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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
CIO Insight
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10 Biggest Technology Developments for the Future
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
CIOs say these technologies will be among the biggest drivers for success in the coming years, according to our Future of IT study.
- Peering into the future is usually a fool's errand, but for IT, it's essential. CIO Insight asked 222 IT leaders about which technologies they expect to explode in the next five to 10 years, as part of our upcoming Future of IT study. Here's what they said. 1. Green IT As predicted in 2008: 47%... |
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Top 10 IT Stories of 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Our list of the most monumental events of 2008, all of which should influence the IT industry for years to come.
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Web 2.0 Security: 3 Key Questions
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Web 2.0 tools like wikis and blogs open up new channels for business. But they also create new security headaches.
- They seemed like good ideas at the time. Anxious to monitor teens attitudes on emerging fashion trends, the clothing retailer added an opinion widget to its popular Web site. But when an attacker posted a false blog post via the widget that popular blouses were selling for 50 percent less at anoth... |
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Ex-AOL Chief May Bid for Yahoo
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Former AOL CEO Jonathan Miller is seeking billions to launch a bid for embattled search firm Yahoo.
- Former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller is seeking as much as $30 billion from investors to buy all or part of Yahoo, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, boosting shares of the Web search engine by 7 percent. But raising so much money in the current market may be tough, with banks unwil... |
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Is Free Internet Really on the Way?
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
The FCC is said to be considering a plan to auction public airwaves for free nationwide Internet access.
- The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is likely to consider a plan this month to auction public airwaves with a mandate that the winning bidder set aside some for free Internet nationwide, a proposal staunchly opposed by the cell phone industry. The plan is championed by FCC Chairman Kevin Mar... |
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Palm Announces Job Cuts Due to Competition
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Palm did not say how many jobs would be cut in the wake of market share losses to Apple, Research in Motion.
- Struggling smartphone maker Palm said Friday it is cutting its workforce, a move the company takes as it loses market share to rivals Apple and Research in Motion. Spokeswoman Lynn Fox said the layoffs began this week, but she declined to say how many jobs would be cut. Palm, which employs 1,050 w... |
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Downturn Forces Google to Scale Back Holiday Plans
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Google has decided against holding another lavish holiday party due to economic downturn and increasing workforce.
- Internet search giant Google is known for hosting the most extravagant holiday parties in Silicon Valley, often drawing crowds of over 10,000 and prompting some employees to post ads for party dates on classifieds Web site Craigslist. But even Google has decided to scale back its holiday celebratio... |
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Verizon Staff Accessed Obama's Phone Account
Friday, November 21, 2008
Verizon Wireless says some employees gained access to President-Elect Obama's old personal cell phone, but Obama's camp says no voicemails or e-mails were breached.
- Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that is now inactive. An Obama aide said his voice-mail messages and e-mails were not breached in the incident. quot;We were notified ... |
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Google Drops Second Life Site
Friday, November 21, 2008
Google announced it would shut down Lively, its virtual world site on Second Life, to focus on core business.
- Google said it would shut down its three-dimensional virtual experience Web site by year end to focus more on its core search, advertisements and applications business. The company said in its blog it supports experimentation but added: quot;We've also always accepted that when you take these kind... |
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Vendor Value 2008: IT Providers, Running In Place
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
IT vendors face increasing demands to provide cost-savings and solid ROI, but they havent improved much in overall value delivered.
- Heres the good news from our annual Vendor Value survey: In a difficult business milieu, IT vendors have not lowered service levels, slowed innovation or delayed product updates. Now heres the bad news: They arent doing much better than they did last year. Value and reliability have stayed about t... |
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Yahoo's Next CEO: Do the Microsoft Deal
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Analysts believe Yahoo's next CEO must be willing to merge the search firm with Microsoft.
- To impress shareholders, Yahoo's next chief executive needs just one qualification: the willingness to do a deal with Microsoft. That's because this remains Yahoo's best option, short of a dramatic turnaround plan, analysts said. But if Microsoft does eventually buy Yahoo, shareholders should bra... |
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Social Media Becomes New Venue for Technology Firms
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Top technology firms like Dell and NetApp are turning to social media like Facebook, Twitter and Digg to reach customers.
- Recognizing the limits of traditional advertising, established technology companies are diving headlong into the sometimes chaotic landscape of social media to promote their products. Companies ranging from PC maker Dell to storage equipment maker NetApp are increasingly turning to outside blogs, v... |
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The Top 40 Technology Vendors and Providers
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Here's a look at the top 40 IT firms in our 2008 Vendor Value survey.
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The Best Technology Vendors and Providers, Part 2
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Here's a look at the third tier of IT firms in our 2008 Vendor Value survey.
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The Best Technology Vendors and Providers, Part 3
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Here's a look at our third installment from our 2008 Vendor Value survey. Technology firms are ranked by overall score.
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