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Tag Archives: Rorie Devine
Rorie Devine, BetFair’s CTO, leaves by “mutual consent” —whatever that could mean.
Heck. LinkedIn: Rorie Devine – UPDATE: More info… -
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Tagged BetFair, CTO, prediction markets, Rorie Devine
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The BetFair-TradeFair executives do foster a culture of innovation.
Inventions and Innovations at BetFair-TradeFair Rorie Devine (chief technology officer, BetFair): Innovation does not just happen. For it to happen, you must be seen to value it. To foster a culture of innovation you need to hire the right people, … Continue reading
BetFair is looking at the potential to exploit the FaceBook site in its communications with customers.
Via our good friend Niall O’Connor, VnuNet: “We have not found the answer yet, but we are definitely looking to develop our own community with the framework that Facebook offers,†said Betfair chief information officer Rorie Devine.
Rorie Devine, CTO at Betfair.com, drew the lion’s share of praise from vendors quick to recognise his unique achievements.
CIO Jury: Richard Jackson, area vice-president at Citrix UK, Ireland and South Africa, told silicon.com: “Rorie Devine embodies a new breed of CIO, as in tune with the business as he is the IT. This commercial savvy combined with the … Continue reading
BetFair’s information technology infrastructure is second to none. Yet another proof:
Betfair Wins First Annual Citrix Customer Innovation Award Betting Firm Finds Web Application Optimisation a Safe Bet Exponential traffic growth, spikes in traffic and user sensitivity to response times made Betfair’s infrastructure challenge much more acute than that of other … Continue reading
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Tagged Citrix, cricket, CTO, football, horse racing, HTTP, Information Technology, information technology infrastructure, load balancing, online gambling, Rorie Devine, SSL, time-sensitive applications, United Kingdom, Web Application Optimisation
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