CIO
RSS CIOCEOs - what they want, what they really, really want
News A study from the Impact Programme - a networking organisation for IT professionals - found chief executives see the role of CIO as "evolving from that of guardian to that of a talent spotter. With staff in the business... [05 Oct 2000]
CIO wanted, no experience necessary: the IT skills shortage
Comment The reaction by contractors and recruitment agencies to the UK government's latest plans for "fast track" visas highlights the tricky nature of importing skills. Albeit with a vested interest, they make a simple argument - reducing the... [30 Aug 2000]
The Value Proposition: Budgeting - the first step to information superiority
Comment Building a budget is the hardest task the CIO performs and it is getting harder as the pace of change in IT accelerates. Should you take last year's budget and add 10 per cent? This will guarantee different projects and... [02 Aug 2000]
Tivoli beefs up SAN offerings
News As silicon.com reported earlier in May, the company lost its CIO, John Ciulla, to Vignette. Tivoli, which has suffered criticism from its parent IBM for its lacklustre performance, has beefed up its product offerings in... [24 May 2000]
IT chiefs locked out of takeover talks
News The simplest way for companies to counteract this is by the CIO, CEO and IT director working as a triumvirate, making sure they're all included in any merger and acquisition process. According to research out today, only... [21 May 2000]
Tivoli loses CIO to Vignette
News Tivoli, the $1.5bn development arm of IBM, has lost its CIO to smaller ebusiness application provider Vignette. John Ciulla, who previously had tenures at Entex and EDS, will be responsible for managing Vignette's IT... [17 May 2000]
Linuxcare axes half its staff
News However, in April the company was rocked by the resignation of both its CEO and CIO in April and was forced to delay a planned IPO. Troubled Linux services company, Linuxcare, has been forced to lay off around 70 members... [04 May 2000]
Behind the Headlines: ex-IT directors dismiss wastage claims as 'bean-counting'
News On this week's Behind The Headlines programme, Richard Sykes, former CIO at petrochemicals company ICI and now chairman at sourcing consultancy Morgan Chambers, and Rene Caryol, ex-IT director at IPC Magazines and Pizza... [03 Apr 2000]
New media firm makes Grade chairman
News FedEx CIO quits to sail dot-com seas' (http://www.silicon.com/a36605 ) Online financial information service, Hemscott.net, has bagged a big-name chairman in the shape of Michael Grade, former CEO of Channel 4 television. [29 Mar 2000]
Silicon.com heralds top 50 IT Agenda Setters of 2000
Comment Richard Sykes, chairman of sourcing consultancy Morgan Chambers and former ICI CIO, calls blending the old and new media worlds through the Time Warner merger "incredibly risky", but bets on him pulling it off. [15 Mar 2000]
Win2000: IT directors must look before they leap
News In the latest edition of Silicon.com's weekly Behind the Headlines panel discussion, Richard Sykes, Morgan Chambers chairman and ex-CIO at ICI, said: "Is there something new that will make people do their business... [20 Feb 2000]
'myCIO.com' launch creates security ASP
News Chief Information Officers are quickly becoming Chief Internet Officers, and in every study of CIO's ebusiness concerns, topping the list are the security of their data and the availability of the networks carrying that... [01 Feb 2000]
The year IT hit the headlines
Comment According to Richard Sykes, former CIO at ICI: "We're entering a period in which IT is becoming a broader management competency and the real value in a company comes through your marketing director, your sales director... [23 Dec 1999]
Minority Mannesmann shareholders snub Vodafone bid
News Hong Kong investment group, Hutchison Whampoa - which owns a 10 per cent stake in Mannesmann - and US workers union, AFL-CIO, have turned down the £74bn bid. Two minority shareholders in German firm, Mannesmann, have... [24 Nov 1999]
CRM: it's what you do with it that counts
Comment Richard Sykes, chairman of sourcing consultancy Morgan Chambers and former CIO at chemicals company ICI, said: "I'm not surprised this has emerged. The phrase customer relationship management (CRM) has been hard to avoid... [15 Nov 1999]
