news New EMC Tool Cleans, Organizes Data Center Details Is scrubbed and organized data center management information worth a starting price of $40,000? EMC hopes the answer is yes with its new tool that gathers, scrubs, organizes and ships data to a CMDB. By Kevin Fogarty Sep 23, 2009 Data Center news Attn SMBs: Free Mobility Webinars from BlackBerry-Maker RIM Start Today Research In Motion (RIM), maker of the popular BlackBerry smartphone, is holding a series of free webinars this fall aimed at small-to-mid-size businesses (SMBs) that want to "make the most of mobility." The first webinar in the series will By Al Sacco Sep 23, 2009 Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps news Apple iPhone Users Get Push Gmail via Google Sync…Finally Search heavy Google has added a much-anticipated–and much desired–"push" e-mail function to its Google Sync service, which enables Apple iPhone users to have Gmail instantly delivered to their devices upon arrival in their Gmail inboxes. By Al Sacco Sep 22, 2009 Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps iPhone news Dell-Perot Deal Spells Trouble for Tier-Two Outsourcers By combining Dell's global hardware manufacturing and sales business with Perot Systems' IT services offerings, the Dell-Perot deal puts the two companies in a better position to compete with IBM and HP and to leap ahead of tier-two outsour By Stephanie Overby Sep 22, 2009 Data Center Mergers and Acquisitions Outsourcing news BlackBerry Bold 9700 (AT&T) to Use Same Battery as Bold 9000 Good news for BlackBerry Bold 9000 users looking to upgrade to RIM's upcoming Bold 9700 device: The two BlackBerry smartphones reportedly employ the same size batteries, so you can swap out the 9700 battery for the 9000 one for some extra juice- By Al Sacco Sep 22, 2009 3 mins Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business news 5 Things That Drive iPhone Users Crazy Apple's iPhone is supposed to be the most user-friendly smartphone on the planet, but bad application design choices tick off iPhone newbies and experts. Here's what iPhone users have to say about the top 5 app design flaws — are developer By Tom Kaneshige Sep 20, 2009 Consumer Electronics Social Networking Apps iPhone news Sheraton Tries Windows 7 Touch Technology Out on Customers Sheraton Hotels became one of the earliest adopters of Windows 7 multi-touch technology, rolling out HP TouchSmart machines in selected hotel lobbies three weeks ago. Here's a look at the technology in action, as well as how the move plays into By Shane O'Neill Sep 18, 2009 Data Center Small and Medium Business Windows news Opera Mini 5 Browser for BlackBerry: Killer Keyboard Shortcuts Norway's Opera Software released the latest version of its popular Opera Mini browser for Java-based smartphones, including BlackBerrys. Opera Mini 5 beta represents a complete redesign since the company's last major release and with the ov By Al Sacco Sep 17, 2009 4 mins Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business news Desktop Virtualization: Will Free Upgrades Give Citrix the Edge? Citrix this week rolls out free upgrades aimed directly at users' biggest pain points related to desktop virtualization. Here's a look at the freebies, plus some advice from early adopters who are cashing in on Citrix's desktop virtual By Kevin Fogarty Sep 17, 2009 Virtualization news Separated at Birth: Tech Honchos and Their Famous Lookalikes Tech titans are often one of a kind characters. But some Silicon Valley kingpins have virtual twins lurking in Hollywood and Washington, D.C. Who might play Marc Benioff or Carly Fiorina? Here's a look. By Shane O'Neill Sep 17, 2009 Careers news IBM Cognos Express BI Targets the Midmarket IBM Cognos announced Monday a business analytics tool made for the specific pain points of the midmarket customer and, the company said, is an improvement from other vendors who merely repackage enterprise products. By Kathleen Lau Sep 16, 2009 Business Intelligence Data Center Enterprise Applications news Software Licensing Gone Wrong It can be a juggling act to curb unnecessary costs on additional software licences while ensuring there are enough licences for all users. By Kathleen Lau Sep 16, 2009 Enterprise Applications news Cubicles Gone Wild: 13 Wacky Workspaces The office cubes you are about to see are definitely not what Herman Miller (the furniture company responsible for the modern day cubicle) had in mind. Every office has its colorful cube-dwellers, but these may make your office mates seem tame. By Thomas Wailgum Sep 14, 2009 Careers news As iPhone Users Curse AT&T, Extension Deal Up in Air Analysts differ on Apple's next move: extend AT&T's deal or open the iPhone to multiple carriers. By Tom Kaneshige Sep 14, 2009 Careers Social Networking Apps iPhone news iPassConnect for BlackBerry: Exclusive Hands-On w/ Enterprise Wi-Fi App The new iPassConnect for BlackBerry app gives iPass customers with RIM smartphones access to more than 140,000 Wi-Fi hotspots. CIO.com was first to lay thumbs on the new software, and it's both easy to use and potentially invaluable to frequent By Al Sacco Sep 14, 2009 Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Wi-Fi news Employers Pull Back on Executive Compensation in 2009 Performance bonuses, sign-on bonuses and equity compensation are shrinking from executive pay packages as recession-induced belt-tightening hits the top brass and the public debate over golden parachutes continues to rage. By Meridith Levinson Sep 10, 2009 Careers IT Jobs Salaries news iPhone 3.1 Breaking Exchange E-Mail for Enterprise iPhone 3G Users? Reports suggest that a feature within Apple's brand new iPhone 3.1 software update is disabling corporate Microsoft Exchange e-mail access for some first-gen iPhone and iPhone 3G users, though owners of Apple newest smartphone, iPhone 3GS, seem By Al Sacco Sep 10, 2009 Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business iPhone news NTSB to Staffers: No Talking, Texting in Car–Even Hands-Free Trying to set an example for other drivers, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has barred its employees from talking or texting on their corporate mobile devices while driving–even if they employ hands-free products like Bluetooth By Al Sacco Sep 10, 2009 Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business news Upgrading Your PC to Windows 7 Could Be Heaven or Hell Windows 7 upgrades will be a cinch for most users who are now running Vista. But with older Windows XP PCs, it could get dicey, fast. Here's a no-nonsense Windows 7 upgrade guide covering pricing, installation options and that whole 32-bit versu By Shane O'Neill Sep 9, 2009 Data Center Small and Medium Business Windows news CIO Uses Her Skills in Service to State of Delaware Suzanne Peck, CIO of the Washington DC MATA, offered her services pro-bono to her homestate of Delaware, helping to review government services and balance its budget. By Kristin Burnham Sep 9, 2009 IT Leadership news Hot Jobs: Java Developer What you need to know about hiring a java developer for your company. By Chris Kanaracus Sep 8, 2009 IT Leadership news First Official BlackBerry “Bold 9700/Onyx” (T-Mobile) Image; ’09 Launch Expected T-Mobile U.S.A.'s next major BlackBerry release is the BlackBerry "Bold 9700," or Onyx, and it will be the U.S. carrier's very first 3G BlackBerry smartphone. Though not even officially announced yet by BlackBerry-maker Research I By Al Sacco Sep 8, 2009 3 mins Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business news Apple to Kill Palm Pre iTunes Media Sync Again Tomorrow? As Apple prepares for a mystery announcement tomorrow, it remains locked in a game of cat and mouse with Palm over the Pre's ability to sync users' music collections via Apple's iTunes. Apple already disabled Pre sync in iTunes once, b By Al Sacco Sep 8, 2009 Small and Medium Business Smartphones Social Networking Apps news Zenprise Smartphone Mgmt Software Gets New Enterprise Security, Expense Features Zenprise, a maker of smartphone monitoring and troubleshooting software for enterprises, has introduced the latest edition of its MobileManager, v5.0, with a number of unique enhancements meant to boost corporate security for mobile devices and assis By Al Sacco Sep 8, 2009 Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone news AT&T iPhone 3G/3GS Users to Get MMS Sept. 25…Finally AT&T, the exclusive U.S. iPhone wireless carrier, plans to finally enable MMS messaging for its iPhone 3G and 3GS customers on September 25. By Al Sacco Sep 3, 2009 Data Center Small and Medium Business iPhone news Mac Engineers Lament Snow Leopard in the Enterprise Apple's early release of Snow Leopard is creating headaches for IT professionals who need to deploy the new OS in their organizations. By Tom Kaneshige Sep 3, 2009 Apple MacBook Technology Industry news BMW and Windows 7: Three Reasons Why the Car Giant Is Upgrading Now Luxury automaker BMW has been spending nearly all of 2009 testing Windows 7 for its 85,000 Windows XP machines, with plans for full deployment by 2011. The goal: better remote management and a more productive mobile workforce. Here's a look at t By Shane O'Neill Sep 3, 2009 Data Center Small and Medium Business Windows news RIM BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac (v1.0.0) Leaks; Apple Users Rejoice A leaked version of Research In Motion's (RIM) new BlackBerry Desktop Software for Macintosh computers hit the Web this morning, at least a few weeks before RIM intended to ship it. The software is big news for Mac users, who've in the past By Al Sacco Sep 3, 2009 3 mins Apple Small and Medium Business Technology Industry news Job Market Report: Job Losses Slow as Online Want Ads Rise The pace of job losses is slowing at the same time that the number of online job ads is creeping up, according to two recent studies. In the meantime, CIOs polled by Robert Half Technology remain cautious about hiring. By Meridith Levinson Sep 2, 2009 IT Jobs IT Leadership Staff Management news Paperless Boarding Passes for Smartphones Hit SFO: Flash-in-the-Pan or the Future? Continental Airlines is the first U.S. airline to introduce paperless-boarding passes at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), so passengers can employ only their cell phones and picture IDs to gain access to airport gates and flights. But Conti By Al Sacco Sep 2, 2009 4 mins Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps news 20 Goofy USB Gadgets & Gizmos You’ll Love We scoured the Web for the world's wackiest USB-powered gadgets to dress up and differentiate your desktop or cubicle – and annoy entertain coworkers. These 20 gizmos, from cubicle stink-busters to toasters that print the morning news on your br By Al Sacco Sep 1, 2009 Consumer Electronics news BoxTone “User Self-Service Module” Helps BlackBerry Users Help Themselves BoxTone, a maker of BlackBerry monitoring software for enterprises, on Tuesday released the latest addition to it BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES)-oversight product line: the BoxTone User Self-Service Module for BlackBerry, which the company says c By Al Sacco Sep 1, 2009 Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business news Don’t Do Complex App Deployments Yourself: Analyst Don't underestimate the importance of cultural similarity when employing an IT consulting firm for a big-time enterprise software deployment, said one analyst. By Kathleen Lau Aug 28, 2009 Enterprise Applications IT Leadership news iPhone Apps: Five Markets Under Siege Will the iPhone's ability to combine features and functions doom standalone products such as GPS devices, MP3 players, handheld games, low-end digital cameras and e-readers? By Tom Kaneshige Aug 28, 2009 Consumer Electronics Social Networking Apps iPhone news Snow Leopard: Five Reasons to Upgrade Now Apple's newest Mac OS has been called an under-the-hood upgrade, whereby the improvements will go largely unseen. So why should Mac users bother with Snow Leopard? Here are five compelling reasons. By Tom Kaneshige Aug 28, 2009 Apple IT Leadership Technology Industry news Students Abandoning Apple MacBooks for Cheap Netbooks A survey finds that students no longer want their MacBooks, preferring cheap netbooks instead. A UC Berkeley CTO bears witness to this trend. By Tom Kaneshige Aug 27, 2009 Cloud Computing MacBook news Snow Leopard Early Release Ratchets Up Pressure on Windows 7 Snow Leopard, Apple's newest version of Mac OS X, is an evolutionary not revolutionary upgrade u2014 but the timing gives Apple a couple important months to try and stick it to Windows 7. Here's the lowdown on the price battle, the PR wars By Shane O'Neill Aug 27, 2009 Apple Small and Medium Business Technology Industry news Microsoft-Yahoo Deal: 3 Reasons Why Google Should Sweat It Google's playing it cool, but CIO.com's Shane O'Neill points out several factors about the new search partnership that should make even Google nervous. By Shane O'Neill Aug 25, 2009 4 mins Data Center Enterprise Applications Internet news VMworld Preview: Vendors Fight to Fill Gaps in Cloud, Virtual Infrastructures VMworld, VMware's premier event for customers and partners, kicks off next week in San Francisco. Here's a look at what's on tap from VMware as well as EMC, HP, vKernel and Stratus. By Kevin Fogarty Aug 25, 2009 4 mins Cloud Computing Virtualization news What RIM’s Torch Mobile Deal Means for the BlackBerry Browser–and You BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion's (RIM) recent acquisition of developer Torch Mobile suggests the BlackBerry's Web browser may soon be getting a much-needed makeover. That's great news for BlackBerry users–but it'll be a year By Al Sacco Aug 25, 2009 4 mins Computers and Peripherals Developer Small and Medium Business news Could Google Be Tricked Into Talking to Botnets? Cybercriminals could start to take advantage of the popularity of search engines like Google as vehicles for relaying malicious code to botnets every time a particular keyword is searched for, said one Vancouver-based security expert. By Kathleen Lau Aug 21, 2009 4 mins Risk Management Security news CIOs’ Job Satisfaction Increases Despite Recession In a recession, most IT executives would rather have a so-so job than no job, according to a survey from ExecuNet. A separate survey also shows career optimism growing among the IT rank-and-file. By Meridith Levinson Aug 21, 2009 4 mins CIO Careers news Luxuries for Leaders: How IT Chiefs Reward Themselves From simple pleasures to small luxuries, IT leaders find ways to reward themselves for their hard work. By Meridith Levinson Aug 21, 2009 3 mins Careers IT Leadership news How One BlackBerry Addict Lost 50 Lbs. in Six Months (And You Can Too!) Thanks to a new mobile application, Weight Loss Sensei, CrackBerry addicts can now turn their BlackBerry smartphones into "24/7 weight-loss coaches." And it works, too. Just ask college student Michael Schneider, who lost more than 50 pound By Al Sacco Aug 21, 2009 3 mins Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps news Amid Cheers, Three iPhone 3GS Concerns Surface AT&T, lackluster battery life and zero enterprise support raise iPhone owners' ire. By Tom Kaneshige Aug 19, 2009 4 mins Consumer Electronics Social Networking Apps iPhone news Official BlackBerry OS Updates: AT&T Bold (4.6.0.508) and Verizon Tour (4.7.1.42) The latest handheld software updates for Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry Bold 9000 from AT&T and its Tour 9630 on Verizon, which reportedly feature a variety of bug fixes and enhancements, may be just around the corner. By Al Sacco Aug 19, 2009 2 mins Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business news RIM BlackBerry App World Gets (Bare-Bones) Desktop Version BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) today released a brand new "desktop" version of its BlackBerry App World mobile software store, so users can now navigate the company's app catalogue via PC, as well as send interesting applica By Al Sacco Aug 18, 2009 3 mins Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business news Microsoft-Yahoo’s Big Hurdle: Google Search Loyalty The Microsoft-Yahoo search partnership is a chance to entice more advertisers and gain market share against Google, but the sometimes subconscious decision to "Google" will be a hard habit for users to break, according to new research. By Shane O'Neill Aug 18, 2009 3 mins Data Center Small and Medium Business Windows news HR Pros Say Networking, Social Networking Best Job Search Methods If you're job hunting, it's still about who you know. Hiring managers ranked traditional networking and social networking as the most effective way for professionals to find jobs, according to a survey recently conducted by Challenger, Gray By Meridith Levinson Aug 17, 2009 3 mins Careers IT Jobs Relationship Building news RIM BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Gets Security Makeover BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) plans to soon release an enhanced version of its BlackBerry Smart Card Reader, which the company says will simplify and improve the ways organizations provide secure access to corporate computers and other se By Al Sacco Aug 17, 2009 3 mins Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business 1…888990919293949596…297 Show me moreLatestArticlesPodcastsVideos opinion AI that ships: A CIO’s 90-day operating model By Tom LasswellOct 3, 20258 mins Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AIIT Strategy opinion How community banks and credit unions can benefit from AI By Rohit KumarOct 3, 20256 mins BankingFinancial Services IndustryIT Strategy feature Are your agentic AI projects driving toward success? 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