Farewell, Internet Evolutionaries Editor's Blog 6/29/2012 66 comments I am leaving Internet Evolution with a heart full of gratitude for all we've built and all you'll continue to build for years to come.
The 7 Essential Functions of a CIO Mansur Hasib 6/29/2012 25 comments The author's graphical model summarizes the essential functions of a CIO – and why an operations or IT executive shouldn't tackle them.
Machine Learning for Analytics Analytics Clan Editor's Blog 6/29/2012 4 comments Machine learning has the potential to teach analytics ways of delivering improved results in real time.
Hiring Hackers? Tread Carefully IT Clan Editor's Blog 6/28/2012 16 comments The trend for IT to hire help from the hacker community should be approached cautiously, experts say.
'Mandate Struck Down' Snafu Ignites the Web Jason Mick 6/28/2012 39 comments In a rush to be the first news agency to report on the Supreme Court healthcare decision, a number of organizations jumped the gun, claiming the individual mandate provision had been struck down.
The Clock Is Ticking on Security Tokens Security Clan Editor's Blog 6/27/2012 5 comments With researchers setting a new 13-minute record for cracking RSA's SecurID, the days are numbered for dual-authentication security.
Municipal Broadband Gets Fiber Boost Dana Blouin 6/27/2012 15 comments Growing momentum to create broadband networks for specific cities has been boosted by the alliance of Gig.U and Gigabit Squared.
The Future of Enterprise Computing Editor's Blog 6/26/2012 4 comments Expert integrated systems hold out the promise of a simplified IT experience through built-in expertise and integration by design.
Mac v. PC Shopping Guy Todd Watson 6/26/2012 6 comments It is necessary to go back to using Windows in order to get the best deals on Orbitz? Not necessarily, but it’s quite evident that you’ll be given different promotions, many of which will cost more because you’re part of the cool, Apple fanboy set.
Heated Over Summertime Subway WiFi Editor's Blog 6/26/2012 34 comments Sweaty New Yorkers will reap the benefits of free WiFi on subway platforms this summer, thanks to an unnecessary and dumb plan from Boingo and Google!
How to Avoid Enterprise Password Danger Jonathan Hochman 6/26/2012 33 comments Current password policies are often weak and dangerously ineffective. Check out these suggestions for making your resources idiot-proof.
Louisiana Sex Offender Ban Could Backfire Robert McGarvey 6/22/2012 29 comments In Louisiana, sex offenders will have to give out a ton of information in order to join a social network. But the disincentive could hinder police from finding these criminals.
Turing's Enduring Influence Editor's Blog 6/22/2012 23 comments 2012 is the centenary year of computing pioneer Alan Turing, a man whose brilliant contributions to science were tragically cut short.
When No Boss Is the Best Boss Executive Clan Editor's Blog 6/20/2012 22 comments Some enterprises are putting theories of a flat, hierarchical organization to the test -- and apparently finding success.
The Shadow of Stuxnet Security Clan Editor's Blog 6/20/2012 6 comments The White House stands accused of deliberately leaking its involvement with Stuxnet.
Pandora's Death Knell Tolls Editor's Blog 6/19/2012 39 comments Spotify's addition of a Web radio service will probably herald Pandora's demise, but that doesn't mean Spotify is in the clear either.
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
