Superdry owner SuperGroup warns on £9m hit from SCM upgrade chaos
SuperGroup, the owner of the high street Superdry clothing brand, has said major system upgrade problems will wipe up to £9 million from its annual profits.
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Tesco Bank slams brakes on system migration after major IT failure
Tesco has dramatically slowed down a major system migration programme at its Tesco Bank unit, following <a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/it-business/3287455/tesco-bank-in-chaos-as-customer-login-choked-offline-for-third-day/">severe problems in June that locked out customers from their accounts for three days</a>.
UK Govt promises £145m investment in supercomputer industry
Chancellor George Osborne today told delegates at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester that the government will step up investment in high performance computing (HPC).
BT broadband services floored by power outage
BT broadband customers across the UK have been hit by a major outage, after the company experienced a power failure at an exchange in Birmingham.
Bank of England buys EMC SAN
The Bank of England has signed a contract with EMC to expand data storage with new SAN devices, as it considers rolling out virtual desktops to staff.
UBS systems under fire as rogue trader blows £1.3bn
A rogue trader at UBS has been arrested after allegedly circumventing systems and controls and losing the bank approximately $2 billion (£1.26 billion).
IDC: Mobile device chaos creating heightened security demand
The proliferation of mobile devices is competitively important for businesses but is creating "chaos" for security professionals, IDC has warned.
UK govt will ask Google to penalise copyright-breaking sites
Google and other search engines, including Microsoft Bing and Yahoo, will be asked by the UK government to push copyright-infringing websites down their search results under new plans.
Algorithmic stock trading rapidly replacing humans, warns government paper
Algorithmic trading, also known as high frequency trading (HFT), is rapidly replacing human decision making, according to a government panel which warned that the right regulations need to be introduced to protect stock markets.
Court cancels £7m judgement against UK anti-spam organisation
A US court has reversed an $11 million (£6.9 million) judgement against Spamhaus, a British anti-spam firm alleged to have caused extensive financial losses by blacklisting American marketing company e360.
Government 'struggling' to enact IT strategy
The government is struggling to realise its IT strategy, according to an in-depth analysis by TechMarketView.
News International emails were deleted right up to this year, claims outsourcer HCL
Lawyers acting for outsourcer HCL have claimed a number of emails and folders were deleted up until June this year at the request of News International, the Rupert Murdoch-owned publisher embroiled in a phone hacking scandal.
Government prepares £2bn PSN framework
The government's procurement arm, Buying Solutions, is looking for suppliers for up to £2 billion worth of services for the Public Services Network (PSN), the communications infrastructure for local councils and Whitehall departments.
Council blasts shared services in favour of localisation
West Dunbartonshire Council has rejected a detailed shared services proposal in favour of localised, cordoned-off services, in a move countering the plans of other councils across the country to merge key back office functions.
British Gas rolls out touch screen smart meters
British Gas is set to begin a major rollout of smart meters, fitted with touch screens, to UK homes.