Saturday | 19 July, 2008
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Greener IT Means Benchmarking 19 May, 2008 08:40:32
Greener the betterGreen IT is about retooling business processes and the ICT environment to reduce energy consumption and the organisation's carbon footprint. Happily, this coincides with increasing pressure to improve operational efficiencies and reduce processing costs. Thus, an improvement at the bottom line can also enhance a company's green credentials - a development that is becoming both a legislative requirement and a competitive differentiator. - +
Struggling to Support Remote Workers? It's Only Going to Get Worse 18 April, 2008 12:33:22
Your IT department will soon need to support more remote workers than ever before. Both technology changes — such as video adoption — and cultural issues — such as user expectation — will require that your company embrace telecommuting. Doesn’t that just cheer up your day?Your IT department will soon need to support more remote workers than ever before. Both technology changes - such as video adoption - and cultural issues - such as user expectation - will require that your company embrace telecommuting. Doesn't that just cheer up your day? - +
Government Urged to Move on Telework 20 March, 2008 12:38:19
The Facilitator of the Australian Telework Awareness initiative says telework is a very good idea, which Australian government CIOs should be promoting far more vigorouslyThe Facilitator of the Australian Telework Awareness initiative says telework is a very good idea, which Australian government CIOs should be promoting far more vigorously - +
Running an Effective Teleconference or Virtual Meeting 18 February, 2008 11:13:21
Virtual teams are becoming commonplace, but the old rules for running a meeting don't necessarily apply. Managers need to learn new skills to keep people engaged and to use the time (and technology) effectively. These tips will make your next remote meeting a successMeetings are hard enough to run when the participants are all in the same room, fighting over the last chocolate doughnut. But any meeting you call, nowadays, probably has at least one person attending who works in a remote location. In some cases, everyone in the teleconference is dialing in. You may be great at orchestrating an in-person meeting, but running an effective teleconference requires new skills. - +
Telecommuters Need to Develop Special Skills 05 June, 2007 11:13:55
Successful telework requires more than a laptop and a fast Internet connectionWhether you telecommute personally or you work with telecommuters, you should be aware of the pitfalls - and the solutions - so you can deal with them before they become problems in which a manager does need to get involved - +
Telecommute. Kill a Career? 02 May, 2007 11:43:41
Survey finds that telecommuters are less likely to advance their careersEmployees who frequently telecommute may damage or kill their chances to advance within a particular career. - +
The Art of Directing a Virtual Workforce 02 May, 2007 16:33:44
One of the biggest issues in managing remote workers is communication. A manager may find it easier to get things done with a team that's on site all the time, as this setup facilitates more effective interaction.IT managers and CIOs trying to decide what level of telecommuting is appropriate for their employees might be asking the wrong question, according to one management expert. - +
Teleworking Falls Victim to Archaic Attitudes and Change Phobia 24 April, 2007 16:20:38
Australian Computer Society (ACS) president Philip Argy said teleworking is an important step forward in addressing the work/life balance for Australian ICT workers.Archaic attitudes and a widespread resistance by management to change in the workplace is stalling the teleworking trend. - +
Security a Top Issue As Teleworking Grows 24 April, 2007 16:02:26
Teleworking continues to grow at an impressive rate in the US, study finds.Security continues to dominate as IT's most pressing concern when it comes to supporting a large telecommuting workforce. But while security is a concern, teleworking, especially in the government realm, continues to grow at an impressive clip according to a study released by the CDW Government consultancy. - +
Teleworking a Hidden Fix In Disaster Recovery Plans 24 April, 2007 16:17:54
Managers need to get a handle on their teleworking capabilities, then select an appropriate 'mix' of tasks, technologies and people that will be needed to ensure essential operations are maintained.One of the best kept disaster recovery and business continuity secrets in the industry is not even on companies' radar: that's the failure to push teleworking for staff as an ideal fallback measure. - +
Teleworking Nursing Care 24 April, 2007 16:31:10
Despite some early reticence and a few technology hurdles, the Work@Home program is thriving, and yields the company impressive cost savings.Whether nurses work in hospitals, private practice or dispense medical advice over the phone, they are social animals, caregivers. At the call centers of McKesson Health Solutions, nurse-agents are quick to celebrate birthdays and organize potluck dinners -- developing strong bonds with colleagues.
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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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Lessons learned from the Kaminsky DNS vulnerability 18 July, 2008 10:25:47
What do we know about the Kaminsky DNS vulnerability, and what has come to light in the time since the initial announcement?There has been a lot of speculation devoted to the impending release of information about a DNS vulnerability discovered and initially announced by Dan Kaminsky almost two weeks ago. A lot of the coverage has been back and forth arguing about whether what has been discovered is relevant or not but the best thing to have done in the intervening period is to have sat on your hands and waited. - +
How CAPTCHA got trashed 15 July, 2008 09:02:49
The wiggly words are now most useful for malware authorsCAPTCHA used to be an easy and useful way for Web administrators to authenticate users. Now it's an easy and useful way for malware authors and spammers to do their dirty work. - +
Five lessons learned about computer security 16 July, 2008 11:15:22
How a hacker turned an illegal hobby into a useful career.Reformed hacker-turned-security-consultant Kevin Mitnick served five years in federal prison for breaking into phone and software company networks. He talks about his past hacking exploits, computer security, and how he turned an illegal hobby into a useful career. - +
Insider threat looms as San Francisco crisis plays out 17 July, 2008 07:54:00
City trying to wrestle its network off jailed 43-year-old who is still refusing to relinquish controlThe unfolding cliffhanger in San Francisco this week -- in which a city network administrator has been arrested for allegedly holding the network hostage -- represents an extreme example of the insider threat that IT security vendors and others have been sounding the alarm about for years. - +
Hack a million systems - earn a job 16 July, 2008 16:12:54
The idea of employing an admitted botnet creator and carding software author might not be palatable for many, but not so for an 18-year old New Zealander.It has been a number of years since the fantasy that hackers will be offered a job by those who they hacked was even a potential reality, but there are reports that this might still be the case in New Zealand.
Satyam’s Q1 revenue up by 43% and Net Profit by 45% YoY; revises revenue and EPS guidance upwards for FY09 18 July, 2008 16:58:00
Informatica Reports Record Second Quarter Results 18 July, 2008 13:01:00
Tumbleweed Releases MailGate 3.6 18 July, 2008 10:01:00
Convergys to Acquire Intervoice, Enhancing Leadership in Relationship Management 17 July, 2008 14:41:00
Borland Management Solutions Put the "M" in Application Lifecycle Management 17 July, 2008 13:43:00
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