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Government is failing technology entrepreneurs, say MPs

The UK government is failing technology entrepreneurs and does not have a coherent strategy to support the commercialisation of technology innovation in the UK, MPs have warned. read more »

Universal Credit calculations 'will use spreadsheets' in early rollout

When the early rollout of Universal Credit begins next month in Manchester and Cheshire most of the benefit calculations will be done manually, rather than using the system being developed by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), according to sources close to the situation. read more »

IT hiring at four times the rate of retail

Last year saw an increase of 12 percent in IT and web design hiring compared to just a 3 percent rise in retail, according the latest analysis by specialist technology recruiter Greythorn. read more »

BAE Systems Detica on track to manage Foreign Office's global IT estate

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has selected BAE Systems Detica as the preferred bidder for its Service Management Integration (SMI) framework. read more »

Universal Credit director moves on to other work after just four months

Programme director of Universal Credit at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Hilary Reynolds, has stepped down from her responsibilities and ‘moved on to other work’ within the department after just four months. read more »

CIOs 'must engage with marketing teams' or face shadow IT

Stuart Walters, IT director at international law firm Taylor Wessing, has urged other CIOs and IT managers to engage with customer facing lines of business, such as sales and marketing, in a bid to avoid the emergence of shadow IT. read more »

Vodafone expands use of HANA – but highlights skills challenge

Vodafone’s global head of ERP, Ignacio Garcia, has revealed the telecom giant’s plans to expand its use SAP's HANA following a successful initial project, but did warn of a skills challenge when using the new technology. read more »

Microsoft and Google refuse MP figures on number of female staff

Labour MP and Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, Chi Onwurah, has been refused information by Microsoft and Google on how many female staff they employee, raising concerns on International Women’s Day that the technology industry is still stifling female career progression. read more »

RBS says services are back online – Twitter users disagree

A number of Twitter users are still complaining about not being able to access online banking services after a failure at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) last night, despite claims that all services should be back to normal. read more »

RBS says hardware to blame for failure this time, not software

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has said that its latest IT debacle, which left customers unable to access their accounts for hours last night, was due to a hardware failure and is unrelated to the software problems it experienced during last summer’s glitch. read more »

RBS customers hit with new technical problems – bank says sorry

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was hit with fresh technical problems last night, leaving Natwest customers unable to make online banking transactions, cash withdrawals or debit card payments. read more »

Rimini Street increases pressure on Oracle and SAP with impressive EMEA growth

Third-party maintenance and support provider for enterprise software, Rimini Street, has posted impressive growth results in the EMEA region during 2012, which may lead to increased pressure on Oracle and SAP. read more »

IDS: E-commerce jobs valued more highly than IT support

Thomson Reuters’ employment research arm, IDS, has conducted a survey that has found that in 2013 e-commerce roles are valued higher than IT support roles by organisations that include Heineken, British Airways, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Transport for London. read more »

Taylor Wimpey puts financial planning in the cloud

One of the UK’s largest construction companies, Taylor Wimpey (TW), has opted for a cloud-based tool to fulfil its long-term financial planning requirements. read more »

Taylor Wimpey rejects IBM and Oracle, puts financial planning in the cloud

One of the UK’s largest construction companies, Taylor Wimpey (TW), has opted for a cloud-based tool to fulfil its long-term financial planning requirements, rejecting bids for on-premise solutions from both Oracle and IBM during the selection process. read more »

Boris Johnson reveals plans to create a Smart London

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has formed a board of academics, entrepreneurs and businesses to develop a plan to create a ‘Smart London’ that puts technological innovation at the centre of making the capital a better place to live, work and invest. read more »

Accenture research highlights problems with enterprise analytics spending

Research carried out by Accenture highlights the growing problem that organisations are facing in generating value from their expensive data analytics systems. read more »

Fab.com: Mobile app users deliver twice the revenues of website users

Fab.com, an e-commerce site that saw a surge in revenues of 550 percent last year and its membership base jump from 1.5 million to 12 million people, has found customers using mobile apps deliver twice the lifetime revenues of those on its website. read more »

NHS Trust uprgrades old Microsoft CRM in favour of new, heavily customised version

Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has upgraded its old Microsoft Dynamics CRM solution with a heavily customised, new version, which has been implemented by Optevia, and is being used to analyse stakeholder engagement activity. read more »

Arvato to run governments first independent shared service centre

Business process outsourcing (BPO) firm arvato has secured a seven year contract to operate the government’s first Independent Shared Service Centre (ISSC1), which will provide back office services to the Department for Transport (DfT) and its executive agencies. read more »

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