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Microsoft licensing value under scrutiny
News Richard Steel, CIO, London Borough of Newham The costly Enterprise Agreements include free product updates and support over the three-year lifetime of the deals but the lack of new updates is forcing some organisations... [15 Nov 2007]
UK tech skills crisis 'exaggerated'
News Richard Steel, CIO, London Borough of Newham The number of full-time undergraduates studying IT courses in the UK has fallen by a third since 2002 to 75,000 students in 2006, according to university admissions body UCAS. [11 Oct 2007]
CIO Essentials: Male techies, data breaches and web 2.0...
News This week we hear from Richard Steel, CIO at the London Borough of Newham. 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... [18 Sep 2007]
Tech sparks rapid rise in electricity bills
News Richard Steel, CIO, London Borough of Newham Two-thirds of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel said the proportion of budget taken up by energy and electricity costs is rising rapidly. The issue is not so much... [15 Aug 2007]
Summer slowdown bad for IT projects
News Richard Steele, CIO at the London Borough of Newham, said: "The work doesn't go away but you can't get to speak to anyone when you need them, and problems always occur when the key resources are on holiday. [03 Aug 2007]
Home care moves into the 21st century
News Three teams in Cornwall, Kent and Newham are looking at how to make the best use of technology from various manufacturers with the help of £12m in funding. The elderly and sufferers of long-term illness could soon... [23 May 2007]
London: Capital of laptop theft
News Newham (20) Newham (380); 18. Worst London boroughs for laptop robberies Brent (23) Lambeth (22) Westminster (21) Southwark (20) Last week silicon.com revealed the Metropolitan Police area saw by far the... [15 May 2007]
Businesses tackle laptop theft data security risks
News Richard Steel, CIO, London Borough of Newham An exclusive investigation by silicon.com earlier this month revealed a sharp rise in the number of laptops stolen in the UK, while in recent months organisations such as... [15 May 2007]
CIO Jury: Is VoIP secure enough for business?
News Richard Steel, CIO at the London Borough of Newham - which is now rolling out wireless VoIP - said: "It's as secure as any other voice technology. Richard Steel, CIO, London Borough of Newham Voice over... [16 Mar 2007]
CIO Jury: Complexity is the enemy
News But Richard Steel, CIO at the London Borough of Newham, said the challenge is less about complexity and more about the increased scope and pace of change - especially in the public sector. Richard Steel, CIO, London... [14 Feb 2007]
CIO Jury: 'Cynical' licence audits under fire
News Richard Steel, CIO at the London Borough of Newham, said: "It's their judgement call. Richard Steel, CIO, London Borough of Newham Corporate IT users have accused technology suppliers of cynically using... [12 Jan 2007]
CIO Jury: Graduates lack basic skills
News Richard Steel, CIO at the London Borough of Newham, said: "We tend to develop relationships with undergraduates early, through work experience programmes, or similar, which has great benefits all round. [04 Jan 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: CIO quotes of the year
News Richard Steel, chief information officer, the Borough of Newham, speaking at London's IP'06 event "I've always been grateful for the HR department because if ever there's been anybody the business liked less it was HR. [21 Dec 2006]
Vista: Companies slow on the uptake - poll
News One early adopter of Vista is the London Borough of Newham, which said at the UK launch of the operating system it is looking to improve security, reduce energy costs and promote flexible working with the operating system. [06 Dec 2006]
$10bn Vista launch is Microsoft's biggest ever
News Geoff Connell, head of ICT services at the London Borough on Newham and one of the 60 early adopters of the operating system, said his organisation is looking to improve security, reduce energy costs and promote flexible... [30 Nov 2006]
