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RSS OFTKangaroo web TV faces competition scrutiny
News The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says the joint venture could create an excessive concentration of video content. But the OFT is worried the concentration of content could potentially give the joint... [30 Jun 2008]
Paul Coby
CIO Profile Coby's oft-used motto is "there are no IT projects, only business projects" and it is an approach that has proved to be extremely successful. Paul Coby was voted top CIO in 2007's inaugural CIO50 and since then has... [11 Jun 2008]
Faster payments ends wait for bank clearance
News The OFT-driven faster payments initiative, which seeks to reduce payment clearing times for internet and telephone payments of less than £10,000 to near real-time and standing orders to same-day processing, has been... [27 May 2008]
IT education organisation takes Microsoft grumbles to EC
News Last October, Becta went to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) with two Microsoft-related complaints, one regarding school subscription-licensing arrangements and the other regarding the lack of full interoperability... [14 May 2008]
The Naked CIO: Unequal opportunities
Comment Office insights… ¦ Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch ¦ Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT ¦ Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts? From the inside, we know that to be true. [28 Apr 2008]
Wanted: Women must save IT industry
News Office insights… Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts? The future of the UK's IT industry... [15 Apr 2008]
Tech-savvy workers to make IT decisions in future
News Office insights… Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts? Within two years, the brand and model... [14 Apr 2008]
'Dull' jobs cuts as companies turn to the cloud
News Office insights… Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts? HP claims IT departments should be... [08 Apr 2008]
SAP takes tag-team approach to exec reshuffle
News Office insights… Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts? With the appointment of Leo Apotheker... [04 Apr 2008]
Shell accused of keeping staff in dark over job losses
News Office insights… Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts? Shell has been accused of keeping IT... [03 Apr 2008]
Is your network performance getting you down?
News Office insights… Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts? IT teams are dedicating increasing... [01 Apr 2008]
'Counsellors' to keep vendor-client marriages sweet
News Office insights… Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts? An increasing number of companies... [27 Mar 2008]
Mobile working goes mainstream
News Office insights… Workaholic Brits can't find the off switch Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts? Businesses have woken up to the... [25 Mar 2008]
Get flexible, keep staff - it works for the OFT
News According to OFT deputy head of IT, Ian Hextall, the move to more flexible working was driven by the CEO John Fingleton when he came into the organisation in 2005. Hextall told silicon.com that the greater productivity... [18 Mar 2008]
'Fake' scam text messages warn against rip-offs
News The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is sending out fake scam SMS messages to young people to help raise awareness around text scams. This first text is then followed by a more detailed message explaining that the first... [15 Feb 2008]
