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IT Jobs: Foreign Workers Need Not Apply

A Brazilian citizen, who came to the U.S. on a student visa and is authorized by the federal government to work in the States, says employers are reluctant to hire him because of his citizenship status. Is he a victim of discrimination? Two immigrati

Apple Stealing More Mobile Ad Revenue from Google

Apple will end the year with 21 percent of the mobile advertising market, IDC predicts, with Google and Microsoft paying the price.

Google Labs: 5 New Tools to Try Now

What's new at Google Labs? Check out these cool new tools that make it easier to find parking spots, search Google Docs, share short URLs and more.

Pre-Paid Wireless Plans: Beware 8 Gotchas

Inexpensive pre-paid wireless plans are growing in popularity with cellphone users. But before you buy one for yourself, an elderly parent, or a teen, consider these 8 gotchas.

How 6 Memorable Tech Companies Got Their Names

Just imagine if instead of "Googling" something, you "BackRubbed" it.

P2P File Sharing On College Campuses

Police Warn Burglars Are Using Social Networks

How Much for a Fake I.D.?

The Cloud Crusades of Ellison and Benioff

Larry Ellison and Marc Benioff seem to be looking to the pulpit for inspiration as they guide their flocks down different paths.

Job search: The 10 professional attributes employers want most in employees

Indeed.com studied millions of job ads to identify the professional attributes that employers most commonly seek in employees.

Microsoft to Customers: Don’t Let IE9 Keep You from Windows 7

<b>Updated:</b> Microsoft is making it unnecessarily difficult for Windows users to install the final version of IE9.

How CIOs Use Twitter: 5 Facts

Twitter adoption among CIOs increased significantly in the last year, according to a new survey. But 49 percent of CIOs say Twitter's biggest challenge in the enterprise is its reputation as a time-waster.

Clouded in Mystery

Cloud computing is changing the way we do business but as Zachary Ochieng finds out, it is the first baptism of fire for a number of CIOs.

The Internet of Things: How CIOs Can Influence the Next Wave of Product Innovation

CIOs must seize the opportunity created by new data streams from smart productsu2014the Internet of Thingsu2014to put IT at the center of business innovation

Cloud Computing: The Truth About What Runs on Amazon

You hear lots of talk that Amazon's on-demand public cloud offering is used mostly by small companies, but that's not the reality, says CIO.com's Bernard Golden. And as happened with open source, developers are leading the charge.

‘America’s Neighborhood Grocer’ Offshores IT to India

SuperValu has signed a multi-year outsourcing deal with TCS, but there’s more to the story.

China Could Eventually Overtake India in Outsourcing

India may well be the current leader of the outsourcing market but China is slowly closing the gap with this nation, according to Ovum.

IT Spending Continues to Rise

CIOu2019s latest economic survey indicates IT leaders are increasing budgets and investing in applications and mobile

Are CIOs Embracing the iPad?

CIO magazine CEO Michael Friedenberg has noticed a surprising number of iPads in the hands of CIOs during his travels.

What We’re Reading from the October 1 Issue of CIO Magazine

Books, blogs and research about IT and management

CIOs Of The Future Need To Capitalize on New Data Sources

As The Internet of Things paves the way to cars that recognize their driver and washing machines that call in for repairs, CIOs should reach out to colleagues in R&D and be at the forefront of driving business strategy.

Five Things You Need to Know About HTML5

Appleu2019s early adoption has front-burnered HTML5, and vendors like Adobe and Microsoft and looking for a piece of the action.

ERP Vendor Workday Has Work to Do

The SaaS ERP vendor is targeting legacy ERP vendors, with ambitions to provide a financial management platform for large companies.

Dole Fixes A Mission-Critical Application With Monitoring Tools

When Dole Fresh Fruit wasnu2019t able to ship its product due to the frequent meltdown of its tracking application, it took implementing a new monitoring tool to solve the problem.

Healthcare IT: How Reform Is Giving CIOs A More Strategic Role in Delivering Patient Care

Electronic health records arenu2019t enough. Healthcare CIOs need to apply technology to coordinating patient care and measuring quality.

Cloud Computing for a Crowd

Chubb devised an innovation process using a cloud-based crowdsourcing tool that is delivering ideas for new products and customer-facing services.

FTC Considers Allowing Consumers to Opt Out of Behavioral Marketing

CIOs may need to handle another compliance issue with data-sharing restrictions under discussion

Mobile Wars: Consumers Having the Last Laugh

A few years ago, we had no option but persevere long queues to use a call box in order to pass a message. Then mobile communication was a mirage to the common Mwananchi. This was a thing for the government big fishes and prominent kids in town; you h

Android, iPhone, BlackBerry: What They Say About You

Do BlackBerry owners worry about becoming obsolete? Do Android owners dream of electric sheep? We all know iPhone owners are just chatty. Check out these and other findings from a couple of smartphone surveys.

ERP Sticker Shock: Maintenance, Upgrades and Customizations

Two new studies demonstrate why many companies are suffering from "buyer's remorse" after spending millions on traditional ERP rollouts.

NBC’s Outsourced: Separating Fact from Comedy

NBC's new sitcom Outsourced, which takes place at a call center in India, has riled audiences on both sides of the offshoring debate, from those who say the show stereotypes Indians to anti-offshoring activists who say it makes light of a seriou

Geolocation Technology; Please Stalk and Rob Me

iTunes a Platform for Phish Scammers

Facebook’s Rumored Phone: 3 Reasons to Dislike

Facebook's rumored phone could be a dream for over-sharers, but is unlikely to win over casual users.

3 Million Businesses Go Google, But Microsoft Battle’s Still About Search

The more money Microsoft has to throw at Office, the less it has for Bing. Google is no dummy when it comes to its cash cow.

BlackBerry Tablet, Amazon Music App for RIM Smartphones Could be Unveiled Next Week

RIM could show off a new BlackBerry tablet, along with an Amazon.com music app for BlackBerry smartphones, next week in Calif.

6 Ways to Improve Your WiFi Network

Can your wireless network handle the rising tide of mobile devices? Can your company survive shoddy performance? Time to shore up your WiFi by utilizing these tips from Cisco.

EA Blogosphere Update (August 2010) – Better Late Than Never

A very late post summarizing some key EA blog posts from colleagues in August.

Oracle OpenWorld 2010: 10 Buzzwords to Know, Love and Hate

There's no escaping it: Optimization, stacks and the cloud are all in the air at Oracle's annual mega-conference.

Why I Switched from BlackBerry to Android: Conclusions

CIO.com's Al Sacco presents conclusions from his recent "Why I Switched to Android: 7 BlackBerry Geeks Speak" article.

HP’s Botched OpenWorld Keynotes: What Went Wrong

The Twittersphere erupted with negative comments while two top HP execs spoke at Oracle OpenWorld this week–but was this disaster preventable? Yes, says one presentation expert.

Why I Switched to Android: 7 BlackBerry Geeks Speak

Why are so many gadget enthusiasts abandoning RIM's ship to go Google? CIO.com's Al Sacco chats with seven formerly loyal BlackBerry users who've recently switched to Google's Android platform for some straight talk on the big shi

Bare Bones Change Management

Organizations don't resist change because employees resist change. That's the least of your challenges.

iPad Strikes Back at Netbooks, Tablets

The Force is strong with iPad. Are netbooks and tablets fearful yet? They should be.

Oracle Fusion Apps: Mixed Messages on Much-Hyped Suite

CEO Larry Ellison proudly talked up Fusion Apps at OpenWorld, but customers have every reason to remain skeptical.

BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Expected to (Finally) Launch on AT&T October 3

The latest smartphone in RIM's Pearl family, the Pearl 9100, could become available in the U.S. on AT&T in early October.

InfoWorld / Forrester EA Award Winners Announced

InfoWorld and Forrester are working together to publicize EA programs that are making a difference to their businesses.

IT Career Guide: Advice for IT Professionals

The low-down on IT careers, from what it's like to work in IT, to the hottest types of IT jobs and the skills and certifications you'll need to land them. From hiring and salary data to expert advice, CIO.com's complete IT career guide

Polycom Lures CTO From Cisco in Exec Shakeup

Five months after taking control of unified communications equipment maker Polycom Inc., CEO and president Andy Miller has overhauled the company's executive.

Virtualization Management: 5 Tools That Matter Most

As the recent bidding war between HP and Dell for 3Par's storage virtualization tools demonstrated, utilities keep the virtualization world humming. Here's a look at today's top 5 types of virtualization management tools and the vendor