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  • A top 10 list for how to be a successful CIO

    Linda Tucci - Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy 01 Dec 2008

    • The Society for Information Management recently asked a panel of CIOs to talk about the attributes of a successful CIO. For CIO Karan Sorensen, an emphasis on the greater good is a must --from ...

  • SaaS integration easier said than done

    Linda Tucci - Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy 25 Nov 2008

    • Questions for you Software as a Service (SaaS) devotees about SaaS integration: Did your vendor give you enough information up front about the potential difficulties of integrating the SaaS ...

  • Tech warriors on the offensive

    Linda Tucci - Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy 31 Oct 2008

    • Downturn, shmownturn. Your peers at technology companies apparently don't need a global recession to get their juices flowing. A new survey of 151 U.S. technology company executives by Deloitte ...

  • Take this, viruses!

    Rachel Lebeaux 11 Aug 2008

    • From the "tools you can use" file, CNN.com has a video report today on protecting yourself from unsavory e-mail attachments. CNN's computer expert Ken Colburn is a big proponent of the web site ...

  • Driving while surfing?

    Rachel Lebeaux 31 Jul 2008

    • As if having a computer at the office and at home - with a BlackBerry to tide you over when you're not at either of those places - weren't enough, now comes the AutoNet Mobile, which transforms ...

  • Maybe I should just keep my money under a mattress?

    Rachel Lebeaux 24 Jul 2008

    • There have been a lot of scary bank-related headlines the past couple of weeks, but I have to say that this one frightened me more than most: "Security flaws in online banking sites found to be ...

  • Does it matter who CIOs report to?

    Linda Tucci - Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy 23 Jul 2008

    • Gather the typical left-brain, articulate, umm-less group of CIOs around a conference lunch table and, guaranteed, the talk will eventually turn to reporting relationships. You answer to whom? ...

  • Who wants to be a CIO Millionaire?

    Rachel Lebeaux 16 Jul 2008

    • How's this for a headline: "Meet the Millionaire CIOs." In a study of the filings of the 1,000 biggest U.S. companies and their compensation, 47 top technology executives were listed at the top ...

  • Boston Globe: Cognos contract with state “raises ethical issues”

    Linda Tucci - Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy 07 Jul 2008

    • News flash: The Boston Globe reports today that a representative of Cognos ULC, the business intelligence software maker, improperly offered a Massachusetts state official a job in 2006 when the ...

  • All Ears: Susan Cramm on ITopia

    Linda Tucci - Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy 29 Jun 2008

    • Earlier, I wrote about Susan Cramm, former CIO of Taco Bell turned "leadership" coach, talking about how IT and the business could -- should! -- function in 2015. Cramm was the keynote speaker at ...

  • Playing the numbers

    Linda Tucci - Industry Editor -- CIO/IT Strategy 24 Jun 2008

    • Enterprise search stinks: Who doesn’t like a survey that corroborates a pet peeve? Data out today from the nonprofit AIIM finds that 50% of business users believe their company’s internal search ...

  • Title Town – it’s all in the stats

    Rachel Lebeaux 24 Jun 2008

    • I don't look anything like a basketball player, or even the stereotypical fan. I'm 4'11". I prefer high heels and dresses to jerseys and sneakers. Even some of my closest friends said they didn't ...