http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:07:17 GMT 2009-07-09T20:07:17Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/496954/Offshore_Outsourcing_Pay_Attention_to_Foreign_Exchange_Rates_or_Pay_the_Price American companies may leave millions of dollars on the table by ignoring the impact of currency fluctuations on their offshore outsourcing deals. Here are five strategies for ensuring that you save even more money when the value of your offshore provider's currency drops. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Stephanie Overby <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496954/Offshore_Outsourcing_Pay_Attention_to_Foreign_Exchange_Rates_or_Pay_the_Price 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496878/Health_._Meets_Government_Stimulus How the government will reimburse healthcare $34 billion for its investments in information technology. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Steve Patterson <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496878/Health_._Meets_Government_Stimulus 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496879/Enterprise_Software_Licensing_Negotiations_Insider_Tips Given the rise of virtualization and vendor consolidation, software licensing negotiation has only become more complicated. Forrester analyst Ray Wang just released "Enterprise Software Licensee's Bill Of Rights, Version 2" -- a must read for any IT leader who wants to shore up his vendor strategy. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Thomas Wailgum <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496879/Enterprise_Software_Licensing_Negotiations_Insider_Tips 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496856/Cloud_and_Web_._Insights_from_Structure_Conference At GigaOM's Structure 09 Conference, CIO.com cloud guru Bernard Golden gained some perspective on bandwidth fears, commodity hardware questions, and real-life cloud challenges from companies already racing to keep up with computing demand. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Bernard Golden <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496856/Cloud_and_Web_._Insights_from_Structure_Conference 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496742/Facebook_s_Upcoming_Privacy_Changes_What_You_Need_to_Know Think you've already ensured privacy on your Facebook posts? The social networking service is changing the privacy rules again. Here's a guide to the new settings and options. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT C.G. Lynch <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496742/Facebook_s_Upcoming_Privacy_Changes_What_You_Need_to_Know 2009-07-07T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496625/Used_PC_Strategy_Pass_the_Toxic_Buck_to_Developing_Countries A new Gartner report details how companies are "passing the toxic buck": Sending their PC e-waste to secondary markets in emerging countries that aren't always equipped to handle the PC disposal in environmentally-friendly ways. However, according to one computer industry watcher, PCs are just the tip of the e-waste iceberg. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Thomas Wailgum <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496625/Used_PC_Strategy_Pass_the_Toxic_Buck_to_Developing_Countries 2009-07-06T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496616/The_Dirty_Little_Secrets_of_CRM CRM vendors cash in on your hopes for revenue, profitability, and collaboration. And it's all true -- except for the parts that they leave out. Here are some truths that they won't share but you should understand. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT David Taber <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496616/The_Dirty_Little_Secrets_of_CRM 2009-07-06T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496338/TI_s_Web_._Success_Story_Better_Customer_Service Texas Instruments uses Telligent's Enterprise 2.0 apps to create a customer community where TI staffers and engineering industry customers help each other solve problems faster. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT C.G. Lynch <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496338/TI_s_Web_._Success_Story_Better_Customer_Service 2009-06-30T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496322/Outsourcing_The_Demise_of_the_Offshore_Captive_Center Citi, AXA, AOL and others have shed their wholly-owned Indian IT services subsidiaries. Analysts say sales of offshore captive centers may be more than just a sign of the recessionary times: The concept of owning an offshore services unit may have outlived its value for most companies. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Stephanie Overby <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496322/Outsourcing_The_Demise_of_the_Offshore_Captive_Center 2009-06-30T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496217/Obama_s_Cybersecurity_Coordinator_Has_Broad_Agenda Review of security needs provides a long list of issues to address. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Kim S. Nash <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496217/Obama_s_Cybersecurity_Coordinator_Has_Broad_Agenda 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496218/System_Security_Ways_to_Improve_Your_Defenses_Against_Attack A former Air Force CIO highlights practical ways to improve system and network security Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Kim S. Nash <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496218/System_Security_Ways_to_Improve_Your_Defenses_Against_Attack 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496213/Forrester_Bucks_Conventional_Wisdom_on_Cloud_Computing According to a new survey on cloud by Forrester, enterprises are much less conservative in their cloud technology plans than you might expect. But what users want and what some big vendors are pushing doesn't quite match up yet. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Bernard Golden <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496213/Forrester_Bucks_Conventional_Wisdom_on_Cloud_Computing 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496125/Obama_s_Cybersecurity_Push_What_It_Means_for_CIOs President Obama aims to fix U.S. cybersecurity, but can the feds hit a moving target? Not without private sector support and practical solutions. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Kim S. Nash <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496125/Obama_s_Cybersecurity_Push_What_It_Means_for_CIOs 2009-06-26T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496294/Open_Source_CRM_and_ERP_Bending_the_Back_Office SugarCRM, Openbravo and Compiere tap the power of open source development to make customization easy, but the line between community and commercial is quickly crossed. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Peter Wayner <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496294/Open_Source_CRM_and_ERP_Bending_the_Back_Office 2009-06-25T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/495903/Beyond_Virtualization_How_Raytheon_s_IT_Department_Helps_Meet_Green_Goals Raytheon's Green IT initiative started with data center virtualization. But today's Green IT initiatives encompass system development and business efficiency. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Rick Swanborg <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/495903/Beyond_Virtualization_How_Raytheon_s_IT_Department_Helps_Meet_Green_Goals 2009-06-25T04:00:00Z