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Guerra On Healthcare: E-Medical Record Pros In Short Supply

Anthony Guerra — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:20:00 EST

With deadlines looming, federal government tries to engineer the huge workforce needed to deploy EMR and other clinical systems.

Global CIO: SAP's Last Chance: It's The Customers, Stupid!

Bob Evans — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

Column about SAP chairman Hasso Plattner's decision to change CEOs and work to restore trust and confidence among customers and employees.

PayPal Suspends Payments To India

Antone Gonsalves — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST

The online payment service has halted transfers to Indian banks and personal payments in and out of the country.

SAP: Reorg Will Restore Trust, Speed Innovation

Doug Henschen — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:09:00 EST

In the wake of the sudden resignation of CEO Leo Apotheker, company co-founder Hasso Plattner vows that a new management style will drive technical innovation.

Global CIO: Do CIOs Still Matter?

Bob Evans — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

Column about whether or not CIOs Still Matter, along with a list of 10 things CIOs can do to ensure that they matter more than ever before.

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SAP CEO Apotheker Resigns; Co-CEOs Named

Doug Henschen — Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:48:00 EST

The enterprise software powerhouse has put the company in the hands of co-CEOs Bill McDermott, currently leader of its field organization, and Jim Hagemann Snabe, head of product development.

Global CIO: Oracle And RightNow Have Analysts Bullish On Growth

Bob Evans — Fri, 5 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

Column about bullish reports from financial analysts for Oracle and RightNow, and what those expectations mean for the larger enterprise IT market.

Global CIO: Microsoft's Suicidal Infighting: An Insider's Story

Bob Evans — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:50:00 EST

Column about NY Times guest column by former Microsoft executive describing how the company is strangling on its own internal politics and infighting.

Sun CEO Announces Resignation On Twitter

Charles Babcock — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 13:45:45 EST

Jonathan Schwartz was considered a longshot to stay at Sun after its acquisition by Oracle.

Global CIO: IBM Data Strategy Is Flawed, Say Kalido And Informatica

Bob Evans — Thu, 4 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

Column about the recent acquisitions by IBM and Informatica in the MDM and data-integrations markets.

Global CIO: Will Informatica's Surging Success Trigger A Takeover?

Bob Evans — Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

Column about Informatica's ongoing success and whether it can remain independent in a competitive industry when many much bigger companies want Informatica's technology, customers, and market position.

Obama Budget Boosts Science, Innovation

J. Nicholas Hoover — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST

Federal funding of K-12 science, technology, engineering and math education would see an almost 40% increase over 2010 funding.

Global CIO: IBM Calls Out Oracle's Ellison On Database Claims

Bob Evans — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

Column about IBM refuting Larry Ellison's claims that an Oracle-Sun database system "crushed" IBM's most-powerful database machine.

Server Den: Inside HP's Converged Infrastructure

Alexander Wolfe — Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 EST

Gary Thome, chief architect of HP's Infrastructure Software and Blades group, talks power and cooling like you've never heard it before. Plus, why he thinks Hewlett-Packard's data-center play tops Cisco.

Amazon To Raise E-Book Prices

Antone Gonsalves — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:55:00 EST

After initially balking at Macmillan's demands, Amazon has agreed to charge up to $14.99 for the publisher's bestsellers.

Global CIO: Software Patents And The CIO

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:45:00 EST

Patent attorney Stephen Glazier weighs in on two recent developments, which dictate a more hands-on IT organization approach to intellectual property.

Another IT Manager To Leave DoE

J. Nicholas Hoover — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:10:00 EST

The imminent departures of the Department of Energy's CIO and deputy CIO, and the transfer of the associate CIO leave the agency with some holes to fill.

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Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:10:00 EST

Global CIO: Data Centers Behaving Boldly: Meet Tech's New Rock Stars

Bob Evans — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:07:00 EST

Column about how data centers are moving out of obscurity and becoming tourist attractions, investment opportunities, engines of economic growth, and top-secret hubs for vital information.

CIO Profiles: Jeffrey Sorenson, Lieutenant General And CIO, United States Army

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

In the works: New data centers and beefed-up collaboration.

Practical Analysis: IT Managers Have Had Enough

Art Wittmann — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Our annual salary survey indicates that security pros aren't getting a sufficient sense that their work and expertise are valued.

Down To Business: What Could Doom The IT Recovery?

Rob Preston — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:00:00 EST

The economy (stupid). Absent more responsible and disciplined fiscal policies, the U.S. tech rebound will be a short-lived phenomenon.

CA Names McCracken Chairman

Antone Gonsalves — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:16:00 EST

CEO William E. McCracken assumes the role of chairman after a unanimous board vote.

Global CIO: Oracle's Ellison Challenges IBM, NetApp And—Well—Everyone

Bob Evans — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST

Column about Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's strategy for offering customers integrated systems now that Oracle has approval to acquire Sun Microsystems.

Tech Resellers See Revenue Gain

Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:47:00 EST

Commercial resellers saw a rise in sales in December, indicating that tech spending among small and medium-sized businesses is on the rebound.

Global CIO: Apple's Steve Jobs Torpedoes Another Stale Business Model

Bob Evans — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST

Column about how Apple CEO Steve Jobs and the new iPad will do to the book industry what Jobs, the iPod and iTunes did to the music business: turn it upside-down and put more power in the hands of consumers.

Down To Business: Oracle v. Rimini Has Huge Ramifications

Rob Preston — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST

Can the decades-old enterprise software model hold up against the forces of upstart competition and price arbitrage?

Trade Commission To Investigate Apple

Antone Gonsalves — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:15:00 EST

The U.S. International Trade Commission will explore Nokia's complaint that Apple's iPhones, iPods, and Macs infringe on the phone maker's patents.

Global CIO: Oracle-Sun Biggest Challenge Isn't Technology—It's People

Bob Evans — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST

Column about challenges Oracle faces in assimilating Sun's 27,000 employees and their strong culture as part of the Oracle-Sun acquisition.

Global CIO: After Google Cyber Attack, CIOs Must Find The Body

Bob Evans — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST

Column about China-based Aurora attacks on Google and the enormous threat this raises for all businesses and all CIOs.

PC Processor Shipments Surge 31%

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:55:00 EST

The worldwide microprocessor market left the recession behind, buoyed by growth in mainstream and performance processors for laptops and desktops and X86 server chips.

Full Nelson: Apple's Tablet Is Naturally Corporate

Fritz Nelson — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:40:00 EST

With a Kindle-thin device that can play music and serve books and navigate the Web and run enterprise-class apps, you've got your Burberry satchel and away you go. But there are caveats.

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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:40:00 EST

Truckers Hit With Nationwide Texting Ban

Paul McDougall — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:48:00 EST

Feds say drivers of big rigs and buses could face criminal and civil penalties if caught using their mobile devices on the road.

EMC Reports 58% Jump In Income

W. David Gardner — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:33:00 EST

The storage company beat its own forecast by $100 million and is betting on cloud computing to further its turnaround.

AOL Buys Online Video Firm

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:37:00 EST

The $36.5 million acquisition of StudioNow will allow AOL to distribute professionally created video through its Seed.com site.

Apple Defends iPhone Partner AT&T

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:15:00 EST

The iPhone maker says it's confident its exclusive U.S. carrier will improve the network traffic problems that have plagued users.

Oracle Sues Rimini Street For 'Massive Theft'

Paul McDougall — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:04:00 EST

Rimini's heavily discounted support offerings for Siebel, JD Edwards, and PeopleSoft apps are illegal, Oracle claims in court documents.

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Global CIO: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's Top 10 Reasons For Buying Sun

Bob Evans — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST

Column about Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's top 10 reasons for wanting to acquire Sun Microsystems.

Judge Slashes Music Sharing Fine

W. David Gardner — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:10:00 EST

The $1.92 million fine levied against Jammie Thomas-Rasset for illegally downloading music was cut to $54,000.

Google Founders To Sell 10 Million Shares

W. David Gardner — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:42:00 EST

The stock sale will be executed over a period of five years and will result in Sergey Brin and Larry Page giving up their majority voting rights.

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Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:42:00 EST

Global CIO: Salesforce.com CEO Benioff On IT Scams And Cloud Power

Bob Evans — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:13:00 EST

Column about Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff's strategy for pushing his company's cloud-computing approach more deeply into enterprises with Chatter, professional services, and the simplicity that the cloud can offer.

Comply (And/Or) Die: Conforming With Multiple Regulations

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:01:10 EST

Compliance with multiple regs is a fact of life for many. Here's how to work smarter, not harder, with a focus on bang for the buck.

CIO Profiles: Casey King, Chief Technical Officer At LifeSize

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST

Ease up on resistance to the iPhone, King implores.

Microsoft Points Draw Class Action Suit

Paul McDougall — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:03:00 EST

Attorney says Xbox Live customers aren't getting what they pay for when they use Microsoft's virtual currency.

AMD Sales Boost 4Q Revenue

Antone Gonsalves — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:18:00 EST

Share prices dipped, but the chip maker beat Wall Street estimates.

China Defends Great Firewall

Paul McDougall — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:01:00 EST

People's Republic says its policies regarding Web censorship and privacy are its own business, tells Clinton to butt out.

Global CIO: Will Steve Jobs Ban Google From AppleWorld?

Bob Evans — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST

Column about blogger Jason Schwarz comparing Steve Jobs to Walt Disney and saying Jobs and Apple have scared Google with the prospect of Apple becoming the major channel for mobile advertising.

Microsoft Sues TiVo Over Patents

Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:45:00 EST

TiVo countered that Microsoft is trying to help its partner AT&T, which is being sued by TiVo for patent infringement.

EBay Income Up Sharply

W. David Gardner — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:22:00 EST

The online auction company's 4Q income nearly quadrupled on the success of its PayPal operation and spin-off of Skype.

Opera Acquiring AdMarvel

Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:10:00 EST

The browser builder joins the ranks of tech companies, including Apple and Google, buying mobile ad firms.

IBM Acquires 'Eyes Only' Specialist

Paul McDougall — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:12:00 EST

Big Blue's acquisition of NISC deepens its presence in sensitive areas like homeland security, defense, and intelligence.