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BT CEO Ben Verwaayen to step down
News Niklas Zennström BT's CEO Ben Verwaayen is to step down as CEO on 31 May 2008 after more than six years at the telco where he championed its push into broadband and helped it dodge regulator Ofcom's axe. [08 Apr 2008]
Google, Yahoo! and MySpace announce OpenSocial Foundation
News Niklas Zennström and News Corp's MySpace.com have announced they have formed the OpenSocial Foundation, a not-for-profit group to support the OpenSocial initiative that Google kick-started last year to promote a universal standard for developer... [26 Mar 2008]
Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys
News Niklas Zennström Skype Nandan Nilekani is pretty much a legend in his own lifetime. Co-founder of Indian outsourcing giant Infosys, foundation board member of the World Economic Forum, co-founder of the Indian National Association of Software and... [03 Mar 2008]
Steve Ballmer's $44.6bn letter to Yahoo!
News Niklas Zennström Skype Microsoft today made a $44.6bn offer for web giant Yahoo! valuing the company 62 per cent higher than its latest stock value. According to Microsoft, the bid is intended to better position the two companies in the online... [01 Feb 2008]
CIO Essentials: Xmas gadgets, mobile ban and green IT
News Niklas Zennström 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 her top stories from the past seven days and explains why they matter. [11 Dec 2007]
Oracle users demand better support
News Niklas Zennström Skype Oracle customers want better product support through improved call centres and more information about services. Ronan Miles, chairman of the UK Oracle User Group, told silicon.com: "Areas of issue are in the support sphere. [10 Dec 2007]
Granger to depart NHS IT at end of year
News Niklas Zennström The head of the £12.4bn NHS IT programme will step down from his role in charge of the project at the end of this year. NHS IT director-general Richard Granger announced his plan to leave his role in charge of the National... [05 Dec 2007]
Steve Jobs top of the Power pops
News Niklas Zennström Skype Apple co-founder and chief executive Steve Jobs has topped a list of the 25 most powerful business people in the world. Jobs took the top spot in Fortune magazine's Power 25 for 2007, for having "twice altered the direction... [29 Nov 2007]
CIO Essentials: Vista, Kindle and data breaches
News Niklas Zennström 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 her top stories from the past seven days and explains why they matter. [27 Nov 2007]
European software industry gets big thumbs up
News Niklas Zennström Skype The European software industry is booming at the moment, according to IT trade association Intellect. At an awards ceremony in Brussels, Intellect announced the top European IT companies for 2007 - the 'Truffle 100'. [22 Nov 2007]
Cost still main reason for outsourcing
News Niklas Zennström Cutting costs remains the primary reason for most organisations going down the outsourcing route, despite unsustainable or unrealistic targets for savings. But companies lured into outsourcing by promises of cost savings are... [21 Nov 2007]
Gartner: CIOs - develop business analytics or IT loses out
News Niklas Zennström Skype CIOs that want to protect their IT budget from being slashed need to develop business analytic capabilities, according to new research from IT analyst group Gartner. Pressure on IT budgets should be relieved by 2010, said... [21 Nov 2007]
Diamond trader spends $16.5m on IT outsource
News Niklas Zennström The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) has signed a seven-year IT outsourcing services contract with Unisys worth around $16.5m. Under the contract, DTC - the London-based sales and marketing arm of the De Beers family of companies... [20 Nov 2007]
CIO Essentials: MS licensing, Tesco CIO and online shopping
News Niklas Zennström 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 her top stories from the past seven days and explains why they matter. [20 Nov 2007]
Betfair betting engine goes supersonic
Case Study Niklas Zennström Betfair has developed a new core betting engine that can process staggering volumes of bets per second and significantly reduce the cost of each transaction. Agenda Setters 2007 - Top 20 [15 Nov 2007]
