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    Pricing done right 27 January, 2012 10:18:00

    The problem with pricing, say consultants at Deloitte, is you. Senior executives don't recognize the importance of consistent and detailed pricing strategy, Deloitte says, and leave it to employees further down the chain to manage. Companies that do this pay the price in lost profits.
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    Why pricing should be done on more than just instinct 27 January, 2012 09:58:00

    Sometimes complexity is our friend. We tend to forget that in the barrage of talk about simplicity that surrounds us these days (blame it on the election year). Yet easy answers to complex problems are always, as H.L. Mencken once observed, "neat, plausible, and wrong."
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    Developers find a lot to love in Windows Phone 7 Mango 02 June, 2011 01:42:00

    A trio of Windows Phone software developers say Microsoft's Mango release is ripe and juicy for programmers, and brings new ease and power to mobile enterprise applications.
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    How to call on customers 03 February, 2011 10:51:00

    Just when I think I've accounted for every CIO paradox, a new one rears its head. For example: You have accountability for all internal systems, yet you must spend more time with external customers.
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    Biggest ERP failures of 2010 18 December, 2010 07:25:00

    No year in the IT industry would be complete without a number of high-profile ERP (enterprise resource planning) project failures, ones that burn through mountains of cash, bring company operations to a standstill, generate bad publicity for vendors and toss careers in the trash.
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    Is Windows Phone 7 about to be jailbroken? 16 November, 2010 09:34:00

    An Australian coder has posted explanations and videos showing a way to access some private, unmanaged dynamic link libraries on his Samsung Windows Phone 7 handset, and the registry and file system. The announcement is sparking widespread speculation that Microsoft's mobile OS will soon be "jailbroken," allowing users to load applications of their choice, outside of those officially approved on Microsoft's Zune Marketplace.
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    ERP woes blamed for lumber company's bad quarter 06 November, 2010 04:13:00

    Lumber Liquidators is attributing a weak third quarter to a complex SAP implementation, saying the project imposed a significant drain on worker productivity. But the problems appear to be largely related to employees having trouble acclimating to the new system, versus malfunctions in the software itself.
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    SAP, Waste Management settle lawsuit 04 May, 2010 03:21:00

    The rancorous lawsuit between SAP and Waste Management has been settled, with the software vendor making an undisclosed, one-time cash payment to the trash hauler, according to court documents and a regulatory filing.
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    Leadership and Management Lessons from 'Undercover Boss' 05 March, 2010 07:26:00

    With the Olympic fanfare over, I finally had the chance to watch Undercover Boss, CBS's new reality TV show about corporate executives who go undercover to observe first-hand what's happening on the front lines of their businesses and find out how their almighty management decisions really get implemented.
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    UN warns developing countries of growing e-waste 23 February, 2010 06:23:00

    Developing countries need to prepare for an avalanche of e-waste generated by PCs, consumer electronics and appliances, the United Nations said in a study released Monday.
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    Customers can gain from being a vendor reference 10 November, 2009 08:20:00

    No IT vendor's news announcement is truly complete without a couple of glowing quotes from customers; nor is any vendor conference really a success unless the company has lined up a few satisfied CIOs to talk up their strategy and products.
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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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