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Fake Steve Versus AT&T, Oh My!
A blogger who calls himself "Fake Steve Jobs" wants disgruntled iPhone users to organize into a flash mob to cripple AT&T's 3G network at noon on Friday. AT&T has responded. It's all much ado about nothing.
J. Nicholas Hoover
White House Asks For Transparency Help
Last week, the Obama administration announced the Open Government Directive, a tangible step toward the transparency the President has touted. Now, White House officials are asking citizens to keep the government accountable.
Eric Zeman
Google Corrects Android Market Numbers Down To 16,000
Yesterday, AndroLib noted that the Android Market had recently surpassed 20,000 applications. Not so, says Google. What's behind the 4,000 missing Android apps?
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Race To The Finish Line For Meaningful Use
Unless you're in an industry like retail, the weeks leading up to the holidays are a time when a lot of people use up vacation days and catch up on end-of-year chores. But I suspect that for many folks in healthcare, the holidays this year will be more hectic than usual.
Elias Khnaser
9 Reasons Enterprises Shouldn’t Switch To Hyper-V
In my job I’m privileged to help companies navigate virtualization challenges. Lately, more and more enterprise IT groups are asking about migrating to Hyper-V because of perceived significant cost savings, from a licensing perspective. I always expected that at some point I would have to address this question, but I thought that time would be two or three years from now.
Nicole Ferraro
Cast Your Top 5 Predictions for 2010!
Tis the season to be psychic, so let's make some predictions for 2010!
Tracey Hughes
Here's to the First Responders!
We admit to throwing around some pretty charged terms in a loose fashion. Sometimes we forget that not everybody is drinking the koolaid. We [assume] that words like paradigm, architecture, and model mean the same thing to everyone. Of course we are wrong (what they say about 'assume' is still in effect).
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HP Ushers Telecoms Toward Cloud
The company is positioning itself to become a software-as-a-service platform for telecommunications companies.
Congress Goes Wireless
The House of Representatives is preparing to roll out its wireless network, though the timeline for completion is unclear.
EMC Speeds Up Storage Connectivity
The Symmetrix V-Max storage array gets 8Gb-per-second connectivity for mainframe and open systems environments.
Psystar Barred From Selling Mac Clones
The permanent injunction follows a judgment that Psystar violated Apple's Mac OS copyright.
Immigration Bill Proposes H-1B Visa Changes
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 would let employers tap into unused visas from previous years.
IT Jobs: CIOs Need Help But Won't Hire
Hiring for permanent IT positions is flat, but bright spots are seen for IT contractors specializing in security, BI, and SAP.
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- Microsoft Cuts Browser Deal With EU
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- Strong Sales May Delay Apple iMacs
- EMC Adds VMware Support To Retrospect
- Toshiba Boosts Smartphone Storage
- SMS Privacy Case Heads To Supreme Court
- Microsoft Taps Into Open Government Market
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Bob Evans
Global CIO: The World's Largest Private Cloud: Who's Number One?
Its 13 petabytes include archived data from the world's top banks and pharma companies, and it's growing rapidly. The owner's name starts with A -- but it's not Amazon.
Howard Anderson
Global CIO: The CIO's Christmas
A holiday poem, with apologies to Dr. Seuss.
Rob Preston
Down To Business: The 'Jobs Summit' And The Role Of Government
Policy makers don't 'create' IT and other jobs without introducing a ton of waste. They do best when they grease the skids of output and trade.
Art Wittmann
Practical Analysis: 802.11 -- The Blu-Ray Of Wireless
While useful, 802.11n is unlikely to be game-changing technology in most enterprise settings.
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: Cisco's 'Health Presence' Showcase
Cisco is applying its telepresence to healthcare in a compelling effort to lower costs and serve its employees, but it's also a bid to show a tangible business idea beyond its relentless messaging.
Chris Murphy
Global CIO: General Motors CIO On 4 Essential IT Skills
He'd like to hire people with all 4 into the new GM. But how can IT pros get this broad experience?
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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