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- CIO
- Chief Information Officer The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. All systems design, development and datacenter operations fall under CIO jurisdiction. CIOs have...
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- Bausch & Lomb reduces IT boundaries
- The commonly used phrase "lack of IT alignment" suggests communication problems arising from dysfunctional boundaries between IT and business groups inside an organization. Bausch & Lomb has shattered boundaries by merging IT and customer service under the CIO. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Customer Service, CIO, Bausch & Lomb Inc., Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Bausch & Lomb puts new CIO in charge of customer service
- Eye care company Bausch & Lomb has given its CIO the customer service reins. On Wednesday, the company named Alan Farnsworth, senior vice president of customer service and information technology and chief information officer. Cutting through the rather bloated title, it appears that Bausch & Lomb has...
- Tags: Customer Service, CIO, Bausch & Lomb Inc., Information Technology, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Executive 'sleepership'
- Strong executive sponsorship is a practical necessity for achieving successful IT projects. But what about those so-called sponsors who fail to engage and follow through on the responsibilities of their role? by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Executive Sponsorship, Laurie, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Apple chaos theory
- I got a fairly lukewarm response to my excitement over Oracle putting applications on the iPhone. That should be no surprise to readers of Fortune which also poured cold water on the idea that iPhone's are going to be the next big thing in corporate gadgets: Companies in highly...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, CIO, Theory, Information Technology, Apple Inc., Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- New hybrid delivery security architecture
- Secure Computing's Ken Rutsky tells how to integrate Software-as-a-Service SaaS, virtualization and appliance security offerings to let users get exactly what they want. “In the past, CIOs deployed their own self-contained application architectures on their own servers and storage systems. This old model is giving way to a hybrid...
- Tags: Appliance, Software, Software-as-a-service, Platform, Information Technology, Advantage, Hardware, Model, Service, Architecture, Organization, Delivery Security Architecture, IT Security Professional, Delivery Platform, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Security, Emerging Technologies, Management, CIO, SaaS, virtualization, IT appliances, service delivery, IT management, Ken Rutsky, Secure Computing
- News items 2008-07-16
- New hybrid delivery security architecture
- Secure Computing's Ken Rutsky tells how to integrate Software-as-a-Service SaaS, virtualization and appliance security offerings to let users get exactly what they want. by Ken Rutsky, Secure Computing
- Tags: Secure Computing Corp., Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Security, Emerging Technologies, Appliance, Software, Platform, Information Technology, Advantage, Hardware, Model, Service, Architecture, Organization, Delivery Security Architecture, IT Security Professional, Delivery Platform, Tools & Techniques, Management, CIO, SaaS, virtualization, IT appliances, service delivery, IT management, Ken Rutsky, Secure Computing
- News items 2008-07-16
- CIOs getting better prices, see flat second half spending
- A Citi Investment Research survey of 200 CIOs finds a cautious outlook for technology spending that's roughly flat in the second half compared to a year ago. Under the surface, however, there are some interesting crosscurrents and IT buyers are getting better pricing. The survey released last...
- Tags: CIO, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Outsourcing, Operational Planning, Server Consolidation, Pricing, Marketing Research, It Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Servers, Hardware, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- E-Loan CIO: IT survival strategies
- Jay Shah, CIO of E-Loan explains how the company is responding to the troubled mortgage industry by focusing on costs savings and the development of new financial products.
- Tags: CIO, Financial, E-Loan, Information Technology, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management
- Videos 2008-06-27
- Halamka becomes an open source believer
- Halamka was, like St. Paul on the road to Damascus, converted to the cause by a sudden crisis. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: CIO, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- Fixing failure: Shatter the technical glass ceiling
- Projects fail because IT and business people don't communicate. This gap between business requirements and IT execution remains alive and well, according to new research. ComputerWorld UK summarizes the issue: The survey of CIOs, senior IT managers and department heads across 500...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, ComputerWorld UK, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- E-Loan CIO: Jay Shah
- Jay Shah, CIO of internet financial services provider E-Loan, talks to CNET News.com's Dan Farber about surviving a housing downturn by creating new compliant and certified mortgage products for its customers. He also discusses how the company is able to shorten the typical software cycle and develop financial solutions more...
- Tags: CIO, E-Loan, Web 2.0, Internet, Groupware, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- Dell launching into the cloud
- Steven Schuckenbrock, CIO of Dell and Senior VP of the computer makers' multi-billion dollar Global Services business talks with CNET News.com’s Dan Farber about transforming IT at the venerable computer maker and the company’s “green” promise. He also speaks about developing cloud computing and software-as-a-service solutions for its customers around...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Dell Computer Corp., Computer Company, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Dell, CIO
- Videos 2008-06-17
- News to know: Firefox 3; Patch Tuesday; SocialCalc
- Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: All systems are go for Firefox 3 launch; RC3 needed for Mac OSX only Nate McFeters: What's wrong with an exploit being sexy? Ryan Naraine: Critical IE, Bluetooth, DirectX flaws highlight MS Patch...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, CIO, Mozilla Firefox, 3G, Apple Mac OS X, Desktop Virtualization, Web Browsers, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Internet, David Grober
- Blog posts 2008-06-11
- Del Monte Foods CIO: Marc Brown
- Marc Brown, CIO of Del Monte Foods, talks with CNET News.com's Dan Farber about how technology is helping the iconic food maker understand its business better --- from fruits and vegetables, to canned tuna to its popular line of pet food products. Brown explains how IT helps manage a complex...
- Tags: Food, CIO, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- Starting from scratch at Tasty Baking’s new facility
- Brendan O’Malley, CIO at Tasty Baking discusses the pressures with getting design and IT right for the company’s move into a new manufacturing facility after 90 years in the same plant.
- Tags: Manufacturing, Strategy, Management, CIO
- Videos 2008-05-20
- 10 attributes of bad CIOs (self test)
- Chief Information Officers are responsible for both high-level business strategy and detailed technology decisions, making the job among the toughest in business. The high incidence of IT failure demonstrates the extreme difficulty of juggling business and technology goals that are sometimes in direct...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Indecision, Asset Management, Financial Management, Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Tasty Baking CIO: Brendan O'Malley
- Brendan O'Malley, CIO of Tasty Baking talks to CNET News.com's Dan Farber about the IT challenges in making more than 5 million cakes, cookies and other desserts every day for fresh delivery. He also discusses streamlining the company's 90 year old business operations, developing inventory management solutions and how the...
- Tags: CIO, Inventory Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Questioning IT
- This is the 16th excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. This section is concerned with things you should talk to your CIO about - informally, but with attention. Topic Two: Maintaining Information Integrity Mainframe and Client-Server Architectures...
- Tags: CIO, PC, Information Technology, Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Mainframes, Security, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Servers, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Blue Nile's Web 2.0 diamond search tool
- Darrell Cavens, senior vice president of marketing and technology at Blue Nile describes the company's new Web 2.0 application that makes it easier for users to search for a diamond based on an individual budget.
- Tags: Web, Search Tool, Nile, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, CIO
- Videos 2008-04-28
- Centrelink CIO: John Wadeson
- John Wadeson, CIO of Centrelink recently spoke to ZDNet Australia about the challenges running Australia's welfare payment business. He also discusses how the company manages the millions of transactions and billions of dollars flowing through the organization every week. by Administrator
- Tags: CIO, Payment, Operational Accounting, Finance, Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
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