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Mac Engineers Lament Snow Leopard in the Enterprise

Apple's early release of Snow Leopard is creating headaches for IT professionals who need to deploy the new OS in their organizations.

By Tom Kaneshige

Sep 3, 2009

Apple MacBook Technology Industry

Facebook Apps All Grown Up: Four to Watch

Down in Palo Alto this week, CIO.com's C.G. Lynch examined a slew of start-ups that have built cool features into apps and services that allow people and businesses to utilize Facebook for more than just games. Here are his favorites.

By C.G. Lynch

Sep 3, 2009 5 mins

Consumer Electronics Internet Social Networking Apps

BMW and Windows 7: Three Reasons Why the Car Giant Is Upgrading Now

Luxury automaker BMW has been spending nearly all of 2009 testing Windows 7 for its 85,000 Windows XP machines, with plans for full deployment by 2011. The goal: better remote management and a more productive mobile workforce. Here's a look at t

By Shane O'Neill

Sep 3, 2009

Data Center Small and Medium Business Windows

RIM BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac (v1.0.0) Leaks; Apple Users Rejoice

A leaked version of Research In Motion's (RIM) new BlackBerry Desktop Software for Macintosh computers hit the Web this morning, at least a few weeks before RIM intended to ship it. The software is big news for Mac users, who've in the past

By Al Sacco

Sep 3, 2009 3 mins

Apple Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Job Search: Four Ways to Stand Out and Differentiate Yourself In Today’s Market

The first of a four-part series on ways to differentiate yourself as THE candidate employers are seeking. 1) Certifications.

By Mark Cummuta

Sep 2, 2009

Careers

SAP and Oracle: Aggravating ERP Customers One Continent at a Time

For your consideration: two deals that SAP and Oracle are haggling over right now in Ethiopia.

By Thomas Wailgum

Sep 2, 2009

Enterprise Applications

How to Create a Privacy Policy

One of the most requested items from me, for performance as well as for advice, is to create Privacy Policies.

By Ariel Silverstone

Sep 2, 2009

Security

Chrome Confusion: Google Must Educate Consumers on Browser and OS

While the idea behind Chrome is sound, Google needs to make sure everyday people know about it.

By C.G. Lynch

Sep 2, 2009

Enterprise Applications

Job Market Report: Job Losses Slow as Online Want Ads Rise

The pace of job losses is slowing at the same time that the number of online job ads is creeping up, according to two recent studies. In the meantime, CIOs polled by Robert Half Technology remain cautious about hiring.

By Meridith Levinson

Sep 2, 2009

IT Jobs IT Leadership Staff Management

Paperless Boarding Passes for Smartphones Hit SFO: Flash-in-the-Pan or the Future?

Continental Airlines is the first U.S. airline to introduce paperless-boarding passes at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), so passengers can employ only their cell phones and picture IDs to gain access to airport gates and flights. But Conti

By Al Sacco

Sep 2, 2009 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps

Windows Phones to Join the Smartphone Fray on Oct. 6

Facing extremely stiff competition, Microsoft will release phones running Windows Mobile 6.5 to retail stores in early October.

By Shane O'Neill

Sep 1, 2009

Data Center

Snow Leopard Buyers Report From the Trenches

Readers sound off on their Snow Leopard experience

By Tom Kaneshige

Sep 1, 2009

Enterprise Applications

How to Hire the Right Project Managers. (part 6 of 6)

How to know you are getting the whole package whe hiring project managers.

By Jim Vaughan

Sep 1, 2009

IT Leadership

20 Goofy USB Gadgets & Gizmos You’ll Love

We scoured the Web for the world's wackiest USB-powered gadgets to dress up and differentiate your desktop or cubicle – and annoy entertain coworkers. These 20 gizmos, from cubicle stink-busters to toasters that print the morning news on your br

By Al Sacco

Sep 1, 2009

Consumer Electronics

BoxTone “User Self-Service Module” Helps BlackBerry Users Help Themselves

BoxTone, a maker of BlackBerry monitoring software for enterprises, on Tuesday released the latest addition to it BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES)-oversight product line: the BoxTone User Self-Service Module for BlackBerry, which the company says c

By Al Sacco

Sep 1, 2009

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business

Tech Companies Drowning in ‘Underwater’ Stock Options

Execs at the 100 largest publicly-held tech firms haven't seen much stock joy lately. If your options ain't what they used to be, you've got company, new research says.

By Thomas Wailgum

Sep 1, 2009

Careers Enterprise Applications Outsourcing

As Prices for Outsourced Desktop Support Drop, Some IT Shops Get Shafted

Some cash-strapped IT departments are inking deals with vendors for desktop support services at rock-bottom prices. But they may be signing up for all-time low levels of service that may defeat the purpose of outsourcing in the first place and cost t

By Stephanie Overby

Aug 31, 2009

Computers and Peripherals Outsourcing

SAP Upgrades: Dos and Don’ts from an ERP Guru

ERP consultant Jon Reed offers 49 dos and don'ts when it comes time for you to upgrade to SAP 6.0 — and shares lessons learned from companies that have made the big switch.

By Thomas Wailgum

Aug 31, 2009

ERP Systems Outsourcing Project Management Tools

How To Tell When You Should Dump a CRM System

At some point in a CRM system's life, you have to ask whether the business will be better served by investing in the existing system, or replacing it. Here are 10 guideposts to consider for that decision.

By David Taber

Aug 31, 2009

CRM Systems Data Center

How to Hire the Right Project Managers. (part 5 of 6)

Discovering a person's leadership ability might be different than you think.

By Jim Vaughan

Aug 29, 2009

IT Leadership

New appointments at HP, Windstream, TravelCLICK and more

By Martha Heller

Aug 28, 2009

Careers

Oracle & Bingham McCutchen: Litigating the Competition into Submission Since 2003

Oracle's business strategies require a wealth of legal counsel. Just ask SAP and Rimini Street.

By Thomas Wailgum

Aug 28, 2009

Enterprise Applications

How Windows 7 Fills in the Holes Left by Vista

If Vista was the disease, is Windows 7 the cure? A new research report for businesses says yes.

By Shane O'Neill

Aug 28, 2009

Data Center

Don’t Do Complex App Deployments Yourself: Analyst

Don't underestimate the importance of cultural similarity when employing an IT consulting firm for a big-time enterprise software deployment, said one analyst.

By Kathleen Lau

Aug 28, 2009

Enterprise Applications IT Leadership

To get the benefits from shared services, you need to address the risks to your company's intellectual property.

By Chanley Howell and Manfred Perera

Aug 28, 2009

Legal

Facebook Privacy: More Control for Users, Less Freedom for App Developers

Facebook recently announced that it will make more changes to its privacy settings and set tighter control over what pieces of data third-party applications can access.

By C.G. Lynch

Aug 28, 2009 3 mins

Consumer Electronics Privacy Social Networking Apps

iPhone Apps: Five Markets Under Siege

Will the iPhone's ability to combine features and functions doom standalone products such as GPS devices, MP3 players, handheld games, low-end digital cameras and e-readers?

By Tom Kaneshige

Aug 28, 2009

Consumer Electronics Social Networking Apps iPhone

Snow Leopard: Five Reasons to Upgrade Now

Apple's newest Mac OS has been called an under-the-hood upgrade, whereby the improvements will go largely unseen. So why should Mac users bother with Snow Leopard? Here are five compelling reasons.

By Tom Kaneshige

Aug 28, 2009

Apple IT Leadership Technology Industry

“No Poaching” Agreements Threaten Silicon Valley Tech Careers

S.V. tech firms' efforts to prevent each other from recruiting their employees seriously hinders those employees' careers.

By Meridith Levinson

Aug 27, 2009

Careers

“No Poaching” Agreements Threaten Silicon Valley Tech Careers

S.V. tech firms' efforts to prevent each other from recruiting their employees seriously hinders those employees' careers.

By Meridith Levinson

Aug 27, 2009 2 mins

Careers

How Agile Development and Virtual Teams Help the Fed Set the Economy’s Course

Meredith Black, SVP of the Dallas Fed, tells how agile development and virtual teams enable the Fed to respond more quickly to changes in the economy

By Charlie Feld

Aug 27, 2009

IT Leadership

Students Abandoning Apple MacBooks for Cheap Netbooks

A survey finds that students no longer want their MacBooks, preferring cheap netbooks instead. A UC Berkeley CTO bears witness to this trend.

By Tom Kaneshige

Aug 27, 2009

Cloud Computing MacBook

BlackBerry at D.C. VA Medical Center: Saving Heart-Attack Victims with Handhelds

The Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center is the first hospital in the United States to employ a fully-automated version of mVisum's mobile EKG-monitoring application. And the app's not only helping to save the lives of heart-atta

By Al Sacco

Aug 27, 2009

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business

The World’s Most Underpaid CIO Runs IT at the World’s Largest Retailer

Can you believe the CIO of $400 billion Wal-Mart earns less than the CIO of out-dated clothing designer Guess? A new Retail Info Systems report tells all.

By Thomas Wailgum

Aug 27, 2009

Careers Enterprise Applications Salaries

Snow Leopard Early Release Ratchets Up Pressure on Windows 7

Snow Leopard, Apple's newest version of Mac OS X, is an evolutionary not revolutionary upgrade u2014 but the timing gives Apple a couple important months to try and stick it to Windows 7. Here's the lowdown on the price battle, the PR wars

By Shane O'Neill

Aug 27, 2009

Apple Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

What The Private Cloud Supply Chain Looks Like

Cloud computing will require IT to be masters of a private supply chain, argues CIO.com's Bernard Golden. Here's a look at the stack of services that must be in place for a cloud supply chain to operate.

By Bernard Golden

Aug 27, 2009

Cloud Computing Virtualization

Surprise: Twitter’s Full of Grown-Ups, Not Tweens

If young people are more cautious about Twitter than Facebook, what does that mean for Twitter's future role in the workplace?

By C.G. Lynch

Aug 26, 2009 3 mins

Enterprise Applications

How to Hire the Right Project Managers. (part 4 of 6)

Hiring the best project managers is about human nature.

By Jim Vaughan

Aug 26, 2009

IT Leadership

Cloud Hype Peaks, But IT Concerns Increase

How big is the cloud marketing challenge? CIO.com's newest survey of IT professionals on cloud computing shows fears regarding security, data management, TCO, compliance and vendor lock-in have only spiked since one year ago.

By Thomas Wailgum

Aug 26, 2009

Cloud Computing Enterprise Applications IT Leadership

Legal Considerations for Shared Services

Choose a corporate model that reflects the mission of your shared services groupn

By Thomas Hoffman

Aug 26, 2009

Business IT Alignment Legal

Sharing IT services with other companies in your industry is back in vogue, thanks to cloud computing, the economy and new ways to collaborate.

By Thomas Hoffman

Aug 26, 2009

Collaboration Software IT Strategy Small and Medium Business

H-1B Reform Bill Could Complicate Offshore Outsourcing

A provision of the H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009, intended to prevent companies from replacing American workers with H-1B visa holders, will make it more difficult for outsourcing vendors to place H-1B professionals at customer sites if the le

By Stephanie Overby

Aug 26, 2009

Government Outsourcing

Expand Your Brand

The benefits of social media outweigh the downsides. It's time for CIOs to reach out.n

By Kristin Burnham

Aug 26, 2009

Relationship Building

Larry Ellison’s $1-a-Year Salary: Just Plain Stupid

Sorry, Larry: A $1-a-year salary gesture simply rings hollow right now.

By Thomas Wailgum

Aug 25, 2009 3 mins

Enterprise Applications

How to Manage Layoff Survivor Syndrome

Three management tips for helping employees cope with worklife after layoffs.

By Kristin Burnham

Aug 25, 2009 2 mins

IT Leadership

Five Resume Musts For Future CIOs

CIOs share the work experience they would most like to see on the resumes of future CIOs.

By Martha Heller

Aug 25, 2009 4 mins

Careers

Five Lessons from Microsoft on Cloud Security

The software titan reviewed its security approach to cloud computing and developed new strategies. Here's what one Microsoft cloud expert says he's learned.

By Robert Lemos

Aug 25, 2009 5 mins

Cloud Computing Data Center

Microsoft-Yahoo Deal: 3 Reasons Why Google Should Sweat It

Google's playing it cool, but CIO.com's Shane O'Neill points out several factors about the new search partnership that should make even Google nervous.

By Shane O'Neill

Aug 25, 2009 4 mins

Data Center Enterprise Applications Internet

VMworld Preview: Vendors Fight to Fill Gaps in Cloud, Virtual Infrastructures

VMworld, VMware's premier event for customers and partners, kicks off next week in San Francisco. Here's a look at what's on tap from VMware as well as EMC, HP, vKernel and Stratus.

By Kevin Fogarty

Aug 25, 2009 4 mins

Cloud Computing Virtualization

What RIM’s Torch Mobile Deal Means for the BlackBerry Browser–and You

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion's (RIM) recent acquisition of developer Torch Mobile suggests the BlackBerry's Web browser may soon be getting a much-needed makeover. That's great news for BlackBerry users–but it'll be a year

By Al Sacco

Aug 25, 2009 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Developer Small and Medium Business