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CIOs ready for flexi-time law
News Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group 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… [03 Sep 2008]
CIOs rate MBAs
News Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group In the latest silicon.com CIO Jury poll, the 12-strong panel of IT chiefs voted eight to four in favour of the qualification, although even some of the supporters said experience is a critical attribute. [19 Aug 2008]
The rise and rise of Infor
Comment Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group The team includes Clive Longbottom, Bob Tarzey, Rob Bamforth, Dennis Szubert, Louella Fernandes and Fran Howarth. But they would be overlooking the far more impressive achievements of Infor, argues Bob Tarzey. [06 Aug 2008]
IT chiefs brace for recession
News Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group 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, this time over... [04 Aug 2008]
The McCue Interview: Phil Pavitt, CIO, Transport for London
Comment Tania Howarth CIO, Birds Eye Iglo Group 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 Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group 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 Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group 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... [15 Jul 2008]
Microsoft readies online apps for business
News Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group 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... [09 Jul 2008]
Woolly risk analysis is hastening a housing crash
Comment Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group 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]
HP Integrity gets Parallel virtualisation
News CIO50 2008: Women at the top Ailsa Beaton Catherine Doran Yvonne Gallagher Claire Hamon Tania Howarth Lesley Hume Heather Jackson Yasmin... [03 Jul 2008]
From CIO to consultant: Project manager or salesman?
Comment Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group With his background, it all should have run smoothly but how did the project really fare? It seems like only yesterday I was publishing my New Year resolutions for all to see here on silicon.com. [02 Jul 2008]
Hardware defies economic gloom
News Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group 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... [02 Jul 2008]
The Naked CIO: What makes a great IT leader?
Comment Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group 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 Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group 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... [30 Jun 2008]
Virtualisation key to staff-owned devices
News Tania Howarth Birds Eye Iglo Group 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]
