EDITOR'S NOTE

Morning all,

An interesting little piece to kick off this week, on the mysterious role of the interim CIO.

Writer David Neal points out they're not just 'seat warmers' but agents of change. It's feasible they can achieve more, too, if they use their temporary status to stay out of office politics and away from hidden agendas.

It's interesting because IT in general seems to be positioning itself as an agent of change. One hopes that the change process instituted by the interim continues to evolve after they move on, too - although that might remove any future justification for bringing an interim onboard. Let us know what you think.

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-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By David Neal | December 01, 2008

Riding in, with little fanfare, and on a mission to clean up the town, the interim chief information officer (CIO) is an unlikely hero of modern companies.

By Phil Muncaster | December 01, 2008

Content management firm Jadu has released a new tool which could bring together the fiercely opposing spheres of PHP and Microsoft's .NET, bridging developer skills gaps and lowering the cost of web application development.

By Computing staff | December 01, 2008

CIOs' knowledge of both the business and IT systems puts them in a strong position to help their employers adapt and survive in the current tough economic climate, according to a study by CIO Connect.

By Sylvie Barak | December 01, 2008

Sending positive vibes to NAND flash memory makers everywhere, Toshiba says it's optimistic about wider NAND flash deployment in the next couple of years, mainly within Solid State Drives.

By Daniel Robinson | December 01, 2008

BlackBerry sales could get a boost from the results of security tests carried out on the mobile email system by a leading research institute.

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