CIO UK Blogs: Entries for July 2009
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Martin Veitch
Martin started his IT journalism career at PC Week. He joined Ziff-Davis UK in 1992 and helped launch PC Direct, rising to become Deputy Editor before leaving to set up ZDNet News. He joined IT Week as Executive News Editor in 1998 and was appointed Editor in 1999. He joined CIO in March 2008, and his other published work includes appearances in The Wall Street Journal Europe, BBC News Online, CFO and The Guardian. He also speaks regularly at conferences.
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July 17, 2009
With Office 2010 detailed, Google Docs can step up
Office 2010 announcement gives buyers a chnace to compare Microsoft with Google on online apps
When Microsoft announced plans for Office 2010 that included free, web-native versions of its powerhouse applications earlier this week, I'm sure...
Posted by: Martin Veitch
July 16, 2009
Ashes cricket web scorecards: the verdict
We comb the cricket website averages so you don't have to
Cricket is in many ways the perfect internet summer sport. The scorecard ticks over, sipping at bandwidth, and not much happens for long periods...
Posted by: Martin Veitch
July 16, 2009
Five Really, Really Important Qualifications For Becoming A CIO
Courses you need to make you a top CIO
Middlesex University is to begin an MSc course in 'Environmental Management of IT' this September. Nothing wrong with that of course as energy...
Posted by: Martin Veitch
July 15, 2009
Office 2010 suggests the non-disclosure agreement is broken
Farrago over Microsoft embargo points to borked PR system
Earlier this week I received an email that read: "The Microsoft PR team is very conscious of the recent conversations prompted by a US media...
Posted by: Martin Veitch
July 14, 2009
Microsoft lays out Ts and Cs for Windows Azure cloud vision
Microsoft to offer multiple tariffs as it rounds up pioneer customers
Microsoft has released more details of plans for Windows Azure, its operating environment for cloud-based provisioning of applications and...
Posted by: Martin Veitch
July 13, 2009
The buzz over Microsoft Office has gone
It's hard to get excited over Microsoft Office 2010
As Microsoft prepares to show off Office 2010 this week at its Worldwide Partner Conference, it must feel that it is running out of features...
Posted by: Martin Veitch
July 09, 2009
Microsoft offered Robert Scoble his old job back
Uber-blogger Robert Scoble says Microsoft wanted him to stay on and then wanted him to return
For some, Robert Scoble represents all that's wrong or risible about the blogosphere. He's a brash insta-pundit with a shameless, all-American...
Posted by: Martin Veitch
July 09, 2009
Google's Chrome OS is no big deal (except just maybe for cheapo consumers)
Google has a bad case of Microsoft envy
I suppose, if I'm honest, there are things I'm less bothered about: The King of Pop, Kerry Katona, William Hague, Roger Federer, men who wear...
Posted by: Martin Veitch
July 08, 2009
More tips for CIOs who want media attention
More ways for CIOs to hug it out with journalists
My blog posting yesterday on tips and tricks for CIOs to get themselves noted by the media prompted a few emails so I've fleshed out (dread...
Posted by: Martin Veitch
July 07, 2009
Google, GMail and the meaning of 'beta'
When is a beta not a beta?
Google's decision to take its Mail and other key applications out of beta, raises a nagging question: when is a beta not a beta? When it's really...
Posted by: Martin Veitch
July 07, 2009
Google drops the 'beta' tag from key apps and tweaks availability
Google steps up efforts to appeal to businesses
Google is finally taking off the 'beta' tags from key online programs in an attempt to rid itself of a reputation for consumer-grade...
Posted by: Martin Veitch
July 07, 2009
How CIOs can get some media buzz
A guide to becoming a CIO media tart
One thing that has surprised me since becoming editor of CIO UK is that many -- OK, some -- CIOs are not shy about blowing their own trumpets....
Posted by: Martin Veitch
July 03, 2009
Seven CIO approaches to the downturn
A bestiary of chief information officers
It has been hard to avoid the subject of 'lean IT', 'surviving the recession' and so on recently, and that's hardly surprising, given the state of...
Posted by: Martin Veitch
About the author
Martin Veitch
Martin started his IT journalism career at PC Week. He joined Ziff-Davis UK in 1992 and helped launch PC Direct, rising to become Deputy Editor before leaving to set up ZDNet News. He joined IT Week as Executive News Editor in 1998 and was appointed Editor in 1999. He joined CIO in March 2008, and his other published work includes appearances in The Wall Street Journal Europe, BBC News Online, CFO and The Guardian. He also speaks regularly at conferences.
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