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    The United Nations has pinpointed IT's role in environmental damage, but there's only one way to see the big picture.

  • Survey: Tech execs retrenching

    IT, telecommunications and media companies are bracing for further industry fallout and doing intense soul-searching more than two years into the tech bust, according to a study.

  • Ford rebuilds IT engine

    After taking a hard look at its IT organisation, Ford realised it wasn't ready for customer-focused e-business. So the company launched a top-to-bottom overhaul of its IT engine.

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    I am sure you have all heard of workplace horror stories involving the yelling boss who throws things or the team member who refuses to emerge from their office, or disappears for days on end.

  • Survey: Tech execs retrenching

    IT, telecommunications and media companies are bracing for further industry fallout and doing intense soul-searching more than two years into the tech bust, according to a study.

  • From CIO to coach

    It doesn't pay the same to start, and it requires strong communication skills. Working as a career coach can be a satisfying career move, as one former CIO explains.

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