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Retailers turn to supply chain tools to boost revenues

Ian Williams reports on how businesses are looking to new technology and data handling practices to improve sales forecasting and streamline supply chain operations 20 Nov 2008

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IT's stock is soaring at the LSE

London Stock Exchange IT chief David Lester explains to Angelica Mari how the integration of Borsa Italiana is keeping his team busy, despite the worsening economy 20 Nov 2008

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Co-op invests £1m in data warehousing

Food chain bolsters storage and processing capacity after merger with United Co-operatives 20 Nov 2008

Computing podcast: Europol's data sharing woes; credit card protection at Cotton Traders

The pan-European fight against organised crime is undermined by lax data sharing arrangements; and Cotton Traders enhances its credit card protection 20 Nov 2008

Cutting-edge IT delivers the goods

Chief technology officer Jay Bregman explains how constant innovation is part and parcel of his strategy for delivering competitive advantage at eCourier 20 Nov 2008

Time to hone your sourcing skills

IT leaders can turn the recession to their advantage by flexing their bargaining muscle 20 Nov 2008

Clouds darken outlook for Vista's successor

Windows 7 looks like being an improvement on Vista, but economic and environmental concerns may mean few enterprises will rush to adopt it 20 Nov 2008

Have lessons of last year's HMRC fiasco sunk in?

Safeguarding privacy requires a good understanding of both technology and human psychology, says Nigel Jones 20 Nov 2008

Transport for London signs new Oyster contract

EDS and Cubic to remain key suppliers for smartcard scheme until 2015 19 Nov 2008

Keeping IT on track

Catherine Doran, winner of Computing’s IT Leader of the Year award, tells Angelica Mari of her determination to drive on with technology-led transformation at Network Rail despite uncertainty over funding 19 Nov 2008

ITV ploughs cash into online media

Broadcaster invests in the web to attract advertising and fend off competition 19 Nov 2008

Asos bucks gloom with buoyant sales

Online fashion retailer defies predictions of a web shopping slowdown 18 Nov 2008

London School of Economics outsources disaster recovery

University signs third-party deal with SunGard to ensure data security 18 Nov 2008

Examining the IT skills challenge

Watch a BCS roundtable debate on the issues affecting IT professionals - the last of a four-part series 17 Nov 2008

Tea firm brews supply chain improvements

Taylors of Harrogate introduces reporting and production tools in a bid to improve efficiency 14 Nov 2008

Origo rolls out Trend Micro email security

Advanced encryption techniques protect sensitive data 13 Nov 2008

BT slashes 10,000 jobs as profits tumble

Telecoms giant announces fall in profits and replaces Global Services CEO 13 Nov 2008

The IT industry can revive the economy

IT has untapped potential that could be of huge benefit in a recession 13 Nov 2008

Technology can help avoid human error

Reducing the burden on IT support staff can ensure they have time for urgent problems, says Urvesh Lakhani 13 Nov 2008

Offering job flexibility is good business sense

Employers would attract more women if they were better at managing career breaks, writes Jan Peters 13 Nov 2008

Computing podcast: Defra's green leadership; and integrated transport problems

Defra is making headway with its green IT strategy; and experts warn integration issues could derail smart tickets 13 Nov 2008

Outlook for NHS IT is far from healthy

Visiting a flagship hospital fails to inspire confidence in the health service’s new patient record systems 13 Nov 2008

British Heart Foundation checks in new inventory system

Mobile-based tool will increase accuracy in stock taking and support compliance 12 Nov 2008

Web sales boost Sainsbury's results

Thirty per cent rise in online shopping drives up profits at supermarket giant 12 Nov 2008

Salvation Army consolidates helpdesk data

Migration to a single platform designed to simplify IT workloads 11 Nov 2008

Nortel Networks sheds 1,300 staff

Rising tide of red ink prompts further job cuts at manufacturer 11 Nov 2008

Harvey Nash outsources wireless services

Alcatel-Lucent to run wireless R&D facilities for the recruitment group 11 Nov 2008

SAP customers told to bargain hard

Attendees at user droup conference advised to fight for discounts 10 Nov 2008

Tackling the IT skills challenges

Watch a BCS roundtable debate on the issues affecting IT professionals - part three of a four-part series 10 Nov 2008

Computing podcast: First look at Windows 7; and the state of online shopping

Microsoft has unveiled its next generation operating system, Windows 7 - we take a first look at the pre-beta release; and the government's latest figures for online retailing cause some confusion 07 Nov 2008

Lack of IT standards hampering UK war effort

Proprietary software making it harder to exploit reconnaisance data in Afghanistan 07 Nov 2008

CIOs urged to talk to external customers

Engaging with external customers could help revenue-generating IT projects 07 Nov 2008

The IT skills challenge

Watch a BCS roundtable debate on the issues affecting IT professionals - part two of a four-part series 07 Nov 2008

Research highlights paucity of IT skills

13 million working hours a week lost because of IT illiteracy, claims training body 07 Nov 2008

Computing Awards for Excellence 2008 - the winners

The best individuals, teams, departments, companies and projects in UK IT have been rewarded at the Oscars of the IT industry 06 Nov 2008

Every cloud has a silver lining

In tough economic times, it is the unprepared that often suffer most. Reason, then, for some technology leaders to remain cheerful 06 Nov 2008

Multi-sourcing does not spell the end for big deals

Getting value from outsourcing deals does not necessarily mean the use of multiple suppliers, says Phil Morris 06 Nov 2008

It's time to pull the plug on PowerPoint

Not only are presentations dreary affairs, they can also be bad for a company’s health 06 Nov 2008

Banking on progress through IT

Tom Young talks to Ken Harvey, chief technology and services officer at HSBC, about the bank’s scheme to transfer all its systems to one platform 06 Nov 2008

Procter & Gamble moves to invest in IT innovation

Datacentre migration intended to divert cash to innovation 05 Nov 2008

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