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Comment: Re: Great observation - lek1981 - 9/30/2010
Joint Filing
Todd Watson  
9/30/2010   1 comment
IBM's partnerships will allow ADP clients to realize efficiencies through a simplified tax filing process
Comment: please tweet:) - Mashka - 9/30/2010
No Tweeting on the Greens, Please
Todd Watson  
9/29/2010   5 comments
We fans will just have to guess what the players are thinking as they sweat out their three days in Newcastle
CEOs Follow Startup Playbook
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/29/2010   4 comments
General Electric and Intuit are two companies taking 'intrapreneurship' to the next level
Making a List, Checking It Twice
Todd Watson  
9/29/2010   6 comments
I’ve discovered that even the most basic and mundane checklist increases my productivity and helps me maintain my sanity
Comment: Microsoft - Asad - 9/29/2010
Comment: gun legislation - AGreen - 9/28/2010
UT Austin Campus Shooting
Todd Watson  
9/28/2010   2 comments
Text messaging and technologies like Twitter got the word out and got students out of harm's way
Comment: Great observation - Mary Jander - 9/28/2010
Risky Business: Results From the First-Ever IBM Global IT Risk Study
Todd Watson  
9/27/2010   Post a comment
The survey was conducted online with 556 IT managers and others involved in their businesses' IT functions, and included 131 CIOs
IBM to Acquire BLADE Network Technologies
Todd Watson  
9/27/2010   1 comment
BLADE specializes in software and devices that route data and transactions to and from servers
Comment: Re: Deal breaker - Alan Reiter - 9/27/2010
From China: What Threatens Us Most
Second Shooter  
9/27/2010   8 comments
Might China out-innovate us on the Internet that we invented?
Comment: Re: Deal breaker - cjon316 - 9/27/2010
IBM Improves Its Nanotechnique
Todd Watson  
9/27/2010   1 comment
The ability to measure nanosecond-fast phenomena opens a new realm of experiments for scientists
A Green & Sustainable Midmarket
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
9/27/2010   3 comments
Some companies might do well to take a cue from greentech cost savings for the home
Comment: Re: Limited Strategy - abdlah - 9/25/2010
Comment: Re: Limited Strategy - abdlah - 9/24/2010
Comment: Re: Limited Strategy - abdlah - 9/24/2010
Comment: Re: Deal breaker - Alan Reiter - 9/24/2010
Comment: Re: Deal breaker - cjon316 - 9/24/2010
Comment: Re: think B4 U act - dzapata - 9/24/2010
How CEOs Can Capitalize on Complexity
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/24/2010   6 comments
IBM's global survey finds three strategies that can help enterprises avoid the realities and challenges of global integration
Comment: Re: Limited Strategy - abdlah - 9/23/2010
Comment: 4G, 3G, whatever - Mary Jander - 9/23/2010
Comment: Limited Strategy - abdlah - 9/23/2010
Comment: Re: Deal breaker - Alan Reiter - 9/23/2010
America's First LTE Network Isn't There Yet
Alan Reiter  
9/23/2010   25 comments
MetroPCS has beaten big carriers to the LTE punch, but the service won't meet the needs of busy road warriors
Comment: Re: Big mistake - Joe Grimm - 9/22/2010
A CIO Survival Guide to Healthcare
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/22/2010   10 comments
Electronic health records may top your to-do list, but capitalizing on other technologies can also keep your business fit
Comment: Re: Big mistake - Root Maniac - 9/22/2010
Readying Communications Networks for the Smart Grid
Adam Christensen  
9/22/2010   4 comments
The current electric grid is complex, aging, and increasingly overextended
Comment: It's about time - Kurtkeys - 9/21/2010
Google Posts Incomplete Transparency Report
Editor's Blog  
9/21/2010   20 comments
Google rolls out a Transparency Report to almost – kind of – give information about government censorship
IBM to Acquire Netezza
Todd Watson  
9/20/2010   Post a comment
The two companies have been strategic partners for many years focused on workload optimized systems
Five Keys to Midmarket Banking Success
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
9/20/2010   Post a comment
Implementing these various technologies lets financial firms ensure timely responses and a faster path to the next evolution of banking
Cyberquake Expected in California This Week
Joe Grimm  
9/20/2010   15 comments
A planned exercise will generate maps, models, timelines, and plans for using technologies and the Internet to respond to real disasters
Enterprises Struggle With Brand Equity
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/17/2010   6 comments
The challenge for social media and online initiatives is to turn pervasiveness into something measurable
The IBM Customer Experience Suite: Building a Better & More Profitable Web
Todd Watson  
9/16/2010   Post a comment
New IBM software features analytics, social software, and commerce capabilities that help organizations create dynamic Web experiences
IBM Hosts Twitterstorm on Smart Grids & Electric Vehicles
Adam Christensen  
9/16/2010   Post a comment
Andy Bochman, one of IBM's smart grid experts, will be discussing various topics during a a Twitterstorm this month
Getting More CEOs to Go Green
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/15/2010   Post a comment
Refocusing on saving the planet through better enterprise sustainability could end up saving your job, analysts suggest
IBM to Acquire OpenPages
Todd Watson  
9/15/2010   Post a comment
OpenPages provides software that helps companies more easily identify and manage risk and compliance activities
Are You Experienced?
Todd Watson  
9/15/2010   Post a comment
What really gets my juices flowing is when I have the opportunity to talk about experiences that leverage the Web to directly help customers
Comment: Re: think B4 U act - robsalk - 9/15/2010
Comment: Book vs. Pad - jabailo - 9/14/2010
Comment: think B4 U act - dbergman - 9/14/2010
Comment: Is it Too Big? - kenton - 9/14/2010
Comment: Re: Free PC ROI? - robsalk - 9/14/2010
Comment: Free PC ROI? - kq4ym - 9/14/2010
Comment: Okay, now what? - Mary Jander - 9/14/2010
IBM’s Social Media Night Watchman
Todd Watson  
9/14/2010   Post a comment
My developerWorks amigo Scott Laningham and I sat down with Bill Chamberlin for a free-ranging interview over the phone last week
Argentina Offers Netbooks to Spur Tech Interest
Rob Salkowitz  
9/14/2010   11 comments
By investing in enough custom netbooks to equip 3 million high-school students, Argentina's government hopes to bolster its tech future UPDATED 9/15 11:00 AM
The Hidden Side of Everything
Todd Watson  
9/13/2010   Post a comment
The IBM Information on Demand event being held in Las Vegas promises to be extra 'freaky'
ERP: A Midmarket Tale
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
9/13/2010   2 comments
An 85-year-old company shows how a well managed ERP system can be a continuing source of cost savings and operational improvements
Comment: Close to home - smkinoshita - 9/13/2010
Asia/Pacific CIOs Lean Toward Private Clouds
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/10/2010   Post a comment
Rather than seeing it as a collection of new technologies, savvy CIOs now view the cloud as an extension of existing technologies
Comment: Unemployment issue - KellyA - 9/10/2010
Building a Smarter City in Cambridge, Ontario
Adam Christensen  
9/8/2010   2 comments
The Canadian Federal Government’s Gas Tax Funding is partnering with IBM to better manage critical city information and assets
Comment: Bo-ring - Mary Jander - 9/8/2010
Feds Invite Public's Help With Challenge.gov
Editor's Blog  
9/8/2010   10 comments
The US General Services Administration gets behind Challenge.gov, a new site for crowdsourcing solutions to problems
The Summit at Start
Todd Watson  
9/8/2010   Post a comment
Over the next eight days, IBM is going to engage 120 global leaders in business, the public sector, and academia to discuss the varying aspects of sustainability
CIOs Seek New Directions in Retail
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/8/2010   1 comment
The most prominent changes in the retail data center are in those technologies that originated to meet retailers' needs
Comment: re: Web 2.0 - Michael Singer - 9/7/2010
Raining Cats & Dogs
Todd Watson  
9/7/2010   Post a comment
Scientists are harnessing the IBM-supported World Community Grid to perform online simulations, crunch numbers, and pose hypothetical scenarios
Comment: iBerry - Joe Stanganelli - 9/7/2010
Comment: re: Web 2.0 - AGreen - 9/6/2010
Comment: late to the game - dbergman - 9/6/2010
Comment: re: Web 2.0 - Brian Newby - 9/6/2010
Web 2.0 Still Open to Enterprises
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
9/6/2010   6 comments
If you listen to the experts, Facebook is still a green field, Twitter is underutilized, and your social media strategy could use a makeover
Comment: Re: SharePoint 2010 - nasimson - 9/4/2010
Comment: another key trend - nasimson - 9/4/2010
Comment: new companion? - nasimson - 9/4/2010
Comment: missing realization - nasimson - 9/4/2010
Comment: 2008 vs 2010 - nasimson - 9/4/2010
Comment: Tied to iPhone - javeriayounes - 9/3/2010
What CIOs Need to Know About the Future of E-Commerce
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
9/1/2010   9 comments
Solution providers will need clouds to stay relevant and competitive, Forrester says
Comment: me too, almost - mtechie - 9/1/2010
Breaking Up With My BlackBerry
Todd Watson  
9/1/2010   10 comments
Recently, I’ve noticed she’s become less attentive, less dependent, sometimes just outright scatterbrained




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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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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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