Projects

NHS Digital Bolsters Cyber Security Defences With Expanded CareCERT Service

Three new cyber security services will provide assessment and guidance on how NHS healthcare organisations can protect themselves

8 years ago

Microsoft Launches UK Cloud Data Centres

The Ministry of Defence and the NHS are amongst those signed up to use Microsoft's UK-based cloud infrastructure

8 years ago

IT Glitch Grounds British Airways Check-In System

A major system crash caused the airline lengthy delays and forced it to return to a manual check-in process.

8 years ago

OpenOffice In Danger Of Retirement, Warns Project Leader

Lack of developers blamed, but others cite poor support from Apache for the Microsoft Office alternative

8 years ago

Opera Investigates After Sync Server Data Breach

Opera admits breach of its servers and warns accounts and passwords could have been compromised

8 years ago

Twitter Pulls The Plug On More Terrorist Accounts

Twitter suspends 360,000 accounts for 'promotion of terrorism', but warns there is no magic algorithm to ID suspects

8 years ago

Microsoft Open Sources Powershell Tool

Also opens Powershell to both Linux and Mac OS X platforms, as Redmond continues open source push

8 years ago

Microsoft Extends Windows 7, 8.1 Support Deadlines

But Redmond insists enterprise customers are moving to Windows 10 faster than any version of Windows

8 years ago

Government Cracks Down On Illegal Phones In Prisons

Government gets powers to blacklist phones it thinks are being used by criminals behind bars

8 years ago

Brexit Dents UK Tech Industry Confidence

techUK members are less positive about the future of UK technology following the EU referendum than they were in March

8 years ago

North London Boroughs Choose Ed Garcez As CDIO

Ed Garcez, currently CIO for the London tri-borough, is to head a new combined ICT and digital service at three…

8 years ago

Startup Showcase: RotaGeek

RotaGeek CEO and co-founder Chris McCullough talks about RotaGeek's smart rota software and what government can do to help startups

8 years ago

GDS Will ‘Not Be Broken Up’ Says New Head

Kevin Cunnington thanks predecessor Foreshew-Cain and rejects speculation about GDS future

8 years ago

UK Gov Gives First G-Cloud Blockchain PaaS Agreement To Credits

Credits will serve Blockchain platform to UK public sector via government's Digital Marketplace

8 years ago

The Changes At GDS And HMRC Signal The Demise Of Digital In Whitehall

ANALYSIS: The departure of Stephen Foreshew-Cain and Mark Dearnley could mean the end of GDS as we know it

8 years ago

GDS Chief Stephen Foreshew-Cain Leaves Government

GDS future questioned again as Stephen Foreshew-Cain leaves a year after being appointed

8 years ago

Programming Language Table Ranks C As Most Popular

Over forty years old and still going strong, as survey ranks C as the most popular programming language

8 years ago

Universal Credit Completion Pushed Back To 2022

Welfare policy changes have added a further four years to the troubled project's timetable

8 years ago

MasterCard Buys UK FinTech Firm VocaLink For £700m

MasterCard hopes buying BACS and LINK operator will allow it to take a greater interest in mobile payments in the…

8 years ago

MPs: UK ‘Will Lose Influence On EU Market’ Post-Brexit

The UK has missed a chance to 'dominate' the EU's proposed Digital Single Market and will now have to play…

8 years ago

NAO: HMRC Digital Shift ‘Risks Losing Confidence’

The department was 'over-optimistic' about reducing staff in the transition to digital services

8 years ago

Does £24bn ARM Sale End UK’s Last Hope Of Creating A Tech Giant?

ANALYSIS: ARM will stay in Cambridge and its UK workforce will double, but the UK's biggest hope for a tech…

8 years ago

Matthew Hancock Replaces Sacked Ed Vaizey As Digital Economy Minister

Cabinet reshuffle claims another victim as Ed Vaizey leaves government after six years and Matthew Hancock takes over broadband and…

8 years ago

IBM Offers Secure Blockchain Testing Service

Secure business push as Big Blue offers businesses a cloud testing service for secure blockchain networks

9 years ago

New Prime Minister Theresa May Sacks Culture Secretary John Whittingdale

Karen Bradley is new culture minister as John Whittingdale leaves cabinet after 14 months, while Ed Vaizey stays put as…

9 years ago

Mobile Tech And Wi-Fi Lets Sports Venues Reduce Queues And Increase Revenues

ANALYSIS: Apps, Wi-Fi and contactless payments would encourage more fans to spend more on food and drink at stadiums

9 years ago

TfL Licenses Contactless Ticketing System In £15m Deal

Transport for London and Cubic Transportation Systems will export contactless technology in the first of a 'series' or deals

9 years ago

Prime Minister May ‘Should’ Replace Ed Vaizey As Broadband Minister

ISP Entanet wants Ed Vaizey to be replaced with Baroness Joanna Shields or a new ministry for communications to be…

9 years ago

NHS Data-Sharing Programme Closed By Dept Of Health

Privacy win? Controversial care.data programme is being axed after widespread criticism

9 years ago

Bulgaria Demands Open Source For Public Sector Software

The country is to legally require open source licensing for all new software projects

9 years ago