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Why Yammer Is Snatching Up Enterprise Customers

Yammer looks a lot like a work-friendly Facebook, and itu2019s yielding new enterprise users as a result. Here are 5 things you need to know about the social networking site.

Facebook Privacy: How the FTC Settlement Affects You

Facebook's settlement with the FTC bars the social network from making false claims about its privacy practices and requires Facebook to, among other measures, obtain users' express consent before sharing their information beyond their exis

Bold Hiring Strategies From Fearless CIOs

Sure, the economy might be scaring the crap out of us, but these CIOs arenu2019t letting that cramp their hiring style. In fact, they see it as a critical business strategy to continue to make long-terms plans and hire accordingly.

Make Your Vendors Work For You

CIO magazine editor in chief Maryfran Johnson discusses vendor relationships and our December 1 cover story on how to truly partner with your vendors through a vendor collective

Top Ten Tech Predictions for 2012

Michael Friedenberg, President and CEO of CIO magazine, weighs in with his top ten predictions for what will impact the IT-business landscape in 2012.

Can Great IT Security Ever be a Selling Point?

Info security is a major consumer sore spot, yet companies won't talk about it in their marketing.

Is Tech M&a Positioned for an Upturn?

If many U.S. deal-watchers have been shaking their heads at the lower overall numbers for technology-based merger transactions closing in the third quarter, there are some who believe that underlying trends carry hope for a potential revival of M&amp

Making Sense of a Tangled CRM Field

Few would argue that Salesforce.com has made customer relationship management a household name. But the field of CRM competitors is continuing to swell, with software makers and service providers of all sizes challenging the pioneer.

Uncovering Tech’s Most Peculiar Product Codenames

Tech companies go to painstaking lengths to keep new products confidential, which is why many of them assign "secret" product codenames. Here's an insider's look at some of the most unusual codenames, with themes ranging from feli

Ten Signs Technology is Everywhere

IT is showing up in the most unusual places, from touch-screen tables at a London restaurant to virtual-reality therapy for soldiers returning from Iraq. Check out these tech applications compiled by CIO magazine editors.

BlackBerry Mobile Fusion: What You Need to Know About RIM’s New iOS, Android Management Software

A new enterprise mobility offering from RIM will let IT managers use one BlackBerry toolset to manage and secure BlackBerry smartphones, Apple iOS devices, including smartphones and tablets, as well as Google Android gadgets. CIO.com's Al Sacco

Uncovering Tech’s Most Peculiar Product Codenames

Tech companies go to painstaking lengths to keep new products confidential, which is why many of them assign "secret" product codenames. Here's an insider's look at some of the most unusual codenames, with themes ranging from feli

Ten Signs Technology is Everywhere

IT is showing up in the most unusual places, from touch-screen tables at a London restaurant to virtual-reality therapy for soldiers returning from Iraq. Check out these tech applications compiled by CIO magazine editors.

Shop Till You Drop: Consumer Electronics Deals Abound

Missed Black Friday? No worries. It's Cyber Monday and good deals on PCs, cameras and HDTVs are out there for the taking. Here are prices on some killer deals and a few turkeys you should avoid.rnrn

Simple Tech Tasks Made Easy with “Ifttt”

Looking for an easy way to get simple technology tasks done, that doesn't require any IT intervention? CIO.com blogger Mark Gibbs has a solution: Ifttt.

Indonesian “BlackBerry Fever” Sparks Stampede; RIM Questioned by Authorities

A shopping center in South Jakarta, Indonesia, erupted in chaos last week after RIM's new BlackBerry Bold 9790 smartphone was offered to the first 1,000 buyers at half off suggested retail price.

How To Get Beyond Alignment

It’s the perennial issue for many CIOs and often the No. 1 challenge for new CIOs: “How do I align IT with the business?” And while this is perhaps the most important challenge for IT groups struggling with a bad reputation

T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9900 Won’t Use UMA for Wi-Fi Calling

T-Mobile will likely miss its targeted November release date for a software update that will enable a much-anticipated Wi-Fi calling feature. But CIO.com’s Al Sacco has a few new details on the upcoming OS and its Wi-Fi calling functionality

The Inside Story of Why Puma Dumped Four Cloud Vendors for One

Puma simplified its cloud strategy and saved money by consolidating from using four cloud vendors down to just one. Hereu2019s what they did and why they did it.

Big Data Can Yield Extra Profit

Using real-time data, instead of intuition, helps you meet the evolving needs of your high-value customers and earn an agility dividend

CIOs Forge Vendor Collectives to Extract Business Benefits

Shell and other big businesses use their clout to get normally hyper-competitive vendors to work together on IT projects and reveal their R&D plans

AmEx Helps Customers Cash In On Foursquare

Credit card issuer American Express looks to turn location-based social network Foursquare into a new revenue stream with cash incentives for customers.

Rules of Engagement

How Shell gets 11 vendors to play nicely together

Apple in the Enterprise: Breaking Microsoft’s Grip

At Lifetime Products, Apple products breached a long-time Microsoft stronghold, disrupted a conservative IT culture and tested the CIO's mettle to inspire his troops and embrace the consumerization of IT.

The Great Cloud Computing Pricing Debate

Public cloud vs. private cloud: which model is cheaper for enterprises? In an environment where the future pricing of public cloud providers is uncertain and the reliability of internal private cloud deployments is far from guaranteed, CIOs need guid

IT Security News Sources to be Thankful for

Must reads for anyone who wants to stay up to date on IT security issues.

Windows 8 Installs: The Fastest and Easiest Ever?

Installing or upgrading Windows is worse than a root canal, admits Microsoft. Will the software giant really make Windows 8 a no-brainer?rnrn

Microsoft’s Future: What’s the Worst that Could Happen?

What if iPads keep whacking away at consumer PC sales, and Windows 8 changes nothing, and businesses finally realize they're paying too much for Office? It's a slippery slope for Redmond if things go south.

How Would We Know if a Cyber War Started?

Physical wars are easy to determine, but not virtual ones. The Defense Department is now struggling with the odd question of how to tell when a war starts.

Black Friday or Smartphone Shopping?

Call me a couch potato, but while most people will be holiday shopping at the mall, I’ll be at home making purchases with my trusty iPhone.

Bad Resumes: One Reason Recruiting Is So Broken

Bad resumes prevent qualified IT professionals from standing out in a crowded job market. That's why a professional resume writer can be a job seeker's best friend. Here's how to pick the best resume writer for you.

It’s a Small World: Facebook Slices Separation to 4.74 Degrees

According to a new study by Facebook, the social network has cut the degrees of separation between people from six to 4.74, making the world of Facebook smaller than it may seem. Take that, Kevin Bacon.

Down with PowerPoint? Never!

In most organizations PowerPoint is a primary way to deliver information, but how should it be used and managed? CIO blogger Mark Gibbs has an answer, and it's a good one.

The Small-Firm Path to CFO

Working at a little company can be a great way to advance to the large-company finance chief slot you want — unless it isn't.

Is 2012 the Year Android Invades the Enterprise?

Courtesy of the consumer, large-scale deployments of Android phones and, yes, tablets are coming next year. But the Android platform still has a ways to go before it's enterprise-ready, putting CIOs in a tough spot.

AT&T Wins iPhone 4S Speed Test, But Speed Ain’t Everything

While AT&T may offer the fastest iPhone 4S, Verizon Android phones leave everyone in the dust. Yet download and Web browsing speed isn't the whole story, so before you buy a new smartphone think seriously about how – and where &

Talk To Me, Siri

SecureSheet: Turning Boring Spreadsheets into Hot Business Apps

Are you drowning in spreadsheets? CIO blogger Mark Gibbs has a service that will tame the sprawl and new value to that pile of digital documents.

Datalink’s M&a: Growth By Design

Careful bid pricing, good integration strategy, and a vigilant CFO help it avoid the pitfalls that plague so many other acquirers.

CFOs Sharing Their Hearts Out

Bursts of refreshing and surprising candor let MIT Sloan CFO Summit attendees see the human side of the job.

Work Your Plan; Don’t Sweat Your Budget

The annual budgeting process produces too many headaches. Here's how to make the plan more relevant.

Is There a Lack of Innovation From Outsourcers?

Two out of five offshore outsourcing customers say lack of innovation from providers is their biggest challenge. But customers need to invest much more to make that happen.

Facebook Privacy Tip: How to Disable Sharing in Social Reader Apps

Some Facebook users are unintentionally broadcasting their reading habits to their network. Here's how to find out if you've added one of these social reading apps and how to adjust your privacy settings.

Microsoft to CIOs: Google Cares About Ads Not You

A new Microsoft company blog post offers a warning to IT groups: Google will choose ad revenue over your business needs. But with Google Apps adoption growing steadily, is Microsoft starting to sound desperate?

What Do Your Users Know About the “New IT”?

The way IT used to educate users just won't work in the new age of Consumerization, according to CIO.com blogger Mark Gibbs.

New Online Piracy Bill Could Wreck the Web

A flawed anti-piracy bill backed by the big shots of the movie, music and pharmaceutical industries could damage the culture of innovation and free speech at the heart of the Internet.

Mobile Devices: Friend or Foe?

The “Always On” IT User: Risks and Rewards

IT consumerization often leads to users working all the time. CIO blogger Mark Gibbs explains why that can be both good and bad.

Giving Thanks for Human Capital

With the national unemployment rate at 9%, we're set to close out 2011 with workers still on edge. As an executive, it's up to you to help calm fears among your employees about this economy, and to get them to help your business stay compet