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Environmentally Sustainable IT Definition and Solutions

Environmentally Sustainable IT topics covering definition, objectives, systems and solutions.

How to Lay Dead Technologies to Rest

Disney wants new business projects to plan for decommissioning obsolete or unsupported technology up front.

Five Things Tom Ridge Has Learned About Risk

Tom Ridge, former Department of Homeland Security chief, on the importance of disaster preparedness and battling complacency

Internet Researchers Discover New Hacking Service Site

Internet security researchers are warning about a new malware service, apparently based in Eastern Europe, which pursues a business model charging a fee for each PC infected.

Global Survey Finds People Will Share Personal Info, But Want to Control It

Social networking and e-commerce are mainstream activities, but privacy preferences vary according to age, country, and type of websiten

Double Jeopardy

Spending a bundle on smart, hard-working consultants won't guarantee you'll get what you paid for. Just ask the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust.

The Mission-Critical Impact of Data Governance on Your Corporate Assets

How the Mars Orbiter failure can impact your business with elevated costs and other problems.

Enticing Return Customers is the Name of the Game at Harrah’s

Eighty percent of gaming at the $9.7 billion Harrah's casinos and other properties is tracked through its Total Rewards customer loyalty cards.

No More Outsourcing: Call It Sourcing

Stop thinking outside the box. Itu2019s all just sourcing now.

As the IT Role Changes, So Does the CIO

Are CIOs an endangered species?

Even More Tales of Technology Terror: Personal Stories of Tech Disaster

From earthquakes to worldwide email disruption to business processes that won't stay dead, we round up personal tales of IT terror.

VMWare Offers Leopard Users Fusion Update

Macintoshes running the new "Leopard" version of OS X can gain new abilities with software virtualization features, both built into the new OS and from outside vendors. VMWare's Fusion upgrade works with BootCamp and Time Machine.

Whither OOXML?

Joseph Cleveland Announces His Retirement from Lockheed Martin

Leopard and Java: What’s Up with That?

While Macintosh users are enthusiastically putting the new version of OS X through its paces, one problem has cropped up early: problems with Java and Adobe Flash.

Microsoft Puts Money Down on Web 2.0 Trend

While the Facebook deal got all the attention, two smaller partnerships to bring offerings from pure play Web 2.0 vendors to Microsoft SharePoint might be the biggest news yet of things to come.

10 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing an RFP for Master Data Management

There's a right way (taking care of all departmental data needs) and a wrong way (ignoring data governance) to write an MDM RFP. MDM vendor Siperian has identified 10 common mistakes that CIOs make and advises how to avoid them.

Public Expects Companies to Take More Social Responsibility Say CEOs

McKinsey & Co. survey of nearly 400 CEOs says the public is demanding more social accountability by corporations.

Management Techniques for Bringing Out the Best in Generation Y

They're your high-maintenance, entitled, technologically sophisticated and fickle new talent pool. Generation Y, a.k.a. the Millennials, is also potentially the most high-performing generation in decades. Here's the lowdown on what makes th

Leading Change With Every Move You Make

How to use simple but powerful actions to communicate your leadership agenda.

Dear Palm OS: The Thrill Is Gone

Pawns in a $6.7B Game – Oracle & BEA

Sales Spread Across Online, Catalogs, and Brick-and-Mortar Shops

Retailers need multichannel approach to succeed.

Connected Executives Have to Prove Their Leadership Worth

New Blockbuster hires came prescreened by CEO.

What Apple’s Leopard Means to the Enterprise

Most attention given to the Mac OS X upgrade is about its end-user features. But if you support Macintosh computers in a corporate environment, your concerns may be somewhat different.

Hard-learned lessons of independent IT consulting

The career transition from corporate job to independent IT consultant isn't always smooth. One IT executive-turned-consultant shares lessons she learned during her move so IT professionals interested in becoming consultants don't flub their

Week 10: Advice for Keeping Your Job Search Pipeline Full

Confessions of an ex RIM email Addict – One CIO’s Story

Mobile Browsers: Have They Moved Beyond “Only for Emergencies?”

Amazon.com CIO Rick Dalzell Leaving on a High Note: Company Reports Strong Revenue and Earnings Growth in Its Third Quarter

India’s Call Centers Face Talent Shortage

IBM Tries to Patent… Patent Licensing

Study: Retailers, Financial Companies Most Vulnerable to ID Theft

Data from the U.S. Secret Service shows individuals' information stolen most often from businesses

CIO Compensation: Top Information Technology Executives Make Millions of Dollars

Financial services, retail sectors well represented among top-paid IT executives at public companies. Take a peek at CIO salaries, bonuses and incentive pay of IT leaders at Fortune 1000 companies.

Three Tips for Creating a Business-Savvy Information Technology Staff

Your information technology staff is a great resource for competitive advantage, but only if you help your employees understand how the company makes money.

News Analysis: Citrix Seals XenSource Deal, Pressures VMware

Could the Colorado Rockies’ site crash have been prevented?

The Hartford Financial Services Group Hires Former Accenture Consultant Brian O’Connell as Its New CIO

The Implications of Nielsen’s $1.2B Outsourcing Deal with TCS

Nielsen’s Mitchell Habib Discusses Change Management and Employee Communications with CIO in Q&A

Data Point: M&As in Enterprise IT Sector Will Continue

The 451 Group survey says CIOs should expect more consolidation and billion-dollar strategic acquisitions by the big IT vendors.

San Diego Wildfires: Business and Government Systems Keep Running Despite the Disaster

Business continuity plans helped Qualcomm and San Diego County keep going despite system overload, employee evacuations and other consequences of the fires.

Making Workflow Work and Flow for You

Workflow isn't rocket science, but it isn't magic either. While workflow can make major improvements in the way an organization runs, it achieves that goal only when its principles are applied correctly. We explain the success factors and t

Workflow Gone Wrong

If you're planning to implement workflow management softwareu2014or to create a solution of your ownu2014you need to learn about the most common mistakes.

Workflow? BPM? I’m So Confused!

What's the difference between workflow and business process management? This short introduction explains the distinctions.

Three Weaknesses in Business Intelligence Today

Business intelligence systems are providing historic rather than timely data, according to a commissioned study by SeeWhy Software. That means BI systems are not yet yielding their potential: predictive value to the enterprise.

CIO Succession Planning Made Simple

Chubb CIO June Drewry plans to retire next year and the race is on for her successor.

Colorado Rockies Computer Crash Provides Lessons in Redundant Systems and Contingency Planning

Five Best Practices for Product Recalls

How to Use Disasters to Fine Tune Your Supply Chain

Supply chains are your first line of defense. They can also be your Waterloo if you don't learn the lessons taught by recalls, lightning strikes and fires.