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Beijing Prepares for "High-Tech Olympics"

There is a war of attrition taking place in the workplace between the 'baby boomers' -- the landmark generation that entered the workplace in the sixties -- and the 'millennials' -- their modern equivalents, born after 1980 and who have never known a world without information technology.

Whether or not mobile phones can actually lead to or accelerate health problems remains unclear but we do know the trusty little devices emit radio frequency energy, and it's a fact that too much radiation's not a good thing for humans. That's why the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) analyzes and measures mobile device radiation-emission levels before giving them the thumbs up for sale in the United States. That metric is called a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), and to pass the FCC inspection, a phone's SAR must be equal to or less than 1.6 watts per kilogram (W/kg).

Six months into the job, Kevin O'Brien, head of information systems at Comet, is brimming with excitement. O'Brien arrived fresh from helping to turn around ailing retailer Mothercare, and is now responsible for defining the IS strategy in line with Comet's business plan.

All over Beijing, Olympic countdown clocks tick off the seconds that China has awaited for seven years: the moments until Aug. 8, 2008, at 8:00 pm, when the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics begin.

Service-oriented architecture promises many positives: resource reuse, application integration, business agility and infrastructure flexibility, among others. But never do SOA proponents claim ease of management as one of the technology's glories.

Businesses are planning to scale back their IT spending in the third quarter of 2007, according to a survey released by a US-based investment research firm

The official recycling program of Australia's mobile phone industry, MobileMuster, has launched a new environmental campaign in partnership with Landcare Australia.

Greenpeace has published its latest "green ranking" of the world's biggest electronics companies and the results might surprise you.

Benefits realization is a persistent need

Wireless devices are multiplying, making more people more productive . . . and creating enormous management, support and security headaches for CIOs. You need a plan for juggling these new gadgets. Here's the plan.