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    Is Open Source the Answer to ERP? 26 March, 2007 14:44:19

    When Mark Alperin went looking to replace his aging ERP system in 2006, he found himself in the same place as many CIOs of midsize companies - not feeling terribly sought after by software vendors who prioritize large enterprise accounts, and facing few choices. Alperin serves as COO with CIO responsibilities for Vertex Distribution, a manufacturer and distributor of rivets, screws and other fasteners. He wasn't happy with the two main packages for his industry, from Activant Solutions and Microsoft (neither of which he was using, nor did he want to use).
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    Multiple Choice Answers 16 January, 2006 15:35:30

    Managing multiple outsourcing vendors is costly and complex, and in order to control contracts and providers, smart CIOs are using vendor dashboards and training their staff in finance.
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    There's a New APP in Town 11 June, 2003 12:25:04

    CIOs know about ERP, CRM, SCM and other enterprisewide, energy-sapping, three-letter acronyms. Well, it's now time to come up to speed on another: PLM, short for product lifecycle management
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    Chasing Answers 07 May, 2003 11:33:00

    Be warned: your competitors may be doing things behind your back that one day could cost you dearly
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    Now Is the Time to Pull the Plug on Your Legacy Apps 08 May, 2002 11:45:00

    Kevin Murray, CIO OF domestic claims and personal lines for American International Group (AIG), had a mainframe full of fat-client legacy applications. He just trashed it in favour of newly written thin-client Java and XML applications
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    The Kindest Cuts 12 November, 2001 10:32:00

    When corporate spending is tight, spend money on better ways of working, not on better computers. Here are eight ways to cut wisely.
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    Trendlines 04 September, 2000 10:56:56

    The NEW the HOT the UNEXPECTED
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    ERP Training Stinks 07 July, 2000 13:44:54

    As ERP implementations falter and fail, many people think the answer is more training. They're wrong
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    The Power of Positive Linking 04 April, 2000 14:41:56

    Give a bunch of people a chain and they have two basic options: They can move massive weights by pulling it in a common direction or they can wear themselves out playing tug of war
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    The Customer Who Would Be King 24 September, 1999 13:12:39

    Will software help you crown them or give you a headache?
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    IT News Review - Week Ending Monday 17/5/1999 11 May, 1999 09:42:42

    IBM, HP go to direct-sales model ... PC vendors coalesce around Y2K evaluation efforts ... IT venture capitalists may win in Budget ... IT venture capitalists may win in Budget ... Budget holds little for IT ... Intel and others in US not Y2K ready, study says ... Asia-Pacific bucks ERP slowdown ... Government rushes vote on censorship ... Study: executive Web use may spur e-commerce ... 80 percent of Cisco business to be online soon ... APCC launches new e-commerce framework ... NSW to get Y2K disclosure law ... Yeadon: NSW gvt on target for October Y2K deadline .... More users are looking at Linux
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    Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds 10 February, 2012 01:43:00

    Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the room
    Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can't detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested.
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    Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical 10 February, 2012 09:29:00

    Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical.
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    Security experts ask House for light a regulatory touch 10 February, 2012 01:39:00

    Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information.
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    The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00

    Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOC
    As mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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    Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised 10 February, 2012 01:40:00

    Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.
    Google's new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card can be compromised using a brute-force attack -- and that raises questions about its security.
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