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Betfair CTO moves on

News Betfair's CEO David Yu said Devine has transformed the company's technology team during his time as CTO. Betfair CTO Rorie Devine is leaving the company by "mutual consent" in an amicable parting of ways after five years at the online betting...

Tags: rorie devine, betfair

[21 May 2008]

M&S grows online business

News In a statement, M&S CEO Stuart Rose said: "Our Direct business had an excellent year. Food to fashion retailer Marks & Spencer has increased its online sales by 63 per cent in the 52 weeks ended 29 March.

Tags: stuart rose, online retail, marks & spencer

[20 May 2008]

SAP touts "collaborative" SOA

News Speaking at the opening day of SAP's Sapphire conference in Berlin, Henning Kagermann - SAP co-CEO - said collaboration is the "most important market transition going on in business". SAP says collaborative working through service oriented...

Tags: business process, network, collaboration, sap

[19 May 2008]

Developers snub Vista for XP

News John Andrews, CEO of Evans Data, said in a statement: "The new operating system has had more than its share of problems and the desire to move from XP on the Windows platform is still lagging - that coupled with interest in alternative operating...

Tags: vista, xp, windows

[19 May 2008]

RIM reveals BlacBerry roadmap

News Speaking at RIM's Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) in Orlando, Florida, the BlackBerry maker's co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said the company's vision is "no less than maintenance-free BlackBerry" - or "the ability to deploy BlackBerrys anywhere...

Tags: rim, touchscreen, blackberry

[14 May 2008]

RIM quiet on touchscreen BlackBerry rumours

News But RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie refused to be drawn on the touchscreen BlackBerry issue. The new BlackBerry Bold may have been touted as an 'iPhone killer' despite its use of the familiar Qwerty keyboard but manufacturer RIM is refusing to be drawn on...

Tags: iphone, rim, blackberry

[14 May 2008]

HP seals $13.9bn deal for EDS

News Mark Hurd, HP's chairman and CEO, said in a statement: "The combination of HP and EDS will create a leading force in global IT services. HP plans that EDS will continue to be led after the deal closes by EDS chairman, president and CEO Ronald...

Tags: saas, hp, eds

[13 May 2008]

Aviva signs £300m comms deal

News Norwich Union Insurance CEO Igal Mayer said in a statement: "It is important to our market success that we are able to respond to business and customer needs promptly and reliably. The world's fifth largest insurance group, Aviva has signed a six...

Tags: voip, c&w, aviva

[13 May 2008]

HP close to buying EDS for $12bn

News The potential acquisition was the first big move by then-CEO Carly Fiorina. The Wall Street Journal initially reported the two have been in talks for HP to buy EDS for $12bn to $13bn, citing unnamed sources.

Tags: hurd, compaq, eds, hp

[13 May 2008]

Tech not to blame for Terminal 5 fiasco

News That's according to British Airways CEO, Willie Walsh, who has made it clear building work delays caused the airline to compromise its staff familiarisation programme. Walsh also restated that the buck stops with him but stood firm when asked why...

Tags: problem, baa, ba, heathrow

[08 May 2008]

Vodafone plugs iPhone gaps

News Speaking at this year's Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona in February, CEO of Vodafone Arun Sarin made reference to the impact of the iPhone on the mobile phone market: "Apple has raised the bar to the iPhone and we all now know how...

Tags: italy, vodafone, iphone

[06 May 2008]

Yahoo! - Microsoft walks away

News After three months of negotiations, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer raised his offer for Yahoo! Yahoo! chief Jerry Yang signalled a more open stance towards Microsoft yesterday, saying he had been seeking common ground when the software maker abruptly...

Tags: bid, yahoo, microsoft

[06 May 2008]

iPlayer loses its Virgin-ity

News Malcolm Wall, CEO of content at Virgin Media, added the company is proud to be working with the BBC to lead "this revolution in TV viewing". The BBC iPlayer is now available on Virgin Media's cable service, further expanding the availability of the...

Tags: platform, cable, virgin media, bbc

[30 Apr 2008]

Dell and HP find ways to keep Windows XP alive

News As for whether a broader reprieve might yet come for XP, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has left the door open a crack. Facing a 30 June deadline to stop selling PCs with Windows XP, the world's largest computer makers are getting creative.

Tags: xp, vista, hp, dell

[28 Apr 2008]

Kids flocking to Blyk to bag free calls and texts

News Shaun Gregory, UK CEO of Blyk, said in a statement: "Reaching 100,000 members is significant for advertisers because it gives them the opportunity to engage with a mass youth audience in a highly efficient and cost-effective way.

Tags: mobile advertising, blyk, mvno

[25 Apr 2008]

Ballmer: Windows XP may live and breathe for longer

News Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by 30 June, if customers demand it stick around. The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated.

Tags: vista, xp, windows, microsoft

[24 Apr 2008]

BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software

News Zach Nelson, president and CEO of NetSuite, said the partnership will see a software as a service "revolution" take-off in Europe. BT is offering NetSuite's business management applications and will soon provide customer relationship management...

Tags: smes, saas, crm, bt

[22 Apr 2008]

Vodafone CEO: We will slash CO2 by 50 per cent

News Vodafone has said it will halve its carbon dioxide emissions by 2020, largely by making its networks more energy efficient. The reduction is to be measured against Vodafone's emissions in the 2006/07 period, which came to 1.23 million tonnes of CO2...

Tags: co2, green it, vodafone, sharing

[22 Apr 2008]

WEEE takes council computers to Africa

News Louise Richards, CEO of Computer Aid International, said the support of donors such as Brent Council is vital in fulfilling the United Nations millennium development goals to reach marginalised groups and reduce poverty.

Tags: weee, africa, computer aid, council

[21 Apr 2008]

RFID bag tags could save air-travel industry millions

News Sita CEO Fransesco Volante said in a statement: "It is important that we continue to move towards a comprehensive, fully integrated global baggage management system that can direct, track and trace passenger baggage throughout the entire journey.

Tags: rfid, ba, t5

[18 Apr 2008]

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