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CIOs rate MBAs
News Robin Dargue Royal Mail Those I know who have completed MBAs have had to make sacrifices of money; putting their immediate careers on hold; or spending less time with their families. In the latest silicon.com CIO Jury poll, the 12-strong panel of... [19 Aug 2008]
IT chiefs brace for recession
News Robin Dargue Royal Mail One CIO who has adapted his IT strategy to react to a recession was pessimistic about how the economy would affect spending. Signs that the country is sliding into a recession include mortgage approval numbers at the lowest... [04 Aug 2008]
The McCue Interview: Phil Pavitt, CIO, Transport for London
Comment Robin Dargue CIO, Royal Mail 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]
Hardware defies economic gloom
News Robin Dargue Royal Mail He said: "At the high end and the very low end, we have two very large groups who are spending. Forecasts of economic gloom do not apply to the hardware market just yet, according to analyst firm Gartner, which has predicted... [02 Jul 2008]
Leading a horse to water
Comment Robin Dargue Royal Mail Much of what he is focused on he considers mundane yet capable of affecting spending on a huge scale. It's a testament to his standing in the CIO community and an acknowledgement of just how critical his role is. [23 Jun 2008]
Euro 2008 blues dents online booze and TV sales
News Robin Dargue Royal Mail In a statement, Capgemini VP UK consumer products and retail team said: "The premiere of Sex and the City provided an excellent platform for e-retailers to capitalise on consumer spending but elsewhere the lack of any of the... [20 Jun 2008]
Mars - The CIO training ground
Comment The Mars name also features heavily on the CVs of many of the CIOs on this year's silicon.com CIO50 list, including winner Robin Dargue, group CIO and technology director at the Royal Mail - though he joined not as a graduate but later in his... [11 Jun 2008]
BBC beds down with MySpaceTV
News Shows will include surreal comedy show The Mighty Boosh as well as Doctor Who, Robin Hood and Top Gear. Simon Danker, director of digital media for BBC Worldwide said the partnership continues the Beeb's strategy of putting content where audiences... [24 Jan 2008]
Are you covered on software licensing?
News Robin Fry, a lawyer with Beachcroft LLP and a member of Fast's legal group, said there could be some painful financial penalties if a company is caught without enough licences as their supplier would be likely to demand the full list price, rather... [19 Sep 2006]
NHS inks digital X-ray deals
News Dr Robin Kantor, consultant radiologist at the Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospitals Trust, which is trialling Pacs, said in a statement: "I've noticed that patients are much happier that they are spending less time in the radiology department. [08 Sep 2005]
How small IT vendors can win big accounts
Comment Propero co-founder and joint MD Robin Crewe had been deputy CIO at DrKW, so there was an element of trust and "shared business context" from the beginning, according to Rangaswami. When HBOS was created through the merger of Halifax and Bank of... [18 Feb 2005]
Agenda Setters: Where are they now... Steve Jobs
Comment Jobs knows what side his bread is buttered - playing Robin Hood to Gates' Sheriff of Nottingham - and he's certainly had a good stab at winding up Microsoft, with posters advertising the unveiling of Tiger laden with Gates-baiting slogans... [22 Sep 2004]
The Bloor Perspective: Financial sector IT upturn, Basel II and web services quality
Comment Historically, business optimism is a prelude to increased investment and spending in the financial services sector: Contrary to historic patterns it seems that the business optimism is unlikely to translate itself into increased IT spending. [22 Mar 2004]
The Bloor Perspective: Mobile ringtones, power blackouts and corporate governance
Comment Needless to say, this is aimed at the younger, readily spending audience with the music genres to match. Mobile phones, once the business tool of only yuppies, are now the most carried item of technology as a lifestyle accessory. [01 Dec 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: Recovery HR, offshoring and Basel II
Comment Companies delayed any form of spending on applications that they could get away with. There seems these days to be a general acceptance that the economy is picking up. It's not that everyone is talking about it but rather that they are no longer... [27 Oct 2003]
