A mishmash of regulations and toothless guidelines keeps governance and compliance low on the local agenda.

Local corporate governance and compliance would benefit greatly from some legal power like Sarbanes-Oxley in the US.

ITWeb asked local CIOs what features at the top of their wish lists.

Municipalities are looking to go digital, rolling out broadband networks and providing e-services to citizens.

Local and global municipalities are starting to embrace municipal networks, but it goes beyond making technology and policy decisions.

SOA has been heavily hyped in recent years. What lies behind the marketing and what can SOA really deliver?

The vehicle tracking company moves from an accidental architecture to a service-oriented architecture.

SOA has been the flavour of the month for at least the last four years. Now it`s starting to take to the air as organisations get on board, but there`s still some uncertainty.

Huge volumes of transactional information and a formidable competitor in Microsoft are both a threat and an opportunity for BI vendors.

Business intelligence is on the verge of both top-down and bottom-up waves in adoption.

High-quality, low-cost call centres are one thing, but government wants to win at the BPO game.

Amid high telecoms costs, skills shortages and a host of other imperfections, the call centre industry is delivering above expectations.