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New BlackBerry PlayBook Videos Tease Tablet Before CES 2011

RIM has released two new video teasers for its much-anticipated BlackBerry PlayBook tablet PC, just in time for CES.

The Internet of Things and the Cloud CIO of the Future

The ease of cloud computing and the explosion of computing devices means that the nature of IT and the role of CIO is going to change dramatically.

Apple’s Great (and Not-So-Great) Moments in 2010

From the smash debut of the iPad to the coming of the Mac OS X Lion to a knee-jerk ban on bikinis in the App Store, Apple has had one dramatic year.

11 Outsourcing Resolutions Vendors Should Make in 2011

We kick off 2011by offering some outsourcing resolutions for the party on the other side of table — the IT service provider.

Microsoft at CES: Put Up or Shut Up Time on Tablets

Will Microsoft get its tablet act together in 2011? Here's what we'd like to hear from Steve Ballmer about tablets at CES.

5 Most Surprising Things about the Cloud in 2010

The five things newbies and experienced IT managers learned about cloud computing during 2010.

5 Fixes for iTunes’ Famous Flaws

Apple's iTunes has it's flaws and isn't nearly as flexible as it should be. There are ways to fix some of the flaws via free or low-cost add-ons, here are five of the best options.

2011 State of the CIO: IT Departments Are Fueling Company Growth Through Strategic Technology Investments

CIOs are investing in projects to improve staff productivity, make business processes more efficient and promote innovation. These activities signal the retrenchment that ruled during the Great Recession is, thankfully, over.

CIOs Recharged and Ready for 2011

Happily, our 2011 State of the CIO research reveals that this coming year will be all about enhancing productivity, investing strategically and fueling growth.

Happy Holidays and Thank You From Robert Siciliano and Home Security Source

Tips to Keep Your Online Shopping Secure

Hacking Wireless for Identity Theft

How to Recover a Lost iPhone

Like It or Not, Here Comes the Facebook-ization of ERP

It may sound like vintage vendor hype, but there's business value in linking ERP apps and Enterprise 2.0 tools.

RIM, India Agree on Cloud-Based BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Monitoring

RIM and the Indian government have reportedly come to an agreement over a new cloud-based BlackBerry monitoring system.

Tips on Happy & Healthy Living

Tips on Happy & Healthy Living

11 Outsourcing Resolutions You Should Make in 2011

Outsourcing customers play a huge role in the success or failure of any project. Here are 11 expert tips to get more from your deals in 2011, with less stress.

Meet the Service-Driven Data Center: 5 Key Traits

Why might you want to add a business services layer to your data center's private cloud computing effort? John Stetic of Novell shares his opinion.

The 12 Scams of Christmas and Other Attacks

Miami Area Police Provide Burglary Prevention Tips

iPad in the Workplace: What Are the Hottest Apps?

Collaboration, training and mobile BI lead the pack of iPad apps enterprises are putting to work now.

An IT Industry Festivus Celebration: My Airing of Grievances

How tech vendors, CIOs, analysts and other assorted IT types have let me down during 2010.

Windows Phone 7 and Droids: The Exchange Connection Disconnect

Syncing my Windows Phone 7 and Droid Incredible smartphones with Exchange and Outlook shouldn't be this difficult.

A Holiday Card to the Industry, 2010

It's the surprises in life that keep you going. Have a happy, and surprising holidays season.

Verizon Mobile E-Mail 4.0 Brings Exchange Support to Select Feature Phones

An updated app from Verizon lets customers access Microsoft Outlook mail and other services via a handful of feature phones.

Emerging Tech: Business Intelligence Apps Go Mobile

What could your company do with a BI app on iPhones and iPads? Some analysts say this mobile software category will take off in 2011 – but early adopters are already gaining benefits.

Do You Need a Cloud CRM Platform, or Cloud CRM Product?

The best CRM applications are really toolkits in disguise. When do you need to be focusing on buying "just an app," and when do you need to focus on the toolkit and platform?

7 Requirements for Building Your Cloud Infrastructure

IT groups creating a cloud strategy in 2011 should have seven key infrastructure considerations, say the CEO and CMO of Cloud.com. From standards to reporting, check out their advice.

GM Continues IT Outsourcing

The automaker is, yet again, renewing IT outsourcing contracts worth millions of dollars.

Next on RIM’s BlackBerry Acquisition Trail: “Social Address Book” Service, Gist?

RIM may be set to acquire yet another company: Gist, a service that collects online info and builds profiles for your contacts.

11 Outsourcing Trends to Watch in 2011

Smaller contracts and hard lines on prices. Cloud-related commotion and back-door deals. Increased offshoring and decreased customer satisfaction. Happy New Year, outsourcers!

Enterprise 2.0 and Social Media Coming to ERP

The time has come to stop fighting the tide towards social media and instead harness its power within the enterprise. ERP is the natural place for social media tools to enter. Building social media-type enterprise 2.0 functionality into ERP will elim

Microsoft’s Biggest 2010 Missteps

2010 looked like a picnic in Redmond compared to 2009, but Microsoft still fumbled a few times. It fell asleep at the wheel in the tablet and mobile phone race u2014 and despite some pointed romancing, did not charm Wall Street.

6 Password Security Tips to Learn from Gawker Hack

The recent Gawker hack resulting in stolen passwords is what President Obama likes to call a teachable moment. Take this opportunity to review your own online password habits.

This Holiday Season, Beware of Phantom Websites

Are You Protected From Zeus?

11 Tips to Secure Online Shopping

Accidental Exposure: Lots to Like in Facebook’s New Prototypes

Facebook briefly went live with several prototypes yesterday. Was this a sneak peek into what we can expect from Facebook soon?

AltaVista’s View Was Nice, for a Moment in Time

AltaVista will be "sunsetted" soon–reminding us that even though the bubbly mid-90's seems like a century ago, the Web is merely a toddler.

Cloud Computing is Silver Lining for Indian Outsourcer

Patni is investing a great deal in leveraging and offering cloud computing services.

Google Nexus S with Android Gingerbread Now Available via Best Buy

Google's Nexus S smartphone with the latest Android OS, Gingerbread (v2.3), is now available in the United States via Best Buy.

As Application Rationalization Grows Hotter In 2011 – Vendors Will Play Catch-up

Application portfolio management (APM) will be a key planning and analysis tool used to manage the future.

Tis the Season for CIO Transition

Tis the Season for CIO Transition

12 Tech Survey Topics That Should Die in 2011

Enough is enough: We don't need any more surveys about "dramatic Facebook usage" or "CIOs' interest in cloud." Because 100 percent of this research is an introduction to the obvious.

5 Things You Need to Know about BYO Tech

The "Bring Your Own PC" trend has expanded to become Bring Your Own Device — as end users walk smartphones, tablets and some IT management headaches into the enterprise. Here's a guide to five key BYOD issues, to help you plan wisely

2010’s Most Popular iPad Apps

What people bought during the iPad's inaugural year.

When Is the Verizon iPhone Coming?

Verizon needs an iPhone as soon as possible – and this means February.

Google Chrome OS: Less Is (Not) More

Google's minimalist Chrome OS cloud notebook is not what we need right now. Is Google getting too far ahead of itself?

LinkedIn Tips: Three Ways to Polish Your Profile for the New Year

Are you a LinkedIn "buzzword" abuser? Do you still use only text and images in your profile to describe yourself and your employment history? If so, these three simple tips can refresh and revamp that boring profile and help set you apart f

RIM Patches Yet Another PDF-Related BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Flaw

Another day, another "critical" PDF-related security flaw in Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES). A new security update for various versions of BES, released today, should resolve the current issue…for now.