Stephen Pritchard

In-depth What are businesses making of an invention many CIOs dismissed as a gimmick?

By Stephen Pritchard Published 13 March 14

In-depth A lack of public awareness is one reason the Government has delayed the NHS Care.data programme by six months.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 6 March 14

In-depth Companies are struggling to design software that works well in a mobile-centric world. Fixing this means going back to basics.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 27 February 14

In-depth Town centres have been losing out to retail parks for years. But a move towards smart IT could revive city centre retailing.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 13 February 14

In-depth Could cyber crime be even more damaging than floods to the country's key industries? A Government summit suggests they might.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 6 February 14

In-depth Chinese PC maker follows up purchase of IBM's x86 server division with a deal to take Motorola off Google's hands.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 30 January 14

In-depth The search giant's acquisition of Nest shows the growing importance of smart buildings.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 23 January 14

In-depth Wearable computing generated a buzz at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Business use might not be far behind.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 9 January 14

In-depth IT Pro's contributing editor Stephen Pritchard looks forward to 2014, and predicts that automation will come to the fore.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 27 December 13

In-depth The sums IT departments devote to running systems, rather than investing in new tech, remains stubbornly high.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 19 December 13

In-depth The joke is, on the internet, no-one knows you're a dog. In fact, weak identity remains one of IT's core security problems.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 12 December 13

In-depth The bank's response to its IT failure this week could be a valuable lesson in the importance of IT crisis management and BC planning.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 5 December 13

In-depth The EC has mapped broadband coverage across the continent. Unsurprisingly Scandinavia and the Benelux does well, but so does much of the UK.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 28 November 13

In-depth Rising spending on older IT systems might not be as bad for UK companies as it might seem.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 14 November 13

In-depth Power and cooling issues may be less of a concern for data centre managers, but is there a case for radical new technologies?

By Stephen Pritchard Published 7 November 13

In-depth Apple's new workstation could signal a return to a high-end professional market that has felt neglected by the iPhone maker of late.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 24 October 13

In-depth Audio conferencing is an important business tool, but the quality often leaves a lot to be desired.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 17 October 13

In-depth Falling costs and smaller kit are driving adoption of 3D printers. Soon businesses could buy them as readily as photocopiers.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 3 October 13

In-depth BlackBerry may have agreed a sale to its largest shareholder, but its largest phone yet could help save the brand.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 26 September 13

In-depth Inside the Enterprise: Ultra HD TV is coming and the internet will need to adapt to cope.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 19 September 13

In-depth BT has switched off its dial-up internet access. But the UK still lacks a proper rural broadband strategy.

By Stephen Pritchard Published 12 September 13