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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...
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Explaining Salesforce.com to the CFO
Need to know essentials for the finance boss
Finance departments must be involved in major procurement decisions, to make sure the business case is done properly. They need to set aside CAPEX allocations and understand the ongoing consequences for OPEX budgets. They need to know what the new system can do for them (if anything), and how the new system will integrate with existing systems of record in the company. more...
How to Select a Vendor Management System
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Companies looking for a new vendor management system (VMS) have a wide variety of software solutions to choose from that, on the surface, appear to have very similar functionality. But, with so much commonality across the leading vendors, sourcing and vendor management professionals are better served focusing more time on the differentiating features like native business intelligence (BI) and advanced workflow tools in order to make the best purchasing decision. more...
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...
How to Write an Information Security Policy
What CIOs need to consider when setting out the security policy
An Information Security Policy is the cornerstone of an Information Security Program. It should reflect the organisation's objectives for security and the agreed upon management strategy for securing information. more...
SAP CTO talks clouds
CTO of SAP, Vishal Sikka discusses his ambitions
As the CTO of SAP, Vishal Sikka's job is to figure out what SAP's future applications will look, feel and act like for its customers. He does that by experimenting with untested, emerging technologies; innovating with his team and co-innovating with customers and partners; and developing new ways to think about enterprise architecture and governance mechanisms. 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...
Starbucks CIO Stephen Gillett is brewing change
A new Americano blend to go
When Stephen Gillett is not dealing drinks as a part-time barista, the new CIO of Starbucks is serving up change 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...
British Airways CIO Paul Coby reveals lessons from Terminal 5 disaster
Flying lessons
Heathrow Terminal 5 had a disastrous and highly publicised opening, but British Airways CIO Paul Coby says that even the toughest experiences can be instructive more...
Enterprise software news
Google upgrade Apps
Improvements to template sharing and search.
Google Apps users will now be able to share templates together. The new feature is one of the updates that Google has made to its online applications product. more...
Weetabix swallow stage one of supply chain project easily
Nearly eliminates errors in stock picking
Weetabix has completed the first stage of a supply chain systems rollout, improving the accuracy of stock control. more...
Microsoft aims IE8 at businesses
Are you ready? If not, turn off Windows Server Update Services auto approve
Microsoft will begin pushing Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to enterprises next month. more...
Oracle releases 11g for middleware range
Trying to make sense of sprawling portfolio.
Oracle has launched Fusion Middleware 11g, the latest addition to its range of middleware products. more...
ING infrastructure to be simplified
New deal with Atos Origin to coordinate changes
Dutch bank ING has signed a “significant” deal with Atos Origin, expanding an existing outsourcing contract. more...
IBM reduces application development time
Open souce compiler speeds up process.
IBM has launched an open source machine learning compiler, which the company which the company claimed would cut development times for applications. 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...
Oracle-Sun deal delayed by US authorities, Java issues highlighted
More information needed before takeover gets approval
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is looking for more information in its examination of the anti-trust implications of Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun. 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...
Sourcefire prepares virtual IPS products
Software appliances designed to run with VMware.
Sourcefire is set to launch its first intrusion-prevention systems designed to run as software appliances with VMware. more...
