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Comment: What's the holdup? - cbrown - 9/30/2009
Comment: Re: Great Idea - Bob Violino - 9/30/2009
Comment: Great Idea - taimur_tz - 9/30/2009
Enterprises Gain From Finance, Ops Integration
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/30/2009   Post a comment
Closer coupling of sales operations and planning (SO&P) and financial departments improves inventory control and revenues
EVP & Head of Information Services, Wells Fargo
Wayne Mekjian  
9/30/2009   Post a comment
Wells Fargo EVP and head of information services Wayne Mekjian talks about the bank's IT innovations.
Drug Firms Use Web to Cure Supply Chain Woes
Bob Violino  
9/29/2009   14 comments
Online technologies are enabling pharma firms to get better control over the flow of their products to patients worldwide
Comment: Re: AI anyone? - Mary Jander - 9/29/2009
Comment: Re: AI anyone? - EliteC - 9/28/2009
Interview With the Secretary General of the ITU
Steve Saunders' Outernet  
9/28/2009   Post a comment
Steve Saunders talks with Hamadoun Touré about the digital divide and more
Federal CTO of the US
Aneesh Chopra  
9/28/2009   4 comments
Aneesh Chopra discusses the Obama administration’s plans to help CTOs, and how enterprise CTOs can assist the president's tech agenda.
US, China Push to Green Up Supply Chain
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/25/2009   1 comment
Every industry wants to prove it's working to save the planet, and your supply chain partners are no different
Comment: AI anyone? - Mary Jander - 9/25/2009
Inside the Fed CIO Council's Social Media Policy
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/24/2009   3 comments
A new report is triggering fresh discussions in CIO circles about the benefits and dangers of sites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn
Comment: spend justified? - tsaleem - 9/24/2009
Comment: technology security - Frederick - 9/24/2009
'Brain'-Fueled Internet Could Change CIO Thinking
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/21/2009   8 comments
The next evolution of the Internet may not achieve human consciousness, but building something more and more brain-like could give businesses insight into their customers' minds
Comment: re: collaboration ROI - kerryf - 9/21/2009
Comment: feed their own ego - cortimax - 9/21/2009
Comment: Follow The Money - kq4ym - 9/20/2009
Comment: Social Corporation - jabailo - 9/19/2009
Comment: Content, etc... - RamonAntonio - 9/18/2009
Comment: Webify - jfleischman - 9/18/2009
The 'ROI' Case for Web 2.0: Return on Information
Matthew Fraser  
9/18/2009   9 comments
Web 2.0 does have an ROI, but it requires a change of perspective to see it
Comment: Re: customer care - Jason_13 - 9/17/2009
Comment: Re: customer care - mamaflynny - 9/17/2009
Comment: Privacy concerns - Root Maniac - 9/17/2009
Comment: Re: Lawyers and Search - sbondy - 9/17/2009
Comment: Lawyers and Search - scbennett - 9/17/2009
Comment: Re: Lawyers and Search - sbondy - 9/17/2009
Comment: Lawyers and Search - JoeFoster - 9/17/2009
Collaboration Tools Can Show ROI
Bob Violino  
9/16/2009   8 comments
Enterprise collaboration tools can work well with the Web; here are some real-life examples
What Your Marketing Dept. Won't Tell You
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/16/2009   4 comments
Social networking isn't going to revolutionize the industry
How Businesses Can 'Webify' Customer Care
Jeff Fleischman  
9/16/2009   10 comments
Successful cross-channel integration between traditional sales channels and the Web can make a big difference with customers
Comment: Re: $howcase? - Michael Singer - 9/15/2009
Comment: $howcase? - Insultant - 9/15/2009
Startup Showcase Exposes CEOs
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/15/2009   6 comments
With the cards stacked against you, getting your Web product in front of major investors can be a high-pressure job you may not survive
Big VC Spurns Web in Favor of Clean Tech
David Vellante  
9/15/2009   7 comments
Big VCs like Vinod Khosla are allocating portfolios away from software investments and toward clean tech; but Web investing isn't dead
Comment: Re: Agism lawsuit? - SteveGNYC - 9/15/2009
Comment: Re: not so fast... - SteveGNYC - 9/15/2009
Comment: Re: Agism lawsuit? - SteveGNYC - 9/15/2009
Comment: Intruiging Concept - abdlah - 9/15/2009
Comment: Agism lawsuit? - Ira Winkler - 9/15/2009
Comment: Just saw this - Mary Jander - 9/15/2009
Comment: not so fast... - Chris Poley - 9/15/2009
Comment: On Advertising - jabailo - 9/15/2009
Comment: Billion Dollar Babies - jabailo - 9/15/2009
Web VCs Should Avoid the 'Cult of the Child'
Andrew Keen  
9/15/2009   13 comments
Youth is not a prerequisite for success in Silicon Valley, despite the records of Sergey Brin, Larry Page, or Mark Zuckerberg
Web's Future: More Content, Fewer Sites
Peter Bowman  
9/14/2009   23 comments
Delivering data flexibly is more important than page views
Internet Evolution Launches Executive Clan
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/14/2009   6 comments
Newest clan will focus on the Internet at C-level and the intersection of business objectives with information technology
Comment: Efficacy vs. Self - Chris Poley - 9/14/2009
Comment: protection measures - Mashka - 9/13/2009
Comment: Re: Great advice - Mike Moran - 9/12/2009
Comment: Re: Absolutely! - Mike Moran - 9/12/2009
Comment: Great advice - sbondy - 9/11/2009
Comment: Re: Absolutely! - chayes - 9/11/2009
Comment: Re: Absolutely! - chayes - 9/11/2009
Comment: Re: Absolutely! - Drowlord - 9/11/2009
Comment: Re: Homework - Mike Acker - 9/11/2009
Comment: Absolutely! - chayes - 9/11/2009
Comment: Re: Homework - J DAmbrosio - 9/11/2009
The Hardest Thing in Social Media Is Shutting Up
Mike Moran  
9/11/2009   35 comments
Listening is a huge part of engaging in any community – ask any missionary
Comment: Homework - Mike Acker - 9/11/2009
Comment: Re: not traceable? - mhhfive - 9/10/2009
Comment: not traceable? - mhhfive - 9/10/2009
5 Questions for Michigan's CTO
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
9/10/2009   4 comments
State CTO Dan Lohrmann talks virtualization, clouds, and security
IBM Global CIO Study: Analyze This
Todd Watson  
9/10/2009   2 comments
IBM just released its new global study of more than 2,500 chief information officers (CIOs)
Bank Theft Builds Case for Two-Factor Authentication
Ira Winkler  
9/10/2009   53 comments
A critical lawsuit that's taking place almost under the radar may end up having a big impact on your banking rights
Patch Tuesday a Security Triage Exercise
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
9/9/2009   16 comments
Microsoft's monthly patching sessions affect customers, careers, and budgets
Comment: Re: Glory Days - reiter - 9/9/2009
Comment: Re: Glory Days - aum007 - 9/9/2009
Internet Innovator BBN Merges With Raytheon Division
Paul Korzeniowski  
9/9/2009   6 comments
Arpanet creator and email innovator BBN gets snapped up by defense contractor Raytheon
Comment: Great post Bob! - aum007 - 9/9/2009
Internet Boosts Usage of Business Intelligence Apps
Bob Violino  
9/9/2009   4 comments
Businesses can procure BI applications via SaaS, open-source products, or Web-based products from traditional vendors
Swine Flu Lessons for CIOs
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/8/2009   4 comments
Worried about viruses? Concerned about unscheduled downtime or preparing for a lack of workers on your network?
Comment: Re: Glory Days - reiter - 9/8/2009
Comment: Re: Glory Days - reiter - 9/8/2009
VMware Envisions Data Centers Turned Inside Out
David Vellante  
9/8/2009   7 comments
Virtualization's biggest vendor is betting on connecting virtualized data centers with external, cloud-based services
Comment: Re: Glory Days - smkinoshita - 9/8/2009
Comment: Glory Days - Chris Poley - 9/8/2009
Corporate Weblogs: No Guts, No Glory
Alan Reiter  
9/8/2009   25 comments
Corporate Weblogs have been published for years, but too many are sorry efforts with the life sucked out of them by overly cautious PR flacks and scared-rabbit marketers
Comment: consider the state - Mashka - 9/8/2009
Workers Happy Except When They're Not
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/7/2009   5 comments
Are your employees happy with their job? Some are. Most are miserable, which makes this Labor Day a good time to reflect on your workforce and how to improve employee morale
Comment: Re: Foolish idea - Tom Nolle - 9/4/2009
Comment: Foolish idea - Mary Jander - 9/4/2009
Don't Take IT Out of the Cloud Equation
Tom Nolle  
9/4/2009   10 comments
Some organizations think enterprise IT should be taken off supervision of corporate Internet use. Here's why that courts disaster
E-Science Will Fuel Enterprise Innovation
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
9/3/2009   4 comments
E-science has taken root at a number of universities and research centers, and enterprise IT stands to benefit
Comment: Risky business - cjon316 - 9/3/2009
Executive Bloggers Must Weigh Risks
Bob Violino  
9/3/2009   10 comments
It's important to determine whether CEO blogging is a fit for your organization before the chief starts the project
Deter Insider Attacks From Outside the Firewall
Gideon J. Lenkey  
9/2/2009   3 comments
Disgruntled or bitter former employees can wreak havoc on a network. Here are some tips to forestall the threat
Comment: Re: No Fun out there - cjon316 - 9/2/2009
Google & Facebook Could Tip Enterprise Software Scales
Mike Moran  
9/2/2009   7 comments
Here's how Google and Facebook might get into the game dominated by IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP
Employees' Online Politics Could Hurt Your Firm
Ira Winkler  
9/2/2009   11 comments
If you wouldn't say it in the lunchroom, don't think it will go down any better on Facebook




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Paul Korzeniowski
The smartphone market reached a significant milestone, a breakthrough that may cause vendors to celebrate but could strain the capabilities of IT service desks.
Maria Korolov
Maria Korolov   5/21/2013   8 comments
In the fall of 2011, around 160,000 students in 190 countries enrolled in a Stanford-sponsored online course about artificial intelligence. About 23,000 completed the course and got certificates, including 248 who got a perfect score. The university offered the same course the old-fashioned way to students sitting in Stanford classrooms. None of the those students got a perfect score.
Joe Stanganelli
As Mitch Wagner discussed today, Yahoo is acquiring Tumblr. The big Internet debate at the moment is whether Tumblr will be good or bad for Yahoo. Regardless of their stances on the future of Yahoo itself, many claim that Yahoo will somehow ruin Tumblr.
George Taylor
George Taylor   5/20/2013   10 comments
Has China stolen a march on the West, developing an Internet architecture that is not only based on IPv6, but is also inherently secure from both internal and external attack?
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Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   3 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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Yahoo Needs to Break Tumblr in Order to Fix It
Joe Stanganelli
As
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