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IT execs overconfident about e-discovery
A new research report has found that IT executives are confident they can respond to e-discovery litigation requests given their significant investments in records management, archiving and Read more...
Are you strong enough to be a CIO?
Michael Krigsman, the CEO of Asuert, Inc. a software and consulting company, says that CIO's have tough jobs dealing with both high-level business strategy and detailed technology decisions, and Read more...
More work needed on risk management
A new survey by Ernst & Young LLP, entitled "Managing Information Technology Risk," found that an effective ITRM program is still missing from many companies at a time when it is important to Read more...
Data theft puts IT on hot seat
The tech industry has been analyzing and evaluating the recent theft of 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers from the Hannaford supermarket chain, a Maine-based grocer. And what they are finding Read more...
Vista upgrade coming this week
At the back of your mind is a gnawing question: What do I do about Windows Vista? You may be able to rest more easily sooner than you think. This week, the first major upgrade of Vista arrives as a Read more...
The top challenges to compliance in virtualization
Chris Farrow of Fortisphere, in a recent News.com article outlined some challenges for achieving IT compliance in the field of virtualization. For example, Read more...
The high cost of SOX just went down
Companies are spending a ton of money complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley law, and that probably includes your firm. Just listen to the numbers. In 2007, American businesses spent $6 billion on SOX, as Read more...
ALSO NOTED: The Netherlands going open-source in 2008; Firefox 3 Beta 2 coming this month;
> the Netherlands is going open-source in 2008. Article> Firefox 3 Beta 2 coming this month. Read more...
Get up-to-speed on eDiscovery
In a new survey conducted by Canvass Opinion among in-house legal departments at 200 Fortune 500 companies, 18 percent lawyers say IT that has the primary responsibility for developing eDiscovery Read more...
Find your way on e-Discovery
If you haven't yet confronted e-Discovery, you will soon. Every CIO must be the guardian at their company to make sure that electronic documents can be turned over in any kind of court case. It's a Read more...




