acquisitions in comment and analysis
Jane Scott
CIO Profile This has included a complete refresh of the IT technical infrastructure and the integration of the technology relating to the fresh produce and catering equipment business acquisitions that have taken place over the last four years. [11 Jun 2008]
John Thorp
CIO Profile His senior exec roles have taken him to Australia, Brazil, Europe and the US and he has developed a niche as a bit of a mergers-and-acquisitions specialist. John Thorp has been the group CIO for electrical retail group DSG International (DSGi... [11 Jun 2008]
The McCue Interview: Claire Hamon, CIO, Rok Group
Comment Construction isn't an industry noted for its heavy reliance on technology but she says her priority is to develop an IT strategy and build a team that will support the company's ambitious growth plans and frequent acquisitions over the next three... [13 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 14.03.08
Round-Up This reinvention has been done mostly through acquisitions - around $1bn was spent last year trying to consolidate its position in the market but frankly the Round-Up was none the wiser. It's difficult to know what to make of AOL these days. [14 Mar 2008]
The McCue Interview: Dave Lynch, CIO, Go Ahead Group
Comment My role was to look at the scope for an acquisitive time period - so not slowing acquisitions down. Dave Lynch, a no-nonsense northerner hailing from the seaside town of Blackpool, has come a long way since starting out on the trams and buses that... [30 Jan 2008]
How to write a killer CV
Comment Mergers and acquisitions A sharp CV really does count, says Cathy Holley of headhunters Boyden UK Global Executive Search - and certain facts matter more than your skills at tortoise husbandry. Office insights… Bored and underpaid? [17 Jan 2008]
Tech Visions: New media is IT's next frontier
Comment Media within the enterprise has come of age after a series of landmark multi-billion dollar acquisitions including Google buying YouTube for $1.65bn, eBay acquiring Skype for $2.6bn and News Corp's $580m purchase of MySpace. [29 Nov 2007]
Charles Dunstone
AS Profile This year he has earned praise from the judges for offering a free laptop with AOL Broadband, another of his recent acquisitions. In the cut-throat world of mobile phones, Charles Dunstone's beaming boyish face stands out as the one consumers can... [12 Oct 2007]
Eric Schmidt
AS Profile Acquisitions has been the big theme, with the $1.65bn deal to buy video-sharing website YouTube, a proposed $3.1bn purchase of web advertising supplier DoubleClick and the $625m acquisition of web security company Postini. [12 Oct 2007]
Tech can make or break a merger
Comment The truth is that most acquisitions are driven by international bankers and financial strategy advisers who are not necessarily engaged in the operational realities of making the deal happen. Andrew Morlet sets out five rules to help CIOs ensure... [25 Sep 2007]
The tech requirements of private equity funds
Comment Historically, all physical documents associated with a private equity deal or acquisitions were placed in a conference room at law firms for viewing at set times by the teams of dealmakers. Private equity has had a high, if mixed profile but its... [20 Aug 2007]
Q&A: Ashwin Goyall, Oracle VP of industry strategy for financial services
Comment Oracle created a global financial services business unit in June to bring together a number of assets and acquisitions under one umbrella. Acquisitions are difficult propositions. We've spent a decade refining the process we use to integrate... [23 Jul 2007]
Retail CIOs aiming to ditch legacy of IT complexity
Comment One of the big challenges to the industry, as it undergoes a period of mergers and acquisitions, is the integration of existing systems. Retail technology touches our daily lives at almost every turn and that's reflected in the fact that one-fifth... [02 Jul 2007]
Mittu Sridhara
CIO Profile Mittu Sridhara is responsible for product strategy and delivery as well as integrating technology acquisitions at Sabre Holdings, which provides IT services to the travel industry and whose own retail brands include Travelocity and lastminute.com. [06 Jun 2007]
Retail CIOs aiming to ditch legacy of IT complexity
CIO Analysis One of the big challenges to the industry, as it undergoes a period of mergers and acquisitions, is the integration of existing systems. Retail technology touches our daily lives at almost every turn and that's reflected in the fact that one-fifth... [06 Jun 2007]
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