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Technology first made popular in the video gaming landscape is poised to enter the enterprise by powering training and other tools that can help companies cut costs, meet the needs of younger workers and help fulfill "green IT" requirements, according to Forrester Research.

Volvo Group's business is all about getting from one place to another. The company sold its car division to Ford Motor in 1999 but is still the world's second-largest manufacturer of heavy trucks. However, employee travel is a financial and environmental burden there, just as it is at any company.

Imagine you're driving toward smoke still distant on the horizon. A message arrives on your smart phone alerting you to traffic backups and the possibility that smoke and pollutants could affect your allergies. Warned, you change your driving route and avoid the problem.

CA has filed a lawsuit to recover US$14.9 million in legal defense fees paid for Sanjay Kumar, its former chief executive officer, who was sentenced Nov. 2 to 12 years in prison on securities fraud-related charges.

Two weeks after announcing plans to cut 600 service jobs and close two locations in Germany, IBM on Friday said it intends to eliminate 538 similar positions and shutter five sites in Sweden.

The University of New South Wales Faculty of Commerce & Economics has launched a Master of Information Systems degree for established information systems and technology professionals who aspire to management roles in the industry.

Inventory management has always been critical to profitability. But, in today's economy, poor inventory management can put a company out of business before anyone even recognizes a problem exists. Everyone is at risk -- from manufacturers of goods that normally make a stop in a warehouse, to companies that buy supplies that go unused and tie up needed cash, to retail stores that lose sales because of stock-outs.

When a high roller steps into a Harrah's casino, the host -- whose job is specifically to look after such top players -- is likely to ask about his wife by name, tell him his suite has been stocked with his favorite brand of cigars and slip him tickets to that week's PGA golf tournament.

Business intelligence -- the collection and analysis of a company's most valuable data -- seems an unlikely task to farm out to contractors. But some companies are doing exactly that. Why? Because they lack the in-house skills needed to perform statistical analysis or maintain a data warehouse. And if you want to turn BI over to the experts, there are more options than ever -- along with the same big worry: losing control of your data quality.

Users last week reacted with a mixture of concern and resignation to the discovery of a critical flaw in almost all versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows software, including the Windows Server 2003 operating system.

Australia’s IT leaders are big-game players. Challenged and excited by the technology, they know the wooden spoon awaits those who forget what their businesses or organisations are all about.