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The expansion of the Internet, known as IPv6, is on its way. But will your staff know how to handle it? The federal government is on a timetable to expand access to the Internet starting in June Read more...

Executives are learning that security technologies delivered via the SaaS (software-as-a-service) business model are proving to be a big success. Imperial Chemical Industries--a London-based maker of Read more...

The much-anticipated public meeting between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs finally became a Read more...

Threats to the enterprise are varied and complex, but the biggest threat of all is complacency. The first step toward safeguarding information from harm is recognizing that threats exist and Read more...

The real challenge of innovation isn't the development of ideas but successfully managing the process so that it delivers a good ROI in money, time, and people. Most attempts fail to generate Read more...

To craft an effective IT strategic plan, you have to know where the company will be in the next five years, what shape its business will take, and how its business model and customer base will Read more...

New IT-driven business model innovations can only occur when organizations achieve the right balance between the CIO's two key roles: one as Chief Innovation Officer and the other as Chief Read more...

By focusing on activities needed to "keep the lights on," companies are stifling the innovation and creativity that IT departments need to consider and implement new technology. Instead, IT Read more...

Conventional wisdom says that innovation comes from the top, but that's not always the case. Innovative leadership can come from the middle of the organization, and proactive CIOs look for these Read more...

Companies create processes for innovation in different ways, but the unifying thread is that they all focus first on creating a process. Process is important because it provides a structured way Read more...