Building the Smarter Supply Chain Todd Watson 2/25/2009 2 comments Smarter supply chains can't prevent an economic downturn or a peanut recall, but they can mitigate the impact
This Internet Works Just Fine, Thanks Tom Stamulis 2/25/2009 15 comments Plans to scrap or reinvent the Internet for improved security require us to ask what users will have to give up to be a part of it
Readers: Twitter Not Critical for Business Editor's Blog 2/24/2009 23 comments Only 8 percent of IE readers think Twitter is a 'critical component to successful business,' putting a damper on the idea that Twitter will eventually make money from its business users
Blogging What You Didn't Know You Knew Todd Watson 2/23/2009 9 comments Managers spend two hours a day searching for information, and half of what they find is useless -- there must be a better way
Back to the USSA Todd Watson 2/20/2009 2 comments Thoughts on returning from Europe: There's a can-do attitude everywhere
Are You a Conficker Zombie? Jart Armin 2/19/2009 24 comments How to detect Conficker's presence on your desktop, and some ways to prevent reinfection from future bots
Rear-Ended by Facebook Ira Winkler 2/19/2009 15 comments Even in reverting to its previous terms of service, Facebook still retains plenty of latitude where user data is concerned
Privacy's Just Fiction in the Web 2.0 Era Security Clan Editor's Blog 2/18/2009 10 comments The Facebook TOS tussle is a good flashpoint for what happens with all your personal data, not just what's on social networking sites
Internet + GPS = Lifesaver Tom Nolle 2/18/2009 19 comments 911 calls, whether wireless, landline, or VoIP, could be pinpointed with GPS, then mapped with a Web-based application for first responders
Internet Post Offices: Trust Us? Deborah Nason 2/18/2009 12 comments Not everyone's ready for a third party to send or receive bills, personal correspondence, and consumer purchases
Facebook Earns a 'Decent' Grade Editor's Blog 2/18/2009 7 comments A plurality of Internet Evolution readers believes Facebook is decent but could still be a lot better
Bots: New Names, Same Old Threats Gideon J. Lenkey 2/18/2009 8 comments Layered security, a vigilant attitude, and swift reactions will keep you far safer than the latest security appliance
Rwwwanda Reeevisited Stephen Saunders 2/17/2009 14 comments It's not too late for the Internet to play a pivotal role in Rwanda's future, despite its current woes
The US National Security Agency learned the hard way that it can be dangerous to give a contractor too much money and access, with too little scrutiny. The NSA and other government agencies hire tens of thousands of contractors
a year to analyze data. Edward Snowden -- who revealed himself as the NSA leaker after fleeing the country -- was one such contractor, reportedly holding a $122,000 salaried position at Booz Allen Hamilton at the time of his departure.
Midsize businesses rarely achieve the same standards of security in their own datacenters as professional providers that specialize in delivering these services to organizations.
Big-data and analytics tools enable marketers to understand customers as individuals, identifying unmet needs and addressing each customer as a "segment of one," says John Kennedy, VP corporate marketing, IBM.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Monaco kicked into high gear today, and we've already begun to see news emerging from that lovely city-state by the sea.
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