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Free RIM BlackBerry VoIP App, Truphone: Cheap International Calls

With Dynamics, Microsoft’s ERP and CRM Business Apps Go Head-to-Head with Oracle and SAP

ERP has been a two-horse race between SAP and Oracle for years. Microsoft's Chris Caren is battling to change that, with the company's Dynamics ERP and CRM products. Here's his take on what Dynamics is delivering to enterprises as comp

What SaaS Means to the Future of the IT Department

As software-as-a-service offerings expand, IT jobs will change. Here's what the shift may mean to IT departments

How Text Messaging and Facebook Can Get You in Legal Trouble

It's hard to stop employees from using text messaging, Facebook and other online tools to talk about their work. But you can prepare to handle the consequences.

How to Communicate with the Board of Directors

CIOs share tips for working effectively with the board

How IT Leaders Can Help Their Companies Spend Money More Wisely

CIOs are well-positioned to help companies take better advantage of all investments, not just IT

Five Things Chris Gardner Has Learned About What It Takes To Be Successful

Chris Gardner knows what it takes to be successful in business. Once homeless, he's the founder and CEO of Gardner Rich, a private stock-brokerage firm, and author of the autobiography-turned-movie The Pursuit of Happyness.

Microsoft Releases Developer Tools for Parallel Computing, Concurrency and Coordination

Microsoft's new set of libraries promises to help developers exploit multicore processing without requiring anyone to become a threading and distributed computing guru.

New LinkedIn Apps: All Work, No Play

Though LinkedIn launched its application platform this week, the social network for professionals will carefully vet what technologies get added to the site, ensuring they honor users' privacy while bolstering their productivity.nn

CRM’s Holy Grail

How SOA can unlock a 360-degree view of the customer

myBoxTone Expert for BlackBerry: The On-Device IT Help Desk (CIO.com Exclusive)

The myBoxTone Expert BlackBerry application provides enterprise smartphone users with a variety of intuitive, on-device troubleshooting tools to address performance issues without a trip to the help desk, potentially saving time, boosting productivit

Google Earth for Apple iPhone: The Whole Wide World in Your Hand

Halloween 2008: Favorite Tech Tricks and Treats

This year we saw the denial of a XP reprieve on the one hand and new Macbooks and BlackBerrys on the other. What were other noteworthy tricks and treats of 2008?

How I Saved My Intranet: One Wiki At a Time

E-commerce company Bill Me Later was tired of messy reply-all emails and ugly shared drives where employees found documents on a wing and a prayer. Using a wiki based on open-source technology from MindTouch, they've reaped better collaboration

Details on Windows 7, Azure, Server 2008 Emerge from PDC

After setting Windows Azure off into the sky on day one, Microsoft used day two of its Professional Developers Conference to reveal demos of Windows 7 pre-beta, new nuggets about Office, and a pre-beta developer release of Windows Server 2008 R2.

Look Who’s Stumping Now: Carly Fiorina and Tom Peters Back Presidential Rivals

Can Carly Fiorina help John McCain get elected? She sure thinks so. But management guru Tom Peters, who admires Fiorina's leadership record, thinks she's got this one dead wrong. He's stumping for Barack Obama.

Five Ways to Get Free Wi-Fi, Even in Troubled Economic Times

Whether you're out of work and searching for a job, or searching the Web for meaning in all this financial chaos, you need an Internet connection now more than ever. Here's a list of some obvious and not-so-obvious places to go for free Wi-

Exploring Oslo’s Modeling Language Promises

Microsoft is sharing bits of Oslo at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) this week. Learn what's new in M, the company's language for creating domain-specific languages, and why Microsoft thinks it's such a big deal.

Why Layoffs at Consumer Tech Start-Ups Matter to Enterprise IT

RIM BlackBerry App Storefront, Coming in ’09: What’s In It for Users?

IT Budget Tips: Relief Strategies to Beat the Budget Crunch

A solid IT risk and compliance program will lower costs, reduce risk and permit consistent compliance. With better security, lower audit burden, improved leverage of IT resources, faster decision-making and business process optimization, companies ca

5 Questions to Ask Before You Say Yes to SaaS or Cloud Computing

With the global economy in turmoil, SaaS vendors of all stripes (ERP, CRM, supply chain, BI, you name it) will be pushing their fast-to-implement and less expensive products even harder. But do you know how to look before you leap into the cloud? Con

When to End Your Job Search

It’s that misleading IT ratio, again

LinkedIn vs. Facebook: Is the “Boring” Underdog Poised to Beat Its Flashy Competitor?

Despite the spotlight on Facebook and its massive user base, the social network's more professional competitor, LinkedIn, is poised for profitability and more immediate financial success. Analysts also say investors see revenue potential for Lin

Wal-Mart’s Green Strategy: Supply Chain Makeover Targets Chinese Manufacturers

Wal-Mart has demanded that its Chinese suppliers adhere to green, environmentally friendly and product safety standards. But experts say that ensuring compliance in the complicated, vast network of Asian suppliers will be nearly impossible.

E-mail Blunders: Top 10 Dumbest Moments of 2008

Dumb moves, attacks and mishaps that have caused sleepless nights and financial peril for consumers, corporate executives, politicians and of course, e-mail and IT administrators.

Bechtel’s New Benchmarks

The company's goal is to bring IT costs in line with today's online powerhouses

Windows Laptop Price Drops: Economy More The Cause Than Apple

Apple's hold steady approach to pricing for its new MacBooks is an opportunity for Windows OEMs to lower prices. And they are doing just that, particularly with netbooks, but economic factors are more the driving force than Apple.

Choosing the U.S. CTO: Who Would You Pick?

Cloud Computing Requires Changing Your Mindset on Security

Employees Leaving? Here’s Why and What You Can Do About It.

When an employee quits, it costs your company: downtime, customer satisfaction, hiring and training someone new. Know how much? Experts say it's up to a whopping 250% of annual compensation.

What Gartner Didn’t Say About Client Virtualization

Virtualization and cloud computing lead Gartner's Top 10 list of strategic technologies for 2009. But as for a client virtualization, make sure you understand the whole picture.

Hot Jobs: Software Implementation Analyst

The bridge between the software developer and the IT infrastructure team.

The Hiring Manager Interviews: Jonathan Heiliger, VP, Technology Operations, Facebook, on Artful Grilling

Heiliger really grills people with technical, math and problem-solving questions, so his potential hires had better be prepared to think on their feet. Here's why he favors that approach, and what he's learned so far from Facebook's r

Banks Target Troubled Borrowers Using Data-Mining Tools: Is That IT at Its Best or Worst?

Plaxo: Not LinkedIn, Not Facebook, So Who Wants It?

Plaxo's social network has a similar (yet smaller) demographic of business users as LinkedIn. Plaxo also dabbles in Facebook's consumer territory. But can Plaxo compete with either rival? And is it a tool that you should be using?

Why Corporate Fraud Freaks You Out, Limits to In-Flight Wi-Fi, R&D Tax Credit Extended and More

This issue of Trendlines from the 11/1/08 Issue of CIO Magazine covers Corporate Frauds, In-Flight Wi-Fi, R&D Tax Credit, Social Software and more.

Five Reasons Why Skipping Windows Vista Could Backfire

Though it's tempting, skipping a Microsoft Vista migration and jumping right to Windows 7 could be disastrous for your enterprise, Gartner advises. Here's five points to consider before writing off Vista for its successor.

Change IT’s Image

Great teachers will inspire kids to pick tech careers

Building the Future

Companies need to plan today to thrive tomorrow

Review: Dell Primes Servers for Virtualization

Dell's new machines are distinguished by extensively scalable RAM, substantial network I/O, and embedded virtualization software options that simplify setup. Here's how their virtualization-optimized servers stack up.

RIM Touch Screen BlackBerry Storm 9530 Hands-On First Impressions

Should You Tell Your Boss When You’re in a Slump?

7 Ways to Get More For Your Increased SAP Maintenance Fees

How to Get a Promotion

Career advancement may be easier at your current employer may be easier than searching for a new job. These tips can help put you in the best position to get ahead at work.

Business Etiquette: Top Tips for Networking at Events

The thought of meeting new people at conferences or networking events can be anxiety-provoking. What etiquette tips or best practices do you use to feel more confident and excel at event networking?

Developers Rank Best Application Servers: WebSphere, Apache Geronimo, Windows Server Top List

What's the best all-around application server? According to an Evans Data survey, developers rank IBM WebSphere, Apache Geronimo and Windows Server at the top of the list.

RIM CTO: 10 Tips for Creating Great BlackBerry Applications

Building quality BlackBerry applications that take full advantage of the robust feature-set available within the BlackBerry platform is no small task. These 10 tips from Research In Motion's CTO David Yach should help even the most seasoned Blac

2008 CIO Hall of Fame

This year's inductees truly epitomize business technology leadership