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CIOs getting serious about social networking
Insight perspective Most U.K. IT directors were skeptical of social networking at first. But that's now changing, says research head at the Corporate IT Forum.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, HR policies and procedures, Recruiting, Director Of Information Technology, Ollie Ross, CIO, social networking, Facebook, Human Resources
How to come up with big ideas
Insight perspective For a company to get ahead, it's got to innovate. An IT director offers some ways to encourage fresh thinking in business.
Tags: Innovation, Wiki, Director Of Information Technology, Idea, Supplier, Innovation, Portal, Intranet, CIO, Web 2.0
Industry, economic shifts call for 'fixers'
News As IT sector matures and customer demands change, more technology companies seek 'professional fixers', Caucasian or Asian, to transform the business.
Tags: Leadership, Recruiting, Director Of Information Technology, Executive, M&A, Officer, Singapore, Consulting, technology company, industry
Cisco wins Queensland University wireless deal
News Cisco Systems will announce it has bagged a networking deal with the University of Queensland, which includes what the networking giant described Tuesday as "the largest 802.11n wireless network in the world".
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Director Of Information Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Queensland, Wireless, Wireless Network, IEEE 802.11n, networking company, network, journalist
'Green shoots of recovery in the UK? What green shoots?'
News CIOs from a range of sectors and industries believe that reports of green shoots of a U.K. economic recovery poking through are premature.
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Director Of Information Technology, IT Manager, consumer confidence, CIO, Silicon.com, U.K., core competency, Recovery, industry
Google Apps bug: You've got (my) mail
News Brown University students and a few other Google Apps customers found other peoples' e-mail in their in-box due to glitch in migrating from old e-mail to Gmail.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Director Of Information Technology, Tool, Support Services, e-mail, spokesman, Google Apps, Google Gmail, Web 2.0
Wary companies not cutting on IT security budgets
News Surveys show that enterprises are increasing their security budgets in 2009 despite cuts in overall IT budgets, with tech chiefs expecting security issues to grow this year as a result of the economic uncertainty.
Tags: Security, Business security, Director Of Information Technology, IT Budget, IT Security, Insider Threat, Survey, Ecotec, Rodger, Counterpoint
Research leads to fresh calls for data-breach laws
News A recent survey has revealed many companies hide security lapses from clients, leading to renewed calls for mandatory reporting of such mishaps.
Tags: Data centers, Data security, Director Of Information Technology, Security, Organization, IT Services, Logica, Data Breach, IT Security, Information Security
Businesses have mixed feelings on IM
News Companies are shying away from adopting instant messaging technology despite seeing the benefits it can have in the workplace.
Tags: Instant messaging, Communications, Director Of Information Technology, Security, compliance, software, Silicon.com, IM, audit, knowledge
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Hidden costs mean open source software isn't always an IT budget stretcher, tech chiefs in the United Kingdom say.
Tags: Cost control, Open source, Open Source, Director Of Information Technology, software, Information Technology, IT Budget, Open-source Software, CIO, Silicon.com
Five factors stopping the cloud taking off
News Technology-based concerns relating to security, reliability, network latency, integration and management, as well as worries about data and vendor lock-in are key challenges to wider take-up.
Tags: Cloud computing, Director Of Information Technology, Cloud, Chief Information Officer, software company, Cloud computing, ISV, network, marketing, data center
CIOs not taking a shine to Chrome
News It may be too soon for businesses to switch from Internet Explorer, but execs hope Google's browser could spur Microsoft to up its game.
Tags: Web browsers, Director Of Information Technology, Security, Web Browser, Google Inc., CIO, public sector, information technology, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, development tool
Recession hasn't slashed IT prices
News Although the economic downturn is in full swing, many IT heads still find themselves having difficulties negotiating better prices with suppliers.
Tags: Negotiation, Director Of Information Technology, Supplier, CIO, tariff, payment, Silicon.com, recession, leader, U.S.
Apple is not lost without Steve Jobs
News IT leaders are confident Apple will remain successful even without Steve Jobs.
Tags: Innovation, Components, Consumer Technology, Handhelds, Apple Inc., Director Of Information Technology, IT Manager, Information And Communication Technology, AOL Broadband, IT Leader
Another Microsoft Net exec departs
News Another executive from Microsoft's Internet division has left the company.
