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How to recognize potential hazards that mergers and acquisition can have on IT

Some things that canu2013and often dou2013go wrong with IT mergers and acquisitions.

Traction Watch: Expect Labs Poised to Ride the Voice Recognition Rocket

With more than 1,300 companies currently using MindMeld to integrate voice into their applications, devices and websites, Expect Labs is clearly gaining traction. Revenues last year were $1.4 million, and Tuttle expects that to grow fourfold in 2015.

Why digital marketers must drive the customer journey

The customer may have always been right but now they know it and they are demanding more from companies that sell to them. Hereu2019s what marketers need to know about the customeru2019s digital journey. (Includes infographic.)

The greatest reason in the world to track what your employees are doing

Do you know what your employees are really doing every day? Todayu2019s business environment demands a level of organizational agility that is historically unprecedented. Holistic resource utilization management is needed more than ever, as it has be

BMW does in-car augmented reality

BMW demoed a unique new set of AR glasses that provide a range of both in-vehicle and out-of-car functionality designed to enhance the driving experience. The MINI Augmented Vision glasses are also somewhat stylish u2014 at least compared to other si

American Airlines iPad fiasco spotlights pitfalls of tech overreliance

American Airlines' recent issue with its iPad app is the latest example of the danger of relying solely on technology without an established backup strategy.

IT execs on Facebook at Work strengths and weaknesses

A handful of senior IT executives agree that Facebook needs to overcome some significant challenges before organizations can seriously consider its Facebook at Work enterprise collaboration platform.

The 10 weirdest job titles in tech

IT has always been on the cutting-edge of innovation and progressive thinking, and over the last few years, it seems IT job titles are evolving to reflect the quirkiness of the industry itself. Here, we've put together a list of the top 10 weird

Tapticgate mars Apple Watch rollout

The media pounces on Apple because of Taptic Engine defects

Breathe new life into your old hardware using Linux

Donu2019t throw away that old computer that canu2019t run anything above Windows XP. Give it new life with Linux!

Sex and the Apple Watch

Apple called the Apple Watch their most personal device ever, and they weren't kidding!

Dell brings advanced visualization to analytics platform

A partnership with data visualization specialist Datawatch gives Dell's Statistica analytics platform new capabilities that better position it for business analysts.

Solving the ‘Big Application’ Problem, Amazon Style

To John Burke, CIO of Ambit Energy, Automated Continuous Delivery Can Work in Any Industry

Florida (mad)man inserts NFC chip in hand for Android ‘biohack’

A hacker reportedly embedded an NFC chip inside his hand to infect and control Android devices. The exploit seems relatively inane, but the concept of 'biohacking' could have far-reaching security implications.

CIOs must partner with CMOs on ‘insight teams’

Customer insights are the new currency in today's digital world, yet too many companies can't seem to produce them quickly enough. Whatu2019s the problem? It comes back to a familiar theme.

Traction Watch: ZenPayroll Experiences 10x Growth In Just Over Two Years

ZenPayroll launched in California in 2012 and supported only a small number of companies in their local area. In 2013, they were processing about $100 million in payroll and had only about 100 customers. This month, they announced they now have 10,00

Why I use KDE’s Plasma, and why I am excited about Plasma 5.3

Itu2019s getting better and better with each release.

New Chrome extension aims to protect Google passwords, foil phishers

Hackers often gain access to accounts by stealing password through nefarious means. The new Password Alert Chrome browser extension helps deter bad guys by discouraging people from reusing their Google passwords on other sites and detecting phishing

IBM researchers make quantum computing breakthroughs

IBM's Experimental Quantum Computing group's development has enormous potential for overcoming big data simulation and optimization challenges. (Includes infographic.)

Salaries for STEM jobs in decline

PayScale's Q1 2015 Index shows wages for STEM jobs flat or in decline after almost a decade of growth.

How to remove unwanted LinkedIn connections

Accepting random connection requests on LinkedIn can be a bad idea, but thankfully it's simple to break bad connections. Here are two simple ways to remove connections on LinkedIn.

Not everyone can be a great engineer, but a great engineer can come from anywhere

Identifying great engineers is the biggest challenge the technology market faces

What’s new under the IT sun? Nothing and everything

Automation, cloud and mobile technologies are converging in ways that are changing how IT relates to the business. For IT to survive, it will need to function as a service integrator, facilitating operational solutions – not simply technical ones – t

An Apple Watch skeptic becomes a true believer

The Apple Watch can do much more for you than just notifications

Lies about uptime vendors may tell you

Youu2019d think the notion of uptime would be a simple one. A service is either running or itu2019s down, right? Wrong. Hereu2019s a look inside the world of uptime, downtime, service-level agreements and the u20189su2019 of availability.

13 top recruiting software platforms

Looking for recruiting software for your business? Business software review site G2 Crowd's most recent rankings will help you narrow down your choices.

How Apple Pay is streamlining healthcare payments

Apple Pay has been making headlines in retail an option for mobile payments, but Instamed is the first to bring contactless payments to healthcare.

7 staggering social media use by-the-minute stats

Everyone knows a lot of people tweet on Twitter each day and even more post to Facebook, but the by-the-minute usage numbers for these seven leading social networks will likely surprise you.

Is Ubuntu moving away from .deb packages? Here is the complete story

Snappy will take the center stage at Ubuntu.

How JetBlue uses tech to help customers take flight

Good customer service and the airline industry arenu2019t usually mentioned in the same breath. However, JetBlue is looking to change that perception with new technology for customers. In this video report, CIO.com's Lauren Brousell talks to Jet

The state of modern finance systems

A look at the evolving landscape of finance solutions and how new offerings should influence how you invest in and improve your systems.

What a bad enterprise software purchase will cost you

If you fail to do the work upfront to select the best-fit enterprise software, you will pay the price.

Clorox CIO discusses the real challenge of big data

Many big companies today do a great job of collecting big data, However, the challenge remains to get insights out of the data. Clorox CIO Manjit Singh suggests taking a more agile approach.

Apple Watch owners shame pro reviewers

Find out what new owners of the Apple Watch think about their devices

It’s called human resources for a reason

Human resources is not just a name on a door or the department that handles the <em>people stuff.</em> Learn what you can do today give the human beings in your organization who happen to be employees what they need to perform, thrive and

6 mobile work habits from around the world

Mobile technology has changed the world, but itu2019s also put workers across the global on call 24/7. Hereu2019s how u2013 and where — citizens of six countries squeeze in more work thanks to mobile devices. Spoiler alert: Stand, or sit, proud, Ame

12 ways to improve the customer experience for online shoppers

Digital marketing, usability and customer relationship pros share their top tips for how to ensure that when customers visit your website they enjoy the experience — and will buy from you.

What digital transformation means to the public sector

At the State of Colorado, digital transformation is not just a buzz phrase: it means creating digital touchpoints and ease of use at every interaction citizens have with the state.

If Dale Carnegie was CIO

In 1936, Dale Carnegie wrote "How to Win Friends & Influence People" and became one of the most respected experts in human relations. The principles outlined in his book are equally important today and can be used in your role as CIO. W

The democratization of predictive analytics

Predictive analytics vendors are providing out-of-the box tools that can appeal to business users. Does this mean doom and gloom for data scientists and applied math experts?

iTunes and Star Wars: Thanks but no thanks, Disney!

Disney has finally released the first six Star Wars movies in the iTunes store, but it's too little and far too late. I won't be buying them.

Traction Watch: Meet The Spring 2015 DEMO Traction Champions

Why Red Hat is tackling BPM

Red Hat has embedded a business resource planner to help developers build applications to solve complex optimization and scheduling problems.

How to balance data privacy and healthcare improvements

Experts argue for clearer rules of the road to protect privacy through limited data collection and use in government, provider and health IT sectors.

How to watch NBA playoff games without paying for cable

Love NBA basketball, but hate your cable company? Now you can cut the cord and still watch live playoff games.

6 things women want at work

Women are leaving the IT industry in droves, and organizations are struggling to engage and retain these valuable employees. So, what do women want at work? Sure, they want equal pay, but itu2019s more complicated than that.

Best practices for cloud spring cleaning

Technical debt comes from many software practices, but most of them are pretty obvious and the result of intentional choices. In the cloud, though, there are some insidious and barely visible new sources that contribute to software entropy.

Marketing tools dominate DEMO

DEMO Traction is the latest example of marketing technology taking over the world of enterprise tech. The benefit is lots of new tools. But one side effect is confusion.

How to destroy productivity in three easy steps

Are productivity killers adding to your resource capacity challenges?

Box CEO courts enterprise cloud customers

Businesses spend tens of billions of dollars a year trying to solve new problem with old technology, according Box CEO Aaron Levie, who says his company provides cutting-edge tech that addresses evolving enterprise storage needs.