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Searching for Happy Customers 06 August, 2007 13:38:02
Hint: The answer is not always Google. CIOs share their hard-earned lessonsMess up internal search and you'll frustrate your employees. But mess up external search and you'll alienate your customers - +
Spidering Phantom Blogs for IT Best Practices 06 July, 2007 12:05:25
But the real gem here comes at the very bottom: A revolutionary, thought-provoking concept for every CIO who wants to think outside the box on empowering people via technologySomeday someone will invent a spider that trolls all the blogs on the Web for best practices. And that piece of software will be a huge competitive advantage for the inventor's company. - +
Web 2.0 Fosters Healthy Disrespect 29 June, 2007 11:19:41
Web 2.0 technologies put more power and control in the hands of customers than ever. And once customers get a taste of sitting in the driver's seat, they may not look kindly on companies that keep trying to sell the same old thingI was talking with some CIOs last week about the impact of Web 2.0 on the enterprise. One of them made the intriguing comment that Web 2.0 — with all its mashups, syndications, consumable services, and instant gratification — enables customers to more easily "show disrespect for long-established corporate business processes". - +
Six Innovative Uses for GPS During Your Business Day 25 June, 2007 12:43:25
I was playing golf at the Lincoln Park Golf Club near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco with my friend Erik. It was a cool mid-May morning with only a slight breeze coming off the oceanHere are six innovative uses for a GPS device during your business day. Well, maybe somewhat related to your business day; most of them would work well for corporate events and team-building activities, or just to blow off steam after a long day at the office. - +
Wireless Charging: Here at Last 08 June, 2007 14:14:55
There are three basic technologies for wireless charging: radio, resonance and inductionImagine if your smartphone was as advanced as your toothbrush - at least in the charging department. That would be cooler than your peppermint toothpaste. - +
It Takes a Wired Village 08 June, 2007 14:22:57
Sun, along with other companies including Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems, realize that there's more to their corporate humanitarian work than giving money or delivering palettes full of computers to some distant countryIt's impressive that there are 2 billion people connected to the Internet, but having 4 billion not connected is a social issue. - +
Prepare Your Network for VoIP 31 May, 2007 11:57:26
One of the biggest issues with VoIP is in understanding how quality of service (QoS) is specified and delivered across your network infrastructureCompanies wanting to get the most use of voice over IP (VoIP) need to know the steps involved in hardening their network and Internet infrastructure to get the best results out of their digital voice deployment projects. - +
IT and The Responsive Economy 29 May, 2007 11:25:21
Successful companies are learning to compete by being more agile and more responsive to continuous change and to the evolving needs of their customersThe emergence of the Internet and the Web have led to disruptive changes in companies' IT infrastructures. Ready or not, it's happening again. But this time, the changes will be bigger and they will come faster. IT departments will have to be more responsive because, at root, that's what these changes are all about. - +
How to Fight Mobile Security Threats 22 May, 2007 12:05:44
Users of BlackBerry and Linux devices should keep in mind that even though their devices haven't been the primary targets for viruses and worms, Web links included in text messages or attacks via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi pose a risk for them as wellI was attacked at an airport in Europe. It happened a few years ago while I was minding my own business near a departure gate. The attack was targeted at my smart phone, so I wasn't physically harmed. And, fortunately, my phone wasn't harmed either. - +
The Fragility of Road-Warrior Security 21 May, 2007 10:37:46
Over the past few months, I have heard one horror story after another about the most obvious and blatant form of security issue — reading a neighbor's laptop screenIt is often said that the weakest link in the IT security chain is the human being. In our technological age it is inconceivable to travel without network tethers such as a laptop PC, mobile telephone or e-mail PDA. The road warrior is connected 24/7 to his home, corporate office/clients/partners and the Internet. What has occurred in the 21st century is that all of this technology is taken for granted, and security is never a primary issue or concern. - +
To Be Proactive or Not to Bee? 14 May, 2007 11:27:50
If it is shown that mobile telephony is to blame for Colony Collapse Disorder do you think we should force the mobile carriers to shut down? Would you stop using your mobile phone?Being "green" has become very fashionable. Along with that there's a lot more talk about behaving in ways that support our environment rather than our business-as-usual habits. But the problem with being green in practice is how much of our business as usual will we sacrifice to save ourselves?
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CIO Live Podcast #79: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires Part II 05 October, 2007 06:00:00
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #78: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires 28 September, 2007 17:34:25
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #77: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part III 21 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part three in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #76: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part II 14 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part two in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #75: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part I 07 September, 2007 07:00:05
Part one in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance.
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CBS website bitten by iFrame hack 02 December, 2008 07:30:00
Russian malware distributors have launched another iFrame attack on a sub-domain of the cbs.com site.TV network CBS has become the latest big name to have it website used to host malware, a security company has reported. - +
Excerpt: Counterterrorism Strategies for Corporations 27 November, 2008 12:36:00
Mike Ackerman calls terrorism "the skunk at the globalization lawn party." His new book lays out 10 principles for how businesses can prepare and respond.Mike Ackerman calls terrorism "the skunk at the globalization lawn party." His new book lays out 10 principles for how businesses can prepare and respond. - +
The 10 Ackerman Principles of Counterterrorism 27 November, 2008 12:43:00
Consultant and author Mike Ackerman's 10 counterterrorism principles for business.Consultant and author Mike Ackerman's 10 counterterrorism principles for business. - +
Survey: Despite Risks, Employees Still Holiday Shop at Work 27 November, 2008 10:02:00
As Cyber Monday approaches, research suggests a majority of workers will use their work computer to shop this holiday season. But despite the continued growth in online shopping, employees and business still don't understand the riskAs Cyber Monday approaches, research suggests a majority of workers will use their work computer to shop this holiday season. But despite the continued growth in online shopping, employees and business still don't understand the risk. - +
Why Cybercrime is Thriving 27 November, 2008 11:52:00
A new Symantec report reveals just how large and sophisticated the online underground economy has grownA new Symantec report reveals just how large and sophisticated the online underground economy has grown.
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