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IBM tells employees to shut Siri up and drop out of Dropbox

With about 80,000 employees using mobile devices other than the BlackBerrys the company gives out, IBM has come up with a list of applications that are off limits.

An IT leader's 'aha' moment in user adoption

Oh how nice it must be to enter the workforce today, when guys like Dan Antion are in charge of IT. Antion, vice president of information services at American Nuclear Insurers, is a true believer in driving user adoption of new technologies by ensuring that the technologies actually help people in their jobs.

The humanization of IT and its benefits

Whether you call it user experience management, end user experience or real users management, the quest to ensure that the needs of real, live people are considered when implementing technology could be the most important component in aligning IT with business goals, writes Dennis Drogseth.

Lies, damned lies and BYOD solution pitches

Dealing with the challenges of the BYOD movement is tricky, no doubt, but it's not as tricky as vendors and consultants are making it out to be.

Gartner analysts say BYOD is evil. Or not.

The move toward "bring your own device" is inevitable, considering most chief information officers already have little control over the devices coming in and out of their enterprise and connecting to

Consumerization drives new IT jobs

The bring-your-own-device movement is linking IT departments and other units in the business more closely, and the new dynamic is creating a need for new positions. Curt Finch, CEO and founder of

How to combat the damage of rogue IT

CIOs face the same challenges as any other department heads, such as recruiting talent, cultivating teamwork and driving innovation. However, unlike other department heads, IT chiefs also have to

Google's scheme to win over the enterprise

If you are tempted by the simplicity, user-friendliness and relatively low prices of Google's ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) business offerings, you are right where the company wants you. Despite its relatively

Motorola works to ease the pain of consumerization of IT

Motorola ( NYSE: MMI ) is eager to help solve consumerization-of-IT problems for the enterprise, and about six months ago it created a new division to work toward that goal. Among the major

Good enough for IT, but made for a consumer

Move over, iPhones and iPads. There are new consumer technologies in town that may prove useful in the enterprise. Rob Enderle, president of the Enderle Group, presents a handful of items unveiled at