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Augmented Reality Goes Mobile

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:44:00 EDT

The technology for meshing digital data with actual images, or augmented reality, makes a jump to smartphones, and the market is taking off

The CEO Guide to Smart Grid Technology

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:55:00 EDT

Smart-grid technology will bring huge savings to companies as varied as Cisco, PG&E, and Cargill, and to consumers, too. But who will foot the bill?

The CEO Guide to the Tech-Job Outlook

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 19:22:00 EDT

Hiring at small, venture-funded tech firms is on the rise, raising hopes for an industrywide turnaround by 2010

The CEO Guide to Broadband Stimulus

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:33:00 EDT

Companies seeking some of the $7.2 billion in federal money to bring broadband to underserved areas are rushing to meet an Aug. 14 deadline

The CEO Guide to Cyberthreats

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 17:54:00 EDT

How a top payments processor responded to the largest-ever criminal pilfering of credit-card data, and what other companies can learn from it

The CEO Guide to Carbon Accounting

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:28:00 EDT

Coca-Cola, Cisco, Intuit, and others use ever more sophisticated tools to measure their environmental impact and meet emissions goals

The CEO Guide to Apple's iPhone

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:16:00 EDT

Despite such worries as data security, IT staffs are beginning to support Apple's device—especially if the CEO starts carrying one

The CEO Guide to Electronic Health Records

Mon, 4 May 2009 17:58:00 EDT

Electronic medical recordkeeping may not cut the overall cost of care, but by eliminating redundant procedures and reducing errors, quality may be improved

Business Intelligence Software's Time Is Now

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:40:00 EDT

The recession is fostering interest in BI software, which helps companies analyze the data they collect for new cost-cutting or sales opportunities

The CEO Guide to Outsourcing in a Recession

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 22:58:00 EDT

Discretionary IT projects are getting the ax as companies review costs, hurting sales and growth for outsourcing providers

The CEO Guide to the Desktop of the Future

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 22:10:00 EDT

Companies as varied as Nortel, Nationwide, and Bechtel are experimenting with virtual desktops that are likely to improve security—but will they reduce costs?

The CEO Guide to Open-Source Software

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:33:00 EDT

As the recession puts pressure on tech spending, many companies are turning to open-source software to handle more IT tasks

The CEO Guide to Refurbished Tech

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 20:43:00 EDT

With credit tight in a rough economy, businesses are offloading equipment while bargain hunters are picking up retooled hardware on the cheap

The CEO Guide to 3D Computing

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:20:00 EDT

Diverse fields such as medicine, fashion, combat and architecture are adopting 3D computing applications

Microblogging

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 23:09:00 EDT

Microblogging lets an airline, for instance, monitor customers' gripes—and tweet back. Is this a creepy trend?

Cloud Computing

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 20:45:00 EDT

A major shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity is under way as more companies tap into Web-based applications

Disaster Readiness

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 01:33:00 EDT

Many companies are realizing that they can play a crucial role in helping communities recover from natural catastrophes

Innovation Prizes

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 21:55:00 EDT

Competitions from the likes of Microsoft and Virgin are sparking innovation and drawing thousands of contestants from around the world

Virtual Worlds

Mon, 5 May 2008 17:09:00 EDT

Moving beyond Second Life marketing, many companies are infiltrating virtual worlds for employee meetings, mixers, and recruiting

Emerging Outsourcing Hubs

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:11:00 EDT

Efforts to send IT work anywhere but Bangalore are taking on added urgency as costs of doing work in India rise and the dollar sinks

Widgets

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 22:19:00 EDT

The customizable bits of software on Facebook and other social networking sites are the latest trend in viral marketing. But are widgets here to stay?

The Good and Bad of Tagalong Technology

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:15:00 EDT

Companies large and small are seeing their proprietary information compromised by employees' personal devices, and they're taking action

Averting the IT Energy Crunch

Mon, 14 May 2007 17:21:00 EDT

As a threat to operations and the bottom line, corporate computing's fast-growing power consumption is forcing companies to adopt green energy

Taming the World Wide Web

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 22:27:00 EDT

A rising tide of companies are tapping Semantic Web technologies to unearth hard-to-find connections between disparate pieces of online data

No Rest for the Wiki

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:14:00 EDT

The online tools for building collective info banks are making deeper inroads in corporations and rewriting the rules of collaboration

Working from Home: It's in the Details

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:52:00 EDT

The benefits include lower costs and greater productivity, but figuring out how to communicate with off-site employees is crucial

Business Goes Straight to Video

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 03:04:00 EDT

A growing number of companies turn to online video, and the word of mouth that accompanies it, for everything from advertising to recruiting

Outsourcing: Beyond Bangalore

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:32:00 EDT

Companies are increasingly sending IT work to hubs outside India. They're saving money but facing a whole new raft of challenges

When Companies Do the Mash

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 22:36:00 EDT

Corporations from IBM to Google to E*Trade are jumping onboard the trend of mixing and matching software from different sources

Radio Shipment-Tracking: A Revolution Delayed

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 22:40:00 EDT

Radio frequency identification, or RFID, has been slow to reshape retailing, but it's finding unexpected uses in health care and beyond

Social Networks: Execs Use Them Too

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 22:42:00 EDT

Networking technology gives companies a new set of tools for recruiting and customer service—but privacy questions remain

Workers, Place Your Bets

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 22:45:00 EDT

More corporations are setting up their own markets for economic forecasts, hoping to tap into the wisdom of employees

Internet Telephony: Coming in Clear

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 22:46:00 EDT

Companies are upgrading old phone networks to reduce bills and add features. But cost savings can take time, and IP systems aren't risk-free

Web 2.0 Has Corporate America Spinning

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 22:48:00 EDT

What every CEO needs to know about the array of new tools that foster online collaboration—and could revolutionize business