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Seven ways to boost your workplace confidence
Comment Former US president Bill Clinton is a master of attentiveness, renowned for his ability to make people feel as if he has flown across the Atlantic just to see them, and a clear demonstration of the power of turning your... [29 Jul 2009]
Virtualisation and cloud: The new weapons in the outsourcing arms race
News According to research by analyst Ovum, sectors including financial services, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, retail and travel are showing active interest in IT outsourcing, pointing to recent £20m-plus deals between IBM and the... [14 Jul 2009]
CIO Job Report: June's job moves and CIOs wanted
News Virgin Atlantic's CIO, Mike Cope, has left the company following the integration of the airline's IT and finance departments. Let silicon.com keep you up to date with all the latest CIO job moves and... [30 Jun 2009]
Photos: The UK's top CIOs
Photo Former Virgin Atlantic IT director, Mike Cope, also features on the CIO50 list - pictured here chatting to silicon.com reporter, Natasha Lomas. Photo credit: Chris Beaumont/CBS Interactive The champagne... [19 Jun 2009]
Virgin Atlantic integrates IT and finance depts
News Virgin Atlantic Airlines is integrating its IT and finance departments, with IT director Mike Cope leaving the company as a result. The airline told silicon.com: "Virgin... [03 Jun 2009]
Mike Cope
CIO Profile Mike Cope, who was IT director at Virgin Atlantic until June this year, first joined the company as head of IT strategy before becoming IT director in 2007. Under his leadership, the... [03 Jun 2009]
'Green shoots of recovery? What green shoots?'
News Mike Cope, IT director of Virgin Atlantic Airways, said: "Stock markets are up but [we're] not seeing this in the real economy", while Neil Harvey, IT director of Sindlesham Court, believes there is... [20 May 2009]
Should you still be scared of malware?
News With viruses seemingly not bringing down networks worldwide as they once did, some businesses could risk becoming complacent around their strategy - a danger Mike Cope, IT director at Virgin Atlantic,... [06 Apr 2009]
CIO Jury: Businesses need netbooks
News Mike Cope, IT director, Virgin Atlantic Airways When the jury of UK IT chiefs was asked whether netbooks were ready for business use, the answer was yes - by seven votes to five. What does the recession... [10 Mar 2009]
Indian tech giants to transform UK government?
News The group also has the backing of major UK firms such as airline Virgin Atlantic. India's tech giants are in the running to manage major new government IT projects in the UK. Outsourcer TCS is one of... [16 Feb 2009]
Satyam scandal, police search row and Apple without Jobs
News Virgin Atlantic's IT director on budget cuts and having fun Another top story came in the form of an exclusive interview with Virgin Atlantic's IT director. One of... [02 Feb 2009]
CSC reveals £25m Virgin Atlantic deal
News CSC has today revealed a deal it recently struck with Virgin Atlantic is valued at £25m. Virgin Atlantic IT director Mike Cope recently told silicon.com the company had... [23 Jan 2009]
Virgin Atlantic's IT director on budget cuts and having fun
Comment The need for efficiency will also see Virgin Atlantic move its website away from Sun Solaris to a Linux-based alternative in the first quarter of this year. That's how Mike Cope sums up life working as... [20 Jan 2009]
Virgin IT whisks travellers to departure in six mins
News Travellers using Heathrow airport are now checking in in as little as six minutes thanks to Virgin Atlantic's central computer system. About 150,000 passengers have used the system since it launched in... [19 Dec 2008]
Virgin Atlantic reservation system goes supersonic
News Airline Virgin Atlantic says an IT overhaul will give passengers greater control over how they book their tickets. The airline signed a five-year deal with services company EDS, now owned by HP, to... [09 Dec 2008]
