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Comment Some mention old technology favourites: "Vendors stay faithful to Windows 95" and "User forum warns users to prepare for NT 5". Exclusive column: The Naked CIO See what this CIO really thinks… The Naked CIO: Service level disagreements [11 Jul 2008]
Off the peg or tailor made?
Comment These shifts will change the way organisations choose and pay for systems, says Corporate IT Forum research head Ollie Ross. What's also certain is that members of The Corporate IT Forum are taking a hard look at cloud computing models hosted... [16 Jun 2008]
Gareth Lewis
CIO Profile Outside of Virgin, the Cambridge-educated Lewis is a non-executive director of mobile services software supplier Elata, a member of the customer advisory board for Tideway Systems and a board member of the Telecommunications Management Forum. [11 Jun 2008]
Sun unveils JavaFX for rich web apps
News As part of this summer's JavaFX preview programme for scripters and web developers, Sun said it will be looking for forum-based feedback on the JavaFX preview release before it rolls out the first officially launched version of the platform later... [08 May 2008]
Video: How to keep hold of tech's high flyers
Video In this silicon.com video - shot at the CIO Forum event - some of the UK's leading CIOs give tips on how to keep hold of the IT department's high achievers. If you like this video, follow the link below where a different set of tech chiefs discuss... [04 Mar 2008]
Offshoring - not just about the costs
Comment But speakers at this year's Nasscom Leadership Forum are emphasising it's much more than that, reports silicon.com editorial board member Richard Sykes. An earlier session had given the floor to Ken Brame, the recently retired CIO of US retailer... [18 Feb 2008]
Video: How to keep the best-performing staff
Video Watch this video, recorded at silicon.com's CIO Forum, to find out how some of the UK's leading CIOs tackle staff turnover in their organisations, and discover how you can make sure the best people stay with your organisation. [22 Jan 2008]
Top 10 outsourcing stories of the year
News IT chiefs at silicon.com's CIO Forum in October. Reuters CIO, David Lister, told silicon.com the contract would solve a lot of legacy issues that the company had been dealing with. During a panel debate Rob Fraser, ex-Boots CIO, said offshoring... [18 Dec 2007]
British Energy hires new CIO
News In the meantime Campbell will continue his role as chairman of the blue-chip user group the Corporate IT Forum while he considers his next career move. British Energy has hired a new CIO to help the organisation drive greater efficiencies and cost... [07 Dec 2007]
Microsoft licensing value under scrutiny
News Ian Campbell, CIO for British Energy and chairman of the Corporate IT Forum, said: "It would be great if we user organisations could collaborate to get some standardisation with licensing. At a recent workshop by blue-chip user group the Corporate... [15 Nov 2007]
Editor's Blog: Goodbye silicon.com - and thanks
Comment our best audience figures to date - three-quarters of a million of you registering around four million page impressions (so said ABCe at the time of our last audit).the creation of an editorial board which we regularly turn to for input.the yearly... [08 Nov 2007]
CIOs forced to shoulder disaster recovery role
News Business continuity and disaster recovery are seen as an IT responsibility, said Peter Thomson, director of the Future Work Forum - part of the Henley Management College which offers businesses advice on future working practices. [07 Nov 2007]
Photos of the month - October 2007
Photo Monday 15 October was the date for the fourth annual silicon.com CIO Forum - which brought together the cream of the UK's IT bosses for a conference on the theme of tech skills. The software behemoth was showing off a table-like device that uses a... [31 Oct 2007]
How to survive the first 100 days as CIO
News At the silicon.con CIO Forum, Network Rail information management director Catherine Doran presented some top tips for tech chiefs about to start a new job at the top level. The first three months of a new CIO's reign are often the most important. [22 Oct 2007]
The secret of making the CIO grade
News Speaking at the silicon.com CIO Forum, Brinley Platts, chairman of CIO Development, said: "In all my years working with CIOs, I've never met one with a career plan. When quizzed about their next career move in a live poll at the silicon.com CIO... [17 Oct 2007]
