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CIO Magazine April 2008 talks to Phil Pavitt, CIO of Transport for London on how he aims to harness technology to serve Londoners, travellers and visitors to the Olympics in 2012. Outsourcing guru Dr Richard Sykes discusses the future of cloud computing and its ability to provide a service revolution, dubbed Service 2.0.
INDUSTRY > Manufacturing
Industry Analysis - Manufacturing
It has been a mixed bag for UK manufacturing so far this year. The British Chambers of Commerce kicked off the year with a report that 8,000 manufacturing jobs disappeared in January and said that the outlook for the rest of the year was ominous.
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Communications and IT Services > Eleven cloud computing vendors to watch
A Forrester report reveals the benefits of cloud computing and the eleven vendors topping the competitive cloud landscape, says Laurianne McLaughlin
Retail > Five things Don Tapscott has learned about collaboration
Wikinomics author and consultant Don Tapscott believes that transparency is power and that the benefits of collaboration outweigh its drawbacks, Jarina D'Auria shares his learnings.
Financial Services > Can the new Google CIO fill Douglas Merrill's shoes?
Executive recruiters and Wall Street analysts think Ben Fried is indeed a good choice.
Public Sector > Cloud-based services are too difficult to measure and justify enterprise deployment
Cloud-based services are too difficult to measure and justify to be deployed by enterprises today, says Janice McGinn
Transport and Distribution > Transport for London’s CIO Phil Pavitt makes travellers top priority
Transport for London’s CIO Phil Pavitt’s one aim is to make the traveller top priority, as Mark Chillingworth finds out
Leisure and Entertainment > How CIOs can enable power users
Employees who take the initiative with new technology that aids creative working should be welcomed, as long as the boundaries are clear, argues Tracey Caldwell
Construction > Internet pushes Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors to reassess its business strategy
The internet has brought the royal institutes and societies firmly into the 21st century. Mark Chillingworth reports on how the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has reassessed its business strategy
CIO 100 COMPANIES IN Manufacturing
9. Unilever
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever produces 400 brands in 14 categories of food, home and personal care products. It operates in nearly 100 countries, has 365 manufacturing sites, and employs more than 220,000 people.
13. GlaxoSmithKline
Headquartered in the UK and with operations in the US, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is one of the industry leaders, with an estimated seven per cent of the world’s pharmaceutical market. It is the only pharmaceutical company to tackle the World Health Organisation’s three ‘priority’ diseases – HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – and it produces medicines that treat six major disease areas – asthma, virus control, infections, mental health, diabetes and digestive conditions. Along with this, the pharmaceutical giant is also the manufacturer of brand leaders such as Gaviscon, Aquafresh and Lucozade.
18. BAE Systems
It has been a good year for business, says Chris Coupland, director of IT and e-business for aerospace and defence supplier BAE Systems. The company had nine per cent revenue growth, more than £1 billion profits, further growth in the US and made a number of international acquisitions.
26. Rentokil Initial
The year has been one of significant change for Rentokil Initial with a range of disposals including Manned Guarding in the UK, US and Belgium, and 70 company acquisitions across the full range of retained businesses around the globe.
81. AstraZeneca UK
It has been a mixed business year for pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca after buying biotechnology firm Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT) last year for £702 million, and having an important stroke drug fail in clinical trials and development work on it pulled.
84. Cadbury Schweppes
After announcing disappointing results in February 2007, Cadbury Schweppes was reported to be looking to find around £300 million of yearly cost savings to bolster its confectionary profits.
91. Nestlé
Swiss-owned Nestlé has an impressive portfolio of leading branded food and beverage products, including Nescafé, KitKat, Ski, Carnation, Buitoni and Herta. Strong growth in its food and beverages business helped it reach a record full-year net profit this year.
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Latest News
Despite outsourcing deals, restructure dents AstraZeneca Q1
First quarter bears the brunt of costs of change at pharmaceutical giant
GSK reports operating profit fall
Competition and research hold back GSK, Lucozade adds some energy though
Pharmaceuticals firm Nycomed outsources infrastructure to BT and HP
Five year deal to support key networks as firm grows
Shell signs £2bn multi-supplier outsourcing deal
3,000 IT jobs to migrate
Good tech and management to aid Shell success
Major projects to increase production as bosses cite importance of IT
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