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  • Dual-Persona Smartphones Not a BYOD Panacea

    Mobile vendors are pushing technologies that split a smartphone into two separate platforms for business and personal data. Problem solved, right? Not so fast. It's still easy for employees to circumvent the two worlds.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige • 17 May 13 17:21

  • eBay's CIO Succeeds by Innovating and 'Connecting the Dots'

    eBay CIO Scott Seese says he and his team are using technology and innovation to drive the company's mission of connected commerce. He explains how the ecommerce giant taps into the power of social and mobile to help customers find and purchase exactly what they seek from among millions of sellers. Seese also discusses his strategy for success and why it's important to connect the dots.

    Written by John Gallant • 16 May 13 21:01

  • Software developer wages fall 2% as workforce expands

    The U.S. tech industry added nearly 64,000 software related jobs last year, but as the workforce expanded, the average size of workers' pay checks declined by nearly 2%.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 16 May 13 20:38

  • U.S. CIO Shares Vision for Federal Agency IT Operations

    Steven VanRoekel sees the federal-agency CIO as a pivotal figure, but not a micromanager. At FOSE, the nation's tech chief outlines how federal CIOs can lay the groundwork for a more fluid, productive IT apparatus.

    Written by Kenneth Corbin • 16 May 13 16:26

  • Maile Carnegie new Google ANZ boss

    Google Australia and New Zealand has appointed Procter & Gamble (P&G) boss Maile Carnegie as its new managing director.

    Written by Computerworld Staff • 16 May 13 11:34

  • SunGard brings cloud service to disaster recovery

    Can the old guard in business continuity and disaster-recovery services thrive in an era when the companies are looking at new ways to process business data? SunGard Data Systems, with decades of experience in availability services, is feeling the pinch as some business clientele move data to the cloud. But SunGard says it's pushing forward with innovations that are making it a public cloud provider as well with the kind of application availability it says will be hard to match elsewhere.

    Written by Ellen Messmer • 15 May 13 21:57

  • Google CEO on innovation: 'We're at one per cent of what's possible'

    Google CEO Larry Page took the stage today to wrap up a nearly four-hour long keynote that kicked off the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin • 15 May 13 20:08

  • VMware and Verizon Tackle BYOD with Dual Persona Phones

    VMware has partnered with Verizon to offer dual persona smartphones for Verizon enterprise customers. It's currently available on two Android-based phones, but more Android devices and iOS support are expected soon.

    Written by Thor Olavsrud • 15 May 13 14:28

  • Australia remains top professional destination

    Australia remains one of the top destinations for migrating professionals, but has slipped in a global rankings survey amid the high-value dollar putting pressure on exchange rates.

    Written by AAP • 15 May 13 11:10

  • Senators begin contentious H-1B battle

    The Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the idea on Tuesday of requiring all H-1B employers to make a "good faith" effort in hiring U.S. workers before taking on an H-1b worker.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 15 May 13 10:10

  • Which Workers Are the Best Fit for BYOD?

    From the always-on salesperson to the clock-punching hourly worker, companies will need to weigh the pros and cons of including each worker type in a BYOD program.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige • 14 May 13 23:21

  • Melinda Gates tells Duke grads: It's all about your real connections

    Transcript of technologist/philanthropist Melinda Gates' commencement address to Duke University graduates.

    Written by Network World staff • 14 May 13 20:17

  • Hours before I/O, Larry Page opens up about his hoarse voice

    Less than 24 hours before Google kicks off its annual I/O developers confab in San Francisco, Google CEO Larry Page is revealing why his speaking voice is so soft.

    Written by Zach Miners • 14 May 13 19:46

  • Tech may sink immigration bill if unhappy, Sen. Hatch warns

    The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday began debate on more than 300 amendments to the comprehensive immigration bill, including a number of changes to sections on H-1B visas.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 14 May 13 19:34

  • TechAmerica: US tech employment grows slightly in 2012

    The U.S. tech industry added 67,400 jobs in 2012, a 1.1 percent increase from a year earlier, according to a new report from the TechAmerica Foundation.

    Written by Grant Gross • 14 May 13 18:15

  • Nick Carr's IT Doesn't Matter still matters

    Nick Carr's article "IT Doesn't Matter" was published in in Harvard Business Review in May 2003 and ignited an industry firestorm for its perceived dismissal of the strategic value of IT.

    Written by Ann Bednarz • 14 May 13 17:13

  • Q&A: Nick Carr on 10th anniversary of 'IT Doesn't Matter'

    Nick Carr rocked the tech world with his controversial essay in the May 2003 issue of the Harvard Business Review, titled "IT Doesn't Matter." Carr claimed companies were overspending on IT and that the competitive advantage to be gained by tech investments was shrinking as technology became more commoditized and accessible to everyone. On the 10-year anniversary of the article's publication, Carr talked with Network World's Ann Bednarz about what he got right, what he got wrong, and how the piece remains relevant today.

    Written by Ann Bednarz • 14 May 13 17:13

  • How to Know When to Hire Internally and When to Look Outside

    Finding and retaining top talent is a never-ending battle in a market as competitive as IT, which according to BLS stats boasts a 3.5 percent unemployment rate compared to the national average of 7.5 percent. A well-planned recruitment and retention program is the difference between success and failure. "Always be recruiting," says Ron Lichty, co-author of Managing the Unmanageable, "We consider recruiting and hiring to be the most important tasks a manager has."

    Written by Rich Hein • 14 May 13 15:18

  • China still safe for IT outsourcing, despite US security concerns, says vendor

    China's reputation for security may have been marred by recent U.S. accusations of state-sponsored hacking but the nation is still a safe place as a tech subcontractor for foreign businesses, according to one of China's largest IT outsourcing vendors.

    Written by Michael Kan • 14 May 13 12:40

  • 10 best (and worst) IT offshoring options for English proficiency

    There's some good news for CIOs who struggle with communication and language issues offshore -- and sometimes onshore as well. Global business English proficiency, on average, has increased during the past year, according to tests given to global employees in 78 countries.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 13 May 13 19:52
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