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Selling the IT vision
Insight perspective Does your organization understand what IT does--and why? IT director Peter Birley offers some advice on how to make sure the line-of-business counterparts do.
Tags: Mission and vision statements, IT Management, Corporate culture, Business, Sales, Rational Quantify, client relationship, Opposite, Mission and vision statements, CIO
Asian tech startups still worthwhile investments
News Returns may not be as good or take longer to realize, but venture capital firms investing in region are still focused on wringing monetary ROI out of technology.
Tags: Investments, Angel investing, Business, Patent, Phone, Asia, Investment, IPO, venture capital, venture-capital company
Sloppy risk assessment raises Web fear factor
Insight perspective Web security experts must separate actual risk from theoretical risk, says a security researcher.
Tags: Risk Management, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security, IT Manager, Attack, Tool, Risk, computer, InfoWorld
Acer: We'll pass Dell 'very soon'
News Acer's president says it expects to overtake Dell as the No. 2 PC maker, and challenge No. 1 HP too.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Desktops, Netbook, Notebook, U.S., Desktops, Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Computer Corp., Acer Inc., PC company
US White House pulls e-mail for 'fishy' reports
News Say good-bye to "flag@whitehouse.gov"--it's been deactivated and messages bounce back, a win for critics comparing it to an "enemies list" and surveillance program.
Tags: Data security, E-mail servers, Security Management, E-mail Address, Republican, e-mail, aide, White House, health care, Sen.
A Google model for mobile advertising?
Blogs The week is not over yet but it seems I've already exceeded my quota of interviews with IT executives. Most of them are ...
The day tech saved me
Blogs A few months ago, I accepted an invitation from my car manufacturer to attend a driver orientation program. During that ...
Dell brings wireless recharging to laptops
News Not known for being out in front of the market, the PC maker adds some flair to an otherwise buttoned-up business laptop.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, ARM, Dell Latitude, PC Company, Wireless, Intel Core 2 Duo, e-mail, processor, Microsoft Windows, Dell Computer Corp.
What Windows 7 means to Windows server administrators
Techguide Scott Lowe shares 10 items that Windows server administrators need to know in order to adequately support Windows 7 clients.
Tags: Servers, Client, BranchCache, DirectAccess, VPN Reconnect, BranchCache BranchCache, AppLocker Like DirectAccess, Windows XP Mode, Windows Deployment Services, Scott Lowe
A Google Wave reality check
News Search giant's new combo product dazzled developers two months ago. Now comes the hard part: getting rid of the bugs.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Business applications, Web 2.0, Web services, Conference, Sergey Brin, Google Inc., payroll, Larry Page, co-founder
Author: Don't stick Gen Y in cubicle
News Consultant Don Tapscott talks about how digital generation thinks, its impacts on modern corporations and how it should be managed in the workforce.
Tags: Leadership techniques, Digital media, Generation Y, TV, Workforce, Digital media, social networking, Facebook, job, U.S.
How to finance a green-tech revolution
News Venture-backed tech companies create lots of buzz, but many companies that create green jobs rely on different--and troubled--funding sources.
Tags: Green IT, Business, Investment, Manufacturing, Investor, Renewable Energy, Government, financing, venture capital, CEO
OpenOffice.org: A 'dying horse'?
Insight commentary OpenOffice.org contributor Michael Meeks calls OpenOffice.org a "dying horse", and states there are only 24 active core developers.
Tags: Open source, Office suites, OpenOffice.org, Sun Microsystems Inc., Environment, Linux, blog, Open source, Office suites
'Gumblar' Web attacks spreading quickly
News Malicious code known as "Gumblar" or "Troj/JSRedir-R", which infects Web sites, was first detected in March. Defying security experts' expectations, it is growing rapidly instead of dying out.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Adobe Systems Inc., ScanSafe, Security, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Domain, Sophos Plc., Google Inc., Attack, Adobe Acrobat
HP printers a hit in Iran
News Despite a trade ban, a third party is selling Hewlett-Packard's products in cities such as Tehran. According to The Boston Globe, that could be a violation of the law.
Tags: Peripherals, Politics, Sales/revenue, Sales strategy, Hewlett-Packard Co., Iran, Boston Globe, printer, Dubai, brand
