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Comment: Re: Inmarsat - Alan Reiter - 3/31/2010
Comment: Re: Can it Simplify - Carol - 3/31/2010
Comment: Inmarsat - Carol - 3/31/2010
Comment: Re: Visibility - Michael Singer - 3/31/2010
Comment: Visibility - Murugan - 3/31/2010
CIOs Aim for 'Command & Control'
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/31/2010   5 comments
Companies like Citrix are using business intelligence and analytics tools to keep their manufacturing processes lean
Comment: Re: Can it Simplify - KMT568 - 3/31/2010
Comment: Re: Can it Simplify - MShellC - 3/31/2010
Comment: Asking for trouble - jnieusma - 3/30/2010
Comment: Not worth it - bri77 - 3/30/2010
Comment: need to know - dlavie - 3/30/2010
Comment: Being followed/Found - marks - 3/30/2010
Comment: Re: Can it Simplify - MShellC - 3/30/2010
Comment: Re: Wild West - Alan Reiter - 3/30/2010
Comment: Can it Simplify - Murugan - 3/30/2010
Calling Rube Goldberg: New US LTE Network
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
3/30/2010   2 comments
Hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners is planning an enormous high-speed wireless data network
Comment: Foursquare - Paul Geffen - 3/30/2010
Comment: Re: Wild West - Mr. Roques - 3/30/2010
Like It or Not, It's All About Location
Editor's Blog  
3/30/2010   29 comments
This year's buzzword may very well be 'location,' a theme that will be covered thoroughly at this week's Where 2.0 show
Air Stream
Todd Watson  
3/30/2010   1 comment
The FAA is taking steps to protect the critical computer networks that support the nation's air traffic centers
Thin May Be In for Midmarket
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
3/29/2010   2 comments
Mid-range companies are showing an increasing openness to explore alternative solutions to the traditional PC
Comment: Re: Wild West - Alan Reiter - 3/28/2010
Comment: Wild West - EJHarnois - 3/28/2010
Comment: Re: HSPA-vs-LTE - Alan Reiter - 3/28/2010
Comment: Re: HSPA-vs-LTE - Asad - 3/28/2010
Comment: Re: HSPA-vs-LTE - Alan Reiter - 3/28/2010
Comment: Re: HSPA-vs-LTE - Asad - 3/28/2010
Comment: Re: HSPA-vs-LTE - Alan Reiter - 3/28/2010
Comment: Hooked On Wimax - jabailo - 3/28/2010
Nielsen Predicts Smartphones Will Dominate US in 2011
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
3/26/2010   11 comments
Nielsen predicts that smartphone users in the US will outnumber feature phone users by the end of 2011
Insurance Industry Adopting Predictive Analytics
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/26/2010   2 comments
While speeding up legitimate claims is desirable, more holistic business intelligence tools can trap more fraud
Go Daddy China
Todd Watson  
3/25/2010   3 comments
This has been an interesting week
Comment: Re: Question? - Alan Reiter - 3/24/2010
Comment: Question? - lpricci49 - 3/24/2010
Comment: One question - Mary Jander - 3/24/2010
US Preps for High-Speed Wireless 'Wild West'
Alan Reiter  
3/24/2010   33 comments
By the end of 2010, many US consumers and businesses will have high-speed wireless access to the Net for voice and data in a super-competitive environment
CIOs Ready for Smart Grid Opportunities
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/24/2010   8 comments
US utilities are increasingly likely to focus on developing demand response and energy efficiency programs, according to a new survey
Comment: San Jose! - Mary Jander - 3/24/2010
Comment: Capped! - lek1981 - 3/23/2010
Comment: An easier approach - lek1981 - 3/23/2010
Comment: The Prison Rule - lek1981 - 3/23/2010
SXSW Interactive 2010: Interview With Ushahidi's Patrick Meier
Todd Watson  
3/23/2010   Post a comment
During SXSW Interactive, Scott Laningham and I had the opportunity to visit with a number of interesting folks and record their thoughts in a series of podcasts
Verizon to Offer Online Purchases via Phones
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
3/22/2010   9 comments
Verizon Wirless will allow users to buy online products and services via cellphone, finally tapping a payment method popular overseas
Comment: Sprint's claims - artfrankmiami - 3/22/2010
Comment: Wireless v. Fiber - Mike Acker - 3/22/2010
Comment: Re: Just common sense - 3Geo - 3/22/2010
Comment: Just common sense - KMT568 - 3/22/2010
AT&T Uses 4G Excuse to Downplay Verizon Lead
David Vellante  
3/22/2010   24 comments
Asserts that by the time LTE handsets have been streamlined, it will be head-to-head with Verizon in the battle for network quality. Don’t bet on it
Comment: Not too specific - Mary Jander - 3/22/2010
Comment: what's included? - Mike Acker - 3/22/2010
Web-Based Tools Aid Midmarket Supply Chain
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
3/22/2010   Post a comment
Managing supplier data doesn't have to feel like you are herding cats, which is why some companies are turning to supplier quality management software
Comment: Westerville! - Mary Jander - 3/21/2010
Comment: right vs. privilege - KMT568 - 3/21/2010
Comment: Price - pjpugliese - 3/21/2010
Comment: Cause for Pause - Cayce - 3/20/2010
Comment: disagree - dbergman - 3/20/2010
Comment: Jerks have rights - Kurtkeys - 3/20/2010
Comment: The Jerk Returns - M Hulot - 3/19/2010
IE Readers: Internet Access a Fundamental Right
Editor's Blog  
3/19/2010   62 comments
In a survey, 67 percent of poll takers on Internet Evolution said that Internet access is a 'fundamental human right'
Enterprise Software Services Get High Marks
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/19/2010   1 comment
While customers are very happy, remember the service you get is exactly the service you request
I'd Like to Talk to the Gecko, Please
Todd Watson  
3/19/2010   7 comments
Hold, please
How Much Bandwidth Do We Need?
TeleGraham  
3/18/2010   1 comment
We all know wireline networks will need more bandwidth in future. But deciding how much more is an exceptionally difficult question for planners to answer.
Comment: Re: Congrats - David Vellante - 3/18/2010
SXSW Interactive 2010: John Tolva Talks Smarter Cities
Todd Watson  
3/18/2010   Post a comment
John Tolva has a very cool job
Achtung! Windows Phone 7 Infected With Apple Disease
Alan Reiter  
3/18/2010   48 comments
With Windows Phone 7, Microsoft proves it has caught Apple's control madness. It's time to rebel
Comment: Congrats - dbergman - 3/17/2010
Comment: FTTH Networks ?!?! - rjacksix - 3/17/2010
Comment: I'm a Capitalist - rjacksix - 3/17/2010
Sales Intelligence... That Was Easy
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/17/2010   3 comments
Reps who rely on the integrated CRM/sales intelligence systems are more likely to make their quotas, according to new data
Finding Your Way Through the IBM Cloud
Todd Watson  
3/17/2010   Post a comment
Greetings from the Austin Hilton. It's the last and final day of SXSW Interactive 2010
FCC Speeds Up Questionable Broadband Plan
David Vellante  
3/16/2010   22 comments
The FCC's $20B mission &ndash spurred by a new speed test Website and RFQ to formalize the measurements – may be misguided
What Does Corporate America Think of 2.0?
Todd Watson  
3/15/2010   Post a comment
Web 2.0, and what we've come to call the social media, is all about everything that enterprise companies are often not
Five Tips for Midmarket ERP
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
3/15/2010   Post a comment
The key is to pick an ERP software suite and to expand as knowledge and needs dictate
iPads & Rushkoff
Todd Watson  
3/15/2010   Post a comment
OK, so far, I've only had two voters in the 'Should Turbo Buy an iPad' contest
Comment: who is it? - dbergman - 3/14/2010
Ain’t a Bad Place to Be
Todd Watson  
3/12/2010   Post a comment
I'm starting my morning with a little AC/DC. Hence the title
Banks May Get Dragged Into Public Clouds
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/12/2010   12 comments
If US regulators make banking systems more transparent as part of new reforms, changes could come in as little as 12 months
Comment: Wisconsin cities! - Mary Jander - 3/11/2010
Security as a Service
Raimund Genes  
3/11/2010   1 comment
Trend Micro's Raimund Genes examines the need for companies to outsource their security solutions.
Comment: Re: hiring - Ariella - 3/10/2010
IBM 2009 Annual Report: The Landscape for Growth
Todd Watson  
3/10/2010   Post a comment
The 2009 IBM Annual Report was released yesterday
Comment: Re: Doomed to repeat. - AGreen - 3/10/2010
Euro CIOs Behind Data Center Curve
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/10/2010   1 comment
Guess who is still managing their servers and storage manually? Will Americans heed the call?
Comment: Re: hiring - Susan Fourtané - 3/10/2010
Comment: Sarasota! - Mary Jander - 3/10/2010
Comment: Re: hiring - Ariella - 3/10/2010
Comment: own 3G standard - nasimson - 3/10/2010
Comment: DOT BOMB PT. II - Chris Poley - 3/10/2010
Comment: Re: hiring - Susan Fourtané - 3/10/2010
Thoughts on the Anniversary of the Dotcom Bust
James Lambie  
3/10/2010   18 comments
We have learned a bit, but maybe we have the global recession to thank for sparing us another Internet bubble
Comment: Re: 3G faster? - Xuefei Peng - 3/9/2010
A Broadband Report From China
Xuefei (Michael) Peng  
3/9/2010   12 comments
A burgeoning plan overseen by the government is creating a kaleidoscope of options for the world's largest broadband population
Comment: Rights... - nathanwosnack - 3/8/2010
Comment: Right to access - Ariella - 3/8/2010
Five Questions to Ask When a Laptop Goes Missing
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
3/8/2010   15 comments
The biggest loss is the potential impact of data loss or exposure – an average of $640,000 per incident
Life, Liberty & Internet Access
Internet Evolution Poll  
3/8/2010   45 comments
Is Internet access a human right?
Comment: Re: TDMoE - nathanwosnack - 3/5/2010
Comment: Re: TDMoE - nathanwosnack - 3/5/2010
Comment: Re: TDMoE - phildunn - 3/5/2010
Comment: TDMoE - nathanwosnack - 3/5/2010
Comment: possibilities - Ariella - 3/5/2010
Comment: One step forward - RIMMAN - 3/5/2010
Comment: Re: Camera shy - Alan Reiter - 3/5/2010
Building a Better Networked Healthcare Device
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/5/2010   4 comments
A ventilator with a mini Web server is just the end result of a call for better manufacturing operations and supply chain optimization
Comment: Re: Query - phildunn - 3/5/2010
Comment: Re: Enterprise SIP - phildunn - 3/5/2010
Banking on IBM Industry Expertise
Todd Watson  
3/5/2010   Post a comment
IBM is relentlessly focused on the opportunity the Smarter Planet initiative presents to assist businesses in industry-specific contexts
Comment: Re: Camera shy - Ariella - 3/5/2010
Comment: Re: SXSW 2000 - Todd Watson - 3/5/2010
Comment: Re: Future calling .. - kerryf - 3/5/2010
Comment: Duluth! - Mary Jander - 3/5/2010
Comment: Future calling .. - nasimson - 3/5/2010
Comment: Query - Chris Poley - 3/5/2010
Comment: Enterprise SIP - nivashkumar - 3/5/2010
Enterprises Take 'SIP' of Unified Communications
Phil Dunn  
3/5/2010   13 comments
The network development known as SIP trunking is helping unified communications become an enterprise reality
Comment: SXSW 2000 - Chris_Locke - 3/4/2010
Comment: Bait and Switch? - Cayce - 3/4/2010
Transportation Forum: The Art of 'Seduction' in Public Transportation
Adam Christensen  
3/4/2010   1 comment
The concept of 'seducing' travelers into transit is one we could do well to emulate elsewhere
Comment: The real options~ - lpricci49 - 3/4/2010
Comment: God Bless - javeriayounes - 3/4/2010
A Brief History of the Internet in Iraq
Mustafa Al-Niama  
3/4/2010   25 comments
More aptly named the 'Internot' in war-torn Iraq, online access has gone from bad to backward within the last decade
South by Southwest Redux
Todd Watson  
3/4/2010   2 comments
It's that time of year
Femtocell Conspiracy?
Second Shooter  
3/4/2010   6 comments
All the 4G operators are hot for femtocells – and they want us to pay for them twice.
Comment: Re: First video? - mhhfive - 3/3/2010
Comment: First video? - mhhfive - 3/3/2010
Comment: Re: HSPA-vs-LTE - Asad - 3/3/2010
Comment: A nice idea - ChrisTOP - 3/3/2010
Encryption Conniption at RSA
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
3/3/2010   5 comments
If cloud's ever going to go mainstream, encryption will have to go mainstream, too
CISO's Dilemma: Security, Compliance at Odds
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
3/3/2010   3 comments
Unfortunately, most companies focus on getting compliant for business reasons rather than staying compliant for security reasons
Security by Design
Todd Watson  
3/3/2010   2 comments
My last post was about security. This post is going to be about security
The Foundation for an Intelligent, Interconnected, Instrumented Planet
Adam Christensen  
3/3/2010   6 comments
If there’s one topic that underpins nearly everything we’ve addressed here on this blog in the past 18 months, it is data
Content Could Complicate Internet Caps
Not Dr. Phil  
3/3/2010   6 comments
Comcast and other broadband providers may exempt content they own from counting against usage caps.
Comment: Re: HSPA-vs-LTE - Alan Reiter - 3/2/2010
Comment: Re: HSPA-vs-LTE - Alan Reiter - 3/2/2010
Comment: Topeka! - Mary Jander - 3/2/2010
Gone Phishin'
Todd Watson  
3/2/2010   Post a comment
IBM has released the results from its latest Annual X-Force Trend and Risk Report from 2009
Comment: Re: HSPA-vs-LTE - kerryf - 3/2/2010
Comment: Re: HSPA-vs-LTE - Asad - 3/2/2010
Comment: Re: HSPA-vs-LTE - Alan Reiter - 3/2/2010
Comment: Re: HSPA-vs-LTE - Asad - 3/2/2010
Why Is Google Diversifying?
Wisdom of the Big Chair  
3/1/2010   5 comments
Google is feverishly trying to expand beyond its traditional search niche in order to please Wall Street. However, the company's recent moves could backfire.
Taming Midmarket SaaS Integration
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
3/1/2010   3 comments
The latest emerging trend consists of pre-built templates that connect applications from different vendors




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Mary E. Shacklett
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.
Dan Cypra
Dan Cypra   5/23/2013   18 comments
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?
Matt Heusser
Matt Heusser   5/23/2013   5 comments
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.
David Weldon
David Weldon   5/22/2013   15 comments
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.
IETV: the thinkerNet on film
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Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   4 comments


Whole Foods Global Wine Purchaser Doug Bell told me about some of the constraints on using analytics in the US wine market.
Paul J. Fleuranges
Digital Signage Keeps NYC Subway Straphangers on Track

5|6|13   |   3:51   |   No comments


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.
Kim Davis
Fast Forward to the Future

4|23|13   |   2:29   |   20 comments


A look back at tech writing in the 90s makes us wonder where enterprise IT will be 20 years from now.
Mitch Wagner
Google Launches Its Most Depressing Service Yet

4|15|13   |   2:59   |   10 comments


Google's new Inactive Account Manager lets you control how Google disposes of your accounts when you die.
Second Shooter
Argument Over Top-Level Domains Is 'Stupid'

4|11|13   |   2:07   |   3 comments


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.
Kim Davis
Ladies, Your Tablet Awaits

3|21|13   |   2:22   |   37 comments


ePad Femme is the world’s first tablet “made exclusively for women.”
Wisdom of the Big Chair
NFC Moves Into the Mainstream

3|20|13   |   2:16   |   No comments


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.
Wisdom of the Big Chair
Integrating Security Into Your Cloud Contract

3|19|13   |   3:35   |   No comments


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.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Collects Customer Information

3|18|13   |   1:15   |   No comments


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.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Uses Analytics to Customize Site

3|14|13   |   0:47   |   No comments


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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In the 1970 science fiction thriller
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