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Federal CIOs Grapple With BYOD, Mobile Workforce

Security and cultural issues are among many challenges government CIOs face in implementing mobile device management and BYOD strategies.

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 30, 2013 5 mins

Government Government IT Small and Medium Business

Splunk Adds Statistical Analysis to Enterprise Security App

Splunk is seeking to make it easier than ever to use statistical analysis on your machine-generated data to automate the identification of anomalies and outliers in your systems.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 30, 2013 3 mins

Data Breach Malware Viruses

Why It’s Time to Embrace Chatter and Put Skepticism Aside

Three years after Chatter's release, there are many who still doubt Salesforce.com's collaboration platform. It's time to wake up and smell the coffee. The long-term collaboration improvements are worth the short-term workflow disrupti

By David Taber

Apr 30, 2013 5 mins

CRM Systems Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

Just How Close Is Apple’s Tim Cook to Being Fired?

Apple CEO Tim Cook needs to show investors where the company's future growth is coming from. If he fails this fall, then he might be in big trouble, say industry analysts.

By Tom Kaneshige

Apr 26, 2013 4 mins

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Inside Verizon’s Boston Innovation Center (Video)

In this CIO.com video, Senior Editor Al Sacco visits Verizon's Waltham-Mass.-based Innovation Center, where companies work with the wireless carrier to develop and build unique new, wireless-connected products and services.

By Al Sacco

Apr 26, 2013 2 mins

Carriers Small and Medium Business Wi-Fi

Does Apple’s Tim Cook Have a Lucrative Exit Strategy?

Apple profit fell in the quarter that ended March 30. CEO Tim Cook also announced that the company plans to give shareholders $100 billion of Apple's massive reserves. This should please investors, but CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle ponders wheth

By Rob Enderle

Apr 26, 2013 5 mins

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Top 10 Programming Skills That Will Get You Hired

Have you been considering adding some new programming skills to your toolbox, but you're not sure where to start? When it comes to what's hot for developers, CIO.com has you covered with not only the what, but also the where and how much of

By Rich Hein

Apr 25, 2013 4 mins

Developer IT Jobs IT Skills

Could Privacy Protection Bills Hinder Law Enforcement?

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform bill advances to the Senate floor to better protect email privacy. Meanwhile a House subcommittee considers privacy protections for location data, data which some in law enforcement say is necessary to

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 25, 2013 5 mins

Cloud Management Government Internet

Windows 7, iOS, BYOD Redefine Enterprise OS Landscape

Led by Windows 7, Microsoft's operating systems still control the enterprise, but the software giant's days of dominance are waning. As a recent Forrester report highlights, mobile devices and BYOD have made the state of enterprise operati

By Shane O'Neill

Apr 25, 2013 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartphones Tablets

Box Takes Electronic Health Records to the Cloud

Healthcare providers were among the first industries to use tablets and other mobile devices, but leveraging them fully has been difficult due to regulations that protect electronic health records and other personal health information. But enterprise

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 25, 2013 6 mins

HIPAA Regulation Small and Medium Business

Mozilla Spars With Ad Group Over Do-Not-Track

Digital Advertising Alliance head slams Microsoft, Mozilla for derailing do-not-track work, while Mozilla rep counters that ad networks have been ignoring customer preferences.n

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 25, 2013 5 mins

Browsers Government Internet

10 Key Windows 8 Features for Healthcare Professionals

From improved security and administration to better tablet battery life, there's a lot to like in Windows 8 for healthcare organizations.

By Joseph Kim, M.D.

Apr 24, 2013 6 mins

Healthcare Industry Laptops Small and Medium Business

Where’s the BYOD Payoff?

Companies may be bleeding corporate dollars in the name of BYOD productivity gains that don't really exist, says Nucleus Research.

By Tom Kaneshige

Apr 24, 2013 5 mins

Personal Software Smartphones Tablets

Twitter Plans Two-Step Authentication to Prevent Hacks

Following Tuesday's hacking of the Associated Press' Twitter account, the microblogging site is reportedly working on a two-step authentication security solution to help prevent future hijackings.

By Kristin Burnham

Apr 24, 2013 3 mins

Cybercrime Mobile Security Phishing

AP Twitter Hijacking Proves Need for Better Authentication, Encryption

The Associated Press's Twitter account was hijacked this afternoon and used to tweet a false message that reported two explosions at the White House had left U.S. President Barack Obama injured. One security expert says the incident underscores

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 23, 2013 3 mins

Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software Viruses

Facebook Likes Are Worth $174 to Your Brand

According to a new report, the value of a Facebook "like" has increased 28 percent over the last three years. Here's a look at other findings from the survey, plus tips for how you can continue to use Facebook to build brand loyalty an

By Kristin Burnham

Apr 23, 2013 3 mins

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EMC Tackles Big Data, Cloud Skills Gap Among IT Business Leaders

Many organizations have trouble finding IT workers with the skills needed to implement big data analytics and cloud computing strategies. But that skills gap isn't limited to engineers and developers. There's also a shortage of executives a

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 23, 2013 4 mins

CIO IT Skills IT Strategy

BYOD Lawsuits Loom as Work Gets Personal

Will BYOD lead to a rash of lawsuits from employees who feel violated? Or maybe a headline-grabbing, class-action lawsuit? Your company better make sure it has an explicit terms-of-use BYOD agreement. Here are ways companies can protect themselves.

By Tom Kaneshige

Apr 22, 2013 6 mins

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‘Aurora’ Cyber Attackers Were Really Running Counter-Intelligence

An attack Google attributed to Chinese targeting human-rights activists was actually a case of hackers probing U.S. surveillance on undercover agents, according to the senior director of Microsoft's Institute for Advanced Technology

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 22, 2013 7 mins

Cybercrime Government Markets

9 Top iPhone and iPad Productivity and Time Management Apps

These days everyone is trying to do more with less–and time is no exception. Learn how to squeeze the most out of your busy day using these time management and productivity apps for Apple's iOS devices.

By Rich Hein

Apr 18, 2013 6 mins

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Microsoft Tells Federal CIOs Mobile Management Is Better With Windows 8

The lines between PCs, tablets and smartphones will continue to blur. In response to this shift, Microsoft is selling a vision of single-device management to public-sector IT workers and federal government CIOs.

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 18, 2013 4 mins

Government IT Small and Medium Business iPhone

Samsung Galaxy S4’s Coolest New Features

Samsung's "next big thing," the Galaxy S4 smartphone, is set to be released in the United States next week. CIO.com's Al Sacco spotlights the new gadget's most notable new features and functionality.

By Al Sacco

Apr 18, 2013 6 mins

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

VMware Adds Project Management, Secure IM to Socialcast Platform

The virtualization giant adds project management and secure messaging capabilities to its enterprise social networking and collaboration platform in an effort to break down information silos and centralize workflow.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 18, 2013 4 mins

BPM Systems Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

15 Windows 8 Apps for Staying Productive at Work and Play

Windows 8 comes with built-in apps such as Mail, People and Calendar, but that's just scratching the surface. If you really want to step up your productivity both in the office and at home you've got to tap into the Windows Store for these

By Shane O'Neill

Apr 17, 2013 8 mins

Mobile Apps Personal Software Small and Medium Business

30 Apps That Improve Microsoft Office 2013

Want to improve your Microsoft Office experience? These 30 apps, most of them free, extend the capabilities of your core Office 2013 and Office 365 applications.

By Vangie Beal

Apr 17, 2013 10 mins

Microsoft Office Small and Medium Business Tablet PCs

CIOs Sound Off on a Role in Flux

Add business partner, co-collaborator and, um, anthropologist to the growing list of IT executive skills, said CIOs at a recent panel in San Francisco.

By Tom Kaneshige

Apr 16, 2013 3 mins

CIO Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

Red Hat Advances Enterprise OpenStack Distro to Early Adopter Program

Red Hat Distribution for OpenStack, or RDO, is designed to provide a place for the community to add upstream features to Red Hat's enterprise OpenStack distribution, similar to the role the open source Fedora Project plays for its Red Hat Enterp

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 15, 2013 3 mins

Cloud Management Hybrid Cloud Linux

Would Elected Officials Really Oppose Internet Freedom?

Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee object to a bill that would legalize 'government control' overseas, claiming it could be used to undermine the FCC's Net Neutrality order.

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 12, 2013 5 mins

Government Internet Regulation

16 Mobile Digital Disrupter Apps

Exciting mobile apps such as Pandora, Yelp and Hailo along with features running on smartphones and tablets have disrupted entire industries. The old ways of serving customers and bridging supply and demand are being upended by the more efficient one

By Tom Kaneshige

Apr 12, 2013 3 mins

Mobile Apps Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Cyber Threat Protections vs. Personal Data Privacy

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a modified information-sharing bill, passes the House Intelligence Committee by a wide margin, in order to help better protect American businesses from cyber looters. However, despite ammendm

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 11, 2013 4 mins

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BYOD Gets Messy with AT&T Class Action Lawsuit

With a BYOD twist, AT&T agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for overcharging corporate customers for almost seven years. But like most things involving BYOD, this gets complicated.

By Tom Kaneshige

Apr 10, 2013 3 mins

Carriers Legal Smartphones

10 New Business Travel Apps for Busy Executives

Headed on a last-minute business trip? These 10 apps will keep you organized, on time and on track.

By John Brandon

Apr 10, 2013 5 mins

Android Smartphones iPhone

What Will the iPhone 5S and iOS 7 Look Like?

The iPhone 5S rumors are swirling. Pundits and Apple watchers are predicting models with different screen sizes, cheaper prices, face recognition and NFC support.

By Tom Kaneshige

Apr 9, 2013 4 mins

Smartphones iOS

4 Facebook Home Privacy Facts

Facebook's new software for Android phones, called Facebook Home, puts the social network's photos and messaging front and center on your mobile device. Here's a look at how it does–and doesn't–affect your Facebook privacy.

By Kristin Burnham

Apr 9, 2013 4 mins

Facebook Privacy Social Networking Apps

12 Ways to Write a Better Cover Letter

Writing a solid cover letter can help you gain a competitive edge in a tough IT job market. Here are some tips that will help move your resume into the 'yes' pile.

By Rich Hein

Apr 8, 2013 6 mins

Careers IT Jobs

HP Looks to Moonshot for Data Center of the Future

Seeking to reverse its flagging fortunes and build the foundational layer for the 'Internet of Things,' HP unveils a new class of software-defined server: the HP ProLiant Moonshot.

By Thor Olavsrud

Apr 8, 2013 4 mins

Big Data Enterprise Architecture Green IT

3 Ways to Overcome IT Outsourcing People Problems

Do your IT outsourcing services deals fail to deliver more than the basics? IT outsourcing customers need to focus on developing and training their outsourcing management staff so that their IT services deals are better than just 'good enough.&#

By Stephanie Overby

Apr 5, 2013 6 mins

CIO IT Skills IT Strategy

7 practices of successful tech company CEOs

There's no CEO 101 course that outlines the best way to run a tech company. But the legacies of Jobs, Watson, Gerstner and Gates–combined with the current work of Whitman and Rometty–offer seven lessons for the corporate leaders of tomorrow.

By Rob Enderle

Apr 5, 2013 8 mins

IT Strategy Innovation Mentoring

How to Use BPM to Improve Customer Experience

A Gartner analyst speaking at the firm's business process management summit explains how BPM technologies can be used to bring more success to your enterprise by improving customer experience.

By Kenneth Corbin

Apr 4, 2013 5 mins

BPM Systems IT Governance IT Strategy

25 Practical Windows 8 Tablet Apps for Business Users

Work smarter–not harder–with these no-nonsense Microsoft Windows 8 tablet apps for business.

By Vangie Beal

Apr 4, 2013 9 mins

Microsoft Office Small and Medium Business Tablet PCs

What’s Behind Apple’s Mea Culpa in China?

Apple CEO Tim Cook's overboard apology to China about the company's alleged disregard of customer service highlights an East-West cultural clash about how to do business.

By Tom Kaneshige

Apr 3, 2013 5 mins

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10 Things BlackBerry Z10 Does That iPhone Can’t

The BlackBerry Z10 is one of the hottest new smartphones on the market. But does it stack up to THE hottest modern smartphone? CIO.com's Al Sacco highlights 10 things the BlackBerry Z10 can do that Apple's iPhone cannot.

By Al Sacco

Apr 3, 2013 10 mins

Apple Small and Medium Business iPhone

Smartphone Users Tap Facebook Obsessively

A new report shows just how much smartphone users love Facebook, checking it as much as 14 times a day. In advance of Thursday's Facebook phone announcement, this could be good news for the social network.

By Kristin Burnham

Apr 3, 2013 2 mins

Facebook Smartphones iPhone

The 12 best laptop bags for mobile professionals

We're all carrying too much stuff. These bags will keep your laptop, tablet and smartphone in easy reach. Plus, they look cool.

By James A. Martin

Apr 2, 2013 7 mins

MacBook Small and Medium Business Ultrabook

Library Competes Thanks to Agile Development Outsourcing

One of the nation's largest circulating libraries, the King County Library System, turns to agile development outsourcing to take on commercial rivals such as Apple and Amazon.

By Stephanie Overby

Apr 1, 2013 4 mins

Agile Development Developer Outsourcing

Microsoft to Make Leaps in the Mobile Enterprise

Apple, Google, Microsoft and BlackBerry bear down for the great mobile enterprise race in 2013. Here are the results from an exclusive survey on mobile app deployment plans for all mobile platforms. The winners and losers may surprise you.

By Tom Kaneshige

Mar 29, 2013 6 mins

Careers Smartphones Tablets

National Security Agency: ‘We Need to See What’s Going on’

Top military cybersecurity official says that Congress must pass legislation to provide for better sharing of information about threats and protecting user privacy while shielding industry players from legal liability.

By Kenneth Corbin

Mar 29, 2013 5 mins

Data Breach Government Security

Crowdsourcing Offers a Tightly Focused Alternative to Outsourcing

Crowdsourcing isn't likely to overtake traditional IT outsourcing in the foreseeable future, but for well-defined, repeatable tasks that can be pulled out of workflows and plugged back in, it's an attractive option for enterprise IT and pro

By Stephanie Overby

Mar 29, 2013 4 mins

CIO IT Governance IT Strategy

Oracle’s Delusional Hardware Marketing Isn’t Fooling Anyone

Despite repeated reprimands from the National Adverting Review Board, Oracle continues to run ads making questionable claims that its Sun hardware outperforms the competition. This isn't surprising–perception often trumps reality in advertising

By Rob Enderle

Mar 29, 2013 6 mins

Enterprise Architecture Financial Services Industry Servers

BlackBerry Earnings, Shipment Numbers Show Forward Progress

Today BlackBerry released its latest fiscal earnings, and the report is largely positive. A return to profitability and promising sales numbers, among other things, indicate the company is slowly regaining relevance.

By Al Sacco

Mar 28, 2013 6 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartphones Tablets