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Post Office Horizon contract extension is part of project to bring Fujitsu work in-house The Post Office is to move work done by Fujjtsu in-house when its outsourcing contract ends, and is already recruiting IT experts Share this item with your network: By Published: 08 Apr 2021 14:33 The Post Office’s move to extend its controversial 22-year contract with Fujitsu to supply and support the Horizon retail and accounting system is part of a plan to bring the work in-house. An announcement...

Post Office gives controversial Fujitsu contract another year The Post Offices controversial contract with Fujitsu has been extended another year to help the organisation manage its exit Share this item with your network: By Published: 07 Apr 2021 13:00 The Post Office will retain its controversial Horizon contract with Fujitsu until 2024, following a one-year extension to its retail and accounting system agreement. The additional year for the contract, which is at the centre of a scanda...

CDDO will assess delivery of government digital projects Government Digital Service boss Tom Read and the government’s Central Digital and Data Office executive director Joanna Davinson reveal next steps for digital, data and technology in government Share this item with your network: By Published: 06 Apr 2021 13:30 The government’s newly launched Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) aims to get to the “heart” of Whitehall’s digital transformation, according to its executive di...

Eyes on APAC About This Blog A blog from Aaron Tan, Computer Weekly’s Asia-Pacific editor, analyzing the latest trends, issues and technology innovations in the APAC region. Latest Blog Posts Related Content Data lake storage: Cloud vs on-premise data lakes CIO interview: Laura Dawson, CIO, London School of Economics Download Current Issue Businesses in Asia-Pacific (APAC) will need to get a grip on software quality and security or risk losing their agility and control of service qu...

How Lenovo is tackling HCI workloads Lenovo has teamed up with AMD to address mission-critical workloads such as in-memory databases as APAC organisations look beyond VDI in their hyperconverged infrastructure deployments Share this item with your network: By Published: 05 Apr 2021 8:13 Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) is increasingly being used to power more mission-critical workloads, going beyond virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) which has been one of the most common uses of the ...

Uber classifies drivers as workers after Supreme Court ruling Ride-hailing firm will pay its UK drivers minimum wage following court ruling, but has diverged from the court’s interpretation that drivers should be paid from when they log in, not just when passengers are on board Share this item with your network: By Published: 17 Mar 2021 14:45 Ride-hailing firm Uber has agreed to pay its UK drivers the minimum wage, but only for the time they are assigned to trips, rather than, as the Su...

Shutterstock Apple knows a thing or two about running successful stores. By letting people play around with the goods, congregate for a natter and ask experts for advice and support, its shops attract large crowds and even encourage some to whip out their credit cards to make a purchase. When Apple opened its first branch in Tysons, Virginia almost 20 years ago, this approach felt invigorating. Where rivals would keep a beady eye on customers and discourage attempts to touch the products, Apple...

Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed research into what contractors plan to do once the IR35 reforms come into play highlights growing risk of talent shortages.

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON ROBOTICS RESEARCH CENTRE   Construction has started on a research facility for robotics and AI, based at Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh campus, the National Robotarium. The facility is supported by a £21 million funding from the UK government, and £1.4 million from the Scottish Government as part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal. Expected to open in spring 2022, the National Robotarium will create innovative solutions to global challenges...

DearCry ransomware targets vulnerable Exchange servers As predicted, ransomware gangs have started to target vulnerable instances of Microsoft Exchange Server, making patching an even greater priority Share this item with your network: By Published: 12 Mar 2021 13:57 Microsoft has confirmed that a new strain of ransomware is targeting vulnerable on-premise Microsoft Exchange Servers through the dangerous ProxyLogon vulnerabilities as cyber criminal groups zero in on those who have yet to, ...