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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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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

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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

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

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

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

Computing Awards - IT Professional of the Year shortlist

Who is the top IT professional in the UK this year? 17 Oct 2008

Computing Awards - IT Team of the Year shortlist

Which team will scoop the prize? 17 Oct 2008

Computing Awards IT department of the year shortlist

We outline the entries that made it to the final stage 17 Oct 2008

Computing Awards - IT Leader of the Year shortlist

Who is the outstanding IT chief in the UK? 17 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

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

Computing launches all-new IT jobs site

Updated Computingcareers.co.uk provides enhanced feature for jobseekers 14 Oct 2008

IT staff working harder as job fears loom

Lack of job security is causing people to worker harder and longer 13 Oct 2008

How careerism can warp IT procurement

Many working in IT put their career interests before those of their employer when weighing up purchasing options 10 Oct 2008

Make the most of cost cutting opportunities

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

Hot Seat: Neil Williams, Market Harborough Building Society

Neil Williams is head of IT at Market Harborough Building Society, where he concentrates on long-term IT strategy. He manages five staff. 09 Oct 2008

Government to fund IT skills academy

John Denham hopes £30m funding will be matched by employers 07 Oct 2008

How to ensure progress in programming

Best practice advice from Forrester Research 02 Oct 2008

Software development

Software development has always been something of a dark art. New methodologies and approaches aim to improve the development process, without sacrificing ingenuity 02 Oct 2008

Tough times mean IT must fight to survive

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

Egg keeps costs down by poaching students

An IT academy set up in partnership with a local university is helping Egg to limit the amount it shells out on technology development 25 Sep 2008

ISC2 scheme to nurture security skills

CSSLP programme designed to improve the credentials of software developers 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

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

HP workers brace for major job cuts

Trade unions estimate that 1,500 UK staff could be axed 12 Sep 2008

Co-op IT boss moves to London Olympics

Gerry Pennell to manage the IT for London Organising Committee 12 Sep 2008

Hot seat: Adrian Gowans, IT manager

We ask readers about their IT career experiences 11 Sep 2008

Web 2.0 'central' to high-performance workplace

Staff need tools to pull information from external sources and each other, argues Gartner 10 Sep 2008

The industry view - the Intellect blog

Sex and power - gender issues in the IT profession: Read the latest blog entry 08 Sep 2008

Computing Careers: IT jobs at BBC Worldwide

The broadcaster's commercial arm discusses recruitment opportunities for IT professionals 05 Sep 2008

IT directors facing new priorities

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

Upgrades for mindsets rather than machines

Cochrane says IT leaders must embrace new ways of delivering business value to protect their future 04 Sep 2008

Teachers split over benefits of Web 2.0

Useful educational tool, or unnecessary distraction? 04 Sep 2008

UCAS figures highlight IT skills problems

Latest stats show the number of school leavers taking computer science degrees is still too low 29 Aug 2008

Computing podcast 28 August 2008

CIO job satisfaction plummets, and why schools' IT spending is set to top £1bn 28 Aug 2008

Lack of IT students puts future at risk

Computing Comment: This is a tomorrow problem for a today-obsessed government 28 Aug 2008

BSF schools to spend £1.29bn on IT by 2012

Schools transformation programme is boosting IT spending and showing how much technology is really worth 28 Aug 2008

General management skills are now as important as technical ability

A selection of leading chief information officers talk about what they see as the most important aspects of the role 28 Aug 2008

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