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Comment: ROI - DavidSilversmith - 10/30/2010
Comment: A must read - DavidSilversmith - 10/30/2010
Time to Prepare for Dynamic Forecasting
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/29/2010   4 comments
Implementing financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting plans can help companies keep better controls on their enterprise
Comment: Freakonomics - Mr. Roques - 10/28/2010
Comment: Re: Toppers - Tom Nolle - 10/28/2010
Comment: Toppers - Asad - 10/27/2010
Freakonomics @ IOD: Examining Data Ain’t No Monkey Business
Todd Watson  
10/27/2010   2 comments
Two best-selling books and a documentary movie later...
Beer Maker CIO Toasts 'ERP Plus'
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/27/2010   1 comment
Process-related industries face many of the business challenges common to all manufacturers
Why the Big Data Chicken Crossed the Road
Todd Watson  
10/27/2010   1 comment
According to IBM, new physics is happening with big data, and errors in data actually turn out to be positive
Steve Mills Keynote: Big Data, Big Picture
Todd Watson  
10/26/2010   Post a comment
Organizations can now go about implementing a smart information agenda and use business analytics to help them make better decisions
Dr. Atul Gawande: Use Your Knowledge
Todd Watson  
10/26/2010   Post a comment
His message is simple: Our challenge in the 21st century will be to learn how to cope with an increasing amount of data and use it to human advantage
Unleash Your Intelligence With Cognos 10
Todd Watson  
10/26/2010   1 comment
The latest release can now give instant insight with analytics in an easy-to-use format anytime, anywhere on mobile devices
Visa: Winner of 2010 Information on Demand Innovation Award
Todd Watson  
10/26/2010   Post a comment
Visa was recognized by IBM for achievements to date in information management and a visionary plan
Hertz & IBM: Catching the Voice of the Customer
Todd Watson  
10/26/2010   1 comment
IBM analytics software is examining customer survey data, including text messages, to better identify car and equipment rental performance levels
Breaking News: New IBM Analytics Software to Help Organizations Gain Faster Insight for Smarter Business Outcomes
Todd Watson  
10/26/2010   Post a comment
New IBM offerings combine social networking and collaboration capabilities for the burgeoning mobile workforce
Information on Demand 2010, Opening Session Keynote: Gain Insight, Optimize Results
Todd Watson  
10/26/2010   Post a comment
Information management professionals, CEOs need your help
Comment: Re: Interesting - Mary Jander - 10/25/2010
Comment: Re: Interesting - cbrown - 10/25/2010
Comment: Interesting - Mary Jander - 10/25/2010
Midmarket Taps Into Server Virtualization
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
10/25/2010   7 comments
Lots of midmarket enterprises have deployed virtualized servers, but barely one-third make regular use of virtual machines (VMs)
Comment: BI Changes - DavidSilversmith - 10/24/2010
Comment: Re: The personal touch - AGreen - 10/22/2010
Enhanced IBM Cloud Test Environment
Todd Watson  
10/22/2010   Post a comment
IBM's extended environment lets more enterprise developers take advantage of the cloud for development and testing
Next-Gen Business Intelligence: CIOs Take Note
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/22/2010   1 comment
Self-service and SaaS models are changing the way enterprises get real-time answers
White Christmas
Todd Watson  
10/22/2010   Post a comment
IBM analytics-based forecast suggest holiday sales of consumer electronics and appliances in US retail stores are expected to get an early start this year
Comment: We Want It Cheap And Fast - kq4ym - 10/22/2010
Comment: Re: The personal touch - AGreen - 10/22/2010
IBM Acquires Governance Software Firm Clarity Systems
Todd Watson  
10/21/2010   1 comment
Clarity's software automates the process of collecting, preparing, certifying, and controlling financial statements for electronic filing
Comment: Re: US ranked 15th! - Tom Nolle - 10/21/2010
Comment: Ranking not surprising - SecTech - 10/21/2010
Comment: Re: US ranked 15th! - Tom Nolle - 10/20/2010
Comment: Re: US ranked 15th! - taimur_tz - 10/20/2010
Comment: Re: US ranked 15th! - Tom Nolle - 10/20/2010
Comment: Re: US ranked 15th! - Tom Nolle - 10/20/2010
Comment: US ranked 15th! - Mary Jander - 10/20/2010
Comment: The personal touch - KMT568 - 10/20/2010
Seven Habits of Highly Effective CIOs
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/20/2010   6 comments
High-performing CIOs distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack when they subscribe to one or several of these philosophies
Flying Pigs, Hotel Room Tigers & IOD 2010 Useful Resources
Todd Watson  
10/20/2010   Post a comment
IBM's Information on Demand event starts this Sunday in Vegas
Comment: Re: More morals? - DHCIR - 10/20/2010
Comment: Re: morals? - Amy Rogers Nazarov - 10/20/2010
The Truth Behind US Broadband Rankings
Tom Nolle  
10/20/2010   15 comments
US consumers just aren't willing to pay for better wireline broadband, as demonstrated by the status of the US wireless market
Comment: Re: morals? - tsaleem - 10/20/2010
Much Android About Nothing
Todd Watson  
10/19/2010   1 comment
It started yesterday when Steve Jobs joined the Apple earnings call and talked a little smack about the Android
IBM Q3 2010 Earnings
Todd Watson  
10/19/2010   Post a comment
CEO Palmisano noted IBM is uniquely positioned in the enterprise, investing in high-value segments like business analytics
Comment: Re: Great lesson - Michael Singer - 10/19/2010
Intelligence Unleashed: One Week to IOD
Todd Watson  
10/19/2010   Post a comment
This year's theme: Gain Insight, Optimize Results
Comment: Re: Great lesson - sbewley - 10/19/2010
Comment: Re: morals? - Tom Stamulis - 10/19/2010
Comment: ICANN taken to task - Mary Jander - 10/18/2010
Crossing the Rubicon
Todd Watson  
10/18/2010   Post a comment
It's everything impatient and reality TV isn't. It makes you wait and it's slow to unwind
ICANN Identity Crisis Blunts Moves Against Rogue Pharma
Beau Brendler  
10/18/2010   17 comments
ICANN representatives chose not to attend a recent White House inquiry about rogue online pharmacies. Shame on them!
De-Duplication: Storage Savior for the Midmarket
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
10/18/2010   Post a comment
Forward-thinking CIOs have started investing time and resources into data de-duplication
Benoît B. Mandelbrot: IBM Fellow & Emeritus Passes at 85
Todd Watson  
10/18/2010   Post a comment
Mr. Mandelbrot was best known for his interest and work in fractal geometry
Comment: Re: Great lesson - Michael Singer - 10/18/2010
Comment: Re: Rescue plan - Michael Singer - 10/18/2010
Comment: Re: Rescue plan - Michael Singer - 10/18/2010
Comment: Re: Rescue plan - Ariella - 10/18/2010
Comment: Rescue plan - EJHarnois - 10/17/2010
Comment: Great lesson - hounhosp - 10/17/2010
Comment: Re: Is it vetted? - DavidGewirtz - 10/15/2010
Verizon to Sell iPads With MiFi Plans
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
10/15/2010   Post a comment
Reiter advises waiting until next year to evaluate other plans
Comment: Thank you - Michael P. Kassner - 10/15/2010
Comment: Re: Is it vetted? - SteveGNYC - 10/15/2010
Comment: Re: Not really - SteveGNYC - 10/15/2010
Enterprise Lessons From the Chile Mine Rescue
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/15/2010   11 comments
The event even ranked as the fifth most-read-about online event
Comment: Re: Is it vetted? - Scott Koegler - 10/15/2010
Comment: Not really - Michael P. Kassner - 10/15/2010
Comment: Re: Is it vetted? - SteveGNYC - 10/15/2010
Comment: Cool Technology - Ron_Miller - 10/15/2010
How One Editor Streamlines His Newsfeed
Scott Koegler  
10/15/2010   14 comments
Using an open-source platform and some programming ingenuity, David Gewirtz of ZATZ has created his own automated digital clipping service
Clouds for Telcos
Todd Watson  
10/14/2010   2 comments
IBM is helping communications service providers capitalize on the growing market opportunity for public cloud services
Executives Prescribe BPO for Healthcare
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/13/2010   8 comments
Forecasts suggest the entire BPO market will triple in size from $200 billion today to between $890 billion and $980 billion by 2020
IBM Acquires PSS Systems
Todd Watson  
10/13/2010   Post a comment
The company's software helps organizations analyze, automate, and implement information governance policies across massive amounts of electronic data
New Apps Use Public Data to Improve City Living
Rob Salkowitz  
10/13/2010   16 comments
A growing number of cities are making public data available for developers interested in clever urban apps for mobile and PC users
Blueworks Live: BPM in the Cloud
Todd Watson  
10/12/2010   Post a comment
The new IBM service provides a more cost-efficient way for businesses to acquire and use information technology
Hiring Practice: Results From IBM’s Global HR Study
Todd Watson  
10/12/2010   Post a comment
The silver lining of globalization is that the shift toward expansion will require companies to redirect their workforces to locations that provide the greatest opportunities
IBM, Oracle & Java
Todd Watson  
10/12/2010   Post a comment
The two companies will make the OpenJDK community the primary location for open-source Java SE development
Comment: Re: Hope you don't mind - nstaudt - 10/12/2010
Comment: Good Science is useful - abdlah - 10/11/2010
Business Analytics Hits the Midmarket
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
10/11/2010   4 comments
Better business results, faster decision making, and new opportunities for growth are driving a 10-year growth forecast
Comment: reduce errors - dbergman - 10/10/2010
Comment: Good Start! - Princess_dascho - 10/10/2010
Comment: Re: Hope you don't mind - nstaudt - 10/10/2010
Comment: there are more crimes - Mashka - 10/10/2010
Report: Mobile to Dominate Enterprise by 2015
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/8/2010   Post a comment
Expect lots of change in the next few years as enterprises look to take advantage of the competition between Apple- and Google-powered devices
2010 IBM Tech Trends Survey: All About Mobile & the Cloud
Todd Watson  
10/8/2010   4 comments
Mobile and cloud computing will emerge as the most in-demand platforms for software application development and IT delivery over the next five years
Comment: Re: patient retention - Ariella - 10/8/2010
Comment: Hope you don't mind - nstaudt - 10/8/2010
Comment: Self-Censorship - smkinoshita - 10/8/2010
Comment: agree - marjansik - 10/8/2010
Comment: next step? - Chris Poley - 10/8/2010
Comment: Search Censorship - nstaudt - 10/8/2010
How Web Freedom Spawns Censorship
George Taylor  
10/8/2010   29 comments
An Internet standoff between constitutional freedoms and destructive anarchy is producing censorship
Comment: Re: patient retention - Ariella - 10/7/2010
Comment: Re: patient retention - Ariella - 10/7/2010
Comment: Re: patient retention - Ariella - 10/7/2010
US Doctors Must Embrace EHR
Susan Fourtané  
10/7/2010   48 comments
Government incentives won't last forever – and US doctors must look beyond the payback issues anyway
Comment: Moral! - Come again - abdlah - 10/7/2010
Comment: Re: morals? - Ariella - 10/7/2010
Comment: morals? - dbergman - 10/6/2010
Comment: Re: It was ever thus - mnt.code - 10/6/2010
Comment: It was ever thus - M Hulot - 10/6/2010
Teen Cybercrime Calls for New Moral Paradigm
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
10/6/2010   42 comments
Several recent surveys highlight the distressing perception among young people worldwide that cybercrime is victimless
When CXOs Squabble
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/6/2010   1 comment
Bickering executives who can't define clear roles and ownership of technologies leave the company in the lurch
New Collaboration Capabilities
Todd Watson  
10/5/2010   2 comments
The new LotusLive collaboration suite combines enterprise-class email, calendaring, instant messaging, Web conferencing, file sharing, and social networking services
Comment: but... - Mashka - 10/5/2010
Comment: Serious Games - NancyDP - 10/4/2010
Comment: Re: So when? - Phavanhna - 10/4/2010
Comment: Re: So when? - Phavanhna - 10/4/2010
CityOne: Real-World Game, Real-World Impact
Todd Watson  
10/4/2010   3 comments
IBM's new interactive simulation is designed to help business and civic leaders discover how to make their cities and industries smarter
Comment: Re: So when? - Mary Jander - 10/4/2010
Comment: Re: So when? - Terry Sweeney - 10/4/2010
Comment: hhmmm... - Techmeister - 10/4/2010
Comment: So when? - Mary Jander - 10/4/2010
Midmarket Web Apps a Risky Business
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
10/4/2010   5 comments
Don't assume that your applications are safe because you use firewalls, network vulnerability scanners, or SSL encryption
Comment: Update - Strike 4 - Jart Armin - 10/4/2010
Comment: Re: War on Cybercrime - SecTech - 10/4/2010
US Ponders 'Intercept Cloud' to Guard Infrastructure
Mary E. Shacklett  
10/4/2010   24 comments
A US security cyber-wall is under discussion in Congress and elsewhere, but it's a massive project that will require enormous effort
War on Cyber-Crime Logs Three Victories
Jart Armin  
10/1/2010   17 comments
A spate of strikes against criminals who used Zeus malware to rob banks sends a clear message: 'Cyber-criminals, beware!'
CXOs Insist on 'Performance' Supply Chain
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
10/1/2010   Post a comment
Manufacturers and retailers put greater emphasis on 'qualifying' third-party logistics (3PL) companies




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David Weldon   5/22/2013   8 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.
Jon Carter
Jon Carter   5/21/2013   18 comments
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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   15 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.
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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Yahoo Needs to Break Tumblr in Order to Fix It
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.

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