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Tennis CIO Chris Yates looks to improve his serve
Serving for victory
Tennis Australia CIO Chris Yates is revamping IT to ease the running of major tournaments including January’s showpiece Open, and to make his country number one on the court more...
Communications/ networking Indepth
Microsoft wants a closer relationship with you
Proving the value of IT will require a wholesale change in how vendors approach CIOs
The decisions technology vendors make have a significant effect on the decision making and strategic directions CIOs take. more...
Planning for the end of the recession
Where will it all end?
With the global recession deepening, how does anyone plan for the future? A CIO event from Gartner Group could help more...
BT outlines its cloud computing strategy
Planning two steps ahead
While the cloud computing market is in its infancy at the moment, if or when it does take off, organisations will find themselves with some significant challenges. more...
Getting to innovation
Innovation generation
Understanding company structure and the roles of leaders are key to harnessing the power of innovation, says Alan Brache of strategy consultancy Kepner-Tregoe more...
What’s in blogging for CIOs?
Dear diary...
Weblogs are everywhere, including the world of CIOs, but what are the opportunities for corporate bloggers, and where do the risks lie? more...
CIOs are putting sales onto a Web 2.0 pitch
Sorting through the new sales season
Social networking, blogging, wikis and other Web 2.0 capabilities are changing the face of selling tools more...
What can CIOs learn from Hollywood’s history?
Lights, camera, innovation
Does the magic of movies, especially Hollywood, have some serious stories to tell CIO, when it comes to new technologies? more...
Fashion house Paul Smith measured up unified comms
Made to measure
Fashion house Paul Smith used unified communications to speed up information exchange more...
CIO Debate: Collaboration is building momentum in 2009
Despite the budgets pressures, CIOs see collaboration technology as strategic in 2009, research carried out by MWD in association with CIO UK reveals.
Despite the budgets pressures, CIOs see collaboration technology as strategic in 2009, research carried out by MWD in association with CIO UK reveals. Over the last few years, there has been a growing buzz in the area of collaboration software, with vendors of all shapes and sizes jostling for position in a bid to stake their claim in the increasingly hyped collaboration software market. At the same time, with the emergence of new social software technologies such as social networking, blogs and wikis, collaboration – which, let’s face it, is far from being a new concept – has become a necessary addition to marketing materials for many types of software, from BPM to business intelligence. more...
Communications/ networking news
Cisco promise faster customer virtualisation deployments
Control is the key
Cisco is looking to accelerate the rate at which customers adopt and implement virtualisation in their datacentres, company officials said at a Cisco customer event this week. more...
Forrester expect IT spending to decline 11 per cent
Analyst expects recovery next year
The tech industry might finally be hitting rock bottom, according to Forrester Research. more...
Talk Talk appoint new CIO to lead Tiscali integration
Telco expert David Cooper joins Talk Talk from rival 3
Telco expert David Cooper joins Talk Talk from rival 3 more...
Regus offers telepresence for rent
High-end conferencing for rent.
The Regus Group has opened the first of a number of high-end video conferencing suites, which will allow businesses to come in and rent an immersive telepresence system, without having to invest in the expensive technology. more...
Cisco combines networking and business skills in tough new certificate
Sign of the times as it trumps its own CCIE
Cisco has raised the bar when it comes to qualifications by introducing a new, advanced certificate. more...
Unisys promises secure cloud computing
New set of services to address customer concerns
Unisys is set to launch a new range of secure cloud services to try to address customers' concerns about moving applications to an external cloud. more...
IBM CIO embraces cloud computing
Big Blue is building private cloud model within its own firewall
IBM’s aggressive push in the emerging private cloud market isn’t just for IBM customers – Big Blue is building several private cloud services within its own firewall, CIO Mark Hennessy says. more...
EC considers centralised security data agency
Passport, visa and fingerprint data to be housed under one roof
The European Commission took a big step toward creating an enhanced pan-European system of security and surveillance Wednesday when it launched a proposal to set up a new independent agency to manage massive IT systems used by border control authorities. more...
Nortel lays off UK execs connected to Microsoft partnership
Unified comms joint venture in doubt
Nortel appears to have laid off senior staff in the UK who were responsible for the company’s unified communications partnership with Microsoft. more...
BT morphs cash points into Wi-Fi hotspots
10 ATMs in bars & restaurants get web access
BT Openzone has announced it is working with ATM machine supplier Cashboxto turn 10 cash points into Wi-Fi hotspots. more...
