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Yahoo!'s board gets shareholder backing
News Executives and board members tried to soothe dissenting investors, insisting 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... [04 Aug 2008]
Oracle adds to SAP lawsuit allegations
News Oracle upped the ante in its lawsuit against rival SAP this week, claiming in an amended complaint that SAP's CEO and other top executives were aware of alleged illegal downloading of proprietary software and documents before, during and after its... [30 Jul 2008]
Bumpy landing for Bangalore's airport dream
Comment While top executives can use the expensive helicopter ferry service launching soon, others are obliged to factor in a five-hour lead time before boarding even 30- to 50-minute short-haul flights to neighbouring tech cities such as Chennai and... [30 Jul 2008]
Windows 7 on track, says Microsoft
News The company has officially said it would ship by January 2010 but top executives have also said from time to time that it would be done by the end of 2009. Microsoft Windows unit head Bill Veghte said on Thursday that Windows 7 development remains... [25 Jul 2008]
Grocery Gateway Fills Its Cart with the IBM eServer Platform
White Paper Grocery Gateway's commitment to keeping its systems in-house led its top executives to reconsider their reliance on the company's large legacy servers Compaq ProLiant 3000Rs. The platform's small footprint enables the company to optimize its floor... [03 Jul 2008]
Implementing a Disaster Recovery Solution with Hitachi Freedom Storage 7700 and Hitachi’s Remote Copy
White Paper As a result, IT executives are highly motivated to address availability as one of their top priorities. With this dependence on IT, even a temporary loss of critical applications or data access can have serious financial impact on a company. [03 Jul 2008]
McKesson: Delivering Timely Information for Faster Decision-Making
White Paper McKesson needed to develop a sophisticated internal analytic system for its top executives who would deliver timely and accurate financial score card information on its competition. McKesson is committed to using open industry standards to enhance... [03 Jul 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment When you consider UK companies alone spend $50bn per year on business travel, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council, anything to get their executives out of the air and into an Aeron chair is a good thing. [30 Jun 2008]
Who voted on the CIO50?
Comment Cathy Holley is a partner with executive search company Boyden, focusing on placing CIOs and senior IT executives across a broad range of sectors. Vicky Maxwell Davies is a partner with Boyden UK, focusing on placing CIOs and their top teams across... [11 Jun 2008]
The Naked CIO: Price of panic
Comment Capricious boardroom decisions based on the flawed thinking of panicky executives always end up with the wrong things being cut. Unfortunately, it's a truth rarely understood by C-level executives. Hard-working employees have often expended untold... [03 Jun 2008]
Vodafone chief's departure is a sign of the times
Comment The consultancy puts the changing face of the CEO down to more pressures on chief executives than a decade ago - and the need for businesses to be more innovative to stay on top. Research out earlier this year by change management consultancy... [29 May 2008]
Legal Eye: What's the score for the music biz?
Comment In theory confident artists, established or new, should be calling the shots and music executives shaking in their boots at the thought of more defectors. There is pressure to develop so-called 360-degree deals, where a record company manages all... [22 May 2008]
The Top 9 Ways to Increase Your Customer Loyalty: Follow These and Enjoy an Immediate Lift in the Loyalty of Your Customers
White Paper But what are executives really doing about it? Every company executive will raise their hand and say they believe having loyal customers is a key to business success. Most will point to their customer care training or CRM system. [15 May 2008]
Microsoft plans to go it alone online
News offer, executives are trying to make the case that Redmond's online business can go it alone. He said: "They are not gaining share today, for sure," before going on to discuss where Microsoft itself is going, outlaying the company's key efforts... [07 May 2008]
Use Tools to Gain Client Mindshare
White Paper Company executives and managers initially give new consulting projects top priority. But to keep a project on track, consultants still need to attract and maintain the participation of all key project participants. [16 Apr 2008]
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