Opinion

iYogi: An Indian Outsourcing Firm On Growth Track

iYogi services consumers and small businesses who need help with computers, and the model is taking off.

Hands-On with Motorola’s Webtop App, Atrix 4G

CIO.com’s Al Sacco offers a video demonstration of the Motorola Atrix 4G’s new Webtop application.

4 Reasons 2011 is the Year to Get Serious About Security

What Sways Offshoring? Politics? The Public? Nothing?

A recent blog by outsourcing analyst David Rutchik gets me thinking about political and public influence.

10 Ways IT Can Prepare for an Industrial Revolution

IT must industrialize infrastructure and operations — and IT workers must be taught to abandon their love affair with complexity, says Forrester’s Glenn O’Donnell. Consider these 10 pieces of advice on how to do it right.

BlackBerry and Healthcare: RIM Shows Off Medical Apps at Pittsburgh Hospital (Video)

A new video from RIM details BlackBerry smartphone use at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Mercy Hospital.

Government Moves Away from SSN as Identifier

mCrime Perfectly Positioned to Pounce in 2011

Are Internet Cookies Good or Bad?

Four Emerging Positions CIOs Need to Fill

CIO magazineu2019s latest cover story looks at the talent gaps in todayu2019s IT departments and the four new roles that have CIOs on the hunt for fresh talent.

Microsoft to CIOs: Before You Go Google, Ask These Questions

If you’re a CIO thinking of migrating to Google Apps for your business, Microsoft would like a word with you about what questions to ask your potential cloud provider.

Why 2011 Is the Year of the Tablet

Michael Friedenberg, President and CEO of IDG Enterprise, says all signs indicate it will be all about tablets this year and CIOs should do what they can to stay ahead of the game.

Offshoring: Up or Down, In or Down and Out?

A new study from accounting firm BDO USA suggests U.S. companies are leaving offshoring and heading to nearer shores.

iPad2 Delay Rumor Mill: Is Apple Playing Games?

First, rumors surface that the iPad 2 may be delayed to June. Next, it’s not. Now, rumors predict an iPad 2 event in March.

Leaked BES 5.0.3 Info Offers More “BlackBerry Balance” Details

CIO.com’s Al Sacco shares new information on the upcoming BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0.3 update and “BlackBerry Balance.”

Windows 7 Upgrades: Is 2011 a Transition Year?

Most enterprises will wait until 2012 – 2014 to upgrade to Windows 7, says the CEO of a managed services firm.

SAP CIO Bussmann Talks Up BlackBerry PlayBook Multitasking (Video)

Business software-maker SAP’s CIO Bussmann appeared on a Fox Business video segment to promote the new BlackBerry PlayBook.

Agile vs Haphazard development

Before IT can be brilliant and transformational it has to get the basic blocking and tackling right … testing, for example.

Cloud Computing and Patent Trolls: How To Prepare Now

Cloud computing, like any hot technology, has caught the eye of the patent trolls. Your developers need to avoid their day (or month, or year) in court with them.

An Agile Approach to Change Management

Enterprise Change Management (ECM) provides a framework that addresses a variety of factors responsible for large-scale IT initiative failures. Dr. Myles Bogner and David Elfanbaum discuss how organizations can leverage ECM practices in conjunction w

Mobile Apps Are Leaking Data on You

Microsoft Patches Prove Problematic for BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) for Exchange

A handful of Microsoft security patches are wreaking havoc on certain BES for Microsoft Exchange deployments.

Social Networks: Good Or Evil?

We are seeing disturbing trends that may result in social networks becoming a force for evil.

Earnings are Bright in Outsourcing

There’s plenty good financial news across the IT outsourcing industry, unless you’ve been running Wipro’s IT services group.

Cloud Meets CRM: How to Track Who’s Who

Sure, SSO and other identity management infrastructure will tell you who someone is. But managing the semantics for people as they are added to your CRM system? That’s a little harder.

A Cheaper, Smaller iPhone in the Works?

An iPhone nano would make a perfect supporting cast member to the superstar iPad.

Where Innovation Happens, and How

Most innovation isn’t in a company’s products. It’s in the company itself. Here’s how to foster it.

Windows Phone 7 Updates: What to Expect in 2011

A risky but necessary partnership with Nokia and new Windows Phone 7 updates fuel Microsoft’s mobile mojo.

Gaming on the BlackBerry PlayBook: Need for Speed, Tetris (Videos)

Check out two, new video demonstrations of Need for Speed and Tetris for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

RIM, WorldMate Team to Offer Free “BlackBerry Travel” App at MWC

WorldMate and RIM have teamed to offer a new, free version of WorldMate’s popular travel app, now called “BlackBerry Travel.”