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RSS david yuCost-cutting sees Vodafone slash 500 jobs
News Raymond Yu, an Ovum analyst, said the redundancies were expected and do not reflect on Vodafone's position relative to its rival operators. In the current climate, it's just normal that they're looking to be more... [24 Feb 2009]
Betfair hits jackpot with new CTO
News Betfair CEO David Yu, himself a former CTO of the company, described McAlister as "experienced and capable". Online betting exchange Betfair has appointed a new CTO. Tony McAlister will join the company... [18 Dec 2008]
Yahoo!'s board gets shareholder backing
News David Yu Betfair Yahoo! s board of directors won strong backing from shareholders at its annual meeting on Friday, with Jerry Yang, the company's embattled CEO, receiving 85 per cent of the vote in his... [04 Aug 2008]
Infosys launches radical retail tech services
News David Yu Betfair Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan is an unassuming man, who doesn't use his position to be imposing. It's less important for him to be the company's controller than to look like he is.... [01 Aug 2008]
Betfair CTO moves on
News Betfair's CEO David Yu said Devine has transformed the company's technology team during his time as CTO. Yu said in a statement: "He introduced processes and rigour that resulted in our... [21 May 2008]
BT CEO Ben Verwaayen to step down
News David Yu BT's CEO Ben Verwaayen is to step down as CEO on 31 May 2008 after more than six years at the telco where he championed its push into broadband and helped it dodge regulator Ofcom's axe.... [08 Apr 2008]
Google, Yahoo! and MySpace announce OpenSocial Foundation
News David Yu Google, Yahoo! and News Corp's MySpace.com have announced they have formed the OpenSocial Foundation, a not-for-profit group to support the OpenSocial initiative that Google kick-started last... [26 Mar 2008]
Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys
News David Yu Betfair Nandan Nilekani is pretty much a legend in his own lifetime. Co-founder of Indian outsourcing giant Infosys, foundation board member of the World Economic Forum, co-founder of the Indian... [03 Mar 2008]
Steve Ballmer's $44.6bn letter to Yahoo!
News David Yu Betfair Microsoft today made a $44.6bn offer for web giant Yahoo! valuing the company 62 per cent higher than its latest stock value. According to Microsoft, the bid is intended to better... [01 Feb 2008]
CIO Essentials: Xmas gadgets, mobile ban and green IT
News David Yu Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories from the past seven days and... [11 Dec 2007]
Oracle users demand better support
News David Yu Betfair Ronan Miles, chairman of the UK Oracle User Group, told silicon.com: "Areas of issue are in the support sphere. What we want to do with Oracle is identify the issues. He explained that... [10 Dec 2007]
Granger to depart NHS IT at end of year
News David Yu This will form part of NHS CEO David Nicholson's wider review of how the health service uses informatics and technology to improve patient care. The head of the £12.4bn NHS IT... [05 Dec 2007]
Steve Jobs top of the Power pops
News David Yu Betfair Jobs took the top spot in Fortune magazine's Power 25 for 2007, for having "twice altered the direction of the computer industry". Apple's launch of the Apple II in 1977 "kicked off the... [29 Nov 2007]
CIO Essentials: Vista, Kindle and data breaches
News David Yu Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories from the past seven days and explains why they matter. This week we hear from Graham... [27 Nov 2007]
European software industry gets big thumbs up
News David Yu Betfair At an awards ceremony in Brussels, Intellect announced the top European IT companies for 2007 - the 'Truffle 100'. Agenda Setters 2007 - Top 20 Find out who made it into silicon.com's... [22 Nov 2007]
