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IT BRIEFING: European consumers' growing use digital channels as part of their shopping experience is driving retailers’ focus on delivering efficient online, cross-border operations in Europe, this research report from Accenture reveals.

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 | Published: 17 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this article, we describe how some key Digital Britain proposals have been implemented in the Digital Economy Act 2010.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

CASE STUDY: With IBM, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was able to launch its ePassport system in just six months—enabling it to obey a new country law as it went into effect. This comprehensive system used IBM Business Partner document readers, fingerprint and photo.

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 | Published: 01 Jul 2011

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: Public sector organisations are experiencing increasing levels of economic crime, including cybercrime, and are particularly at risk from being defrauded by their own employees and their suppliers, according to findings from PwC’s latest Global Economic Crime Survey.

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 | Published: 13 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: The UK's June Budget provides a mandate for all government departments to submit their spending review plans before the summer break and reports that it has scheduled the government spending review for October.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This quarters figures compiled by jobadswatch.co.uk show that during the fourth quarter of 2010 the IT jobs market for permanent staff being recruited by media organisations is up by 1.8%. This is the sixth consecutive quarter that has seen higher demand.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper highlights key directives and legislation within the European Union that have an impact on IT security practitioners, especially those responsible for the safe storage of data using data loss prevention technologies.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this year’s report you will be able to see analysis presented on a global basis, compare trends across continents and explore country-by-country overviews. The results show that the CIO community is wrestling with significant pressures as the Great Recession fades into history and a new decade, with a new competitive landscape, emerges.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper aims to explore the role and relevance of organisations in a future defined by economic uncertainty, changing workforce demographics, globalisation and rapid developments in social and business technologies.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Oct 2011

ANALYST REPORT: This report from Oxford Economics and AT&T shows ICT investment and productivity growth are closely linked - and European countries are lagging behind other parts of the world in both areas.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: An increasing number of organisations are considering how online communities and team workspaces can help them be more collaborative both internally and externally with customers and partners. If you’re thinking about, or have already started developing a strategy for an online community.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Few could have envisioned the global success of SMS (short message service) when the first text message was sent in 1992. SMS has crossed network and technology boundaries, and continues to find new applications, as well as providing inspiration for industry innovation as IP (Internet Protocol)-based messaging builds momentum.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Content provided by Google. In this Forrester Research report, examine an in-depth cost analysis of your peers’ implementations of Google Apps to determine the total economic impact of adopting cloud collaboration services. Review real-world results and calculations covering the ROI of this move.

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 | Published: 15 Jul 2011

EBOOK: This expert e-book takes an in-depth look at how industry leaders are using social media to build better relationships with their customers. Inside, learn the ways that customer communities are impacting how companies do business, as well as the importance of harnessing this power for constructive dialog.

Posted: 25 Jul 2011 | Published: 25 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: EquaTerra is pleased to offer to Computer Weekly readers a custom, European focused edition of the results from its 2Q10 EquaTerra global business and information technology (IT) services Pulse survey.

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 | Published: 24 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this whitepaper to find out how the cloud can cut Capital Expenses and Operating expenses for any company that deploys a lot of technology.

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: In March 2010, Microsoft commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact that enterprises may realize by upgrading from Microsoft Office 2007 to Microsoft Office 2010.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: In December 2009, Microsoft commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realize by deploying Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

IT BRIEFING: Examine the economic costs and benefits of cloud-based applications. Learn how cloud-based applications can help your organization solve ongoing business challenges such as collaboration, high operation costs and scalability. In addition, explore how you can prepare to transition to cloud computing now.

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 | Published: 23 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This SAP Executive Insight examines the changing role of the finance organization in today's business environment. Further, it describes how companies can develop best-run finance organizations.

Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: This is a summary of  Part Two  of Cebr’s report, The Cloud Dividend. The research involved an independent study to quantify the economic benefits of cloud computing to business and to Europe’s five largest economies’ (in alphabetical order, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK).

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of CA Technologies, you learn about the ROI impact of a SLA management platform that offers features for data metrics, automation, performance monitoring, and more.

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 | Published: 08 Dec 2011

EZINE: Virtualisation has been one of those technologies that the channel has been encouraged to get to grips with for the past few years. Starting with the server the technology has expanded to the desktop and an entire vendor community has grown providing management tools.

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 | Published: 13 Jan 2012

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at the datacentre that knows everything about you, at credit checking firm Experian. We analyse the government's new plans to change the way it works with IT suppliers; and kick-off our Buyer's Guide to outsourcing with a look at the latest trends. Download the new issue now.

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 | Published: 28 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Desktop virtualization is continuing to gain traction throughout the business computing community. Read this exclusive white paper now for a detailed analysis of Citrix XenDesktop 5, one of the latest desktop virtualization platforms on the market.

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 | Published: 29 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Stay informed about the most important cybersecurity issues facing the IT community today. This special December 2011 Global threat report offers a review of what we’ve seen throughout the year, including the essential Top Ten Threats lists of 2011.

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 | Published: 26 Jan 2012

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the economic benefits of plans to release more government data for wider re-use by software developers. We announce the winners of our Social Media Awards, and hear what the IT industry thinks of the new UK cyber security strategy. Download the new issue now.

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 | Published: 02 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This report looks at the promise and issues of cloud computing as described today, along with the direction cloud needs to take in order to fulfil on its promise.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011