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Exclusive: Jimmy Wales on what's next for Wikipedia
Comment In an exclusive interview, Wikipedia founder and silicon.com Agenda Setter Jimmy Wales talks to Natasha Lomas about what's next for Wikipedia and why the site needs geeks of all kinds. We know there are geeks who aren't... [05 Nov 2009]
Michael Dell
AS Profile While the computer hardware market may be on the wane, 2009 marks a return to the Agenda Setters list for Michael Dell. Since founding the computer maker in 1984 with savings of just... [30 Sep 2009]
Michael A Cusumano
AS Profile Michael Cusumano has quite simply "changed the way we think about the business cycle of computer firms", according to one Agenda Setters panellist. But, like many Agenda Setters before... [30 Sep 2009]
Gary McKinnon
AS Profile He makes the Agenda Setters list in recognition of his inadvertent role in concentrating minds on lax governmental security and highlighting the complexities of the extradition system. McKinnon has been fighting... [29 Sep 2009]
Chris Hyman
AS Profile He earned his place in this year's Agenda Setters for defying the recession and in the words of the panellists being an "innovative leader… in the field of the technological enablement of white collar service delivery". [29 Sep 2009]
Marc Benioff
AS Profile With cloud computing being one of the hottest buzzwords at the moment, Benioff's approach seems more relevant than ever and has resulted in his fifth appearance on the Agenda Setters list. One member of the... [29 Sep 2009]
Ray Kurzweil
AS Profile But its Kurzweil's conviction about the transformative potential of IT and his ability to apply these ideas across various industries that mark him out as an Agenda Setter. Ray Kurzweil is a futurist who's been thinking... [29 Sep 2009]
Mike Lynch
AS Profile When discussing Lynch's influence, one Agenda Setters panellist said he has delivered "the computer revolution in the understanding of unstructured information". Lynch has fallen down the... [29 Sep 2009]
Karen Price
AS Profile The Agenda Setters judges were impressed with Price's success in driving IT up the education agenda and in collaborating with business to bring the private sector into the skills debate. She has been... [29 Sep 2009]
Digital Britain fibre tax 'to be law before next general election'
News Speaking at a British Computer Society (BCS) panel debate this morning, Timms said: "The levy on telephone lines - 50p a month… will be in the finance bill which I'm also responsible for at the Treasury and my aim is... [23 Sep 2009]
Five Steps to Secure Outsourced Application Development
White Paper Application security has risen to the top of the agenda for security professionals striving to control their company's overall risk profile. According to Gartner and the Computer Emergency Response Team... [14 Jul 2009]
Parliamentary tech boss backs call for £1bn IT fund
News If we do not implement the green IT agenda there are risks. The need to cut IT costs is already high on the government's agenda following the recent Operational Efficiency Programme report which... [29 Jun 2009]
Next stop HMRC: How TfL CIO will shake up the taxman
Comment Pavitt has also pursued a shared services agenda, placing 65 per cent of TfL's systems on a shared common technology platform. Pavitt's challenge will be to realise vision of the Poynter Review and implement a single... [26 Jun 2009]
Pascal Emile
CIO Profile In this role he has promoted global platforms and processes and internal data exchange as part of an executive agenda based on the two themes: accelerating change and focusing on growth. Emile has a degree in... [03 Jun 2009]
Should you still be scared of malware?
News For Neil Harvey, IT director at Sindlesham Court, while viruses are as much on the agenda as ever, they are easier to guard against. John Keeling, director of computer services, John Lewis While the... [06 Apr 2009]
