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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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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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europe.wsj.com: Fri, 18 May 2012 03:10:09 +0000

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$1 Billion Club Gets Crowded

europe.wsj.com: Fri, 18 May 2012 03:08:40 +0000

At least 20 closely held U.S. start-ups backed by venture capital are now valued at $1 billion or more, Pinterest and Evernote among them. During the frothy days of the 1990s dot-com bubble, there were just 18 such start-ups valued at $1 billion or more.

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Defiant Message From Greece

europe.wsj.com: Fri, 18 May 2012 03:07:47 +0000

Alexis Tsipras, head of Greece's radical left party, said in an interview with the Journal that there is little chance Europe will cut off funding to the country and if it does, Greece will repudiate its debts.

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