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Harvey Nash is a global professional recruitment consultancy and IT outsourcing service provider. The Group is a trusted advisor to some of the world’s leading business, governments and institutions. We operate from 30 offices covering the USA, Europe and Asia. Our talented professionals provide a unique portfolio of services including executive search, interim management, IT recruitment and IT outsourcing.
Our market leading IT recruitment business provides clients with highly skilled IT specialists for contract and permanent roles, and the very best executive talent for board level and senior IT appointments. By combining industry and technical expertise, innovative use of technology and proven recruitment processes, we provide clients with a high quality, effective recruitment service. |
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ReThink is an IT staffing specialist that combines the capabilities of a major recruitment business with the customer focused approach of an independent owner managed company. With national coverage from their UK branch network and with their highly experienced consultants they deliver better results to organisations in the commercial and public sectors. |
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Established in 1988, and with a turnover now approaching £100m, Rullion Computer Personnel supply contract and permanent ICT professionals to a wide range of large blue-chip clients and smaller companies throughout the UK. If you're looking to recruit contract or permanent ICT staff, we have an extensive candidate database plus a full range of innovative resourcing techniques - together, these ensure that we only match ‘best fit’ candidates to your exact requirements. Our Managed Agency service offers you the reassurance of continuity and reliability of supply, all via a single point of contact. |
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Computer Weekly is recognised by the IT industry and by its readers, the UK's senior IT decision makers, as the leader in independent and authoritative business and technology journalism. Its award winning editorial team consistently delivers news and analysis on the topics that matter - from the latest technical developments to winning management strategies.
Computer Weekly consistently comes out top in independent research: it was named PPA Business Magazine of the Year 2000 and Campaigning Magazine of the Year in 2001, 2002 and 2004. In 2000 the Campaign Hall of Fame named Computer Weekly the most influential IT business magazine of the 20th century. |
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Computer Weekly's sister website computerweekly.com shares its mission statement and delivers up to the minute media news and analysis for IT professionals as well as the latest vacancies from direct employers.
To subscribe to Computer Weekly simply visit: www.computerweekly.com/subscribe. |
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The Computer Users Association (CUA) is an independent organisation that specialises in arranging briefings throughout each year on topical business related IT subjects of value to all IT managers and directors, irrespective of industry sector. CUA events are not sales pitches, but independent training days looking at complex issues that should be at the top of agenda for anyone involved in managing IT. The objective of each event is to provide attendees with information that can be used in their organisation to realise some real benefits in the short term. Events vary from being focused on the value of specific technologies to the business, how to deal with the latest challenges and issues, through to technical education for IBM iSeries users. |
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The Charities Consortium IT Directors Group is the premier group of ICT Directors within large UK based charities. They encourage best IT practice by sharing information, organising meetings, setting up purchasing agreements and pursuing joint activities like their Key Performance Indicators project.
CCitDG supports Computer Weekly’s “Best Place to Work in IT Awards 2008”, as an excellent contribution to fostering best professional practice in IT. |
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CIO Connect is the network for the CIO Community and is run in consultation with an agenda set by its members. It's aims are to:
- Make members the best-informed CIOs
- Focus on the top priorities and real-life practical experiences of members
- Broker relationships between members both directly and through our uniquely structured events
- Encourage organisational success through the optimum use of technology
- Provide personal and professional development services for members and their core teams
- Enable CIOs to explore new ideas and debate issues openly with fellow members in a confidential environment
- Create a forum for discussion with IT suppliers on CIO terms
- Provide top quality speakers to inspire and create debate at events
- Provide a service that recognises the time constraints of members and the imperative of good value for money
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Intellect is the UK trade association for the IT, telecoms and electronics industries. Its members account for over 80% of these markets and include blue-chip multinationals as well as early stage technology companies. These industries together generate around 10% of UK GDP and 15% of UK trade. For more information go to www.intellectuk.org
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The itSMF is the only internationally recognised and independent organisation whose sole focus is on the on-going development and promotion of IT Service Management ’best practice‘, standards and qualifications. The forum has 14,000 UK members and official itSMF chapters in 44 countries.
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Socitm is the professional association for ICT strategists and managers within local authorities and other public services. It provides a widely respected forum for the promotion, use and development of ICT best practice. Through the provision of consultancy, reports, benchmarking services, events and training it is playing a leading role in the transformation of services facilitated by ICT.
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The UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) is an independent membership organisation dedicated to informing and educating Oracle, Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Stellent user communities about their products, services and any recent developments. The UKOUG gives the opportunity for like minded individuals to come together in a positive environment sharing and learning from each others 'real life' experiences, through up to 120 events per year and online discussion forums. |
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Ricnor is proud to be technology partner to the Computer Weekly ‘Best Places to work in IT Awards ‘08’. We are the provider of a unique integrated online event management software service that enables organisers of a wide variety of corporate meetings to save time and money.
Our software is modular, so it can be used to plan some or all elements in the event cycle - from online pre-event marketing and registration, through programme building, agenda selection and networking, post-event extensions, online payment and reconciliation. And, as our software is web based, there are no complex IT integration or capex issues. Because our service is not disc based our regular updates are immediately available to all our clients.
We have provided innovative software and service solutions for event managers since 1999, building up an unrivalled array of industry experience. Leading global event organisers use our service to help them run conferences, exhibitions, awards, seminars, workshops and training events. Our service is guaranteed to save money, with productivity gains measured at 30 percent.
But brands do more than just save money. For them, events are an increasingly important shop window and communications platform. Our software helps organisers to create better and more engaging, customised event experiences, which lead to greater emotional commitment to the event brand. This is proven to build customer loyalty – itself the foundation for developing new revenue streams and protecting strong earnings. |
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