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News The group is open to all silicon.com readers, from CIOs and IT directors to other business leaders - including CEOs, finance directors, HR, sales and marketing chiefs who want to help their organisation reach its goals... [06 Nov 2009]
BBC names new CIO as part of tech shake-up
News She will also support the corporation's business systems and professional services teams which include HR, Marketing Communications & Audiences, Finance and Property. The BBC has appointed a new CIO as part of a... [09 Oct 2009]
How to avoid getting burned when outsourcing
News Because BPO deals mean companies trust a third party with running an entire department - such as HR or finance - any unforeseen changes to a vendor can prove very disruptive to a business. Want to avoid getting burned... [30 Sep 2009]
Are dinosaur managers and poor teaching holding back Digital Britain?
News The people who run UK businesses understand the importance of HR and finance but "haven't yet caught up with the implications and impacts" of technology, she added. More must be done to convince grey-haired business... [23 Sep 2009]
Telegraph CIO ready for an all-cloud back office
News The company is currently talking to financial software company Coda about running some of its payment processing on Force.com, while HR and project management applications are also likely to be hosted outside the business. [08 Apr 2009]
Drunk Facebook pics, iPlayer, BT and outsourcing hotspots
News February also saw a warning over posting drunk pictures on Facebook, with a survey finding a third of HR and business managers search social networking sites for information on potential recruits. February started with a... [05 Mar 2009]
'You can keep the money', says Microsoft
News On Monday, Microsoft HR chief, Lisa Brummel, said the company was reversing course. Amid a wave of criticism, Microsoft is backtracking on a decision to require laid off workers to pay back money that the software maker... [24 Feb 2009]
Debenhams buys project management app
News The application, Clarity, is used to monitor IT projects across the business and has been used to update HR systems and create an order fulfilment system for the retailer's website. Department store chain Debenhams has... [09 Feb 2009]
Drunk Facebook photos killing your job prospects?
News If you're looking for a new job, it could well be the HR boss considering your application. A survey of HR and business managers has revealed almost a third (32 per cent) search the internet and check... [05 Feb 2009]
Almost half of UK tech companies to cut IT staff
News Close to half (40 per cent) of HR directors at technology and media companies are planning to cut IT staff in the coming few months, a new survey has found. Yet even as tech companies plan to shave staff, freeze pay and... [04 Feb 2009]
No easy Ryde for Isle of Wight's legacy systems
News By providing a single source of management information, the new systems will provide greater opportunities to improve financial management and HR processes," he said in a statement. Isle of Wight Council has awarded... [14 Oct 2008]
BAT lights up £26m SAP savings
News As well as reducing support costs, Colman said work has helped with other initiatives such as implementing shared services, improving information management and paving the way for transformation projects in finance and HR. [02 Oct 2008]
Businesses ready for Facebook generation
News Peter Pedersen, CTO of online womenswear retailer figleaves.com, said: "It will provide new challenges for IT and HR departments in terms of changing policies and letting go of a variety of controls and passing a new... [15 Sep 2008]
Flexible working revamp: Nothing to be scared of?
News Sainsbury's HR director and the report's author Imelda Walsh said: "On the evidence I have seen, I do not believe that this extension will add significantly to business costs. The government has launched a consultation... [28 Aug 2008]
Indian outsourcing takeover is imminent
News Gartner says the India-3 have achieved this by demonstrating process excellence, world-class HR practices, providing high quality services at a low cost and by winning significant "mind share" compared to their size. [14 Aug 2008]
