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Looking Out; Looking In 08 March, 2005 09:42:16
So there's no such thing as a totally outsourced enterprise IT department yet. In fact, although IT is shrinking in some respects, it's also expanding into new areas. So as you outsource in some domains, you can actually insource new territory.Outsource what makes sense, but create some new internal opportunities for yourself. - +
More Than Human 04 February, 2005 13:02:32
When brains can interact with hard disks, remembering will become the equivalent of copying. Presumably, intellectual property producers will react with the usual mix of policies, some generous, some not.Transhumanism - the practice of enhancing people through technology - sounds like science fiction. But when it arrives (and it will), it will create unique problems for CIOs. - +
IT Phone Home 07 April, 2004 11:53:36
Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) has been poised for its breakout since 1998. Now, after years of fits and starts, numerous enterprises have announced VoIP rollouts aimed at linking voice and data as well as increasing efficiency and lowering costs.As the world awakens to voice over IP, some CIOs already are reaping the benefits. - +
Logic and Licensing 07 April, 2004 12:01:19
Either you pay to build or pay to buy. But over the long haul, it makes you wonder about the future of the enterprise application vendors.Commercial apps and the hyperintegrated enterprise may lead us into a licensing tangle. - +
The Velvet Revolution 10 March, 2004 12:10:24
During the spending slump, when enterprises killed other tech initiatives, many portal projects kept rolling, mainly because the benefits were so clear.Portals have become valuable corporate tools - now what? - +
Death to Drivers 10 March, 2004 12:06:49
A technology that can send mobile code from one device to another where it runs automatically will undoubtedly scare a few security pros.Connectivity | At one time or another, device drivers have likely been the bane of your existence. - +
Dawn of a New PC 06 February, 2004 09:54:27
For years, analysts have predicted that sophisticated notebook PCs would eventually supplant desktop systems as the dominant PC form.PCs are getting faster and fancier. And thin is in. - +
Security Supergroup 06 February, 2004 10:05:32
The new group consists of more than 50 researchers and 80 students from a variety of disciplines, all creating new information security technologies and practices.Carnegie Mellon's CyLab combines experts into an information security powerhouse. - +
The Real Meaning of Longhorn 06 February, 2004 09:10:40
The desktop is king again, according to Microsoft — except that XML is making the physical location of desktop applications less and less important.Microsoft's next version of Windows promotes the evolution of client/server. - +
Energy Supply - Fuel's Gold? 06 February, 2004 10:01:36
Although PC vendors are eager to breathe new life into their ageing systems, at least one highly anticipated technology may not hit the mainstream as soon as hoped.As a PC power source, fuel cells may lack energy. - +
A Mixed Bag 10 September, 2003 18:53:36
Paramount to the success of this new world is the integration of IT and wired or wireless network management to form a single seamless entity within the corporate business structure.Recent announcements from HP, IBM and Sun all foretell a new and evolutionary concept in IT. The underpinning of this concept is the remoulding of the vertical silos of technology within a company into a horizontal structure based on business imperatives.
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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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