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Uncovering Tech's Most Peculiar Product Codenames

Tech companies go to painstaking lengths to keep new products confidential, which is why many of them assign "secret" product codenames. Here's an insider's look at some of the most unusual codenames, with themes ranging from felines to fairytales. Full Story »

Ten Signs Technology is Everywhere

IT is showing up in the most unusual places, from touch-screen tables at a London restaurant to virtual-reality therapy for soldiers returning from Iraq. Check out these tech applications compiled by CIO magazine editors.

CES 2012 Gadget Preview

2012 Consumer Electronics Show: From high-definition video calling via your HDTV to practically indestructible SD cards for your camera, here's a look at 20 gadgets and services that will be making a splash at the Las Vegas Convention Center in January.

Best Free Android Apps of 2011

From word games to new social networks and streaming services, it was a very good year for beefing up your Android device without having to drop a single dime. Here are some recommendations.

Google Future Tech: 10 Coolest Google R&D Projects

From space elevators, robots, to curing cancer: Google works to make future generations brighter, healthier, and more informed.

11 Eye-Popping Black Friday Tablet, Laptop and E-Reader Deals

Best Buy, Target and others practically giving away iPads, PlayBooks, Kindles and more.

Cool Yule Favorites: 20 Techie Gifts We Like

This holiday season's top picks have been submitted and tested and "Cool Yule Elf" approved.

Top IT Turkeys of 2011

Here are the people, companies and products that earned the label of 'turkey' over the past year.

Geekiest Holiday Cards

Seasonal greetings, geek-style.

Hottest Tablets for Your Holiday Wishlist

Tablet PCs have become the must-have holiday gift. This year though, Apple's iPad is no longer the only tablet on the market with significant "wow factor." CIO.com's Al Sacco presents a list of the best tablets available for this 2011 holiday season.

Survey: IT Certifications Lead to Jobs, Higher Pay

In this survey of 700 IT professionals, most say certifications have led to raises and better jobs, busting the myth that certs are nothing but a scam.

8 Amazon Kindle Fire Apps for Newbies

Here are eight apps that every Kindle Fire newbie should consider downloading to get themselves started.

Top 10 Android Smartphone Browser Alternatives

Here are 10 free alternative browsers you can use in place of the stock browser that comes with you Android phone.

First Look: Firefox 8 Adds Twitter Search, Tightens Add-on Controls

Mozilla's Firefox 8 gives users more obvious control over add-ons installed by third-party programs.

The World's Geekiest Cakes

Android, Intel, Apple iPods all take the cake these days.

Microsoft's Greatest Successes and Biggest Failures

Give Microsoft credit; it never does anything small. Its successes rock the world. And when it screws up, it screws up big time.

Wi-Fi Security Tips: 11 Do's and Don'ts

Wi-Fi can be secure if you use the right security measures. Unfortunately, the Web is full of outdated advice and myths. So here are some do's and don'ts of Wi-Fi security, that address some of the myths.

20 Best Browser Apps of 2011

Whether you want to stay on top of your to-do list, find out who is tracking you online or sling a few birds at pesky pigs, here are 20 apps that are well worth your time.

The Future of Human Computer Interfaces

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces Group are prototyping new, novel and more natural ways for people to interact with computers and access and store information. Their innovations have been designed to improve and enrich our personal and professional lives, making it easier to create, communicate, collaborate and even cook. Here are 10 inventions that enhance human-computer interactions, improve the in-store shopping experience, and even help us kick bad habits.

5 iPad Gadgets for Geeks

Custom-designed for technophiles who want their iPads to do more.

The Security Industry All-Stars

From Bruce Schneier to Moxie Marlinspike, these folks are the ones to listen to for security insight.

David vs. Goliath: 15 Potential Tech Shake-Ups

Here are 15 'Davids' out to take down larger competitors.

The Ugliest Laptops Ever Made

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder? Yeah, right. Take a look at 12 of the most unsightly portable PCs ever created (plus one bonus pick).

First-Gen Design of Top Websites and Gadgets

What did YouTube look like in 2005? How ugly was the first BlackBerry pager in 1999? Remember Amazon.com when it just sold books? Even the greatest products have awkward beginnings. Let's take a look at your favorite websites and gadgets when they came into the world.

Top iPad Alternatives for Business

The iPad is the gold standard when it comes to tablet computers, but there are alternatives. We tested 8 products to determine if they had what it takes to give the iPad a run for its money as a business device.

 
This research assesses the impact of the growth in media tablets and other "off desktop" form factors entering IT deployments and makes recommendations on building an enterprise management plan based on industry best practices.
This BYOD implementation guide from Absolute Software provides three simple steps to legally secure and manage employee-owned devices within a corporate environment.
The promise of enterprise mobility means that employees are more productive and address business issues in a timely, untethered manner.
Read this new eBook to learn the top five scenarios and essential best practices for preventing database attacks and insider threats.
This high level, business problem focused eBook uses 5 customer scenarios to show how people and organizations are tackling real issues using IBM solutions.
The options for securing increasingly valuable databases are very broad and deep, and can be confusing. This research provides an overview of three categories of controls that should be implemented to ensure that enterprise data is protected in the most efficient and effective manner.
Ben Snyder, Desktop Support Analyst at Under Armour, discusses how this fast-growing company with thousands of mobile employees uses an automated process to manage its mix of PC and Apple devices from a single console.
View this demo and learn how IBM InfoSphere Guardium database activity monitoring can help protect your sensitive data in distributed DBMS environments with a holistic approach to data security and compliance.
These flash modules make warehousing more tangible and relevant to business users through detailed explanations of the InfoSphere Warehouse Packs.
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT

Whether your B2B complexity is caused by multiple technologies due to M&A, business or application specific needs or traditional under investment, the net effect is usually the same: high cost and lower productivity. Enabling business-to-business (B2B) integration using point-to-point EDI translators is usually time intensive and cost prohibitive.

Join IDC's Maureen Fleming and SAP for an insightful Webcast on the different approaches companies are taking to B2B integration and how you can ask the right questions to reassess you B2B approach.
Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT

Siloed organizations continue doing the wrong things and doing things wrong, leading to increased costs, project delays, lower quality, and time-to-market delays. Providing a collaborative platform where the whole organization can prioritize, share and manage deliveries with more transparency can help the organizations make more informed decisions at all levels, and greatly improve communications and traceability between teams. Hear from application lifecycle management experts how to increase delivery efficiency and effectiveness with a new approach to Delivery Management.
As greater numbers of datacenter servers transition from the physical to the virtual world, the components of virtualization success come to the fore. What scores of organizations have discovered is that success is derived from an optimal pairing of the right software platform with the right hardware platform.
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