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The Weekly Round-Up: 27.06.08
Round-Up Of course, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer now has the chance to put his own stamp of authority on the company (once he stops having a laugh, mind ). Bill Gates is many things to many people. Brilliant technologist, ruthless businessman, chino... [27 Jun 2008]
Phil Pavitt
CIO Profile He is already heavily involved in the Greater London Authority (GLA) CIO Group. In his first move into the public sector Phil Pavitt was appointed as Group CIO for Transport for London (TfL) in early 2007. [11 Jun 2008]
Who voted on the CIO50?
Comment He is an authority on CIO career development and performance and has helped scores of CIOs achieve better insight into their personal strengths and drives. The silicon.com CIO50 2008 list was compiled using the votes of 25 CIOs and an expert... [11 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... XP lives, the femtocell 'truth', BlackBerry bashing…
Comment Make "Data Security Director" a position with statutory authority, responsibility and power - requiring a little book learning and certification - to take executive action to make the organisation take security seriously. [01 May 2008]
Why outsourcing divorce can end in tears…
Comment In the outsourcing deals of the late 1990s it was common for suppliers to take on board everything from a public sector authority's entire IT infrastructure through to software development. But public sector organisations considering going... [04 Feb 2008]
E-tailers beware: OFT web sweep is imminent
Comment The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Local Authority Trading Standards Services are planning a sweep of the UK's top 600 retail websites to ensure they meet key legislation. Do your ecommerce operations comply with the law? [14 Dec 2007]
Leader: UK should make hay while MiFID sun shines
Leader The Financial Services Authority (FSA) transposed MiFID into UK law at the end of January - much earlier than many other countries - and so firms have had much longer to adapt to new processes and bring in the technology needed. [01 Nov 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Know-nothing managers
Comment In a meeting a senior manager responsible for IT in a multinational company admits he has no real knowledge or understanding of software or systems - and yet has the signing authority for millions of dollars of spend per year. [20 Aug 2007]
Richard Rundle
CIO Profile What they say about him: "Richard is the archetypal solid, dependable IS leader who balances innovation with standardisation, strategy with delivery. BAA was bought by Spanish construction business Ferrovial for £10.3bn last year and IT director... [06 Jun 2007]
Jos Creese
CIO Profile He is involved in a number of national groups on IT, working with the Local Government Association, Cabinet Office and local authority IT body Socitm. As head of IT at Hampshire County Council Jos Creese runs a team of more than 420 business and IT... [06 Jun 2007]
Editor's Blog: Moving bits
Comment So now there's an e-petition on the 10 Downing Street website asking the PM "to insist that Ofcom and the ASA [Advertising Standards Authority] stop broadband providers advertising 'unlimited' services that are in fact limited in the small print... [05 Apr 2007]
Leader: A £1m message that goes out nationwide
Leader The Information Commissioner was informed and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) investigated. When it comes to regulatory fines, especially those issued to companies for information abuse, one often feels disappointed. [14 Feb 2007]
Where did Dell go wrong?
Comment I met only one guy with any authority who had spent time on the front lines of sales, i.e.setting up cardboard end caps at retailer outlets. Faced with poor financials and a major management shake-up, Dell is having a rough time of it. [01 Feb 2007]
Leader: The CIO Agenda for 2007
Leader Thanks to those who gave their time to take part in this year's CIO Agenda survey, including: Russell Altendorff, IT director, London Business School; Mark Beattie, head of IT, LondonWaste; Nicholas Bellenberg, IT director, Hachette Filipacchi UK... [17 Jan 2007]
So what is convergence anyway?
Comment The business pages of a daily paper will state with authority that convergence is the driving force behind cable company NTL's merger with Virgin Mobile, while the technology supplement writes about the latest converged handset. [07 Dec 2006]
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