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News Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK 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]
The rise and rise of Infor
Comment Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK 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 Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK The prospect of the UK heading into a full blown recession is forcing some IT chiefs to reassess their tech strategy and investment. For the second time in a row, the silicon.com CIO Jury is hung... [04 Aug 2008]
The McCue Interview: Phil Pavitt, CIO, Transport for London
Comment Neil Cameron Global CIO, Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Former CIO, Siemens UK 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... [29 Jul 2008]
RIM warns on BlackBerry PDF flaw
News Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK 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 Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK 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... [15 Jul 2008]
Microsoft readies online apps for business
News Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK 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... [09 Jul 2008]
Woolly risk analysis is hastening a housing crash
Comment Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK But there's a better way to ease the situation, argues Steve Boyle. CIO50 2008: Top 10 The UK's leading CIOs revealed… Robin Dargue Royal Mail David Lister Royal Bank of Scotland [03 Jul 2008]
From CIO to consultant: Project manager or salesman?
Comment Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK It seems like only yesterday I was publishing my New Year resolutions for all to see here on silicon.com. In reality, it's been more than three months since I last sat at the screen with enough... [02 Jul 2008]
Hardware defies economic gloom
News Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK 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... [02 Jul 2008]
The Naked CIO: What makes a great IT leader?
Comment Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK 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 Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK 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... [30 Jun 2008]
Virtualisation key to staff-owned devices
News Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK 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... [30 Jun 2008]
Yahoo! has a reshuffle at the top
News Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK Yahoo! under intense pressure, reorganised its upper management yesterday in a plan designed to improve its products, underlying technology and operational execution, the company said. [27 Jun 2008]
Icann waves in relaxed website naming rules
News Neil Cameron Unilever Gordon Lovell-Read Siemens UK The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) voted Thursday to relax rules for naming websites. At its meeting in Paris, Icann, a not-for-profit organisation that oversees the... [27 Jun 2008]
