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Georgia to Reinvent Country As IT Haven

It is unlikely to worry anyone working in Silicon Valley, but the state of Georgia has declared an ambition to turn itself into a tax-free zone for IT companies.

By John E. Dunn

Jun 21, 2010

IT Leadership

CIOs Looking to Increase Business Value From Technology

Cost gets downgraded as Tesco inspires CIOs to lead customer understanding KPMG study finds.

By Mark Chillingworth

Jun 21, 2010 2 mins

CIO Financial Services Industry Retail Industry

iOS 4 Arrives Today, Will Regulated Companies Benefit Tomorrow?

Will iOS 4, arriving today, really usher iPhones and iPads into the enterprise? Better security and enterprise management features should benefit heavily regulated industries, although previous iPhone OS upgrades did much of the heavy lifting, say so

By Tom Kaneshige

Jun 21, 2010

Mobile Security Smartphones Social Networking Apps

Network Security: Three Open-Source Options

Evolutionary IT's Joseph Guarino explains how to achieve network security the open way (Third in a series on open-source security solutions)

By Joseph Guarino

Jun 18, 2010

Data Warehousing Firewalls Open Source

Motorola ES400 Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA): 10 Things You Need to Know

Motorola this week showed off its latest ruggedized handheld for mobile workers, the Windows-Mobile-powered ES400, which will be available later this year on Sprint in the United States. CIO.com's Al Sacco details ten of the device's most n

By Al Sacco

Jun 18, 2010

Carriers Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Security Careers: the Mic is Always on. Always.

"This is a big BLEEPING deal," remarked Vice President Joe Biden. Apparently he forgot the microphones were on and sensitive enough to capture his remark, intended to be private.

By Michael Santarcangelo

Jun 17, 2010

Careers Security

iPhone 4 Launch: Let the Smartphone Games Begin!

Apple, Google, AT&T and Verizon, jockey for position in the great smartphone race.

By Tom Kaneshige

Jun 17, 2010

Carriers Consumer Electronics Smartphones

Microsoft Eats Its Own SharePoint 2010 Dog Food: 7 Lessons

In the tradition of 'eating your own dog food," Microsoft shares best practices that it learned while using Sharepoint 2010 for social networking and podcasting.

By Shane O'Neill

Jun 17, 2010

Microsoft Office Office Suites SaaS

Not Safe for Work: What’s Acceptable Office Computer Use

How many minutes, or hours, did you spend on Facebook today? Even if you spent just a few minutes on the popular social networking site during office hours, you're not alone. Data from Nucleus Research finds 77 percent of workers who have a Face

By Joan Goodchild

Jun 16, 2010

IT Leadership Internet Social Networking Apps

Mobile Security: Why I Still Want My IPad, IPhone

Everything I've learned about mobile security tells me it's bad to use the consumer-based technology for work. That's where all the bad stuff comes from. That includes devices like the iPhone and iPad.

By Bill Brenner

Jun 16, 2010

Mobile Security Smartphones iPhone

BlackBerry App World 2.0 Unveiled: Images, Details

CIO.com's Al Sacco is on the scene in New York City for RIM's BlackBerry App World 2.0 unveiling. Here's what you need to know, along with images of new features.

By Al Sacco

Jun 16, 2010 5 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Formula 1 Team Uses Cloud Computing for Grand Prix Success

As Nico Hulkenberg, the 22-year-old up-and-coming Formula 1 driving star, approaches the final chicane of the Circuit Gilles Villenueve during the Canadian Grand Prix he will already know from telemetry data hosted in the cloud to slow down 10 metres

By Paolo Del Nibletto

Jun 15, 2010

Cloud Computing

Will iPad Fail in School?

Brother Rice High School envisions an iPad in every student's hands but must wait for Apple to bring enterprise-class remote monitoring to make it happen.

By Tom Kaneshige

Jun 15, 2010

Apple Laptops Technology Industry

Windows 7 Hardware in Pictures: The Latest and Greatest Laptops

The iPad may have arrived with authority, but laptops and netbooks are still very much alive. As Microsoft and its hardware partners prepare for the back-to-school buying season, here's a slideshow of the latest Windows 7 machines for work and p

By Shane O'Neill

Jun 15, 2010

Laptops Small and Medium Business Windows

Windows 7 Early Adopters Say Virtualization Key to Rollouts

Early Windows 7 adopters Expedia and Continental Airlines share rollout lessons learned. Here's a look at their secrets to smooth deployment, starting with smart use of virtualization.

By Shane O'Neill

Jun 11, 2010

Desktop Virtualization Small and Medium Business Virtualization

Offshoring: The 25 Most Dangerous Cities for Outsourcing in 2010

Karachi, Pakistan, Medellin, Colombia, and Juarez, Mexico will top The Black Book of Outsourcing's 2010 list of the most dangerous cities for offshoring when it's released later this month.

By Stephanie Overby

Jun 10, 2010

Outsourcing

One Company’s Switch from BlackBerry to iPhone: New OS is Key

Apple's upcoming mobile OS offers a lot for enterprises, but adoption takes time. Here's a look inside Varian Medical's ongoing efforts to deploy iPhones around the world.

By Tom Kaneshige

Jun 10, 2010 5 mins

CRM Systems Healthcare Industry Web Development

Windows Phone 7: 3 Reasons It’s Not Just for Consumers

Microsoft, far behind RIM and Apple in the consumer market for mobile phones, needs its established enterprise audience to warm up to Windows Phone 7 u2014 quickly. Will advantages such as integration with Office be enough?

By Shane O'Neill

Jun 9, 2010 6 mins

Microsoft Office Small and Medium Business Smartphones

RIM Updates BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) v5.0 SP1 for Exchange, Domino

BlackBerry maker RIM has issued maintenance updates for organizations' Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) v5.0 service pack 1 (SP1) deployments.

By Al Sacco

Jun 9, 2010

Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones

iPhone 4: Three Big Cons Beneath Sleek Design

Look beneath the super-thin case of the newest iPhone and you'll find a durability risk, reception improvements that may fall flat, and a videoconferencing feature that works only for a very limited set of people, says CIO.com's Tom Kaneshi

By Tom Kaneshige

Jun 8, 2010

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

Microsoft TechEd: More Cloud Plan Details

In an exclusive CIO.com interview, Microsoft's Bob Muglia shares details on what Microsoft's cloud strategy will mean for customers u2014 and the company's business model. At its TechEd event this week, Microsoft will find out if custo

By Shane O'Neill

Jun 7, 2010

Cloud Computing IT Leadership Security

BlackBerry Bold 9650 Review: An Updated Tour, Not Much More

CIO.com's Al Sacco reviews RIM's new BlackBerry Bold 9650, an upgrade to the popular BlackBerry Tour. The verdict: RIM's latest smartphone gets the job done in style, but it may not satisfy true smartphone geeks. Here's why.

By Al Sacco

Jun 3, 2010 13 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones

iPhone Crushes the Competition, Survey Says

When it comes to customer satisfaction, the iPhone reigns supreme while the BlackBerry lags behind.

By Tom Kaneshige

Jun 3, 2010

Carriers Consumer Electronics Smartphones

AT&T Drops Unlimited Data Plan, Impacts iPhone Owners

New iPhone owners might be unpleasantly surprised by a massive phone bill chock full of overage charges, says one analyst.

By Tom Kaneshige

Jun 3, 2010

Carriers Smartphones Tablets

Microsoft’s Tony Scott: Tips for Work and Life as a CIO

Microsoft CIO Tony Scott sat down at Redmond headquarters with CIO.com's Shane O'Neill to chat about the CIO's evolving role, how quitting smoking made him a better CIO, and other intriguing topics on life in high tech.

By Shane O'Neill

Jun 3, 2010

CIO IT Leadership Mentoring

Google Labs All-Stars: 8 Must-See Projects

Have you checked out Google Labs lately? If not, it's worth a peek. The area, reserved for application and tool prototypes not yet ready for primetime, houses some cool (and crazy) ideas. Past alumni include Google Alerts, the Google Docs suite

By Kristin Burnham

Jun 2, 2010

Developer Internet Project Management Tools

SharePoint 2010: Three Ways Sony Is Using It

Sony Electronics is tapping SharePoint 2010's social networking and document sharing tools to better unify its far-flung workforce.

By Shane O'Neill

May 28, 2010

Data Management IT Leadership Social Networking Apps

Facebook Privacy Fixes: Your Guide to the Newest Changes

After weeks of feeling the heat from disgruntled users, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced three new privacy settings that will roll out gradually to the public. Here's what you need to know.

By Kristin Burnham

May 26, 2010 4 mins

Facebook Privacy Social Networking Apps

LinkedIn Quick Tip: Find and Follow Your LinkedIn Connections on Twitter

A new LinkedIn feature bridges the gap between your LinkedIn connections and your Twitter followers. Here are step-by-step instructions for getting started.

By Kristin Burnham

May 26, 2010 3 mins

LinkedIn Social Networking Apps Twitter

WWDC Preview: Apple Waging 3 Big Fights

As Apple gears up for the WWDC conference in less than two weeks and the debut of the new iPhone, we examine the tale of the tape on its current major matchups: iPhone vs. Droid, AT&T vs. Verizon, and iPad vs. netbook.

By Tom Kaneshige

May 26, 2010

Carriers Smartphones Tablets

Canadian Telco company Telus has ditched traditional employee training classes and rolled out SharePoint 2010 for real-time, social networking-based training that includes Webcasts, communities, blogs, microblogs and wikis. Here's a look at how

By Shane O'Neill

May 26, 2010

Microsoft Office Office Suites Social Networking Apps

10 Types of Coworkers No One Would Miss

Hit TV show "The Office" works for one good reason: Every office has a few crazy characters. Here's a look at the 10 types we could do without, from the etiquette-challenged to the lunch-crazed. Hey, if you're going to eat like th

By Thomas Wailgum

May 25, 2010

Careers Personal Software

Four Fabulous iPhone Wishes

It's all but certain that the next-generation iPhone will be announced at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. Will Verizon carry the new iPhone? Is video chat a sure thing? What about a Bluetooth keyboard? We're crossing our finge

By Tom Kaneshige

May 25, 2010

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

Apple iPad: In the Fast Lane to Success

After months of hype and promises, the iPad is already making strides to live up to sky high expectations. But one of the first customer satisfaction surveys shows room for improvement, too.

By Tom Kaneshige

May 21, 2010

Consumer Electronics Laptops Tablets

Forrester: Windows 7 Enterprise Use Rises as IE Falls

While the onset of long-delayed corporate PC refreshes is a boon to Windows 7, the Internet Explorer browser is being left by the wayside as more business turn to Firefox and Chrome.

By Shane O'Neill

May 21, 2010

Browsers Small and Medium Business Windows

BMW Takes a Sharp Turn Toward App Virtualization

Auto maker BMW needed to hit the brakes on the expensive manual labor of installing and supporting software on each desktop. Here's a look at what they've learned about application virtualization so far and what they've saved.

By Shane O'Neill

May 20, 2010

Small and Medium Business Virtualization Windows

BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) v5.0 SP1 Maintenance Releases (MR) for Exchange, Domino

BlackBerry maker RIM has issued maintenance updates for organizations' Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) v5.0 service pack 1 (SP1) deployments.n

By Al Sacco

May 19, 2010

Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Mobile Web Conferencing: Next Big Smartphone Trend?

Mobile web conferencing isn't for everyone – but IT leaders should remember that some of the most prominent business users are the ones who want it. Here's a look at why IT should support this niche feature.

By Tom Kaneshige

May 18, 2010

Enterprise Applications Remote Work Smartphones

Microsoft Q&A: Office 2010 War with Google Has Three Fronts

Microsoft launched enterprise versions of Office and SharePoint 2010 last week, escalating its battle with Google. Microsoft VP Chris Capossela says the most powerful weapon will be a seamless Office experience across the PC, phone and browser u2014

By Shane O'Neill

May 17, 2010

Microsoft Office Office Suites SaaS

Leaked iPhone 4G Reveals iPad’s A4 Chip

What would this processor mean to iPhone 4G users? Perhaps faster Web apps and better graphics, but shorter battery life.

By Tom Kaneshige

May 17, 2010

Consumer Electronics Software Development iPhone

Office 2010: Three Reasons Why I’m Migrating

At the Office and SharePoint 2010 launch event, telecom company Global Crossing discussed how Microsoft's new releases improve collaboration and relationships both inside and outside the company.

By Shane O'Neill

May 13, 2010

Microsoft Office Office Suites Social Networking Apps

Govt E-Health Push Can Help CIOs Innovate

Health industry CIOs have a real opportunity to drive innovation and break down siloes of information in light of the federal government's allocation of $467 million to electronic health records over the next two years.

By Rodney Gedda

May 13, 2010

CIO Healthcare Industry Innovation

4 Things Facebook Doesn’t Tell You About Privacy, Security

Let us be perfectly clear: While Facebook has received a lot of criticism lately about its new privacy policies and Open Graph concept, which allows them to partner with other sites which will also have access to some Facebook user data, Facebook isn

By Joan Goodchild

May 12, 2010 9 mins

Facebook Privacy Social Networking Apps

Future of Wireless: It’s a BlackBerry AND iPhone World–and That’s a Good Thing

CIO.com writer Tom Kaneshige says Apple's revolutionary iPhone will spell the end for RIM and its BlackBerry in the coming years. CrackBerry addict and CIO.com pundit Al Sacco says the idea is laughable. Here's why.

By Al Sacco

May 12, 2010

Carriers Small and Medium Business iPhone

Goodbye BlackBerry: Future Belongs to iPhone

The Apple iPhone changed the mobile game in less than three years. Apple continues to make improvements that resonate with consumers, who are gaining more control over technology in the enterprise. I've seen nothing from RIM that shows it can re

By Tom Kaneshige

May 12, 2010 8 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

What if the Smart Grid has Stupid Security?

As I write this piece, the economic future of the Gulf coast region is dangling on a fragile thread over a fathomless abyss, as a volcanic eruption of oil threatens unprecedented and almost unimaginable consequences. Whether the cause of this tragedy

By Richard Power

May 11, 2010

Energy Industry Security

Role Playing: From Being CIO to CEO and Back

A better car, a bigger house, and more money — people think being CEO means getting all this and more. CIOs often look towards the other side thinking the grass is greener there but I believe that it is equally green on both sides. It just depends o

By Anup Varier

May 11, 2010

CIO IT Leadership

Coach Like a Pro: Why Women in IT Need Mentors

When Paula Bohn first graduated from university with a degree in French and German, she moved across an entire continent to pursue her goal of becoming a language teacher in Europe.

By Kathleen Sibley

May 11, 2010

CIO Careers IT Leadership

iPhone Wins Over the Tech Crowd

IT staffers at Special Devices swapped BlackBerrys for iPhones because new apps make their jobs easier. And with more enterprise features expected from iPhone OS 4.0 this summer, Apple's smartphone is in an even better position to drive deeper i

By Tom Kaneshige

May 11, 2010

CIO Carriers Smartphones

BlackBerry Tips and Tricks: App Management Best Practices

CIO.com's BlackBerry black belt Al Sacco shares tips and tricks on how to get the most from BlackBerry applications, while at the same time ensuring those apps don't negatively affect your smartphone's performance.

By Al Sacco

May 11, 2010 9 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones