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IBM Expands Innovation Network

Ireland center to provide startups and midsize businesses with SOA, Web 2.0 expertise.

What IT Executives Really Want From Oracle

After the big release of Oracle 11g yesterday, IT pros weigh in on what they'd really like from the king of databases.

MIS/IT Executives Top List of Managers Dissatisfied with Their Jobs

Big Government

Survey: Information Management a Priority for CIOs, But Elusive

In a new Accenture survey, CIOs say they are working to improve their strategic use of integrated business data for competitive advantage.

The Federal Government’s Big Benchmarking Challenge

The Office of Management and Budget wants to slash the government's $22 billion annual IT infrastructure bill. But first it has to benchmark.

ERP

The Case for Outsourcing E-Mail Management

How can you stop enterprise e-mail management from gobbling large amounts of IT time and money? Outsource it, say a growing number of CIOs.

Career Boost

Tips and advice you need to achieve your career goals.

Thailand Outsourcing Scorecard

Improving but faces serious competition from Philippines

Vietnam Outsourcing Guide

Low wages and improving English skills, but risk of IP loss and infrastructure problems are an issue

Malaysia Outsourcing Scorecard

Government support and world-class infrastructure offset by a lack of service maturity and small labor pool

China Outsourcing Scorecard

On the verge of dominating the outsourcing market

Orange to Launch Wind-Powered Mobile Phone Charger

How a Midsize Textile Maker Uses Technology to Compete Globally

The textile manufacturing industry shipped out a generation ago. But a midsize North Carolina company uses IT to bring home the profits of globalization.

Postini Deal Lets Google Take Aim at Big Businesses

Smart Companies Take the LEED for Energy Efficiency

Cost savings, sustainability benefits of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards begin to take hold with data centers

AMD Project Brings Web Access to Third World

AMD aims to bring Web access to 50 percent of world's population by 2015.

SEC Plans Radical Revamp of Web Data

SEC's Edgar database for financial records gets a major facelift: XBRL technology should improve searching.

Pegasystems CIO Tells Colleagues: Drink Your Own Champagne

Internal business users helping create company's BPM software

Brazil Sambas onto Offshore Outsourcing Stage

Areas around Rio, Su00e3o Paulo emerge as alternative to India, other destinations, for applications work.

How One CIO Escaped E-Mail Attachment Hell

The CIO at an insurance company found a network appliance to help sift through chunky attachments before they reach end-users.

CTO: A Dangerous Title

The four most common definitions for the CTO title are unhealthy for the broader IT function.

The Web 2.0 Craze Sounds a Bit Like, Well, the Web 1.0 Craze

A critical look back at the hype surrounding Web 2.0 and how it compares to the dotcom boom.

The View from the Top Series

What C-suite executives expect from IT.

A Brief Pre-Release History of the Apple iPhone

With the much-anticipated Apple iPhone set to hit shelves this Friday, we've assembled a pre-release history of how the device became one of the most hyped gadgets of all time.

Web Rage: Why It Happens, What It Costs You, How to Stop

There's a scientific reason why your coworker writes rude things in e-mail that he would never say to your face.

MIT-CIO Joint Research on Outsourcing

Exploring the keys to success in transactional relations and outsourcing partnerships.

Advice on Reaching Out to Business Partners and Effective Leadership

IT executives need to find collaborative business partners. Leaders listen a lot so they can tell what motivates people to act.

General Electric IT Executives More Receptive to Recruiters

GE has been a great talent pool for companies seeking CIOs, but tough for headhunters to crack. That may be changing.

Intel’s E-Mail Overload Solution

After finding out how much time its employees were wasting on e-mail (a lot), Intel decided to do something about it.

Surfing for Porn and Getting Paid

A company that specializes in blocking X-rated and other unwanted sites hires people like Gene Toye to find them.

WAAV Targets Consumers, Enterprises and 1st Responders With Dual-Network, In-Car Broadband

How to Make Nice

Tips for winning back estranged colleagues

Wireless Drives Vending Machines To the High End

If a vending machine can recognize and validate a credit card, it can vend any item, no matter the price.

In Search of the Right Search Technology for Your Customers

Hint: The answer is not always Google. CIOs share their hard-earned lessons.

PCI Security Vendor Alliance Adds 12 New Members

As the June 30, 2007 deadline for compliance with the payment card industry (PCI) data security standard looms, more vendors join an organization formed to share best practices for compliance with the new standard.

Seven Reasons for Your Company to Start an Internal Blog

Proponents say an in-house blog can be like a bulletin board, communication tool and culture enhancement. Plus, it's better than tracking projects by e-mail.

U.S. Lawmakers to Chastise Department of Homeland Security CIO over Data Breaches

Scott Charbo to take questions on DHS's information security spending and practices from the House Homeland Security subcommittee.

How Video Résumés Can Save Employers Time and Money When Hiring

Rather than unprofessional, personal sagas, todayu2019s video ru00e9sumu00e9s act as an informative supplement to other materials.

Hot Jobs: Business Analyst

Grading Acceptance of Web 2.0 Technologies

Researcher Andrew McAfee gives high marks for Web 2.0 awareness, but urges enthusiasts to find more business arguments supporting adoption.

An Ounce of Prevention: Guarding Against IT Outsourcing Failure

A three-part approach to maximizing the value of an IT outsourcing deal.

Questions about The Power of Persuasion

Reader questions about forging internal relationships and exerting influence

The Power of Persuasion

New Group for Private Equity CIOs To Launch

The mission: Let's make a deal and share war stories.

Leaders in Trouble

When a leader, or more especially his or her behavior, becomes larger than the performance of the company, it is time to go.

Building Effective Corporate Cultures One Decency at a Time

By making decency a habit, leaders can surreptitiously and effectively protect a corporate cultureu2014not just the experience of work, but also the company's moral underpinning.

How CIOs Can Anticipate Customers’ Needs

Best Buy's CIO explains why delivering value through IT depends upon anticipating what customers want.

Check Out the Ferrari of Videoconferencing: Telepresence

Forget web videoconferencing as you know it. Think HD, large plasma screens, and life-size participants.