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IT chiefs brace for recession
News Chris Ford, IT Director, Nottingham City Council For the second time in a row, the silicon.com CIO Jury is hung, this time over the issue of preparedness for a UK recession. CIO50 2008: Top 10 The UK's leading CIOs... [04 Aug 2008]
First students graduate from IT 'business' degree
News Several IT employers, including British Airways, BT, Ford, Fujitsu, IBM and Unilever actively support the degree - by providing input such as lectures, short courses or work placements, or attending networking events... [24 Jul 2008]
Microsoft slams Google-Yahoo! ad deal
News Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford Microsoft has said the proposed deal between Google and Yahoo! could have a negative impact on competition, consumer choice and privacy. In a congressional testimony regarding... [16 Jul 2008]
Gates exit will have little impact
News Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford Bill Gates' departure from Microsoft will have no impact on the company he founded despite him being at the helm for more than 30 years. The Gates era ends for Microsoft [11 Jul 2008]
Five ways Microsoft could change after Gates
News Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford What influence will Steve Ballmer have and how will the company's strategy alter without Gates? Here are five ideas about what could change at Microsoft now Gates is no longer... [07 Jul 2008]
Kangaroo web TV faces competition scrutiny
News Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford Kangaroo, the proposed online on-demand video joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, has been referred to the Competition Commission. The Office of Fair... [30 Jun 2008]
The Bill Gates era ends at Microsoft
News Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford Bill Gates leaves Microsoft on Friday 27 June after more than 30 years in charge of one of the biggest and most influential technology companies in the world. [26 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy hailed by IT chiefs
News Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford Bill Gates formally steps down from his day-to-day role at Microsoft on Friday 27 June to pursue his philanthropic efforts through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IT... [26 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford
News Rob Horwitz, co-founder of analyst firm, Directions on Microsoft, compares Gates to car manufacturing pioneer Henry Ford. He added: "Henry Ford didn't invent the automobile, and Gates didn't invent the... [25 Jun 2008]
European R&D spending on the up
News Globally, US car-maker Ford, lost its top spot to pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer which spent €5.8bn. Research and development investment from European Union-based companies has increased by 7.4 per cent in the past... [08 Oct 2007]
India core to future IT sourcing strategy
News Chris Ford, IT director, Severn Trent Water Many large businesses, such as Welsh Water and Reuters, have already made outsourcing to India a core part of their IT strategy and earlier this year Norwich Union CIO Alex... [12 Apr 2007]
Gates plans a server for every home
News Microsoft is also aiming to extend its reach to in-car computing and announced a new partnership with Ford for a voice-activated system for drivers to control their mobile phones, iPods and MP3 players and to have new... [08 Jan 2007]
Sat-nav start-up turns to Yahoo!
News Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Ford Motor will collaborate with Microsoft on a product called Sync. Sync will reportedly include a hands-free Bluetooth wireless system and an in-vehicle operating system... [04 Jan 2007]
CIO Jury: IT budgets on the rise in 2007
News Chris Ford, IT director, Severn Trent Water Three-quarters of silicon.com's 12-man CIO Jury IT user panel this week said they expect their IT budgets to increase in 2007. That's a more optimistic picture than this time... [06 Dec 2006]
Inside the transformation of Arsenal FC
News Adrian Ford, commercial director at Arsenal, said: "Highbury was like an antique. If all this stuff went down we would have real problems," said Ford. Ford said: "IT is absolutely... [17 Nov 2006]
