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Hub firms slowly embrace marketing & ads In a scene form the 1982 movie The Verdict, a down-and-out Boston lawyer named Frank Galvin attends a wake to drum up some [...]

Accelerating business change has become an IT imperative. But not all CIOs have positioned themselves and their teams to drive transformation across the business. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pay packages for IT chiefs are increasing as CIOs become business change agents, with retention awards incentivizing CIOs to see transformation through as AI looms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From tech talent issues to difficulties getting the data equation right, IT leaders are uncovering the unique challenges of genAI the hard way: on the fly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

IT leaders from a range of industries discuss their teams' in-the-trenches undertakings and the early takeaways they've gleaned to level up their response plans and capabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the use of holographic projection systems to allow deceased entertainers to continue performing. It comments on the use of computers to simulate optical holography and states computer-generated holography (CGH) determines the diffraction pattern that three-dimensional (3D) objects emit and add a reference wave to produce digital holograms that electronic devices can display. It comments that laser show engineer Uwe Maass developed the Musion Eyeliner system in 1995 when he was commissioned to produce a large Pepper's Ghost light projection system for crystal manufacturer Swarovski and mentions plans to make Eyeliner images more realistic. It talks about holographic technology company AV Concepts' holographic projection system.

The article focuses on computer science and coding education. It states that demand in the U.S. for computer scientists and technical professionals is forecast to grow by 34 percent through 2018 and mentions a study that found many people were programming without realizing it by creating database queries using SQL or creating macros for spreadsheets. It comments on the need for people to learn computational thinking to think abstractly and learning problem-solving skills in computer science. It talks about the state of computer science in public education, reporting that only 12 percent of U.S. high schools offer computer science courses, and speculates on the benefits of teaching computer science concepts starting at age five or six.

Despite hard times in the technology sector, state agencies still offer candy to high-tech employers. THESE DAYS, BANKERS TRYING TO PEDDLE technology IPOs are about as well received as Dr. [...]

A new wave of Web-enabled software helps companies to streamline HR services--and size up worker skills. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SELL NANCY CRAW-ford on the benefits of Web-enabled human resources [...]

Stretched for time and money, IT execs are gravitating toward smaller, targeted events this season While checking his mail on any given day, Steve Pozgaj can find as many as […]

IT is gauging project performance to produce tangible results for business Dow Corning Corp. has hard and fast standards and measurements for concocting the makeup of the silicon materials it […]

Tired of missed deadlines and big cost overruns? Here's a new approach Last summer, after he had to pull the plug on a new client/server development project because the systems […]

Although smaller system integrators have paved the way in offering fixed-price, fixed-time deals, some of the big guns also are beginning to give clients this option. Big Five consulting firm […]

As the Y2K deadline looms, many IT managers are beginning to feel a bit like the White Rabbit from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. They don't have time to say hello […]

This article provides information on ephemeral data, a class of applications designed to protect privacy by making content disappear after a defined period. Examples of companies providing such applications are security firms Snapchat, Wickr, Silent Circle and Gryphn. It discusses the increasing public awareness of security issues with the things they post on social media platforms, the reason why content on social media sites are persistent and a forecast on the future of ephemeral applications.

WHEN the Government Employees Health Association (GEHA) overhauled its data center to build a fabric infrastructure, the process was 'really straightforward,' unlike that of many IT projects, says Brenden Bryan, [...]

Internal politics, organizational culture, and funding issues top the list of issues derailing CTOs' change agenda — so too does demonstrating the value of innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on high usage of internet among the college students of the U.S. based universities and colleges and approaches for the management of bandwidth allocation. The topics addressed include details on the factors which played a role in an increased usage of the internet along with information on devices which are used by students for internet usage purpose comprising smartphones and desktop and laptop computers.

Walt Disney Co.'s Interactive Media Group has used virtualization, load balancing and content delivery networks to get its movie Camp Rock on Disney.com. The company's strategy was to scale server capacity based on demand. Comments from executives are also presented.

A DATA STORAGE CRASH is the last thing a collision-repair shop needs to worry about. So when John Sweigart realized that the software he was using to manage his business […]

ASK BERT ROSS of the Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) what the district's course learning management system can do, and he'll ask you what can't it do--for students, parents, […]

TALK ABOUT A PAPER JAM: two years ago, power producer Progress Energy was up to its smokestacks in office machinery. The Raleigh, North Carolina, company deployed nearly 2,700 printers, copiers, [...]

CARL TAIBL IS A BIG BELIEVER IN THE power of personal contacts--even if those contacts don't know who the heck he is. Taibl, a CPA with San Ramon, California-based accounting [...]

OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, videoconferencing has earned a bad reputation in the business world. Despite claims of new-and-improved technology from vendors, the act of conferencing via video hook-up has [...]

THE RECENT SPYING scandal at Hewlett-Packard garnered plenty of headlines--with good reason. The episode, essentially a clandestine operation intended to plug press leaks, harkened back to the tactics of the [...]

WHEN IT COMES TO COMPUTER passwords, employees aren't the cleverest bunch. Most network administrators will gladly regale you with lists of actual passwords chosen by actual employees that don't exactly [...]

SINCE THE DAWN OF THE Industrial Revolution, a steady chorus of Luddites, doomsayers, and social critics has voiced concerns about the impact of technology on mankind. Usually, this concern has [...]

DURING A NORMAL WORKDAY, public-relations manager Lindsay Peroff generally visits the Website of a Vancouver-based radio station and listens to music online. Christopher Bennett, a PR colleague at junk-removal company [...]

IN GENERAL, THE DEVELOPMENT OF faster computers just barely keeps pace with the need for faster computers. Back in 2000, for instance, a PC equipped with a Pentium III chip [...]

WHEN VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS NEEDED TO GET a key part to a disabled plane in Barbados in September 2002, the carrier called on delivery specialist Sterling Courier Services. Under normal [...]

ANY WAY YOU LOOK AT IT, 2003 was a real bad year for network security. Although corporate concern over cyber threats jumped dramatically, so too did the number of cyber [...]

FORTY YEARS AGO, when Sam Walton was still an enterprising young merchant in northwest Arkansas, he'd buy products directly from manufacturers. Then he'd personally deliver the stuff to garages, where [...]

Anthrax may be getting all the headlines, but the next lethal infection may be the technological kind. Hackers have posed a threat for years, but the attacks on the World [...]

The article offers information on the application of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) technology to simplify information technology (IT) in higher education setting. Topics include the growth of the hyperconverged systems market, implementation of HCI at Loras College in Iowa, and the deployment of HCI at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

The article reports on the transition in business information technology to incorporate advances such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things.

As testament to technology's vitality to business, a new fleet of C-level roles is emerging, offering specialization in support of the CIO, while also redefining the CIO role of tomorrow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the role expanding well beyond its decades-old roots and top tech chiefs rebranding departments for the digital era, some IT leaders are rethinking what's in a name. For Tim Wenhold and Marc Sule, CBTO hits closer to the mark. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Protocol makes strides in e-commerce pilot tests; vendors gear for compliance In an effort to increase consumer confidence in online purchasing, Visa International Inc. and MasterCard International Co. earlier this […]

Information technology projects under way at BankAmerica Corp. and NationsBank Corp. should give the financial institutions an edge in cutting costs--a coveted advantage in the frenzy of banking merger mania. […]

Considering the tco premium most companies must pay for the care and feeding of notebook computers, you might expect Dan Barth to be looking to trade in his laptops for […]

When a finance department worker at Citrus World Inc. left the company suddenly a few weeks ago, the $450 million fruit-growers cooperative didn't miss a beat. Citrus World was able […]

Duane dewart travels at least twice a week from his home in Lutz, Fla., to his office in Plano, Texas, for a total of about 14 hours in commuting time. […]

U.S. Corporations often are told 'manana' when they seek voice and data lines south of the border. But Latin American telecommunications providers are moving to a snappier rhythm nowadays as […]

Engine maker avoids reinventing the wheel via knowledge management At Echo Inc., knowledge is as powerful as the chain saws the company builds. One of the main intellectual assets of […]

The New York Jets sat on the sidelines for this year's Super Bowl and haven't made it to the big game since 1969. So the team is doing all it […]

Two years ago, Bob Procaccini saw Nirvana. Now he has built it. 'Nirvana' was the title of a presentation slide Procaccini dreamed up to show the best of all possible […]

Programmers Rick Mattern and Kevin Deibert have found the ideal part-time job. The pay is good, they know the ropes, and it's for a limited time. They're not flipping burgers […]