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Cisco Appoints Salesforce.com's Marc Benioff To Board Of Directors
Benioff, 47, co-founded salesforce.com in February of 1999 and has served as chairman of the board of directors since its inception.
HP Appoints Ramon F. Baez As Senior VP And Global CIO
In this role, Baez will be responsible for the global information technology strategy and all of HP's internal IT assets.
Nexus Of Social, Mobile, Cloud, Information Forces Is The Future
A Nexus of converging forces is building upon and transforming user behaviour while creating new business opportunities, says Gartner.
Interim Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn Leaves Company
Levinsohn leaving two weeks after the company announced he lost out on the top job to Google executive Marissa Mayer.
LifeSize Announces New Country Manager For India, South Asia
Deepak Braganza will focus on developing business growth, extending partnerships, channel expansion and accelerating the company's foot hold.
Vodafone Loses Four Top Executives In Last Three Months
Samaresh Parida and Tamal Shah quit after changes in the company's executive committee here in India.
How Enterprises Can Attract New Talent
Ajay Dhir, Group CIO, Lanco Infratech, elaborates on the importance of building a good professional life, with substantial business and people development skills, to attract new talent.
Dealing With Shaky Budgets Top IT Priority: Survey
Other priorities include adapting IT to the changing business landscape and building tools to help make better business decisions, says IDC.
Forrester Names Wipro 'Leader In Business Tech Transformation'
Wipro scored the highest possible scores for its vision, quality of consulting engagements, business organisation, business alignment and management credentials.
IT Tops BoD Investment Priorities, Tied With Sales
The best strategy for the CIO is to select projects that drive the strategic priorities of the firm, advises Gartner.
Microsoft Names Mark Penn As Corporate VP, Strategic And Special Projects
Seasoned communications strategist to focus on key consumer initiatives and related marketing efforts for the company.
VMware Appoints New CEO
Pat Gelsinger will succeed Paul Maritz as Chief Executive Officer, Maritz to remain on VMware Board of Directors, joins EMC as Chief Strategist.
Cisco Appoints New Leader For APJC
Valls takes over from Edzard Overbeek who was recently appointed Head of Cisco's Global Services business.
Yahoo Turns To Google's Mayer For Revival
Mayer, 37, edged out front-runner and acting Chief Executive Ross Levinsohn to become Yahoo's third CEO in a year.
Nokia Appoints P. Balaji As India VP And MD
Balaji will focus on energising the Nokia brand, driving partnerships and strategic alliances and developing the capabilities of the Nokia organisation in India.
Top Priority Skills For IT Asset Management Leaders
Critical to IT Asset Management's ongoing success is effectively leveraging existing cross-silo expertise, says Gartner.
How The CIO Can Gain CEO's Mind Space
In this age where technology can play a decisive role in the innovation game, how can CIOs make their presence felt in the CEO's innovation advancement agenda?
Seagate Appoints New Exec Director, Sales - South Asia, ASEAN, ANZ
Futoshi Niizuma will assume responsibility for sales, marketing and business development for South Asia in addition to his existing responsibilities as representative director of Nippon Seagate.
Levinsohn Likely Next Yahoo CEO, Hulu's Kilar Drops Out
Hulu said Kilar had "graciously declined" to be considered for the top job at one of Silicon Valley's best known Internet names.
IT Needs To Be Ingrained, Not Just Aligned, With Business
Francis Rajan, VP-ICT, BIAL, highlights the key operational and strategic facets of IT the CIO should be aware of.
Praveen Sahai Appointed As VP, Channels For EMC India And SAARC
In this role, Praveen will be responsible for growing and driving EMC's partner strategy in the region.
Microsoft Names New Industry Hardware Chief
Steven Guggenheimer will move from his position of Corporate Vice President of Microsoft's original equipment manufacturer unit, to take up an unspecified new senior leadership job within the company.
CIO Ranks Third In Top 10 Most Demanding IT Jobs
IT pros in the number one slot have the job titles administrator, leader, department head and director, says Emerson Network Power report.
Cisco CTO Takes On Chief Strategy Officer Role
Padmasree Warrior is taking on the additional job but unlike her predecessor, Ned Hooper, she is not considered a contender to be CEO.
Innovation, Cost Efficiency Drive Retail Banking CIO Agendas
Ovum report finds that cost and efficiency continue to be the key considerations for investment decisions across the industry.
Som Mittal Stays As Nasscom President Till 2014
Mittal, an IIT-Kanpur alumuni, took over as the association president in January 2008.
ICANN Names New Chief Executive
Fadi Chehade to start new job at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers in October.
93% Cos Will Implement Workshifting Policies By 2013
Survey finds that organisations are recognising the benefits of mobile workstyles and workshifting - improved business productivity and agility.
Sunil Pandita Joins Autodesk India As Country Head For AEC Business
Sunil will be responsible for driving Autodesk India's strategy as head of its Architecture, Engineering and Construction business.