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Mac Desktop Security: The Landscape Is Changing

Macs are climbing up the malware threat ladder as Mac OS X gains more users and business adoption. Yet there is a high level of cluelessness about Mac OS X security and it's making all Mac users vulnerable.

Location-Based Social Services: A Thin Line Between Sharing and Spamming

When it comes to location-based social-sharing services, sometimes not sharing is caring, according to CIO.com's Al Sacco. Here's why.

If You Use It, Mobile Malware Will Come

No matter what mobile platform you choose, be it Android, iOS or BlackBerry, you run the risk of infection and data theft.

Mozilla’s Rapid Firefox Releases Are Killing Me

Mozilla's insistence on releasing new versions of the Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail client every six weeks is more than just extremely annoying. It kills compatibility and poses a security threat to businesses and consumers, rants CIO.c

August Employment Figures Show Job Growth for IT Industry

Consulting/professional services is the best place to find IT jobs today.

Oracle Likely to Appeal Rejection of $1.3B SAP Verdict

Oracle Corp. and SAP AG are standing by their legal positions in the wake of a federal judge's stunning rejection of the $1.3-billion copyright-infringement verdict that a jury gave Oracle against SAP last November. Oracle indicated that it will

IT Outsourcing: What Big Companies Can Learn from Midsize Companies

Midsize companies experience more success with their IT outsourcing deals than large companies because they take a "big bang" approach, according to the results of a recent outsourcing survey.

Dreamforce 2011: Ukelele’s, MC Hammer, Free iPads, Chatter Still Matters

Highlights of Saleforce.com's user/developer conference, Dreamforce, from three different perspectives: Atmospheric, management and technical.

Hands On Video: The Toshiba Portege R835

Toshiba is going all thin and light on us with the Portege R835 model, its lightest ultraportable laptop at 3.2 pounds with an amazing eight hours of battery life and an unbeatable price.

Conquering The Technology/Marketing Divide

The new "it" couple is the CIO and CMO. Why? In the digital world we live in today, which Forrester defines as the Age of the Customer, empowered buyers demand a new level of customer obsession.

Infographic: Who’s Using Social Media Today?

Which words — both positive and negative — do people associate with social networking? How much has social networking grown in the last year? A new report highlights how social networking usage has changed, with some findings that may surprise you.

Judge Tosses Oracle’s $1.3B SAP Award

German-based business software company SAP AG won a stunning reversal of the $1.3 billion jury verdict that Oracle had received in a November 2010 copyright-infringement trial.

The Magical World of Tablets and Touchscreens

For disabled computer technician Kevin Berg, touchscreen tablet technology has untangled him from the constraints of the trackball and desktop computer screen.

CIO Alert: Five Cures for What Ails IT

IT groups often struggle to stay efficient as a business grows and evolves. Here are five tips for CIOs needing to improve budgeting and vendor relationships and align IT and business priorities. First step: Go to lunch.

LinkedIn Deciphers the Entrepreneur

What sets entrepreneurs apart and where do they come from? LinkedIn scoured more than 120 million profiles to paint the picture of today's entrepreneur. Here's what they found.

Still the “Toughest Job in the World”?

If IT leadership isn’t the “toughest job in the world” … the world of business, that is … it’s pretty high in the rankings. And you thought you were just having a bad day or two. Or three. Or 365

5 Signs Your Competitors Will Steal Your Best IT Workers

Michael Greco, a partner in the Employee Defection & Trade Secrets Practice Group at law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP, identified several warning signs that indicate your best IT employees may be ready to accept job offers from your competitors

AT&T Enforcing Tether Requirement for BlackBerry PlayBook Bridge Browsing?

AT&T said a data plan with tethering support is necessary for its BlackBerry customers to share their smartphones' Web connections with PlayBook tablets in July, when it first announced BlackBerry Bridge BlackBerry support, but some users sa

Why CIOs Should Clone Themselves

CIOs who want a strategic role need to delegate. Start by training an up-and-coming leader to be second-in-command.

Why CEOs Prefer Old-Fashioned Networking When Hiring

When searching for top-notch talent for a high-level hire, C-suite execs know to ask their personal networks first

How to Get Started Using Analytics to Profit From Facebook

Online fashion retailer Tobi integrated data from customersu2019 Facebook pages and their purchasing histories to better target promotions and increase sales.

Taking the Guesswork Out of Mobile BI

Retailer Guess tailors business intelligence applications for the mobile devices they run on and the employees who use them.

How to Make EA Make Sense to Your CEO

Expert advice on discussing EA with your board in plain terms

Is Office 365 Right for Your Enterprise?

With Office 365, Microsoft is staking out its territory in the cloud. But CIOs have to judge whether making the shift is the right strategy for their enterprise.

Three Steps to Combatting Rogue IT

CIOs need to be more yes-oriented when it comes to embracing consumer tech and the tech demands of their internal customers

What We’re Reading from the Sept. 15, 2011 Issue for CIO Magazine

Books, blogs and research about IT, management and leadership

Good CFO/Bad CFO

Passed in 2002, Sarbanes-Oxley introduced the most sweeping changes to U.S. business legislation since the 1930s. And most of the responsibility for effecting this change has fallen on CFOs, particularly insofar as sections 302 and 404 are concerned.

Tablets Take Precedence

As tablets gain a foothold in the enterprise, CIOs are scrambling to create consumer-tech-friendly policies.

Analysts Advise CIOs and Employees Make Decisions Together

To succeed in the u2018empowered era,u2019 CIOs need to make sure their technology-delivery model has the right mix of IT and business control

Google Apps Quick Tip: How to Work Offline

No Internet access? No worries. With Google's new offline capabilities, you can still be productive in Gmail, Docs and Calendar.

What CIOs Should Do About Rogue IT

CIOs no longer control all of a companyu2019s technology choices. But they still need to manage risk and save rogue users from themselves.

Three Steps to Acing Your Next Presentation to the Board

Expert advice on the things you should always, sometimes and never do when presenting to your executive board

Tips for Taming Rogue IT

If users understand what IT capabilities are already available, theyu2019ll be less likely to want to buy technology themselves

How the Right Tech Plans Can Lead to Better Customer Service

Keep your average customer in mind when developing the products they must interact with, recommends CIO magazine publisher emeritus Gary Beach.

Best Social Networks for Finding IT Jobs

LinkedIn tops the list, but IT job seekers shouldn't ignore Facebook or Twitter, according to a recent survey.

Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Gets 4.0 Update

Google has released version 4.0 of its Google Apps Connector software for BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), and the update supports the most recent versions of RIM's BES and adds some minor functionality.

Yammer’s Freemium Model Creates a Viral Effect Inside Companies

VMWorld 2011: The Business Case for Cloud Computing

Consona Corp. CIO Milt Volosyn explains his company's move to cloud computing and virtualization.

Summer of Google: 10 Hot New Features

Some businesses embraced the relaxed pace of summer, but not Google. Check out how Google was beating the heat and rolled out 10 new tools for shopping, tracking weather and more.

Android Devices Exposed: 7 Ways to Thwart Hackers

Hackers are in hot pursuit of Google's popular Android OS, according to recent reports. And although mobile security threats are tiny compared to PCs, you still need to protect your smartphone, even more so if it runs Android. Here are seven tip

R-E-S-P-E-C-T…

How to influence, even when we lack authority, is one of the finest arts a finance professional can learn.

How KKR Used Data Mining For Competitive Advantage

Unique business intelligence and analytics systems are a popular choice for DIY projects

The Secret to Successful Software Innovation Projects

Building your own software seems nuts these days. But these CIOs from NYSE, KKR and Alcoa are doing it anyway. Why? To gain competitive advantage.

Five Things CIOs Need to Know about Anonymous

The hacking collective dubbed Anonymous has unleashed its brand of pesky u201coperationsu201d on companies from Visa to Sony. Here are the top five things you need to know about their antics.

IT Resume Makeover: How to address an employment gap

Second in the series of CIO.com's resume makeovers, certified professional resume writer Jennifer Hay revamps the IT resume of Don Bernal, a data warehousing and business intelligence professional who's been out of the IT industry for four

Spirits Distributor Serves Up Real-Time Business Intelligence

Charmer Sunbelt Group is using SAPu2019s new in-memory analytics tool to produce real-time data it hopes will speed up operations and lower costs

How Collaboration Enables Affordable Innovation

Top companies are turning to crowdsourcing on public and private networks to pave the way to more affordable idea creation

Why Companies Should Donate Used PCs Instead of Recycling

When crafting your green efforts, itu2019s a no-brainer to consider the greater good

Finding the Right Road to Successful Innovation

You donu2019t have to be famous, or a CEO, to be a successful innovator. But to lead others in creating something new, you need a clear idea of what youu2019re trying to do.

BlackBerry Bold 9930 Review: An Enterprise Evaluation

RIM's new BlackBerry Bold 9930 from Verizon Wireless has made quite an impression on CIO.com's Al Sacco; he's calling it without a doubt the best BlackBerry ever for businesspeople. But there are a few key areas in which it is lacking.