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J.C Penney Slashes CIO Role

In January, the J.C Penney Company introduced Kristen E. Blum as its CTO. This month, the retailer eliminated its CIO in a move to, according to a company memo, 'ensure we have the right structures to ensure efficiency and productivity.' Full Story »
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Vital Allies: CFOs and Tech Chiefs Form a Bond to Scope Out Customer Needs

TradeCard's finance chief and CTO represent a new breed of C-suiters, bridging the finance-tech gap at the software-as-a-service firm.

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10 Hot IT Jobs for Managers and Executives in 2012

The overall market for management and executive-level IT jobs in 2012 may not be much better than it was in 2011, but certain IT leadership jobs are expected to be in high demand. Here's a list of the 10 hottest IT leadership jobs for 2012.

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CIOs, CTOs Shed Yet More Techie Cred

functions to outsourcing companies, and adopt cloud-based applications, CIOs and CTOs are spending way more time on business issues than on day-to-day technical operations.

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IBM Opens Up Smartphone, Tablet Support for Its Workers

IBM has embraced -- nearly -- the growing "bring your own device" trend of allowing employees to buy and use their own smartphones and tablets for work tasks, said IBM's CTO for mobility, Bill Bodin.

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Sophos Appoints Vulnerability Expert Gerhard Eschelbeck As CTO

Sophos has appointed the highly-regarded Gerhard Eschelbeck as its new chief technology officer, almost six years after the Austrian crossed the Atlantic to join US-based Webroot in the same role.

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Cisco CTO Warrior: We Needed Better Accountability

Cisco's massive user show, Cisco Live, is going on this week in Las Vegas. Padmasree Warrior, Cisco's senior vice president of engineering and CTO sat down with Cisco Subnet editor and blogger Julie Bort. They discussed Cisco's progress since Warrior took the helm as CTO, the reorganization of Cisco's engineering groups, Catalyst vs. Nexus, the so-called Cisco "tax" (its prices vs. the competition), network virtualization, Cisco's toe dipping into the brave new world of open source and the future careers of the Cisco CCIE faithful. What follows is an edited transcript of the interview.

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Twitter to Leave Empty CTO Post Unfilled

Twitter CTO Greg Pass has left the company last week and there's no move afoot to replace him.

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Canonical CTO Matt Zimmerman Gets Seven-Year Itch

Matt Zimmerman is stepping down from his role as Canonical CTO after seven years.

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Intel Developing Security 'Game-Changer'

Intel CTO Justin Rattner said on Tuesday that the company's scientists are working on technology that will stop all zero-day attacks.

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Polycom's CTO Says Openness is Key

Joseph Burton, Polycom's new chief strategy and technology officer, comes to the company from one of the key jobs in the enterprise voice and video business, having been vice president and chief technology officer for unified communications at Cisco Systems. Though Polycom is smaller than Cisco, with revenue just under US$1 billion last year, it has a long history in enterprises as a maker of desk phones, conference phones and videoconferencing systems, as well as the infrastructure behind them.

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Polycom Lures CTO From Cisco in Exec Shakeup

Five months after taking control of unified communications equipment maker Polycom Inc., CEO and president Andy Miller has overhauled the company's executive.

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Amazon CTO Counters Skepticism on Cloud Security

Amazon's cloud computing division is planning to "raise the bar" on security, and claims it can provide better security than most enterprises achieve on their own.

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Yahoo Appoints New Chief Technology Officer

Former Yahoo chief architect Raymie Stata takes on new role as company CTO.

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W3C Pulls Former Novell CTO for CEO Spot

Filling a position left open since 2008, former Novell CTO Jeffrey Jaffe has taken on the role of chief executive officer for the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).

 
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Innovations are changing the role procurement plays within the enterprise. SAP's Chris Salis, Global Vice President of Procurement Solutions, and Emily Rakowski, Senior Director and Head of Procurement Solutions Marketing discuss how SAP Procurement Solutions are the strategic differentiators of innovation.
In August 2011, Benny Kirsh was named VP and CIO at Infoblox, an industry-leading developer of network infrastructure automation and control solutions. With more than 25 years of experience, Kirsh is responsible for driving strategic advancements via the company's IT infrastructure and applications.
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As more and more CIOs are beginning to see significant benefits from letting employees choose the device they use to get their jobs done, the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend is spreading. According to the Computerworld Consumerization of IT Study, about half of the 604 respondents said their organizations allow employees to do work using their own devices either away from the office or at work. Whether these devices are smart phones, tablets, or laptops that are used in the office or while working remotely, companies that embrace this trend are finding their employees are more productive and experience greater job satisfaction. What's more, enterprises can significantly reduce up front costs and allow for flexible work hours by letting employees use their device of choice anytime, from anywhere.
In this paper, we analyze the delivery of live and on-demand mobile video content. It focuses on specific ways in which organizations can follow best practices to ensure the experience of video communication is maximized for viewers, while keeping corporate networks running smoothly.
Date/Time: June 5, 2012, 11:00 a.m., EDT, 4:00 p.m. BST / 3:00 p.m. UTC

Please join us for this webcast, as Dr. Barry Devlin, Founder and Principal, 9sight Consulting, describes what operational analytics can do for your business and reviews an architectural approach that will enable you to make it a reality.
Have you been thinking about what it would take to start using virtualization? Or do you know the basics and want to find out more? No problem. This webcast is designed for anyone with little to no knowledge of virtualization technology. Attend this webcast to learn:

-A basic overview of the business value of the technology and some key capabilities that make virtualization so valuable to IT and the businesses you serve.
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View this on demand webcast to learn if moving business communications to the cloud is right for your business. Featured industry experts DMG Consulting LLC president, Donna Fluss, Frost & Sullivan principal analyst, Michael DeSalles, and Interactive Intelligence senior vice president, Joe Staples discuss this topic and help you answer your pressing questions at the conclusion of this web event.
In this webcast, Vantage Point Performance's Michelle Vazzana will reveal how to coach your reps to better performing pipelines.
In this webcast produced by the Sales Management Association (SMA), Forrester's Scott Santucci will explore the new sales paradigm and discuss how businesses must transform their selling models into dynamic, communications-intensive systems, empowering individual sellers to define, create and deliver value to customers.
SAP Sales OnDemand is intuitive, leveraging social collaboration capabilities you already know how to use. It enables fast, effective team collaboration and account management to help you sell more effectively. Watch the video to see how!
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