The blurring lines between different types of content mean IT organizations needs to adapt their strategies.
CIOs Flaunt Risk, Say CFOs
A recent panel discussion called "CFO/CIO Straight Talk" revealed that some finance chiefs believe their IT leaders don't have a good grasp on risk management and are still too eager to pursue big-bang projects. Looking inward, those same CFOs say their own lack of imagination is also a problem.
Search, And Failure Of 'Consumer Effect'
We’ve written a lot about the consumer effect, how employees fall in love with consumer tech like iPhones and instant messaging, then demand the same experience at work. So why has this effect failed to drive enterprise search?
Vulnerabilities In The Apple iPhone
Apple has two recently discovered vulnerabilities that can put user data at risk. One is implemented by a developer that has accessed a backdoor to transmit user data back to its servers without Apple's or the user's knowledge. The other is an exploit in the wild that logs in with root access. Just as Windows' popularity on the desktop has made it the target of hackers and unscrupulous software developers, it seems the iPhone's popularity has made it a target as well.
Verizon Attacks iPhone With Holiday Ads
The gloves are still off. Verizon Wireless has unleashed another volley aimed at AT&T and the iPhone. In this latest round of anti-iPhone advertisements, the iPhone is banished to the Island of Misfit Toys and substituted for "coal" in the stockings of "naughty people."
Global CIO: Cloud Computing's New Name: Who Will Win $100 Million?
The CEOs of Hewlett-Packard and IBM agree that "cloud computing" is a bad name--so what will take its place?
Down To Business: How Do You Define Prosperity?
In its measure of the "wealth and well being" of 104 countries, a U.K. think tank provides ample food for thought as we consider the attributes that truly matter in this connected global economy.
Practical Analysis: The Fastest-Growing Security Threat
SQL injections, more than any other exploit, can land your company in trouble. So why aren't you worried about them?
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?
Wolfe's Den: HP Revs Data Center Strategy, Stabbing At Cisco
Hewlett-Packard has fired back at Cisco in the increasingly contentious race to field an overarching data-center strategy, which will enable enterprises to rein in the complexity of sprawling networks and rampant virtualization.
Full Nelson: A Web Presence Needs Sizzle, My Nizzle
Customer engagement is the future of the Web. For the bold and the willing, successful ideas are there for the trying -- just don't try too hard.
Global CIO: Capgemini Takes On The Plague Of Bad Requirements
It's embracing visualization from iRise as part of a move to get requirements right early
Mathias On Mobility: Wi-Fi Continues Its Advance
The recent finalization of the IEEE 802.11n standard spotlights the fact that wireless has move up to the esteemed position of primary access for, well, almost everyone today.
The CEOs of Hewlett-Packard and IBM agree that "cloud computing" is a bad name--so what will take its place?
A recently filed patent application suggests that Google is taking steps to promote news produced by major media companies on Google News.
Rather than pulling people away from each other, Internet use actually enhances the size and diversity of people's social networks, according to a Pew report.
The Android smartphone backs up a brilliant social network integration concept with only so-so performance.
iPhones are helping a Sarasota hospital connect its nursing staff via text messaging, and soon, VoIP telephony.
Customer engagement is the future of the Web. For the bold and the willing, successful ideas are there for the trying -- just don't try too hard.