cio in case studies
How outsourcing saved Zurich's IT
Case Study Zurich CIO Michael Paravicini said that there was no global IT strategy and that its outdated infrastructure relied on too many data centres and incompatible software platforms, with 30 different claim systems in place. [10 Jun 2008]
Vista basks in public sector praise
Case Study PCs used by visitors will be upgraded to Vista and for Newham's acting CIO Geoff Connell, the upgrade is driven in part by the public's expectations. Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, launched in January 2007, has had a mixed reaction... [30 May 2008]
Travel site bookings fly when glitch fixed
Case Study Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008… Video: CIO Agenda 2008 Naked CIO: The true cost of IT Why IT must escape the belt-tightening ... [09 May 2008]
Childnet helps parents get web savvy
Case Study Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008… Video: CIO Agenda 2008 Naked CIO: The true cost of IT Why IT must escape the belt-tightening ... [08 May 2008]
Channel Five switches on to virtualisation
Case Study Speaking at a roundtable event in London, Channel Five CIO, Ken Davis, said: "The ecology and framework for media is changing - we're in a time of great flux. Channel Five is revamping its IT infrastructure by embracing virtualisation as it adjusts... [22 May 2007]
Isle of Man building for a tech future
Case Study The network is the culmination of several years' work and CIO for the Isle of Man government, Allan Paterson, likened the process to building a house. When Paterson first took the CIO role in 2002, the objective of the government was to make joined... [28 Mar 2007]
Newcastle City Council saves millions from IT overhaul
Case Study Ray Ward, CIO of Newcastle City Council, told silicon.com: "Most of our IT was centred on old mainframes. Newcastle City Council has saved millions of pounds as a result of a massive IT overhaul which saw it move from mainframes into the modern era... [15 Jun 2006]
Punch Taverns improves performance with BI
Case Study David Rowling, CIO at Punch Taverns, said business intelligence data helps the board calculate the right bid offer by predicting the likely performance of an organisation post-acquisition. UK pub group Punch Taverns is using business intelligence... [12 Jun 2006]
Beauty giant gives IT systems multimillion makeover
Case Study Coty's global CIO David Berry explained that getting the merger of the two companies done fast was vital: "It was very much a case of how do we merge the companies together and generate savings as part of the acquisition. [26 Apr 2006]
Pru calls in VoIP to improve customer service
Case Study Prudential UK's CIO John Worth told silicon.com: "What we've done is outsourced our voice and data network to BT and taken the opportunity to transform the network at the same time. Financial services giant Prudential plans to cut its costs and... [21 Jun 2005]
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