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CSC poaches Misys CEO ahead of Temenos merger

CSC ended four months of speculation about the identity of its next CEO late Tuesday, announcing that Mike Lawrie, currently CEO of British IT service company Misys, will become CEO of CSC by the end of March. He has already taken a seat on CSC's board. read more »

E-Skills council launches apprenticeships with BT and IBM

The government has taken part in the launch of the e-skills UK Higher Apprenticeship Programme, as part of this week's Apprenticeship Week 2012. read more »

IT fears as Lloyds Banking Group cuts nearly 1,000 jobs

Lloyds Banking Group has revealed plans to make 990 redundancies across the company and close four offices, according to a trade union. read more »

European CIO Association launches

A new, Brussels-based association for CIOs has launched today. read more »

Micron appoints new CEO after shock accident

Memory company Micron Technology has appointed Mark Durcan as its new CEO, quickly replacing the former CEO Steve Appleton who died in a plane crash last week. read more »

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Social business means cultivating a social culture

I've ranted before against the perils of delegated social strategies. You know: Management decides it's time to get into social media, and appoints some whippersnapper to the task. The potential perils with this approach are many and severe, but even under good circumstances, this approach comes with a steep lost-opportunity cost. read more »

How to get more done at work

Here's a sobering statistic: With a 40- to 45-hour work week, many Americans spend about 25% of the year on the job. For those of us who stare at computer screens all day, that amounts to more than 2,000 hours with our keisters glued to chairs. In less technical terms, we're practically married to our desks. read more »

How to attract and retain IT staff in 2012

The tight Australian IT job market has been touted as a blessing for job seekers and a curse for employers. Hamish Barwick looks at strategies companies can use to stop valued staff jumping ship. read more »

Reduce business risk by asking risky questions

Adults, especially in the business world, are conditioned to avoid uncomfortable questions, especially if the discomfort is likely to be experienced by the person asking. While the guidance to avoid discomfort and potential embarrassment might be useful in some situations, it also means that many times we avoid asking risky questions. read more »

Google and Facebook: A pair of hard-nosed CIOs

Last time I checked, the whole argument in favour of using consumer technologies in the enterprise was their flexibility, their design experience and their overall more user-friendly approach to offering products and services. If that's the case, why do Facebook and Google suddenly seem worse than the most dictatorial IT exec? read more »

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