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Is perception your reality?

Let the Egg Roll……..

Grants for Women in IT

New CIOs at Defense Commissary Agency and more

Intel’s E-Mail Overload Solution

After finding out how much time its employees were wasting on e-mail (a lot), Intel decided to do something about it.

How CIOs Can Introduce Web 2.0 Technologies into the Enterprise

Opening up corporate systems to new user-driven tools like blogs, message boards, and wikis requires both technology and culture changes, a leading proponent argues.

Source Code Management Systems: Trends, Analysis and Best Features

SCM development tools do far more than prevent programmers from writing over others' changes. This highlight from Evans Data Corp.'s research study summarizes the key advantages and disadvantages of the major proprietary and open-source SCM

Five Things Alph Bingham Has Learned About Collaboration

Innocentive cofounder's thoughts on problem solving and collaborating online

Americans Do “IT” Better than Rest of World

Review: Zonbu, the $99 Linux Computer

First Look: The company is positioning this diminutive device (in late beta) as a consumer product. But with its out-of-the-box simplicity, the Zonbu is an excellent choice for enterprise IT departments, too.

Review: kwikSynCh Charger Offers Affordable Relief from Cable Chaos

The kwikSynCh Dual Charger solves power cable clutter for road warriors, laptop jugglers and gadget heads. But it's not perfect, especially for desktop computer users.

Surfing for Porn and Getting Paid

A company that specializes in blocking X-rated and other unwanted sites hires people like Gene Toye to find them.

WAAV Targets Consumers, Enterprises and 1st Responders With Dual-Network, In-Car Broadband

How to Make Nice

Tips for winning back estranged colleagues

Landing Your Next Job

CIOsu2014and the bosses who hired themu2014on what it takes to ace the interview

Wireless Drives Vending Machines To the High End

If a vending machine can recognize and validate a credit card, it can vend any item, no matter the price.

Windows vs. Linux vs. OS X: CIO John Halamka Tests SUSE

As part of his ongoing quest to identify a viable alternative to the Microsoft desktop operating system in the enterprise, Halamka tries on SUSE for size.

In Search of the Right Search Technology for Your Customers

Hint: The answer is not always Google. CIOs share their hard-earned lessons.

Is Your Business Ready for Catastrophe?

Focusing on just a few key elements of business continuity and disaster planning will go a long way toward mitigating your losses and making sure your business wonu2019t be left in the dark in the event of hurricanes, power outages and other calamiti

PCI Security Vendor Alliance Adds 12 New Members

As the June 30, 2007 deadline for compliance with the payment card industry (PCI) data security standard looms, more vendors join an organization formed to share best practices for compliance with the new standard.

Seven Reasons for Your Company to Start an Internal Blog

Proponents say an in-house blog can be like a bulletin board, communication tool and culture enhancement. Plus, it's better than tracking projects by e-mail.

U.S. Lawmakers to Chastise Department of Homeland Security CIO over Data Breaches

Scott Charbo to take questions on DHS's information security spending and practices from the House Homeland Security subcommittee.

I’m Out of Here!

New CIOs at Verizon Wireless and Boeing

How Video Résumés Can Save Employers Time and Money When Hiring

Rather than unprofessional, personal sagas, todayu2019s video ru00e9sumu00e9s act as an informative supplement to other materials.

How CIOs Can Learn to Love IM Messages, Social Networking Sites, Blogs, Wikis and Other Tools of User Empowerment

The world has changed. IT executives can't deny employees the freedom to use consumer applications at work. Here's how to live with and profit from them.

Hot Jobs: Business Analyst

2007 Ones to Watch Survey: Summary & Results

Get to know more about the rising stars in IT.

Grading Acceptance of Web 2.0 Technologies

Researcher Andrew McAfee gives high marks for Web 2.0 awareness, but urges enthusiasts to find more business arguments supporting adoption.

Securing the Endpoints: The 10 Most Common Internal Security Threats

Whou2019s gaining access to your internal network? New criminal tactics and new kinds of malware are probing networks for vulnerabilitiesu2014and increasingly, finding them. We identify the top candidates for security breaches inside your own company

An Ounce of Prevention: Guarding Against IT Outsourcing Failure

A three-part approach to maximizing the value of an IT outsourcing deal.

The Promise of Promotion

The Hiring Manager Interviews: Northern Trust CTO Nirup Krishnamurthy Looks for Candidates with Impact

Conversations with IT managers on how they hire the best

Be prepared to be intentionally spontaneous.

Father’s Day for the CIO

Brian Secord Joins InnerWorkings

Anti-Social Networking

8 Tips for Outsource-Proofing your IT Organization

What will stay, what will go

Some knowledge work will be outsourced. That's inevitable. But other work will be outsourced only if you fail to compete

8 Tips for Outsource-Proofing Your IT Organization

Don't want to be replaced by outsourcing? These tips will show you how.

How to Outsource-Proof Your IT Department—A New Game Plan

Coordination and communication expenses erase much of the savings derived from offshoring work.

Seeking the Perfect Laptop Bag

Finding the best case for toting a notebook (and sundry other necessities) wasn't easyu2014but it was worth it, thanks to the eBags Firewall.

How Server Virtualization Tools Can Balance Data Center Loads

Virtualized servers create power and hardware savings, but also come with management headaches. A growing set of tools can help.

Dual-Mode, Voice Over Wi-Fi Phones and the Enterprise

Large IT Shops Branded “Regressive” and “Poisonous”

Google Does Evil

Google co-founder Sergey Brin's nepotism calls his company's benevolence into question.

Management Lessons from the Sopranos

Tony Soprano is a survivor who has guided his u201cbusinessu201d through some heavy competitive waters, using street smarts, guile and an ability to read people. Think you could learn something from this?

Questions about The Power of Persuasion

Reader questions about forging internal relationships and exerting influence

The Manager’s View of GPL Version 3: Two (and a Half) Things to Like and Two More to Look Out For

IT departments that embrace open-source software are uncertain about the new version of the GNU Public License, arguably the most common FOSS license. Learn whatu2019s in the works, and how GPLv3 may change the way your company adopts new software.

The Power of Persuasion