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Ballmer’s Apple Trash Talk Gets People Talking

BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 5.0 “Argon” v. Old BES: Feature Comparison

Report: Enterprises Struggle to Adopt Social Networking Internally

While the promise of implementing social networking applications for internal collaboration in the enterprise remains appealing, a recent Burton report says many hurdles remain. The problem might be more cultural than technological. n

Why U.S. Taxpayers Will Bail Out Foreign Automotive Suppliers

The automotive supply chain that keeps the Big Three carmakers stocked with parts is vast, efficient and in trouble. And due to the interdependencies of 21st century commerce, suppliers from Asia, Europe and parts unknown will likely see a piece of t

How Xcel Energy Plans to Help Customers Cut Their Electric Bills

An online dashboard aims to provide Xcel Energy electricity customers with tools to fine-tune their power consumption and their bills.

Is Apple Safari Safe?

Technically speaking, Safari has the weakest security of all the major browsers.

Should You Upgrade to Faster WiFi?

Higher-speed WiFi technology is available, but not everyone needs it.

Measure and Accelerate Green in Your Data Center

The role of PUE, DCiE and new performance metrics

Four New Gmail Add-Ons Liven E-mails with Online Video, Pictures

The newest batch of Gmail's free add-ons allow you to see online photo albums, YouTube videos and restaurant information from Yelp all within the body of your e-mail messages. Other add-ons try to solve well-established messaging problems, like

iFlyz Boosts Your In-Flight iPhone, BlackBerry Multimedia Experience

If you've ever attempted to watch a movie on your iPhone or BlackBerry during a long flight, you know the pain of constantly shifting and sliding, twisting and turning to find a suitable position for your device. Thanks to iFlyz, some of you can

Can Offshore Outsourcing Vendors Innovate?

For quite a while, every offshore outsourcing service provider has cited lower costs as a reason to outsource–the latest "news" is innovation as their key differentiators. But, what is their definition of "innovation"?

Google Android Not a Netbook Threat to Windows 7, Say Analysts

Industry analysts say that Google is not likely to rush its Linux-based Android OS on netbooks, but if prices keep dropping for non-Windows netbooks, buyers may soon resent paying more for Windows. And that's when Google could capitalize.

Twitter with Caution

The more Twitter followers you have, the more likely it is that there will be a stalker or hacker in their midst.

Web 2.0’s Power of Less

As a dyed-in-the wool journalist, I am rarely seduced by slogans or pitches, but "The Power of Less" for the upcoming Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco resonated.

CIOs are on the move

Starbucks Spikes Its ‘New’ Business Strategy with a Double Shot of IT

Crack BlackBerry OS, Win $10,000: PNW2OWN at CanSecWest

Economic Blues Could Slow, Not Stop, Data Center Construction

Multi-year construction projects will continue, but outsourcing and a secondary market for cast-off facilities could slow future building.

Tech Talk: The Controversy Over Twitter’s Value, Why No Job Is Beneath You, and More

CIO.com readers weigh in on Twitter's business value, the importance of ERP, taking a lower-level job and other hot topics in the tech world.

Scaling Back in the Economic Downturn

How IT organizations are scaling back their operations and handling the resulting upsurge in work.

Aligning To The Emergent Strategy

Microsoft and Yahoo: You Lost to Google, So Get Over It

Managing Your Reputation Online: A Primer for CIOs Who Don’t Get It

Microsoft Releases Final Version of Internet Explorer 8

The Uncertain Future of SAP’s Social Media Strategy

LinkedIn Privacy Settings: What You Need to Know

Your LinkedIn information can be accessed by people inside your immediate network and, more broadly, by all of LinkedIn's 36 million users. Here's how to control who can see what, and why it matters.

Citigroup CIO Marty Lippert Leaves For Personal Reasons

Citigroup's CAO Don Callahan to serve as interim CIO as the company seeks a replacement.

Obama and IT

President Obama signals the power of IT.

Managing IT atop Mount Washington: Not Your Typical Tech Job

On Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeastern U.S., the winds whip faster than they do in Antarctica, the bitter cold will freeze bare skin in seconds, and Steven Welsh tends to the IT infrastructure that meticulously records the mountain

Careless with Your Business Website? Don’t Get Sued.

A legal audit of your website can stop lawsuits before they begin. These tips will make you aware of potential problems and tell you how to prevent the nightmare of lawsuits for compliance irregularities, defamation, copyright infringement and other

Windows PCs Getting Life from Recession While Macs Gasp for Air

Why Nerds Are Losing Control of Twitter

10 Hot Netbooks: From Pricey to Dirt Cheap

Consumers and business users are scooping up netbooks. While fourth-quarter sales in the PC industry in 2008 were dismal, netbooks showed growth, and these lightweight machines are also expected to drive laptop sales in the next couple years, accordi

Can an Apple Netbook Ride iPhone Success?

An Apple netbook makes sense to one Gartner analyst, although not so much in the enterprise.

Hiring for IT-Business Alignment at Wyeth

In this latest Hiring Manager Interview, Wyeth CIO Jeffrey Keisling explains how working with the business on IT staffing helps promote IT-business alignment.

Data Center Dustup Favors Cisco

HP, IBM angry about Cisco server intro, but the key may be management tools that make virtual infrastructures faster, more stable, and easier to configure. And that will come from BMC, not Cisco.

Windows 7 Still Matters, But Applications Matter More

BlackBerry “Niagara” 9630 on Camera; BlackBerry “Pluto” 9900 Gets Photoshopped

New, Free Facebook for BlackBerry App (v1.5) Leaks, Underwhelms

Process Automation, Endpoint Virtualization = ROI

Mercy Health Services is rolling out new kinds of network-enabled medical equipment in a tough economic environment of slashed budgets and static resources, a scenario that demands the ability to do more with less.

Untangling Enterprise Systems for a Sudden Acquisition or Divestiture: Are You Prepared?

As more companies announce mergers, acquisitions and divestitures to survive, the orderliness of their enterprise systems is critical: The "messier" a company's systems, the harder it will be to attract potential buyers. But the more u

How to Conduct a Layoff Outside the U.S.

Conducting a layoff overseas is far more complicated than in the U.S. As a result, it's easy for U.S.-based companies trying to downsize outside the States to run afoul of foreign labor laws. To avoid stiff fines and penalties, U.S. companies ne

Can IT Emerge From This Period In Better Shape Than Ever?

Should You Take a Lower-Level Job?

New CIOs at Timken, Unisys, Hartford and more….

SAP Is ‘Going Mobile’: Too Bad It’s Been ‘Blowing Mobile’ for So Long

BlackBerry Tips & Tricks: Boost Your BlackBerry Digital Camera Experience

Ridiculous BlackBerry Accessories: Vegan-Friendly BlackBerry Soap

Bringing the Twitter-like Experience to the Enterprise

Learning from the success people have had on Twitter, the short messaging service, a public affairs firm has begun using enterprise microblogging technology from Socialtext. It mirrors the Twitter experience, but for the purposes of internal, enterpr

Capex vs. Opex: Most People Miss the Point About Cloud Economics

The typical cost discussion regarding internal data center versus cloud provider costs is over-simplified and fails to assign a true cost structure to the internal data center side. This isn't really surprising: Most IT organizations really don&