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IT execs urged to take MBA path to CIO's chair
News Frameworks, concepts, strategic thinking and business vocabulary taught in MBA programs are useful en route to senior management post, says academic.
Tags: Personnel management, Communication skills, Certification, Business, Nanyang Technological University, Banking Industry, business management, e-mail, teamwork, professor
IT to the rescue
Insight International SOS' CTO Todd Schofield shares how real-time information access has helped the organization provide better medical assistance, even in the most remote locations.
Tags: IT Management
M'sia creates US$36m fund for open-source firms
News The Malaysian government has created a fund worth US$36 million for start-ups developing open-source software.
Innovative PMs use 'think time'
Techguide If you find yourself using the same project management solutions over and over again, you may need to carve out some "think time" to help stay innovative.
Tags: IT Management, Waltham, Information Technology, job, PMBOK, Tool, project manager, Bentley College, team-building, MBA
Built-in change processes increase chance for IT project success
Techguide An industry watcher shares the built-in change process his company uses and explains how it compares to the traditional project management approach.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Bentley College, VP, job, MBA, health care, built-In, team, Project management
Linden Lab selects Mark Kingdon as new CEO
News By choosing someone squarely on the business side of things, the Second Life creator may be hinting that it wants to beef up business and head for an IPO.
Tags: Leadership, Web 2.0, Linden Lab, social networking, network, marketing, Second Life, MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Red Hat chief: We're 'tough to do business with'
News Jim Whitehurst, still new on the job, says Red Hat is trying to change its image as a company with "great technology" that's "not the easiest" to work with.
Tags: Linux, Red Hat Inc., Open Source, software company, Houston, software, software development, MBA, Rice University, Linux
Use DropMyRights to protect systems from admin users
Techguide Providing only the local system access necessary for business users to perform their jobs should be the ultimate goal. But until then, we can drop their rights when appropriate.
Tags: Security Management, Business security, Sandbox, IT Professional, EULA, Admin User, Microsoft Windows Vista, Steve Gibson, MCSE, Tom Olzak
Yale MBA dean to found Apple University
News Apple will have a new program early next year called Apple University, and while it is not clear what that will entail, Yale's Joel Podolny has been tapped as its leader.
Tags: Human resources, Professional Development, Apple Inc., Yale University, Apple Macintosh, Apple II, CEO, News.com, MBA, Pixar Animation Studios Inc.
Motorola sues iPhone sales executive over trade secrets
News Michael Fenger, a former Motorola executive now working at Apple, has been sued by his former employer for allegedly revealing trade secrets to Apple.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, Lawsuits, Legal, Apple Inc., Mobile, Motorola Inc., Bloomberg L.P., Europe, Stock
The friendly neighborhood data center
Techguide Boutique data centers may be able to help local companies slug through simple, and even strange and complex, issues.
Tags: Data centers, Infrastructure/architecture management, Data Management, Sales, clustering, Bentley College, Peak 10, Server, CIO, VoIP
Facebook looks to India
News A little late to the subcontinent, Facebook is now pushing hard to win over Indians by adding Hindi and five other local languages.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web services, Mobile, India, Orkut.com, Indonesia, social networking, Facebook, hiring
Short Take: Microsoft Asia names new senior exec
News Microsoft Asia has appointed Ahmed Reda Chami as director of business development for South Asia, to guide and develop its operations in Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.
HP names company veteran as new regional head
News Hewlett-Packard has appointed Sanjiv Aiyar as its new managing director for Southeast Asia.
Tags: Executive recruiting
What's the next educational step: MBA or more certs
Insight When this IT manager found out that his new employer offers tuition support, he asked career expert Molly Joss what educational path he should take. His choices are an MBA, more certs, or a Masters in computer science. Which one should he go for?
