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| Week of 26 May 2008 |
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Economy forces CIOs to cut software spending
Businesses this quarter are cutting their software spending. ERP software takes a hit, but virtualization software stays hot. |
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Virtualization demand heats up this summer
The maturing virtualization market means mounting challenges for market leader VMware. But it means it'll be one heck of a summer for midmarket CIOs. |
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| Week of 19 May 2008 |
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Windows Vista: Just skip the thing?
Love it or hate it, eventually midmarket companies will have to migrate to Vista. |
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ERP with a view
Microsoft is betting that midmarket companies will ante up for a way to measure energy efficiency. |
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| Week of 12 May 2008 |
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In aching economy, IT job market still healthy
The IT job market isn't exactly booming, but it's a better bet for college grads than other industries. |
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Virtualization key to state-of-the-art university data center
A growing university shrank its data center last year. How in-line cooling, a solid floor and virtualization helps Bryant University stay wired. |
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| Week of 05 May 2008 |
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CIO learns Dewey Decimal, gets lost in stacks
It's OK for CIOs to run the world -- I just don't want them to run the library. |
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SAP shifts down on marketing of ERP product
SAP CEO Henning Kagermann set the Business ByDesign bar high. Too high. Humbled, the company is now taking a more modest approach. |
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SAP teams with IBM, HP to bring ERP to midmarket
SAP is teaming with IBM and Hewlett-Packard. The point? Convincing midmarket customers that buying and installing Business All-in-One is effortless. |
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Gartner: Hosted email more 'economically beneficial'
Gartner analysts say hosted email is edging toward its moment in the sun, but barriers remain for the midmarket. |
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| Week of 28 Apr 2008 |
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Federal breach notification stuck in Congress
Congress isn't short on options for a federal data breach notification law. But it doesn't appear to be a priority. |
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Augusta latest city to try out municipal Wi-Fi
Augusta, Ga., is the latest city to give public Wi-Fi a go. But can the small city succeed where the big ones have failed? |
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| Week of 21 Apr 2008 |
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Blog: Justifying IT expenditures -- Outsourcing isn't always the answer
(CIO Symmetry | 23 Apr 2008)
Grass roots campaigning for the IT department can help midmarket CIOs keep their staff agile and productive. |
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Pre-emptive strategy best approach to breach notification
Notification law isn't something to learn on the fly. Drafting a post-data breach plan ahead of time could help save face as much as legal wrangling. |
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| Week of 14 Apr 2008 |
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CIOs under fire and in front of the camera
CIOs, qualified to speak accurately about data loss, may make the best spokespeople in a time of crisis. |
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Personal health records latest concern for CIOs
The proliferation of personal health record programs -- with big ones under way from Google and Microsoft -- means a whole new set of questions for hospital CIOs to answer. |
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| Week of 07 Apr 2008 |
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Candidates talking tech? Don't hold your breath
IT chiefs worldwide have no idea who the "IT candidate" for president is. Not that there is one. |
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Compliance-burdened CIOs turning to security management tools
Mounting regulations are forcing midmarket CIOs to implement real-time watchdog tools on their network. With big vendors catching on, the market has heated to a boil. |
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| Week of 31 Mar 2008 |
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Medicare, Medicaid cut deep into health care IT
As insurance subsidies such as Medicare and Medicaid continue to tighten the reins, midmarket health care IT departments are being forced to streamline operations. |
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| Week of 24 Mar 2008 |
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IPhone improvements OK, but not a sure thing
Apple's iPhone intentions may be good for the business world. Or they may not be. Proceed with caution, Gartner says. |
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H-1B visas debate rears its ugly head
Congress is poised to double H-1B foreign-worker visas again. Even the man dead set against it concedes it will probably happen. |
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