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Moving sectors? No problem
Comment In 2000, after spending time working in a wide range of sectors including retail, utilities, government and media, I found myself back in the world of IT management. What my 30-year career has shown me is that moving... [05 May 2009]
Nettec targets pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors
News Nettec is to set up a pharmaceutical, healthcare and chemical business arm, to be headed up by the former Beckman Coulter sales executive, Mike Breen. The Internet solutions company, which numbers Kingfisher Group and Oddbins among its... [18 May 1999]
Hard drives ditched as Quantum leaps into new sectors
News Quantum said it will instead attempt to take on the likes of EMC and focus more on selling higher-level product storage and services rather than components. The deal, first disclosed on 4 October 2000 at a valuation of $2.3bn, was... [02 Apr 2001]
The Power to Know You're Making a Difference: Embracing Insight Initiatives in Education
White Paper Education is a modern imperative - so much so that insight initiatives are emerging in all sectors and at all levels of education. The corporate, government and healthcare sectors also are taking on this... [02 Oct 2009]
Prick up your ears: it's time to close the call centre sweat shops
Comment The image of one of the UK's fastest growing employment sectors is more than beginning to lose its lustre. Almost one in 50 employees now works in call centres - that's more than in the coal, steel and vehicle... [12 Feb 2001]
Where to make the biggest bucks working in IT
News The best paid sectors for IT staff are the legal and finance sectors, where the average annual salary for an IT worker is £42,832, according to new research. This discrepancy in salary is particularly... [01 Oct 2009]
Arbor Peakflow X Provides Cost-Effective Security for Investment Bank Thomas Weisel
White Paper Thomas Weisel Partners (TWP) is an investment bank specializing in the growth sectors of the economy including the technology, healthcare and consumer sectors. TWP's IT staff was spending too much time... [20 Jun 2007]
IT executives are the slimmest of the fat cats
News IT executives are losing out to counterparts in other sectors of industry in terms of salary and bonuses by as much as £200,000, according to research from New Bridge Street Consultants. David Taylor, chairman of IT... [06 Dec 1999]
B2B meets ASP in hybrid venture
News Analysts have greeted the meeting of e-marketplaces and application service providers as a significant trend in the development of both sectors. An overlap between the two sectors is already apparent and... [23 Nov 2000]
Tech job demand rallying in economic storm
News Tech jobs appear to be suffering less during the economic downturn than those in other sectors. Compared to other sectors, IT and computing had the second smallest decline in demand for temporary and... [08 Jan 2009]
IT tops R&D spend
News The IT hardware, software and telecoms sectors spent a total of $102bn on R&D internationally in 2003 - more than any other one business area, according to the UK Department of Trade and Industry's annual 2004 R&D... [25 Oct 2004]
Ecommerce 'not what we'd hoped' claim corporates
News The majority of the 202 companies questioned by Sterling Commerce from the finance, manufacturing, media, telecommunications and transport sectors were disappointed the returns on ecommerce investment. [08 May 2001]
Public sector slows security spend
News The public sector has seen the smallest rise in IT security spending, well below both the manufacturing and creative sectors, according to a survey conducted by security software company Netegrity. The biggest increases... [15 Jul 2004]
CIO Jury: Is industry experience vital for IT chiefs?
News A third of IT bosses say it is still difficult to move across vertical market sectors without the relevant industry experience despite CIO skills becoming increasingly transferable across different types of businesses. [13 Apr 2006]
Naked CIO: How to make projects succeed
Comment Both the public and private sectors have trouble delivering successful IT projects. The public and private sectors both strive towards delivering effective projects on time and on budget. The Naked CIO... [19 Jan 2009]
