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  • Ellison, Phillips, McDermott to take stand in Oracle-SAP retrial

    During the upcoming retrial of Oracle's corporate-theft lawsuit against SAP, the companies plan to call a star-studded array of tech executives as witnesses including CEO Larry Ellison, former Oracle co-president and current Infor CEO Charles Phillips and SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott, according to court documents filed Thursday.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 24 May 12 16:49

  • Edgy Communication

    We techies need to take the edge off once in a while.

    Written by Paul Glen • 22 May 12 00:37

  • The Grill: TASC CIO Barbie Bigelow

    After spinning off from Northrop Grumman in 2009, TASC had one year to establish itself as an independent company. That meant the 6,000-employee systems engineering operation needed to deploy a new IT infrastructure. In overseeing that effort, TASC CIO Barbie Bigelow built an IT organization and infrastructure from scratch. Her team spent about eight months working with 64 vendors and partners to design and build an operation that included a new ERP system, more than 4,000 computers, 800 mobile devices, 400 network devices and 134 data circuits across 60 facilities -- and they did it in six weeks. Here, Bigelow discusses the failures and successes that the team experienced as they pursued the aggressive schedule, and she reflects on how TASC's IT unit has evolved.

    Written by Robert L. Mitchell • 21 May 12 20:11

  • IT Budgets, cybersecurity top federal CIO concerns

    Ask federal CIOs what keeps them up at night, and you'll hear an earful. From cybersecurity and governance policy to modernization initiatives and adjusting to tightening budget constraints, CIOs in the federal government have their hands full, according to a new study from the advocacy organization TechAmerica and the consulting firm Grant Thornton.

    Written by Kenneth Corbin • 05 May 12 03:48

  • Babelverse real-time human voice translation service opens public beta

    Babelverse, a service designed to enable users to directly contact a human translator anytime, anywhere, opened a public beta of their service in Amsterdam on Thursday.

    Written by Loek Essers • 27 April 12 00:01

  • How to free your company from organizational-chart tyranny

    A myth lies at the heart of most corporate organizational charts that the boss is surrounded by a group of senior leaders who form the company's decision-making team. These top executives, as the myth goes, have the freedom to express their opinions at meetings that result in decisions that cover the spectrum from where to hold the annual corporate picnic to major acquisitions to staff reductions.

    Written by Nancy Weil • 25 Feb. 12 04:47

  • Adopting ITIL, COBIT is not always the best practice

    IT governance has always been a challenge for corporate technology organizations and best practice frameworks such as the process-focused COBIT or service level-oriented ITIL can deliver much-needed operational rigor.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 22 Feb. 12 01:37

  • How to break down the OpEx vs. CapEx Cloud computing debate

    The debate about the economic benefits of cloud computing is intense, and is commonly boiled down to a talking point labelled OpEx vs. CapEx. Very often, like many talking points, the headline conflict is really a stalking horse that conceals the true source of conflict.

    Written by Bernard Golden • 18 Feb. 12 05:34

  • Think Tank: An elevator pitch for your project

    When you are a project owner, manager or a sponsor you are often asked what the project is about. It is important because bosses, employees, customers, and partners all need to ‘buy-in’ and become excited about your idea. They will form an initial impression in three minutes or less. This first impression is the lens through which everything else is viewed.

    Written by Hemant Kogekar • 07 Feb. 12 12:02

  • Paul Glen: The 'Low Affect' Effect

    In my exploration of the differences between technical and business people, nothing surprised me more than this: Business people tend to think that we don't care about anything. One of their biggest complaints is that we don't share their passion for the business. When-ever I hear this, I have an immediate, visceral reaction of outrage: "How could you possibly think I don't care about anything? I work like a dog to try to turn your visions into reality!"

    Written by Paul Glen • 23 Jan. 12 22:11

  • CA Technologies revises Clarity interface

    CA Technologies has updated its CA Clarity Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software with a new user interface, one that the company hopes will appeal to a broader set of business users.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 19 Jan. 12 03:29

  • iPhone app spotlight: Abukai expense reporting

    You know the Sisyphus drill: gather all your receipts and type them into an Excel Spreadsheet or Web portal, in order to get reimbursed for corporate expenses. Next month, same thing. After a long business trip, expect to spend up to two hours performing this task.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige • 18 Jan. 12 08:49

  • Deceased Surfline founder to be remembered Sunday

    Surfers around the world are getting ready to honor Surfline founder and president Sean Collins, who died December 26 from a sudden heart attack. He was 59-years-old. Collins turned a hobby into a profitable surf forecasting business relied-on by many surfers and ocean enthusiasts.

    Written by Kerry Davis • 07 Jan. 12 08:22

  • Bold hiring strategies from fearless CIOs

    Everyone's afraid. You can't read an article, watch a news broadcast or speak to another human being without tasting the fear. We all may agree that we'd be stupid not to be cautious, but smart leaders are working to mitigate fear and move their organizations forward.

    Written by Kristen Lamoreaux • 01 Dec. 11 06:26

  • Government agency IT budget cuts confirmed: Swan

    The Gillard government’s treasurer, Wayne Swan, has indicated in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) that there will be a 20 per cent cut in capital expenditure for government agencies with IT projects worth less than $10 million under the knife.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 30 Nov. 11 09:58

  • Victorian Ombudsman slams Labor government for failed ICT projects

    The Victorian Ombudsman has lambasted the former Labor government for causing major ICT project management issues, with a relaxed approach and inconsistent staff training causing many projects to fail.

    Written by Lisa Banks • 23 Nov. 11 16:11

  • Ensuring project success

    Project plans sometimes go off the rails. That's always been the case, and with the perfection of the human race nowhere on the horizon, it will remain true. But we can reduce the number of projects that fail.

    Written by Bart Perkins • 21 Nov. 11 22:10

  • The New Metrics for CIO Success

    When I began my career as a CIO in 1997, success was defined by the basics: email delivery, network connectivity and application functionality. I personally wrote code, experimented with new operating systems and created novel analytics.

    Written by John D. Halamka • 21 Nov. 11 22:10

  • OpDemand service aims to ease IaaS deployments

    OpDemand on Thursday opened its service that automates deployment of cloud infrastructure to all users. The service is free to use initially.

    Written by Nancy Gohring • 18 Nov. 11 06:28

  • Talking to the Business: Our Problems, Their Visions

    The first meeting for a project is a tense affair. There can be a lot of new things coming at you all at once. New co-workers. New technology. New processes. And, perhaps most problematic, new business partners.

    Written by Paul Glen • 08 Nov. 11 02:22
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