Service-oriented architecture (SOA)

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a software development model that makes services reusable and lets them communicate across different platforms and languages to form new applications.. See complete definition.

News 15 Mar 2024
Controversial Post Office Capture software was completely rewritten in 1994

MP demands that the Post Office put effort into fully explaining the development and use of error-prone software used before Horizon in the 1990s Continue Reading
News 28 Feb 2024
IT leaders spend on cutting-edge to refactor legacy tech

Organisations carry around a huge amount of technical debt, which holds back innovation and limits application architectural decisions Continue Reading

Opinion 25 Jan 2024

Mitigating the risks of modern application development

Organisations need to have visibility over their software supply chain, secure and monitor interfaces to legacy systems and adopt zero trust to mitigate the risks of modern application development Continue Reading
News 20 Dec 2023

'No hiding place' for those responsible for Post Office Horizon scandal

MPs want individuals to be held to account for their roles in causing the Post Office Horizon scandal, which destroyed thousands of lives Continue Reading
News 10 Nov 2023

Orange Business shifts towards digital, aims to transform SD-WAN with VMware

Business services division of leading connectivity provider unveils strategy to offer end-to-end stack of digital solutions through B2B portfolio and strikes partnership with cloud computing company for software-defined wide-area network offer Continue Reading
News 24 Aug 2023

NHS SBS to launch £1.5bn digital workplace solutions framework

NHS Shared Business Services is planning on a second iteration of its digital workplace solutions framework before the current one expires in August 2024 Continue Reading
News 21 Jun 2023

Software spending grows fastest as finance firms spend $652bn on tech in 2023

Banks and investment firms are increasing their spending on IT despite gloomy economic outlook, but priorities have changed Continue Reading
Definition 02 May 2023

service-oriented architecture (SOA)

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a software development model that makes services reusable and lets them communicate across different platforms and languages to form new applications. Continue Reading
News 25 Apr 2023

Lloyds Bank joins industry IT standards group

UK banking giant Lloyds Banking Group has joined an industry group which promotes global IT standards Continue Reading
News 05 Dec 2022

How HashiCorp is driving cloud provisioning and management

HashiCorp CEO Dave McJannet talks up how the company is supporting cloud provisioning in a hybrid environment and its investments in Asia-Pacific to capitalise on the region’s growth potential Continue Reading
News 03 Nov 2022

Russia risks shortage of PCs and software

Russian consumers and businesses could face a shortage of IT equipment including PCs and software Continue Reading
Feature 01 Nov 2022

Cellebrite sees silver lining in the NetSuite cloud

It’s only natural that companies invest in business software solutions to bring about growth in their organisation. But in times of uncertainty, the narrative is around doing more with less, how to increase productivity and efficiency through automation, and how to get better control of supply chains. We see how one company is doing just that Continue Reading
Feature 17 Oct 2022

API management: Assessing reliability and security

Once an API is published, its developer then has responsibility to ensure it is kept up to date and is secure Continue Reading
Definition 31 Aug 2022

agnostic

Agnostic, in an information technology (IT) context, refers to something that is generalized so that it is interoperable among various systems. Continue Reading
Opinion 08 Apr 2022

Why CIOs must prioritise system integration in 2022

System integration is a core part of operating enterprise systems. How can it be simplified? Continue Reading
News 22 Feb 2022

Gartner: Public sector must target disjointed IT strategy

The pandemic showed how quickly public sector IT can deliver technology to support essential services – now it is time to fix scalability Continue Reading
Feature 02 Feb 2022

Finland brings cryostats and other cool things to quantum computing

Not only is Finland the clear leader in refrigeration technology for quantum computers, but it also leads in fundamental research into the underlying quantum information theory Continue Reading
News 01 Feb 2022

Dutch software engineers join campaign for research funding

Software researchers from all over Europe are sounding the alarm: to maintain a strong international competitive position, more financial resources must be committed to software research Continue Reading
News 01 Feb 2022

Citrix joins Tibco in Vista enterprise IT portfolio

Vista, the investment firm backing enterprise software business, has acquired Citrix to flesh out its hybrid work portfolio Continue Reading
Opinion 22 Dec 2021

A trial relying on computer evidence should start with a trial of the computer evidence

Learning from the Post Office Horizon scandal - the most widespread miscarriage of justice in recent British legal history Continue Reading
News 21 Dec 2021

Top 10 software development stories of 2021

Business recovery is leading to more emphasis on software projects. Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 software development stories for 2021 Continue Reading
News 24 Nov 2021

IT Priorities 2022: Software development

As organisations rebuild after the Covid-19 pandemic, strategic software projects will help them become more effective Continue Reading
News 18 Nov 2021

How Axa drives digitisation forward

Digital transformation is not a one-shot project – it’s a continuous and evolving process that requires a mindset change in IT management Continue Reading
28 Sep 2021

Making the enterprise composable

We speak to industry experts about how to develop composable IT that can quickly adapt to business change Continue Reading
News 15 Sep 2021

Volkswagen supports Arm-based software-defined car standard

Car manufacturer's software business supports industry initiative to develop a standard platform and open-source reference implementation Continue Reading
Feature 02 Sep 2021

Making the enterprise composable

We speak to industry experts about how to develop composable IT that can quickly adapt to business change Continue Reading
News 29 Jun 2021

MWC 2021: Totogi aims to ‘do for telcos what Salesforce did for CRM’

Public cloud telco software launches charging engine to achieve what it says is the world’s best performance benchmark of one million transactions per second with usage-based pricing with free tier option for CSPs Continue Reading
News 19 May 2021

Edging closer to composable business

Covid-19 forced organisations to try radical new things. Building apps from pre-built functions is one that Mulesoft believes has longevity Continue Reading
News 25 Mar 2021

Interview: Paul Douglas, Scottish Water

Building an enterprise architecture involves balancing near- and mid-term goals with longer-term business objective, cost and technical challenges, says Paul Douglas, lead enterprise architect at Scottish Water Continue Reading
News 15 Feb 2021

ENIAC anniversary: What 75 years of computer technology have delivered

The ENIAC was a computer built for the US Army to calculate missile trajectories during the Second World War, but it was finally delivered in February 1946 Continue Reading
News 24 Dec 2020

Top 10 software development stories of 2020

Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 software development stories of 2020 Continue Reading
News 02 Dec 2020

CIO interview: John Davison, First Central Group

For the last nine years, John Davison has provided an IT strategy to drive business operations. Automation is the next phase of that strategy Continue Reading
News 26 Nov 2020

Robots taking jobs, but creating careers

Robotic process automation developers tell Computer Weekly about the job they never expected to be doing Continue Reading
News 11 Nov 2020

Tim Berners-Lee startup releases decentralisation tech to enterprises

Roll-out of Inrupt’s decentralised privacy technology to four large organisations is helping the startup to develop explicit use cases, which it hopes will prove the tech and lead to faster adoption Continue Reading
Blog Post 28 Oct 2020

Mind your assets

If there is one constant that seems to be an ailment of the tech sector it is the fact that the same problems seem to crop up time and time again. “Never reinvent the wheel,” as the saying goes. ... Continue Reading
News 30 Sep 2020

Ericsson deploys 3DExperience to boost product design as Elisa inks 5G core tech deal

Leading Swedish comms tech provider Ericsson begins deployment of 3D design engineering software platform for specific functional areas, taking a stepwise approach to its product lifecycle management transformation, just as Finnish telecoms operator Elisa signs up for 5G core solutions Continue Reading
Opinion 19 Aug 2020

Exploring the future of modern software development

What tools, programming languages and architectures, defines modern software development Continue Reading
News 14 Aug 2020

Executive interview: Sri Shivananda, chief technology officer, PayPal

Computer Weekly talks to PayPal’s tech head about the payment provider’s SOA, security, open source and the lockdown Continue Reading
Feature 10 Aug 2020

Portrait of the software developer as an artist

Many programmers see themselves as artists – of a sort. Computer Weekly investigates what it means to be a modern software developer Continue Reading
News 04 Aug 2020

Tata Communications unveils new secure digital experience

Global digital ecosystem enabler Tata aims to allow businesses to adapt to the realities of enterprise transformation, workforce mobility and consumer experience in the new digital-first environment Continue Reading
News 04 Aug 2020

Nordic enterprises look for SAP price reductions as they navigate Covid-19

Businesses in the Nordics are using SAP Cloud Platform to address Covid-19 challenges and are also seeking price reductions Continue Reading
News 15 Jul 2020

HSBC chooses AWS for public cloud business operations

HSBC will use a cloud platform from Amazon Web Services across its business operations to accelerate its public cloud use Continue Reading
News 23 Jun 2020

ITAM Forum aims to raise the bar on tech management

Knowing what is deployed is the first step in any transformation exercise, and a strong IT asset management practice lowers risk Continue Reading
News 16 Jun 2020

IBM targets legacy modernisation with hybrid multicloud

Every few years, the foundations of IT architecture are shaken up, but few businesses can easily rip out old systems to stay aligned to the latest trend Continue Reading
News 29 May 2020

UK fintech investment reaches record high

Huge increases in UK fintech investment over the past three years has seen the sector explode, but most of the activity is still concentrated in London Continue Reading
Feature 06 Apr 2020

Applications: Combining the old with the new

We look at how organisations can integrate legacy applications with newer digital platforms Continue Reading
Feature 22 Jan 2020

Spread of Kubernetes spurs backup and disaster recovery products

Growth of containerised applications brings with it the need to back up and provide disaster recovery. But what do you need to protect, and who provides the products? Continue Reading
News 22 Jan 2020

Big Blue finds green shoots in Red Hat mix

IBM’s latest quarterly filing shows early signs that enterprises are buying into its OpenShift and RHEL-powered cloud strategy Continue Reading
Feature 16 Dec 2019

Deliver quality software at speed with CI/CD

Continuous integration and delivery promises a remarkable acceleration in software development, but some basics need to be in place to ensure success Continue Reading
Opinion 08 Oct 2019

The changing role of the enterprise architect

Enterprise architecture has traditionally been an IT role, but the impact of technological disruption means some of its functions may be best located outside of IT Continue Reading
News 29 Mar 2019

Middle East countries accelerate quantum computing research

Gulf countries must invest in quantum computing research to ensure they continue to to remain digital pioneers Continue Reading
News 27 Feb 2019

Integration challenges lead to digital deceleration

With precious little increase in their budgets and large numbers of applications to connect, IT decision-makers admit they are struggling Continue Reading
Feature 05 Nov 2018

Is Azure ready to go cloud-native?

We look at the suitability of Microsoft’s Azure platform for deploying cloud-native applications Continue Reading
Opinion 30 Oct 2018

Are SAP’s indirect use charges legal?

The German legal system is examining whether SAP can legitimately charge for indirect access to its software from a third-party application Continue Reading
Blog Post 03 Oct 2018

How a microservices-based architecture can reimagine enterprise software

This is a guest blog post by Savinay Berry, VP of Cloud Services at OpenText Microservices are an increasingly important way of delivering an alternative to traditionally large, complex and ... Continue Reading
News 11 Sep 2018

Fashion retailer Desigual boosts sales opportunities with data-sharing technology

Spanish fashion group Desigual reports 2% fewer lost sales after investing in technology to share stock, sales and pricing data between stores, websites and franchise partners Continue Reading
News 20 Jul 2018

Cloud sales stoke Microsoft’s strong growth

Microsoft says cloud-based Office products made a huge contribution to sales growth Continue Reading
News 04 Jun 2018

Cloud-based integration platforms underpin digital strategy

The application integration market is dominated by IBM and Oracle, but AWS and Salesforce are changing the game with integration platforms as a service Continue Reading
News 25 May 2018

Two chiefs, two approaches to digital transformation

While the definition of digital transformation is debatable, IT business leaders agree it's all about the data Continue Reading
News 18 May 2018

Executive interview: Abby Kearns, Cloud Foundry Foundation

Computer Weekly speaks to Abby Kearns, executive director of the Cloud Foundry Foundation about how open source is a key ingredient of digital transformation Continue Reading
News 17 Apr 2018

Nginx debuts in Australia amid growing demand for microservices

The supplier of an open-source application platform is counting on the growing usage of microservices in the perennial search for agility and responsiveness among enterprises Continue Reading
News 25 Jan 2018

Robots are needed to manage the automation robots

The next decade will see robots transform from invisible forces obeying our commands to lifelike objects interacting with humans on a daily basis Continue Reading
News 18 Jan 2018

Demand for cloud services drives increase in IT outsourcing

Cloud services spending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa offset a drop in traditional IT outsourcing in 2017 Continue Reading
News 16 Jan 2018

Financial savings just the beginning for CIOs who understand code quality

Businesses need to understand the quality of the code in their applications if they are to avoid unnecessary costs and glitches Continue Reading
News 19 Dec 2017

Top 10 enterprise IT in the Nordics stories in 2017

The Nordic region might be best known in IT circles for its startup communities – but it has much more to offer Continue Reading
News 06 Dec 2017

CIO interview: Carlos Abarca, TSB

Carlos Abarca is guiding TSB through its migration from systems hosted by a competitor to a digitally focused in-house core banking platform. Continue Reading
News 06 Dec 2017

Mayor of London opens Bangalore office to strengthen links with Indian businesses

City of London’s office in India’s tech hub aims to promote Indian investment and IT jobs in UK capital Continue Reading
News 21 Nov 2017

SAP indirect access: Prepare for the impact on third-party applications

SAP is acting in an anti-competitive manner and could be in breach of the US Sherman Act, according to a Duke University School of Law professor Continue Reading
News 24 May 2017

SAP aligns with Saudi Arabia’s IT transformation agenda

Global software giant SAP sees an opportunity for its wide portfolio in Saudi Arabia as the Middle Eastern country transforms Continue Reading
News 27 Feb 2017

Santander bank to work with IBM developing mobile apps for staff

Santander bank wants to make its staff more productive through mobile apps, which it will create alongside IBM Continue Reading
News 23 Jan 2017

Singapore and Indonesia stand out for IT spend in Apac banking sector

Singapore is the top spender on IT for banking of all developed economies in the Apac region, while Indonesia has the fastest growth rate in IT spending Continue Reading
News 05 Dec 2016

Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016

Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016 Continue Reading
News 16 Nov 2016

UK almost bottom of OECD pile for ICT investment

The UK ranks low in terms of how much it invests in the ICT infrastructure as a proportion of GDP Continue Reading
E-Zine 18 Oct 2016

Singapore aims to become a digital leader

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how the city-state of Singapore is investing in skills and technology to become a leading digital nation – and what the UK could learn. We examine how to prevent legacy IT becoming a hindrance to digital transformation. And we look at the impact of controversial new tax rules on the UK’s IT contractor community. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
News 08 Sep 2016

Bank IT spending to hit $241bn across four major global regions

IT spending across four major economic regions will increase by around 4% in 2016, but Europe is the least certain Continue Reading
Feature 05 Jul 2016

Overcoming the scale-up challenge of enterprise DevOps adoption

CIOs and IT leaders share their advice on what enterprises can do to accelerate the spread of DevOps within their organisations Continue Reading
News 19 May 2016

ING Turkey uses digital technology to improve services and grow customer base

Turkish bank uses business process management technology to offer financial services through 1,500 grocery stores, technology outlets and post offices Continue Reading
News 18 May 2016

The network is the application: Why APIs are agents of change

Sun Microsystems once described the network as the computer. Today, applications are beginning to offer the real network value Continue Reading
Guide 28 Apr 2016

Essential guide to application modernisation

Tools and technologies are emerging that help IT leaders to modernise existing applications and maintain their investment in legacy systems Continue Reading
News 21 Apr 2016

UK economy faces digital divide, CBI warns

A report from the Confederation of British Industry and tech giant IBM paints a bleak picture of UK businesses' adoption (or not) of digital technologies Continue Reading
News 24 Mar 2016

Metcalfe’s law of connections will drive digital business value

Robert Metcalfe, the co-inventor of Ethernet, proposed that the value of network cards increases as the number of networked devices grows Continue Reading
News 16 Mar 2016

Rolls-Royce cloud HR project will pay for itself in two years

HR IT director Mark Judd explains how engineering and aerospace firm swapped ageing ERP and spreadsheets for a company-wide core HR system Continue Reading
News 16 Mar 2016

Oracle Q3 2016: cloud revenue grows, US currency strength takes toll

SaaS and PaaS combined contributed $583m in third quarter, up 57% in US dollar terms, while IaaS was down 2% in dollars to $152m Continue Reading
News 04 Mar 2016

Bet365 donates Erlang libraries to GitHub

The open-source initiative will help to drive adoption of the Erlang functional programming language among enterprise developers Continue Reading
News 12 Feb 2016

Netflix is now 100% all-in on the AWS cloud

Streaming firm details the challenges it faced during seven-year push to wind down its datacentres and move everything into the AWS public cloud Continue Reading
Feature 08 Feb 2016

What are containers and microservices?

Independently deployable bits of code can be used to build agile applications. We look at some of the main players Continue Reading
News 08 Oct 2015

DWP looks to Facebook and LinkedIn for social services' digital future

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says it intends to learn from social networking firms and use external data to better understand people's lives Continue Reading
News 29 Sep 2015

Universal Credit digital service moves into the cloud

New system under trial in south London has been migrated to an IaaS platform ready for further roll-out Continue Reading
News 26 Aug 2015

William Hill kicks off football season with blast from the past

A mathematical programming concept that dates back a decade before the world’s first electronic computer is proving itself in the era of web-scale computing Continue Reading
Feature 13 Jul 2015

Better user acceptance testing through log management

Application log management provides insight into application behaviour, which can be used to build better software and gain a better hold of user acceptance testing Continue Reading
News 08 Jul 2015

BA opens up API on flight information

British Airways offers an open application programming interface (API) for flight information to encourage developers to create value-added travel applications Continue Reading
News 30 Jun 2015

Top suppliers as UK software and services market approaches £50bn

The top five software and IT services firms in the UK are Capita, HP, IBM, Capgemini and Accenture, according to the latest figures from TechMarketView Continue Reading
News 04 Jun 2015

Peugeot Citroën prepares for in-car apps with Sierra Wireless

French car manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën plans to deploy device-to-cloud technology to support its connected car strategy Continue Reading
News 15 May 2015

Rentokil opens up core IT systems to business

The IT department at Rentokil Initial has delivered coding interfaces to its back-end ERP system to enable the business to create new applications Continue Reading
News 23 Apr 2015

Gartner: Enterprises opt for open-source and cloud middleware alternatives

Gartner has reported a bigger focus on subscription-based licensing and open-source platforms in the middleware market Continue Reading
News 09 Apr 2015

InfoVista buys Ipanema to boost application performance offer

Network management supplier InfoVista buys application and network performance firm Ipanema to realise software-defined WAN ambitions Continue Reading
News 09 Jan 2015

User groups defend licensing, but should Oracle rethink remuneration?

Two Oracle user groups have defended Oracle's licensing policy following open letter by Campaign for Clear Licensing Continue Reading
Feature 11 Dec 2014

The state of mobile back end as a service

Common mobile application services are increasingly being hosted on central back-end servers – but what does that mean for the enterprise? Continue Reading
News 11 Nov 2014

Qantas puts Oracle ERP in the cloud with Tata Consultancy Services

Airline Qantas signs IT outsourcing services firm TCS to upgrade its Oracle ERP platform and move it into the cloud Continue Reading
Feature 27 Aug 2014

Choice and ease of use: key elements of a good app store

Companies need to focus on individual user requirements and make sure their app store delivers the right tools for the right job Continue Reading
Feature 18 Aug 2014

What ingredients go into the successful app store?

An enterprise app store should provide the controlled availability of apps for employees.We look at what is available for organisations to use Continue Reading
Feature 14 Jul 2014

A guide to smart home automation

Unless it is a new build, the challenge in creating a smart home is that technology must work irrespective of the age of the property Continue Reading