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    Coding contest shows how big data can improve health care 25 May, 2012 15:03:37

    A recent coding competition in the Boston area brought together IT professionals, medical workers and others with an interest in health IT to show how data analytics can improve health care.
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    Panel: Future CIOs will have careers blending non-tech roles with traditional IT duties 23 May, 2012 21:35:23

    Next-generation CIOs will have to consider how technology affects other corporate departments as well as handle traditional IT management functions, especially those accompanying mobile device management and greater data analysis, according to panelists who spoke at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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    Updated SDK from Soti allows businesses to remotely control Apple mobile devices 23 May, 2012 08:44:13

    Businesses can now remotely control enterprise mobile applications developed for Apple's mobile platform with the latest version of Soti's MobiControl Software Developer Kit for iOS, announced Tuesday.
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    Harvard, MIT online learning portal to help Web, classroom learning 03 May, 2012 03:47:32

    An online education organization backed and funded by MIT and Harvard University will use open-source technology to offer free classes over the Internet, the two schools announced Wednesday at a press conference.
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    IT contractors help companies meet changing work needs 07 April, 2012 00:49:13

    Whether companies require specific tech talent for a project or need extra help meeting a business uptick brought by the recovering economy, corporate IT departments depend on the contract workforce.
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    How a CFO and an IT chief cooperate to add value at Able Engineering 30 March, 2012 02:36:55

    For Gregg Leach, CFO of aircraft overhaul and repair business Able Engineering, the need to involve the IT department on major projects was never questioned. "I've got more background in IT than I do in finance," said the finance chief, whose previous work experience included serving as the CIO of a health care company, and IT positions with finance components.
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    Study: Salaries poised to rise for workers with mobile, cloud, UI skills 07 March, 2012 08:01:38

    IT workers who have experience with five popular technologies may see significant salary increases this year, according to a study from IT staffing firm Bluewolf.
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    When ERP is botched, CFOs must act 01 February, 2012 03:39:49

    Companies long have grappled with glitches in their ERP (enterprise resource planning) system implementations -- a situation that the recent botched-rollout record suggests won't get better any time soon. While ERP projects go awry for many reasons, each incident reveals its own set of troublesome repercussions, financial and otherwise.
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    Intel lowers Q4 revenue over hard-drive shortage 13 December, 2011 01:58:22

    Intel warned on Monday that fourth-quarter revenue will be lower than anticipated due to a hard-drive shortage. The chip maker now anticipates quarterly revenue of US$13.7 billion, down from a previous n estimate of $14.7 billion.
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    CRM packages look to ease financial firms' move to Salesforce 01 December, 2011 07:19:42

    Cloud computing consulting firm GlobalOne Wednesday released the first of three CRM packages that aim to help financial services firms and banks transition to cloud computing with Salesforce.com.
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    The CFO's role in the data breach war 24 November, 2011 03:11:23

    The disturbing rash of data breaches in recent years has demonstrated that data security -- always a huge concern of CFOs -- affects every company and its customers. Entertainment sites, clothing retailers, grocers, financial services institutions are only the latest and most obvious of organizations to have had IT systems compromised, or sensitive information stolen.
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