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CIOs ready for flexi-time law
News Paul Coby British Airways Most CIOs believe their organisations are ready for a proposed extension of employees' right to ask for flexible working. CIO50 2008: Top 10 The UK's leading CIOs revealed… Robin Dargue Royal Mail [03 Sep 2008]
CIOs rate MBAs
News Paul Coby British Airways 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. In the latest silicon.com CIO Jury poll, the 12-strong panel of IT chiefs... [19 Aug 2008]
The rise and rise of Infor
Comment Paul Coby British Airways Ask most industry people to name a success story and they might well mention Salesforce.com. But they would be overlooking the far more impressive achievements of Infor, argues Bob Tarzey. [06 Aug 2008]
IT chiefs brace for recession
News Paul Coby British Airways Paul Haley, director of information technology, Aberdeen University 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. [04 Aug 2008]
Yahoo!'s board gets shareholder backing
News Paul Coby British Airways Yahoo! s board of directors won strong backing from shareholders at its annual meeting on Friday, with Jerry Yang, the company's embattled CEO, receiving 85 per cent of the vote in his favour. [04 Aug 2008]
Infosys launches radical retail tech services
News Paul Coby British Airways Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan is an unassuming man, who doesn't use his position to be imposing. It's less important for him to be the company's controller than to look like he is. [01 Aug 2008]
The McCue Interview: Phil Pavitt, CIO, Transport for London
Comment Paul Coby CIO, British Airways After a rollercoaster ride at telco NTL Phil Pavitt was contemplating a more relaxing semi-retirement that involved spending more time at his house in France, flying helicopters and playing golf. [29 Jul 2008]
RIM warns on BlackBerry PDF flaw
News Paul Coby British Airways RIM is warning businesses to disable the function that allows a BlackBerry to read PDF files until an update can be issued, after a security flaw was found in the company's software. [17 Jul 2008]
UK failing to respect computing heritage
News Paul Coby British Airways IT chiefs have hit out at the lack of respect the UK as a nation gives to its computing heritage following the mothballing of the Museum of Computing in Swindon.silicon.com asked a number of CIOs whether the UK made the... [15 Jul 2008]
Microsoft readies online apps for business
News Paul Coby British Airways Microsoft announced its road map and pricing for web-based software suites built for big companies and growing businesses. Enabling telecommuting, which many employers and workers increasingly favour, is likely to be a... [09 Jul 2008]
Woolly risk analysis is hastening a housing crash
Comment Paul Coby British Airways Borrowers have moved from a mortgage feast to a famine so bad that the government has stepped in with a £50bn support package. But there's a better way to ease the situation, argues Steve Boyle. [03 Jul 2008]
Hardware defies economic gloom
News Paul Coby British Airways Forecasts of economic gloom do not apply to the hardware market just yet, according to analyst firm Gartner, which has predicted that the market for both PCs and servers will remain in growth this year, and at least for... [02 Jul 2008]
The Naked CIO: What makes a great IT leader?
Comment Paul Coby British Airways Climbing the greasy pole as a CIO depends on certain key factors. These are important for reaching the very top and indispensable for avoiding a rapid return to earth, says the Naked CIO. [30 Jun 2008]
Nationwide hands network reins to BT
News Paul Coby British Airways Nationwide Building Society has signed a seven-year £160m deal with BT to outsource the management of its networked IT services. The contract will see Nationwide's voice and data network infrastructure and existing third... [30 Jun 2008]
Virtualisation key to staff-owned devices
News Paul Coby British Airways The ability of virtualisation technology to free software from the underlying hardware could give more companies the option to allow employees to choose and run their own devices at work, according to analysts. [30 Jun 2008]
