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Comment: that's a lot - magneticnorth - 4/30/2011
Comment: Loosing your iPhone? - SecTech - 4/30/2011
Comment: Internal App stores - SecTech - 4/30/2011
Comment: Re: R&D is key - srfernando - 4/30/2011
Comment: Re: R&D is key - antonis - 4/30/2011
Comment: Loyal to Nokia - Mashka - 4/30/2011
Comment: Re: R&D is key - Michael Singer - 4/29/2011
Comment: Re: R&D is key - KMT568 - 4/29/2011
Comment: Re: R&D is key - Michael Singer - 4/29/2011
Comment: Re: R&D is key - Kim Davis - 4/29/2011
Comment: R&D is key - KMT568 - 4/29/2011
Executives Call for More R&D
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
4/29/2011   25 comments
Budgets are tight, but CEOs and CIOs are not willing to compromise on innovation
Comment: A strange week - Kim Davis - 4/28/2011
Comment: Re: Smart lesson - Tom Nolle - 4/27/2011
CIOs Benefit From Mobile Enterprise App Stores
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
4/27/2011   22 comments
Bringing app stores in-house helps handle the ever-increasing number of mobile devices coming to the market
Comment: Re: Smart lesson - lek1981 - 4/27/2011
Zero Privacy, Big Data, Oxygen-Deprived Birthers
Todd Watson  
4/27/2011   5 comments
We say pry-vacy, the Brits say priv-acy, you say tomato, I say tomotto
Nokia Axes 4,000 Workers, Moves 3,000 to Accenture
Alan Reiter's Wireless Web World  
4/27/2011   10 comments
Nokia is breaking with its Symbian OS, laying off thousands of employees and shifting thousands more to Accenture
What’s the Big Deal?
Todd Watson  
4/27/2011   6 comments
I'm no shopping guru, but I do spend money, and I don't mind being offered a good deal
Comment: Re: BAO - Joanne Goldman - 4/26/2011
Comment: Re: ...and... - knoxzoo - 4/26/2011
Comment: Re: BAO - Michael Singer - 4/26/2011
Comment: Re: BAO - Michael Singer - 4/26/2011
IBM Approves 15 Percent Dividend Increase
Todd Watson  
4/26/2011   1 comment
This is the 16th year in a row that IBM has increased its quarterly cash dividend, and 8th year in a row of double-digit percent increases
Comment: Re: one man company? - Mashka - 4/26/2011
Comment: Re: BAO - Joanne Goldman - 4/25/2011
Comment: Re: ...and... - Todd Watson - 4/25/2011
Comment: ...and... - knoxzoo - 4/25/2011
Comment: BAO - Nicole Ferraro - 4/25/2011
Comment: Re: branding - Michael Singer - 4/25/2011
Comment: Re: Jinx - Michael Singer - 4/25/2011
Tutorial Explores Business Analytics for Midmarket
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
4/25/2011   5 comments
Pulling together many sources of data in real time, discovering what actions to take on those insights, and anticipating and shaping business outcomes does not need to be difficult
Comment: Have a Good Trip - Bolingbroke - 4/25/2011
The Royal Family Social
Todd Watson  
4/25/2011   6 comments
Americans are much more enthusiastic about Will and Kate's Royal Wedding than those in the UK
Defending the Fortress
Todd Watson  
4/25/2011   1 comment
I would recommend carefully reading all the FAQs before fully banking one’s business in the public cloud
Comment: one man company? - Mashka - 4/24/2011
Comment: Re: branding - Bolingbroke - 4/22/2011
Comment: branding - Michael Bennett Cohn - 4/22/2011
Comment: Perceptions - Kim Davis - 4/22/2011
Comment: Jinx - Bolingbroke - 4/22/2011
Is Apple Getting Too Big to Fail?
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
4/22/2011   26 comments
Apple is not immune from the problems of the world, and investors and customers are ignoring some serious pitfalls
Pictures of War
Todd Watson  
4/21/2011   Post a comment
Hondros was a Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer whose work has graced the front pages of many newspapers and magazines
Comment: Re: Highly useful - Kim Davis - 4/20/2011
Comment: Highly useful - taimur_tz - 4/20/2011
Location Is Where IT's at for CIOs
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
4/20/2011   4 comments
The challenge is moving beyond the simple act of 'checking in'
Comment: Stifles Criminals - Bolingbroke - 4/20/2011
Online Poker Ban Stifles Free Enterprise
Michael Bennett Cohn  
4/20/2011   18 comments
The entrepreneurial spirit of the Web could be hindered by the recent ban on online poker, this writer maintains
Pondering the Need for a TLD
Beau Brendler  
4/20/2011   9 comments
Top-level domains of all kinds may soon be for sale, but the jury's out on whether search engines care.
IBM First Quarter 2011 Earnings Debrief
Todd Watson  
4/19/2011   Post a comment
First-quarter net income was $2.9 billion compared with $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2010, an increase of 10 percent
Comment: On a brighter note - trevorh - 4/19/2011
Comment: First things first - trevorh - 4/19/2011
The Net's Problematic Potential for Good
Editor's Blog  
4/19/2011   4 comments
Internet Evolution examines the best Internet-enabled humanitarian efforts and considers why they've fallen short
Comment: Re: Choices - Michael Singer - 4/19/2011
Comment: Choices - sbewley - 4/18/2011
Tax Day
Todd Watson  
4/18/2011   Post a comment
The IBM Tax Collections Optimizer uses a unique combination of data analytics and other models to create action plans for each tax case
Comment: The new thing... - Mary Jander - 4/18/2011
Social CRM Puts Midmarket in the Zone
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
4/18/2011   13 comments
Being aware of what their customers are saying can help midmarket companies strengthen their businesses and prevent negative talk about their brands
Comment: Telco talk - javeriayounes - 4/18/2011
Opportunities Lost: Why Good Internet Ideas Burn Out
The Big Report  
4/18/2011   31 comments
Many projects that seemed to herald great improvements for humanity haven't materialized on the Web. Here's a closer look at why and what can be done to prevent future ideas from dissolving
Comment: Re: Communications - Awilliams - 4/15/2011
Q&A With Del Monte CIO: Getting Cloud From a Can
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
4/15/2011   8 comments
Using Internet-related technologies has helped this iconic company make a better connection between the farm and the kitchen
It's 'Game On' for Enterprise Execs
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
4/13/2011   2 comments
Gamification is used by social networking and location-based services to help retailers connect with customers. Here are some tips for extending it into the enterprise
Live From Impact 2011: Crossing the Consumer IT Chasm
Todd Watson  
4/13/2011   Post a comment
Enterprises are struggling to catch up with consumerized IT to develop 'systems of engagement' for employees and customers
Comment: Re: Smart lesson - Tom Nolle - 4/13/2011
Comment: Re: Smart lesson - Tom Nolle - 4/13/2011
Comment: Smart lesson - javeriayounes - 4/13/2011
Comment: Re: $250 laptop for 1200! - dln - 4/13/2011
Live From Impact 2011: Forbes Publisher Rich Karlgaard on Beating the Economy With IT
Todd Watson  
4/12/2011   1 comment
We are, collectively, suffering from Post Traumatic (Economic) Stress Disorder
Live From Impact 2011: IBM Software’s Steve Mills on Business Agility
Todd Watson  
4/12/2011   Post a comment
IBM's Senior VP talks about seizing the opportunity to leverage open standards and start to build more horizontal business processes
Live From Impact 2011: Changing Medicine at Boston Children’s Medical Hospital
Todd Watson  
4/11/2011   Post a comment
The answer to new medicine needs may have come in the form of the X-Box game, 'Call of Duty 4'
Live From Impact 2011: Jon Iwata on 100 Years of Innovation at IBM
Todd Watson  
4/11/2011   Post a comment
What's past is prologue when it comes to solving problems for IBM customers
Midmarket's Opportunity in Wireless Compression
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
4/11/2011   Post a comment
Bandwidth-intensive streaming media and HD video content are taxing available network capacity, but midmarket firms can expect relief soon
Live From Impact 2011: Q&A With Steve Mills
Todd Watson  
4/11/2011   Post a comment
IBM's Vice President and Group Executive Software and Systems is set for his keynote
Comment: Re : Google Dance - Anand Y - 4/9/2011
Comment: Re: Re : The Masters - Anand Y - 4/9/2011
Comment: SHUT 'ER DOWN! - DHCIR - 4/8/2011
Having an Impact
Todd Watson  
4/8/2011   Post a comment
IBM's Impact 2011 starts this weekend and kicks into high gear on Monday
What a Government Shutdown Would Mean to Tech
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
4/8/2011   22 comments
The impending shutdown would have a large impact on tech, as the government relies far more on contractors now than in the past
Google Dance
Todd Watson  
4/8/2011   1 comment
Ah, Larry, welcome to the world of complex organizations rife with competing interests, internal cooperation and 'coopetition,' and massive complexity
South American Smartphone Lesson
Second Shooter  
4/8/2011   6 comments
Third-world nations depend totally on mobile broadband because wireline is too expensive.
Comment: Re : The Masters - Anand Y - 4/8/2011
Comment: Re: Communications - dln - 4/8/2011
IBM Health Tech: Just What the Doctor Ordered
Todd Watson  
4/7/2011   3 comments
A new discovery could greatly improve the effectiveness of medication
The Masters
Todd Watson  
4/7/2011   3 comments
IBM continues its longtime technology partnership with The Masters, a golf tournament revered around the globe
Comment: Re: Communications - Awilliams - 4/6/2011
Japanese Supply Chain Woes Hit iPad2
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
4/6/2011   14 comments
In the wake of Japan's tragedy, the global electronic industry will have to learn how to manage disruptions in various regions
Comment: Ability to survive - sbondy - 4/5/2011
Buzz Aldrin Talks Science, Space & Tech
Executive Takes  
4/5/2011   2 comments
An interview with the second human being to step foot on the moon.
Federal Intervention Could Hamper Smartphone Apps
Editor's Blog  
4/5/2011   12 comments
Pandora is one of several mobile app developers currently under scrutiny by the feds
Comment: Re: Silver lining - antonis - 4/5/2011
Comment: Cricket fever - javeriayounes - 4/5/2011
Comment: Why Not DIY ? - Bolingbroke - 4/4/2011
IBM’s 2010 X-Force Trend & Risk Report: Increasing Security Threats in Mobile, Cloud Computing
Todd Watson  
4/4/2011   2 comments
The most recent IBM X-Force Trend and Risk Report suggests there's still plenty of work to do, at least on the IT security front
Comment: Silver lining - Nicole Ferraro - 4/4/2011
Data Breach Cautions Midmarket
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
4/4/2011   13 comments
Quick action is critical for protecting your reputation and your customers
Comment: It works both ways... - aum007 - 4/3/2011
Comment: Interesting... - Jason Mick - 4/1/2011
Extracting Emotions in Web 2.0
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
4/1/2011   17 comments
Even a well-crafted email, text message, or social media post can be misinterpreted by the reader
Comment: Coke vs Pepsi ? - Bolingbroke - 4/1/2011




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The US National Security Agency learned the hard way that it can be dangerous to give a contractor too much money and access, with too little scrutiny. The NSA and other government agencies hire tens of thousands of contractors a year to analyze data. Edward Snowden -- who revealed himself as the NSA leaker after fleeing the country -- was one such contractor, reportedly holding a $122,000 salaried position at Booz Allen Hamilton at the time of his departure.
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How Big-Data Is Changing Marketing

6|13|13   |   1:07   |   1 comment


Big-data and analytics tools enable marketers to understand customers as individuals, identifying unmet needs and addressing each customer as a "segment of one," says John Kennedy, VP corporate marketing, IBM.
Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   10 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   |   1 comment


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.
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