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Are CIOs Prepared For Enterprise IT's New Normal?

At CIO Masters 2013, Nagaraj G N, John Brand, Manish Bahl, Arun Gupta and Prof. Ashok Wahi discuss how CIOs can keep pace with the changing form of Enterprise IT.

Global Tech M&A Activity Characterised By More Deals But Lower Valuations In 2012

Following two consecutive years of substantial growth in M&A activity in the global ICT sector, 2012 produced a more mixed set of results, finds IDC.

IT's New Normal: Biz Demands Up, Investments Down

Darren Reid, Sr. VP-Services, Asia-Pacific, Japan & Global Delivery, CA Technologies talks about CIOs tackling the growing demands of the business and reduction of investments into IT.

CIO Masters 2013: Celebrating The CIO As A Business Technology Leader

Biztech2.com's CIO Masters 2013 celebrated the CIO role and the impact that these leaders have made on the way the business works.

Six Levers For Reining In IT Complexity: BCG

Curbing excessive complexity can significantly increase the IT function's ability to support the company's business objectives, says the Boston Consulting Group.

The End Of Indian IT Staffing As We Know It

Indian outsourcers trimming down on the hordes of entry-level computer coders they normally hire as they try to squeeze more profits out of their staff.

Adobe Chief Technology Officer To Join Apple

Lynch, who joined Adobe in 2005 through its acquisition of Macromedia, will be Apple's Vice President of Technology.

Attrition In Indian IT: A CIO's Perspective

Manish Choksi, Chief Corporate Strategy & CIO, Asian Paints shares tricks and tips about dealing with attrition and makes the case for why attrition need not always be bad.

Effective IT Adoption Will Help Realise India's GDP Growth Potential: CII-BCG

CII and BCG report discusses the trends in IT enablement of Indian businesses and lays down the opportunities, challenges and the role of different stakeholders.

IT Must Think About Stealing Market Share, Not Just Keeping Lights On

IT needs to start focusing on the business problems and business opportunities as opposed to keeping the lights on, advises Dale Hagemeyer, Managing VP, Gartner.

Politically (In)correct

Arun Gupta, CIO, Cipla advises CIOs to tactfully manage business relationships by first selling their ideas to become the choice of solutions and vendors, through the experience of one of his peers.

Sony's Board Chairman And Ex-CEO Stringer To Retire: FT

Stringer, a Welshman and a former journalist who later ran U.S. broadcaster CBS, became Sony's CEO in 2005.

How CIOs Are Aptly Placed To Drive Innovation

Lee Weldon, Research Director, Gartner says that CIOs tend to have the best horizontal view of what is being done across the enterprise, helping them understand the enterprise strategically.

2012 To 2013: Old Wine In New Bottle

Almost 16 months since his last prediction list, Arun Gupta, CIO - Cipla realises that the world at large for CIOs has not really changed.

FY 2013 To Be The Year For Fixing And Re-Building At HP: Whitman

Elaborating on her future strategy for the company, CEO Meg Whitman termed FY 2014 as the year for recovery and expansion, leading up to acceleration in FY 2015.

Spilling The Beans On Vendor Management Secrets

Vendor management is one of the key tricks a CIO needs to have in his repertoire.s Ashok Kannan, Asst. VP- IT, Leyland Deere lets you in on the secrets.

IT Bellwethers Term Budget Pragmatic, Growth-Oriented

Indian IT bellwethers Infosys, TCS and Wipro termed the union budget for fiscal 2013-14 pragmatic, progressive and growth-oriented.

Avaya Names Mike Muller APAC President

Muller joined Avaya at the beginning of February 2013, initially as APAC Chief Operating Officer, to help ensure a smooth executive management transition.

A Budget That Didn't Do Anything For CIOs

Failing to excite, is what the Union Budget 2013-14 does to the CIO community.

Emerging Technologies: Indian Translation

Sanchit Vir Gogia, Principle Analyst-Emerging Technologies, IDC talks not just about the emerging technologies but their practical implications for Indian enterprises.

Hoping For A Budget Fit For The New Wave Of IT

A peek into the CIOs' wish list for the finance minister for Union Budget 2013-14.

Toshiba Appoints Hisao Tanaka As Chief Executive

Toshiba Corp will promote Hisao Tanaka, a long-time manager of procurement and manufacturing at its consumer electronics division, to Chief Executive at the end of June, the company said.

Lenovo Presents IT Innovation Awards Powered By NASSCOM And CNBC-TV18

The awards are a felicitation for being innovative thought leaders who excelled in achieving strategic goals and objectives for the organisations.

How CIOs Can Steer Clear Of The IT Orphanage

The orphanage can get crowded if the CIO and the IT team is unable to assert themselves or if they collectively work to create solutions that are disconnected from business reality.

Aspect Software Appoints Sanjay Gupta As MD-India, Middle East And SAARC

A communication industry veteran, with over 20 years of experience, tasked with exploiting Aspect"s go-to-market in India, Middle East and SAARC region.

SAP Appoints Suprakash Chaudhuri As MD, SAP India & Subcontinent

Suprakash will be responsible for all market-facing activities across the field organisation, overseeing customer operations as well as general management.

Bill Gates Says Microsoft Made Mistakes In Early Mobile Strategy

Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates said he was not satisfied with the company's pace of innovation over the last few years.

Mahindra Satyam Appoints Manoj Chugh As Global Head, Business Development

In the new role Manoj will be supporting the integrated entity's business expansion plans across accounts and geographies.

Alcatel-Lucent Confirms Ben Verwaayen To Step Down As CEO

Alcatel-Lucent has announced that CEO Ben Verwaayen has decided not to seek re-election as a director at this year's Annual General Meeting.

BlackBerry Strengthens Board With Two Wireless Industry Veterans

New board members are Richard Lynch, a former long-serving executive at Verizon Communications and Bert Nordberg, a former chair of Sony Mobile.