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Comment: Re: GE CTO Budget - cbernard - 2/28/2011
Outsourcing Contracts Up for Grabs
Singer at C-Level  
2/28/2011   4 comments
$2.61 billion in contracts for IT outsourcing are up for grabs.
Comment: Re: GE CTO - sbewley - 2/28/2011
Comment: Re: GE CTO - Michael Singer - 2/28/2011
Comment: Re: Innovation - Michael Singer - 2/28/2011
Comment: New business Idea - sbewley - 2/28/2011
Comment: GE CTO - sbewley - 2/28/2011
Telepresence Robots Invade the ER
Wisdom of the Big Chair  
2/28/2011   2 comments
Patients visiting the Ocean Beach Hospital emergency room are being treated virtually.
Comment: Innovation - taimur_tz - 2/27/2011
Tech Challenges Await GE's Incoming CTO
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/25/2011   8 comments
Choosing the right computer information technology standards and lining up partners for GE's key initiatives is not for the faint of heart
Comment: Will Box.Net survive - cbernard - 2/24/2011
Comment: Re: Fascinating - nimantha.de - 2/24/2011
Comment: Re: To the Box! - torriatte - 2/24/2011
Comment: Re: To the Box! - Mary Jander - 2/24/2011
Comment: To the Box! - mtechie - 2/24/2011
Box.net Takes Aim at Enterprise IT
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
2/24/2011   17 comments
The online storage startup hopes its service can shove aside competitors like IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and EMC
Next-Gen Apps Will Be Net-Centric
Mary E. Shacklett  
2/24/2011   2 comments
It is time to recraft application design so that it is Internet-centric?
Comment: Re: Dr Watson - kerryf - 2/22/2011
NoSQL Databases Go Mobile
Sean Gallagher  
2/22/2011   14 comments
NoSQL has helped Web and cloud applications conquer SQL limitations; now it's being used for smartphones
Comment: Dr Watson - javeriayounes - 2/21/2011
10 Es of Successful Cloud Services
Jeff Kaplan  
2/18/2011   8 comments
These 10 Es are replacing older IT criteria as providers focus on end users, not their own innovations
Storage: Tip of the Mobile-Cloud Iceberg
Second Shooter  
2/18/2011   4 comments
Both Apple and Microsoft are looking to add cloud storage to handsets.
Watson & the Future of IT
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
2/17/2011   39 comments
IBM's AI supercomputing phenom heralds new directions for future use of technology to sift the data deluge
Calling Dr. Watson
Todd Watson  
2/17/2011   4 comments
What doctors need is an assistant who can quickly read and understand massive amounts of information and then provide useful suggestions
Comment: One question... - smkinoshita - 2/17/2011
Comment: Re: Underload - Bolingbroke - 2/17/2011
Comment: Fascinating - nathanwosnack - 2/17/2011
Watson on Watson: Final Jeopardy!
Todd Watson  
2/16/2011   2 comments
Read no further if you don’t wish to yet know the outcome
Comment: Most Definitely - cvargas - 2/16/2011
CIOs Scrutinize Their Asian Outsourcers
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/16/2011   11 comments
Service providers are under hard scrutiny as billions in Internet infrastructure contracts will be up for renewal this year
Comment: Speed Reading - kenton - 2/16/2011
Watson on Watson: The Second Round
Todd Watson  
2/16/2011   Post a comment
Spoiler Alert: It’s not looking good for the mortals
Comment: Cloud - bvice - 2/16/2011
Comment: Re: Underload - SteveGNYC - 2/15/2011
Comment: Re: Underload - Jeff Cole - 2/15/2011
Comment: Underload - jabailo - 2/15/2011
Comment: Re: Netflix - Jeff Cole - 2/15/2011
Watson on Watson
Todd Watson  
2/15/2011   5 comments
It's Round 1 of Computer vs. Humans on Jeopardy!
Futurist Says 'Cyberdust' Is Accumulating
Jeff Cole  
2/15/2011   24 comments
Alvin Toffler, author of 1970s landmark Future Shock, points to a level of unused Web information that could have negative effects
Comment: A distracting force - cbernard - 2/14/2011
Comment: Watson & the Academy - DHagar - 2/14/2011
Nokia + Microsoft = Midmarket Love
Midmarket Clan Editor's Blog  
2/14/2011   4 comments
Individually, each company is great at serving midtier enterprises. Together, they can claim some serious mobile real estate
Comment: Re: I get that - audreypeters - 2/11/2011
Comment: Re: I get that - SteveGNYC - 2/11/2011
Comment: Re: I get that - audreypeters - 2/11/2011
Watson & the Academy
Todd Watson  
2/11/2011   3 comments
Regardless of its outcome on Jeopardy, the technology behind Watson will continue to evolve and be put to productive uses around the world
Clouds Dominate the CIO Agenda
Executive Clan Editor's Blog  
2/11/2011   5 comments
CIOs may be using IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS to offset their modest budget growth and a growing inventory of legacy hardware and software
Comment: Re: I agree, Mary - pcharles - 2/10/2011
Comment: Re: I get that - SteveGNYC - 2/10/2011
Comment: Re: I agree, Mary - SteveGNYC - 2/10/2011
Comment: Re: I agree Mary - Bolingbroke - 2/10/2011
Comment: Re: I get that - audreypeters - 2/10/2011
Comment: I get that - Michael P. Kassner - 2/10/2011
Comment: Re: I agree, Mary - robjvargas - 2/10/2011
Comment: Re: I agree, Mary - Mary Jander - 2/10/2011
Comment: Re: I agree, Mary - mnt.code - 2/10/2011
Cloud Computing Still Calls for Caution
Mary E. Shacklett  
2/10/2011   18 comments
Despite the boom in cloud services, it's still too soon to determine exactly what the future holds for this "new" service approach
Comment: Re: GOOD technology - scucci - 2/9/2011
Comment: GOOD technology - scucci - 2/9/2011
Four Keys to Locking Down Your iPad
Maria Korolov  
2/9/2011   21 comments
iPad protection is becoming a major responsibility as users and IT adopt the tablets in greater numbers
SaaS Provider Scores With Simpler Site
Scott Koegler  
2/9/2011   7 comments
An open-source content management system helped SPS Commerce update its Website and make customer and prospect resources more easily accessible
End-User Focus Is Key to Success in the Cloud
Jeff Kaplan  
2/4/2011   4 comments
IT must redesign software to make sure it is user-friendly, inspires optimal utilization, and generates maximum business benefits
Collaboration: A Private Matter
Mary E. Shacklett  
2/3/2011   2 comments
CIOs believe online collaboration is mission-critical and best practiced in private clouds.
Comment: print+deliver - nasimson - 2/2/2011




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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.
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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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