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2-WAY STREET
	Custom Enterprise Application Helps Legal Firm Tackle Workflow Process by Anne McCrory Two project failures led legal services firm Hobart West Group to develop a custom application -- in seven months. Meet the CIO and business EVP who led the way.

CIO HABITAT
	Subscription Research: Affordable Genius and Managed Ignorance by Thornton May Research firms claim to offer value. How can you get the most from your research spending?

UPDATE
	Increase in IT Staff Productivity Provides Offshoring Alternative by Megan Santosus

	The Upside of a Systems Crash? Getting the OK for a System Overhaul by Ellen O'Brien

	Linked In: How ClubCorp Filled Its CIO Opening by Megan Santosus

	Influence Without Deep Pockets: The Perks of User Groups by Megan Santosus

	Linux: Usage on the Low End Among Small Businesses

	The 10 Technologies to Watch by Anne McCrory

	Sarbanes-Oxley Act Offers Opportunity for IT Pros

	IT Best Defense Against Fraud, According to Fraud Examiners

	Innovate or Die: Focus on Differentiation, Reallocate Resources by Lauren Horwitz

VERTICAL VIEWS
	Resurging Business Challenges Hotel IT Systems by Michael Ybarra The hotel business has resurged after years of sliding revenue, but IT is still grappling with antiquated technology.

Features

	The Long Road Back by Michael Ybarra When Hurricane Katrina struck, Oreck Corp. put its disaster recovery plan into action only to discover that it fell short. Here's how this midmarket vacuum maker kept business going in the face of enormous -- and ongoing -- obstacles.

	Up to Code by John Sterlicchi Software asset management tools keep you in sync with your license agreements. They also give you a window into user behavior -- for better or, sometimes, for worse.

	Farm Credit Services Gets Tough Lesson in Change Management by Steve Ulfelder At lender Farm Credit Services of Illinois, a new CIO learned a lesson about change management the hard way: a user revolt.

In Every Issue

	Resolving to Lead as a Midmarket CIO by Maryfran Johnson

	Off the Cuff With Kelley Blue Book's CIO by Stefanie McCann

Opinion Columns

	CIO's Resolutions Include Personal Life, IT and Business Projects by Niel Nickolaisen New Year's resolutions for 2006 include the personal and the professional.

	ERP Journey: Our ERP Project Missteps Teach Us to Assume Nothing by Les Johnson Delays lead to valuable insights as the go-live date is pushed back three months.

	Ignore Customer Stress at Your Peril During Project Deployments by Gopal K. Kapur What dooms a project? Users stressed out by change and by time spent away from their day jobs.

	Executive Champion: The Benefits of Supplier Partnerships by James Champy Partnering with vendors takes work, but it can be worth the effort.

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