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    CIO resume makeover 21 June, 2011 01:33:00

    James Jordan had been trying to fund his own healthcare technology company with the profits from his independent IT consulting business for 15 months when he concluded that the embattled healthcare industry was just not ready for his software product and that it was time to start a job search.
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    FCC requires data-roaming agreements 08 April, 2011 04:35:53

    The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to require mobile carriers to enter into data-roaming agreements with competitors, despite objections that the agency doesn't have the authority to enforce the pacts.
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    Experts: FCC needs to focus on spectrum and subsidy reform 05 February, 2011 08:23:26

    With the issue of network neutrality behind the U.S. Federal Communications Commission -- at least temporarily -- the agency must turn its focus to freeing up wireless spectrum, reforming telecom subsidies and promoting broadband deployment and adoption, several telecom experts said Friday.
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    Senate confirms Genachowski as FCC chairman 30 June, 2009 04:03:00

    The U.S. Senate has confirmed Julius Genachowski, a former technology adviser to President Barack Obama's campaign and transition team, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
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    Negotiate Severance, Catch up on Tweets, Promote Your Work 15 May, 2009 09:59:00

    It's nearly impossible to think clearly when you're being laid off. Naturally, this is the worst time to consider a legally binding contract: the severance package that your employer may want you to sign, says Martha I. Finney, author of Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss. It's important to understand any severance package, says Finney. "Signing that severance package right then and there could cost you many thousands of dollars," she writes in Rebound.
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    Emotions at Work 03 September, 2007 14:26:38

    Emotional intelligence and "soft" skills are musts for today's CIOs and other IT workers. From entry-level coders to those in the C-suite, few people have the luxury of a lone wolf mentality. Research shows it's your soft skills and emotional intelligence (EI) that determines everything from whether you get promoted to how happy you are at work. Luckily, with knowledge, awareness and practice, you can boost your EI
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    CIO Live Podcast #65: Ten Top Tips for Software Testing 29 June, 2007 16:36:48

    In this podcast, Meredith Levinson from US CIO magazine discusses the ten best practices for enterprise software testing and what procedures a CIO can follow to ensure hand built code is bug free.
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    Contact Centre Industry Fears Register Will be a White Elephant 15 May, 2007 12:30:19

    The Australian Teleservices Association (ATA) has called on the federal government to outline a clear enforcement strategy for the Do Not Call Register (DNCR).
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    The ROI of Nice 22 January, 2007 12:27:35

    Can this relationship be saved? That was one of the questions in the mind of Mike Hmel, FedEx Ground's senior vice president of IT and CIO, as he prepared for a meeting with Sun Microsystems.
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    Do Not Call Register leaves telemarketing industry on hold 06 July, 2006 08:00:00

    The establishment of a $17 million Do Not Call Register threatens the local call centre industry, according to the Australian Teleservices Association (ATA).
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    Taking Out a Contract 07 December, 2004 13:16:40

    Open the bottom drawer, blow the dust from those IT contracts and go searching for the demons and the diamonds that lurk within
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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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