The top two tiers of IT leadership–the CIO’s direct reports and their direct reports-do many things well, such as vendor management and team building, according to a study by the CIO Executive Council.
CIOs Play Vital Role in the Emerging Science of Talent Analytics
When two of your best employees eat lunch together, does the company make more money as a result? When call centre staffers take group breaks to socialize, do they complete calls more quickly after-ward?
What Does iOS 7 Bring to the BYOD Party?
Apple doesn’t promote enterprise features in its products, instead choosing to be seen as the consumer’s champion-but this doesn’t mean it doesn’t have any.
Increase in IT spending predicted in 2013 for EMEA CIOs
Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, today revealed that 71 percent of CIOs expect to increase IT spending in 2013.
"Jekyll" test attack sneaks through Apple App Store, wreaks havoc on iOS
Acting like a software version of a Transformer robot, a malware test app sneaked through Apple’s review process disguised as a harmless app, and then re-assembled itself into an aggressive attacker even while running inside the iOS “sandbox” designed to isolate apps and data from each other.
What to expect from Apple's 10 September event: iPhone 5S release, low-cost iPhone, iOS 7
If you’ve been patiently waiting for Apple to launch its next iPhone, you might be excited to hear that Apple …
CIOs Need to Push BYOD Policies to Lure Millennials
CIOs who think they can abandon BYOD risk upsetting an important and growing constituency of their workforce: millennials, also known as Generation Y.
CIOs say mobilising enterprise apps is not that easy
Mobilising apps for employees to use on their iPhones and Android devices sure sounds like a fun idea. Employees would …
What does iOS 7 tell us about iPhone 5S, iPhone 6?
Apple in June unveiled iOS 7, its completely redesigned mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Since then, the …
Even as smartphone market explodes, it remains an Android-iOS world
Taking a look at IDC’s smartphone numbers, one thing is clear – success currently comes to those making iPhones and Android devices.
Microsoft fills Office Mobile hole with iOS Outlook app
In an odd bit of doublespeak, Microsoft has released a version of its Outlook Web App (OWA) as a native application for the Apple iPhone and iPad.
Apple iOS battles back in market share struggle
Apple’s iOS is closing the gap on rival Android in the US market, according to new statistics released today by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
Why iOS 7's design is bold but flawed
According to Apple, the crux of iOS 7 is emphasising the user’s content by doing away with ornamentation, but iOS has always been about giving the user’s content top priority in every app.
CIOs in privileged position to become the CEO
BT Global Services CEO Luis Alvarez said that CIOs are in a privileged position to become chief executives because of the opportunity that comes from “understanding the technology and understanding the business processes”.
CIOs outline chief concerns of cloud computing
Over three-quarters of CIOs (79 percent) are concerned about “hidden costs” associated with cloud computing.
Apple details new iOS 7 features for business, education
We’ve heard about the new look and feel of iOS 7, as well as about the most prominent features, but in its WWDC keynote, Apple – as it often does – alluded to many new features that didn’t get their chance to shine.
Most CIOs admit their firms don’t value them
Less than a third of businesses think IT contributes to strategic business objectives, admit CIOs.
Symantec software monitors sensitive Apple iOS iPhone, iPad e-mail
Symantec on Wednesday said the updated version of its Data Loss Prevention (DLP) suite will be able to monitor confidential data sent by email via Apple iPhones and iPads.
Prism doesn’t have CIOs in a panic, yet
By Chris Kanaracus IDG News Service (Boston Bureau) Revelations over the U.S. National Security Agency’s Prism surveillance program have much of …
CIOs bemoan lock-in and the ‘false flexibility’ of the cloud
Despite the promise of portability from service providers, the reality of the cloud for big customers is a similar type …