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RSS CarphoneWhy CIOs aren't on the Chrome straight
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of... [03 Oct 2008]
Go Solo at Orange to hook up with biz fat pipes
News By doing so, Orange pushed Carphone Warehouse's TalkTalk service out of the top three. Orange announced its 'Broadband for Business' offer on Tuesday, alongside various consumer-related updates. These include a similar... [01 Oct 2008]
Data breach at Virgin prompts encryption order
News The CD was given to the telco by Virgin Media reseller Carphone Warehouse and contained data on individuals who had expressed interest in signing up to Virgin Media services, including names and addresses and in some... [30 Sep 2008]
When is free broadband not free broadband?
News The Advertising Standards Authority has rapped Carphone Warehouse's TalkTalk unit over a recent TV advert that promised free broadband even though it was not available to all customers. The advert prompted complaints... [25 Sep 2008]
Built-in email, editing ditched in Windows 7
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse Microsoft has decided Windows 7 won't include built-in programs for email, photo editing, and movie making, as was done with Windows Vista. The software maker included Windows Photo... [23 Sep 2008]
The McCue Interview: Ian Cramb, COO, Citigroup
Comment Simon Post Carphone Warehouse Ian Cramb is one of the increasing number of IT chiefs moving up the corporate ladder into wider operating roles, rising from CIO to become COO of the Citigroup's consumer business in 2006. [10 Sep 2008]
CIOs: All our apps will be in the cloud by 2013
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse Business applications will increasingly head into the cloud as consumer technology filters through to business, according to UK CIOs. More than half (56 per cent) of the CIOs surveyed... [08 Sep 2008]
CIOs ready for flexi-time law
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse Most CIOs believe their organisations are ready for a proposed extension of employees' right to ask for flexible working. CIO50 2008: Top 10 The UK's leading CIOs revealed… [03 Sep 2008]
Pay-as-you-go for iPhone 3G
News Pay-as-you-go iPhones will be available from 16 September in O2 stores, The Carphone Warehouse and Apple stores. O2 UK has revealed how much it will cost to own a pay-as-you-go iPhone 3G. An 8GB device will be available... [01 Sep 2008]
CIOs rate MBAs
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse CIOs say MBAs are a useful tool for their jobs - as long as they are studied for the right reasons and combined with plenty of practical experience. In the latest silicon.com CIO Jury poll,... [19 Aug 2008]
Carphone Warehouse does workforce management
News Carphone Warehouse has started the roll out of a workforce management system in a £1.5m project across it's European store estate. Carphone Warehouse senior project manager Mercedes Mendes told... [13 Aug 2008]
The rise and rise of Infor
Comment Simon Post Carphone Warehouse Ask most industry people to name a success story and they might well mention Salesforce.com. But they would be overlooking the far more impressive achievements of Infor, argues Bob Tarzey. [06 Aug 2008]
IT chiefs brace for recession
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse The prospect of the UK heading into a full blown recession is forcing some IT chiefs to reassess their tech strategy and investment. For the second time in a row, the silicon.com CIO Jury... [04 Aug 2008]
The McCue Interview: Phil Pavitt, CIO, Transport for London
Comment Simon Post CTO, Carphone Warehouse After a rollercoaster ride at telco NTL Phil Pavitt was contemplating a more relaxing semi-retirement that involved spending more time at his house in France, flying helicopters and... [29 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News However, a spokesperson for Carphone Warehouse, one such provider, said on Wednesday that BT's announcement was welcome as long as Ofcom guaranteed "a level playing field with other ISPs… in the same way that, initially,... [17 Jul 2008]
