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Comment: Think "better" - abdlah - 2/28/2010
Comment: Context is important - abdlah - 2/28/2010
Comment: Re: spherical indeed - Carol - 2/28/2010
Comment: Re: Retrofitting - Todd Watson - 2/28/2010
Comment: Retrofitting - DavidSilversmith - 2/28/2010
Digital Signs Point to Marketing Success
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/26/2010   4 comments
Companies cannot ignore the growing range of technological solutions that include hardware, software, and mobility
Canadian Cellphone Video Calling & the Future
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
2/25/2010   10 comments
Cellular phone video calling is likely to catch on in more places than Canada
Comment: spherical indeed - Mary Jander - 2/25/2010
Comment: Team Work - lek1981 - 2/24/2010
CIOs Delve Into Context-Aware Computing
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/24/2010   Post a comment
Adding time, identity, and activity into next-generation computing systems can boost an enterprise's competitive advantage
Collaboration & Spherical Stupidity
Second Shooter  
2/24/2010   18 comments
School Webcam scandal may threaten the future of Internet video collaboration.
Live @ Pulse 2010: Chesapeake's Smarter City
Todd Watson  
2/24/2010   1 comment
At today’s IBM Pulse 2010 event here in Las Vegas, IBM and the City of Chesapeake, Va., announced how they’ve partnered to build a 'smarter city'
Live @ Pulse 2010: Security & the Smarter Planet
Todd Watson  
2/23/2010   Post a comment
There is an opportunity presented by integrated service management and its linkage to virtualization, workload optimization, the use of new delivery models, and the need to integrate
Comment: Great post! - smkinoshita - 2/23/2010
Live @ Pulse 2010: Second Day Buzz
Todd Watson  
2/23/2010   Post a comment
Greetings from 5:47 A.M. Las Vegas time, live in my room at the MGM Signature
Live @ IBM Pulse 2010: Integrated Service Management
Todd Watson  
2/23/2010   Post a comment
We hear from Al Zollar, the general manager of Tivoli software for IBM, on the subject of integrated service management
Al Gore’s Smarter (and Funnier!) Planet
Todd Watson  
2/23/2010   4 comments
Never mind your political sentiments about Al Gore the politician
Building Smarter Buildings
Todd Watson  
2/23/2010   3 comments
If you've visited this blog with any frequency, you know that I've visited a few cities around the globe in my time
Comment: Over $1K per user - Mary Jander - 2/22/2010
Midmarket Key to Windows 7 Migration
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
2/22/2010   7 comments
While large enterprise demand is not expected to gain momentum until the end of 2010, midmarket companies have more cash and fewer restrictions
@ Pulse 2010: Getting Things Going
Todd Watson  
2/22/2010   Post a comment
One of the great things about attending IBM's major customer events like Pulse is the opportunity to visit face-to-face with customers and also to see some familiar and friendly faces from across IBM
Smarter Software, Better Business
Todd Watson  
2/22/2010   Post a comment
Be forewarned, this is a lengthier post than usual, so settle in
Comment: Re: I hope - SeanFromIT - 2/22/2010
Comment: Start small or... - Mary Jander - 2/19/2010
Seven Keys to BPM Project Success
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/19/2010   5 comments
Many organizations find business process management difficult, despite its flexibility and benefits
Government Sector 'Smartens' Up With IT
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
2/18/2010   16 comments
Local governments in the US are courting – and being courted by – IT suppliers intent on sustainable infrastructures and new 'smart' apps
Comment: Re: The other side - SteveGNYC - 2/18/2010
Comment: Re: Eharmony - James Malone - 2/17/2010
Comment: Eharmony - dbergman - 2/17/2010
Comment: Re: Olympics... - cbrown - 2/17/2010
Comment: Re: Olympics... - jabailo - 2/17/2010
Retail Should Embrace Smartphone-Shoppers
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/17/2010   7 comments
Retailers must have a strong cross-channel plan to connect their brick-and-mortar worlds with their online strategies
Comment: Re: Olympics... - Chris Poley - 2/17/2010
Comment: Re: Olympics... - jabailo - 2/17/2010
Euro Zoning
Todd Watson  
2/17/2010   Post a comment
Hola from Madrid
Join Us for the Smarter Transportation Forum in DC
Adam Christensen  
2/17/2010   Post a comment
If virtual events aren’t your thing, this face-to-face one may be more up your alley
Comment: Re: Olympics... - Bob Violino - 2/17/2010
Comment: Olympics... - Chris Poley - 2/17/2010
The Web Is Part of the Olympic Team
Bob Violino  
2/17/2010   22 comments
The Internet is playing its possibly biggest-ever role at an Olympic event this year in Vancouver
Comment: Re: The other side - Kurtkeys - 2/16/2010
Comment: Re: The other side - SteveGNYC - 2/16/2010
Comment: Re: The other side - Kurtkeys - 2/16/2010
Comment: Re: Wookin' Pa Nub - kq4ym - 2/16/2010
Comment: Re: The other side - SteveGNYC - 2/16/2010
Comment: Re: bingo - Tom Nolle - 2/16/2010
Comment: bingo - Chris Poley - 2/16/2010
Online Video’s 'Three Thirds' Problem
Second Shooter  
2/16/2010   6 comments
Free online video was supposed to kill cable, but that doesn't seem to be happening.
Comment: Re: one country's hero - DHCIR - 2/15/2010
Comment: The other side - deezone13 - 2/14/2010
Comment: one country's hero - nasimson - 2/14/2010
Comment: Re: Natural selection - kerryf - 2/14/2010
Comment: Natural selection - Mashka - 2/14/2010
Comment: Wookin' Pa Nub - Michael Singer - 2/12/2010
Comment: Re: namelessness - James Malone - 2/12/2010
Comment: namelessness - M Hulot - 2/12/2010
Time-to-Market Metrics Prove Value of Collaboration
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/12/2010   3 comments
Wikis, blogs, discussion forums, and other tools for development and design can decrease time to market by 25 percent
Google's (Not So) Great Fiber Experiment
Not Dr. Phil  
2/12/2010   Post a comment
Google's plans for a speedy fiber network is best taken with a bag of salt.
My Phony Valentine: Adventures in Online Dating
James Malone  
2/12/2010   38 comments
When it comes to finding true love online, caution is the watchword: Scams abound
I’m a Mac & I’m a Lotus
Todd Watson  
2/11/2010   1 comment
Lotus and Mac, it turns out, are great friends – I love it when we can all just get along
Telco App Stores Smell
TeleGraham  
2/11/2010   1 comment
Telcos are launching their app stores, but they need to do a lot more.
Comment: Re: Congrats x 2 - Insultant - 2/11/2010
Charlie Wilson's Last War
Todd Watson  
2/11/2010   6 comments
Charlie Wilson was a larger-than-life character, but he was also a great American and a great Texan
Cisco Forecasts Exploding Mobile Data Growth
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
2/10/2010   Post a comment
Even 'Outer Space' mobile communications are set to burgeon in the next couple of years
Bested by China... Again!
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
2/10/2010   5 comments
In Q4 2009, China led the world in zombie production and execution of SQL-injection attacks, according to a McAfee report
Enterprises See Value in Translation Services
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/10/2010   6 comments
The ultimate competitive advantage may be the ability to enter additional markets without adding cost, a new survey finds
Comment: Re: hiring - Ariella - 2/10/2010
Comment: hiring - xavier12345 - 2/10/2010
Comment: Re: I hope - MShellC - 2/9/2010
Comment: Re: I hope - James Lambie - 2/9/2010
The Decline & Fall of Broadcast Television
Lee H. Berke  
2/9/2010   6 comments
Look at broadcast radio’s past for a key to broadcast TV's future.
Comment: I hope - MShellC - 2/9/2010
Comment: What catches on - Mary Jander - 2/9/2010
Everything New Is Old Again
Second Shooter  
2/9/2010   14 comments
Will all the services we see today fade into Ovaltine-or-Wheaties status in just a few years?
Conference Unites Global Net Generation
Rob Salkowitz  
2/9/2010   8 comments
One Young World is the largest event yet of its kind, drawing young people picked via social network to a summit in London
Power to the Planet
Todd Watson  
2/8/2010   Post a comment
IBM is announcing today the first of its Power7 processor-based systems and the Power7 processor itself at an event in NYC
Midmarket Takes Social Networking Behind the Firewall
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
2/8/2010   1 comment
But will enterprise social networking experience the same fate as knowledge management?
Comment: The Access List - Mike Acker - 2/8/2010
Comment: Re: Congrats x 2 - Insultant - 2/8/2010
Comment: Re: Congrats x 2 - Insultant - 2/8/2010
Comment: Re: Congrats x 2 - Mary Jander - 2/8/2010
Fatal System Error Exposes Cybercrime Lords
Jart Armin  
2/8/2010   24 comments
New book exposes cyber-criminal organizations worldwide, including Russian and US-based organized crime rings UPDATED 2:45 PM
America, Truck Yeah!
Steve Saunders' Outernet  
2/8/2010   7 comments
Steve likes his new Dodge Ram 1500, but hates Chrysler's Web non-sales strategy.
CIOs to Tackle the 'Big Data' Decade
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/5/2010   2 comments
New software designed for managing and extracting value from massive, and often real-time, data is giving CIOs a lot to chew on
Twits Go Wild for Resignation Tweet
what.the.ferraro  
2/5/2010   5 comments
Jonathan Schwartz is the first Fortune 200 CEO to resign via Tweet.
The Art of the Online Corporate Video
Todd Watson  
2/5/2010   Post a comment
If you never saw the award-winning online video series about the renaissance of the IBM mainframe, The Art of the Sale... well, you just don't know what you're missing
Comment: Get rid of it - Mary Jander - 2/3/2010
5 Tips to Better Backup for CTOs
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/3/2010   2 comments
One CTO may have the answer for enterprises looking to save time and money while keeping their data safe with a greener infrastructure
IBM to Acquire Initiate Systems
Todd Watson  
2/3/2010   Post a comment
Since 2005, IBM has invested $10 billion in 14 other strategic acquisitions to build its business analytics portfolio
Flying Java Monkeys
Todd Watson  
2/2/2010   Post a comment
There are two ways I sense that the Web technology market is starting to pick up some momentum
GDP in the Information Age
Rob Salkowitz  
2/2/2010   2 comments
The US GDP grew by 5.5% last quarter, but does that truly reflect the value created by the information economy?
Gaga for E-Books
Todd Watson  
2/1/2010   2 comments
Didja see the Grammys last night?
Midmarket: Vanguards of the Data Center
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
2/1/2010   Post a comment
Innovation may come down to a question of who has the most flexibility and ability to control complexity, according to an annual report
Radio Killed the Video Star
Thus Spake Mr. Cramer  
2/1/2010   3 comments
When looking to feed your news jones, be unafraid to go Old School.
The Use & Abuse of BI
Rob Salkowitz  
2/1/2010   4 comments
Data mining of social networks means people might face unforeseen difficulties.




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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
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   10 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.
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.
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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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M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet
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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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