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Social networking stands to benefit businesses

It’s not just Facebook
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Clouds and Storms: Nicholas G Carr on cloud computing

Nicholas G. Carr once caused a rumpus by questioning the importance of IT, but as his latest book hits the shelves, is he showing signs of backing down?
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How to embrace millennial’ workers

Generation games
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Watch worker activity to predict software demands

CIOs need to monitor the behaviour of employees to predict software requirements
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Five must have CIO tools for Firefox 3

Firefox 3 comes loaded with tools for CIOs to play with, which allow new ways to communicate and do business.
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Ian Cohen: Setting the multi-channel growth Standard

Pride in service delivery and business acumen means Ian Cohen has been central to the continued strength of newspapers such as the Daily Mail at Associated Newspapers
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Eleven cloud computing vendors to watch

A Forrester report reveals the benefits of cloud computing and the eleven vendors topping the competitive cloud landscape, says Laurianne McLaughlin
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Can the new Google CIO fill Douglas Merrill's shoes?

Executive recruiters and Wall Street analysts think Ben Fried is indeed a good choice.
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Interview: Douglas Merrill, former Google CIO

Searching for meaning among CIOs
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Heated exchanges

What CIOs are doing to address environmental concerns
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Latest Concern Articles

Infrastructure Refresh > A balanced relationship with vendors helps

A bit of give and take would help IT vendors and their customers understand each other better, says Andy Hayler

Managing Budgets > The Customer Experience is Key to the Future for IT Support

Fix rates moved from 21 per cent in 2001 to 60 per cent in 2007

Business Alignment > Richard Sykes: Services at a crossroads

The term “services” has been stretched too far, says Richard Sykes, but its meaning will soon become much more significant

People Leadership > Interim CIOs are on the rise

Guns For Hire

Resource Management > Randy Mott: overhauling legacy systems takes more than tweaking

A single source for HP

Managing Customers > Why has ITSM taken so long to become popular?

IT service management skills are going global

Compliance > CIOs are forced to go green

Under pressure: 10 sources pushing CIOs to go green

Security > Enterprise content management is a way to handle corporate governance

Finding the smoking gun

Managing Change > Unified approach to rapid legal sector growth

Graeme Low of law firm Mills & Reeve explains how IT has enabled law firms to grow rapidly and improve cost control

Board Politics > The staff, the thief, the device and its data

The spate of recent data loss scandals has made mobile data security a hot topic, but the right tools and best-practice policy can mitigate the risk

Latest News

CIO News View: IE 8 beta asks IT to test for Microsoft

The pre-release software channel is broken

Office of National Statistics: half of UK now banks online

In a national study of activities on the internet the UK Office of National Statistics reports that nearly half of UK internet users now bank online. The most popular activity of recent internet users was sending or receiving emails at 87 per cent.

CIO News View: GMail outage provides weapon for cloud-haters

Media lines up to undermine web-based systems

ITV extends online revenue deadline

As profits fall and TV network faces increased pressure

Sportech refreshes IT for multichannel betting

Football pools and gaming firm Sportech has said a flexible IT infrastructure, not tied in to any one system, has enabled it to launch business across a range of gaming media and set the basis for strong revenues.

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Articles In Other Technology Areas

Business Applications > Fiat is alive and kicking thanks in part to tech policy

Collaboration, agility and virtualisation were crucial ingredients in Fiat’s revival and, says Mike Altendorf, can make any project run more smoothly

Infrastructure > High travel prices leading to more web, video conferencing

Flying could become a thing of the past as web and video technology finally takes off

Communications > Organisational Skills to Implement SOA

Cultural issues can damage SOA plans, CIO UK explains how to avoid them

Databases > The second age of e-discovery

Good governance – and the law – mandate that companies invest in e-discovery solutions for tracking down messages and files in the event of a probe

Outsourcing > NHS Records and payroll system is rare tech success story

Acting as a central procurement agency, the NHS has successfully overhauled its management of staff records and payroll. Dr Simon Willcock tells Mark Chillingworth why ESR is a public-sector success story

Mobile IT > Essential reading, books every CIO should have

Martin Veitch says Ade McCormack’s new book seeks to build bridges between IT and the board

Security > Sustainability is not an add-on or a departmental issue

Like security and compliance, sustainability is pervasive, creeping into every corner of the organisation, the CIO, will be right at the heart of its planning and implementation.

Storage > Microsoft Silverlight shines through

Google’s App Engine, a new version of Microsoft Silverlight and the 3G iPhone catch Mike Altendorf’s attention – but one really made an impression

SOA > Kevin O’Brien is taking Comet to new heights

After having helped to turn around Mothercare, Comet IS head Kevin O’Brien sees networking and an open-door policy as key to the future of the electronics giant