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A July 4th Thank You To Our Military, And Especially The Extraordinary Krissoff Family
Jul 2, 2009
Posted by Bob Evans
Two highly educated and accomplished sons join the United States Marines to defend their country. One is killed in Iraq; the other still serves there. The 61-year-old father – an orthopedic surgeon – gets an age waiver to enlist and now serves as a combat surgeon near his son. The mother – strongest of all – supports and prays for them from home. Meet the remarkable Krissoff family, whose story reminds us all of the debt we owe our military families.

How U.S. Government Spends $200M Daily On IT
Jul 1, 2009
Posted by Bob Evans
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra has shown outstanding leadership in creating easy-to-use websites that let taxpayers see how their money is being spent (or wasted) by the federal government's vast array of IT projects. But after looking at outlays for $38.6 billion in "major investments, I almost – but not quite – wished Kundra had kept some of these ugly and depressing details out of sight and therefore mercifully out of mind.

Can Merck CIO Avoid Conflicts Of Interest As Member Of Netezza Board?
Jul 1, 2009
Posted by Bob Evans
Should CIOs join the boards of directors of IT vendors? By joining the board of Netezza, Merck CIO J. Chris Scalet will gain unmatched insight and input into the strategic plans of a key IT partner, and Netezza gets front-line customer expertise and cachet. But many vendor-customer relationships go through rough stretches or even dissolve altogether -- will Scalet be able to equitably fulfill both sets of responsibilities?

Dell Needs To Make An Acquisition -- But Which One?
Jul 1, 2009
Posted by Bob Evans
In a rapidly changing IT market, Dell has stood pat for a while as competitors have jumped into virtualization, the cloud, software, networking, and services. A few financial analysts feel Dell needs to quickly regain the confident aggressiveness that made it a global powerhouse earlier in this decade, and here are some acquisition targets they think will enable Dell to make that leap.

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