Spotlight on IT Strategies Spotlight on IT Strategies

Welcome to our Spotlight on IT Strategies, which coincides with the CIO Edge summit in Sydney on 12-13 September. Here we’ll reveal the latest IT strategies of leading enterprises, how top CIOs are turning ideas into action, and delivering key projects from cloud migration to AI.

CeBIT09: Feds ahead of schedule on Gershon goals

CeBIT09: Feds ahead of schedule on Gershon goals

Federal agencies are by and large ahead of schedule in terms of realising the cost cuts stipulated by the Government in the wake of the Gershon report, with $109 million of savings identified thus far.
Brett Winterford May 13 2009 10:33AM Strategy
CIO's lessons learnt on Telstra's OSS overhaul

CIO's lessons learnt on Telstra's OSS overhaul

Telstra’s CIO John McInerney has admitted he would spend less time replicating legacy systems into the new operational support systems (OSS) environment and give partners “a bit more time” for the project if he could do it over again.
Ry Crozier Apr 1 2009 9:22AM Software
Inside Virgin Blue’s IT transformation

Inside Virgin Blue’s IT transformation

Virgin Blue CIO David Harvey wants to embrace application offshoring and cloud services as he continues to drive the airline's lengthy IT transformation.
Ry Crozier Mar 26 2009 1:11PM Networking
Obama CIO placed on leave after FBI raid

Obama CIO placed on leave after FBI raid

Just days after his appointment, the US chief information officer Vivek Kundra has been told to take leave, after the FBI swooped on his former employer, according to reports.
Phil Muncaster Mar 16 2009 10:15AM Security
2012 UK Olympics CIO hits the ground running

2012 UK Olympics CIO hits the ground running

In his first interview since his appointment, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell tells Computing how his past experience and an emphasis on proven technology will help to ensure a trouble-free Games.
Angelica Mari Mar 13 2009 6:15AM Training & Development
Veteran KPMG CIO to move on to global project

Veteran KPMG CIO to move on to global project

Consultancy firm KPMG is seeking a new CIO to replace industry veteran Ian McBride.
Brett Winterford Mar 11 2009 3:50PM Software
Obama appoints "first ever" federal CIO

Obama appoints "first ever" federal CIO

President Obama has appointed the first-ever federal chief information officer (CIO).
Angela Moscsaritolo Mar 6 2009 11:04AM Security
UK Government publishes open source strategy

UK Government publishes open source strategy

The UK Government has laid out a radical 10-point policy for using open-source software that is aimed at gaining greater value from IT.
Tom Young Feb 26 2009 6:28AM Software
Social networks driving Flash Lite usage

Social networks driving Flash Lite usage

The continuing popularity of social networking sites is driving the success of Adobe Flash Lite technology on mobile handsets, according to Strategy Analytics.
Phil Muncaster Feb 20 2009 6:44AM Software
Oracle explains product integration strategy

Oracle explains product integration strategy

Oracle has given more details on its post-acquisition strategy and has outlined its plans for the development of social tools in enterprise software.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 12 2009 6:28AM Software
Juniper research shows correlation between a poor IT strategy and financial results

Juniper research shows correlation between a poor IT strategy and financial results

Research by Juniper Networks has showed that there is a direct correlation between a misaligned IT strategy and the negative impact on a company's bottom line.
SC Australia Staff Feb 10 2009 10:43AM Security
Jetstar extends project management outsourcing deal

Jetstar extends project management outsourcing deal

Jetstar’s CIO Stephen Tame has espoused the need for businesses to run leaner in order to keep IT projects on-track, as the low-budget carrier extended an outsourced project management deal for a further two years.
Staff Writers Jan 20 2009 2:51PM Strategy
Thumbs-down for vendor trips and smartphone upgrades

Thumbs-down for vendor trips and smartphone upgrades

CIOs should turn the tables on vendors in 2009 by ‘politely declining’ vendor courtesy trips and instead inviting them to a free lunch at a chain restaurant to discuss cost optimisation, according to Gartner.
Staff Writers Jan 7 2009 2:11PM Hardware
Q & A – Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall

Q & A – Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall

On the data centre challenges facing IT managers, why IT service provision is changing and what problems will it present to IT managers
Dave Bailey Dec 22 2008 5:10PM Software
Internode appoints first CIO

Internode appoints first CIO

Internode has appointed the former head of operations at Cable & Wireless, Mike Damms, as its first chief information officer.
Staff Writers Dec 2 2008 11:39AM Telco/ISP
End of the road for 'rip and replace' IT

End of the road for 'rip and replace' IT

The wasteful 'rip and replace' culture adopted by many IT departments will be wiped out in 2009 as businesses focus on making better use of the systems they already have, according to service-oriented architecture firm Software AG.
Nov 29 2008 3:22PM Hardware
Europe adopts new cyber crime agenda

Europe adopts new cyber crime agenda

The European Union has adopted the European Commission's strategy on cyber crime, and called for better co-operation between businesses and the police.
Nov 28 2008 2:36PM Security
BMC’s new local chief targets new local markets

BMC’s new local chief targets new local markets

BMC is bucking the trend among IT vendors, taking on new staff in Canberra to push into the government sector and embarking on a new customer acquisition strategy under the watch of new A/NZ chief, Gary Mitchell.
Ry Crozier Nov 25 2008 3:20PM Software
John McInerney promoted to Telstra CIO

John McInerney promoted to Telstra CIO

Best known for leading the IT Transformation program at Telstra, McInerney was described as “immensely capable” by CEO Sol Trujillo this morning.
Staff Writers Nov 6 2008 2:20PM Strategy
Microsoft unveils search strategy

Microsoft unveils search strategy

Microsoft plans to enhance its Live Search offering with the US$486m purchase of Greenfield Online, the owner of European price comparison and shopping site Ciao.
Rosalie Marshall Sep 1 2008 6:21AM Software

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