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CIOs suffering in poorly-defined roles

Cranfield report finds CIOs are out of synch with business needs 01 Dec 2008

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IT firms shunning web-based technologies

Organisations are failing to exploit the web to boost staff productivity 01 Dec 2008

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Hard times increase the need for vigilance

The economic downturn will place extra strain on companies’ IT security systems, warns Rob Rowlingson 27 Nov 2008

Hot Seat: Jain Giles

Jain Giles is head of IT at audio equipment maker Naim Audio, where she is responsible for providing system support to 150 people 27 Nov 2008

London 2012 Games makes key IT appointment

Senior position will lead the IT integration and operation supporting the London 2012 Games on behalf of key supplier 26 Nov 2008

Cutting-edge IT delivers the goods

Chief technology officer Jay Bregman explains how constant innovation is part and parcel of his strategy for delivering competitive advantage at eCourier 20 Nov 2008

Time to hone your sourcing skills

IT leaders can turn the recession to their advantage by flexing their bargaining muscle 20 Nov 2008

Examining the IT skills challenge

Watch a BCS roundtable debate on the issues affecting IT professionals - the last of a four-part series 17 Nov 2008

The IT industry can revive the economy

IT has untapped potential that could be of huge benefit in a recession 13 Nov 2008

Offering job flexibility is good business sense

Employers would attract more women if they were better at managing career breaks, writes Jan Peters 13 Nov 2008

Tackling the IT skills challenges

Watch a BCS roundtable debate on the issues affecting IT professionals - part three of a four-part series 10 Nov 2008

CIOs urged to talk to external customers

Engaging with external customers could help revenue-generating IT projects 07 Nov 2008

The IT skills challenge

Watch a BCS roundtable debate on the issues affecting IT professionals - part two of a four-part series 07 Nov 2008

Every cloud has a silver lining

In tough economic times, it is the unprepared that often suffer most. Reason, then, for some technology leaders to remain cheerful 06 Nov 2008

Legal Week Strategic Technology Forum

A unique forum for IT leaders within Europe’s top law firms 03 Nov 2008

BT Global Services chief quits after profit warning

Earlier news of disappointing performance leads chief executive to stand down 31 Oct 2008

Merged Lloyds TSB and HBOS delays appointment of new IT director

Banking giant confirms top executives in new organisation but the top IT job remains vacant 31 Oct 2008

Take a leaf out of the M&S IT recipe book

There are plenty of valuable lessons that can be learned from the retailer's technology transformation 30 Oct 2008

Hot Seat - Paul Skinner

Paul Skinner is UK and Ireland practice leader of the ICT underwriting department at Chubb Insurance Company of Europe 30 Oct 2008

Government wasted £125m on scrapped IT projects

Parliamentary questions reveal extent of departmental waste over last five years 21 Oct 2008

Computing Awards - IT Leader of the Year shortlist

Who is the outstanding IT chief in the UK? 17 Oct 2008

What a difference a Day makes

Janet Day talks to Computing about the technological innovations she has driven at international law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner 16 Oct 2008

We are reaching IT's tipping point

The credit crunch may force smart bosses to reconsider their approach to organising IT 16 Oct 2008

The long road ahead to IT operations maturity

Few IT organisations have reached the level of trust and service demanded by the business, says Milind Govekar 16 Oct 2008

How to succeed as an agent of change

IT leaders must learn to be more comfortable with uncertainty if they are to become effective drivers of business change, says Sharm Manwani 16 Oct 2008

Make the most of cost cutting opportunities

With IT budgets under increasing pressure, reducing spend need not be painful 09 Oct 2008

Whitehall and Web 2.0 make an odd couple

If public sector social networking is to take off, bureaucrats need to take a back seat 09 Oct 2008

The pIT stop Q&A: How can I measure the business success of IT applications?

Ou expert panel answers readers' real-life IT questions 07 Oct 2008

Hot seat: Dylan Roberts, Leeds City Council

Dylan Roberts is head of ICT at Leeds City Council, where he is responsible for improving services through the use of technology 01 Oct 2008

IT sleeping partners help the homeless

IT professionals are helping to end youth homelessness by giving up their time, money -­ and their own beds -­ in support of Byte Night 26 Sep 2008

Tough times mean IT must fight to survive

The financial services turmoil will have an inevitable effect on IT professionals 25 Sep 2008

Why it's high time we made IT history

Technology is poorly applied because IT leaders fail to appreciate its business role, says Colin Beveridge 25 Sep 2008

Hot Seat: Barry Lowry

Barry Lowry is head of IT Assist, the Northern Ireland civil service shared services centre for ICT, where he manages 180 staff 25 Sep 2008

Hot Seat: Sandra Harper

Sandra Harper is the support services manager at Wandsworth Teaching Primary Care Trust, where she delivers IT to 1,800 staff 18 Sep 2008

Business should use IT to its full potential

Now more than ever IT teams should be looking to exploit technological advances to give their organisations a sustainable competitive advantage 18 Sep 2008

In the eye of the storm

Mike Lynch, head of enterprise search vendor Autonomy, tells Janie Davies how a wave of unstructured data is sweeping through the world of business, bringing with it new challenges ­and opportunities ­ for CIOs 11 Sep 2008

New group to tackle economics of security

Government-backed special interest group will discuss 'wide range of issues' 11 Sep 2008

Hot seat: Adrian Gowans, IT manager

We ask readers about their IT career experiences 11 Sep 2008

We make IT an irrational beast

IT leaders are waking up to the impact that human behaviour has on corporate computing 11 Sep 2008

IT directors facing new priorities

IBM identifies next-generation consumers and data management systems as focus areas 05 Sep 2008

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