GLENN Archer has been appointed chief information officer for the Australian government, replacing Ann Steward who announced her retirement last month. The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) also announced that ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Computer Products, Glenn Archer, Government CIO
Perry Ellis International Inc. has selected Starmount Connect and Engage to extend its point-of-sale (POS) capabilities to moble devices within the store. The solution from Starmount is expected to help Perry Ellis improve the customer ...
Tags: Perry Ellis, POS, customer service, commercial solution
Fujitsu has unveiled its Fujitsu Personal Cloud concept, which it says is designed to make “substantial savings” in comparison to other managed workplace systems. Fujitsu is using its Global Cloud Platform to enable an ...
Tags: Fujitsu, personal cloud, CIO, cloud
As storage spending consumes an ever-increasing proportion of IT budgets across the public sector against a backdrop of severe spending cuts, the case for using open-source storage software in government is gathering momentum. The public ...
Tags: storage spending, IT budgets, storage software, software
American Airlines said it plans to purchase about 17,000 first-generation Samsung Galaxy Note devices for use by cabin crew members during flights. Flight attendants will use the combination smartphone/tablet to record passengers' meal ...
Tags: American Airlines, Samsung, Galaxy Note devices, cabin crew members
Simparel Inc, the fastest growing apparel manufacturing software solution provider in North America, announces the appointment of industry veteran Roberto Mangual as Director of Services. Mr. Mangual is the latest addition to the ...
Tags: apparel manufacturing software solution, Director of Service
Plusnet has welcomed the launch of BikeBoost, a revamped cycling programme which aims to encourage more Sheffield workers to cycle to work. The project - funded by Sheffield City Council through the Local Sustainable Transport fund - is ...
Tags: Plusnet, BikeBoost, cycling programme, Sheffield
Essex County Council is to upgrade ICT services for 200,000 users in an 81m euros next generation network(NGN)contract that also aims to cut costs. The council awarded the NGN contract to Daisy Updata Communications Limited(DUCL),a joint ...
Tags: Essex County Council, PSN, ICT services, NGN contract, DUCL
Judy Klickstein is a cloud believer. As CIO of Cambridge Health Alliance, a midsized healthcare provider just outside of Boston, she's excited about the efficiencies cloud computing can bring to her organization. Outsourcing management of ...
Tags: cloud, Cambridge Health Alliance, cloud computing, healthcare
On the technology front, CIOs in Asia are prioritising business intelligence and analytics, mobile technologies and cloud computing, according to a survey conducted by analyst firm Gartner. The research firm stated that for the most part, ...
Tags: Asia, BI, business intelligence, CIO, cloud
Paul Coby faces his second Christmas as IT director at department store chain John Lewis. Since joining the retailer in March 2011, after many years as CIO at British Airways, he has embraced what he calls the "retail revolution" brought ...
Tags: IT Director, John Lewis, Paul Coby, retailer
The delay in reviewing the US tariff reduction facility – Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) – will create a negative impact on the trade relation between Bangladesh and the US, especially exports of Bangladeshi readymade ...
Tags: Generalized System of Preferences, GSP, readymade garments, AFL-CIO
Senior business and IT management executives at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) have been “fined” after a major network outage earlier this month, the exchange confirmed. TSE president and CEO Atsushi Saito is taking a 30 ...
Tags: IT, Network outage, Tokya Stock Exchange, network
The third annual CNME ICT Achievement Awards were held last night to honour the achievements of the major players from industry within the Middle East. The ceremony, held at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, capped off the opening day of GITEX, ...
Tags: ICT Achievement, GITEX, Hardware, ICT
This is especially true of organizations subject to compliance with regulations like PCI-DSS or HIPAA, but any organization could find itself in trouble if it can't get its hands on emails and SMS messages during an ediscovery process. ...
Tags: IT, HIPAA, forensic investigations, mobile devices