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Project Management Gets Lean
IT can't afford to do projects the old way. Lean project management gives a better picture of success or failure.
CIO Profiles: Steve Haindl Of Automotive Resources International
Technology is giving fleet managers more access to real-time data, says this CIO.
Obama's Google+ Debut: Lessons Learned
Online get-together with a handful of citizens was a step forward for open government, but participation was limited and key questions were skipped.
IBM Acquires Mobile Specialist Worklight
Big Blue's deal positions it to meet the growing demand for tools that let developers write cross-platform mobile apps.
9 Tech Innovations For Your Health
Wondering if you're having a cardiac event or suffering from a concussion? There's an app for that: Check out these promising health-related apps, gadgets, and ideas from the Digital Health Summit.
E-publishing Part 2: Kindle Nation
Readers like their Kindles, but authors love them. E-publishing gave new life to Wilson's old books and it's easy money.
Healthcare IT Needs More Crazy CIOs
The IT leaders who make a difference sometimes break the rules, but their vision and courage drive results for the customers who matter: patients.
Microsoft, Please Don't 'Touch' Office 15
Will Microsoft's attempt to revamp Office with a touch interface leave behind its core users?
Worst Tech Vendor Pitches For SMBs, Debunked
While tech vendors salivate over the small and midsize business (SMB) market, we translate the truth behind some of the sales spiels.
Google+ Name Policy Leaves Users Unsatisfied
Google tweaked its pseudonym rules after people complained--but some still-frustrated users say the company didn't listen well.
iPhone 5 Could Be Game-Changer For Mobile Payments
Some developers are betting the next Apple iPhone will have NFC capability and pave the way for mobile payment technology to finally take off.
Cloud Security, Costs Concern Federal IT Pros
As White House continues to push cloud computing, federal IT managers still worry about security and costs, Ponemon survey finds.
New Industry Alliance Targets Phishing And Spam
DMARC can help fight bogus emails--but only if everyone agrees to use its DKIM and SPF authentication rules.
Apple Now Top PC Maker, Report Says
iPad sales pushed Apple well ahead of Wintel giants like Hewlett-Packard and Dell in Q4, according to research.
Oracle Loses One To HP In Itanium Saga
HP wins on one ruling, but a judge denies both companies' requests to seal documents tied to the ongoing HP-Oracle Itanium case.
Virtualization Could Save Feds $30 Billion By 2015
Government IT departments at all levels are embracing virtualization, mainly for data center consolidation, survey finds. But they'll have to jump implementation hurdles.
RIM's Cartoon More Preschool Than Bold
RIM turns to the "Bold" team of superheroes in its latest marketing push. But the Saturday-morning-style characters probably won't appeal to anyone other than Disney Junior fans.
Bipartisan Think Tank Tackles Health IT Costs
Bipartisan Policy Center also challenges government and health organizations to devise uniform specs on which to base patient care by June 2013.
Salesforce.com Delivers Big Service Smarts For SMBs
New Desk.com help desk and customer service application offers social and mobile capabilities, in a simple, low-cost alternative to Salesforce.com's Service Cloud application.
Vblocks: Data Center Hope, Or Hype?
Cisco, EMC, and VMware have supplied a string of high-profile data centers with these special packages--rackmount servers packed with memory and optimized for virtualization, plus built-in storage and network switching.
MicroStrategy Cloud, Social And Mobile Bets Pay Off
Cloud-based business intelligence services, mobile delivery options and Facebook data-analysis capabilities help drive MicroStrategy's fast growth.
Invasion Of The Android Malware! Or Not.
[Update:] Symantec identifies more than a dozen apps in the Android Market that are infected with malware--sort of.
Tibbr Social Tools Build On Tibco Strengths
Enterprise social networking software's choice of on-premises or cloud deployment attracted KPMG for pilot test in Australia.
Enterprise Social Networks: A Guided Tour
More enterprises are deploying internal social networks to encourage collaboration and improve productivity. Take a tour of the major platforms and see how they are being used by leading organizations.
Smartphones: The New Fixture In Bathrooms
Three-quarters of cell phone owners now conduct business while conducting business in the lavatory.
Will Microsoft Port Kinect To Asus Notebooks?
Windows 8 prototype may be among the first to incorporate hands-free control technology originally developed for Xbox 360.
Riverbed Network Management Tool Can See Virtual Machines
Cascade 9.5 adds visibility into virtual switching layer and lifts 'fog of virtualization.'
There's No App For That, And That's Good
Developing custom apps for tablets and smartphones has become the cool thing to do. Just make sure you aren't opening a can of budget-busting worms long term.
10 Tablet Tricks To Try
Do you know your tablet can also act as a teleprompter, whiteboard, heart rate monitor, or even an emergency Windows 7 machine?
Samsung Galaxy Note: The Next Big Thing?
AT&T hopes hybrid device with 5.3-inch screen will entice
customers who think buying both a smartphone and a tablet are overkill.
FDA Spied On Employee Personal Emails, Lawsuit Alleges
Six former employees and contractors of the Food and Drug Administration have filed suit, saying documents show the agency monitored their personal email and retaliated against their whistleblowing.
NASA Enhances Solar Storm Forecasting
Space agency uses technology to generate up to 100 computerized forecasts to better predict the path and effect of solar storms.
Android Counterclank: Malware, Or Smartphone Advertising?
Apperhand SDK drops a search icon onto the Android desktop
and tracks your device's ID, but so does any adware. Here's what you need to know.
HCL's Homegrown Social Network Connects 60,000 Employees
Facebook-like social network enables HCL Tech's multinational
employee base to connect and share information.
Kindle Fire Sales Hit 6 Million In Q4
Amazon's Android-based tablet expected to boost year-end revenues, which the company is slated to report Tuesday.
Improved Patient Problem List Enhances Diagnoses
New clinical decision support tool gives doctors a better patient problem list, reminding doctors of those medical issues and leading to improved care, say researchers at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.
Coke Super Bowl Campaign Blends TV, Tablets And Smart Phones
Coca-Cola's animated polar bears seen on TV will 'respond' to Facebook and Twitter comments and post fan photos and videos as part of a social-media-integrated campaign.
The Brave New World Of Enterprise Data Warehouses
Mid-size hospitals know how to analyze their financial, operational, and clinical data. But to survive in the coming pay-for-performance world, they must take it to the next level.
Smartphone Adoption Higher In Europe
More U.S. consumers hold on to feature phones and dumb phones. Are U.S. carriers to blame?
Commodity Hardware Meets Mission-Critical Apps: Success Story
Here's how First American Title Insurance saved $800,000 by exchanging its HP Superdome hardware for commodity x86 servers, and resisted pressure to move from SQL to Oracle database technology.
Rooting The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7
Updating the T-Mobile Galaxy Tab 7 isn't as complicated as you might think. BYTE's David Chernicoff shows us how.
Stolen iPhone Saved By iCloud
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police follow Find My iPhone directions to nab a suspect and recover an iPhone in the space of four hours.
Google And Privacy: Nothing To See Here, Move On
If you use Google services you're already trusting it to manage your personal information responsibly. Nothing has changed.
Smartphone, Tablet Races: 4 Telling Numbers
Hardware makers and network operators provided insight on adoption of the hottest mobile platforms--Android and iOS--via financial reports this week. Here are four things we learned.
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2021 State of ITOps and SecOps Report
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