CIO Technology

The Internet is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:50:00 GMT

Just one of 237 nominees

The Norwegian Nobel Institute yesterday announced there are 237 nominees for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Though the the institute doesn't normally disclose who made the list, an official did confirm to Computerworld that it includes the Internet.

Morrison add £200 million to IT investment

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:44:00 GMT

Overhaul of systems contributes to increased profit

WM Morrison is planning to invest a further £200 million in rejuvenating its IT systems over the next three years.

British Airways IT worker charged for 'terrorism plot'

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:40:00 GMT

Software developer planned to take advantage of BA strike

A British Airways software developer planned to carry out terrorist attacks by taking advantage of a walkout by airline staff, a court heard today.

Tabloid The Daily Mail exposed for Facebook sleaze

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:46:00 GMT

Site wrongly blamed for sex stalking

British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mail could be in hot water with Facebook after incorrectly naming the site in an article on sexual stalking on the Internet.

HSBC: Data theft incident broader than first thought

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:55:00 GMT

Bank alleges details of 15,000 accounts were stolen

HSBC has said approximately 15,000 accounts at its Swiss private banking unit were compromised after an employee allegedly stole data, some of which ended up in the hands of French tax authorities.

National Skills Academy for IT website launched

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:00 GMT

One-stop shop for training advice and information

The new National Skills Academy for IT, which aims to address the development of IT professionals in the UK, has launched its website.

HMRC forced to manually process 35 million tax cases due to IT delays

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:49:00 GMT

But department trumpets benefits of renegotiated Aspire contract

HM Revenue & Customs has queued 35 million tax cases for manual processing, directly as a result of severe delays to a new IT system rollout.

Procter and Gamble allow staff to use own laptops

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:19:00 GMT

Legal and security issues remain unsolved

Procter & Gamble (P&G), which is ranked 20th on the Fortune 500 list, can afford to buy its employees laptops. But it is instead letting several hundred of its workers use their own laptops as part of a workplace experiment.

Standard Life expects £350m efficiency gain with IT

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:50:00 GMT

Process and technology overhaul delivering the goods

Standard Life has raised its cost cutting targets by nearly half, to £350 million by 2012, as it reported strong progress on a technology and process overhaul.

Atos Origin signs up consultants expecting market growth

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:48:00 GMT

Musical chairs in the consultancy market

Atos Origin the integration and IT consultancy group is signalling that it thinks the economy is improving by adding to its staff roster of consultants. Head of the consulting division Paula Sussex today announced four new consultants joining the company. Although critics and politicians are saying there will be less budget available to consultants, Sussex said her division was expecting private sector organisations requiring help to grow and again and that the public sector will need consultants to advise on restructuring services as budgets are cut. Greg Smith, formerly an Associate partner at Capgemini has switched to Atos Origin to become a partner in the CIO Advisory service. Smith will be advising CIOs on greater use of Agile project management techniques, cloud computing and the benefits of Web 2.0 tools. Join the CIO UK debate on Cloud ComputingThe Atos Origin Health consulting division has hired Kevin Hunter from PA Consulting where he was an Associate Partner. Hunter will focus on increasing the amount of work Atos Origin secures from the NHS. Previously Hunter was involved in the development of the Healthcare for London stroke strategy. He also has previous consulting experience with PriceWaterhouse in the UK and Hong Kong and commercial IT experience with Burton Group and Marley Tile Company. Two new consultants have joined the Enterprise consulting division. Hugh McDowell and Sanjay Chawla both join Atos Origin from rival consultancies. McDowall was a Partner with Accenture and has a specialism in CRM, whilst Chawla joins from recently acquired Perot.

Online banking fraud up to £60 million

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:47:00 GMT

Criminals use malware to target customers

Online banking fraud losses increased by 14 percent to £59.7 million last year, according to the latest figures from The UK Cards Association.

Doctors demand halt to NHS electronic records

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT

£13bn programme hits major criticisms

The British Medical Association has called for an immediate halt to the multibillion pound rollout of electronic records for NHS patients.

Capgemini offers cloud services under new business unit

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:19:00 GMT

System integrator becomes 'service assembler'

The technical services group of Capgemini has traditionally helped companies with system integration, but cloud computing is changing that. The company is increasingly assembling lots of different software-as-a-service applications, a phenomenon that has led Capgemini to create a new business unit.

Rural group campaigns for 2Mbps broadband

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT

Benefits to home working demanded

A number of rural organisations have joined forces in a bid to encourage the government roll out 2Mbps broadband in the countryside.

Ford gets scrappage boost from modelling software

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:07:00 GMT

Rapidly created models allow car giant to assess impact of government scheme

Ford has improved its understanding of its sales leads process using a business process modelling software from Metastorm.

IBM CEO picks £14.1 million pay package

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:39:00 GMT

Recession, what recession, says Palmisano

Sam Palmisano, chairman and CEO of IBM, was awarded a compensation package valued at $21.2 million (£14.1 million) in 2009, according to documents filed today with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Women CIOs show strong leadership on International Women's Day

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:27:00 GMT

11 major organisations in the UK have their IT strategy led by women.

Gordon Brown, to get some coverage on International Women's Day, says the lack of women on the boards of companies is "unacceptable". Considering his cabinet is a bit thin on the influence of women, this could be seen as a bit ironic. Although the men dominate the CIO world, there are a number of very impressive women heading up the IT operations in the UK. There are 11 major UK organisations whose IT strategy is led by women, click on the hyperlinks to learn more about them. The leading women CIOs are: Tania Howarth, CIO and HR director for food maker Birds Eye led an impressive split from Unilever to create a Greenfield IT site and strategy. Tiffany Hall has recently become the CIO of national cultural organisation the BBC and helping the broadcaster adapt to how technology is changing the face of the media. Christine Connelly has probably the hardest brief a CIO can have, leading the modernisation of IT in the NHS as CIO of the Department of Health. Anne Moises is CIO of one of the youngest government IT positions, heading up technology for the new and very modern Scottish Government. Just along the M8 at Glasgow City Council the IT strategy is led by Cathleen Nelson. Elsewhere in the public sector Ailsa Beaton heads IT for Britain's largest police force the Metropolitan Police at Scotland Yard and Catherine Doran is very well respected as head of IT at Network Rail and Caroline Smith is navigating technology issues such as subsidy payment problems at Defra, the department responsible for keeping British agriculture feeding the nation. In financial services Veronique Arnoldi is pulling together IT at Aviva Investors, part of the Aviva insurance and pensions empire and Yasmine Jetha is putting her impressive record into IT improvements for insurance and private healthcare provider Bupa. In the utilities sector Theresa Hayes leads IT at one of the largest energy providers RWE Npower. Technology companies are not to be outdone either with Adobe and Avaya having their own IT operations governed by women.

HP cuts profit figures due to BSkyB costs

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:55:00 GMT

Red faces as extra payments awarded in a lawsuit against EDS

Hewlett-Packard has been forced to reduce the amount of profit it reported last quarter to cover additional costs awarded against its EDS division in a lawsuit brought by British Sky Broadcasting.

Continued IT jobs growth say recruiters

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:37:00 GMT

We are on the rebound say recruitment consultants

New research says that the IT sector is "on the rebound", as demand for staff continues to grow.

CSC robustly defend £13bn NHS IT project

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

Relationship with NHS has had 'ups and downs' but is succeeding

CSC, a lead supplier alongside BT on the £12.7 billion NHS National Programme for IT, has said it is confident about the future of the programme.

Tata Communications figures show it's growing

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:07:00 GMT

Between '09 and '10, Tata's gross revenues grew 5 percent for its voice business & 10 percent for its data services business

Telecom company Tata Communications has announced record growth for business volumes despite the recession and continued investments in global infrastructure, services and emerging market initiatives.

IT professionals upbeat as credit crisis eases

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:49:00 GMT

Some even getting a pay rise

A global survey of IT professionals has revealed a fairly upbeat picture of life in the tech department. Hiring is set to rise modestly, budgets are now stable and salaries could even be rising a bit.

Opportunities for the Cloud in the Enterprise

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:33:00 GMT

The next evolutionary step toward elastic IT

Cloud computing represents the next evolutionary step toward elastic IT. It will transform the way your IT infrastructure is constituted and managed, through consumable services for infrastructure, platform, and applications. This will convert your IT infrastructure from a "factory" into a "supply chain".

e-Skills release UK IT manifesto

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:24:00 GMT

Accenture, Cisco, , HP, IBM, Logica join call for more investment

Major IT employers have partnered with skills council e-skills UK to launch the ‘e-skills Manifesto’, which calls for more investment in technology skills.

BAA agree £30m network integration deal for Heathrow

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:37:00 GMT

Major IT overhaul continues at London's main airport

London’s Heathrow Airport plans to sign a four-year, £30 million network integration framework deal.