Board politics

CIO May 2013 issue editorial

As CIO UK announces the 2013 CIO 100 the volume calling for CIOs to forge closer relationships with the CMO or to become digital sales and marketing experts increases daily. read more

2013 edition of the CIO100 reveals more than half report directly to the CEO, while nearly 80% sit on a leadership board

The latest CIO100 revealed fascinating insights about the state of CIO reporting lines and board level influence in the UK after it was unveiled online, in the magazine and at an exclusive London event on May 23. read more

Chris Taylor discusses agility, mobility and why the cloud is key to transforming a modern business

News International CIO Chris Taylor wants to move all the company's infrastructure to the cloud to help drive their transformation from a "great newspaper company to a multimedia giant". read more

Activist investor Carl Icahn has been told boards needs more information in order to evaluate his latest bid

A plan proposed by Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management last week as an alternative to Michael Dell's proposal to take his namesake company private would leave it short of cash, Dell's board warned the bidders today. read more

Senior management and sales and marketing were the top spending business functions, according to Forrester

Business executives are increasingly bypassing the IT department and spending their own budgets on technology as "it's too important for their business to leave to IT", according to analysts Forrester. read more

Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital are leading the acquisition

BMC's announcement that it will be acquired by a private investment consortium could prove to be a wise decision, since it will allow the vendor to evolve its IT systems management business without the same financial pressures faced by public companies. read more

Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital are leading the acquisition

BMC has agreed to be acquired by a private investment consortium headed by Bain Capital and Golden Capital, in a deal worth about $6.9 billion. read more

52-year-old COO and senior vice president succeeds Paul Otellini, who retires after four decades at the chip maker

Intel has named Brian Krzanich as its next CEO, succeeding Paul Otellini, who will officially hand over the reins of the chip giant at the company's annual stockholders' meeting on May 16. read more

Mrs Transformation

Lessons we can all take from the transformations led by former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher read more

Fred Amoroso said his plan from the beginning was to serve only 12 months

The chairman of Yahoo's board of directors has stepped down from that position and will leave the board entirely later this year, Yahoo announced yesterday. read more