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Dear silicon.com... modern malware, Vista sales, Bluetooth ads...

Comment HSBC drops mobile Bluetooth ad plans thank the lord they've dropped this plan Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Something catching…

[04 Oct 2007]

Bigger is not always better

Comment HSBC employs about 23,000 IT professionals, 13,000 of whom can develop solutions; this is more than seven per cent of HSBC's staff. HSBC, along with all other European banks, is supposed to focus on serving customers, not on writing code.

Tags: mifid, basel ii, sepa, banks

[02 Oct 2007]

Peter Hambling

CIO Profile Peter Hambling has just taken on the top IT role at insurance exchange Lloyds of London in May of this year after two years as head of sales delivery for HSBC's UK retail network, where he led a team creating a next-generation retail banking model...

[06 Jun 2007]

Ken Harvey

CIO Profile In 2004 Ken Harvey became group general manager and group CIO of HSBC with responsibility for an annual global IT budget of almost $5bn and the development, implementation and operation of the bank's IT systems.

[06 Jun 2007]

Will's Web Watch: Computer says 'no'

Comment My other half, ahead of a recent trip to Mexico, phoned HSBC to tell them we were off to Central America and to ask them not to put a block on any credit or debit cards they saw being used there during the coming fortnight.

Tags: web watch

[10 May 2007]

Leader: Don't get IT in a flap over bird flu

Leader HSBC has said it expects 50 per cent of its worldwide staff to fall sick in the event of an outbreak of the virus. It's almost impossible to open a newspaper without seeing a story about the threat of bird flu.

Tags: bird flu

[17 Jan 2006]

Opinion: Online security school now in session

Comment With the help of BBC Top Gear's Richard Hammond, Cabinet Office Minister John Hutton and the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit's Sharon Lemon, the initiative will be a public-private partnership supported by the likes of eBay, HSBC, Lloyds TSB...

Tags: online security

[24 Oct 2005]

Security education: Too little too late

Comment In this case, the generosity of Dell, eBay, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, Microsoft and Yell will match a £150,000 grant from the government. What is government doing to educate end users about online threats such as viruses and spyware?

Tags: security education, government

[22 Aug 2005]

The Weekly Round-Up: 24.06.05

Round-Up The affected banks are Barclays, HSBC and NatWest, according to the paper. Of course the British author wasn't talking about sophisticated modern phishing scams but computer users are being warned to be on the look out for scams which will draw...

[24 Jun 2005]

Opinion: Is cybercrime unstoppable?

Opinion: Is cybercrime unstoppable?

Comment The quiet bombshell dropped by Alan Jebson, chief operating officer at HSBC Bank, appeared to go unnoticed by journalists at last week's e-Crime Congress in London. Taking an entirely different view to HSBC's Jebson, Lopez claims his bank is...

Tags: law enforcement, organised crime, cybercrime

[11 Apr 2005]

Opinion: UK needs cybercrime strategy

Comment The campaign is chaired by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit and is supported by Dell, eBay, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, Microsoft, the CSIA (Central Sponsor for Information Assurance) within the Cabinet Office and the NISCC (National Infrastructure Security...

Tags: uk government, cybercrime

[13 Jan 2005]

Tony Hallett's After These Messages: 3's mad ad

Comment She runs through what look like dozens of bright red silk sheets or towels hanging up, conjuring an image of a China of film director Zhang Yimou as much as HSBC or Hutchison Whampoa, 3's ultimate parent.

Tags: 3

[03 Nov 2004]

Offshoring: How to deal with customer backlash

Comment HSBC, which last month announced some 3,500 jobs are to leave the UK, looks set to be the first target. Articles and commentary on IT offshoring and BPO in India and elsewhere will be appearing on silicon.com during the coming weeks.

[05 Jul 2004]

Leader: Crossed lines on call centre debate

Leader One company currently being attacked for 'taking our jobs' by irate Britons is HSBC. The general level of call centre care in the UK has been poor since long before the spectre of offshoring came along and yet now in some quarters a criticism of UK...

Tags: call, offshoring, centre

[21 Jun 2004]

The McCue Interview: Barclays CTO Kevin Lloyd

The McCue Interview: Barclays CTO Kevin Lloyd

Comment His first major move in the industry was in 1986 when he was offered three positions, one at Midland Bank (now HSBC), one at Kleinwort Benson (later bought by Dresdner Bank) and one at Barclays. Barclays' CTO Kevin Lloyd admits that he rose through...

[23 Dec 2003]

The Bloor Perspective: Cyber warfare, call centre futures and M&A today

Comment Some of the banks, such as HSBC, have substantial service centres. Though busy with preparation for other forms of warfare, President Bush appears to have found time to ask officials and members of his administration to draw up 'rules of engagement...

[17 Feb 2003]

The Bloor Perspective: IM on the march, HSBC in China, and IT services ups and downs

Comment Whichever one, there's no doubt it will be an exciting and educational period for HSBC. HSBC, with its current as the world's local bank, has long had ambitions for China and its rumoured $1tr savings opportunity.

[07 Oct 2002]

Why Fsharp fell flat

Comment Services that target rich individuals - including those from Abbey National's Inscape, Lloyds TSB's Create and a joint venture from HSBC and Merrill Lynch - all suffered bad-timing with their launches.

[22 Oct 2001]

John Lamb's Week: Will Iceland get lift off from the tornado?

Comment He will spend four days meeting customers and the media in the UK, including visits to top IT brass at the Shell oil company and HSBC bank. The organisers - Tornado Insider magazine - are determinedly upbeat with the theme '2001 The Critical Year...

[04 May 2001]

Bye-bye, sell sell: The rise and fall of online share trading

Comment A recent survey from online entity Merrill Lynch HSBC found that 74 per cent of investors are putting off trading online because they feel internet sites lack good quality investment information. The last month has seen cutbacks and layoffs at...

[13 Feb 2001]

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