Tag Archives: stefanini

Increased customer spend boosts IT at Cardif

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Mark Hillary

The Brazilian arm of BNP Paribas-owned insurance firm Cardif is looking at taking its IT into the next stage of development to meet the demands of a fast-growing customer base. Chief information officer Beto Rubim tells IT Decisions about his … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Comment, Interviews | Tagged bnp paribas, cardif, CI&T, cio interview, consumer, facebook, financial results, financial services, group buying, insurance, leadership, mobiile, politec, social media, social networking, spend, stefanini, strategy, twitter, web | 17 Comments

Makro rebuilds IT to support growth

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Balancing the business and customer demands is an ever-present challenge for any IT leader, even more so in times of growth. The IT director at wholesale chain Makro, Marco Antonio Ferreira de Souza, tells IT Decisions about a wide-ranging IT … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Interviews | Tagged .net, brasil, brazil, bt, bulk, cash and carry, CI&T, cio interview, dutch, hortolandia, IT, ito, makro, Marco Antonio Ferreira de Souza, netherlands, oracle, retail, sap, São Paulo, stefanini, store, wholesale | 24 Comments

Interview: André Martins, VB Serviços

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Mark Hillary

André Martins is the president of VB Serviços, a voucher distribution firm that is responsible for some major programs such as the Bilhete Único travelcard system in São Paulo. But Martins is also an investor and entrepreneur. He is a partner … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Comment, Economics, Interviews | Tagged André Martins, Apple, Bilhete Único, brasil, brazil, collective buying, davos, dilma, dilma rousseff, entrepreneur, foxconn, groupon, high school, investor, ipad, iphone, jlide, peixe urbano, president, pto de contato, rio, são carlos, São Paulo, school, semiconductor, silicon valley, stefanini, totus, totvs, VB Serviços, wef, world economic forum | 25 Comments

Interview: ‘Healthy craziness’ drives Porto Seguro IT

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Following years of underinvestment in technology, insurance giant Porto Seguro is now pressing ahead with an ambitious IT and organizational revamp and preparing to expand into the mobile market. Chief information officer at the firm, Italo Flammia, tells IT Decisions … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Comment, Interviews | Tagged CI&T, cio interview, datora telecom, Health, insurance, leadership, microsoft, mobile, mvno, oracle, politec, porto seguro, sap, siebel, skills, stefanini, strategy, tim | 10 Comments

Meritocracy is our method, IT supplier says

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Mark Hillary

While most large IT suppliers scramble to deal with their public relations strategy around the protests of IT workers across the state of Sao Paulo, automation software giant Totvs was keen to stress that its policy in terms of salary … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, News | Tagged connectcom, cpm braxis, hp-eds, laercio cosentino, salary, seprosp, sindpd, skills, stefanini, tivit, totvs | 8 Comments

IT industry figurehead charms Obama

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Leaders in the Brazilian technology sector will be glad to know that their sector representative has done a good job in advancing the agenda of technical education and professional development, during the recent visit of US president Barack Obama to … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, News | Tagged barack obama, CEO Forum, dilma, dilma rousseff, education, marco stefanini, obama, skills, stefanini | 9 Comments

Should Brazil IT look at the UK, not India?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Yesterday, we launched a LinkedIn group for IT Decisions so we have an area away from the main news site where we can openly discuss the industry together. It is a place for free and frank discussion without moderation – … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Comment, Social Media | Tagged cost, dr, frank casale, gabriel tintis, india, intellect, itdecs, linkedin, outsourcing, outsourcing institute, richard, social media, stefanini, sykes, UK | 7 Comments

Visa waiver can boost US-Brazil business

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Mark Hillary

All American eyes will be on Brazil this weekend for a variety of reasons other than just watching the girls leading the samba troupes at Carnival.

Posted in Analysis, Comment, Culture, Economics | Tagged brasil, brazil, Business, CEO Forum, energy, fifa, gas, mena, obama, oil, olympics, pleasure, pre-salt, rio, stefanini, tariffs, tax, tourism, travel, visa, visa waiver program, vwp, world cup | 10 Comments

IT union: “We are ready to paralize company by company”

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Mark Hillary

Technology professionals in São Paulo will press ahead with protests for better pay and benefits following a union-organized meeting where a thousand workers voted ‘unanimously’ for a strike.

Posted in Culture, Economics, News | Tagged brq, capgemini, cpm braxis, folha, greve, seprosp, sindpd, skills, softtek, stefanini, strike | 15 Comments

Forrester: Brazil IT has enough work in Brazil

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Mark Hillary

As part of the our comment series on US president Barack Obama’s visit to Brazil at the end of this week, IT Decisions spoke to one of the most high profile IT analysts in the world, John McCarthy, vice president … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Comment, Economics, Interviews | Tagged barack obama, BPO, capgemini, CI&T, cpm braxis, dell, EUA, forrester, ibm, ICT, infosys, IT, john mccarthy, obama, offshoring, outsourcing, president, research, stefanini, tcs, usa | 17 Comments