Tim Ferguson

Recent Articles by Tim Ferguson

December 29, 2009

BBC Gets Nod to Join Canvas IPTV Plan

The BBC's involvement in the Project Canvas IPTV initiative has been given a provisional green light. First announced by the BBC, BT (BT), and ITV (ITV) in December ...

December 27, 2009

Top Tech Priorities for CFOs in 2010

The past 18 months has been tough for finance chiefs with cost cutting and efficiency the order of the day. But 2010 looks to be more promising, so what technologies ...

December 14, 2009

The Future of the BBC iPlayer

When it was first introduced in the summer of 2007, the BBC's iPlayer was a new—and arguably risky—venture into the online world for the broadcaster. Two years on and ...

October 23, 2009

Online Gambling: Now, the Virtual Casino

When you think of gambling, smoky casinos populated by tough guys chewing cigars and nursing their whiskey probably come to mind. UK online gamblers might not quite ...

October 15, 2009

British Airports Pin Hopes on Windows 7

Airport operator BAA is hoping the roll out of Windows 7 will help simplify its IT infrastructure and contribute to a cost-cutting initiative across the company. ...

September 10, 2009

SAP Wants More Software Guinea Pigs

SAP (SAP) is holding back on a full-scale launch of its software-as-a-service technology, Business ByDesign, until it has more guinea pigs using it. The Business ...

June 24, 2009

HSBC Brings Business Banking to iPhone

Global bank HSBC is now offering its business internet banking services to UK customers using the Apple (AAPL) iPhone and iPod Touch. HSBC (HBC) claims to be the first...

May 28, 2009

Inside HSBC's High-Tech War on Fraud

HSBC (HBC) is fighting financial fraud by overhauling its approach to transaction monitoring and examining how emerging technologies could improve security. The bank ...

May 17, 2009

How Europeans Are Using Data Mining

With businesses gathering more data than ever before, they are using increasingly sophisticated tools to make the right decisions using that information. At predictive...

May 5, 2009

Amazon's Cloud Grows in Europe

Amazon's cloud computing division has lifted the lid on some of the enhancements it has on the way. Amazon Web Services has been offering on-demand computing and ...