http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:37:51 GMT 2009-11-22T01:37:51Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/508445/Two_Approaches_to_NFC_Battle_for_French_Hearts_and_Mobiles?source=rss_applications Two competing approaches to equipping mobile phones with contactless communications capabilities vied for supporters at the Cartes exhibition in Paris this week. Either approach could turn phones into self-service electronic tour guides, travel tickets or secure payment terminals. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Peter Sayer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508445/Two_Approaches_to_NFC_Battle_for_French_Hearts_and_Mobiles?source=rss_applications 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508437/FCC_Internet_Program_for_Deaf_Cheated_Out_of_Millions?source=rss_applications In court the Federal Communications Commission has charged 26 people with defrauding the agency of &#8220;tens of millions of dollars&#8221; from its program that lets people with hearing disabilities to communicate with hearing individuals through the use of interpreters and Web cameras. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Michael Cooney <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508437/FCC_Internet_Program_for_Deaf_Cheated_Out_of_Millions?source=rss_applications 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508432/Salesforce_Chatter_Collaboration_Tool_Or_Social_Network_?source=rss_applications If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck, it probably is a duck. That is, unless you're Salesforce.com, and you're talking about its new Chatter application. While observers have looked at features like profiles, status updates, Twitter and Facebook integration as proof that Chatter is an enterprise-grade social network, the company and its executives are taking pains to call it something else -- a "social platform," or, as carefully noted by Salesforce CEO and co-founder Marc Benioff, a collaboration tool: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ian Lamont <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508432/Salesforce_Chatter_Collaboration_Tool_Or_Social_Network_?source=rss_applications 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508418/Five_Reasons_Google_Chrome_OS_Will_Succeed?source=rss_applications Google's Chrome OS doesn't signal the apocalypse for Apple and Microsoft, but that doesn't mean the operating system won't succeed when it arrives next year. Just like the Chrome Web browser, Google's carving out a small slice of the market for people who want the company's buzzwords of speed, security and simplicity. Over time, the legion of Chrome OS fans will grow, and Google will look at its operating system as a success, not a failure, as my colleague Tony Bradley argues. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jared Newman <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508418/Five_Reasons_Google_Chrome_OS_Will_Succeed?source=rss_applications 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508417/Five_Reasons_the_Google_Chrome_OS_Will_Flop?source=rss_applications Yesterday Google hosted a press event at its Mountain View campus to reveal a first glimpse at the Chrome OS. The excitement around the operating system has led to rampant rumors and speculation, but I question whether the Chrome OS is really worth any of this hype. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Tony Bradley <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508417/Five_Reasons_the_Google_Chrome_OS_Will_Flop?source=rss_applications 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508411/Techies_Gather_for_a_Lunch_to_Save_the_World?source=rss_applications The 43rd floor of the Spear Tower in downtown San Francisco is empty. Possibly because of the slumping economy, there's just a big, open office space with unfinished white walls overlooking a million-dollar view. It was an appropriate setting for Lunch for Good, an event on Wednesday that brought together nearly 100 people deep in the Bay Area's social-networking industry to talk about a futuristic question: how online social networks can help humans find common ground. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Stephen Lawson <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508411/Techies_Gather_for_a_Lunch_to_Save_the_World?source=rss_applications 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508380/Why_Chrome_OS_Will_Fail_Big_Time?source=rss_applications A lack of flexibility will doom Google's latest ego trip to the dustbin of history Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Randall C. Kennedy <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508380/Why_Chrome_OS_Will_Fail_Big_Time?source=rss_applications 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508440/Microsoft_Windows_Chief_Decries_Standards_Grandstanding?source=rss_applications Microsoft is in the early stages of IE9 development but they are already focusing on standards and the performance gains they can realize by taking advantage of modern PC hardware. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT John Fontana <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508440/Microsoft_Windows_Chief_Decries_Standards_Grandstanding?source=rss_applications 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508439/BMC_Takes_Service_Desk_to_the_Cloud_Via_Salesforce.Com?source=rss_applications BMC and Salesforce.com partner to deliver BMC's Service Desk Express on Force.com platform. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Denise Dubie <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508439/BMC_Takes_Service_Desk_to_the_Cloud_Via_Salesforce.Com?source=rss_applications 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508426/FAA_Glitch_Shines_Spotlight_on_Troubled_Telco_Project?source=rss_applications The outage of a computer system used by airline pilots to file flights plans in the U.S will likely prompt a closer look at a $2.4 billion telecommunications system that has run into numerous problems in the past. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jaikumar Vijayan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508426/FAA_Glitch_Shines_Spotlight_on_Troubled_Telco_Project?source=rss_applications 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508419/Google_Rides_Chrome_OS_Onto_Microsoft_Turf?source=rss_applications With Google Inc. working on its upcoming browser-based Chrome operating system, the company is intensifying its grudge match with rival Microsoft Corp. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Sharon Gaudin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508419/Google_Rides_Chrome_OS_Onto_Microsoft_Turf?source=rss_applications 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508376/Benioff_Trumpets_Force.Com_Platform_s_Success?source=rss_applications Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff on Thursday attempted to cement an image of the vendor as a full-blown application development platform provider, not merely a purveyor of SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508376/Benioff_Trumpets_Force.Com_Platform_s_Success?source=rss_applications 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508375/Global_Video_News_Recap_World_Tech_Update_Nov._19?source=rss_applications Click here to watch this week&#8217;s World Tech Update. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nick Barber <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508375/Global_Video_News_Recap_World_Tech_Update_Nov._19?source=rss_applications 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508291/Developers_Slowly_Rising_to_Microsoft_s_Surface?source=rss_applications Microsoft remains optimistic that the Surface touch screen computer launched last year will generate interest among an increasing number of software developers. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Eric Lai <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508291/Developers_Slowly_Rising_to_Microsoft_s_Surface?source=rss_applications 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508289/Supercomputing_Centers_Acknowledge_Amazon_Influence?source=rss_applications Amazon.com's Electric Cloud Computing service is helping to boost the visibility of supercomputer centers to business users. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Computerworld staff <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508289/Supercomputing_Centers_Acknowledge_Amazon_Influence?source=rss_applications 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z