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There are just 100 days left for federal agencies to change over from IPv4 -- the version 4 of the Internet Protocol that everyone uses -- to the IPv6 version. In the fast-approaching future where everything from PCs to cars, from alarms to toasters, from phones to cereal packages has an IP address and is connected to the Web, IPv6 promises to make many more IP addresses available -- enough addresses for every conceivable use. Oh, and IPv6 will make Internet communications more secure through better identity verification.

CIOs from FedEx, Campbell's Soup, Carlson and other top companies share the advice that helped them get ahead

Keeping track of bids, vendor performance, previous contract terms, alternative providers and technology differences was taking too much time for Bernard "Bud" Mathaisel as he settled in as CIO of electronics manufacturer Solectron in 1999

Michael Capellas was appointed CEO of First Data, the Denver-based electronic payment solutions provider announced Tuesday. Capellas will assume his new role once First Data is acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), which is expected by the end of the third quarter of 2007.

Microsoft, EMC and Cisco Systems on Tuesday jointly unveiled plans to build a system for sharing sensitive government data called the Secure Information Sharing Architecture (SISA) that will let various government agencies and their vendors securely share sensitive information.

As you flip through the pages of your Rolodex (or more likely, your Outlook database), some standard categories of contacts will regularly appear: past colleagues, former bosses, executive recruiters, vendors and the like

US government agencies are interested in unified communications systems that integrate voice, video and data over Internet Protocol, but they have concerns about funding and security, according to a survey.

Companies face significant challenges when outsourcing development work offshore. For example, they must ensure that the offshore workers possess adequate technical skills, that outsourcing firms retain qualified workers, and that projects sent overseas present minimal risk to the organization, according to a panel of experts at the IBM Rational Software Development Conference 2007 in the US

Public sector managers need to adopt an attitude an attitude of cautious but sustained experimentation as they examine new ways to improve relationships with citizens and work to overcome current confusion and a patchy record on the e-government project.

Enterprise desktop phones face growing competition from wireless handsets, but they aren't going the way of the typewriter just yet.

Providing a metropolitan area with free Wi-Fi access is technologically and politically taxing. The benefits of improved municipal services and enhanced connectivity are desirable. But the problems of negotiating with governments and service providers, conducting proper site surveys and choosing vendors remain obstacles.