Efficiency news from FierceCIO

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a problem that threatens the efficiency of future processors. The root of the issue is a flaw in the current... Read more...

Technisource, the IT staffing division of Spherion Corp, has some belt-tightening ideas for IT executives, reports NetworkWorld. Some of the ways to save money on IT that can also boost efficiency... Read more...

IT vendors are historically inefficient users of IT gear, and it is not hard to imagine why. After all, they are able to get a fair chunk of their hardware at cost from within their own organization.... Read more...

How does a CIO get approval for new technology projects in tight budgetary times? Greg Baker, the CFO of technology provider Logicalis, said the issue is not always money, but the ability of the CIO... Read more...

Crude oil prices, gasoline at the pump and oil company profits are at all-time highs due to a wide range of economic and market forces. And it is those forces, or the data behind them, that are... Read more...

High-tech contact center systems now are widely available to small businesses, not just large companies. CIOs have many choices in speech recognition, IP contact center solutions, call recordings,... Read more...

After enormous time, effort, money and personal capital expended, it is often hard to come to grips with the realization that an IT project is not working and needs to be abandoned. Pulling the plug... Read more...

The slowdown in the economy may be worrisome for U.S. technology companies, but the biggest concern is what is happening with their businesses outside the country, according to a report by... Read more...

You have moved on, left your old job and are firmly ensconced with a new employer when a former colleague or boss calls with a software problem or a glitch involving code you had written and needs... Read more...

There is new emerging job for CIOs and IT departments at many big corporations that have employees scattered across the country as well as around the globe. According to Business Week, IBM has found... Read more...