395 million last year.

CA 'helps' RBS resolve tech problem that led to massive outage

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:17:00 GMT

CA Technologies has confirmed that it is working with RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) on fixing the technical issues that led to an outage of the banking group?s online services for millions of people.

Civica cuts costs by 19% in move to Microsoft Lync

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:24:00 GMT

Civica has revealed that a move to the collaboration platform Microsoft Lync 2010 has helped it to reduce internal costs of travel and subsistence by 19 percent.

Cyber Security: LulzSec hackers plead guilty to DDoS Attack on SOCA website

editor@techworld.com (Mike Simons) — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:32:00 GMT

Two teenage members of the LulzSec hacking group have pleaded guilty to charges that they attacked Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) website.