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News Those in favour of MBAs were also equivocal in their support of the course. CIOs say MBAs are a useful tool for their jobs - as long as they are studied for the right reasons and combined with plenty of practical experience. [19 Aug 2008]
ISO rejects latest OOXML appeals
News According to a statement late last week from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), "none of the appeals… received the support for further processing of two-thirds of the members of the ISO Technical Management Board and IEC... [19 Aug 2008]
O2 snaffles HomeServe mobile contract
News From real time updates on PDAs to communicating with customers via SMS, this new partnership with O2 will support our future ambition to stay ahead of the pack and ensure we are delivering a first rate service for our customers," he said in a... [18 Aug 2008]
Bank job losses: offshoring not to blame
News Back office and support functions should also experience similar growth in taking up offshoring. The use of offshoring is not the main contributor to job losses in the banking sector. According to a report from Deutsche Bank, restructuring is... [18 Aug 2008]
Hackney Council in £1.9m IT overhaul
News The council's management organisation, Hackney Homes, is set to take delivery of a new call centre, workflow systems and mobile working technology in September to support the running of the authority's 23,000 tenant properties.silicon.com Public... [15 Aug 2008]
HSBC dreaming on the iPhone?
News Most corporations passed on the iPhone when it was first released, due to limited availability and the device's lack of support for Microsoft's Exchange email platform. Global banking giant HSBC is considering ditching the BlackBerry and adopting... [14 Aug 2008]
Google Android to land next month?
News The new phone, which is being called the 'HTC Dream' in blogs, will support 3G services. T-Mobile USA could put the new HTC Android phone on sale for select customers as early as the middle of September, according to the blog TmoNews. [13 Aug 2008]
Web 2.0, cloud computing 'to transform business'
News Fenn said cloud computing and SOA will deliver business transformation by "driving deep changes in the role and capabilities of IT", while virtual worlds - such as Second Life - are currently suffering from being over-hyped but, in the long term... [11 Aug 2008]
Indian outsourcing giant builds £154m site
News Work is beginning on the first phase to build seating for 10,000 employees and Infosys says the campus will be energy and water efficient to support its bid to be carbon neutral. Indian IT outsourcing giant Infosys is building a £154m campus in... [11 Aug 2008]
iPhone 2.0 cuts business mustard, says Gartner
News In order to pass Gartner's test, the iPhone needed to support "at least one popular enterprise email system" and, on the security side, remote wiping of lost/stolen devices, and a complex user password "consisting of a combination of alpha... [11 Aug 2008]
Tech job market beats off credit crunch
News Jobs in support and programming also remained stable with only development and management roles seeing a small decline over the year, although the recruiter said senior roles will rise again in the autumn. [07 Aug 2008]
CIOs brave the cold for children's charity
News I hope what we do, and the people we browbeat to support us, makes a difference, however small. Having taken the time now to find out more, this is a fantastic opportunity for the whole IT sector to support those most vulnerable teenagers. [07 Aug 2008]
IT teams not living up to public sector demands
News Workers in the public sector are increasingly dissatisfied with the IT that is intended to support them.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the PS newsletter today! [07 Aug 2008]
Firefox 3.1 coming soon?
News Expected new features in Firefox 3.1 include native support for the open-source Ogg Vorbis audio codec and the Ogg Theora video codec, according to a draft list posted to the wiki. The inclusion of the open-source formats accompanies support for... [07 Aug 2008]
IBM-Linux love-in targets Vista grumblers
News For example, a version aimed at governments would support applications for document or case management, crisis management and government services, while a banking version might focus on virtual thin clients, IBM said. [07 Aug 2008]
