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This Way Up: Annette Vernon, UK Home Office

Posted by Andy McCue | Mon 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 ...Read more

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Enterprise joins the Google Apps club

Posted by James Lawrence | Mon 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 ...Read more

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Telepresence for all

Posted by James Lawrence | Thu 11 Feb 2010

Driven by greatly improved technology and falling prices, mid-market demand for videoconferencing is growing - and triggering a period of rapid consolidation ...Read more

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Governments buy into apps stores

Posted by James Lawrence | Mon 8 Feb 2010

State CIOs around the world are following Apple and Salesforce.com and becoming increasingly sold on the idea of cloud portals ...Read more

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How should CIOs support the business use of social media? Part 2

Posted by Anthony Bradley | Mon 1 Feb 2010

Are Web 2.0 platforms a vital component of the connected enterprise? Anthony Bradley, managing VP at Gartner and an adviser on the enterprise employment of Web 2.0 technologies, says yes - but you need to manage them correctly ...Read more

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Data Theft Hits HSBC Clients

europe.wsj.com: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:25:10 +0000

HSBC said a former employee stole data on about 24,000 accounts in its Swiss private bank that wound up in the hands of French authorities.

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China Data Show Moderating Stimulus

europe.wsj.com: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:20:26 +0000

The rapid growth in China's bank lending and investment spending slowed in February, official data show, a sign that the government's gradual withdrawal of stimulus policies is starting to have an effect.

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Aftershocks Jolt Chile Inauguration

europe.wsj.com: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:35:04 +0000

In a ceremony cut short by three strong earthquakes, conservative Sebastian Piñera took Chile's presidential oath Thursday and immediately called a tsunami alert, a symbolic break with the previous government.

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