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- 10/31/2012

Alan Reiter 10/31/2012 82 comments
Enterprise customers may find a series of evolutionary Windows Phone 8 features a boost to their mobile strategies.

- 10/31/2012

- 10/30/2012

Todd Watson 10/30/2012 Post a comment
Carbon technology-based computer chips are poised to outperform silicon, with potentially huge implications.

- 10/30/2012

Mansur Hasib 10/30/2012 39 comments
IT professionals can learn as much from failure as from success -- as long as people are allowed to do so.

- 10/29/2012

Christine Parizo 10/29/2012 66 comments
BYOD presents a host of problems for IT managers. It may be time for a single, employer-provided platform that leaves no question as to who really owns the device.

- 10/29/2012

Reiter's Block 10/29/2012 Post a comment
The new Whispercast content management service is for businesses and non-profits.

- 10/28/2012

- 10/27/2012

- 10/26/2012

- 10/25/2012

IT Clan Editor's Blog 10/25/2012 10 comments
Find out what the mobile revolution means to enterprises in our latest Internet Evolution/IBM infographic.

- 10/25/2012

- 10/24/2012

Todd Watson 10/24/2012 Post a comment
Turbo looks at the Analytics Quotient, a self-analyzing quiz IBM created and released for customers last year. About 70 percent of the 6,000+ respondents year-to-date indicated they are in the “novice” or “builder” categories, and only 30 percent in the “leader” or “master” categories.

- 10/24/2012

Smarter Analytics Clan Radio 10/24/2012 100 comments
Vala Afshar is chief customer officer for Enterasys Networks. Afshar is responsible for worldwide services operations and technical support functions, including contact center operations, field engineering, support engineering, and infrastructure technologies. Afshar and his team have implemented an award-winning (CRM Magazine Elite Services) cloud computing customer relationship management framework that uses business and performance management analytics to achieve best-in-class customer satisfaction and employee retention.

- 10/24/2012

Editor's Blog 10/24/2012 Post a comment
Join us today at 2:00 p.m. ET as we chat with Vala Afshar, noted author on social business, and chief marketing officer at Enterasys Networks.

Alan Reiter 10/24/2012 73 comments
The iPad mini will complicate the decision-making process for enterprises planning to deploy tablets.

- 10/24/2012

- 10/23/2012

Analytics Clan Editor's Blog 10/23/2012 6 comments
Predictions for 2013 in analytics are flooding in, and some of them are just obvious.

- 10/23/2012

Tam Harbert 10/23/2012 22 comments
UPDATED: 10/25 -- Microsoft's confusing software licensing policies could end up confusing customers and harming Microsoft's enterprise market share.

- 10/23/2012

Mary E. Shacklett 10/23/2012 15 comments
Linking mainframe data to Web applications is vital to enterprise IT; here are some suggestions for making a successful connection.

- 10/22/2012

Todd Watson 10/22/2012 Post a comment
At IBM's Information On Demand 2012 in Las Vegas, it's time to "think big" about effective information management.

Jason Mick 10/22/2012 7 comments
Windows 8's support for ARM thin clients offers IT a benefit worth serious consideration.

- 10/22/2012

- 10/21/2012

- 10/20/2012

- 10/19/2012

Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 10/19/2012 6 comments
Despite progress, IT cloud management remains a challenge in many enterprises.

- 10/19/2012

Reiter's Block 10/19/2012 2 comments
Enterprises deploying new software might be interested in Microsoft's suggestions for IT.

- 10/18/2012

Editor's Blog 10/18/2012 33 comments
"Users" doesn't show the respect the people who work with technology deserve.

- 10/18/2012

IT Clan Editor's Blog 10/18/2012 16 comments
New solutions from IBM target (among other things) the growing threat from dishonest enterprise insiders.

- 10/18/2012

- 10/17/2012

Tam Harbert 10/17/2012 20 comments
Some IT departments are experimenting with the app store model as a means of coping with BYOD, but there are potential pitfalls.

- 10/17/2012

Lars Härd 10/17/2012 6 comments
Lars Härd explains why AI is becoming increasingly accessible and affordable.

- 10/17/2012

CMO Clan Editor's Blog 10/17/2012 15 comments
"All professionals need to connect, find, and be found," says a LinkedIn product manager. The profile changes are designed to help.

- 10/17/2012

Karl Hakkarainen 10/17/2012 29 comments
Intellectual property law can affect an enterprise in surprising and not always helpful ways. Here is how to avoid getting sideswiped.

- 10/16/2012

Todd Watson 10/16/2012 Post a comment
Sitting down with IBM middleware strategist Marie Wieck.

- 10/16/2012

Perry Correll 10/16/2012 1 comment
The proliferation of mobile devices creates challenges for enterprise WiFi management.

- 10/16/2012

Alan Reiter 10/16/2012 41 comments
When implementing Windows 8, IT departments face expenses due to touchscreens and new designs, plus the cost of accessories. Budget extra for employee support and training, too.

- 10/15/2012

Smarter IT Clan Radio 10/15/2012 4 comments
Lora Cecere is the Founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, a research firm focused on the use of enterprise technology to drive supply chain excellence. Among the firm's current research topics are market-driven value networks, the evolution of predictive analytics, emerging business intelligence solutions, and technologies to improve safe and secure product delivery.

- 10/15/2012

Mary E. Shacklett 10/15/2012 7 comments
With a little help from HPC, manufacturing R&D is going virtual, streamlining product development.

- 10/15/2012

- 10/14/2012

- 10/13/2012

- 10/12/2012

Alan Reiter 10/12/2012 41 comments
IT professionals who work for big retailers have a range of options for dealing with the effects of showrooming on brick-and-mortar stores.

Editor's Blog 10/12/2012 12 comments
A Windows 8 tablet! Trackable pets! Uncomfortable seating! And more!

- 10/12/2012

- 10/11/2012

Mansur Hasib 10/11/2012 15 comments
New multidisciplinary university programs geared to systems engineers provide a model for the future of IT staffing.

- 10/10/2012

Jason Mick 10/10/2012 9 comments
Supercookies present a challenge to corporate IT. But a few steps can mitigate any potential risk.

- 10/10/2012

- 10/9/2012

Maria Korolov 10/9/2012 14 comments
A few tweaks to corporate browsers could mean a new level of security for enterprises.

- 10/8/2012

Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 10/8/2012 4 comments
Cloud providers are helping make hyperscale datacenters the target market for server vendors.

Scott Kinoshita 10/8/2012 8 comments
Creating user profiles can provide much-needed clarifying context to analytics reports.

- 10/8/2012

Mary E. Shacklett 10/8/2012 8 comments
Private cloud providers are getting users to think differently about IT costs, forcing IT to make some chargeback changes.

- 10/8/2012

- 10/7/2012

- 10/6/2012

- 10/5/2012

Editor's Blog 10/5/2012 8 comments
Metrics are essential to corporate functioning. So why aren't some enterprises using them?

- 10/5/2012

- 10/4/2012

IT Clan Editor's Blog 10/4/2012 11 comments
In a lesson for all enterprises, the Department of Homeland Security's 77 nationwide fusion centers failed to enlist the help of technology -- and left the job largely undone, a Senate report says.

- 10/4/2012

IE Radio 10/4/2012 119 comments
Boris Wertz is the Founder and General Partner at Version One Ventures, an early-stage fund investing in outstanding consumer Internet, SaaS, and mobile entrepreneurs throughout North America.

- 10/4/2012

- 10/3/2012

Executive Clan Editor's Blog 10/3/2012 20 comments
CEOs of the most successful technology firms exhibit traits that all C-suiters can emulate.

- 10/3/2012

Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 10/3/2012 Post a comment
Big enterprise IT suppliers are offering to rent companies the hardware on which to run private clouds. Vendor lock-in looms.

Rick Cook 10/3/2012 8 comments
The enterprise wide area network (WAN) is the focal point for most of today's high-speed network failover plans. Make sure yours is up to the challenge.

- 10/2/2012

Tony Kontzer 10/2/2012 13 comments
At the recent Dreamworks conference, General Electric talked up plans to link engineers and machines over a social network.

- 10/2/2012

- 10/1/2012

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Ron Miller 5/17/2013 14 comments

Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.

most recent post: jabailo... In principal, no one should fear surveillance who is not doing anything illegal. In a time of...

Derrick Wood 5/16/2013 6 comments

most recent post: Ariella... @derrickwood I was wondering the same thing. Bitcoin transactions are either taxed in the same way barter...

Alan Reiter 5/16/2013 30 comments

The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.

most recent post: Usman Ejaz... Mitch- I dont know if you have seen Burn Notice, a fact from an episode, "The insterior locks in an...

Harry Hawk 5/15/2013 20 comments

Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.

most recent post: hhawk... @Alison Yes, once they have tried it and they are a FAN, that's the real power of Facebook and other...

Rasheen A. Whidbee 5/15/2013 19 comments

By now, you've most likely heard about the 3D-printed gun that Texas-based Defense Distributed demonstrated last week. But we haven't heard the last about the censorship war that began soon afterward.

most recent post: rwhidbee... @JCitizen I see your point and you are right, there are millions of responsible gun owners, and the...

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Digital Signage Keeps NYC Subway Straphangers on Track

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Fast Forward to the Future

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Google Launches Its Most Depressing Service Yet

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Argument Over Top-Level Domains Is 'Stupid'

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Ladies, Your Tablet Awaits

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NFC Moves Into the Mainstream

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Integrating Security Into Your Cloud Contract

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Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Collects Customer Information

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How Edmunds.com Uses Analytics to Customize Site

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Locked Handsets Aren't the Problem – Subsidies Are the Problem

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Paul J. Fleuranges
Digital Signage Keeps NYC Subway Straphangers on Track
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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.

Second Shooter
Locked Handsets Aren't the Problem – Subsidies Are the Problem
3|13|13 | 2:09 | 10 comments

Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.

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