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It Is the Business, Stupid 10/12/2006 13:59:51
When projects go pear-shaped it's usually because there's too much focus on technology, and not enough on business outcomes and associated changeIn a 2005 article"Why Software Projects Fail", Cutter Consortium Fellow Robert Charette narrates an infamous anecdote about a disappearing warehouse. - +
Consumer Appeal 06/11/2006 14:04:24
Your end users are downloading Skype and sharing links to company Web pages on Del.icio.us. But don't panic. Although emerging consumer applications can pose security risks, here are five that offer business benefits if you manage them well.When Paul Tang first downloaded Google's desktop search application, he was impressed by its speed and power. Instead of painstakingly looking for data and files on his hard drive, he could find them with the ease of a Web search. However, Tang, chief medical information officer at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF), quickly realized that the slick application could also be dangerous. - +
.Net, Web Services, and the End of the Vendor Era 12/12/2005 11:35:23
CIOs used to be defined by which technology architecture they bet on, and the software business used to be defined by which vendors got CIOs to bet on their stuff.When Microsoft announced .Net, Bill Gates called it a "bet the company thing". - +
The Subsidiary Sandwich 03/04/2007 13:57:53
CIOs in subsidiary offices of global corporations often report to both the local CEO and the international CIO. Serving two masters can be liberating or a liability. A look at the chance and challenge of running a subsidiary’s ITFor most CIOs the buck stops with them when it comes to delivering appropriate, robust information services for the business. But for the CIOs of subsidiaries of multinationals, many IT decisions and deals are nutted out overseas by global CIOs. Subsidiary CIOs are left to execute and operate - +
The business case for paperless medicine 12/08/2006 15:15:29
The argument for e-medicine, and how to get your physicians on board.A strong argument can now be made that doctors in small and midsize practices should invest in electronic health records. Here's how to get your physicians on board.
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It looks like a vending machine but what it spits out is something far removed from Coke or candy: free and open source software (FOSS).
The bright orange, refrigerator-size vending machine is equipped with a computer inside that burns CDs, a process also known as "toasting" in the open source community, hence the name: Freedom Toaster.
The machine is up and running in more than 30 locations in South Africa, including schools, libraries, science centers and retail outlets, according to The Shuttleworth Foundation, which is sponsoring the project.
Launched in 2004, the project has been gaining "considerable momentum" in recent months, a foundation spokesperson said.
The device was developed by foundation member Jason Hudson.
Founder Mark Shuttleworth, a prominent figure in the GNU/Linux community, is currently funding the development of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system.
Through a touch screen interface, users can obtain for free nearly 20 FOSS programs, including Linux, Ubuntu, Firemonger and Knoppix. All they need are blank CDs.
On-screen information is available about the software users have selected, including how many CDs they'll need to copy it onto. If they don`t have enough, they can quit and return later. Some locations offer CDs for sale at a nearby stores.
With its Freedom Toaster, the foundation aims to help people in areas with limited or no bandwidth available to download the software.
The foundation cites the Internet World Stats Report from July, which lists Africa with only 1.8 percent Internet penetration.
Additional information about Freedom Toaster is available at: http://www.freedomtoaster.org.
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Beyond Virtualisation - The Roadmap to 2012
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Brisbane | 22 July | Sofitel Brisbane
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Attend and discover:
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Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future. - +
Data Management Edition #9: Data centre makeover 24/04/2008 07:43:06
This week CW Live looks at the death of the old style data centre which is undergoing its first makeover in more than 30 years.
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