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Simon Post, The Carphone Warehouse’s Chief Technology Officer, writes about the change programme he has been leading within IT, and offers his tips on leading a corporate IT function in a rapidly growing business.
Now the world’s largest mobile retailer, The Carphone Warehouse has experienced dramatic growth since its formation 18 years ago. The company has also succeeded at […]

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Fundamental changes are afoot in enterprise apps. These shifts will change the way organisations choose and pay for systems, writes Corporate IT Forum research head Ollie Ross for Silicon.com. 

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According to Computer Weekly, Microsoft is planning to change how it issues software upgrades.
A move which could mean that Vista is its last ‘landmark’ software upgrade.
Instead of releasing major products every few years, it will take a ‘modular’ approach and ‘improve’ products through a series of smaller, more incremental changes.
Good or bad for users?
Commenting in the article, David […]

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According to a recent Silicon.com press report, the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) says that it wants to work with users and vendors to ensure software compliancy rather than continue with its “heavy-handed” (their words not ours) approach to auditing.

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In a bold and some might say brave statement, Microsoft has announced that it wants to see industry change around software procurement.
After commissioning a survey, the company has discovered that IT users think that software procurement processes are too complex and slow down business.
Whilst not exactly a shock to our members, Microsoft has now taken on the […]

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