Communications/ networking
The long and winding road
CIO UK's update on the travel and transport industries and their investments in IT
Not only are transport companies corporate organsations in their own right, but they are also often the engines that keep the wheels of the UK economy turning more...
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CIO Profile: P&G's Dave Ubachs on providing global solutions
P&G’s UK CIO and shared services chief Dave Ubachs talks about the information difference a CIO can make
Ubachs and his CIO peers across the P&G empire got there through a corporate-wide understanding that CIOs needed to be central to the challenges the organisation faces more...
CIO Profile: African Minerals Paul Harrison mining a new seam of profit
Scarce resources mean IT budgets in mining have to be stretched significantly
Harrison is the CIO of African Minerals, the largest company by market capitalisation on the London AIM market. Give it a couple of years, he says, and the group could well be looking down from the lofty heights of the FTSE 100. more...
CIO Profile: Newham Council's Geoff Connell on the borough's 2012 transformation
Making the most of the Olympic Games and beyond
The veteran IT boss of one of the most disadvantaged boroughs in London is positive that its fortunes are on an uptick more...
The CIO Questionnaire: Chris Airey, Lifestyle Services Group
Former Bezier IT boss on the noble art of liquor-making and the value of personal development coaching
Chris Airey lists the most influential teachers in his career, from Ford and Littlewoods more...
George Eliot Hospital shows NHS IT can be in good health
A wide-area network is improving patient care at one Midlands hospital
As the NHS National Programme for IT ends, local healthcare providers are making a difference. At one Midlands trust, a wide-area network is improving patient care more...
CIO Profile - Isle of Man Government CTO Peter Clarke
Isle seat gives a unique viewpoint
Isle of Man Government CTO Peter Clarke has built a secure and robust joined-up public service IT system that is the envy of local authorities across the water more...
CIO Profile: C&W Worldwide's Richard Wilson on changing the corporate mindest
IT and outsourcing change management project leadership as the telco bounces back as a cloud provider
Richard Wilson of Cable&Wireless Worldwide has led building, desktop, IT and outsourcing change management projects as the telco bounces back as a leading cloud provider more...
Telcoms IT is coming of age
CEOs are confident about the market and the place technology has in the strategy of telecoms companies
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CIO questionaire: C&W Worldwide director of IT operations
CIO UK asks the IT boss at the telco what his influences are
The IT lead at the telco on the importance of strategic reviews in Bermuda more...
Communications/ networking news
HP adding OpenFlow networking to Ethernet switches
HP plans to extend OpenFlow support across all switches under its FlexNetwork architecture
HP is taking its first leap into OpenFlow-enabled network equipment, supporting the standard on 16 of its Ethernet switch products as it attempts to gain a foothold in a market likely to receive significant attention from competitors. more...
UK broadband speeds up 22 percent
Broadband speeds are boosted, following new regulations
The UK's average broadband speed is 7.6Mbps, according to Ofcom's sixth UK Broadband Speeds report. more...
Indian court cancels 122 2G licences in $39bn corruption investigation
Indian government will now have to auction the licences and spectrum within four months following previous malpractice
India's Supreme Court has ruled that 122 mobile licenses awarded across 32 service areas in 2008 should be cancelled, giving a new dimension to investigations into alleged malpractices and corruption in the allotment of the 2G licences that could have cost the country $39 billion. more...
Trojan gang targets BT, Talk Talk and Sky customers
Thieves target phone service logins to fool verification checks
Thieves target phone service logins to fool verification checks more...
ARM's first 64-bit processors target servers, smartphones
ARM's first processor designs based on its 64-bit architecture will be released later this year
ARM will announce its first 64-bit processors later this year for servers and high-end smartphones, and is also taking steps to build up software support for the processor designs, said CEO Warren East earlier this week. more...
Alcatel-Lucent completes sale of Genesys call centre business
New business should concentrate on extending product range
New business should concentrate on extending product range, claims Gartner analyst more...
Scotland to get 40Mbps broadband by 2015
Scottish Government report outlines public investment
Scottish Government report outlines public investment more...
Government planning £1.5bn IT services framework
Services to range from ERP deployment to data warehousing
The government has issued a pre-tender notice for ICT services worth up to £1.5 billion, as part of its ICT Strategy which aims to cut costs and improve procurement. more...
Cisco Ethernet switches make big leap to 40/100G
Cisco adds new high-speed links to Nexus, Catalyst Ethernet switches
Cisco this week unveiled significant extensions to both of its major switching lines with the addition of 40/100G Ethernet capabilities. more...
Riverbed debuts Granite WAN accelerator technology
Data centres will perform like local storage, claims vendor
Data centres will perform like local storage, claims vendor more...
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