Monday | 24 November, 2008

Stories about: Creative Thinking

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    Banks mining cash from their computer gear 29/08/2008 09:10:00

    In another sign of a tight economy, even those that have the money are getting creative with their IT resources in order to find a little financial wiggle room.
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    Google holds contest for developers 04/07/2008 07:23:24

    If calculating the maximum height at which an egg won't break when dropped while sacrificing the least number of eggs sounds like a worthy challenge to a programmer, then this year's Google Code Jam may be of interest. "
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    Berners-Lee: Challenge of the Web is 'creative connectivity' 12/06/2008 08:24:53

    The challenge of the Web is to build a system that enables people to creatively solve problems that they couldn't solve on their own, said Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and director of the World Wide Web Consortium.
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    Business Objects tries Web 2.0, gets mixed reviews 05/08/2007 16:30:45

    Business Objects is inviting customers to try out prototype Web 2.0 applications to enhance its BI (business-intelligence) software, although the tools are getting mixed reviews.
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    Are iPod-banning schools cheating our kids? 07/05/2007 08:30:33

    The Associated Press published an article last week about high schools increasingly banning iPods because some kids use them to cheat.
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    Squeezing dollars from maintenance 21/12/2006 14:11:27

    It's a conundrum many IT executives face: how to drive down spending on IT maintenance and operations to free up capital for discretionary IT-business projects.
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    When art meets science 18/09/2006 15:56:28

    For IT professionals interested in career advancement, a scan through the help wanted ads could pique their interest in the booming business intelligence arena. It's no wonder there are so many new BI positions: With increasing competitive pressures, companies have to make smarter decisions, which BI systems can support. And with the growth in Web-enabled systems, BI is no longer cost-prohibitive.
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    Squeezing IT dollars from maintenance 02/08/2006 10:26:38

    It's a conundrum many IT executives face: how to drive down spending on IT maintenance and operations to free up capital for discretionary IT-business projects.
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    To manage the smart guys, set them free 31/05/2006 13:36:39

    I have two vacancies in the information security department, and I've been hunting for good candidates for what seems like months and coming up empty. But my search got me thinking about how I manage the people I have. I don't want to lose any of them.
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    Grooming Future CIOs 07/11/2005 10:22:14

    This is the final installment in a three-part series of articles addressing the career path of the IT executive. Part 1 discussed the road to CIO. Part 2 addressed the emergence of the next generation of CIOs -- chief executives who are redefining the profession by becoming business thought leaders as well as technology leaders. This article discusses the importance of identifying and developing the CIOs of the future.
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    Sleep paralysis and the phone biz 03/10/2005 09:22:01

    I happened to glance at the Harvard home page the other day and the top story caught my eye: "Alien abduction claims explained." Strangely enough, the telecom industry sprang to mind when I read the piece.
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