Saturday | 30 August, 2008
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Project Management: The 14 Most Common Mistakes IT Departments Make 12 August, 2008 10:49:20
The 14 most common IT project management mistakes and ways to avoid themThe 14 most common IT project management mistakes and ways to avoid them - +
Social Networking Stands to Benefit Businesses 13 August, 2008 08:18:32
Social networking may be best known as a consumer phenomenon but as a communication and collaboration concept it also stands to benefit businessesMention social networking and most people immediately think of sites like Facebook, MySpace or Bebo which let people create lists of friends, send messages to each other, share photos or music, join groups with like-minded-individuals and just generally keep in touch. - +
Refocusing Projects Onto Business Value, Part 15: Portfolio Management 12 August, 2008 10:48:00
The Portfolio Management Office (PMO) should streamline processes, minimize delays and deal with the critical success factors that cross project and program boundariesThe Portfolio Management Office (PMO) should streamline processes, minimize delays and deal with the critical success factors that cross project and program boundaries - +
Wyeth's Prescription for BPM Success 11 August, 2008 14:17:26
BPM doesn’t have to be a bitter pill. By putting business process ahead of technology, a drug giant laid the groundwork for BPM success.For a pharmaceutical company like Wyeth, no function is more important than research and development - the process of finding new drugs that will lead to patents and profits. And for the information systems group that supports R&D, business process management (BPM) is emerging as a key technology and management strategy to make that function more efficient. - +
The Second Age of e-Discovery 08 August, 2008 15:10:13
Good governance – and the law – mandate that companies invest in e-discovery solutions for tracking down messages and files in the event of a probeE-discovery is a relatively new concept that describes the process by which information is recovered from corporate networks, usually to answer the demands of regulators or the law. It is a subject close to the hearts of CEOs everywhere, given the stringent penalties and resulting brand damage that have been applied to companies unable to provide information on demand. - +
Forrester Report Calls for IT Culture Overhaul 08 August, 2008 10:17:43
IT department culture is probably not a match with overall corporate culture in about half of all businessesIT department culture is probably not a match with overall corporate culture in about half of all businesses - +
Defying Digital Divide 07 August, 2008 15:19:07
Higher Internet usage rates have put policy makers in a much better position to examine the digital divide, according to a new report from Queensland University of TechnologyHigher Internet usage rates have put policy makers in a much better position to examine the digital divide, according to a new report from Queensland University of Technology - +
A New Role for CIOs 05 August, 2008 20:31:54
The SVP of Technology and Operations is emerging as a cool new role -- and career path -- for CIOsThe SVP of Technology and Operations is emerging as a cool new role -- and career path -- for CIOs - +
Clouds & Storms: Nicholas G. Carr on Cloud Computing 06 August, 2008 08:42:15
Nicholas G. Carr once caused a rumpus by questioning the importance of IT, but as his latest book hits the shelves, is he showing signs of backing down?Working for a frozen water company must have seemed like a sensible career move in New England during the 1850s. During the age of steam, America's ice traders carved 10 million tons of the stuff out of local rivers and lakes every year. They kept it cool in specially constructed icehouses, wrapped it in hay and then exported it around the world. - +
Common Project Management Metrics Doom IT Departments to Failure 05 August, 2008 10:39:51
A new report from Forrester Research explains how IT project management metrics influence perceptions of failure and describes four specific measures project management offices can take to increase the perception of project success.A new report from Forrester Research explains how IT project management metrics influence perceptions of failure and describes four specific measures project management offices can take to increase the perception of project success. - +
Empowered Change 05 August, 2008 08:06:44
How an Indian utility turned around an ailing government department by introducing IT and a unique style of change management.Terry Paulson, the widely-acclaimed author and motivational speaker once said, "Don't struggle against change; learn to use it to your advantage." North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) did just this when it took over from the ailing Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) about four years ago. The shift is a lesson in change management - and for NDPL, it has brought down its aggregate technical & commercial (AT&C) losses from over 50 to 22 per cent. - +
The Sky is The Limit 05 August, 2008 14:07:15
Bangalore International Airport CEO on the challenges of building a greenfield airportNobody likes change. Especially when the media's looking over your shoulder and your project needs to meet deadline. - +
Refocusing Projects Onto Business Value, Part 14: Change Management 05 August, 2008 10:37:57
Value delivery management requires all project leaders to be ‘change managers’Value delivery management requires all project leaders to be 'change managers' - +
ACH Food scours out its data pantry 05 August, 2008 11:24:30
Data cleansing is a dirty job, but mergers and buyouts make it a priorityData cleansing is a dirty, thankless job. But Donnie Steward, CIO for ACH Food Companies, knew he had to do it in order to bring the Memphis firm's IT systems from the 1980s into 2008. - +
Unified Communications Takes Flight 04 August, 2008 13:40:11
Profit is the order of the day -- especially if you run an airport. Faced with huge capital costs and losses from airlines throttling back operations -- airport earnings are diving. Mumbai airport's CIO says he can help: by using unified communications on a scale unheard of in India, he plans to generate revenue. But can it do the trick?In 2003, after endless rounds of political maneuvering and countless agitations against the privatization of major airports in India, the Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport became part of a global fraternity of airports run by private stakeholders. The airport is India's busiest, with 22.2 million passengers and 480 tons of cargo passing through its doors in 2006-2007.
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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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Best Western forced to play defense on data breach disclosure 29 August, 2008 08:08:00
Could hotel chain have done a better job of defusing story about system intrusion?The headline in this week's Glasgow Sunday Herald -- "Revealed: 8 million victims in the world's biggest cyber heist" -- was a grabber. - +
US Terror threat system crippled by technical flaws 28 August, 2008 09:53:00
US Congress charges that US$500m project to prevent another 9/11 is a complete failure.A US House subcommittee is charging that a US$500 million IT project intended to "connect the dots" on terrorists and help prevent another 9/11 is a failure; it can't even handle basic Boolean search terms, such as "and, or and not." - +
Malware infects space station laptops 28 August, 2008 08:15:00
Not the first time, says NASA; astronauts load up Norton AntiVirusMalware has managed to get off the planet and onto the International Space Station, NASA confirmed yesterday. And it's not the first time that a worm or virus has stowed away on a trip into orbit. - +
Separation of duties and IT security 28 August, 2008 09:40:00
Muddied responsibilities create unwanted risk. Kevin Coleman says auditors may start labeling poorly defined IT duties as a material deficiency.Separation of duties is a key concept of internal controls and is the most difficult and sometimes the most costly one to achieve. This objective is achieved by disseminating the tasks and associated privileges for a specific security process among multiple people. - +
How to recruit and retain the best young security employees 27 August, 2008 08:32:00
Today's youngest generation of workers, known as Generation Y, have different career goals than their parents did. What do you need to know to get them to work for you?The final installment in a series of articles about generational differences and security. Part one looked at managing workers in different age groups. Part two examined the types of security concerns that are most commonly associated with different generations in the general workforce. This article provides recruiting and retention advice for security employees.
Tumbleweed appoints O2 Networks to its Australian Channel Partner Program 29 August, 2008 12:31:00
HP ProCurve Brings Big Business Gigabit Switching Features to Small Businesses 29 August, 2008 12:00:00
GlobalConnect Provides Treatment for Healthcare Provider’s Contact Support Requirements 29 August, 2008 09:59:00
Sybase and Logica Partner To Mobilise The Supply Chain 29 August, 2008 09:47:00
New global landscape for qualitative researchers with Spanish and Chinese software releases 29 August, 2008 09:34:00
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