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How to Win CFO Friends and Influence Business People: Quantify IT Investment Risk

A new Forrester report offers a methodology designed to help IT measure tech investment uncertainty and risk, plus demonstrate potential returns on investment dollars to the executive suite.

Professional References: 7 Deadly Myths

Job seekers make many false assumptions about their professional references: They think they can simply leave bad references off their resumes and that their references don't matter to an employer after they've started a new job. Here, the

When the FBI Raids a Data Center: A Rare Danger

The FBI's recent seizure of servers at a Dallas, Texas, co-location facility affected dozens of businesses. Could it happen to you? Experts say that power outages and network disruptions are the far more likely threat, but add that cloud computi

iPod Touch: The iPod of War

The "funnest iPod ever" has become deadly serious as U.S. military soldiers depend on the iPod Touch in war zones.

Five Windows 7 Features IT Must Prep For Now

Your Windows 7 rollout may seem far in the future, but a research report from Forrester warns against starting your migration from Windows XP too late. Also, learn now about five key enterprise features in Windows 7 that IT managers must understand.

VMware and ISVs Including Marathon Square Off on Fault Tolerance

Now that VMware is building fault tolerance into its technology, third-party software vendors specializing in high availability solutions face added pressure. Marathon Technologies is stepping up with enhanced products this week.

Business to IT: Poor App Performance Is Killing Us

Pay Cuts, Furloughs or Reduced Work Hours?

Windows 7 Challenge: Secure an Insecure Mobile Workforce

CSC Launches Federated Identity Management Solution

CSC announced the launch of its Federated Identity Management (FIM) offering, a solution designed to enable companies and organizations to establish trusted relationships with business partners and outside parties. The new solution is part of CSC&#03

Explaining Salesforce.com to the CEO: Top 5 Business Payoffs

When you're ready to choose a new CRM system and need to explain "why Salesforce.com" to the CEO, you need to explain business payoffs, not jargon or the latest sales rep messages.

14 Emerging Offshore Outsourcing Markets You Can’t Afford to Miss

A recent study by the London School of Economics Outsourcing Unit ranks fourteen up-and-coming offshore outsourcing markets on cost, skills, risk and infrastructure.

Twitter Etiquette: The Polite Way to Take a Break, Ignore or Unfollow

From those who tweet too much to those who tweet too much information, Twitter friends can become trouble. Here are some useful tips on how to manage problem Tweeters without offending them.

BlackBerry Tips: Delete Carrier Crapware, Icons (We’re Looking at You, AT&T)

Did your wireless carrier push out a handful of unwanted apps and games to your BlackBerry? No worries. Delete or hide those dastardly downloads with these simple steps.

Business Mistakes: 11 Cultural Faux Pas You Should Never Make in China

Manners matter in all countries, but cultural missteps could cause you to lose out on an important business deal. How much do you know about doing business in China?

VMware vSphere: Does It Solve IT’s Biggest Worries About Cloud?

vSphere 4 lays the technology foundation for VMware's vision of the private cloud in enterprise data centers. But some of the key concerns that IT leaders have about cloud computing fall outside of vSphere 4's scope — or VMware's cont

Embrace “Lean BPM” To Keep Your BPM Initiative On Track In 2009

The Biggest Loser in Oracle-Sun Deal: SAP

Java/J2EE, PHP, Unified Communications and SQL Server Skills Remain in Demand During Recession

Foote Partners' latest quarterly ranking of the most valuable IT skills and technical certifications highlights development, project management, process management and security skills.

Three Rules for Managing PC Power Usage

Avoid power-saving myths, steer clear of vendor lies, and craft a realistic PC power-saving plan to reap the green benefits.

Tech Talk: Your Take on Netbook Weaknesses, Microsoft’s Dumb Ads and More

CIO.com readers weigh in on things to hate about tech, Microsoft's dweeby commercials, why CFOs and CEOs hate IT, and the reasons netbooks are not enterprise ready.

10 Things I Just Don’t Get About Tech

The Windows 7 Adoption Survey Says! Whatever You Want it To Say

Business Mistakes: 10 Cultural Faux Pas You Should Never Make in India

Sure, you know a bit about Indian culture, but do you know enough to NOT make a mistake that could ruin your big business deal?

How to Reduce the Burden on Your IT Budget

Servers and storage services take up a "significant portion" of most IT department budgets, according to Info-Tech Research Group Inc.

Business Mistakes: 6 Cultural Faux Pas You Should Never Make in Russia

Awareness of cultural missteps could save your business deal–a lack of cultural awareness can also ensure that you not only look a fool, but fail to seal the deal.

The Real Pirates to Worry About: Chinese Manufacturing Partners After Your IP Booty

New supply chain data from AMR Research shows that sourcing from Chinese manufacturers is the most popular and the riskiest supply chain strategy today, especially with your intellectual property. Watch out China, because India's on your heels.

VMware Updates Story on VDC-OS and Private Cloud

VMware's expected vSphere announcement on Tuesday will include some rebranding and clarification of the VDC-OS, VMware's vision of a data center operating system, while retaining focus on an enterprise all-in-one virtual-infrastructure base

Cloud Mea Culpa: Nick Carr Was Right and I Was Wrong

Nick Carr sees cloud's potential — but while it's tempting to forecast The End of Computing, it's unlikely that IT development will stop at Amazon-hosted centralized computing, Bernard Golden argues.

Lawson’s “Ugly” Quarterly Results Are Actually Quite Handsome

Check Point to Launch IP Appliances Post Nokia Security Buy

Check Point Software Technologies announced it completed the acquisition of the Nokia security appliance business.

Three Reasons Netbooks are Not Enterprise Ready: IT Pros Speak

Netbooks have attractive charms such as price and portability. But amid all the current netbook hype, IT professionals say that today's netbooks do not have the size, power or security features that they'd need to be primary machines for en

BlackBerry Tips: How to Use Folders to Unclutter Your RIM Smartphone

Research In Motion's (RIM) latest slogan is "Life on BlackBerry." And rightly so; BlackBerry owners turn to the devices to store more and more data and applications for life inside the corporate walls and out. Here's how to use Bl

BlackBerry Curve 8350i without Camera Hits Sprint; $150 on Contract

MS Exchange 2010: New Beta Sports Archiving, Web Hosting Tweaks

Microsoft raises the stakes against rival Lotus Notes by releasing a public beta version of Exchange 2010 today with new e-mail archiving and productivity features, plus an option for customers who want to mix and match on-premise and Web-hosted Exch

Fluke Networks Announces LAN Validation Test Suite

Fluke Networks announced the release of an enhanced suite of LAN validation tests as part of its EtherScope Network Assistant. Fluke says that as much as $20,000 (USD) per LAN can be saved each year using LAN validation tests on network installation

6 Tips for Installing IP Telephony

Security should be the first consideration for any IT department about to implement voice over IP on a local-area network, an executive with an equipment manufacturer says.

5 Misunderstood Facts About ERP

If you're researching ERP, negotiating for it or revamping your entire strategy, make sure you understand these five key facts about enterprise resource planning software — or it could cost you dearly in expense and career success.

Data Centers Want an MPG Rating for Energy Efficiency

Car buyers can easily compare two vehicles using the miles-per-gallon rating stuck to the window. Enterprise IT groups looking to improve the energy efficiency of their data centers aren't so lucky — yet.

Analytics: Unlocking Value in Business Intelligence (BI) Initiatives

Most companies are making a colossal mistake in how they are approaching the business intelligence challenge because they fail to realize data does not equal information.

New CIOs at Aerojet, Novartis, UnitedHealth, and more

Trend Micro Launches Web Browsing Security App on App Store

Trend Micro Monday announced its Trend Smart Surfing application which is now available on the Apple App Store. Trend Smart Surfing is a free secure browser application for iPhone and iPod touch that offers a layer of protection against Web threats b

Netgear Expands ReadyNAS Range for the SMB Market

Netgear expanded its ReadyNAS small- and midsize-business storage family with iSCSI support.

CRM Vendor Says Its Users Favor BlackBerry Over IPhone

Vendor Maximizer says most of its mobile CRM users favor the BlackBerry platform. But that could change as more SMBs seriously look at the iPhone as a corporate mobile platform.

Retail IT: Alignment Woes Plus Legacy Application Costs Equal Big Trouble Now

An exclusive look at a new RSR Research survey of retailers shows serious problems mounting inside today's retail IT shops — including a vicious cycle with legacy apps that's hurting businesses at a particularly bad time.

Desktop Virtualization and Licensing: IT Wary of Gotchas

Beyond ending the Mac versus Windows versus Linux platform wars, the emerging desktop virtualization world is sending software vendors scrambling to adapt their software licensing models.

BlackBerry Browser Shortcuts: Killer Keyboard Tips & Tricks

Boost your BlackBerry Web browsing experience with these can't-miss keyboard shortcuts, for newbies and power-users alike.

Microsoft’s Lauren vs. Apple’s Yau-Man

Microsoft wants laptop buyers to fret over Apple's higher price tag, but one CTO isn't convinced that the cost factor is higher.

MIT Wearable Gadget Gives You Sixth Sense, a la Minority Report

MIT Media Lab researchers have cooked up Sixth Sense, a wearable computing device that turns any surface into a Web interface, augmenting the five senses we've been given naturally. Want to organize photos or use a map that's on your hand,

Economy, Vista Reputation Slowing Windows 7 Adoption Plans

Will IT go for Windows 7 in the next year? A new survey shows Windows 7 rollouts may proceed much slower than Microsoft would like. Plus, IT managers say they're more open to Mac and Linux alternatives.