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  • FCC ruling on 800MHz band a boon for Sprint

    The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a rule change for part of the 800MHz band at a meeting on Thursday, opening the door for Sprint Nextel to use the band for its 4G LTE network.

    Written by Stephen Lawson • 25 May 12 19:53

  • Coding contest shows how big data can improve health care

    A recent coding competition in the Boston area brought together IT professionals, medical workers and others with an interest in health IT to show how data analytics can improve health care.

    Written by Fred O'Connor • 25 May 12 15:03

  • Groups launch gigabit-per-second broadband project

    An Ohio startup company has raised US$200 million to fund gigabit-per-second broadband projects in six university communities across the U.S., the company announced Wednesday.

    Written by Grant Gross • 23 May 12 15:48

  • Q&A: AMP CIO, Lee Barnett

    After racking up 10 years as CIO of financial services firm AMP (ASX: AMP), Lee Barnett shows no signs of slowing down. During that time she has been involved in a number of projects including customer online portals and a private Cloud migration of email services.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 15 May 12 09:00

  • The Grill: Arthur Langer turns the IT education model on its head

    Arthur M. Langer is chairman and founder of Workforce Opportunity Services, a nonprofit that uses an outsourcing model to train economically disadvantaged youth and match them with hard-to-fill IT positions. Langer's "skills first" approach stresses getting vocational training and a job upfront, and then gradually fulfilling general education requirements part time to finish a degree in five to six years -- leaving students with no debt. And since many families today can't afford the cost of college tuition, Langer's model is one that could have much broader appeal.

    Written by Robert L. Mitchell • 08 May 12 00:09

  • Target to stop selling Amazon Kindles in its stores

    Target plans to stop selling Kindle e-readers in its brock-and-mortar stores after seeing buyers test the devices in its showrooms only to later buy them online from Amazon.

    Written by Matt Hamblen • 05 May 12 02:49

  • Updated: Ezidebit seeks CIO

    Payment processing company, Ezidebit, is on the hunt for a new CIO to drive growth in its business.

    Written by Diana Nguyen • 03 May 12 10:13

  • One CIO's answer for improving healthcare IT

    As senior VP and CIO of Yale New Haven Health System and Yale School of Medicine, Daniel Barchi had the formidable task of integrating three separate IT teams while lowering healthcare costs and providing tools that facilitate quality services for patients.

    Written by Phil Schneidermeyer • 01 May 12 06:34

  • Fla. university writing new computer science plan, cites 'overwhelming' backlash

    University of Florida computer science students remain fearful about their department's future, despite the school's decision this week to "set aside" an earlier plan to reorganize the department and cut its budget.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 28 April 12 05:53

  • ZestCash claims bringing big data to consumer lending will revolutionize the industry

    ZestCash, an online lending service for lower-income borrowers, has begun using a new big data-driven decision-making method that it claims will allow it to lend to 25 percent more people and improve repayment rates by 20 percent.

    Written by Cameron Scott • 26 April 12 21:07

  • CS Enrollments on the Rise, Up 10% in 2011-12

    Interest in computer science continues to grow among undergraduates, according to a survey conducted by the Computing Research Association (CRA). The number of students pursuing computer science majors rose nearly 10% in the 2011-2012 academic year, marking the fourth straight year of increases.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 24 April 12 00:14

  • What tech managers can do to hold on to their best talent

    It's not an employer's market anymore, and organizations need to make retention of their tech talent a priority.

    Written by Kathy Harris • 17 April 12 00:44
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    Q&A: Westpac Group CIO, Clive Whincup

    Westpac Group chief information officer, Clive Whincup, took over from former CIO, Bob McKinnon, in December last year and has forged ahead with the bank’s 15 IT strategic investment priorities (SIPs). He is currently working on Westpac’s online banking transformation.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 11 April 12 15:26

  • New healthcare rule to cut red tape, save up to $4.6B, says HHS

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday announced a proposed rule that it said would cut the red tape involved in processing medical payments and save the industry $4.6 billion over the next decade.

    Written by Lucas Mearian • 10 April 12 10:37

  • Employees rate satisfaction, security and stress

    Some 60% of the IT workers surveyed reported being asked to take on new tasks and boost their productivity, and slightly more than half (51%) said that they feel underpaid based on their role and responsibility. Still, the vast majority (81%) are satisfied or very satisfied that they chose a career in IT. (Base: 4,337 IT professionals)

    Written by Computerworld Staff • 09 April 12 20:04

  • Data analytics driving medical breakthroughs

    A hospital is usually a pretty busy place, but the neonatal intensive care unit at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children has been buzzing with even more activity than is customary. Thanks to a new technology partnership, the hospital is working to use analytics to predict more accurately than ever before which premature babies are at most risk for disease and infection.

    Written by Esther Shein • 04 April 12 23:47

  • Q&A: ING Direct Australia CIO, Andrew Henderson

    ING Direct Australia chief information officer, Andrew Henderson, has been with the online bank since 2003, during which time he has worked in both the Ukraine and Australia as a CIO.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 02 April 12 12:28

  • Words Are First Hurdle for New Tech Managers

    New managers struggle. They also don't get much help -- or sympathy. My last column elicited a lot of heartfelt reader emails about the difficulty of, and lack of support for, the transition from technical work to management. My conversations with those

    Written by Paul Glen • 27 March 12 00:52

  • 10 questions for Scala CFO Anthony Maddalone

    Name: Anthony Maddalone

    Written by Nancy Weil • 26 March 12 23:10

  • ANZ Private Wealth uses telepresence to improve customer service

    ANZ Bank investment services division, ANZ Private Wealth, has implemented a telepresence offering called Wealth Presence to allow customers easier access to its staff following a four-month trial which began in September 2011.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 21 March 12 16:51
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