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RSS andy mccueThe McCue Interview: Claire Hamon, CIO, Rok Group
Comment Whether at work or play Claire Hamon, CIO of construction company Rok Group, isn't one to shy away from or shirk a challenge. On route to the top of her profession she has successfully tackled some massive IT-based change management programmes in... [13 May 2008]
India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...
Photo Photo credit: Andy McCue Pictured here is Tata Consultancy Services' campus - the outsourcing company's largest global development centre. Click here for more photos of Hyderabad and Chennai. And keep reading for more snaps from the Indian business... [29 Apr 2008]
Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 25.04.08
Round-Up Podcast Andy McCue hosts and is joined in the studio by Julian Goldsmith, Natasha Lomas and Bethan Jones. Foul-mouthed habits will get you fired, that ain't a word, and the age-old Mac vs PC debate all get an airing on this week's Weekly Round-Up podcast. [25 Apr 2008]
Video: CIO Agenda 2008
Video The exclusive silicon.com CIO Agenda 2008 survey looks at the CIO's tech shopping list for the year, examines whether IT budgets are rising or falling and reveals what the pain points are for tech chiefs this year. [24 Apr 2008]
Croydon inks £83m deal with Capgemini
News Croydon Council has signed an extension to its IT outsourcing deal with Capgemini, worth an estimated £83m over five years. The new deal runs until 2013 and covers all the council's IT and telecoms infrastructure and networks, 4,000 desktop PCs and... [23 Apr 2008]
Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 18.04.08
Round-Up Podcast Andy McCue hosts and is joined in the studio by Tim Ferguson, Nick Heath and Bethan Jones. The big password giveaway, stressed out insomniacs, work distractions and do you speak nerdic? All this and more is discussed in this week's Weekly Round-Up... [18 Apr 2008]
Cost-cutting tops CIO priorities
Comment Tech budgets will remain flat or fall in 2008 for most organisations as they focus on cost cutting and efficiency initiatives, according to silicon.com's exclusive CIO Agenda 2008 survey. The average IT budget last year among CIO Agenda survey... [18 Apr 2008]
Corus hammers out £26m IT deal with Capgemini
News Steel manufacturer Corus has extended its IT outsourcing deal to manage its mainframe computers with Capgemini through a number of contracts totalling £26m. Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID... [17 Apr 2008]
Beware the insider security threat
News Employees and insiders are bigger threats to corporate security than external threats such as denial of service attacks or malware. Security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco last week warned of all manner of threats ranging... [17 Apr 2008]
O2 slashes £100 off iPhone price
News The price of Apple's UK iPhone has been slashed by mobile operator O2 - fuelling speculation a 3G version will be launched this summer. The 8GB iPhone can now be bought for £169 until 1 June 2008 - reduced from £269 - on O2's 18-month contract... [15 Apr 2008]
Tech profit warnings rise as market confidence falls
News Profit warnings among software and IT services companies are on the increase as market conditions force customers to tighten their belts. Research by Ernst & Young shows that profit warnings in the software and computer services sector of the FTSE... [14 Apr 2008]
Coffee Republic to offer free wi-fi
News Latte lovers who like to surf and work from the comfort of a coffee shop will be able to get free wi-fi internet access at Coffee Republic cafes from May. Coffee Republic will become the first UK coffee chain to provide free wi-fi to customers when... [14 Apr 2008]
Podcast: The Weekly Round-Up 11.04.08
Round-Up Podcast Andy McCue hosts and is joined in the studio by Steve Ranger, Nick Heath and Bethan Jones. Computers from the archives, workers swapping the daily grind for a skinny latte and online funerals are all discussed in this week's Weekly Round-Up podcast. [11 Apr 2008]
Cyber crime: Police not taking it seriously
News Cyber crimes such as hacking, denial of service attacks and online fraud are not taken seriously enough by the police. In a poll of more than 100 silicon.com readers, 83 per cent said police should place a higher priority on e-crime than they do... [07 Apr 2008]
Tech budgets escape belt-tightening cuts
News Global IT budget growth remains flat despite the current economic climate and fears of a recession, according to Gartner's latest survey of more than 1,000 organisations. Almost two-thirds (62 per cent) of the 1,011 CIOs questioned reported no... [07 Apr 2008]
