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Cybersecurity, Password Recall, IT Culture and More

This issue of Trendlines from the 10/15/08 issue of CIO magazine covers cybersecurity in the U.S., tips for remembering passwords, why IT teams need a culture overhaul, the U.S. border's database and more.

Six Essential Apple iPhone Security Tips

A secure iPhone is a happy iPhone. That's why we've collected these six fast and simple security tips to help better protect your Apple smartphone–and all the personal information you access using the device.

Favorite Geek Hotels

Which hotels offer the best high-tech amenities?

Cloud Computing to the Max at Bechtel

Google, YouTube, Salesforce and Amazon provide Bechtel with benchmarks for a cutting-edge cloud computing infrastructure and applications modelled on SaaS.n

CA Makes Virtualization Push, Stays Above VMware vs. Microsoft Fray

With an eye to virtualization, CA today released new data center automation tools and related products. Like HP, CA is trying to position itself as the Switzerland of virtualization management tools, neutral to VMware and Microsoft. CA's CEO tal

What 21st Century ERP Needs to Succeed

RIM BlackBerry Application Center: Apple iPhone App Store Gets New Rival

LinkedIn: The Network Effect Revisited

You've signed up for LinkedIn, because everyone says it's the primary business social network. But to whom should you connect? According to a few power users, there are a few common approaches, most of which are different than what you&#039

Dazzled by the Glitz

It's easy to get swept up in the next new thing.

Acceptable Risk

So the economy's tanking; it's no time to blink.

More Good News for Mac BlackBerry Users: Media Sync for iTunes Coming Soon

Offshore Outsourcing: What Role Will the Recession Play?

As the U.S. economy continues its downward spiral, analysts who predicted lost jobs would cause a surge in outsourcing are eating their words.

Will the Bailout Have Any Impact on Executive Pay?

CIO.com takes a look at the bailout bill's fine print to see if it will have any real impact on executive compensation, or if executives will get filthy, stinking rich on the taxpayer's dime.

A Rare Collection of Celebrity Endorsements for SOA

Service-oriented architecture may be suffering from a PR disadvantage because few, if any, celebrities endorse it. If that is the problem, this blog entry is the cure.

Oracle Fusion Applications: Is 2010 Delivery Too Little, Too Late, or Smart Strategy?

An inside look at the launch delays, large expectations and executive departures that have dogged Oracle's next-gen application suite, now promised for delivery in 2010. One key question: Is this Oracle marketing bravado gone wrong, or common se

iPhone University: At ACU, Students Navigate College Life via Apple iPhone

Every one of Abilene Christian University's (ACU) 950 incoming freshman this year got a free tool to manage college life: an Apple iPhone or iPod touch. Here's a look inside how the university is using the devices to enhance classroom lear

Financial Meltdown’s Silver Lining: Fewer M&As Means Less Stress for Tech Customers!

Job Survival Tips: What to Do When You’re Set Up for Failure, Before You’re Fired

TwitterBerry Mobile Twitter App for BlackBerry Gets a (Beta) Makeover

Facebook How-To Tip: Manage E-mail Notifications

In this Facebook tip of the week, learn about e-mail notifications, how to set them, and the important option that can help you stop damage from photos before it starts.

802.11n: How Best to Use It and When

With products already available and companies hungry for the throughput and flexibility the 802.11n wireless networking standard will provide, the only decisions left involve how to choose and implement the technology most effectively and efficiently

Eight Winning Characteristics of Successful SOA Implementations

The SOA Consortium announced the winners of the SOA Consortium and CIO.com SOA Case Study contest. Here are several characteristics common among the winners.

Why UDDI Rocks

SOAP, WSDL, WS-*, and UDDI are proven and widely adopted technologies and REST is growing strongly, believes a UDDI supporter from Microsoft.

Why UDDI Sucks

The registry landscape needs to change, insists MuleSource's Dan Diephouse in this interview about Web services. The unholy trinity of SOAP, WSDL and UDDI needs to go.

Next-generation CIO: depends which one you already are

P&G Flirts with Google Apps and Scares the Bejesus Out of Microsoft

Financial Bailout / Economic turmoil … look for some positives

Building a Better (and Useful) Corporate Intranet Starts With a Wiki

A marketing firm used a wiki to build a new corporate intranet full of user generated content, making it more helpful than a run-of-the-mill phonebook directory. The reason for their success? They picked a wiki with a simple interface that keeps bar

8 Ways to Fight Globalization’s Negative Impact on Your Job Search

Help! We Need ERP and CRM Software, But We Can’t Afford It Right Now!

SanDisk Intros 16GB microSDHC Memory Cards; Which BlackBerry Will Support Them?

Socialtext 3.0: Bringing Facebook, Twitter and iGoogle to the Enterprise

Socialtext, a Palo Alto company that made its mark building wikis for the enterprise, has added a social networking application for businesses and a microblogging tool akin to Twitter.n

Still Clueless

When CIOs don't engage customers, companies lose

Investing to Grow

IT helps railroads be efficient and build for the future

Virtualization the Disney Way, The Future of Web TV, Free Wi-Fi and More

This issue of Trendlines from the 10/01/08 issue of CIO magazine covers how the Disney Channel used virtualization to capture the tween market, the explosion of Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, Intel and Yahoo's partnership on Internet TV and Home Depo

RFID ROI At Last: Forget Tracking Toilet Paper, Think Servers and Laptops

Wal-Mart's super-streamlined retail supply chain fantasy is still just that, but there's good news on the RFID front. Tag technology has improved, and a number of companies now successfully use RFID to track high-value IT assets in house or

Where the Candidates Stand on Five Technology Issues

The 2008 presidential election gives CIOs and other IT executives a choice of Republican nominee Senator John McCain and Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama who are both interested in technology-related issues.

Apple iPhone Users Get New Lotus Notes Support in iNotes ultralite

A new, browser-based mobile application from IBM gives Apple iPhone users access to Lotus Notes corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars.

Service-Oriented Architecture Pays Off for Synovus Financial

The winning solution in the case study contest sponsored by the SOA Consortium and CIO magazine provided integrated business solutions using existing applications and legacy systems. Learn how they did it.

Microsoft Cloud Computing Vision: Self-Serving and See-Through

RIM Touch Screen BlackBerry Storm 9530 “News” Roundup

Signs of a Geek

You know you're a geek when….

VMware Products May Take Time, But IT Teams Should Integrate Immediately

The next generation of VMware products, whether they're called VI4 or VDC-OS, will make integration of security, storage, networking and other disciplines easier. Waiting until then to train the people responsible for that integration is just as

Technology Contracts: Lawsuits Waiting to Happen

Got a technology contract to cover your latest deal, like an acquisition, merger or commercial transaction? It may not protect your interests the way you think it does.

Microsoft Announces Visual Studio 2010. Developers Respond.

Microsoft's development environment offers new tools for Agile development, software testing enhancements and improved support for cloud computing. Microsoft showed us a sneak peek, and we invited developers to chime in with their feedback.

Top IT Schools to Watch

These are the top 10 IT schools that are best able to meet the demands of IT in the workplace.

Oracle … The Toast Of The Town

When It Comes to Provisioning Technology, One Size Does Not Fit All

Dr. BlackBerry: Two Free–and Easy–Ways to Diagnose RIM Smartphone Ailments

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