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April 1, 2007 Content
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Why Green is Better

The costs of ignoring the environment are rising. Energy-responsible practices can cut costs. And IT can lead the effort for corporate sustainability. Full story »

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The Paths to a Greener Data Center

Virtual machines, cleaner power and better equipment will all help save you money. Full story »

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Clean, Green Machines

Going green doesn't have to be just an exercise in tree hugging. Done with an eye for efficiency, it can have a positive effect on your company's budget, too. Full story »

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Fresh, Green Tech

From chip manufacturers such as Intel and AMD to power suppliers the likes of Pacific Gas & Electric, vendors of all stripes are making it easier for companies to go green. Full story »

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What About the PC?

Sure, data centers are energy hogs. But add up all those PCs out there, and the carbon cost will keep you up at night. Luckily, some people are looking for a solution. Full story »

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Unequal Access

India's urban infrastructure is at the breaking point, threatening its tech boom--and the fortunes of its many Western customers. The challenge is much bigger than money: It requires addressing the frustrations of 700 million rural Indians who have been left out of the prosperity. Full story »

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Can IT Make Your Company Green?

Whether corporate sustainability initiatives stem from regulatory compliance or aim to boost the bottom line, IT plays a key role in supporting such efforts according to environmental IT experts from three companies. Full story »

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ITIL Goes Strategic

The new update to the IT Infrastructure Library could help you improve IT-business alignment and change your focus from fire fighting to service delivery. Full story »

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Getting Organized

CIOs share tips for the first 90 days on the job and beyond. Full story »

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Your Top 10 Priorities

CIOs ranked the importance of 30 activities to a CIOs success in the first three months of the job. These were the top 10. Full story »

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A Gift That Keeps On Giving to Your Career

When you work with colleagues on a philanthropy project, it benefits your career. That's what Becky Blalock, senior vice president and CIO of Southern Co. in Atlanta, tells her staff. Full story »

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Groups Press for E-voting Paper Trail

A coalition of voting rights groups called on the U.S. Congress in February to pass legislation requiring electronic voting machines to have printers attached, as a way to audit the touch-screen results. Full story »

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Why Small Loans Need Big IT

Try laying out an IT infrastructure when your primary clients live in some of the world's most remote villages. Full story »

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Early Google Apps Adopters Like the Price

Google has pushed further into Microsoft's turf with a major upgrade of its Google Apps hosted suite. Full story »

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Mobster Metrics

With the highly anticipated final season of HBO's The Sopranos scheduled to begin in early April, here's a peek at where the wise guys stand, metrics-wise. Full story »

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Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Not Just for Giants

Enterprise content management software vendors, most recently IBM, are vying to increase their appeal to midsize businesses. Full story »

Trendline: Hot Jobs

Hot Jobs: Program Manager

A program manager oversees a set of interdependent IT projects that need to be synchronized and completed successfully to achieve a broader goal. Full story »

Trendline: Management Report

CEOs Rate IT: Steady But Uncreative

If your CEO is happy with your work, then you should be happy too, right? Maybe not. Full story »

Trendline: On the Move

The Interim CIO Jinx

The odds of being officially named CIO are not good for internal candidates turned interim CIOs. What gives? Full story »

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