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"We looked at various convergent billing solutions, and concluded that we needed a converged system - with single rating and customer care - not only to save on CAPEX and OPEX but also because true convergence enables us to offer sophisticated, customer-oriented unified services and tariffs," said Neil Wijayaratne, STI's Chief Information Officer. "FTS provided us with such a system, and we are certainly seeing the benefits so far." "This deployment demonstrates, once again, FTS' market leading... (PR Newswire)
ServiceMaster plans layoffs Sep 23, 2008
Recently, Jim Goetz, who served as ServiceMaster s chief information officer, left the company, according to a press release from , which hired him as CIO in July. Kamler declined to disclose the company s exact number of IT staffers, but says it has full-time, part-time and contract labor associates. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Four Fannie Mae execs out in restructuring Sep 22, 2008
The Fannie Mae executives whose resignations were announced Friday are Chief Business Officer Peter Niculescu, Executive Vice President and General Counsel Beth Wilkinson, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Rahul Merchant, and Senior Vice President for Government and Industry Relations Duane Duncan. In addition, Fannie Mae said its three lines of business single-family mortgage guaranty, capital markets, and housing and community development and their top managers... (MSNBC -- Business)
KAUST and IBM to Build Middle East's Fastest and Most Powerful Supercomputer Sep 22, 2008
KAUST's interim chief information officer and the University's leader in the acquisition, design, and development of the Shaheen supercomputer, said: "The KAUST/IBM Center for Deep Computing Research will enable researchers at KAUST and its partner institutions to unlock the most challenging and complex systems within life sciences, energy, environment, industry, manufacturing, and fundamental research. It will become a magnet for the best research minds in the world.". Key Facts. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Board Sends Message of Frustration Sep 21, 2008
At the meeting last week, members of the board gave W. Wesley Watts Jr., the school system's chief information officer, an earful. "We've had e-mails go out, and people are not receiving them," said board member Amber Waller (At Large). (Washington Post -- Technology)
4 Fannie execs depart; organization restructured Sep 21, 2008
The Fannie Mae executives whose resignations were announced Friday are Chief Business Officer Peter Niculescu, Executive Vice President and General Counsel Beth Wilkinson, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Rahul Merchant, and Senior Vice President for Government and Industry Relations Duane Duncan. In addition, Fannie Mae said its three lines of business single-family mortgage guaranty, capital markets, and housing and community development and their top managers will report... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Fannie Mae Announces Resignations Sep 20, 2008
Resigning from the company are Chief Business Officer Peter Niculescu; Executive Vice President and General Counsel Beth A. Wilkinson; Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Rahul Merchant; and Senior Vice President for Government and Industry Relations Duane Duncan. "Peter, Beth, Rahul, and Duane have provided dedicated service to our company and made significant contributions, and I wish them the best as they pursue their futures," said Herbert M. Allison, Fannie Mae president... (PR Newswire)
Environmental knowledge at touch of a keystroke Sep 18, 2008
We're going to do everything possible to make participating in environmental protection a reality," said Molly O'Neill, EPA's chief information officer and assistant administrator for the Office of Environmental Information. "We're using Web 2. 0 technologies to give citizens a Web site that is more interactive, uses multimedia tools, and is better organized by what they want to do or know. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Buck CEO founds Prevarex to help people live longer Sep 18, 2008
Teaming with the Buck's former chief information officer, Allan Lees, Bredesen hopes to deliver Prevarex's technology through health clubs and "large, forward-thinking corporations." In addition to a large San Francisco health club, which Bredesen wouldn't identify but said would be online this month, he said Prevarex initially wants to find a company with a self-insurance program in order to show how using the technology could produce cost savings. "The key is to prove it can save money for the... (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
UI Hospitals turn down wireless communication system Sep 18, 2008
Jeff Cash, chief information officer at Mercy in Cedar Rapids, said the Vocera system has dramatically improved communication among caregivers. The system at Mercy is also linked to devices at patients' bedsides, allowing for nurses to be more accessible to patients, Cash said. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Johnson Controls adds officers Sep 18, 2008
Colin Boyd joins Johnson Controls as vice president, information technology and chief information officer ... Boyd previously was chief information officer and corporate vice president of , London. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
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Umpqua Holdings names new CIO - Portland Business Journal. Members: Not Registered. (Portland Business Journal, OR)
E-Prescription Networks to Merge Sep 17, 2008
"As a doctor, when I think about what e-prescribing is, there's a whole variety of functions that you'd want to ensure safe delivery of medication," said John Halamka, chief information officer of. "Today, SureScripts does half of them and RxHub does the other half.". (Yahoo News -- Health Care)
Fiserv gains high InformationWeek rank by tapping Facebook Sep 17, 2008
Members: Not Registered. for free extra services. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Software firm finds its niche behind bars Sep 16, 2008
However, that s quickly changing, said Thomas Herzog, president of the and chief information officer for New York s Department of Correctional Services. Video visitation is becoming increasingly important to the industry, and corrections institutions are using similar technology to facilitate everything from court appearances to job interviews. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Movie Gallery Announces Executive Appointments Sep 16, 2008
Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Movie Gallery, Inc. ("Movie Gallery") today announced that Craig J. Miller has been appointed Chief Information Officer of the Company. He will be responsible for enhancing the capability of Movie Gallery's information technology and will report to C.J. ("Gabe") Gabriel, Jr., the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bursa appoints new CIO Sep 16, 2008
PETALING JAYA: Bursa Malaysia Bhd has appointed Lim Jit Jee as its new chief information officer effective Sept 15. Lim Jit Jee. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
HP boxes up storage, servers to help SMBs Sep 16, 2008
Henry Chace, chief information officer of law firm Burns son, said his firm has about 4 TB of storage on an HP MSA20 and NetApp SANs, and direct attached to HP DL360 and HP DL380 servers for 260 employees in three offices ... Henry Chace, chief information officer of law firm Burns son, said his firm has about 4 TB of storage on an HP MSA20 and NetApp SANs, and direct attached to HP DL360 and HP DL380 servers for 260 employees in three offices. (Search Storage)
US clinic launches mobile ICU Sep 16, 2008
Dr Martin Harris, chief information officer of the Cleveland Clinic, said IT had transformed healthcare from provider driven to consumer driven ... Australia's premier calendar for IT managers, chief information officers and technologists featuring product launches, technology clinics and management sessions. (Australian IT)
The spy within: Trusted employees now viewed as greatest security risk Sep 15, 2008 US Airways CIO exits Sep 13, 2008 More of this story Sep 12, 2008 St. Petersburg Times selects new chief information officer Sep 11, 2008 Pink Ribbon connections all tied up Sep 9, 2008 Ex-Vesta unit sues ITAC over CIO embezzlement Sep 9, 2008 Microsoft and Partners Help Customers 'Get Virtual Now' Sep 8, 2008 Temp agencies are attracting professionals Sep 8, 2008 RMC trustee questions IT contract Sep 6, 2008 Former eBay exec joins Home Depot Sep 6, 2008 Phoenix, other agencies conduct radio test Sep 6, 2008 PricewaterhouseCoopers names Stuart Fulton CIO Sep 5, 2008 EBay vet named Home Depot CIO Sep 5, 2008 Scheduling Snafu Cancels Classes at Albany High ... Sep 4, 2008 Students, Parents React to Albany High Class ... Sep 4, 2008 Bryan Cave hires COO, CIO Sep 4, 2008 3 longtime executives to leave US Airways Sep 3, 2008 Centene appoints Imholz chief info officer Sep 3, 2008 More using strong painkillers Sep 2, 2008 Alhambra Resources Ltd. - Financial and Operating Results for Second Quarter ending June 30, 2008 Sep 2, 2008 Planning key to creating SLAs that deliver Sep 2, 2008 Taking a break from e-mail - and surviving Sep 1, 2008 Could this chip have prevented the TJX breach? Aug 31, 2008 Storm Chasers blog Aug 30, 2008 $60 million in data centers coming online at Emerson Aug 29, 2008 Chennai traffic may force Wipro out Aug 29, 2008 PG South: Former Boyle coach's legacy was legion of players (Today) Aug 28, 2008 U of M expanding technology network Aug 27, 2008 Technology and hospitality drive health-care design Aug 27, 2008 FEMA Gets a Lesson in Security Aug 26, 2008 Managing meds Aug 26, 2008 * Universities add iPhones, iPods to students item list Aug 25, 2008 McGathey brings sports lessons onto IT field Aug 25, 2008 Dim job prospects help swell East Bay colleges Aug 25, 2008 Public transit IT chiefs pursue savings through collaboration Aug 25, 2008 Ashoka Expands the Reach of Social Entrepreneurship Around the World With Support From Microsoft Software Grant Aug 23, 2008 Carts Ahead Of Horses Aug 23, 2008 WellPoint names Beer CIO, Miller controller Aug 23, 2008 Hacker Cracks FEMA Phones, Ma00004000kes Overseas Calls Aug 22, 2008 FEMA phones hacked; calls made to Mideast, Asia Aug 22, 2008 Mortgages Ltd. to restart payments to its investors Aug 22, 2008 Remote Knowledge Announces Completion of Interim Financing Aug 22, 2008 Airtel techies dare iPhone hackers Aug 22, 2008 IPhone and iPod: Learning tool or distraction? Aug 21, 2008 Stage set for Town Meeting clash over fire chief hiring Aug 21, 2008 HSBC sticking with BlackBerry Aug 21, 2008 E-Prescription Networks to Merge Aug 21, 2008 Intel(R) and Yahoo!(R) to Bring the Internet to Television Aug 21, 2008 Sen. Kohl announces funding for Gundersen Lutheran tech upgrade Aug 20, 2008 San Jose names chief information officer Aug 20, 2008 NetDimensions Releases Enterprise Knowledge Platform 5.5 Aug 19, 2008 Intel's Insides Aug 19, 2008 Bay Area transit agencies to swap ideas Aug 19, 2008 Group dynamics are critical Aug 18, 2008 Integra LifeSciences Names Gabrielle Wolfson Chief Information Officer Aug 18, 2008 Freshman class Aug 18, 2008 Project Bamboo members work toward understanding technologys role in scholarship of humanists Aug 15, 2008 Making use of high-tech asset Aug 15, 2008 Computers swapped out at Brookline High Aug 15, 2008 Reading, Writing, iPhoning Aug 14, 2008 CPS Energy adopts new planning software to guide corporate growth Aug 14, 2008 Gartner: iPhone 2.0 cuts business mustard Aug 14, 2008 FDA issues skin warning about alcoholism therapy Aug 13, 2008 Putting Technology to Work for Patient Safety Aug 13, 2008 Outsourcing Ins And Outs Aug 12, 2008
Julie Knight Ron Culler is chief information officer and vice president of Secure Designs, a Greensboro firm that helps companies secure their computer systems. For weeks, your top sales team has been working on the perfect pitch for a client that would be a huge win for your company, single-handedly raising your revenues by as much as 50 percent. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Lefthand Networks Unveils Purpose-Built San Solutions For Virtual, Multi-Site And Entry-Level San Environments Sep 15, 2008
"Flexible and fast-changing virtualized environments require equally flexible storage that can adapt and change in real time," said Jorge Mata, chief information officer (provisional), Los Angeles Community College District. "LeftHand Networks' agile SAN solutions make it easier than ever to deploy the high performance storage systems we need today and to scale them to meet our evolving business needs. With the latest features, LeftHand Networks' solutions provide our colleges with key... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
has announced several changes to its executive team, including the departure of its chief information officer. US Airways didn t provide a reason for the exit of Joe Beery, senior vice president and chief information officer. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Also that evening, Gene Batchelder, senior vice president, services, and chief information officer for ConocoPhillips, will present a ceremonial blanket to Honorary Chairman Ken Adams, longtime Bartlesville rancher. On Saturday, following the powwow grand entry, former Bartlesville resident Doris Coke Meyer will be honored as OIS Elder of the Year with a friendship blanket presented by Adams. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Janet H. Woods was named chief information officer of the. Woods had been acting CIO since June. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
One of Dr Lowe's allies was Fiona Balfour, a trustee of the foundation who had impeccable IT credentials, having been chief information officer of Telstra and Qantas. She was clear that a piecemeal IT approach was no longer adequate because, "When you get disparate systems you get disparate relationships with donors. It's possibly even more important to have good relationships than it is for the commercial sector.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
J. Gordon Gaines Inc., which provided all management services for Vesta, retained ITAC for $37,500 in September 2003 to find a chief information officer for the insurance company, to be paid about $150,000 a year. This article is for Paid Print Subscribers ONLY.. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
"We have deployed 80 applications via Microsoft Application Virtualization to more than 14,000 users running Windows Vista, and plan to increase that to our entire worldwide standardized applications in the coming months," said Michael Neff, chief information officer at Heidelberg. "Application Virtualization has been a key tool for reducing the cost of application management. Not only is it is far less expensive to deploy applications with Application Virtualization, but we can get the job done... (PR Newswire)
Some staffing firms can even help clients outsource their entire information technology department, from the chief information officer on down. If the client only needs three computer people most of the year, but 10 during the busy season, the staffing company can help. (The Trentonian, NJ)
But Marilyn Tremblay, RMC chief information officer, said the two bids were brought before the entire board in a slide presentation. Tremblay said the $4. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
-based eBay, is joining The Home Depot as executive vice president and chief information officer on Sept. 8. He will report to CEO Frank Blake. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
"We are very pleased with the results of the testing," said Rob Sweeney, assistant chief information officer for. "We are committed to supporting the city's public safety communications projects and collaborative efforts such as this to provide communications interoperability throughout the state.". (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Stuart Fulton, a veteran of , was named U.S. chief information officer of the accounting firm. Fulton will lead the information technology team in providing new business capabilities to client service staff and in supporting the firm with technology tools for practice management, business development, regulatory compliance, knowledge sharing and personal productivity, a release said. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
has hired executive Matt Carey as its new chief information officer. Carey will join the Atlanta-based home improvement retailer on Sept. 8. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
"It got to a point where we did generate schedules but, after looking for those schedules, we really felt that they weren't adequate for our students," explains Ken Cioffi, the district's chief information officer. "There were many holes in those schedules.". (FOX23 News, NY)
Chief Information Officer Ken Cioffi said, "It got to a point where we did generate schedules but, after looking for those schedules, we really felt that they weren't adequate for our students. There were many holes in those schedules.". There was a mock schedule in place on Wednesday but teachers tell us they couldn't even get books because they didn't know what classes they'd be teaching. (FOX23 News, NY)
hired Terry Brummer as chief operating officer and promoted Connie Hoffman to chief information officer, the law firm said Wednesday. Brummer worked in the tax department of Alexander Grant and Co. in Chicago, a private law practice, and as director of the Missouri public defender system. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
The highest-level exit is that of Joe Beery, chief information officer. He is leaving this month to join California-based Applied Biomedical/Invitrogen as senior vice president and chief information officer, according to the airline's employee newsletter. (AZCentral -- Business)
said Tuesday it appointed Donald Imholz senior vice president and chief information officer. He will report to Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Neidorff. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
"We believe that patients should be the stewards of their own data," Dr. John Halamka, chief information officer at Beth Israel Deaconess, said in a statement. He is also part of the Google Health Advisory Council. (Boston Globe)
For further information: Ihor P. Wasylkiw, Chief Information Officer, (403) 508-4953; Jim Clarke, Investor Relations, 1-888-290-1335 (Toll Free). ALHAMBRA RESOURCES LTD. - More on this organization. (Canada Newswire)
Department of Defence chief information officer Greg Farr spoke of similar problems in his keynote speech at the itSMF conference, describing the department's IT operations as a mess. "We needed more robust systems," Farr says. (Australian IT)
John Halamka, chief information officer of CareGroup Health System, wrote an essay for his blog that could have been titled "What I Didn't Do on My Summer Vacation." During his two-week vacation in Yosemite National Park, he took a "connectivity holiday.". From August 8 to 12, I was on the John Muir trail, 50 miles from the nearest cell tower and had no ability to connect to email, the web, voice, etc. (Boston Globe)
David Hogan, chief information officer of the National Retail Federation, said a cheaper step could be to require PINs for all credit purchases instead of signatures, which are more prone to fraud. Dan Gingras, technology consultant for Tatum LLC in Newton, said he expects growing fraud will force some sort of upgrades to US payment cards, such as incorporating images of a person's thumbprint on cards to make sure the user matches the cardholder. (Boston Globe)
Wal-Mart s chief information officer told the Times that the company also noticed that customers crave Pop Tarts before a big storm. So one could easily reason that I ve now passed eight trucks filled with beer and Pop Tarts here on I-10. (KHOU.com, TX)
The key component is a power supply that cannot be interrupted no spikes or outages, Steve Hassell, Emerson s chief information officer, said in an interview Aug. 27 with the Business Journal. The primary center in St. Louis will be 35,000 square feet of new construction at Emerson s headquarters in Ferguson and is expected to be competed in July 2009. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Wipro Technologies' chief information officer Laxman K Badiga, interestingly a member of the Tamil Nadu IT Task Force, told reporters that they might expand faster in tier-II locations like Coimbatore if Chennai's infrastructure issues were not sorted out. ( ). (India Times, India)
"You don't realize how many peoples' lives he touched until you sit back and think about it," said Ed McCallister, a starting guard on the '77 and '79 PIAA final four Boyle teams and now the chief information officer for UPMC Health Plan. "There were a lot of times I just wanted to stop by and shoot the breeze with him, but just didn't get the chance.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
As the University of Memphis expands its research and teaching agenda, high-speed Internet services are vital to high performance research computing in the physical and health sciences, to the students and faculty engaged in our innovative and distance learning programs, and to our connection with a variety of community partners, said Doug Hurley, vice president for information technology and chief information officer at the university. Said Mark Reavis, director of network services at the... (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Michael McDevitt is executive vice president of institutional planning and chief information officer at Children's Health System. Reach him at 939-9944. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
FEMA's chief information officer, in the agency's Washington, D.C. offices, is investigating the breach. While Wing could not say when the investigation would end, "we want to do this as expeditiously as possible but efficiently and accurately as well," she said. (eSecurityPlanet)
Deb Cancilla, chief information officer at ECMC, said the hospital began preparing for a BMV system a few years ago by implementing new patient wristbands with barcodes and ensuring that all medications in the pharmacy department were barcoded and entered into the computer system. Additionally, staff began scanning medication orders rather than faxing them to the pharmacy to cut back on lost orders and legibility issues. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
The University of Maryland, College Park is proceeding cautiously, giving the iPhone or iPod Touch to 150 students, said Jeffrey Huskamp, vice president and chief information officer at the university ... We had assumed that the biggest focus of these devices would be consuming the content, said Tracy Futhey, vice president for information technology and chief information officer at Duke. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
You learn how to be on a team, McGathey said, now COO and chief information officer at , a payroll and human resources outsourcing firm based in Clearwater ... McGathey joined the company in 2006 as chief information officer and immediately had her hands full, overseeing the implementation of three major software packages in just six months. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
In the Contra Costa Community College District, where the fall semester started Aug. 18, the number of full-time equivalent students increased more than 6 percent this fall over last, and more than 7 percent in overall head count, according to Tim Leong, associate vice chancellor and chief information officer for the district, which operates in San Pablo, in Pleasant Hill and Los Medanos College in Pittsburg. Districtwide, Leong expects total head count to approach 40,000 this fall at all three... (East Bay Business Times, CA)
The Bay Area Transportation Forum, brainchild of John Payne, chief information officer at , held its second quarterly gathering this month in Oakland. The group includes Fred De Palm, chief information officer at the Port of Oakland; Blake Pelletier, chief technology officer of ; and Robin Cody, chief information officer at BART.. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Says Ashoka Chief Information Officer Romanus Berg, "With an increasing amount of collaborators such as Microsoft helping empower more and more changemakers, Ashoka sees a tipping point of social solutions within reach, which will have an enormous positive impact on the social, economic and political landscape as we know it today." "Microsoft is dedicated to working with organizations that drive and support innovative ideas with the potential to make a significant, positive change in the world,"... (PR Newswire)
Before founding Ocarina in 2007, Thirumale asked the chief information officer of software maker Citrix what his top three problems were. Application deployment was No. 1 on his list, and the ballooning storage problem was No. 2. (Forbes -- Technology)
WellPoint Inc. named Lori Beer its executive vice president and chief information officer and Martin Miller as senior vice president, chief accounting officer and controller, the company announced Friday ... Beer had been acting chief information officer since May. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
FEMA's chief information officer is investigating who hacked into the system and where exactly the calls were placed to. At this point it appears a "hole" was left open by the contractor when the voicemail system was being upgraded, Olshanski said. (Fox News)
FEMA's chief information officer is investigating who hacked into the system and where exactly the calls were placed to ... chief information officer. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
However, three employees - Vice President and Chief Information Officer George Everette, Chief Financial Officer Chris Olson and Vice President Nechelle Wimmer - whose compensation included loan investments are allowed to receive payments. Not all investors are eligible to receive payments under the new agreement. (AZCentral -- Business)
Mr. Nagji is currently Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Risk Officer for a subsidiary of Bermuda based insurance group Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.. The new Board has immediately appointed C. Greg Peters as Chief Executive Officer, replacing founder Randy Bayne, who will remain with the company to lead marketing and sales. (Primezone Releases)
Confirming this, Bharti Airtels IT director Jai Menon, who is also chief information officer (CIO) of Bharti Enterprises told, Even if a hacker figures out a way to make voice calls from an iPhone procured from our stores using a non-Airtel SIM, he will not be able to access any of the Airtel Live or Airtel Apps features built into all the iPhones sold by Airtel. Weve built in suitable levels of security to ensure both applications remain out of bounds for hackers. (India Times, India)
The University of Maryland is proceeding cautiously, giving 150 students iPhones or iPod Touch devices, said Jeff Huskamp, vice president and chief information officer at the institution. "We don't think we have all the answers," Huskamp said. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Only seven of the 16 eligible officers applied in 2000, compared to hundreds of applicants for other open positions, such as chief information officer or human resources director. That may or may not be the best choice, but it s a limiting choice, and we would like to see that limit removed, said Fred Levitan, who supports the warrant article. (Brookline TAB, MA)
"We are actually reviewing iPhones from a HSBC Group perspective ... and when I say that, I mean globally", HSBC's Australia and New Zealand chief information officer Brenton Hush told ZDNet. com. (Pocket-lint.co.uk)
"As a doctor, when I think about what e-prescribing is, there's a whole variety of functions that you'd want to ensure safe delivery of medication," said John Halamka, chief information officer of. "Today, SureScripts does half of them and RxHub does the other half.". (Yahoo News -- Health Care)
A growing number of consumers today are looking to have entertainment at their fingertips, said Keith Morrow, Blockbuster Chief Information Officer. The idea of delivering our growing library of digital content to consumers directly to their TVs with the Widget Channel is very exciting. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
With half of Gundersen Lutheran s patients coming from health care facilities outside La Crosse County, the ability to access up-to-date medical, financial and administrative information is crucial to coordinating care, said Deb Rislow, chief information officer at Gundersen Lutheran. Gundersen Lutheran already has an electronic medical record system that connects with its regional partners. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
The City of San Jose on Tuesday named Stephen Ferguson chief information officer. Ferguson is currently in the same position with the City of Sacramento, where he has been responsible for all enterprise-wide technology applications and major business change initiatives that included the installation of an integrated VoIP and data network and a PeopleSoft Customer Service Information System. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
"Nesting catalogs under other catalogs is now a standard feature of EKP," said Ray Ruff, NetDimensions Chief Information Officer. "A hierarchical catalog view means a course can be listed in more than one catalog. This feature is extremely useful in e-commerce, document management applications and multiple groups or business units where they need to be precisely managed." Version control of courses and learning objects in EKP 5. (PR Newswire)
com sat down with Diane Bryant, who took over the [chief information officer] job three months ago after two decades in a variety of other roles at Intel, including general manager of the Server Platforms Group ... I absolutely see it as chief information officer. (Forbes -- Technology)
The Bay Area Transportation CIO Forum is the first of its kind in the region, bringing together chief information officers from , BART, , the ports of Oakland and San Francisco, , and ... The thinking is that we all face similar challenges we have to address so why not discuss these in this type of a forum to see how people have responded, said Fred De Palm, chief information officer at the Port of Oakland. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
In some industries, the chief information officer might believe the technology department wields the most power. In other industries, the chief legal counsel might attempt to usurp the authority of other executives. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
PLAINSBORO, N.J., Aug. 18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (NasdaqGS: - ) announced today the appointment of Gabrielle Wolfson as Chief Information Officer, effective immediately ... Ms. Wolfson was most recently at Par Pharmaceuticals (Par), where she was Vice President and Chief Information Officer. (Primezone Releases)
Such widespread change in the higher education community is unusual but also understandable, given factors such as the tenures and ages of former presidents, says Tony Pals, chief information officer at the and Universities. Expect even more. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Greg Jackson, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, and Janet Broughton, dean of arts and humanities and professor of philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, are co-principal investigators of the project. Ten members of the University staff are actively participating in Project Bamboo, said Kainz, including Arno Bosse, Senior Director for Technology in the Humanities Division; James Chandler, the Barbara E. and Richard J. Franke Professor of English Language & Literature and the... (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, the state's chief information officer, said state agencies could benefit by using the computer to solve problems in the areas of public safety, cyber security, education, transportation and health ... John Kolb, chief information officer at RPI, said the powerful computer system at the center runs on more than 32,000 processors, allowing for complex computations to be run in parallel. (Albany Times Union)
Kevin Stokes, chief information officer for Brookline, said most of the school s computers were in a four-year replacement cycle, and that the machines that were left on the sidewalk were completely stripped of all usable parts. They are all beyond repair, Stokes said. (Brookline TAB, MA)
"It's an eye-catching toy," concedes Kevin Roberts, chief information officer at Abilene Christian. "There's been a lot of interest from students.". (Forbes -- Technology)
In January 2007, CPS Energy s Chief Information Officer Christopher Barron created the company s first Enterprise Technology Architecture Council to evaluate technologies and architecture investments in order to facilitate the utility s corporate growth strategies. Troux s Strategic IT Planning system should provide the framework for automating CPS Energy s corporate-wide evaluation strategy as well as establish a foundation for investment planning and technology risk analysis. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Associated Newspapers Chief Information Officer Ian Cohen recently told CNET News sister site Silicon. com that the lack of Lotus support is one of the main reasons his company won't consider adopting iPhones. (CNET News)
Cassandra Matthews, a vice president at the company, charged in the suit that Raytheon and her superior, chief information officer Rebecca Rhoads, subjected her to a hostile work environment for not conforming "to a meek and subservient stereotype." Raytheon said that it believes the claims are without merit. (Reuters). (Boston Globe)
"Virginia Hospital Center is excited about our partnership with Siemens and the implementation of this new, market-leading platform that will improve patient safety and process efficiency. It's all about using technology to provide the best possible care for our patients from start to finish," said David Crutchfield, Chief Information Officer at Virginia Hospital Center. "This system is a perfect match to the sophisticated medical expertise currently in place at Virginia Hospital Center."... (PR Newswire)
One thing that is critically important for an enterprise to understand is that managing the boxes is not the strategic value of the [chief information officer] and his organization. It used to be. (Forbes -- Technology)
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