Lessons From The Red Light Web

Rarely acknowledged by the mainstream, adult and gaming sites collect a healthy percentage of web traffic and account for a good deal of innovation, too. Full story »

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Interview With a Mob CIO

Stock scams, identity theft, you name it, this character has seen it. A fictional "CIO to the mob" explains how organized crime profits from IT. Full story »

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Your Plan to Fight Cyber Crime

Online crime is organized, it's growing and so is your organization's risk of being attacked. Here's how to mitigate that risk. Full story »

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Who You Gonna Call?

When cybercriminals strike, law enforcement agencies are often overwhelmed. So CIOs are looking elsewhere for help. Full story »

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SIDEBAR: What will stay, what will go

Some knowledge work will be outsourced. That's inevitable. But other work will be outsourced only if you fail to compete Full story »

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SIDEBAR: 8 tips for outsource-proofing your IT organization

The best defense is a good offence. Here's how to make your department more competitive Full story »

Columns

Career Strategist

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

If your Rolodex doesn't include the names of few venture capitalists, you are missing out on a powerful career resource. Full story »

Strategic CIO

The CIO of Toyota Motor Sales USA used focus groups and a critical analysis of IT systems and business needs to bridge silos, craft a long-term vision and make a strategic difference at her company. Full story »

Problem Solved

Thinking Inside the Boxes

Virtualized servers create power and hardware savings, but also come with management headaches. A growing set of tools can help. Full story »

Departments

Editor's Letter

Want a Revolution?

Web 2.0 tools and consumer technology imports can foster creativity and business innovation. Full story »

CEO Letter

Define Your Limits

Michael Friedenberg, CEO of CXO Media, says that what you don't do can be as important as what you do do. Full story »

Trendline

The Ferrari of Videoconferencing

Forget web videoconferencing as you know it. Think HD, large plasma screens and fancy acoustics in a specially constructed room. Participants appear in life size and with zero latency. Full story »

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Tips for Training Your Tech Vendors

CIOs from midsize companies share their secrets on how to get more attention and better deals from tech vendors. Full story »

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How to Sell Your Staff on Dashboards

Here's how to sell dashboards to your staff, so you can utilize the tools effectively without employees thinking youve channeled Orwell and gone 1984 on them. Full story »

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Mellon Fights ID Fraud

Are you considering knowledge-based authentication for your online customers? Mellon Investor Services' CTO explains how and why his company adopted this increasingly popular option. Full story »

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Linux Users Shrug Off Microsoft Patent Threats

Linux supporters are thumbing their collective noses at Microsoft's recent claim that it will seek royalties from users and distributors on 235 patents. Full story »

5 Things I've Learned

Futurist Esther Dyson tries to understand the present in order to get a grip on emerging technologies. Full story »

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