Software

London NHS trusts plan £400m patient administration system

A NHS doctor working at a computer
The solution will cover a wide range of clinical modules
16 Feb 2012

Microsoft fixes critical bugs in Explorer and Windows

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The bugs could allow hackers to remote-access users' machines if left unpatched
15 Feb 2012

National Grid Metering seeks new ERP system

A smart meter
The new system will support its Industrial and Commercial business
14 Feb 2012

Microsoft tightens rules for Office student discounts

Buyers will need to provide evidence of student or teacher status
13 Feb 2012

Business intelligence at John Lewis

John Lewis CIO Paul Coby tells Computing about the benefits business intelligence brings to his business
13 Feb 2012

Case study: Avon calls on business intelligence to tailor sales offers

Avon is reaping the rewards of integrating its data into functional warehouses, and implementing a suite of business analytics tools
13 Feb 2012

Google says bug bounties have made its products safer

The firm has paid out £260,000 in rewards to people who have found bugs in its web applications
10 Feb 2012

Full Office applications coming to ARM-based tablets this year, says Microsoft

Windows 8 on ARM aims to bring tablets to the masses
10 Feb 2012

Oracle to acquire SaaS vendor Taleo for £1.2bn

Deal mirrors recent acquisitions in the cloud space by rivals SAP and Salesforce
10 Feb 2012

Leicestershire and Nottingham councils award shared services deal to Velos-IT

The finance and HR deal is worth up to £20m
10 Feb 2012

Malware authors get social to improve cyber attacks

Cyber criminals are offering their products as SaaS, creating social networking and CRM around their tools, and using open-source techniques to further improve their malware
09 Feb 2012

Microsoft is mishandling Windows 8 embedded release, argues Intermec CTO

Arvin Danielson argues that enterprises could turn to Android as a result
09 Feb 2012

Medway Youth Trust identifies NEETs with IBM SPSS Predictive Analytics

IBM analytics software helps charity identify young people likely to be unemployed after leaving school
09 Feb 2012

Banking specialists Misys and Temenos agree terms for merger

Merger could create one of world’s largest financial software companies
08 Feb 2012

Betfair boosts revenue with Oracle analytics

Real-time decision analytics tool helps online betting site maximise revenue by offering personalised content to users
08 Feb 2012

Oracle files for retrial in case against SAP

Copyright lawsuit dating back to 2007 set to rumble on
07 Feb 2012

BAE Systems selects Logica for six-year HR services contract

Logica to take over from Xchanging
06 Feb 2012

Pilfering on the buses


06 Feb 2012

Keep proprietary tech out of schools


06 Feb 2012

Curriculum shake-up will benefit UK plc


06 Feb 2012

Opinion: Why contractors can look ahead with some confidence

Demand for contractors will grow as the economy stabilises and more projects get the green light
06 Feb 2012

Analysis: How the government plans to silence its ICT critics

UK digital government director Chris Chant is adamant that the G-Cloud will address criticism of Whitehall IT by the civil service watchdog
03 Feb 2012

CA ERwin - Getting reacquainted with an old friend


03 Feb 2012

Apple releases large swathe of security patches

Products affected include OSX Lion and QuickTime
03 Feb 2012