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How should CIOs support the business use of social media? Part 1

Posted by Toby Redshaw | Mon 25 Jan 2010

With over 50% of CIOs banning the use of social networking in the workplace, the debate rages over whether Web 2.0 platforms are a vital component of the connected enterprise. Toby Redshaw, global CIO of Aviva, believes Web 2.0 can make the insurance giant "big and agile" ...Read more

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"Europe must open its digital borders," says European commissioner Viviane Reding

Posted by James Lawrence | Mon 18 Jan 2010

For the past five years, EU commissioner Viviane Reding - the most powerful person in European ICT - has pursued the vision of a single digital market for Europe. In our exclusive interview, she explains what that means for global CIOs ...Read more

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Mastering M&A

Posted by Kenny MacIver | Mon 18 Jan 2010

Business leaders rarely give due consideration to the IT component in any merger, acquisition or spin-off. But as most CIOs know to their cost, that can determine the whole business outcome ...Read more

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Outsourcing 3.0

Posted by i-cio.com staff | Mon 18 Jan 2010

Our latest Special Report examines how new sourcing models - from the cloud to outcome-based agreements - are transforming the landscape of IT service delivery ...Read more

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Global CIO appointments

Posted by Kevin White | Mon 18 Jan 2010

Our regular round-up of the latest CIO appointments from around the world, including a special focus on the automotive sector ...Read more

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Adding financial muscle to IT

Posted by Kenny MacIver | Mon 18 Jan 2010

Want to become the CEO of IT? Then hire a CFO of IT. It's a role that has long been championed by analyst group Gartner, but only in recent months has the title started to appear with some frequency on recruitment sites ...Read more

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Shared vision for apps outsourcing

Posted by i-cio.com staff | Mon 18 Jan 2010

A team at London Business School has been examining the differing perceptions and measures of success held by business, finance and IT executives in applications outsourcing initiatives ...Read more

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Computer-friendly virus

Posted by James Lawrence | Mon 4 Jan 2010

Scientists at MIT have used viruses to create a lithium ion battery that could reduce the environmental impact of a wide range of electronic devices ...Read more

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Wireless electricity

Posted by James Lawrence | Mon 4 Jan 2010

First proposed by Nikola Tesla in 1892, wireless electricity is now "less than a year away" ...Read more

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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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Data Theft Hits HSBC Clients

europe.wsj.com: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:37:55 +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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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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