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UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months

News He said that while more CEOs appear to be taking data protection more seriously, more must be done to eradicate "inexcusable security breaches". Organisations continue to lose sensitive personal data - despite high profile cases such as the HM...

Tags: security, ico, data breach

[22 Apr 2008]

IBM CIO insights: Finding the new route to competitive advantage

whitepaper Facing rising competition and increasing pressure to contain costs, today's CEOs are demanding much more from their IT departments. This is more than just a challengeĀ—it's an opportunity for IT executives to become business-strategy leaders.

Tags: cios, innovation, executives, ceo

[02 Apr 2008]

IBM CIO insights: Finding the new route to competitive advantage

whitepaper Facing rising competition and increasing pressure to contain costs, today's CEOs are demanding much more from their IT departments. This is more than just a challengeĀ—it's an opportunity for IT executives to become business-strategy leaders.

Tags: cios, innovation, leaders, models

[02 Apr 2008]

Executive's Guide: Best Practices for Offsite Data Protection and Recovery

whitepaper Attention CEOs, presidents, owners and other executives at small to medium sized businesses. What would happen if your business applications froze? A power outage destroyed your most recent transactions?

Tags: back-up, medium, recovery, executive guide

[12 Dec 2007]

CEOs "clueless" about CIOs

News Cathy Holley, partner at headhunting company Boyden, said of CEOs: "If they are looking for a finance director they would probably know exactly what they are looking for, if they are looking for a sales and marketing director they'd probably know...

Tags: cio forum, ceo, cio

[16 Oct 2007]

Skills Survey 2007: CIOs getting less cash?

News The top tech earners are most likely to be non-IT 'C' level senior executives, such as CEOs, CFOs and COOs. IT chiefs are rolling in slightly less filthy lucre than last year, according to the 2007 exclusive silicon.com Skills Survey.

Tags: cios, skills, salaries, skills survey

[14 Aug 2007]

HP talks up next-gen data centres

News Livermore said almost all CEOs see the importance of information technology to their companies' success, but "almost none of them are satisfied that IT is driving the business outcomes they want". Livermore outlined how the company envisions the...

Tags: linuxworld, data centre, hp

[09 Aug 2007]

Five skills you need to be CIO

News Peter Breen, partner at global executive headhunter firm Heidrick & Struggles, says: "It's depressing how many IT people bore the pants off their CEOs by talking about technology.silicon.com's CIO Jury agrees - Steve Gediking, head of IT at the...

Tags: skills, cio

[06 Aug 2007]

Aviva restructures global IT organisation

News Those CIOs will report into the CEOs for their region. Moss will also set up a new technology council that will include all the senior IT executives and business representatives. Global insurance giant Aviva is restructuring its senior IT executive...

Tags: cios, norwich union, alex robinson, aviva

[02 Jul 2007]

Yahoo! gives in to 'Google envy'

Comment According to the Associated Press, Semel's take last year was bigger than any of the CEOs running the 386 public companies it tracked in an analysis of executive compensation. They could also fault Semel for any number of management screwups that...

Tags: yang, semel, google, yahoo

[19 Jun 2007]

Integrating Applications in an IP Environment

whitepaper The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), in cooperation with AT&T, recently conducted a survey of 236 executives (including 77 CEOs) in an effort to tease out the convergence-related issues facing businesses today.

Tags: voip - ip telephony, survey, intelligence, load

[02 May 2007]

Apple stock options saga: Jobs back in the spotlight

News Some CEOs have been forced to step down or fired over the issue but Apple has stuck by Jobs, considered by many as one of the most indispensable CEOs in the technology industry, if not the business world.

Tags: steve jobs, backdating, stock options, apple

[25 Apr 2007]

CIO Jury: CEOs 'don't get' technology

News CEOs must do more to understand the challenges and potential of technology if they want to avoid failed IT projects and get more out of their investment, according to CIOs. Research by the Cranfield School of Management and the Chartered Management...

Tags: cio jury

[08 Mar 2007]

Quick Take: The CIO and the CEO

whitepaper Most CEOs perceived IT, or BT (business technology), as an important underpinning of company operations, but not as a critical strategic tool. Added to this general ambivalence were high-profile cases of CEOs having their reputations and budgets...

Tags: bt, officers, ceos, harvard business review

[05 Mar 2007]

CEO and CIO still don't see eye to eye

Comment They were lying: CEOs - even the techies - could not afford to devote a quarter of their time to systems. And the fact that CEOs are not looking to the CIO to be a proactive leader in innovation and process is not bad news.

Tags: business, ceo, cio

[01 Mar 2007]

Investment Bank Smoothes "Deal Flow" With Customer Relationship Management

whitepaper Trust in individuals and a history of success inspires the confidence of CEOs and entrepreneurs seeking a financial partner that can raise the capital they need to grow. When it comes to winning and keeping corporate customers, the core assets of...

Tags: investment, capital, bank, confidence

[22 Jan 2007]

Microsoft, Nortel show off their unified comms

News The CEOs of Microsoft and Nortel Networks have announced the first set of products stemming from an alliance of the companies formed in July. The tight integration should simplify installation and maintenance of the messaging application, the...

Tags: microsoft, nortel

[18 Jan 2007]

Special: What kind of CIO are you?

Comment Identifying which category a CIO falls into is of use not only to CIOs themselves - to help identify their strengths and weaknesses - but also for CEOs and executive management committees to pinpoint what kind of CIO their organisation needs.

Tags: brinley platts, leading edge forum, csc

[18 Sep 2006]

Open source and SOA to redefine software landscape

News The report said: "While business today runs on software, CEOs and CIOs are not happy with either the prices they pay or performance that falls short of vendor promises. Blanket dismissals of new ideas are defensive; IT executives should be looking...

Tags: forrester, open source, soa

[05 Jul 2006]

US ill-prepared for "cyber Katrina"

News The US has never experienced a massive internet outage but a coalition of dynamic chief executives said on Friday the nation must do more to prepare for that prospect. The cautionary document was a product of the Business Roundtable, whose 160...

Tags: web blackout, cyber katrina

[26 Jun 2006]

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