Andy Mccue
50 Stories
Will biometrics replace passwords and PINs?
Insight Yes, say U.K. IT chiefs. New security technologies provide more reliable authentication.
Tags: Business security, Biometrics
CIO Jury: When is the right time to kill an IT project?
Insight It is better to kill off a problematic IT project that has fallen off track than to continue "flogging a dead horse" simply to satisfy boardroom targets, according to U.K. IT chiefs.
Tags: IT Management, Software
Bosses play safe with big IT vendors
Insight The old adage--'You never get sacked buying IBM'--still applies, U.K. CIOs say.
2008 Olympics could go open source
News International Olympic Committee's tech partner proposes a switch to open-source tech for the Beijing games.
Tags: Games, Open source
Indian outsourcer predicts new world order in IT
News Infosys head predicts India's big boys will have the edge over established western players in IT services offshore outsourcing.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Services
U.K. gov't trials desktop Linux
News The U.K. government has again turned up the heat on Microsoft by announcing it will now trial Sun Microsystems' open-source desktop package in a number of pilots across the public sector.
CIO Jury: Have IT bosses lost control?
Insight And are general business managers now calling the shots?
Tags: IT Management, IT Governance
Businesses should spend less on tech, IT chiefs say
Insight Companies are spending too much on tech and not focusing enough on getting results, according to U.K. IT executives.
Tags: IT Management
CIO Jury: mobile gadgets cause IT headaches at work
Insight The increasing range of mobile devices and platforms used by employees for business is becoming a headache to manage and support for UK IT chiefs.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless
How to avoid an ERP disaster
Insight Don't underestimate the scale of process change and don't delegate full responsibility to the implementation partner, CIOs say.
Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
Employees 'more of a worry than terrorists'
News IT directors are more concerned about the security threat posed to systems by staff than by terrorist attacks, according to new research.
Sun puts the pressure on Windows with US$25 Java Desktop
News Sun has slashed the cost of its Linux-based Java Desktop and Enterprise Systems in the hope of replacing Windows on the corporate desktop.
India's new outsourcing rival--Romania?
News The rising costs for U.K. companies that provide and use Indian offshore information technology services could drive businesses to cheaper locations, such as Eastern Europe, according to a new report.
Sun's Chinese deal 'shuts out Microsoft'
News Sun is aiming for "hundreds of millions" of desktops in China to be running Linux on its Java Desktop System as a result of its recent deal with the Chinese government -- but admits it won't make much money from it all.
McNealy avoids talk of Sun crisis
News At Sun Microsystems' first European user conference, the inescapable issue for CEO Scott McNealy in meetings with customers and the media was Sun's financial situation and future prospects.
