Supplier management http://www.cio.co.uk/supplier-management/ CIO UK's latest Supplier management articles http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification ColdBox Feed Generator - 2.1 http://www.cio.co.uk/graphics/logos/rss_cio_logo.gif CIO http://www.cio.co.uk/supplier-management/ Good faith clauses and IT contracts Britain likes to think of itself as a nation of justice and fair play. Surely, you might think, the concept of 'good faith' must be one of those fundamental principles of fairness, like the laws of cricket or the Queensberry Rules, that we exported to the world? http://www.cio.co.uk/blogs/legal-briefing/good-faith-clauses-it-contracts/ Tue, 21 May 2013 11:31:00 GMT webmaster@cio.co.uk (Alistair Maughan) http://www.cio.co.uk/blogs/legal-briefing/good-faith-clauses-it-contracts/ Don't forget the desktop Ask anyone in the industry about the future of end-user computing and the chances are that the response will major heavily on smartphones and tablets, and perhaps BYOD in relation to these. http://www.cio.co.uk/blogs/free-thinking/dont-forget-desktop/ Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:00 GMT webmaster@cio.co.uk (Dale Vile) http://www.cio.co.uk/blogs/free-thinking/dont-forget-desktop/ Windows 8 won't be enterprise standard, Forrester says Windows 8, the most significant upgrade to Microsoft's operating system since Windows 95 and one of the most important products in the company's history, will not achieve enough adoption in enterprises to be considered a standard, according to Forrester Research. http://www.cio.co.uk/news/enterprise-apps/windows-8-wont-be-enterprise-standard-forrester-says/ Fri, 17 May 2013 11:47:00 GMT webmaster@cio.co.uk (Juan Carlos Perez) http://www.cio.co.uk/news/enterprise-apps/windows-8-wont-be-enterprise-standard-forrester-says/ HANA a 'catalyst to consolidate licences and save billions' Enterprises are running on average at least five instances of SAP and should be using the introduction of HANA as a catalyst to consolidate into one global platform and save billions of dollars, according to the latest research from HCL Technologies. http://www.cio.co.uk/news/supplier-management/hana-catalyst-consolidate-licences-save-billions/ Fri, 10 May 2013 10:01:00 GMT webmaster@cio.co.uk (Derek du Preez) http://www.cio.co.uk/news/supplier-management/hana-catalyst-consolidate-licences-save-billions/ Gartner Magic Quadrant challenged by crowdsourced grids Chicago-based startup G2 Crowd thinks it has come up with a disruptive alternative to the hegemony of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant - ditch analysts and ask IT professionals what they think instead. http://www.cio.co.uk/news/r-and-d/gartner-magic-quadrant-challenged-by-crowdsourced-grids/ Thu, 09 May 2013 14:51:00 GMT webmaster@cio.co.uk (John E Dunn) http://www.cio.co.uk/news/r-and-d/gartner-magic-quadrant-challenged-by-crowdsourced-grids/ Salesforce UK data centre aimed at government departments European Salesforce customers will need a 'serious reason' to be hosted in the cloud giant's new UK-based data centre, which is due to open by 2014. http://www.cio.co.uk/news/supplier-management/salesforce-uk-data-centre-aimed-at-government-departments/ Wed, 08 May 2013 12:55:00 GMT webmaster@cio.co.uk (Derek du Preez) http://www.cio.co.uk/news/supplier-management/salesforce-uk-data-centre-aimed-at-government-departments/ Tibbr enterprise social software expands device support Tibco is revamping and extending the mobile access to its Tibbr enterprise social networking software, adding support for more smartphones and tablets, and upgrading its mobile user interfaces and functionality. http://www.cio.co.uk/news/enterprise-apps/tibbr-enterprise-social-software-expands-device-support/ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:30:00 GMT webmaster@cio.co.uk (Juan Carlos Perez) http://www.cio.co.uk/news/enterprise-apps/tibbr-enterprise-social-software-expands-device-support/ Outsourcing evolves: Satisfaction increases as motives alter A subtle evolution is underway in the world of outsourcing. Client satisfaction levels are starting to increase; portfolios are starting to be rebalanced; and motives for outsourcing are starting to shift. http://www.cio.co.uk/blogs/it-advisory/outsourcing-evolves-satisfaction-increases-as-motives-alter/ Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:23:00 GMT webmaster@cio.co.uk (Bryan Cruickshank and Lee Ayling) http://www.cio.co.uk/blogs/it-advisory/outsourcing-evolves-satisfaction-increases-as-motives-alter/ Joomla open source CMS gets built-in tagging Administrators of the Joomla open source content management system and blogging platform can now tag their content so it will be better indexed and automatically routed to the correct locations on their websites. http://www.cio.co.uk/news/enterprise-apps/joomla-open-source-cms-gets-built-in-tagging/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:39:00 GMT webmaster@cio.co.uk (Joab Jackson) http://www.cio.co.uk/news/enterprise-apps/joomla-open-source-cms-gets-built-in-tagging/ 'Private sector experts' to help government with suppliers The government has announced the appointment of six 'private sector experts' as crown representatives to work alongside departments to squeeze further savings from suppliers. http://www.cio.co.uk/news/supplier-management/private-sector-experts-help-government-with-suppliers/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:59:00 GMT webmaster@cio.co.uk (Derek du Preez) http://www.cio.co.uk/news/supplier-management/private-sector-experts-help-government-with-suppliers/