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Salary and Compensation: Earning More Can Hurt You in a Recession

iPhone Copy and Paste (Finally) Coming on Friday via Pastebud?

The Four Office Tools That Tech Workers Can’t Live Without

As corporate budgets have tightened, your company has asked you to choose a maximum of four items to support your work. You will be provided only with these items. Can you get by without a BlackBerry? How much do you really need a desk? Your PC? Take

What It Takes to Succeed Now as a CIO

Making business processes more efficient and end users more productive isn't enough to succeed as a CIO in today's economy, according to our 2009 State of the CIO survey.

Achieving Compliance

Buy a GRC tool or leverage existing applications? There is no black-and-white answer. However, a company's size and the scope of its operations can help guide the decision.

Encourage Social Networking, Without Discouraging In-Person Meetings

Use social networking and collaboration tools like Facebook and SharePoint so that they complement, rather than replace, face-to-face contact.

How to Maximize Your IT Security Budget

In these days of economic recession, with cyber crime on the rise, it's more important than ever to make the most of your security budget.

Apple’s Netbook Silent Treatment Can’t Last for Long

Why Not an IT Bailout? A Modest Proposal

New BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 5.0 “Argon” Features Leaked

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 Hits Canada; Botched U.S. Launch Imminent?

Developer Certification in Secure Programming Attracts 100

The Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) aims to validate secure software development practices and expertise to address the increasing number of vulnerabilities.

LinkedIn’s Most Unusual Members: Meet The Super-Connected

LinkedIn open networkers, or LIONs, accept almost all LinkedIn connection requests and introduce strangers out of good will. Here's a look at this controversial group and its approximately 16,000 members who'd like to be known as the saints

26 Ways To Know Your Software Development Project Is Doomed

There's always a moment when you realize that all is lost, that there is absolutely no way THIS project can be a success. Here's a few signs that should suggest your project is headed for failure.

Amazon’s Cool Cloud Move: Adds Public Data Sets to EC2

Amazon has provided a great starting point for enterprises that want to experiment with its EC2 cloud service. Now, cloud neophytes can learn how to build real systems, using data sets that match the size and complexity of those in the enterprise.

What Obama’s Appointment of a U.S. CTO Means

With current physical and cyber security threats posing a threat to transportation, water, power and other essential services, any focus on risk management is welcome.

Should Microsoft Try to Be Cooler or Just Leave the Kids Alone?

Surprise, Surprise: SAP Promotes Enterprise Software Investment

Federal IT Project Failures: Proposed Legislation Aims to Stop the Insanity

The Information Technology Investment Oversight and Waste Prevention Act aims to heighten accountability for federal IT project failures. Mitch Bishop, the CMO of visualization software provider iRise, spoke with CIO.com about the proposed bill and h

RIM BlackBerry Bold Skin Review: OEM Skin vs. OtterBox Impact for Bold

In this comparative review, we pit RIM's own BlackBerry Bold 9000 skin against the new OtterBox Impact Series for Bold to see how the two measure up. Both offer unique and valuable features, but there's a clear winner in this matchup.

7 Things IT Managers Should Know About Lotus Notes

Your company might use Lotus Notes and Domino Servers. But you probably aren't taking advantage of this powerful enterprise application.

Facebook Is Moving Out of the Dorm and Into the Office

Microsoft’s Challenge: Promoting Windows 7 Without Downplaying Vista

Microsoft will have a juggling act on its hands in 2009 as it simultaneously tries to de-emphasize Windows XP, keep Vista relevant and raise awareness about Windows 7.

Security Predictions: Top Three Trends Affecting Enterprise Risk Management

Cloud computing, service oriented architecture (SOA) and other rapidly emerging technologies are increasing the threats to data governance strategies. Knowing how the threats are changing is key to successful risk management planning–and critical to

Big Supply Chain Troubles in China

A worldwide economic recession, volatile energy prices and mistrust of Chinese products are conspiring to end China's reign as the low-cost supplier to the world.

The Financial Crisis Cries for More Open Source

Companies in a tough economy should seek alternative software options, says the CEO of open-source database-maker Ingres.

Can Facebook Connect Crack the Multiple Password Problem?

USPS VP of IT on Making Sound Hiring Decisions Under Pressure

Retiring Baby Boomers, a competitive labor market in Washington, D.C., and the need to support a $74 billion business. In the latest Hiring Manager interview, the USPS's VP of IT Operations George Wright explains how he chooses the right candida

Confusing Nouns and Verbs: A Common Pitfall in SOA and Integration Initiatives

SOA projects can go drastically off course when they get tangled up in inter-system dependencies and new capabilities in myriad legacy systems. This can be the death knell of a service-oriented architecture initiative, as it falls behind schedule an

ERP: The Musical!

Windows 7 Should Resist Resembling a Mac

RIM BlackBerry Storm Passes (Extensive) Screen Scratch Tests

Offshore Outsourcing and Economic Recession: Impact on Global, Indian and European Outsourcers

Financial analysis of the impact of the U.S. recession so far on global and offshore outsourcers based on reported revenues and bookings.

Recession Drives Demand for Hosted Project Management and Portfolio Management

Hosted solutions for project and portfolio management are two of the few hot tickets in town now, as IT groups seek low-cost software that's easy to deploy. Here's a look at the new SaaS offerings and how two companies tapped into the advan

Microsoft Windows Azure, Demystified

In this opinion column, Burton Group's Drue Reeves explains what Azure means to you, how it relates to .NET, what its strengths and weaknesses are compared to cloud offerings from Salesforce and Google, and why he believes it was a move Microsof

Risk Management: Employees’ Online Shopping Jeopardizes Your Corporate Data

It's that time of year when employees really feel a need to shop online: Even if not on "job" time, a few minutes at lunch or before or after work can cause some significant security problems–and imperil your data governance strategy.

Google Mobile Tips & Tricks: Countdown to ’09 With a Tip a Day

10 Stupid Things ERP Software Salespeople Say

Attn BlackBerry Users/Abusers: Official CrackBerry Addiction Guide on Sale Now

LinkedIn Etiquette: Five Dos and Don’ts

Creating a useful LinkedIn profile, and knowing how to interact with your connections on the professional social network, isn't always as straightforward as it seems.n

Microsoft Market Share Slips: Pressure’s On for Windows 7 and IE8

Microsoft's Windows operating system and Internet Explorer browser saw historic market share losses in November to Apple and Mozilla. Will 2009 be the year Microsoft bounces back with Windows 7 and IE8, or will the software giant keep slipping?

Who’s the worst programmer on your team? How can you tell?

ERP Software: How to Get Big Discounts Now

BlackBerry Storm Blasted by David Pogue: Why NYT Storm Review is a “Dud”

For the Kings of Cashmere, Virtualization and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Match Well

At Loro Piana USA, recently dubbed the "kings of cashmere," a server room accident reinforces the need for a stable, disaster-recovery-enabled network of virtual servers. Here's how a new storage array and Neterion 10Gbit/sec Ethernet

Virtualization Projections Deserve Scrutiny

A whitepaper misquotes a study's numbers on client virtualization: It's just one example of why instead of just swallowing predictions, you should evaluate the potential payback for client virtualization in your own environment.

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Microsoft and Yahoo’s Search Deal Is Destined to Be

10 Things You Should Never Write in an E-Mail or Instant Message

ERP, CRM and BI in the Year 2010