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BBC names new CIO as part of tech shake-up
News The other major part of Hall's role will be to better communicate the BBC's technology strategy to third-party tech suppliers to help them when pitching for business - an initiative instigated by her new boss, BBC CTO,... [09 Oct 2009]
Exclusive: BBC CIO swaps Auntie for consultancy
News During his time as CIO, he oversaw the completion of a total refresh of the BBC's network infrastructure to support the move of broadcast technologies to IP standards, and the introduction of a new scheduling system... [17 Sep 2009]
New CTO provides Devine inspiration for Yell
News Devine heads up Yell's tech function with responsibility for the development and deployment of Yell’s internal IT systems and the online tech used to support customer and product... [11 Aug 2009]
Darrell Stein
CIO Profile In recent years, the IT chief has also overseen a series of multimillion pound outsourcing deals - including a contract with IBM to upgrade in-store systems; and managed services contracts with Logicalis, to improve the efficiency of the... [01 Jun 2009]
The 11 IT projects costing DWP £1.6bn
News The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is investing more than £1.6bn in various tech projects up to 2011. One of the projects already partially up and running is the system to run the new Employment and... [24 Nov 2008]
Should your tech chief be a jack-of-all-trades?
News The jury voted eight to four in favour of a no vote although many respondents accepted there is a need as a CIO to have an understanding of the industry they are in to be able to support its business needs. [27 Oct 2008]
Associated Newspapers' CIO quits
News A DMGT statement said the changes will "optimise on-going systems support and development". As a group executive director and CIO, Ian Cohen was a member of the Associated Newspapers commercial board and was responsible... [08 Oct 2008]
Why CIOs aren't on the Chrome straight
News Andrew Watson, British Transport Police CIO, said: "We are not testing Chrome - partly because the internet is such a potential security risk, we would take our steer off of CESG [the government agency which approves public sector... [03 Oct 2008]
Nationwide hands network reins to BT
News Head of IT infrastructure at Nationwide, Peter Stafford, said the organisation's IT infrastructure has had to evolve at an exponential rate to keep up with demand so the most efficient and scalable tech is needed to... [30 Jun 2008]
BCS warns over IT degree funding
News IT is suffering from a well documented skills shortage - and industry bodies have warned thousands more tech and telecoms workers will be needed in the coming years to power the knowledge economy. Around half of the... [20 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Know-nothing managers
Comment But it will most likely take more than 10 to 20 years to see their total displacement as companies slowly figure out that employing someone without tech skills is about as sensible as recruiting people who are illiterate... [20 Aug 2007]
CEOs and CIOs learning to love each other
News The UK's business leaders are embracing IT and accepting the important role tech plays in their companies' success. Of the 600 UK business and IT directors surveyed, the high-growth companies - where revenue has... [04 Jul 2007]
The CIOs transforming government IT
Comment The CIO Council is charged with creating and delivering a government-wide CIO agenda to support the transformation of government and to build a public sector IT profession with the capacity and capability for major... [27 Jun 2007]
CIO Essentials: Open source, green tech, women in IT
News This article says it's a misnomer that tech is about sitting in a corner all day coding. Tech vendors scrutinised over green credentials These require no more and sometimes less support... [19 Jun 2007]
The CIOs transforming government IT
CIO Analysis The CIO Council is charged with creating and delivering a government-wide CIO agenda to support the transformation of government and to build a public sector IT profession with the capacity and capability for major... [06 Jun 2007]
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