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CIOs: Go large for services
Comment When it comes to managing services, thinking big will get you far, says Gartner's Mark McDonald. Mark McDonald is group vice president and head of research at analyst house Gartner.... [24 Jun 2009]
CIOs' IT budgets even smaller than planned
News CIOs reported that renegotiating vendor contracts and headcount reductions were the primary focus areas for accommodating budget reductions," Gartner group VP Mark McDonald said in a statement. Last... [08 Jun 2009]
CIOs: Are you ready to be a hero?
News McDonald said that while some critics might say that CIO technology priorities could be more ambitious, "modest" resources requiring close management mean it's understandable IT bosses are looking to... [14 Jan 2009]
No pink slips in Bangalore - yet
Comment Economic theory has it that no two countries with McDonald's fast food outlets will ever go to war with each other. The economic corollary to that theory in the recent global financial meltdown could... [28 Oct 2008]
3G iPhone - the business perspective
News O2 UK has been beta testing the 3G device with 15 corporate customers, including Citigroup, Logica and McDonald's, but has not put a figure on the number of businesses that pre-registered an interest -... [10 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone to storm enterprise world, says O2
News O2 UK's head of business sales, Ben Dowd, told silicon.com the company has undertaken beta testing of the 3G device with 15 corporate customers - including Citigroup, Logica and... [04 Jul 2008]
Korea Food Service Corporation Installs Web-Based Ordering System for Greater Efficiency
White Paper Founded in 1997 as a delivery center for McDonald's Korea, Korea Food Service Corporation (KFSC) expanded its activities to include food manufacturing and distribution. It has used... [21 May 2008]
Tech budgets escape belt-tightening cuts
News Mark McDonald, group VP and head of research for Gartner Executive Programs, said in a statement: "Given economic conditions, CIOs should be prepared and have a contingency plan for both increases or decreases in the... [07 Apr 2008]
Top 10 retail IT stories of the year
News McDonald's: 'Do you want free wi-fi with that? In what proved to be one of the last interviews before his resignation, Cobain outlined the leading grocer's strategy on global IT systems,... [19 Dec 2007]
Stories of the month - October 2007
News McDonald's: 'Do you want free wi-fi with that? Talking of big brands, McDonald's announced plans to roll out a free wi-fi service in its 1,200 UK outlets in an effort to... [31 Oct 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 12.10.07
Round-Up McDonald's ongoing quest to improve its brand from beloved-of-chavs fast food chain to slightly less beloved-of-chavs fast food chain took a bold new step forward with the news that the... [12 Oct 2007]
Dear silicon.com... McInternet, FON in the UK, safety first, e-fraud...
Comment McDonald's: 'Do you want free wi-fi with that? What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Editor's choice silicon.com news editor Steve... [11 Oct 2007]
Editor's Blog: Tear up that boarding pass...
Comment At the end of last week silicon.com was briefed on another wi-fi rollout, with news that McDonald's is making its UK outlets into free wi-fi hotspots. Now I could have gone on about... [08 Oct 2007]
McDonald's: 'Do you want free wi-fi with that?'
News Fast food chain McDonald's is about to roll out a free wi-fi service across its 1,200 outlets in the UK and claims it will make the company the largest provider of free wireless internet access in the... [05 Oct 2007]
Mobile Marketing based on ToruCa
White Paper Recently McDonald's Holdings in Japan announced that it will install iD platforms to its outlets to allow payments with mobile phones and jointly promote marketing with NTT DoCoMo using ToruCa as a... [20 Sep 2007]