PC-over-IP: virtual desktops

PC-over-IP time

Posted by Kenny MacIver | 8 Mar 2010

After the huge success of server virtualisation, many organisations have been eyeing the desktop as the next target for a virtual makeover. Now PC-over-IP aims to remove the performance barrier ...more

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Make or break: Why M&As need CIO involvement

Posted by Hüseyin Tanriverdi | 1 Mar 2010

CIOs play a critical role in ensuring that M&As create business value, argues Dr Hüseyin Tanriverdi, associate professor of information, risk and operations management at the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business ...more

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The carving out of IT as part of a spin-off disrupts controls, putting companies in breach of compliance, says Dr Hüseyin Tanriverdi

This Way Up: Annette Vernon, UK Home Office

Posted by Andy McCue | 22 Feb 2010

A lifelong public servant, UK Home Office CIO Annette Vernon worked her way up through the Civil Service from admin officer to chief information officer. Today, she manages an extensive IT remit that covers policing, counter-terrorism, immigration and the government’s ID card scheme ...more

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Enterprise joins the Google Apps club

Posted by James Lawrence | 15 Feb 2010

Attracted by increasing functionality, cost savings and the ability to access data from any location, some of the world's largest firms are making huge commitments to cloud-based office applications ...more

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Some of the world's largest firms are now making huge commitments to cloud-based office applications

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