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The rise and rise of Infor
Comment But they would be overlooking the far more impressive achievements of Infor, argues Bob Tarzey. Ask most industry people to name a success story and they might well mention Salesforce.com. Salesforce.com is set to become a $1bn applications company... [06 Aug 2008]
Woolly risk analysis is hastening a housing crash
Comment But there's a better way to ease the situation, argues Steve Boyle. Borrowers have moved from a mortgage feast to a famine so bad that the government has stepped in with a £50bn support package. CIO50 2008: Top 10 [03 Jul 2008]
Name that tune...the rise of Shazam
Comment As operators look to innovative third-party apps to help power a brave new era of mobile services, Fisher argues Shazam, with its community of users, is ideally placed to help them and build its own business in the process. [12 Jun 2008]
Vodafone chief's departure is a sign of the times
Comment But Arun Sarin's imminent departure from Vodafone may well have a wider significance, argues Natasha Lomas. A CEO stepping down after five years at a mobile operator might seem unremarkable. Telecoms grandee Arun Sarin is to retire as Vodafone's... [29 May 2008]
Will consumers always want free banking?
Comment This ruling will mean banks have to find more subtle ways to profit from their customers, argues Carol Wheatcroft. The High Court has decided consumer contract law can be used to determine whether bank overdraft charges are fair. [12 May 2008]
Tech Futures: The talkification of the web
Comment Now it's the turn of telecoms, argues Howard Greenfield. The film and music industries have been turned upside down by the arrival of the internet. The internet is set to get louder with the talkification of the web. [01 May 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Print issues in black and white
Comment One answer is managed print services, argues Louella Fernandes. Who controls printing and imaging? Responsibility is often scattered - so control and costs go out the window. Despite the growth in digital communications and promises of the... [22 Apr 2008]
Are rogue traders an inevitable evil?
Comment But a ruthless overhaul of poor banking systems is crucial to putting rogue traders out of business, argues Steve Boyle. Experts say investment banking fraud can never be eradicated - even with the most sophisticated software. [15 Apr 2008]
IT must be called to account over emissions
Comment That's down to a major break-down in communications between the board and IT management, argues Dennis Szubert. Despite their best intentions, many organisations are overlooking the real environmental impact of IT operations. [07 Apr 2008]
The ISO is right to back Microsoft's OOXML
Comment Cooler heads have wisely prevailed, argues Dale Vile of Freeform Dynamics. Amid anger and disbelief, it emerged this week the ISO is ratifying Microsoft's OOXML as a standard. News this week that Microsoft's OOXML document format has been adopted... [04 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: IT staff disloyalty
Comment There's been a shift in attitudes among IT workers, argues the Naked CIO. Gone are the days when loyalty to your employer counted for something. What most readers found provocative in my column on recruitment problems was the idea that employees... [31 Mar 2008]
The Naked CIO: Cut the bull
Comment But what do they expect when no one can make out what they're saying, argues the Naked CIO. Many IT managers constantly complain about not being understood by non-technical colleagues. For years we in IT have revelled in our pig Latin version of... [17 Mar 2008]
Outsourcing - life after the contract
Comment But the work is not all done just because the ink has dried on the paper, argues Paul Bentham. The fanfare of a new outsourcing contract may have died down long ago. UK public sector outsourcing has overrun by billions, according to a recent study... [12 Mar 2008]
Malice, misuse, mistake - security dangers pile up
Comment The real security threats may actually lie uncomfortably close to home, argues Stewart Baines. Putting a ring of steel around corporate data is only part of the answer. Hardly a week passes without another big data breach - typically from laptops... [10 Mar 2008]
Legal Eye: Is it wise to hit ISPs over file-sharing?
Comment But legal liability cannot rest solely on ISPs' shoulders, argues lawyer Simon Levine. Politicians are threatening ISPs with penalties if illegal downloading doesn't stop. To do so would undermine a central tenet of ecommerce law. [22 Feb 2008]
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