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  • Are mainframes dead? And how should companies use social media? Nov 17, 2009
  • Who says the mainframe is dead? Plus - social networks are affecting businesses, so how should they engage customers?
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  • Public sector, clouds and avatars Nov 10, 2009
  • Mike Laphen, chief executive of CSC talks to Peter Whitehead about the public sector, cloud computing and virtual worlds; plus Toby Redshaw of Aviva on business process management
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  • Digital Olympics Nov 03, 2009
  • With just under 1,000 days to the London games, it isn't just the facilities that need to be finished - there is a whole IT project as well. Peter Whitehead finds out.
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  • How to save energy in the IT industry Oct 27, 2009
  • Power management in IT - Stephen Pritchard speaks to Sumir Karayi, the chief executive of 1E; plus: John Swainson, chief executive of CA, on software innovation
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  • IBM's private social network; plus connecting bobbies on the beat Oct 20, 2009
  • Why IBM created its own social network, and how it's being used; Moore's law and enterprise IT; and how the police are connecting officers on the street
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  • Are businesses ready for an upturn in the economy? Oct 13, 2009
  • Are businesses ready for an upturn in the economy? Plus "stream computing", IBM's new way of analysing data
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  • Should a CIO manage IT? Oct 06, 2009
  • What is a CIO supposed to do - manage IT, or something different? Ade McCormack shares his views. Plus Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO of open source mobile cloud synchronisation provider Funambol, on whether smartphones are driving ordinary mobile phones out of the market
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  • Surviving without the web Sep 29, 2009
  • What lessons did our volunteer learn from living without the web for a week? Plus - green IT. Do we understand the impact of our IT activities?
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  • Can a business have too much IT? Sep 22, 2009
  • Can businesses have too much IT? David Elton of PA thinks it can. Plus Nathan Marke of 2e2 on how businesses should use Web 2.0 tools.
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  • Could you live without the internet? Sep 16, 2009
  • Could you live without using the internet for a week? Nigel Hawthorn of Blue Coat Systems is going to try. Plus - Richard Holway gives his view of the IT sector.
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  • Getting value from your IT investments. Plus, Paul Otellini of Intel Sep 08, 2009 - 11:00 am
  • Companies spend a fortune on new technology that the workforce don't use - so how do you get value from your IT investments? Plus, Paul Otellini of Intel talks to the FT about new technologies and anti-trust.
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