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Why it's still tough to find a good CIO
Comment This situation is exacerbated as the recession forces mergers and cost cutting initiatives in companies. Yes, we're in a recession - but there are still jobs for CIOs. While this is a fine view,... [06 Aug 2009]
Google CEO: 'We're not immune to economic gloom'
News Schmidt also said that Google "was pretty inactive right now" on the mergers and acquisitions front, blaming unfavourable prices. When CIOs tighten their belts, what feels the squeeze? Google CEO Eric... [04 Mar 2009]
Legacy IT holding back insurers
Comment In Europe, where mergers and acquisitions have been historically more prevalent than in the US, the diversity and age of the technology in use is even more acute. Catherine Stagg-Macey of insurer Celent explains what... [16 Dec 2008]
Is the credit crunch affecting IT?
News Big name mergers on the cards include Lloyds TSB and HBOS, and Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Various predictions of how the credit crunch could adversely affect the UK's IT industry have been flying around of late,... [03 Nov 2008]
Information Technology's M&A Problem: A Briefing on IT Integration During Mergers & Acquisitions
White Paper Merger, takeover, acquisition; call it whatever one wants to but CIOs from all walks of life will likely agree, while Merger & Acquisition (M&A) activities can be exciting undertakings, they are typically rife with... [12 Mar 2008]
CIOs vital in mergers and acquisitions
News With global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) predicted to peak at $5tr this year, IT chiefs believe that experience of M&A has never been more important. The majority of CIOs have been involved in up to... [10 Jan 2008]
Mergers and acquisitions leave IT out in the cold
News IT is often ignored during mergers and acquisitions, with the integration of systems sometimes taking years to happen, research reveals. Nearly four-fifths (79 per cent) of the CIOs questioned said any... [04 Dec 2007]
Tech can make or break a merger
Comment Here are five basic rules to help CIOs make mergers successful. Mergers can help drive corporate transformation and redefine competitive and technological cultures in an organisation. IT... [25 Sep 2007]
Retail CIOs aiming to ditch legacy of IT complexity
Comment One of the big challenges to the industry, as it undergoes a period of mergers and acquisitions, is the integration of existing systems. There has been a raft of mergers and takeovers in the last few... [02 Jul 2007]
Retail CIOs aiming to ditch legacy of IT complexity
CIO Analysis There has been a raft of mergers and takeovers in the last few years, especially in the convenience store and DIY markets and Professor Joshua Bamfield at the Centre for Retail Research believes that the integration of... [06 Jun 2007]
Making Business Better: Business Process Management With SOA - Facilitating Innovation Through Improved Productivity
White Paper Unpredictable market forces - such as mergers and acquisitions, expanding regulatory requirements and globalization - can inhibit revenue growth. A recent Gartner survey found that business process improvement - making a... [26 Apr 2007]
Learn to love your network again
Comment After years of evolution through the ordered chaos of new technology roll-outs, as well as mergers, acquisitions and the need to marry disparate and dispersed offices and workforces, many businesses are unlikely to have... [26 Mar 2007]
CIOs must not fear M&A deals
News CIOs can play a vital role in the success of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by getting involved early and helping reduce risk and support clearer decision-making, according to Gartner. The research... [25 Oct 2006]
'Retail CIOs have the hardest job in the world'
News The retail environment is one of the toughest for IT.they don't upgrade their till for at least 10 years while we change our PCs every three years; you've got no capital expenditure budget; and you have legacy systems that are disparate... [23 Feb 2005]
High-profile outsourcing failures predicted in 2005
News One major trend is a shift in focus in many businesses from cost-cutting across the organisation to a period of expansion and growth, both organic and through mergers and acquisitions. Gartner's prediction comes on the... [16 Dec 2004]
