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    SAP's HANA is hot, but still in early days 16 September, 2011 03:55:00

    The potential of SAP's HANA in-memory computing engine permeated the agenda and had attendees' tongues wagging this week at the Tech Ed conference in Las Vegas, but the technology still has some maturing to do.
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    Talent wars: Are your IT staffers being poached? 09 August, 2011 01:06:00

    Dan Herrington says his first inkling of a brewing IT talent war came early this spring, when he noticed that "college kids weren't accepting our offers on the spot."
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    SAP co-CEO McDermott talks up HANA, mobility and SaaS 28 July, 2011 01:53:00

    SAP has seen software sales rebound steadily after a dip during the global recession, and is hoping to supercharge its business with forays into in-memory computing, SaaS (software as a service) and mobile applications, a business it entered with last year's acquisition of Sybase.
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    Six ways businesses are using tablets 10 March, 2011 07:45:00

    Tablets like Apple's iPad 2 and Motorola's Xoom may be causing paroxysms of excitement among the world's consumers, but many businesses are still trying to figure out where such devices will fit into their computing platforms.
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    Meet the CIO who bought 4,500 iPads 08 November, 2010 22:11:00

    Medtronic Inc., which makes medical devices, may be one of the earliest and biggest corporate buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet. CIO Michael Hedges has purchased 4,500 iPads for his company, which employs 40,000 people.
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    It Worked For Me: Career Advice from Top CIOs 13 February, 2008 11:42:11

    CIOs from FedEx, Campbell's Soup, Carlson and other top companies share the advice that helped them get ahead
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    10 Reasons Why You Should Get an MBA 23 January, 2008 11:47:50

    An MBA education provides communication skills and training in pragmatic, analytical thinking, argues Thomas MacKay
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    The Role of IT in Innovation: Friend or Foe? 02 October, 2007 15:25:16

    Here's IT as an innovation enabler: An innovative IT team moves forward in step with the changing demands of the business - sometimes a little behind, sometimes in front, but for the most part, keeping in sync. That's how Stephen Agnoli, CIO at global law firm K&L Gates, sees it
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    IT is a key barrier to corporate Web 2.0 uptake, users say 10 September, 2007 09:57:32

    Most speakers at the Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco last week agreed that Web 2.0 tools will make their way into the enterprise, propelled by user demand for tools that can make them more productive.
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    How to Put Your Customers to Work 08 June, 2004 10:37:38

    It's getting harder for companies to sustain growth and create value on their own. It's time to loop customers into the act.
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    The Powers That Should Be 09 October, 2002 10:30:00

    David Drew used to have his own supergroup for IT decision making at 3M: the Information Systems Steering Committee. He had all six business division chiefs in there, along with the top functional leaders, meeting together six times a year to do nothing but jam on IT strategy, endorse IT projects of more than $US1 million and prioritise IT resources
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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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