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Tue, November 15, 2011 - Two California cities are pioneers in "predictive policing." Analysis of historical crime data produces digital maps that show officers where to patrol to prevent burglaries and vehicle thefts.

Mon, November 14, 2011 - The simplicity of Apple's OS X development tools, if not their price, is enticing enough to cause some developers to leave Linux behind.

Thu, November 10, 2011 - User experience and UI nuances pose the biggest challenge to tap into gesture-savvy iOS, Android, and Windows 8

Wed, November 09, 2011 - Sentiment analysis software, often used for monitoring customer opinions, can also be used to analyze email and intranets to gauge employee morale. But be forewarned: Employees may see it as Big Brother surveillance.

Mon, November 07, 2011 - A new group of data mining technologies promises to forever change the way we sift through our vast stores of data

Mon, November 07, 2011 - Take the reins of any of these five forward-looking initiatives and become an IT hero in the eyes of upper management

Tue, October 18, 2011 - At these organizations, a top-down commitment helps business intelligence efforts spread throughout the enterprise.

Tue, September 27, 2011 - Agile and other modern development methods mean programmers need to move fast -- but ops often won't let them

Fri, September 23, 2011 - If Meg Whitman doesn't work out, Marc Benioff, Steve Mills, Charles Phillips or even Mark Hurd come to mind as candidates

Mon, September 12, 2011 - Demand for tech workers with that rare blend of analytics and business skills is on the rise.