manchester working in comment and analysis
SAS UK boss talks SaaS, innovation and his first 90 days in the job...
Comment Manocha joined SAS to run the Manchester sales office in 1996 before becoming UK sales director and then MD of SAS Austria in 2007. We've been working hard on the partnership side. And alongside the industry practices, we're also working on... [02 Apr 2008]
Gerry Pennell
CIO Profile Gerry Pennell joined Co-operative Financial Services in 2003 after setting up, running and then decommissioning the entire technology operations for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Pennell is also a non-executive director for UK IT body... [06 Jun 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.09.05
Round-Up The Round-Up's heart is bleeding this week for the poor old fans of English football club Manchester United, some of whom have reportedly turned to a life of cyber-crime after growing increasingly frustrated at their lot. [23 Sep 2005]
Leader: Three strikes and you're IT
Leader But like the 'love the team, hate the club' mentality threatening to drive a rift through Manchester United, whose almost unimaginable defeat formed the centrepiece of BBC programming this weekend, the popular front and the business end are... [23 May 2005]
The McCue Interview: UK Government CIO Ian Watmore
Comment Watmore still commutes from his Cheshire home, staying in his London flat during the week - which no doubt gives him time to follow both his beloved Arsenal football team and check on the progress of his son, who is at the Manchester United academy [16 Feb 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 14.05.04
Round-Up The award went to Manchester United (so, at least they've won something this year) but it was at least the one award which made guests stop chatting among themselves long enough to join in a chorus of booing. [14 May 2004]
Quocirca's Straight Talking... 3G remote access
Comment Looking at Vodafone’s announcement closely, it states: “With 3G capacity currently in London, along the M4 to Newbury and in cities such as Birmingham and Manchester, the first phase of 3G deployment is concentrating on major urban areas. [30 Jan 2004]
The McCue Interview: Barclays CTO Kevin Lloyd
Comment As a lifelong Arsenal fan said he was relieved that his son did not adopt the 'local' team Manchester United - though his subsequent choice of Aston Villa is hardly much better. Barclays' CTO Kevin Lloyd admits that he rose through the ranks from... [23 Dec 2003]
Out of tune
Comment Greater Manchester was a prime example of inefficiency, maintaining over 50 different sets of addresses before the project began. The Innovation and Development Agency (IDeA) is working with Intelligent Addressing to put all the nation's address... [03 May 2001]
What would you do with £500,000?
Comment Well, you could buy a one per cent stake in Manchester United, hire David Beckham for ten weeks, or buy just over a kilo of Ruud Van Nistelroy - perhaps his troublesome knee. Hopefully they have got the right man for the right money, but you can't... [02 May 2001]
3G licence holders: A spent force?
Comment Vodafone spent a small fortune - £30m (E49.3m) - on sponsoring Manchester United. Manchester United fans are everywhere (other than Manchester) and would probably pay for the privilege of seeing goals on their phones. [11 Sep 2000]
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