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NATS' lessons are not blue-sky thinking
Opinion Last week's air traffic control outage has both lessons, and reassurances, for critical IT systems.
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Digital Skills and the struggle to boost technology
In-depth The National College for Digital Skills, and more changes to computing education, aim to boost the UK's competence in tech
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Autumn Statement 2014: How the UK technology sector lost out
In-depth A new tax may go after multinationals, but this election-mode Autumn Statement does little for hi-tech firms
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Wearable technology: Productivity tool, or spy watches?
In-depth Wearable technology is set to be a strong seller over the holiday season, but firms need to consider the security issues
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Counting the cost of IT failure
In-depth News RBS is being fined £56m for its 2012 outage shows robust IT is now a regulatory & a business requirement
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Forget 5G, it's Wi-Fi that continues to grow
In-depth Faster 4G – and the promise of 5G – will help businesses on the move. But Wi-Fi will remain a core service for years to come.
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National roaming: Filling in the UK's mobile coverage gaps
In-depth Plans to let mobile users "roam" on to other networks have met with resistance, but may be part of the solution to "notspots"
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Cyber security: Security awareness can't be just a one off
In-depth Initiatives such as the US' National Cyber Security Awareness Month are all well and good, but day-to-day attitudes must change too
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Curtain falls on Nokia's smartphones
In-depth Microsoft is dropping the Nokia brand from its Windows smartphones. It is the end of an era
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Inside IBM & SAP's cloud tie-up
In-depth SAP will host its enterprise applications on IBM's cloud, for the benefit of both firms and their customers
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HP does the splits, again
In-depth HP is once again looking to restructure, this time by moving PCs and printers into a new company.
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Windows: Microsoft's power of 10
In-depth The latest version of Windows needs to mark a return to form, if the company is to hold its own on the desktop and personal devices
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Faster than fast: The roadmap to 400Mpbs mobile data
In-depth A new version of the LTE cellular standard promises speeds of up to 400Mbps next year. This puts mobile connections ahead of landlines
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TV technology gives big data extra vision
In-depth A collaboration between the software and broadcast industries is creating new applications – and winning World Cups
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Apple Watch: What's in it for business users?
In-depth Apple's much-anticipated move into "wearables" is now official. But the business potential of the technology is far from clear
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Rural broadband: still life on a branch line
In-depth The UK now boasts some of the best average broadband speeds in Europe, but this still leaves a large number of businesses in the slow lane
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Online spending: Taking up the £100bn opportunity
In-depth Online retail spending continues to grow rapidly. Businesses that are not prepared will be leaving money on the table
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Big data: taking to the air
In-depth When it comes to big data, we should take our lead from the world of aviation, according to Stephen Pritchard...
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Easing off the tablets
In-depth Analyst research suggests tablet sales are flattening, but the decline in notebook sales may be halting too
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Green IT: Unplug before you go away
In-depth Chargers for phones and tablets account for a growing proportion of the energy used by IT. Unplugging them could cut costs
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Dropbox tries to solve the "Dropbox Problem"
In-depth Dropbox has moved to address business concerns about its data privacy practices, but has it done enough to win over IT pros?
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Apple and IBM: a new alliance
In-depth Apple and IBM have joined forces to create new business apps for mobile devices
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Google's millions, and London as a tech hub
In-depth Google is making London the base for its new venture capital arm. Is the city now a valid tech hub?
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Is security too low on the business agenda?
In-depth Company boards are failing to put enough stress on cybersecurity, consultants warn. This could leave businesses vulnerable
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