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CIOs juggling with grand plans but flat budgets

CIOs report that IT budgets will remain depressed for the coming year - but many say they are preparing for major projects using cloud computing, social media and analytics. Jessica Twentyman, whose work has appeared in leading publications like The Financial Times, Sunday Telegraph, Director, Computer Weekly and Information Age, investigates.

In recent months, there have been grounds for cautious economic optimism, with the U.S., France and Germany all posting positive quarterly growth in GDP. But CIOs expect to wait a while longer before they see the green shoots of renewal in their own departments.

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CxOs: credit crunch not driving cost cuts

C-level executives are in cost-cutting mode - but the credit crunch is not to blame. The drive to squeeze new efficiencies from IT and telecom environments has become a fundamental part of the CxO's job description, in both good times and bad. That's one of the key findings of a major survey by Orange Business Services. Jessica Twentyman whose work has appeared in leading publications The Financial Times, Sunday Telegraph, Director, Computer Weekly and Information Age investigates.

The research, conducted among senior executives from 81 Fortune 1000 companies by consulting firm Adcroizen Partners, found that while cost reduction was the primary goal for IT and telecom...

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Beating the downturn: learning from the leaders

Economic crisis is creating uncertainties and challenges for all businesses. The lessons of previous recessions show that some companies use the turmoil to put clear blue water between themselves and their competition.

All companies are nervous about the impact that the economic downturn will have on their business. But not all will be affected to the same extent: the impact of the crisis will depend both on the industry sector in which they operate and on the state in which they entered the crisis.

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IT budgets adjust for credit crunch

Since the gathering storm of the credit crisis broke in late summer, fears of financial collapse and worldwide recession have been dominating headlines and the minds of politicians and business leaders. With the volatile markets as a backdrop, enterprises are starting to rein in spending. How will this downturn affect IT departments and the industries that provide services to them? Danny Bradbury, a regular contributor to The Independent, The Financial Times, The Guardian and many technology trade magazines investigates.

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Empowerment crucial for successful offshoring

Language is not the barrier to successful offshoring: companies need to empower agents and rethink the metrics used for assessing customer satisfaction. Danny Bradury, a regular contributor to The Independent, The Guardian, The Financial Times and many technology trade magazines, investigates.

Global Business - Global Business

CIOs juggling with grand plans but flat budgets

Global Business - Global Business

CxOs: credit crunch not driving cost cuts

Global Business

Beating the downturn: learning from the leaders

Global Business

IT budgets adjust for credit crunch

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Empowerment crucial for successful offshoring

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