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Asia's lawmakers need not copy Europe
Insight Region's governments should focus on core data protection concepts of harm prevention and accountability, yet stay true to culture, says IBM privacy chief.
Tags: Privacy, Data security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Government, Data Protection, Social Networking, IBM Corp., Law, Security
Google goes head-to-head with Microsoft
Insight In its bid to expand, Google appears to have no choice but to take on Microsoft, says an industry observer. Will it be able to succeed where so many others have failed?
Tags: Web services, Business development/management
PalmOne Treo 650
Reviews Although it has its drawbacks, the forthcoming PalmOne Treo 650 offers solid performance and adds some key features to maintain its reign as the leader of the smartphone pack.
Debating Forrester Research: Service providers and failure
Techguide A blog post by the analyst, which pushes virtually all blame for IT failures onto technology buyers, may have provided a narrow view of the dynamics in project management.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Forrester Research Inc., Project, Consulting, Michael Krigsman, IT Devil, software, CEO, knowledge
Five strategies for 2009 IT gold
Techguide For successful IT projects, consider these strategies, which cover relationships between IT and its environment as well as address culture and process.
Tags: Strategy, IT Management, Consulting, Michael Krigsman, Environment, software, technology company, CEO, information technology, consulting company
HIPAA compliance and disaster recovery
Techguide Find out what your disaster recovery plan must cover in order to comply with current HIPAA regulations.
Cloud computing for finance firms: Is it compliant?
Insight perspective Financial services organizations are warming to cloud computing, despite the regulatory hurdles. One U.K. lawyer explains what to watch out for.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Web services, Microsoft Corp., Data, Firm, Risk Management, Supplier, Regulation, On-demand
Oracle has customers over a barrel
News As CEO Larry Ellison tries to extend the company's reach into hardware, more corporate clients fret about its high prices and tough tactics.
Tags: Databases, Customer resource management (CRM), Cost control, Customer support, software company, Stock, Sun Microsystems Inc., Customer, audit, Oracle Corp.
The coming convergence of EAI, BI, and Portal technology
Insight Hopefully the worst is behind us. Tim Landgrave discusses how the future of IT investments could rest with the consolidation of what were once thought of as dissimilar technologies.
Finding a replacement for passwords
Insight Seeking to replace password-based security systems are new verification gadgets that range from tokens to cell-phone-based systems--but cost keeps them from catching on.
Tags: Security
Griping employees? Teach them to do it right
Insight One of the first things you learn—usually the hard way—about being a manager is that your employees always have problems with the way things are going on the team.
Debating the morality behind software development
Insight IBM's Grady Booch says the days when developers could dash off code without considering the larger implications are--and should be--coming to an end.
Tags: Software, Software engineering/development
Australia needs ID-theft laws: Minister
News The Federal Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Debus has encouraged state and territory governments to introduce new laws to combat identity theft, but observers have cast doubt over their potential effectiveness.
Tags: Privacy, Legal, Corporate law
UK govt: Terrorists increasingly exploiting tech
News The U.K. government and security bodies say terrorists are making greater use of tech and exploiting the growing information infrastructure to hide their activities.
Tags: Risk Management, Government, Security, Terrorist, E-mail Address, Conference, e-mail, London, undersecretary, U.K.
Poor communication rife in outsourcing
News Just because a company renews its contract with an outsourcing vendor doesn't mean that all is well--the details often tell a different story, said a consultant.
