Memorial Day Travel Whisperer Todd Watson 5/31/2011 1 comment Have you ever ever wondered what kind of practical insight can be garnered from the social media?
Intuit CIO Offers Lessons for Midmarket Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 5/31/2011 5 comments Transforming a midmarket business into a larger enterprise means identifying future growth areas and capitalizing on technologies.
Site Redesign Brings Mixed Results Scott Koegler 5/31/2011 25 comments Corporate coaching firm ActionCoach met some of its goals when it redesigned its Website, but it may also be getting in its own way in other respects.
Apple Plans Its iPhone Future Joe Stanganelli 5/30/2011 63 comments Extending the carrier availability of the iPhone tops the list, but starting next year, we'll see more features.
Calling Dr. Watson Todd Watson 5/28/2011 Post a comment Todd highlights software guru Grady Booch, Watson the Jeopardy winner, and IBM's smarter healthcare initiatives.
Messages From the e-G8 Summit Andrew Keen 5/27/2011 18 comments The market is best suited to nurturing the digital economy; and it must do so to benefit underprivileged communities.
IT Analytics Rise Up, Take On Cloud Mantle IT Clan Editor's Blog 5/26/2011 17 comments Analytics aren't just about real-time analysis of data for business decision-making; IT functions deserve their own take on the technology.
The Persistent Myth of Cloud Security Security Clan Editor's Blog 5/25/2011 22 comments The widespread belief that cybersecurity is better managed in a cloud computing environment is increasingly coming under question.
Bank on The Run Todd Watson 5/25/2011 4 comments An upcoming system called "ClearXchange" will let customers transfer money from their checking accounts using only a mobile number or email address.
Big Golf, Big Data Todd Watson 5/24/2011 Post a comment IBM has announced new, patented software capabilities to analyze massive volumes of streaming data.
Midmarket Cloud ERP: It's Complicated Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog 5/23/2011 3 comments The pitfalls of cloud-based ERP are all around, with the integration of existing enterprise applications being a key drawback.
Google Could Eat OpenTable's Dinner Editor's Blog 5/23/2011 13 comments OpenTable's dominance of the online restaurant reservation segment is vulnerable to a predator with deep pockets and social media aspirations.
Uncle Sam Could ICE Your Website Ron Miller 5/23/2011 59 comments The US government is allowing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to shut down Websites under the guise of copyright protection.
How Evil Is Google? Ask This Man Robert McGarvey 5/23/2011 32 comments Scott Cleland says Google is a force working against the US Constitution and other societal mainstays.
Twitter & the Age of Mnmlsm Editor's Blog 5/20/2011 64 comments Sites like Twitter lower the bar on thinking and reacting critically, and it seems society is just fine with that.
Allstate Purchase Highlights Value of Online Enterprise Executive Clan Editor's Blog 5/20/2011 7 comments The Esurance buy means the industry is likely to continue building new business models that favor low premiums for customers who choose the do-it-yourself path.
IBM Awards Showcase Internet Priorities IT Clan Editor's Blog 5/19/2011 8 comments IBM has honored eight scientists and engineers for their technology contributions, signaling the Internet direction Big Blue is taking.
CIOs Jump Into Clouds for Big Data Sharing Executive Clan Editor's Blog 5/18/2011 13 comments An IBM survey found high interest among CIOs in mobile communications, analytics and business intelligence, and risk management systems.
Social media has been with us for a decade -- but employer policies and the law are anything but firm about the most appropriate usage of this powerful tool.
Businesses often struggle to decide which domain to use. When it comes to purchasing a domain name, you have plenty of extensions to choose from, ranging from .com and .net, to .me, and even .mobi. But which one should you pick?
I've been writing about how the next evolution of the Internet might just be an advertising revolution, and how corporate IT can stay involved as the enablers and providers of the technologies that make this possible.
In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.
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 automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
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M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet David Weldon In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M. CLICK FOR MORE
M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet David Weldon In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M. CLICK FOR MORE