Enterprise software

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...


Enterprise software Indepth

Explaining Salesforce.com to the CFO

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...




CIO White Papers

Security and Trust: The backbone of doing business over the internet

When shopping online, consumers are concerned about identity theft and are therefore wary of providing untrusted sources with their personal information, especially their credit card details. Other types of online businesses require different but equally sensitive information. People are reluctant to provide their national insurance numbers, passwords, or other confidential personal information, or sometimes even just name, address, and phone number.

How Flexible Are You On Flexible Working?

IDC’s latest executive brief examines how organisations should be leveraging ICT more effectively to increase the utilisation and output from their workforce. It explores how organisations are applying flexible working practices, the process they are following, and how they have overcome the challenges they have faced.

Make Compliance Work For You

Learn how to make compliance work for you, rather than the other way around, with this whitepaper from Oracle.

Business Continuity - Are you always open for business?

Business continuity is not an end in itself, but the key to improving performance. Oracle solutions for midsize organisations contribute by providing a secure, easily accessible, and always available information infrastructure thats's also simple and cost-effective to manage. This Oracle Business Brief explains how.


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VeriSign

Security and Trust: The backbone of doing business over the internet

Online businesses have everything to gain by taking steps to overcome customer fears and concerns about online fraud. This white paper explores the current state of this technology and how businesses can protect critical data and establish trust with their customers.
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Turning risks into opportunities

In a recent survey carried out by CA in conjunction with CIO magazine, it was discovered that whilst IT departments are fully aware of the potential risks in 2009,senior IT decision makers are less well informed. That being said, findings also reveal that CIOs are well placed to meet the demands of the recession.

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HP

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