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December 01, 2011 01 Dec'11
Big business steps up IT spending despite downturn

Large businesses are stepping up their spending on IT following a period of cost cutting in the wake of the financial crisis, according to Deloitte’s IT consulting practice.
November 30, 2011 30 Nov'11
CIO interview: John Finch, global CIO, Experian

John Finch, global CIO of Experian, discusses his plans to simplify supplier management and his approach to people development.
November 24, 2011 24 Nov'11
SAP extends Business Suite 7 maintenance: What is the real reason?

SAP has extended maintenance for Business Suite 7 from 2016 to 2020, supposedly to give customers predictability and remove the burden of upgrades.
November 23, 2011 23 Nov'11
Facebook security still has a long way to go, say experts

Facebook may have dealt with the storm of spam attacks that caused violent and pornographic images to be posted on some users’ profile pages but security issues remain, say experts.

November 22, 2011 22 Nov'11
CIOs must be in driving seat, or get bypassed, says SAP CIO

Chief information officers must be in the driving seat for implementing mobility and cloud computing in the enterprise, otherwise the business will bypass them, said SAP CIO Oliver Bussmann.
November 21, 2011 21 Nov'11
High-tech exports could give UK economy £20bn boost, says CBI

Increasing UK exports of high-tech goods will give the economy a £20bn boost by 2020, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
November 16, 2011 16 Nov'11
Tech will transform the workplace in 2012, says Verizon

In 2012, enterprise technology will help business leaders re-engineer the workplace, power more effective customer service models, and create opportunities for broad societal benefit, says Verizon.
November 14, 2011 14 Nov'11
CIO Interview: IT should drive company innovation, says SAP's Oliver Bussmann

Driving innovation has become one of the key roles of the chief information officer, says Oliver Bussmann, CIO at business software maker SAP.
November 10, 2011 10 Nov'11
Welcome to the new-look ComputerWeekly.com

Computer Weekly has launched its brand new website - the most important online development in the brand’s 45-year history.
November 08, 2011 08 Nov'11
Case study: Smiths turns to cloud to boost workforce talent

Smiths Group, the £5bn engineering conglomerate, is aiming to raise the skill levels of its workforce and cut millions of pounds a year from its human resources (HR) costs by rolling out a cloud-based HR service.

November 03, 2011 03 Nov'11
HR systems integration is a costly problem

Enterprises are wasting millions trying to integrate human resources (HR) systems that are not designed to communicate with each other, according to HR managers.
October 31, 2011 31 Oct'11
UKtech50: We launch the search for the most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly has launched the second annual UKtech50, the definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - the leaders driving the creation of a high-tech economy.
October 25, 2011 25 Oct'11
Nationwide redevelops online banking platform

Nationwide Building Society has redeveloped its internet banking platform to improve usability and provide a flexible architecture for the future.
October 14, 2011 14 Oct'11
IT spending on cloud services to exceed 20% of IT budget in ‘12: KPMG

IT spending on cloud services will soar in 2012, predicts KPMG. Find out the reasons for this surge in IT spending on cloud services in this news report.
October 14, 2011 14 Oct'11
CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympics

With less than 10 months to go, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell is fully focused on the task of delivering a project that simply cannot miss its deadline.
August 29, 2011 29 Aug'11
Global server revenue grows by 19.5%: Report

Though global server unit sales and revenues have grown, these wins pale in comparison with pre-downturn figures, says Gartner. Download the market data.
August 10, 2011 10 Aug'11
IT budgets of insurers in APAC to grow: Report

IT budgets of the insurance companies in APAC region will grow by 6% in 2012, forecasts Ovum. Find out what their IT budgets will be spent on and how.
August 08, 2011 08 Aug'11
IT spending by financial markets to notch $90bn up to 2015: Report

IT spending to ride high on the financial markets industry globally. IT spending by the Asia-Pacific region to outstrip the US and UK, predicts Ovum
July 21, 2011 21 Jul'11
Wealth management industry IT spending to top $4.6 bn by 2015: Report

IT spending by wealth management industry in Asia Pacific will top $4.6 bn by 2015, observes Ovum. Discover IT spending trends in wealth management industry.
April 15, 2011 15 Apr'11
Infosys results reflect stabilising economy

The IT services market is levelling off after a strong recovery and Infosys' financial results for its latest quarter show continued high growth compared to the...
April 12, 2011 12 Apr'11
Tesco uses customer data to stride ahead of competition

Fresh insights from customer data allowed Tesco to meet consumers' needs faster and more accurately, growing Tesco's market capitalisation 10-fold in eight years while its chief competitors' market value fell, the retailer's former CEO Sir Terry ...
March 15, 2011 15 Mar'11
Business loses money through complex IT systems

Businesses are losing profits because they are relying on over-complex IT systems, a study of the world's top 200 companies reveals.
March 09, 2011 09 Mar'11
Year 2011 IT budget of India Inc to pursue growth: Gartner

After the 2008 recession, IT budgets became conservative, focused mainly on cutting costs. In 2011, India Inc’s IT budgets will focus on growth, according to Gartner.
March 03, 2011 03 Mar'11
Capgemini wants to recruit digital natives

Capgemini Consulting wants to recruit 1,000 consultants to support its focus on the digitisation of businesses.
February 22, 2011 22 Feb'11
KPMG bags Equaterra in latest consultancy consolidation

Business consultancy KPMG has acquired sourcing advisory Equaterra after months of negotiations.
February 11, 2011 11 Feb'11
UK SMEs ignoring customer feedback opportunities online

The vast majority of small businesses are still failing to make the most of social media
February 03, 2011 03 Feb'11
Centralised IT buying will not inhibit SMEs, says government efficiency chief

Increasing centralised government procurement of IT will not compromise the public sector's goal of buying more from SMEs, according to Ian Watmore, chief operating officer of the Cabinet Office Efficiency and Reform Group.
January 24, 2011 24 Jan'11
Gartner urges CIOs to harness power of social networking

CIOs need to begin exploiting the potential of social networking technology this year, or risk losing the initiative to other parts of the business
January 20, 2011 20 Jan'11
Eli Lilly signs Cognizant deal

Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has signed a multiyear deal with Cognizant to provide a range of business services
January 06, 2011 06 Jan'11
Gartner: BI set to move from IT to users

IT needs to prepare for a major shift in how business intelligence is delivered and used within companies, according to analyst Gartner
December 23, 2010 23 Dec'10
Regional initiatives attract international tech companies to North East

UK regions are attracting overseas companies to help them break into the UK market.
December 15, 2010 15 Dec'10
BSI’s IT spend to be 3% of revenue in 2011-12

Blue Star Infotech’s IT spend in 2011-12 to include infrastructure consolidation and business intelligence projects
December 13, 2010 13 Dec'10
Aegis Logistics’ IT spending to be Rs 5 cr in 2011-12

Aegis Logistics' IT spending to include ERP, BI and video conferencing .
December 09, 2010 09 Dec'10
Bajaj Electricals’ IT investment may touch Rs 19 cr

IT investment plan of Bajaj Electricals for 2011-12 includes Theory of Constraints, UC, document management, mobility, and software upgrades
November 15, 2010 15 Nov'10
Social networks to become business hubs

Social networks will become the main form of businesses communication for many employees, according to Gartner.

Some 20% of staff will use social...
November 09, 2010 09 Nov'10
Cabinet Office conducts governmental digital review

The Cabinet Office is reviewing the government's digital engagement strategy as part of its business plan to meet the coalition government's policies.
November 08, 2010 08 Nov'10
Business intelligence helps Toys R Us build 600 pop up stores a season

The global toy store Toys R Us will open 600 new stores, and shut as many again this season. Most will take just two weeks to open their doors from when the lease is signed.
November 01, 2010 01 Nov'10
Windows ‘irrelevant’, says DWP CTO James Gardner

The concept of the Windows-based business desktop is irrelevant according to James Gardner, chief technology officer at the Department of Work and Pensions.
November 01, 2010 01 Nov'10
Forrester Research: Making IT work in small and mid sized firms

Small and medium-size businesses (SMBs), like their enterprise brethren, are shifting their technology focus from IT to business technology (BT).
October 28, 2010 28 Oct'10
Interview: Dr James Martin

Dr James Martin, entrepreneur, visionary, "guru of the information age", "father of Case", ranked fourth in the world by Computerworld among the most influential people in the computer industry, Martin is not only a distinguished technology expert, ...
October 27, 2010 27 Oct'10
BMW, Deutsche Bank, Shell and UBS form alliance to build enterprise cloud standards

A group of the largest businesses across the world have joined forces to provide a set of requirements for the future of cloud computing.
October 22, 2010 22 Oct'10
Top 10 IT strategies for smaller businesses

Small businesses can use IT to cut costs, stay one step ahead of the competition and avoid breaking the bank. Read our ten top tips on the best IT strategies for SMEs.
October 21, 2010 21 Oct'10
Seven things CIOs should do to calm the CEO

As the steam evaporates from the economy, market analyst Gartner has identified seven things CIOs should know about panicky CEOs.

They are not as bullish...
September 15, 2010 15 Sep'10
Mergers critical for survival of European ICT market, says CEO

The European ICT market will need to undergo a series of mergers if it is to compete with the big American players, said Rheinhard Clemens, CEO of IT...
August 05, 2010 05 Aug'10
10 technology trends businesses must not ignore

Management consultancy McKinsey has identified 10 technology trends that will force executives to anticipate and respond to their effects on their enterprises.
August 03, 2010 03 Aug'10
Geo-data is business critical for CIOs, finds survey

Location information and data relating to place - geo-data - are vital for achieving efficiency savings, according to a survey of users.
July 21, 2010 21 Jul'10
Interview: Mike Sackman, chief information officer, Mitchells & Butlers

The IT boss at hospitality firm Mitchells & Butlers tells Angelica Mari about the IT change supporting a shift in the overall business strategy
July 01, 2010 01 Jul'10
New chairman sees special role for Corporate IT Forum

Business IT user group the Corporate IT Forum will aim to better prepare IT professionals for the changes in the industry, says new chairman John Harris.
June 21, 2010 21 Jun'10
IT services firms under pressure as CIOs look for value

Demands to reduce costs and the increasing need to innovate and transform business operations through IT will see outsourcing firms struggling to prove their worth, according to the latest KPMG report.
June 09, 2010 09 Jun'10
How Lloyd's of London moves IT into the business

The IT department at Lloyd's of London has worked with the business to provide technology capabilities to support business requirements. Cliff Saran finds out how it works.
June 08, 2010 08 Jun'10
In-house IT does not add business value, claims survey

A survey of 600 business and IT decision makers has reported that in-house IT does not add any business value.

According to the study from Vanson...
May 20, 2010 20 May'10
Managing application licences will define limits of cloud computing

While businesses assess the value of cloud computing they will need a way to manage application deployment.
April 28, 2010 28 Apr'10
Indian IT spend figures to reach $67 billion in 2010: Gartner

Telecom, government, manufacturing, SMB and banking verticals to lead IT spend charts. Utilities and retail are emerging verticals for IT spends.
April 26, 2010 26 Apr'10
CIO Klub survey highlights process improvement as top IT priority

IT priorities for 2010-'11 move from last year's focus on cost reduction to process and performance improvement.
March 26, 2010 26 Mar'10
Government plans high-tech clusters to target global markets

Information and communications technologies will spearhead the government's attempt to grab a significant share of tomorrow's global multi-billion-pound markets, the government said today.
February 23, 2010 23 Feb'10
Retail IT spending in India to revive this year

2010 looks good for Indian retail CIOs, as most companies boost retail IT spending to enhance the customer's shopping experience.
February 19, 2010 19 Feb'10
IT spending of Indian BFSI to touch $2.7 billion by 2013

Cutting edge competition and business expansion will drive IT spending in Indian BFSI , says Springboard's latest research report.
February 08, 2010 08 Feb'10
Reliance on 'gut feel' hinders businesses

Businesses are failing to make the best business decisions because they lack the ability to analyse business data.
February 05, 2010 05 Feb'10
BI, customer apps, cloud computing lead manufacturing budget wishlist

As Indian manufacturing comes out of the recession's aftermath, CIOs now look forward to adoption of trends like cloud computing and business intelligence.
February 04, 2010 04 Feb'10
Gartner identifies IT trends for 2010

Cloud computing and social computing will be major issues for CIOs in 2010, with businesses set to relinquish control over some parts of their IT estate...
January 28, 2010 28 Jan'10
Can IT switch efficiency gains to business effectiveness?

As the UK shifts out of recession, businesses and governments in Western economies are facing a new reality, with increasingly stiff competition from...
January 28, 2010 28 Jan'10
ITSM and virtualization top Indian IT/ITES IT budgets for 2010

A re-look at IT budgets, IT service management, green IT initiatives, human resource management, and more. What does Indian IT/ITES have in mind for 2010?
January 14, 2010 14 Jan'10
A fifth of IT to disappear by 2012

Gartner has painted a bleak future for corporate IT in its latest predictions. The analyst company expects that by 2012, 20% of businesses will own no IT...
January 12, 2010 12 Jan'10
IT budget cuts expected in 2010

Businesses expect to make significant cuts to their IT budgets during 2010 according to the National Computing Centre's (NCC) latest survey of IT infrastructure plans.
January 11, 2010 11 Jan'10
Video: IT resistance to change slows business growth, says Gartner

Companies need entrepreneurial CIOs to help them overcome their IT department's resistance to change, says market analyst Gartner.
January 05, 2010 05 Jan'10
IT heads target strategy and business change in 2010

Strategic planning and process change are the keys to better enabling business in 2010, according to a survey of IT professionals by the British Computer...
December 17, 2009 17 Dec'09
Users say licensing costs slow virtualization adoption

The cost of VMware is deterring at least one organisation from further adoption of virtualization.
December 16, 2009 16 Dec'09
IT bosses lead world in creating wealth

CEOs of IT companies are well to the fore in creating long-term shareholder value, according to a Harvard Business Review article to be published in January.

Apple...
December 04, 2009 04 Dec'09
Will the IT department die if it does not build private clouds now?

IT departments face the challenge of making technology available to business users through the web while retaining control of security and data.

The...
December 03, 2009 03 Dec'09
SAP and data consolidation: Super Religare's top IT priorities in 2010

Join G Radhakrishna Pillai, the CIO of Super Religare Diagnostics, as he talks about his corporate IT vision for 2010.
December 02, 2009 02 Dec'09
Seven steps to outsourcing heaven

Warwick Business School has outlined major challenges for businesses if they are to get the best out of their outsourcing contracts.

Large businesses...
December 02, 2009 02 Dec'09
Post Office will be next new bank

The Post Office could become a full bank after business secretary Lord Mandelson opened a public consultation on new financial products and services that...
December 01, 2009 01 Dec'09
Businesses will use private clouds for now, says Gartner

Businesses will spend more money on developing private cloud computing initiatives than they will spend with cloud computing suppliers, according to Gartner.
December 01, 2009 01 Dec'09
How much are your social network connections worth?

Businesses should use analytical methods to measure the success of social networking and the value of social network users' relationships and connections, according to analyst Gartner.
November 24, 2009 24 Nov'09
CIOs have critical role in guiding business out of recession, says SAP

Chief information officers have a critical role to play in the next five years as businesses continue to feel the effects of the economic recession, says Chakib Bouhdary, chief value officer at SAP.
November 23, 2009 23 Nov'09
CBI predicts decade of IT-driven business change

Businesses need to adapt quickly to meet the opportunities offered by new technology, says employers organisation the CBI.

Technology will form the...
November 23, 2009 23 Nov'09
SaaS accounting software usage on the rise among Indian SMBs

AMI Partners study forecasts US$30 Mn spends by Indian SMBs on accounting software for 2009. Medium businesses lead SaaS accounting software adoption.
November 23, 2009 23 Nov'09
Book extract: Prioritizing security spending

In this excerpt from "The Shortcut Guide to Prioritizing Security Spending," you'll learn how to spend on cloud security and identify data flows that deserve protection.
November 20, 2009 20 Nov'09
Hotel technology spends have taken a backseat due to recession

Due to increasing pressure on bottom lines, major hospitality players have scaled down their IT investments. Anil Chiplunkar, the head of Infocounselors and ex-CIO at Kamat Hotels (India) Ltd., talks about IT challenges faced by hospitality industry...
November 13, 2009 13 Nov'09
Understand your CFO: A quick CIO how-to for sleeping with the enemy

How do you become your chief financial officer's best friend? Arun Gupta, the Group CIO of K Raheja Corp. recently shared CFO management mantras.
November 11, 2009 11 Nov'09
Inventory management top IT priority for the retail CIO: Springboard

Springboard research report reveals inventory and supply chain management, ERP, data security and e-commerce as top IT spends for Indian retail in 2010.
November 09, 2009 09 Nov'09
APAC enterprise software spends at 10.2% for 2010, India among leaders

India shows a significant growth of 10.1% on enterprise software spends during 2009, expected to rise to 11.8% in 2010.
October 23, 2009 23 Oct'09
Media140 - Live blogging and updates from today's conference

The Media140 conference on brands is taking place in London on Monday 26 October - The day is called "Everything a brand needs to know about twitter & real-time social media" and will offer brands great help advice on using social media to develop ...
October 22, 2009 22 Oct'09
Indian banking and finance SMBs slot $1.24 bn for FY '09 IT spends

AMI Partners study details small and medium business (SMB) IT budget increase of 3.5% over FY 2008-'09. SMB internet and online spends on the growth path.
October 09, 2009 09 Oct'09
Business climate has improved says Infosys

The India-based business solutions company Infosys Technologies has announced a second quarter revenue increase of 2.9 percent but profits are still down year-on-year by 5.1 per cent.
October 09, 2009 09 Oct'09
Unified communication spending for Indian SMBs in the range of US$48.8 Mn for '09

Indian small and medium business (SMB) to have unified communication (UC) investments upwards of US$48.8 Mn for 2009-10. UC cost savings drive adoption.
October 06, 2009 06 Oct'09
Recession, a shrinking IT budget and the CIO

How can a CIO deal with reduced IT budgets? M D Agrawal, the deputy general manager of IS (refinery) at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., shares tips.
October 06, 2009 06 Oct'09
Indian manufacturing SMBs to spend USD 3.7 billion on IT

Indian manufacturing SMBs have earmarked USD 3.7 billion on IT for the fiscal year 2009-10. IT spends grow by 4% over FY 2008-09.
October 06, 2009 06 Oct'09
An IT budget provides opportunities for a CIO even during recession

Global recession has affected Indian budgets, but CIOs need to spot the golden lining. Sunil Mehta, senior vice president and area systems director (Central Asia) of advertising giant JWT, explains how Indian CIOs should prioritize their IT spends.
October 05, 2009 05 Oct'09
Financial services firms fail to invest in recovery

Most financial services organisations are not planning to ramp up their IT systems in preparation for a business upturn.
September 29, 2009 29 Sep'09
Bosses have their heads in the sand over new technology

Senior executives have buried their heads in the sand over the use of social networks and mobile technology in the workplace.
September 28, 2009 28 Sep'09
Small business overconfident of ability to survive IT disasters

Small and medium-sized businesses are over-confident about their readiness to survive a flood, fire or other disaster that disabled their IT systems, a survey...
September 23, 2009 23 Sep'09
Dell may be paying too much for Perot Systems

If the markets are right, Michael Dell has paid too much for Perot Systems. Dell is paying $30 a share cash or about $3.9bn, about half its $7.9bn...
September 21, 2009 21 Sep'09
10 ways to renegotiate your virtualization licenses

Renegotiating licenses for virtualization software can save you plenty, without limiting your ability to transform a data center.
September 17, 2009 17 Sep'09
Cash injection to boost IT in the North East

For the past decade the North East has been working hard to provide its residents with the kind of technological and business opportunities that are traditionally associated with the South. It has been gaining ground, but the region could be set to ...
September 17, 2009 17 Sep'09
Top 10 best places to start an IT business

The UK has been ranked the sixth best place to run an IT business. But Britain is better than other European nations when it comes to developing IT talent.
September 03, 2009 03 Sep'09
CIOs cut costs with no plan to innovate out of recession

Many CIOs in France, Germany and UK are cutting IT costs without a long-term view of how to help the business innovate...
August 27, 2009 27 Aug'09
PODCAST: How to budget for virtualization

Learn how to virtualize without spending too much in this podcast with analyst Laura DiDdio.
August 19, 2009 19 Aug'09
HP to sell parts of its outsourcing business

HP is considering selling parts of its outsourcing business so it can put more effort in more profitable areas. According...
July 15, 2009 15 Jul'09
Cybercriminals adopt business strategies

Online criminals are using state of the art business strategies to commit cybercrimes, says network equipment maker Cisco.