Filip Janssens prefers an open management style and involves his team members in decisions. He likes to spend time with his children. Once in a while he takes off on his mountain bike. Read more
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CIO profiles
Wednesday January 18th, 201210 questions for 2 CIOs
Kurt De Vriendt
Kurt De Vriendt insists that rules are respected. But he has a very flexible collaboration with his team members. It’s a question of give and take. “This is the best way to ensure that we make the deadlines,” notes the athletic manager who enjoys skiing and jet skiing. Read more
Events
Thursday December 15th, 2011Ready for a new ICT-era
The Night of ICT
During ‘The Night of ICT’, over 500 clients, strategic partners and Belgacom gathered at the Magdalenazaal in Brussels for a presentation of the vision on ICT.
Corporate news
Thursday October 20th, 2011Television everywhere
In bed, in the bathtub, in the garden, on the train, on the tram or simply on a bench in the park … subscribers to Belgacom TV who have a smartphone or tablet will now be able to watch television anywhere on their device. In addition to live TV there will also be films on demand and live football on the menu. You can also consult the TV guide and record programs for later. The ‘TV Everywhere’ app is available free of charge for Android and iOS (and soon for PC and laptop as well).
Corporate news
Wednesday October 19th, 2011Cloud activities moving to a separate department
BeCloud
Belgacom will be housing all activities related to the cloud in a new department: ‘BeCloud’. This department will be in charge of the complete cloud-solutions process, from ordering to billing. Belgacom sees cloud applications as a key driver of growth in IT. Both hardware and software as well as services will be undergoing a major transformation in the coming years, thanks to the cloud. The next generation of IT managers wants to see a single click grant access, any time, anywhere, to intuitive applications which are also well connected with social networks. They are therefore expecting companies such as Belgacom to maintain a significant involvement in cloud solutions. That is why BeCloud wants to become the largest cloud provider in Belgium.
People & vision
Monday October 10th, 2011From zero to hero
Louis Mahy (CIO Record Bank) develops new IT environment
Record Bank is the product of a series of mergers and acquisitions. This initially left the IT department with an extremely heterogeneous situation. Five years ago, CIO Louis Mahy started from scratch with developing a new central IT environment. From the very beginning, he made a point of maintaining a clear vision: IT needs to be a business enabler in order to allow the bank to offer financial services via various channels. Mahy provides the IT support based on a SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) and via the cloud. Read more
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