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Gartner looks into its IT crystal ball

February 4, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Gartner looked into its crystal ball for this year and found plenty of changes coming in IT. The world is changing pretty fast and this will mean smaller tools to do the job and new directions for... Read more...

Microsoft's new CIO has a very big job

January 24, 2008 — 7:59am ET
It's not so easy being #1, especially if all eyes are on you as Microsoft's new CIO. Tony Scott, 56, Microsoft's new CIO, will direct the company's global IT organization. He will oversee worldwide... Read more...

Breaking the rules

March 20, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

When it comes to dealing with software, sometimes breaking the rules makes sense. For example, forget the idea that software must always be financed from the capital expenditures budget rather... Read more...

Second Life hack puts users' data at risk

September 11, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

A hole in commercial software used on servers supporting the fantasy multiplayer game site, Second Life, let hackers have access to the confidential data of over 650,000 users. The site has... Read more...

Commercial apps predicted to die off

March 22, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

It's a pretty bold statement to make, but an open source tech titan says commercial software is going to fade away with services taking the industry by storm. That was the statement made by Greg... Read more...

Vista delayed until next year

March 21, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

While it probably surprised some, the news that Microsoft's Vista won't be out on the shelves for businesses until January 2007 is not a good announcement for consultants, services providers and... Read more...