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Social Media Week: Business Metrics Take Spotlight
At the global social event that expanded to 21 cities this year, business metrics dominated discussion. Hot topics included analytics and internal...
The Many Styles Of Social Media Analytics
Whether provided as self-service or with the backing of consultants, for marketing, CRM, or operations, social media analytics are snowballing in...
An App Isn't A Mobile Strategy
You might only need part of an app, or just one piece of data, on a mobile device to make a process better.
18-Month Rollouts: Nothing To Brag About
With technology evolving so rapidly, entering into lengthy enterprise IT contracts seems foolish.
Why P&G CIO Is Quadrupling Analytics Expertise
Procter & Gamble's Filippo Passerini is investing in analytics talent, even as the company cuts in other areas, to speed up business decision making.
The Shadow IT Threat
Rogue IT groups outside the main IT organization pose both pros and cons--and won't disappear anytime soon.
Lifecycle Of An Enterprise Social Community (So Far)
Consider these lessons we've learned in the first four years of building an internal enterprise community.
Gartner BI And Data Warehouse Quadrants: More Science, Less 'Magic'
Gartner's 2012 business intelligence and data warehousing vendor analyses reveal more customer survey work, fewer dark arts.
Big Data, Big Social, Big MDM
InformationWeek's Valley View will air live this Thursday. It will feature Rikard Steiber, Google's global marketing director for mobile and...
The Public Sector CRM Opportunity
Disconnected governments and disempowered citizens are why we need a full-blown, nationwide public sector CRM program.
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How Anonymous Are Your Online Posts?
February 22, 2012Beware flamebait-throwers, grammar police, and all-around trolls: New algorithm can correctly identify an author 80% of the time, using sufficient...
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iPad 3 Reports Suggest 8MP Camera
February 22, 2012Spy shots of the Apple iPad 3 are hitting the Web fast and furious. The latest batch show off the camera, rear casing, and display panel.
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Adobe Ideas Offers Whiteboard Freedom On An iPad
February 22, 2012Sketch out your ideas, quick and clean, with this versatile iPad app.
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Wrike Adds Workload View To Project Management Software
February 22, 2012Managers can view assignment distribution to make better use of employee resources, resolve scheduling conflicts.
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Bank Customers Favor Birthdate PINs
February 22, 2012Too many people use a date for their bank card PIN, giving attackers an edge in figuring out the number, reports Cambridge University researchers.
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Exo Document Collaboration Portal Blends In Social
February 22, 2012Open source document management tools now joined by social collaboration features on Java portal.
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Microsoft Hits Google, Motorola With Antitrust Action
February 22, 2012Microsoft wants Motorola required to make key patents available on reasonable terms once Google completes $12.5 billion acquisition.
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Qualcomm Touts Smartphone Battery Life, Not 4 Cores
February 22, 2012Mobile World Congress will showcase new advances in LTE 4G power efficiency, not smartphones with quad-core SnapDragon processors, says Qualcomm exec.
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5 Schemes For Redeeming Trust In SSL
February 22, 2012Web authentication is clearly flawed, but SSL and certificate authorities aren't going away. Here's a guide to the leading proposals to fix the...
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Personalized Medicine Reaches Endocrinologists
February 22, 2012Medical app gets patients fully involved in their own care and lets diabetes specialists monitor them 24/7.
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ICD-10 Delay Worries Health IT Leaders
February 22, 2012The train's already left the station for organizations that have been prepping for an October 2013 ICD-10 deadline, say health IT organizations...
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Atlassian Boosts JIRA Social Features, Social Integration
February 22, 2012Bug tracker and workflow software adds @references and the ability for external apps to create activity stream posts along with work items.
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NIST Cybersecurity Center Tackles Public And Private Threats
February 22, 2012Researchers will use National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence to develop new products and services to combat cybersecurity threats faced by...
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Nursing Information Officers: Newest Health IT Leaders
February 22, 2012Onslaught of health IT initiatives brings a need for nursing Informatics expertise, and a new breed of chief nursing information officers.
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Social Media Week: Business Metrics Take Spotlight
February 22, 2012At the global social event that expanded to 21 cities this year, business metrics dominated discussion. Hot topics included analytics and internal...
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Networking Evolves, Getting Easier And More Flexible
February 22, 2012New protocols SDN and OpenFlow look like promising ways to cut costs and increase automation.
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Solid State 101: Where To Deploy SSDs Now
February 22, 2012Some solid-state systems are now competitive with high-performance 15,000-rpm drives.
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CIO Profile: Barry Vandevier Of Sabre Holdings
February 22, 2012Sabre is counting on automation within its private cloud for increased application and server utilization.
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Free WinZip For iOS Handles Email Attachments
February 22, 2012iPhones and iPads are pretty bad at handling email Zip file attachments. WinZip for iOS fixes the problem for free but lacks features common in...
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How To Get From CRM To Social
February 22, 2012Your company's all over Facebook and Twitter, but until IT integrates marketing and customer service systems, it's all just show.
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2012 State Of Storage: Year Of SSDs
February 22, 2012IT's more concerned about data reliability, security, and performance vs. just keeping up with capacity demand, our annual survey shows.
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Is Microsoft Office For iPad For Real?
February 21, 2012Microsoft denies it, but a report claims that a version of Office for the iPad is soon to be released. I have my doubts.
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IBM Criticized Over Austin Energy Contract
February 21, 2012Utility says billing system installed and maintained by IBM is overcharging some customers, while other residents aren't getting any bills at all.
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Health IT Leaders Biggest Worry: Finding Qualified Staff
February 21, 2012Hospital CIOs say their biggest concern is lack of qualified health IT professionals, not a lack of funding, HIMSS survey reveals.
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Changes Planned For Meaningful Use Rules
February 21, 2012HIMSS12 attendees were disappointed when details of Meaningful Use Stage 2 rules weren't revealed on Tuesday, and they were surprised to hear that...
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Microsoft Says Google Bypasses IE Privacy Controls
February 21, 2012Google responds by calling IE's privacy system outmoded and impractical; Microsoft takes some heat for selective presentation of facts.
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Fed CIOs Try To End Duplicate IT Investments
February 21, 2012DoD, DHS, and DoE have instituted new internal reviews and practices to help consolidate and modernize IT infrastructure, software, and other systems.
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GreenBytes Unveils All-Solid-State Storage Array
February 21, 2012Solidarity combines NVRAM solid state drives with multi-level cell SSDs to provide performance and affordability for deduplication of primary storage.
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Veterans Affairs CIO Eyes Budget Increase
February 21, 2012While spending for most federal IT groups will be flat in 2013, Department of Veterans Affairs seeks budget boost to improve access to electronic...
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3 Bring Your Own Device Risks For SMBs
February 21, 2012Small and midsize businesses can reap real rewards from letting employees bring their own devices to work, but must also manage the dangers.
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What One-Time Passwords Could Do For Mobile
February 21, 2012Smartphones will soon be wallets. They're already corporate data repositories. And finally, Yubico lets us stop using static passwords to lock it...
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5 Reasons You Blew Your IT Budget
February 21, 2012CIOs constantly struggle to keep IT spending under control. Consider these common reasons for budget overruns, along with some potential solutions.
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Highmark Will Use Verizon-Built HIE
February 21, 2012Health information exchange will link healthcare organizations across western Pennsylvania, providing cloud access to patient data and cutting...
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Microsoft: SkyDrive Will Be 'World's Hard Drive'
February 21, 2012Microsoft puts itself on a collision course with Apple as SkyDrive and iCloud storage services get deeper integration into the desktop, via...
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U.S. Leads In Healthcare IT Adoption
February 21, 2012Accenture study shows that government incentive programs to spur adoption of EHRs have helped the U.S. outpace other nations in healthcare IT.
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Symantec pcAnywhere Remote Attack Code Surfaces
February 21, 2012Researchers warn that even fully patched pcAnywhere is vulnerable to newly revealed exploits.
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The Many Styles Of Social Media Analytics
February 21, 2012Whether provided as self-service or with the backing of consultants, for marketing, CRM, or operations, social media analytics are snowballing in...
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Cloud Computing Is Still In Its Adolescence
February 21, 2012Compare the adoption rate for cloud services to that for virtualization, and it's evident we still have a ways to go.
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HP Announces Alliance Program With Healthcare ISVs
February 21, 2012HP's Healthcare Alliance program expands its relationship with independent software vendors to develop innovative technology for small and midsize...
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An App Isn't A Mobile Strategy
February 21, 2012You might only need part of an app, or just one piece of data, on a mobile device to make a process better.
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Microsoft Office For iPad Nears Release?
February 21, 2012Microsoft appears close to debuting a version of its Office productivity suite for Apple's iPad.
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HIMSS Chief Predicts Dialed-Down Health IT Requirements
February 21, 2012Government's Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements may get less stringent, based on lower than expected Stage 1 adoption, forecasts health IT...
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RIM Finally Gives The PlayBook Email
February 21, 2012With PlayBook OS 2.0, Research In Motion tablet gains native email and other enterprise-critical features, nearly a year after launch.
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Teradata Builds Big Data Pipeline To Hadoop
February 21, 2012Hortonworks will collaborate with Teradata on cooperative data exchange tools and a reference guide for when--and how--to use Hadoop.
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What Makes A Top Storage Startup?
February 21, 2012IT professionals need to keep an eye on the recent boom in innovative, new storage firms. Here's why.
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Solid State: From Silver Bullet To Silver Lining
February 21, 2012Solid state storage looks to become a standard part of an enterprise IT infrastructure, providing a boost to applications and general IT needs...
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7 Ways To Toughen Enterprise Mobile Device Security
February 21, 2012Smartphones extend the network perimeter like never before, but also give potential attackers new entry routes. Consider these get-tough strategies.
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Android Phones And Tablets Are Mostly Running 2.x
February 21, 201286.4% of Android users measured by Google are running Froyo or Gingerbread, showing that carriers are not yet taking chances with newer versions.
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Healthcare CIOs Should Become 'Servant Leaders'
February 20, 2012Author and consultant Ken Blanchard advises healthcare CIOs at HIMSS12 to lead their teams with a clear vision and respect for others' ideas.
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Federal Agencies Prepare For National Mobility Strategy
February 20, 2012A national mobility strategy will attempt to replace ad hoc policies with a coordinated, cost-saving plan.
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