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Global CIO: The Thanksgiving Angels Of Flight 3405

Bob Evans — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about angel-inspired events on last night's USAirways flight #3405.

Senators Urge EU To Finish Oracle Sun Probe

W. David Gardner — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:41:00 EST

With Sun jobs at stake, U.S. lawmakers want the European Commission to speed up its antitrust investigation.

Chip Market Decline Less Than Expected

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:50:00 EST

Semiconductor revenue plunged more than $32 billion this year, but iSuppli said it could have been much worse.

HP Earnings Up 14% In 4Q

W. David Gardner — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:09:00 EST

CEO Mark Hurd says the hardware and services company detects an uptick in the economy, even as sales have declined.

AOL Previews Brand, Trims Workforce

W. David Gardner — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:09:00 EST

The company is offering buyouts to 2,500 members of its workforce as it seeks to trim its employee headcount by nearly a third.

Obama Calls For Math, Science Push

J. Nicholas Hoover — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:58:00 EST

The president kicked off a public-private initiative Monday to promote education in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Wolfe's Den: Intel CTO Envisions On-Chip Data Centers

Alexander Wolfe — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:00 EST

Justin Rattner talks about the explosion of multicore processing, bringing security to cloud computing, and processor-based networking

CIO Profiles: Mark Dajani, Senior VP And CIO Of Kraft Foods

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

For everything Kraft's IS department does, there's a value measurement.

Lessons Learned From PCI Compliance

Andrew Conry-Murray — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Assessors reveal mistakes companies make with data security standard.

Interop: CIOs Eye Cloud With Optimistic Caution

Paul McDougall — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:39:00 EST

Tech chiefs see potential for savings and IT flexibility, but remain wary of legal and technical challenges.

eBay Founder Starting Online News Site

W. David Gardner — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

As print journalism suffers from the move of ad dollars to the Web, Pierre Omidyar hopes his service will fill gaps in local Hawaiian news reporting.

Salesforce Adds Enterprise Social Networking

Mary Hayes Weier — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:42:00 EST

Chatter brings Facebook- and Twitter-type capabilities to applications running on the Force.com cloud computing platform.

Sprint iPCS Acquisition Opposed

Marin Perez — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:49:00 EST

A key iPCS investor said the acquisition price is far too low considering Sprint Nextel paid more for similar-sized affiliate networks.

Interop: IT Forecast Says Clouds

Paul McDougall — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST

Techfest keynoters predict SaaS will dominate business technology due to simplicity, flexibility, and reliability.

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Global CIO: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's Goodbye Letter To European Customers

Bob Evans — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about the possibility that Oracle might suspend its operations in Europe to bypass the EC's absurd and unreasonable conditions on approving the Oracle-Sun acquisition.

Web 2.0 Expo: O'Reilly Warns Of Web War

Paul McDougall — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:28:00 EST

Internet visionary fears an end to openness as Internet rivals consolidate power.

Verizon Calls AT&T's Lawsuit Meritless

Marin Perez — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:28:00 EST

In a plainspoken response to AT&T's suit, Verizon said its 3G map ads are accurate and "the truth hurts."

Healthcare IT Job Outlook Perks Up

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:20:00 EST

Business analysts and technology architects face rosy IT job prospects in the healthcare and green energy sectors.

Psystar Guilty Of Violating Mac Copyright

Paul McDougall — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:49:00 EST

Court grants summary judgment in favor of Apple's lawsuit against cloner.

Global CIO: IT-Led Opportunities Abound, So Stop Sniveling

Bob Evans — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

Lose the Depends and ask yourself why you find it so hard to believe when so many before us have given us so very much to work with.

Ericsson Completes Nortel Acquisition

W. David Gardner — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:35:00 EST

The $1.3 billion purchase of Nortel's CDMA/LTE unit makes North America the largest region in Ericsson's global reach.

Programmers Charged In Madoff Scheme

Antone Gonsalves — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:38:00 EST

Two men were arrested for developing and maintaining computer programs that helped convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff cover up his operation.

Military Readies IT Acquisition Reforms

J. Nicholas Hoover — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:10:00 EST

Deputy Defense secretary William Lynn says procurement reforms should be ready by the spring.

Interop New York: Spotlight On Cloud Computing, Networking, Virtualization

Paul McDougall — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:27:00 EST

The networking techfest, Nov. 16-20, will illuminate today's most important IT trends and technologies.

Global CIO: SAP's Spread Out Payment Plan Is Good But Not Enough

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

Guest column about how SAP can extend its leadership in bringing new pricing models to the ERP market.

Web 2.0 Expo: The Power Of Less

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:33:00 EST

Next week's Web 2.0 Expo will explore business opportunity and innovation in a time of uncertainty.

Global CIO: Cloud Computing's New Name: 500 Reader Suggestions!

Bob Evans — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

The CEOs of HP and IBM say "cloud computing" is a lousy name, so we asked you to come up with a new term--and your 500 responses tell us a lot about ourselves.

Avaya-Nortel Acquisition Gets OK

W. David Gardner — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:30:00 EST

U.S. and Canadian regulatory agencies have signed off on the $900 million acquisition of Nortel's enterprise solutions unit.

Intel, AMD Strike $1.25 Billion Antitrust Pact

Paul McDougall — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:20:00 EST

Agreement settles multiple claims AMD filed against chip industry competitor.

Global CIO: SAP Tells Oracle To Free Java But Keeps Own Software Closed

Bob Evans — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about SAP CTO arguing that Oracle and Sun should place Java in public domain, but he doesn't think SAP should have to follow same policy.

Cisco Considers Withdrawal Of Tandberg Offer

W. David Gardner — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:40:00 EST

Tandberg stockholders have until Nov. 18 to vote on Cisco's $3 billion acquisition bid.

NASA Space Technologies Go Mainstream

John Foley — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:07:00 EST

In its annual report, the space agency identifies 49 technologies that are being repurposed in the private sector, including scheduling software for hospitals and a tuning circuit for 3G networks.

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Japanese Bank Outsources To IBM

Paul McDougall — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

Big Blue will manage and maintain servers and other IT assets for Chugoku Bank

Global CIO: Why Oracle's Larry Ellison Will Tell The EU To Pound Sand

Bob Evans — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about why Larry Ellison wants to complete the acquisiton of Sun and get it approved by the European Commission: so he can start competing head-to-head against IBM.

Northrop Wins Pair Of Outsourcing Deals

Paul McDougall — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:55:00 EST

Tech services vendor inks agreements with Department of Homeland Security and PSC, LLC.

EC Objects To Oracle's Sun Acquisition

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:30:00 EST

The European Commission fears that combining Oracle's proprietary database with the open source MySQL would hurt competition.

Cisco Unveils Collaboration Products

W. David Gardner — Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:56:00 EST

The company launched telepresence, unified communications, and WebEx products and enterprise social software and hosted e-mail solutions.

Global CIO: Cloud Computing's New Name: Who Will Win $100 Million?

Bob Evans — Mon, 9 Nov 2009 08:01:00 EST

Column showing some nominations from readers for a new name to replace the term "cloud computing," and a request for more entries from readers.

CIO Profiles: Christopher Rence, Chief Information And Business Transformation Officer Of FICO

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Our national technology policy must call for the widespread adoption of analytics as a core tool for making sound decisions, Rence recommends.

Global CIO: Oracle Trapped By EU Politics As Sun Employees Suffer

Bob Evans — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about the European Union continuing to abuse Oracle Corp. by refusing to allow it to complete its acquisition of Sun as the EU tries to make itself look important and capable.

Supply Chain Vendors JDA, i2 To Merge

Antone Gonsalves — Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:30:00 EST

The $396 million merger would heat up competition against Oracle and SAP.

14 Charged In Tech Insider Trading Case

Paul McDougall — Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:26:00 EST

Investigators expand probe into securities fraud ring that penetrated major IT vendors.

Qualcomm Reports 4Q Loss

W. David Gardner — Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:43:00 EST

The chipmaker was upbeat, however, on news of its $1.3 billion patent deal with Samsung.

IBM CEO Sam Palmisano Talks With Global CIO

Bob Evans — Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST

Column about IBM CEO Sam Palmisano's vision for the company around Smarter Planet, business analytics, and cloud computing.

Enterprise 2.0: The Emperor's New Clothes?

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:45:00 EST

Skepticism about the utility and value of Enterprise 2.0 abounds.

Dell To Close Perot Deal 'Promptly'

Paul McDougall — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:27:00 EST

Completion of tender offer gives Dell more than 90% of tech services provider's shares.

Intel Hit With Antitrust Suit In NY

Antone Gonsalves — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:12:00 EST

The New York attorney general claims the chipmaker used bribery and coercion to prevent computer makers from using rival products.

Microsoft Slashes 800 Jobs

Paul McDougall — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:40:00 EST

Software maker says plan to eliminate 5,000 positions is now largely complete.

Global CIO: IBM's New CIO Sheds Light On Priorities And Plans

Bob Evans — Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about the plans and priorities of new IBM CIO Pat Toole.

Nokia Siemens To Restructure, Lay Off 5,700

W. David Gardner — Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:40:00 EST

Parent company Nokia's sweeping reorganization plan will cut $740 million annually from the networking unit.