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News Lack of recognition and boardroom credibility top the concerns of IT chiefs aiming to make a strategic impact on the business, according to delegates at this year's IT directors' forum on board the Aurora cruise liner. [23 May 2005]
Leader: Can CIOs cut it in the boardroom?
Leader It found that while 80 per cent think they have influence in the boardroom, their fellow non-IT execs rank them seventh out of eight in terms of strategic influence, just above the HR director. Talk to any CIO of a large... [20 Jul 2004]
Boardroom versus IT battles diminishing
News Despite the apparent thawing of this traditionally frosty boardroom divide significant obstacles still remain. The historic tension and divide between business executives and the IT department is diminishing, according... [20 Feb 2005]
Reporters sue over HP boardroom leak scandal
News The fallout from HP's boardroom leak scandal continued as three silicon.com sister site CNET News.com reporters sued the computer maker, alleging its investigation tactics amounted to an invasion of privacy and a... [16 Aug 2007]
PeopleSoft brings forward Oracle boardroom battle
News PeopleSoft set the stage for a tussle with Oracle for boardroom control by announcing on Friday that it will hold an annual shareholder meeting and director election on 25 March, about two months earlier than usual. [02 Feb 2004]
UK CIOs beaten to boardroom by French
News Bottom of the heap for boardroom promotion is Sweden, where just 26 per cent of CIOs sit at the top table, followed by Germany (42 per cent) and Spain (44 per cent). CIOs in the UK are far less likely to be appointed to... [19 Jun 2008]
CIO Jury: Is there a boardroom IT credibility gap?
News CIOs believe there is a gap between how important they think they are and how the rest of the executive team in the boardroom actually see their strategic importance to the company. Steve Anderson, IT partner at law firm... [22 Jul 2004]
Boardroom Despatches: Collaborate or die
Comment They cannot simply be an internal service provider, especially if they have boardroom aspirations. This month columnist Rene Carayol considers the third - and most often forgotten - quality at the heart of great modern... [12 Mar 2003]
CIOs welcomed in the boardroom
News CIOs are saying good-bye to the server room and getting comfortable in the boardroom, according to new research. One of the most tangible results of this role change is revealed in corporate reporting structure. [23 Sep 2004]
HP settles boardroom leak probe allegations
News HP and US regulators have settled allegations concerning an investigation the company launched last year to uncover a boardroom leak. HP "failed to disclose the reasons" that a board member had resigned, according to a... [24 May 2007]
CIOs still excluded from the boardroom
News A seat in the boardroom remains elusive for most CIOs as businesses continue to exclude IT chiefs from high-level strategic planning, according to new research. The research, A Missing Competency:... [19 Oct 2005]
BlackBerry gets out of the boardroom with Pearl
News It's our attempt to take the BlackBerry out of the boardroom. RIM has officially confirmed what many in the industry had been expecting: a move into the consumer world with a sleeker, lighter device. The Canadian company... [07 Sep 2006]
The Naked CIO: Boardroom stereotypes
Comment Preconceptions about job functions are carried like a ball and chain even into the boardroom. So however much you know about the business you'll find it hard to shake off the techie label, says the Naked CIO. [07 Apr 2008]
Outdated boardroom structure will hamper UK ebusiness
News Venture development company Credo, has revealed this reticence to restructure the traditional boardroom and reports that only two per cent of old economy companies listed in the UK's top 250 have appointed a new economy... [06 Sep 2000]
CIOs face boardroom battle
Comment Most CEOs are open-minded and any CIO who is able to intelligently contribute to discussions on various aspects of business strategy as well as exercising pragmatism and business judgement on a request from the IT department for a new... [03 Sep 2003]
