Nordic companies drive the future of the smartcar industry

Nordic companies are pioneering the smartcar industry as businesses and consumers turn to software to improve efficiency and safety

The Matrix is here – leveraging digital ecosystem strategies

You don't have to take a red pill to discover the modern-day matrix, but executives need to understand the digital economic ecosystem

John Lewis names five finalists for Jlab retail startup accelerator

Retailer John Lewis has decided on five finalist startups for its Jlab accelerator after a number of SMEs pitched their ideas for exploiting technology

NHS England technology plan to offer full patient records online and free Wi-Fi everywhere

NHS England hopes to save as much of a third of its predicted £22bn budget deficit through better use of technology and data by 2020

Finland's F-Secure backs Nordic expertise

F-secure is betting on Nordic IT security skills as it buys Danish firm

NHS e-Referral system goes live, despite 33 issues and GDS warning

NHS England has launched its replacement hospital appointment booking service, even though it has known errors and failed to follow government digital guidelines

Wikimedia to encrypt all connections by default

The Wikimedia Foundation calls on all sites to join its move to encrypt all connections by default

Twitter chief Dick Costolo to step down

Twitter co-founder and chairman Jack Dorsey will take over as interim chief until the board can find a replacement for Dick Costolo

Oxford and Cambridge University colleges turn to Aerohive to manage WLAN traffic

Colleges and institutions at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are attempting to mitigate the effects of the substantial demand on their wireless networks

Local government blind to internet of things savings

A report from Vodafone says local councils could save billions by implementing smart city systems, but are ignorant to the possibilities

Case study: What the enterprise can learn from Etsy's DevOps strategy

Jon Cowie, operations engineer at online marketplace Etsy, advises enterprises on how to develop a DevOps-friendly business culture

Is customer experience management the new CRM?

Consumers have far more information today than they have ever had, and this simple fact is a major game changer for anyone who sells anything

John Lewis incubator sees first round of second-year pitches

More than 20 startups have presented their pitches to John Lewis executives in the first round of this year’s Jlab accelerator

Digital signage and manufacturing are fastest-growing IoT sectors

The worldwide market for internet of things systems will grow to a total value of $1.7tn in 2020, according to analyst house IDC

Sourcing must adapt to digital business goals, says Gartner

Businesses need to change their sourcing strategies if they are to keep pace with the digital revolution, says analyst organisation Gartner

Peer demands action over ‘illegal’ Prism programme

US technology companies are operating illegally by accessing data on UK citizens, Lord Laird tells the House of Lords

City of Groningen to create smart city infrastructure

Groningen in the Netherlands signs a memorandum of understanding with Huawei to develop a smart city infrastructure

Government as a platform, or a platform for government? Which are we getting?

Government as a platform is the latest buzzword in Whitehall - but is that really what they are going to deliver?

Telent deploys Unify Circuit to support public sector bid processes

Managed network services provider Telent deploys Unify’s Circuit unified communications system to manage a growing number of public sector bids

EPSRC launches £10m IoT hub to explore security issues

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is to run a contest to develop a research hub to explore the security issues around the Internet of Things

BBC tests 4G broadcasting at FA Cup final

The BBC turns to EE to test out 4G-powered mobile broadcasting during the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium