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CIOs find that personalization pays off

Many CIO 100 award-winning projects focus on a more personalized customer experience. But these innovations also require CIOs to manage issues such as customer privacy, product design, business processes and enterprise architectures.u2029

Jet.com’s mobile app not quite ready to take on Amazon

Jet.com vows to meet or undercut Amazon's prices on thousands of items. But CIO.com reviewer James A. Martin found that the new site's iOS app needs more work, and that some popular tech products aren't available.

Move over Skype, Facetime, Hangouts. Here comes Spreedbox, a fully open source, secure videoconferencing solution

Spreedbox can offer private and secure video chat using Linux and open source technologies. All it needs is your support.

The Takeaway: No, Windows 10’s roll-out won’t break the Internet

But it could lead to sluggish traffic for some users

It’s time for a Digital Customer Experience Bill of Rights

Hide files and folders from Spotlight in OS X

How to prevent certain files and folders from showing in Spotlight search results

Key factors driving cloud analytics in healthcare

While there are several advantages to deploying cloud-based solutions, the most important concern around the use of cloud models is information security. High profile data breaches at Anthem, Premera and other healthcare organizations have made CIOs

What is your productivity cocktail?

When it comes to organizational productivity, there is no silver bullet or one-size-fits-all solution. There are definable operational categories that can help you identify the productivity activities that will help drive your teamu2019s performance.

Two Snapchat features you probably don’t know about

Users of Snapchat might have noticed a couple of less-than-obvious features within the app. CIO.comu2019s Lauren Brousell explains what they mean, and how they work.

How to make your (entire) enterprise more agile

Think your company's too big, too 'legacy,' too process-oriented to reap the benefits of the agile development methodology? Think again.

15 marketing experts to follow on social media

Sharing helpful content marketing, search engine marketing and/or social media marketing tips, as well as information about the latest digital marketing trends, these 15 marketing pros are worth following.

10 Windows 10 migration issues you need to consider

While there's no need to rush to Windows 10 just because itu2019s been released, there are some important things to start thinking about.

5 telemedicine startups that bring healthcare to you

Telemedicine is bringing the doctor's house call into the 21st century with on-demand visits to your physician using your smartphone, tablet or laptop. Here are five telemedicine companies that are shaking up healthcare in big ways.

A CIO fosters confidence in IT

A year after SAIC's spinoff, IT focuses on delivering consistent, predictable and efficient services to the enterprisern

Traction Watch: Why beacons are a bright spot for retailers, airports & other enterprises

Beacons, a new age of highly targeted ads that automatically send promotions, coupons, offers, and any other location-relevant information, allows consumers to opt-in while theyu2019re at a physical site and more likely to act on an offer. A concept

Cell phone alerts are dangerous to drivers

The conventional wisdom that hands-free phone conversations behind the wheel are safe may be wrong. A new study finds that even a short alert can be a dangerous distraction.

Software audits: Drag on innovation

Every CIO has had to deal with a software audit. They're painful to manage, costly to resolve and, at the end of the day, add no value. Even worse, they take the vendor's eyes off their core mission: innovating to improve your business. It&

4 strategies for driving analytics culture change

Driving analytics culture change is hard. Here are 4 key strategies to make the process of changing your analytics culture easier and more data driven.

The Takeaway: Tech bubble redux?

The NASDAQ's been on a tear, leading some to wonder if it's 1999 all over again

Most Android phones can be hacked with a simple MMS message or multimedia file

How to find agility in the cloud

Altisource, a global financial services and business services company, is in the process of going cloud native to achieve better agility in the wake of massive growth.

How to determine what your users need vs. what they want

Business people request dedicated printers, new laptops, new cell phones, MiFi devices, portable mice, and other bright shiny objects for two reasons: Good reasons and not-so-good reasons. Your job is to determine who gets what new technology and wh

Why CIOs can’t wait to renegotiate their outsourcing contracts

Rapidly changing business and technology needs are forcing IT leaders to renegotiate their IT outsourcing contracts and rethink their sourcing portfolios sooner rather than later. Hereu2019s how to do it.

Time Machine is one of OS X’s best features

Time Machine doesn't get much press attention, but it's one of the best things about OS X

Sebastian Kügler: KDE’s Plasma Mobile is running on Plasma 5 and Kubuntu

KDE Community announces fully open source Plasma Mobile

Watch out Canonical, here comes another fully open source mobile OS.

YouTube chief claims ‘best year ever,’ plays down Facebook threat

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki spoke at the annual VidCon conference yesterday in Southern California, where she detailed the company's growth and its plans amidst a collection of the online-video world's brightest stars.

Which is the best Linux distro for a new user?

There are hundreds of Linux-based distributions out there and itu2019s hard to pick the right one, but I did.

Apple Music: Download songs using cellular data

How to use your cellular data connection to get songs from Apple Music

Office romances are affairs to avoid

In-office affairs may seem like an exciting idea, but really they are more likely to be career-enders. Columnist Rob Enderle is speaking from experience when he tells you the risk is NOT worth the reward.

The Takeaway: Windows 10 could be on more than 440M PCs in 20 months

More than 80% of PCs running Windows 8 or 8.1 will likely make the jump

Inside the evolving world of wireless charging technology

Wireless charging is starting to make headlines, with companies like Samsung pushing the technology in its Galaxy line of smartphones. But did you know wireless charging goes back as far as the early 1900s?

EHR vendors slammed for interoperability struggles

Healthcare providers cite vendors for failing to deliver promised data portability in electronic health records.

5 best practices for on-time innovation

The successful delivery of innovation requires a commitment to execution. Here are five best practices that will help you ship your innovation on time.

4 ways to cut application development and maintenance costs

Adopting a managed services or fixed-fee approach for application work can yield significant savings. But IT organizations that rely on staff augmentation can also cut costs through proactive management.

Linux Foundation offers cheaper courses and certifications for India

This makes India the first region in which the Linux Foundation will offer country-specific pricing on select training and certification products.

Gigabit Internet access grows out of its niche

Google proved gigabit Internet feasible at a price that appealed to consumers and small businesses. Now, with a critical mass of customers and ISPs, the gigabit Internet community seeks the killer app.

A detailed history of Android — from 2003 to today

An online learning site posted a timeline of Android history, and it serves as a vivid reminder that not so long ago, the mobile juggernaut was just tiny blip in the tech world.

Apple Music: How to follow or unfollow your favorite artists

Apple makes it easy to manage the artists you want to follow

2 experimental apps from Microsoft Garage you need to test drive

Microsoft's Garage unit continues to pump out interesting and experimental apps for Windows Phone, iOS and Android. Two of its most recent releases, Send, for quick messaging, and InstaNote, which retroactively records audio, are both worth a do

Getting serious about portfolio and program management

It's been 10 years since Johanna Rothman co-authored 'Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management.u2019 She was just getting started.

FCC ruling could finally make telecoms eradicate ‘robocalls’

Consumers and regulators have repeatedly asked telecom companies to block 'robocalls.' They've refused and issued excuses in the past, but a recent letter from 44 U.S. AGs and a new FCC ruling may finally force them to take action.

Why selecting enterprise software is so difficult

The road to a successful cloud or COTS software deployment is full of twists and turns, more difficult than even many experienced IT professionals realize. Watch out for these common problems to minimize risks with your projects. After all, forewarne

Innovation, innovation, wherefore art thou?

Outsourcing buyers and providers have long suffered from an expression barrier when it comes to innovation. But the digital economy is about to change that. Enterprises can no longer afford to dismiss their providers' new ideas and capabilities.

Yahoo ramps up tech to compete with daily fantasy sports pioneers

Already a power player in online fantasy sports, Yahoo leveraged new technologies, embraced open source and allocated staff to add a daily fantasy component and compete with startups such as DraftKings and FanDuel.

Why the Open Container Project is good news for CIOs

A Linux Foundation project to create a single standard for containers means CIOs can invest in container technology without fear of running in to compatibility problems.

CIOs say AppleCare for Enterprise is lacking

Apple is slowly wading into enterprise waters, but the company gives preferential treatment to organizations that have relationships with its partner, IBM. CIOs and other IT leaders also say the initial fruit of that partnership, AppleCare for Enterp

Why IT must be effective and efficient and what It means for your role

When organizations are frenzied to efficiently reduce costs over time, too much emphasis is placed on the u201cnowu201d that the impacts on tomorrow are overlooked. In your role as CIO or other key decision maker, you can help your organization find

7 social media mistakes job seekers must avoid

If you aren't hearing back from recruiters and hiring managers, it might be time to take a good look at your social media presence. Industry experts explain how you may be turning off potential employers.

Traction Watch: Chef cooks up recipe for DevOps success

If, as venture capitalist Marc Andreessen famously declared, "software is eating the world," then it seems fitting that a company named Chef would cook up a successful recipe to help make that happen.