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• Mobile device security and risks: What you need to know

  Are you concerned with mobile device security? Our expert has tips for deploying and managing your mobile workforce while keeping everyone -- and your network -- safe. Continue Reading

• Under deadline to get off IT legacy systems, a new CIO goes modular

  Given 18 months to migrate off of legacy IT systems, a new CIO takes a bold architectural step with modular systems -- and builds a team that is getting very good at integration. Continue Reading

• Balancing IT innovation and risk in race to get off legacy IT systems

  Under pressure to get off legacy IT systems, Christophe DeLandes, CIO at KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp., bet on modularity and an IT team grateful to be working on something new. Continue Reading

• Cloud-based project management service gets projects off the ground

  Companies looking for lightweight, low-overhead project management software are turning their attention skyward, to the cloud. Continue Reading

• Free Web conferencing can save big -- but at what cost?

  Sometimes the best things in life are free -- but is that really the case when it comes to free Web conferencing? We investigate the true cost of free Web tools. Continue Reading

• How the iPad raises new concerns for mobile device security

  Should your mobile device security plan cover your employees' personal devices? CIO Scott Lowe offers tips for a first-rate mobile workforce management strategy.Continue Reading

• A culture of innovation begins with line-of-business and IT teamwork

  IT executives create a culture of innovation by focusing on information before technology, and fostering line-of-business and IT teamwork.Continue Reading

• In the wake of Vanguard's enterprise 2.0 effort, deep cultural changes

  Vanguard's Abha Kumar realized an ambitious enterprise 2.0 project in three years by tapping into a corporate blueprint predicated on high-performing employees.Continue Reading

• Do you know where your smartphones are? Tips to manage mobile devices

  Sensitive data walks out the door every night on your users' smartphones. Our experts offer five points to secure and manage mobile devices.Continue Reading

• Vanguard Group invests in the future with an enterprise 2.0 project

  High-performing "crew members" are the foundation of The Vanguard Group's blueprint for success. IT principal Abha Kumar is doing her part with an ambitious enterprise 2.0 project.Continue Reading

• Device choices make mobile workforce management decisions primary

  The decision to deploy devices to support a mobile workforce is an easy one, but choosing which devices and platforms to deploy is not as easy.Continue Reading

• Social media tips: Arm yourself for the social revolution

  CIOs are still nervous about social networking but can't ignore the revolution any longer. Our tutorial is packed with social media tips to help ease anxiety and get big results.Continue Reading

• How Lands' End's CIO seized the moment to soft-sell a cloud strategy

  Lands' End CIO Steve Cretney came up with a cloud strategy to help the retailer expand internationally. Then the hard part came -- using his soft skills to bring people along.Continue Reading

• Nationwide Mutual Insurance saves $2 million through lean operations

  In an era of built-out IT infrastructures -- when innovation of owned technology is the rule -- lean operations can cut costs, as they did at Nationwide Mutual Insurance.Continue Reading

• Can you use Twitter for business successfully? Six mistakes to avoid

  Are you considering using Twitter in your business? Ensure success by studying up on six common mistakes people make when using Twitter for business and how to avoid them.Continue Reading