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Details on Windows 7, Azure, Server 2008 Emerge from PDC

After setting Windows Azure off into the sky on day one, Microsoft used day two of its Professional Developers Conference to reveal demos of Windows 7 pre-beta, new nuggets about Office, and a pre-beta developer release of Windows Server 2008 R2.

Oct 28, 2008 3 mins

By Sara Gates, Agiliance, Inc.

IT Budget Tips: Relief Strategies to Beat the Budget Crunch

A solid IT risk and compliance program will lower costs, reduce risk and permit consistent compliance. With better security, lower audit burden, improved leverage of IT resources, faster decision-making and business process optimization, companies ca

Oct 27, 2008 4 mins

Budgeting Compliance Risk Management

E-mail Blunders: Top 10 Dumbest Moments of 2008

Dumb moves, attacks and mishaps that have caused sleepless nights and financial peril for consumers, corporate executives, politicians and of course, e-mail and IT administrators.

By Sandra Vaughan, Proofpoint

Oct 24, 2008 4 mins

Intrusion Detection Software Malware Privacy

Windows Laptop Price Drops: Economy More The Cause Than Apple

Apple's hold steady approach to pricing for its new MacBooks is an opportunity for Windows OEMs to lower prices. And they are doing just that, particularly with netbooks, but economic factors are more the driving force than Apple.

Oct 24, 2008 4 mins

Hot Jobs: Software Implementation Analyst

The bridge between the software developer and the IT infrastructure team.

By Juan Carlos Perez

Oct 23, 2008 3 mins

Why Corporate Fraud Freaks You Out, Limits to In-Flight Wi-Fi, R&D Tax Credit Extended and More

This issue of Trendlines from the 11/1/08 Issue of CIO Magazine covers Corporate Frauds, In-Flight Wi-Fi, R&D Tax Credit, Social Software and more.

By Steff Gelston

Oct 22, 2008 11 mins

Mergers and Acquisitions

Five Reasons Why Skipping Windows Vista Could Backfire

Though it's tempting, skipping a Microsoft Vista migration and jumping right to Windows 7 could be disastrous for your enterprise, Gartner advises. Here's five points to consider before writing off Vista for its successor.

Oct 22, 2008 4 mins

Review: Dell Primes Servers for Virtualization

Dell's new machines are distinguished by extensively scalable RAM, substantial network I/O, and embedded virtualization software options that simplify setup. Here's how their virtualization-optimized servers stack up.

By Andrew Binstock

Oct 22, 2008 9 mins

Developer Enterprise Architecture Open Source

Business Etiquette: Top Tips for Networking at Events

The thought of meeting new people at conferences or networking events can be anxiety-provoking. What etiquette tips or best practices do you use to feel more confident and excel at event networking?

By Diann Daniel

Oct 21, 2008 1 min

Relationship Building

Developers Rank Best Application Servers: WebSphere, Apache Geronimo, Windows Server Top List

What's the best all-around application server? According to an Evans Data survey, developers rank IBM WebSphere, Apache Geronimo and Windows Server at the top of the list.

By Esther Schindler

Oct 21, 2008 4 mins

2008 CIO Hall of Fame

This year's inductees truly epitomize business technology leadership

By Jarina D'Auria

Oct 21, 2008 18 mins

Careers

Microsoft Takes Heat for Double Talk on Windows 7

Microsoft walks a fine line trying to keep Windows 7 technically similar to Vista, while marketing it as "7" to create some distance from Vista's lingering bad vibe. The strategy has already caused some confusion.

Oct 20, 2008 4 mins

Intrusion Detection Software

Women in IT Delay Marriage, Motherhood to Advance Careers But Still Miss Top Jobs

One-third of technical women wait to start families in order to advance their IT careers, according to new research on mid-career technical women. Nearly 10 percent forgo having children altogether–and despite these moves, women are still struggling

By Meridith Levinson

Oct 16, 2008 4 mins

Careers IT Leadership

What CIOs Can Learn From Hollywood

The movie industry's history of dissing new technology offers lessons for anyone trying to introduce innovation

By Scott Kirsner

Oct 15, 2008 6 mins

CIO

Teaching Future CIOs the Ropes

Who will fill your shoes? The CIO of BAE Systems' Customer Solutions group shares his method for encouraging and training potential succesors

By Robert Fecteau

Oct 15, 2008 6 mins

CIO

Security Breaches: Three Tools for Preventing Data Loss

Protecting against data loss from security breaches requires a combination of tools to secure networks, sysetms and data

By Jarina D'Auria

Oct 15, 2008 5 mins

Hot Jobs: Database Administrator

A company's data is its lifeblood and requires an experienced, skilled steward at the helm. Enter the DBA.

By Chris Kanaracus

Oct 13, 2008 3 mins

Careers

How to Renegotiate an Outsourcing Contract

CIO tips for getting what you want from the vendor

By Diane Frank

Oct 10, 2008 1 min

Outsourcing

Google Mail Goggles: No More Drunk E-mails to your Flame, Or Flames to your Boss

Google's new Mail Goggles feature gives you a safety net for e-mails whipped up late on Saturday night. But there's business potential too: This can stop the kind of flames you may be tempted to send co-workers even when you've had abs

Oct 7, 2008 3 mins

Consumer Electronics

Telecommuting Improves Productivity, Lowers Costs, New Survey Finds

The results of a new CompTIA survey on telecommuting finds that companies that allow their employees to work from home could save tens of thousands of dollars.

By Meridith Levinson

Oct 7, 2008 3 mins

By Steff Gelston and Christine Celli

Cybersecurity, Password Recall, IT Culture and More

This issue of Trendlines from the 10/15/08 issue of CIO magazine covers cybersecurity in the U.S., tips for remembering passwords, why IT teams need a culture overhaul, the U.S. border's database and more.

Oct 7, 2008 11 mins

Developer IT Leadership

Favorite Geek Hotels

Which hotels offer the best high-tech amenities?

Oct 7, 2008 1 min

Consumer Electronics

CA Makes Virtualization Push, Stays Above VMware vs. Microsoft Fray

With an eye to virtualization, CA today released new data center automation tools and related products. Like HP, CA is trying to position itself as the Switzerland of virtualization management tools, neutral to VMware and Microsoft. CA's CEO tal

By Laurianne McLaughlin

Oct 7, 2008 4 mins

Oracle Fusion Applications: Is 2010 Delivery Too Little, Too Late, or Smart Strategy?

An inside look at the launch delays, large expectations and executive departures that have dogged Oracle's next-gen application suite, now promised for delivery in 2010. One key question: Is this Oracle marketing bravado gone wrong, or common se

By Thomas Wailgum

Oct 3, 2008 7 mins

Enterprise Applications

Virtualization the Disney Way, The Future of Web TV, Free Wi-Fi and More

This issue of Trendlines from the 10/01/08 issue of CIO magazine covers how the Disney Channel used virtualization to capture the tween market, the explosion of Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, Intel and Yahoo's partnership on Internet TV and Home Depo

By Steff Gelston

Sep 30, 2008 7 mins

Developer

Where the Candidates Stand on Five Technology Issues

The 2008 presidential election gives CIOs and other IT executives a choice of Republican nominee Senator John McCain and Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama who are both interested in technology-related issues.

By Grant Gross

Sep 30, 2008 5 mins

Apple iPhone Users Get New Lotus Notes Support in iNotes ultralite

A new, browser-based mobile application from IBM gives Apple iPhone users access to Lotus Notes corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars.

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business

Sep 30, 2008 2 mins

Microsoft Announces Visual Studio 2010. Developers Respond.

Microsoft's development environment offers new tools for Agile development, software testing enhancements and improved support for cloud computing. Microsoft showed us a sneak peek, and we invited developers to chime in with their feedback.

By Esther Schindler

Sep 29, 2008 13 mins

Agile Development Developer Software Development

How to Overcome the Obstacles to Mobile Enterprise Apps

There's help, and some tools, for IT departments challenged with taking enterprise departments wirelessn

By Michael Fitzgerald

Sep 24, 2008 5 mins

Enterprise Applications Mobile Small and Medium Business

Who Rocked the Tech World?

Technological progress has depended on the leadership, insight and innovation of those who dreamt big and worked hard.

Sep 23, 2008 1 min

Innovation

How Vivek Kundra fought government waste one Google App at a time

The Washington D.C. government is migrating its 38,000 employees over to Gmail and Google Apps, which it plans to use for document sharing, spreadsheets and as a wiki. Here's a look at how and why, from cost to continuity.

Collaboration Software Internet Small and Medium Business

Sep 22, 2008 4 mins

How to Deal With Problem Employees

Employees behaving badly? Three tips for nipping workplace annoyances in the bud

By John Baldoni

Sep 22, 2008 4 mins

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

What’s Red Hat Doing in the Virtualization Business?

When you think Red Hat, you think Linux. Maybe, if you're a developer or a CTO, you also think JBoss. Red Hat, itself, now wants you to think virtualization.

Sep 19, 2008 4 mins

The Center's director says IBM hopes to work with IBM customers and members of the academic community to develop and build upon the company's social software, such as Lotus Connections and Beehive (a social network for the enterprise).n

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps

Sep 17, 2008 2 mins

BlackBerry, Smartphone Users Get FUZE Conferencing Service from CallWave

CallWave's new Web-based collaboration and conferencing service will enable users to employ any Internet-connected computer or smartphone to share high-definition (HD) images, audio and video, as well as make local and international conference c

Computers and Peripherals Laptops Small and Medium Business

Sep 17, 2008 3 mins

RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 4.1 for Microsoft Exchange SP6 Maintenance Update

RIM has released a maintenance update for its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software for Microsoft Exchange, addressing a number of issues that affect both BlackBerry administrators and end users.

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business

Sep 16, 2008 2 mins

What a Wall Street Decline Means to Enterprise IT

Insights into Wall Street and tips for IT and business managers looking to understand the financial sector and how to solve budget problems posed by a stock market dip.

Sep 15, 2008 12 mins

Budgeting IT Leadership

Spam from Angeline Jolie, Security Risks of Working from Home, Web 2.0 Adoption and more

This issue of Trendlines from the 9/15/08 Issue of CIO magazine covers Data Centers, Web 2.0 adoption, India and R&D, Celebrity Spam, Security and Telework and more.

By Steff Gelston

Sep 14, 2008 11 mins

Careers Developer

The Wisdom of Cloud Computing

A hot technology must weather stability, security and support issues to win over large enterprises

By Margaret Locher

Sep 14, 2008 3 mins

Developer

RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie Talks Up “BlackBerry Lifestyle” at CTIA

RIM plans to dominate the smartphone market by creating a "BlackBerry lifestyle," says RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie, with new (or improved offerings) such as expanded e-mail and IM capabilities, wireless access to social network sites and more.

Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps

Sep 11, 2008 5 mins

BPM Without Busting the Budget

Business process management requires BPM tools, right? Not always. In some cases, there are other process management tools that can do the job for less.

By Bill Snyder

Sep 11, 2008 9 mins

BPM Systems Enterprise Applications Project Management Tools

Experts Agree (On Nothing) About Intersection of Cloud And Virtualization

Do the rise of server virtualization and the advance of cloud computing, go together like peanut-butter and jelly, or more like tunafish and pistachio nuts?

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

Sep 11, 2008 4 mins

How 9/11 Changed IT

Stories from CIO.com's coverage of 9/11 and its aftermath in business and government reflect changes in thinking and priorities on business continuity and communications.

Sep 11, 2008 2 mins

IT Leadership Security

RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Flip Phone: The Next Great Consumer Smartphone?

Al Sacco has laid his hands on the newest BlackBerry mobile device, meant for non-business cell phone users. The problem isn't the phone, he says; it's the phone companies who need to get their pricing act together.

Mobile Small and Medium Business

Sep 10, 2008 4 mins

What Neterion Has to Offer to Virtualization: I/O Cure

Network-interface card maker Neterion plans to demonstrate a 10GBit/sec network interface card with intelligence to guarantee that apps even on VM-laden machines don't suffer from an I/O bottleneck.

By Kevin Fogarty

Sep 9, 2008 3 mins

VMware Virtual Servers Get 5X Faster Shadow Copy With V2 of Veeam Backup

New edition of VMware-specific software offers faster backup and recovery of directories, server states and data, using Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VMware Consolidated Backup

By Deni Connor

Sep 5, 2008 2 mins

Hot Jobs: IT Security Manager

The need for a dedicated person in charge of IT security is on the rise in the wake of recently publicized incidents involving system hacks and stolen computers.n

By Fred O'Connor

Sep 5, 2008 3 mins

Careers

Home Depot Taps a Former eBay and Wal-Mart CTO as its new CIO

The home improvement retailer announced that it found a replacement for its retiring CIO, Bob DeRodes. Home Depot's new CIO most recently worked for eBay and previously for Wal-Mart.

By Meridith Levinson

Sep 5, 2008 1 min

Google Chrome: A Hit with Online Software Vendors

With its ability to load pages quickly and its resistance to crashing, online software vendors such as Zoho and Socialtext see Google's new Chrome web browser as a good opportunity for delivering business software.