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Next stop HMRC: How TfL CIO will shake up the taxman
Comment Now, 15 of the 17 contracts have been brought back in-house, cutting headcount costs by £20m and desktop and support costs by 61 per cent, according to Pavitt. Prior to his arrival TfL spent 60 per cent of its IT budget... [26 Jun 2009]
CIO finishing school set to open doors
News The centre is currently in the process of recruiting a director after which it will start to apply for research contracts. City University London is setting up a centre dedicated to training the next generation of CIOs. [23 Jun 2009]
Darrell Stein
CIO Profile In recent years, the IT chief has also overseen a series of multimillion pound outsourcing deals - including a contract with IBM to upgrade in-store systems; and managed services contracts with Logicalis, to improve the... [01 Jun 2009]
37,000 women quit tech for family
News In addition, having too few women in IT teams could affect the ability of companies to secure public sector contracts due to strict requirements around gender balance. Thousands of women are leaving the IT industry due... [14 Nov 2008]
IT chiefs brace for recession
News Others who were sticking to their guns were either mid-way through investment contracts or felt they had a flexible enough strategy to be able to react in time to economic hazards as they presented themselves. [04 Aug 2008]
Nationwide hands network reins to BT
News The contract will see Nationwide's voice and data network infrastructure and existing third-party network contracts transferred to the telco. Nationwide Building Society has signed a seven-year £160m deal with BT to... [30 Jun 2008]
British Energy hires new CIO
News They are supported by a number of outsourcing contracts - with the likes of Capgemini, Fujitsu and Logica. British Energy has hired a new CIO to help the organisation drive greater efficiencies and cost savings out of... [07 Dec 2007]
The AA IT director Trevor Didcock
Comment I've not worked in an organisation in the past that has really understood its asset base, what contracts it has, its licensing position - accurately. Not surprisingly, faced with such a tight and immovable 12-month... [21 Sep 2007]
British Energy CIO, Ian Campbell
Comment They are supported by a number of outsourcing contracts - with the likes of Capgemini, Fujitsu and Logica. A couple of weeks earlier, one might imagine they would have been floating by but the devastating floodwaters... [13 Aug 2007]
UK wary of offshoring to Brics
News Mark Kobayashi-Hillary, offshoring director of the National Outsourcing Association, told silicon.com that large UK companies are already embracing Brics countries for outsourcing deals, though smaller organisation may struggle with... [21 Jun 2007]