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A Sterling Example of SOA

Rich Levin interviews Michael Richardson, CTO of Sterling Infosystems, about the challenges and rewards of building an SOA from the ground up, and polishing the results into an impressive case study.

Four Simple Steps to Connecting with Hiring Managers and Getting a New Job

Focusing your job search on the employers that need your skills the most will improve your chances of connecting with key hiring-decision makers and landing a new job.

New iPhone Business Apps: Designing for Usefulness

Two months after the launch of Apple's App Store few companies have created business-class apps. Find out what it takes to create iPhone software that takes advantage of the environment–and why at least one company says it's not worth the

Antivirus Policies Remain Contradictory for VMware ESX and ESXi

Security recommendations change depending on whether they deal with a server or an appliance. How does that mesh with a virtual infrastructure in which both ESX and ESXi play almost identical roles and have similar vulnerabilities?

Hoping to Get SOA Off The Shelf

SOA has the potential to fulfill the promises of component-based software development. Given mature standards, we could see a whole new market open in the future. n

Getting a Better Job Offer: Techniques for Negotiating Salaries and More

Free WorldMate Live Travel App for BlackBerry Gets New Hotel Booking Feature

Search Engines: Google Not Cuil

Big VC backing, big ex-Google brains, a newspaper style UI layout and results clustered based on cross-associations make Cuil a very promising new search engine. Will it be enough to steal market share from Google?

Nintendo Wii Shortage: Shrewd Marketing or Flawed Supply Chain?

Nearly two years after the hot videogame console's debut, U.S. consumers can still find only a wee number of Wiis for purchase. Nintendo has been tight-lipped as to why the chronic shortage continues. But some industry analysts and supply chain

Eight Steps to Successful Informational Interviews

New CTOs at Southwest Airlines and Scottrade

Why Twitter Will Hit a Brick Wall With Non-Techies

SOA Design Patterns: A Gentle Introduction

SOA has matured enough now that nearly a hundred design patterns have emerged to help you make a transition to service-orientation. This gentle introduction to design patterns can guide you into sober and productive use of SOA.

Startup SOA Because It’s More Than Integrating Legacy Systems

Many SOA implementations focus on rejuvenating and integrating legacy systems. This has created an impression that SOA is larger companies with years of legacy. In reality, implementing SOA can be a competitive advantage for young companies, especi

Negotiating for the Best Job Offer: Survey Says DO IT!

IT professionals who negotiate for a better salary and benefits package during their job search almost always get a better deal, according to CIO.com research.

More Adventures with VMware Update 2

A few words to the wise regarding VMware Update Manager and its new twists and turns

24 Alternative Careers for Tech Workers That Aren’t in IT

With IT departments laying off staff to cut costs and a grim outlook for IT job growth in 2009, now's a good time for tech workers to get out of IT. Here's a list of jobs tech workers could easily switch into. (But hold onto your hats, som

RIM BlackBerry Users Get Free Wall Street Journal (WSJ.com) Mobile Reader

Enterprise Architecture: the model or the people?

20 Crazy Things People Do to Get Wi-Fi Connections

Results from a new survey show the unsafe, illegal and downright bizarre things people do for Wi-Fi access.

Internal and External SOA: What’s the Difference?

You need to decide whether you want quick returns with a limited external SOA deliverable or can afford to dedicate yourself to a thorough, internal SOA project and delay a larger return for years.

Why SaaS Could Make Your IT Skills Irrelevant

The rapid adoption of software as a service is fundamentally changing the makeup of today's IT departments. The infantry of software developers, maintenance and support pros now taking care of on-premise software must garner new skills to stay v

Unappreciated New VMware Feature Designed to Reduce Hardware Headaches

Dumbing down a group of servers doesn't sound like a good idea, but hiding low-priority new instruction sets on the processor can convert hardware from 'almost compatible' to 'working fine.'

“The appearance of change can be the enemy of real change”

Non-Solicitation Agreements: What IT Leaders Can Learn from Edwards vs. Arthur Andersen

Wi-Fi Just Wants to Be Free, But Not all Businesses Agree

Everybody wants Wi-Fi, but nobody wants to pay for it. A new In-Stat study examines the unsurprising decline in hotspot access revenues and what hotspot operators are doing to offset the costs.

RIM BlackBerry How To: Use BlackBerry Desktop Manager to Load, Update, or Remove Software

Unsure of how to load new applications on your BlackBerry using Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry Desktop Manager software instead of over the air? Check out this step by step guide.

Microsoft License Shift Leaves Virtual Machines Half-Shackled

Microsoft just changed the rules regarding moving applications from one server to another, but there's a real OS licensing hitch for some enterprises.

Check Point Marries Virtual, Physical Security for VMware Servers

New Check Point app secures VMware virtual servers and applications by making them act as if they were on separate physical servers; unifies security tasks for physical and virtual resources.

Business Social Networking Geography: Does It Matter Where My Contacts Are?

RIM BlackBerry Bold: At About $400, Pricier than iPhone 3G – For Good Reason

These Boots Were Made for Tracking: Nine West Tries On RFID Strategy

Footwear giant Nine West joins a long list of retailers in search of the RFID Holy Grail: item-level RFID tracking. Will the move be a good fit? Even the mighty Wal-Mart has struggled to cash in on this technology.

Virtual Appliances Cause Software License Confusion

By ghosting in an OS and an app in the same software package, and replicating themselves with little trouble and no notice to license administrators, virtual applicances can create some questions regarding sofware licensing.

Fighting the Superstitions of Software Development: Questioning the Assumptions

SAP and Oracle Explore Customer (In)elasticity of Demand

Palm Leaks Images, Specs on Next Treo, the 850…Errr, Treo Pro

The CIO of Ameristar Casinos Likes to Gamble, But Not When It Comes to Hiring

Sheleen Quish has hired her share of risky candidates. Sometimes they've worked. Other times they haven't. Overall, her approach to hiring is methodical and pragmatic, and the risks she takes are always calculated.

Key Legal Win for Open Source

Federal Appeals Court ruling helps dispel uncertainty for business users of open source software licenses.

Are You Being Played in the SOA Game Plan?

Vendors have heavily invested in service-oriented architecture, but they, too, have to reap a substantial ROI in a flailing economy. How are vendors positioning their new products and services? What's the pitch and, more to the point, should you

How Disney Used Virtualization for Quick Launch of Movie Sites

Keeping up with pre-teen traffic for "Camp Rock" made relying on a build-out and load balancing of physical servers impractical. Virtual servers, content delivery network helped save the musical.

VoxWare Customers are Speechless

VoxWare could be one of many SOA success stories if only we could get its customers to speak up.

RIM BlackBerry Tip: Create New Word, Excel, PowerPoint Files in Documents to Go for FREE

HSBC to Bank on iPhone 3G as Corporate Smartphone, Ditch BlackBerry?

Eight Quick Ways to Get Your Site Blacklisted

Effective online communication relies on your ability to reach customers. If your e-mail or newsletters are listed on a spam blacklist, the messages won't get through. Here are several common mistakes that put business communication at risk.

VMware Faces Increasing Pressure on Virtualization Pricing

Microsoft isn't the only competitor shaving down costs for customers, putting pressure on VMware to reduce overall costs even for its high-end virtual-server management suite.

SaaS’s Impact on the Enterprise ERP Market

Although software-as-a-service for ERP has gained momentum in SMBs and specific industry domains, ERP SaaS suites for large enterprises remain immature, notes a recent Gartner report. And that maturity won't come until 2012.

Taking Control of Your Work Life Balance and Gaining Personal Fulfillment

In this Q&A, leadership consultant and psychologist Henry Cloud explains why having priorities and setting personal boundaries is so critical to preserving some semblance of work life balance in the era of the 60-hour work week. He also discusses

Apple iPhone 3G to Battle RIM BlackBerry at Best Buy

In Tough Economy Chrysler Looks to IT to Trim Expenses, Improve Business

At the struggling automaker, private-equity ownership drives IT to slash costs through outsourcing and retool to compete globally.

Why Mentoring Creates Competitive Advantage

Mentoring your team creates an IT department that is better able to compete for talent and business advantage, says the CIO of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development.