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Fritz Nelson
Mayor Gavin Newsom on Digital San Francisco (Part 2)
In the second part of our three-part video interview series with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, we talked about the role technology can play in the transformation of a city, including addressing the growing digital divide, the progress on STEM in San Francisco, and the role the Bay area will play, as a hub of technology innovation, in helping lead the way to economic recovery.
Mitch Wagner
Texas Hospital District Fires 16 For HIPAA Violations
The Harris County Hospital District of Houston, Texas, fired 16 employees, accusing them of violating patient privacy laws by inappropriately accessing the records of a medical resident who'd been admitted to the hospital after she was shot in a grocery store parking lot.
Bob Evans
India Outsources Jobs To U.S. In Video-Effects Field
Based in Bangalore, India, a Tata subsidiary that specializes in video effects and animation will open a high-tech delivery center in Los Angeles next week to cater to Hollywood's appetite for video wizardry. Since this is clearly a case of outsourcing, I must ask the question: will the professional positions created at the new lab be "our jobs"?
Serdar Yegulalp
Open Source: An 'Advertisement On Steroids'
That's one of the many analogies and observations drawn by Vyatta CEO Kelly Herrell in a blog post about the economics of open source. The open source business model is tremendously effective, in his eyes -- it's just that its effects are not always measured in dollar values, and that can drive the money men crazy.
John Foley
The FBI's New Tech Team
The FBI's newly appointed CTO, Jeffrey Johnson, brings an outside-the-beltway background to the job--he worked for Lehman Brothers, a hard-charging technology innovator, until last year. FBI CIO Chad Fulgham also worked at Lehman Bros., as well as at IBM and JPMorgan Chase. Look for their private sector experience to be reflected in the intelligence agency's IT strategy and execution.
Nicole Ferraro
IE Introduces Video Comments: Show Yourself!
We're giving you the chance to talk to us, with your real voice, via video comments. Leave your first one today!
Tracey Hughes
HPC Joins the Dummy Revolution?
We've been trying to figure out exactly what the attraction is. What is it that causes someone to be drawn to a book that explicitly states that it's for dummies? Is it the yellow and black motif? Maybe because 'dummy' rhymes with 'yummy'? What exactly causes someone to reach for a book entitled 'X for Dummies'?
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Nokia Sees Mobile Rebound In 2010
The world's largest handset maker said the mobile market is stabilizing and should see 10% growth next year.
DARPA Readies Social Networking Experiment
In a bid to study behavioral economics, social networking, and game theory, DARPA is offering prize money to anyone who can find 10 weather balloons located around the country.
Cell Phone Users Unhappy With Service
Verizon topped the latest Consumer Reports survey of mobile phone users.
Psystar Halts Mac Clone Sales
Knock off manufacturer claims it's reached a partial settlement with Apple.
Facebook Revamps Privacy Tools
Social networking site kills regional networks and simplifies settings to protect user content.
Global CIO: Will SAP Move To Tiered Maintenance Fees?
SAP's intentions are always difficult to discern, but it might be on the verge of revising the support/maintenance fees its customers love to hate.
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Bob Evans
Global CIO: Will SAP Move To Tiered Maintenance Fees?
SAP's intentions are always difficult to discern, but it might be on the verge of revising the support/maintenance fees its customers love to hate.
Robert L. Otto
Government CIOs Must Focus On Results, Not Data Centers
Data center proliferation entails unacceptable cost and risk, says the former CIO of the U.S. Postal Service. With cloud computing as an option, it's time to pursue a more sustainable strategy.
Rob Preston
Down To Business: How Indian CIOs Stack Up
IBM thinks they're more progressive than CIOs elsewhere in the world, given their emphasis on innovation, customers, and other strategic matters.
Art Wittmann
Practical Analysis: Smartphones -- Passion To Profit And Productivity
Mobile apps are hard to support, they're a new development discipline, and they have a squishy ROI--but they can't be ignored.
John Foley
Government Technologist: Vivek Kundra's Data Center Problem
The number of data centers belonging to the U.S. government has more than doubled in the past 10 years. Can Federal CIO Vivek Kundra put a stop to the trend?
Alexander Wolfe
Wolfe's Den: Intel CTO Envisions On-Chip Data Centers
Justin Rattner, chief technology officer at the chip giant, talks about the explosion of multicore processing, bringing security to cloud computing, and processor-based networking.
Fritz Nelson
Full Nelson: Video: San Francisco Goes Open, Transparent
An interview with the city's mayor and IT principals about DataSF.org and its groundbreaking applications
Chris Murphy
Global CIO: Fear Of Facebook For The Enterprise
Enterprise social networking, at its worst, looks like another way to get buried in data.
Brian Gillooly
Global CIO: Building A Brand Takes IT Flexibility
There are fundamental differences in how marketing and IT see their roles, and the world. And it's bad for a company's brand when the CIO and marketing execs don't get along.
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