CIO.com - Portals

Finding a Way to the Cloud

Stephanie Overby — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Bechtel has bet its IT future on cloud—or on-demand—computing. But for many IT organizations, the concept remains pie-in-the-sky, according to our survey.

Cloud Computing to the Max at Bechtel

Stephanie Overby — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Google, YouTube, Salesforce and Amazon provide Bechtel with benchmarks for a cutting-edge cloud computing infrastructure and applications modelled on SaaS.

Oracle Eyes Improvements to Enterprise Portal Package

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

At OpenWorld, executive plans call for new releases of Oracle WebCenter Interaction, formerly BEA AquaLogic User Interaction, later this year and in 2009.

Republicans' Web 2.0 Aims: Streaming Convention Video, Online Chats, User-Generated Content

Matt Villano — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Republican Convention CIO Max Everett's plans include technology partnerships with Google, YouTube and Qwest, plus ethical hackers to test his website's security.

How PayPal Keeps E-Commerce Humming in 15 Languages at Once

Laurianne McLaughlin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

PayPal VP Matthew Mengerink shares an exclusive look at how his IT team cracked the problem of efficiently pushing localized PayPal site updates for 15 countries from France to Poland, simultaneously. If you're struggling with localizing content, consider his advice.

Nine Mistakes That Turn Your Corporate Intranet into a Ghost Town

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

You want an intranet that helps staff collaborate and share information. But, advises Martin Amm, there are several process errors that can keep your intranet from success.

The Web 2.0 Campaign for the White House

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT

The presidential candidates may disagree about Iraq, health care and taxes, but their campaigns demonstrate a clear consensus that the rise of Web 2.0 tools offers the chance to engage interested citizens, one market niche, one voter, one message at a time.

Microsoft Puts Money Down on Web 2.0 Trend

C.G. Lynch — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

While the Facebook deal got all the attention, two smaller partnerships to bring offerings from pure play Web 2.0 vendors to Microsoft SharePoint might be the biggest news yet of things to come.

Network Wonder: Collaborative Tools Help TCS Grow

Sunil Shah — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

How do you create a collaborative setting with a legacy network? You don't. You get a new network. TCS did just that and is reaping dividends today.

Seven Reasons for Your Company to Start an Internal Blog

C.G. Lynch — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Proponents say an in-house blog can be like a bulletin board, communication tool and culture enhancement. Plus, it's better than tracking projects by e-mail.

Google Home Page Bug Still Stinging

Juan Carlos Perez — Thu, 03 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Google renamed and upgraded its Personalized Home Page this week, but still couldn't shake a bug that began upsetting many users last Thursday and persisted until Wednesday.

Google to Host E-Mail, Build Portal for BSkyB

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Broadcaster and ISP British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) has asked Google to host e-mail and other services for its broadband customers in the United Kingdom. Their collaboration could also lead to the creation of targeted TV ads.Google ScreenshotGoogle will run mail services for users with addresses @sky.com, host a ...

Oracle Releases 1st Portal Product Since Acquisition

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Oracle has shipped a new version of Portal’s billing and revenue management software after winning a hard-fought battle to acquire Portal earlier this year.Portal’s software is designed to let communications and media companies bill and manage a range of services including wireline and wireless phones, broadband, cable, voice over IP (VoIP), IP television, music and video. The application can handle ...

India Revamps National Portal With Aid from IBM

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT

The Indian government’s National Informatics Center (NIC) has partnered with IBM to add new capabilities to the country’s national portal that enables it to deliver government services to Indian citizens.The Indian government first set up the National Portal of India in 2005, but it was a static website providing information from the various departments and agencies of the ...

Vanguard Integrates its Channels with a Portal and Enterprise Database

Tue, 01 Jul 2003 04:00:00 GMT

By having its employees use the same Web interface as its customers, Vanguard saved itself time, money and the hassles that arose from a classic case of channel inequality.