http://www.cio.com.au CIO Executive Briefing en-us Copyright 2010, IDG Communications, for personal use only, not for redistribution without permission. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:25:03 +1100 60 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=279285461&rid=-154 Everyone knows a good outsourcing relationship needs to be actively managed. So does a good IT outsourcing contract. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:30:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=95121357&rid=-154 Since the fall of 2004, I've invested a lot of time, given way too much thought to, and probably annoyed plenty of people over all things Lost. Like a crazy, unpredictable friend in your life, the show has consumed me, frustrated me, surprised me, exasperated me and kept me on my toes. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:09:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=1404320585&rid=-154 ERP investments have long held a stranglehold on corporate IT investments. The Great Recession, however, has pushed boards and budgeting committees to examine IT spending like never before. Not surprisingly, ERP's juicy slice of the corporate spending pie has come under closer scrutiny. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:37:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=163355839&rid=-154 Visitors to Disney's Epcot Center in Orlando can walk around the world, stopping at pavilions that aim to give them a taste of other countries. Now, Disney and IBM hope to give visitors a unique look at the information technology that delivers the modern world's everyday necessities as well. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:08:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=16708452&rid=-154 The most popular Web sites are under increasing pressure to add support for IPv6, a long-anticipated upgrade to IPv4, the Internet's main communications protocol. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:01:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=772538084&rid=-154 I've spent most of 2009 meeting with CIOs and their IT organizations to understand their concerns and challenges about managing and securing mobile phones. In my conversations with people across the country and across industries, it became clear that smartphones are now finally on the CIO agenda and, in fact, one of the most difficult topics. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:42:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=1606065243&rid=-154 Remember all the smug IT guys who scoffed at the iPhone-even forbade users to bring iPhones into work? Yeah, the iPad's going to give them a jolt too, says Mort Rosenthal, a tech sales vet who says the iPad will be a big hit, coming into enterprises through the front door and back door, much like the iPhone did. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:12:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=430086868&rid=-154 New York City's Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers is saving power and money by replacing its desktop computers with thin clients running virtualized operating systems. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:33:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=1206921537&rid=-154 The Microsoft Office productivity suite has risen to become the dominant application of its type for business IT management. But there are open source office productivity suites available that may provide a suitable alternative to Office, depending on your requirements. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:01:00 +1100 http://www.cio.com.au/index.php?id=1989294316&rid=-154 Middle management just isn't what it used to be. The old definition of a middle manager--those senior staff in charge of overseeing the details of day-to-day management and reporting to top management--is too narrow, says Leslie Willcocks, Professor of Technology Work and Globalization at the London School of Economics (LSE) and head of its Outsourcing Unit. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:30:00 +1100