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HP Cuts 27,000 Jobs, Doesn't Fix Identity Problem
A little more guidance on HP's long-term vision would go a long way right now, with customers and investors.
CIOs: Know Thy Power Brokers
Our intrepid CIO, Stu Laura, reflects on where to find and cultivate the true power in an IT organization.
Mobile App Development: How To Choose Your Partner
From technology boutiques to consultancies, your choices for mobile development services partners keep multiplying. Consider this advice from...
Yahoo ResuMess: The Trouble With Entitlement Culture
The resume drama for Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson had a quiet player: a corporate culture that seeks fairness but produces employees who feel...
Open Source: Why Are You Still Waiting?
Open source technology has pervaded government IT. The private sector must follow, because of cloud, agility, mobility, and the wild card: teenagers.
Social Collaboration: A Work In Progress
Improving collaboration continues to top executive priority lists, so let's revisit whether they're "teasing out" the right tools and techniques.
Next Valley View: Cloud, Baseball IT, And More
Tune in May 23 for the next episode of our live Web TV series, including chats with execs from Framehawk and Cloudability, plus Bill Schlough, CIO...
HP Layoffs Signal Punishing Fall
Unless HP can turn enterprise software, cloud services, or some other line into a high-volume, high-margin business, it's in for a world of hurt.
How To Build The Right IT Skills
Every IT pro, no matter how senior, must always be in learning mode, but especially in a lackluster economy.
Can IT Be Trusted With Personal Devices?
Mobile device management as a path to security is a fundamentally flawed strategy. You must manage the data.
SAP Faces Uphill Battle On Database, Mobile, Cloud
SAPPHIRE conference spotlights a young, three-pronged strategy that remains a work in progress.
10 Ways To Stifle Tech Competition
Competition happens, unless you can avoid it. From Microsoft Windows RT to Google Chrome, here's how today's giants safeguard their turf.
Is Open Source Hardware IT's Next Big Thing?
Open source hardware isn't just for hobbyists. Early corporate adopters can reap business benefits.
Automate Your Way To One-Day Work Week
One man's secret: Learn to program, stretch your ethics, and work for a clueless company.
Ban On USAID Outsourcing Programs Makes Bipartisan Sense
U.S. Congressman Tim Bishop wants to bar the development agency from using public funds to help train offshore workers. Here's why lawmakers from...
3 Lessons From Yahoo's Meltdown, From An Insider
A former Yahoo exec who was laid off offers insights from the company's five-year drive to self-destruction.
The CIO Wears Two Hats: Isn't IT Enough?
Like Rick Roy, a growing number of CIOs now run IT plus another major business function. Here's why CUNA Mutual Group pointed Roy at procurement,...
NASA Blue Marble Project: Visual Data Lessons
What can IT leaders learn from the visualization techniques NASA used to create the Blue Marble earth images? Check out our video interview with...
Why Security Isn't A BYOD Showstopper
IT should view the bring-your-own-device phenomenon as less of a threat and more as an opportunity. Here's why.
10 Lessons From Leading Government CIOs
Under extreme budget pressure, federal IT leaders adopt shared services and build mobile app stores as they shift dollars where most needed.
If Apple Walls Garden, IT Should Demand Keys
Here's how and why IT must influence Apple and its smaller competitors to share a key to the walled garden coming to a desktop near you.
The Fall Of The Messiah Leader
Many CEOs create an illusion of control, but heroic, charismatic leadership in the context of large public companies is mostly a myth.
Dell/Compellent Wins Our Storage Evaluation
IT pros want reliability, performance, and low cost--and they say they’re getting it best from Dell’s recent storage acquisition,...
CIOs: Don't Get Taken For Granted
If your IT organization is seen as executing each new strategic initiative seamlessly, the job can't really be all that difficult, right?
RIM CEO Heins Impresses The BlackBerry Faithful
Research In Motion's new CEO Thorsten Heins connected with BlackBerry World attendees in a way RIM's former CEOs never did. He also acknowledged...
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Android, iOS Crush BlackBerry Market Share
May 24, 2012IDC's worldwide ranking of smartphone platforms sees RIM dip below 10% as Android and iOS continue to make big gains.
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MySocialCloud Stores All Your Social Feeds, URLs, Passwords
May 24, 2012Tired of forgetting your password? Startup MySocialCloud will remember it for you and aggregate your social feeds in one convenient dashboard.
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Axis: Enough To Make Yahoo A Contender Again?
May 24, 2012Yahoo hopes new Axis mobile browser will help the company regain some of its search ad business glory.
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Facebook IPO: Strangest Of All Time?
May 24, 2012Technology glitches, insane valuations, secret disclosures, and high-frequency trading have all played a part in the Facebook IPO soap opera.
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Android Malware Surges, Botnet Business Booms
May 24, 2012McAfee reports thousands of new malware apps targeting Android appeared early this year, along with a steady stream of botnet updates.
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Windows 8 Says Goodbye To F8 Reboots
May 24, 2012Windows 8 will display new menu of troubleshooting choices to give users of fast-booting PCs and tablets plenty of time to enter alternate startup...
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Dell, HP Caught In Apple-Amazon Crossfire
May 24, 2012While Apple grabs a bigger part of the laptop market, Amazon continues to build on its cloud track record.
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Box Improves Admin, Security Tools For Enterprises
May 24, 2012Box cloud file sharing service adds more reasons for enterprises to take company seriously, even while shrugging off an apparently minor outage.
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Proposed New York Law Would Ban Anonymous Posts
May 24, 2012A new bill would require anonymous posts to either be removed on demand or attributed. How is this remotely workable?
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London 2012 Olympics Scammers Seek Malicious Gold
May 24, 2012Expect escalating levels of malware, fake mobile apps, and online scams in the lead-up to this summer's Olympics, warns the Department of Homeland...
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Dictation And EHRs Don't Play Well Together
May 24, 2012Doctors who dictate their clinical notes before they're entered into an EHR have lower quality of care scores than those who type or enter...
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North Carolina Fights Medicaid Fraud With Analytics
May 24, 2012In two years, IBM data mining software has identified $191 million in potentially false Medicaid claims.
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3 Goals Of White House 'Digital Government' Plan
May 24, 2012Federal agencies required to make services available to mobile users within 12 months and to release more government data through Web APIs.
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Google's 7-Inch Tablet: $199, Coming In July?
May 24, 2012Google's first branded Android tablet may become available as soon as July, sporting a 7-inch display and a pricetag designed to woo buyers away...
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SAP Energizes Its Cloud Strategy
May 24, 2012As the Lars Dalgaard era begins, SAP faces a major challenge in sorting out its cloud strategy.
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Evernote Best Practices: Try These Advanced Features, Apps
May 24, 2012Evernote is changing the way people keep track of their work. Here are a few best practices we gleaned from Evernote For Dummies.
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Why IBM Turned Off Siri (and Dropbox and Lots Of Other Things)
May 23, 2012IBM's growing pains with BYOD read like a checklist for any company's issues with consumerization of IT.
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HP Cuts 27,000 Jobs, Doesn't Fix Identity Problem
May 23, 2012A little more guidance on HP's long-term vision would go a long way right now, with customers and investors.
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Jury: Android Doesn't Violate Oracle Patents
May 23, 2012In a devastating blow to Oracle's claims against Google for creating a Java variant, the jury has found for Google in the meat of the case.
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Facebook's Tech-Snarled IPO: What We Know
May 23, 2012Four lawsuits have arisen following Facebook's troubled initial public offering. NASDAQ's trading systems are not the first to suffer IPO day...
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Microsoft Drops Aero From Windows 8
May 23, 2012Why is Microsoft dropping the "glassy" Aero look from Windows 8, as announced last week? Battery life could be one reason.
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Google Beats Oracle Patent Claim
May 23, 2012Second major phase of trial ends with a win for Google, but judge must still decide whether APIs qualify for copyright protection.
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Kaiser Permanente CEO: Health IT Must Focus On Quality
May 23, 2012KP CEO George Halvorson says too many organizations approach IT projects from the wrong angle. Start with the health care issues and savings will...
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5 Mobile Metrics That Matter For SMBs
May 23, 2012Seeing low usage of your mobile apps? Tons of uninstalls? Focus on these numbers to improve your SMB mobile strategy.
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Ciena's Virtual WANs Offer Bandwidth For Cloud Apps
May 23, 2012Ciena at EMC World 2012 demonstrates simulated hybrid cloud designed to provide bandwidth-on-demand services for data-intensive cloud applications.
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