social-business: E2 BOSTON 2012
Rules For Radical CIOs: Part 2
How do Saul Alinsky's rules for activists apply to tech executives? Let us keep counting the ways.
How To Close Gaps In Campus Apps
To close the programming applications gap on campus, you often must close several other gaps first.
Sharing Electronic Medical Records Still Too Hard
Epic CEO Judy Faulkner and other health execs aren't thrilled with the state of EHR interoperability. What are today's big barriers?
Spotting The Right Time To Innovate
Everyone likes to talk about changing the game, but how do you actually see and shift the field?
20 People Who Changed Tech: Tom Watson Jr.
Watson's early, $5 billion bet on computers made IBM an institution and moved him out of the shadow of his iconic father.
Digital Business Requires Dose Of Humility
The payoffs and opportunities are far from clear.
Why Microsoft Won't Release Office For The iPad
Microsoft finally brought Office to iOS. Make no mistake: Its goal is to sell Office 365, not help Apple users. As long as Windows 8 struggles,...
Big Data Pioneers Get Big For Their Britches
DataStax and Cloudera say NoSQL databases and Hadoop are the future, but don't count out Oracle and company just yet.
Should All High School Students Learn Programming?
Google, Microsoft, Oracle and other tech giants propose that computer science become a required proficiency in Massachusetts public schools to...
Stop Being A Hated IT Overlord
Recent research suggests that only 30% of workers are fully engaged in their job. We can't fix corporate dysfunction until we break down...
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Google Defends Efforts Against Rogue Pharmacies
June 18, 2013Under fire from law enforcement officials, Google insists it has been making progress in its effort to deny advertising to rogue pharmacies.
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Britain: The New 'Silicon Island'?
June 18, 2013The U.K.'s recently launched Information Economy Strategy could take off, but it will require a skilled workforce and a strong infrastructure.
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BYOD: Why You Will Lose
June 18, 2013Restrictive BYOD policies will fail because humans have a compulsive attachment to mobile devices.
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Amplify Brings Gamification To Middle-School Students
June 18, 2013Collection of educational games aims to motivate students to expand learning beyond the school day.
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FBI Driver's License Photo Searches Raise Privacy Questions
June 18, 2013Facial-recognition software advances allow law enforcement and government agencies to match images of unknown suspects with government-issued ID...
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HTC One Gains Share, Smaller Version Coming
June 18, 2013HTC sits in third place behind Apple and Samsung. Meanwhile, the company is developing a smaller version of the One, called the One Mini.
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LG Racks Up 1M Optimus G Pro Sales
June 18, 2013LG's phablet device is popular in its home market of Korea. Elsewhere? That's another story.
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10 Tools To Beat Email Overload
June 18, 2013New tools and services promise to help you put more love into your love-hate relationship with email. We check out the contenders.
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Privacy Concerns: Big Data's Biggest Barrier?
June 18, 2013Businesses must be up front with consumers about what data they're using and why. Opting out should be easier, too.
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HP's Turnaround: Why I Believe
June 18, 2013Not only does CEO Meg Whitman seem to have a solid strategy, but there's plenty of evidence it's starting to work. Maybe it's time for skeptics...
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Oracle Wins Case Against Third-Party Support Provider
June 18, 2013Judge finds in Oracle's favor against ServiceKey and its CEO, Angela Vines, in case involving Solaris operating system support.
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MySQL Cluster Adds NoSQL Option
June 18, 2013MySQL Cluster 7.3 brings a JavaScript connector, foreign-key support and a wizard-driven auto installer to a highly scalable database.
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Google Triples Chromebook Retail Presence
June 18, 2013After two years of slow sales, Chromebooks are beginning to catch on.
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CrowdStrike Falcon Traces Attacks Back To Hackers
June 18, 2013Startup that encourages playing offense on security launches cloud-based service to help businesses identify adversaries, mitigate attacks and...
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Big Data Reveals Weather-Related Shopping Patterns
June 18, 2013Google BigQuery and Tableau Software's visualization tools show how weather affects shoppers' behavior, help retailers prepare for spikes in demand.
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Forrester Rates Public Cloud Choices For Developers
June 17, 2013Forrester examines IaaS and PaaS options for developers, as the line blurs between these two types of public clouds.
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Google Balloon Project: Crazy Like a Loon
June 17, 2013Google's latest experiment, Project Loon, uses high-altitude balloons to bring Internet access to undeveloped areas.
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Microsoft, Virgin Media Back U.K. 'Digital Maker' Initiative
June 17, 2013Microsoft links its Kudo game developers' site to U.K. IT educational initiative Make Things Do Stuff; meanwhile Virgin Media, others help create...
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Zombie IT Contract Refuses To Die
June 17, 2013In Britain, terminating a multi-billion NHS project in 2011 hasn't stopped more money from being poured into the ill-fated program, say critics.
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Google Launches Attack On Online Child Pornography
June 17, 2013Google pledges millions to charities and software developers to help it eliminate online material that endangers children.
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China Boasts World's Fastest Supercomputer
June 17, 2013While it doesn't hold the No. 1 spot, the U.S. still dominates the latest Top500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers.
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Apple, Facebook, Microsoft Detail Surveillance Requests
June 17, 2013Newly published information details the total number of government surveillance requests received; Google abstains, citing "a step back for users."
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BlackBerry's Turnaround Hinges On Q10
June 17, 2013Strong early sales of the keyboard-packing Q10 give BlackBerry's resurrection a chance.
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Android 5.0: What To Expect
June 17, 2013Next version of Google's smartphone and tablet OS debuts this fall, along with new Nexus-branded smartphones.
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NSA Prism: Readers Speak
June 17, 2013NSA's Prism program has sparked debate about protections versus privacy. Network Computing readers weigh in.
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