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  • The short list for HP's next CEO could be long

    Analysts are developing a short list of possible candidates to replace former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd, who resigned Friday. But it's worth noting that Hurd's name didn't come up often, if at all, as a contender in 2005, when he was tapped for the HP job.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau12 Aug. 10 06:06
  • Forrester: Open-source BI has pros and cons

    A new Forrester Research report finds that while a number of open-source BI (business intelligence) offerings are providing many of the capabilities enterprises require, certain shortcomings remain.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus12 Aug. 10 04:47
  • IT hiring continues to improve, according to surveys

    Hiring for IT jobs continues on the upswing in the U.S. and Canada as recessionary gloom gives way to cautious optimism, according to various recent polls of employers, who cite networking, security, virtualization and database skills as among the most sought-after.

    Written by Nancy Weil06 Aug. 10 03:53
  • iPad in the Enterprise: Will CIOs Use It To Innovate?

    Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that Apple's iPad has been available for the past couple of months--available for consumers to buy, but also available for companies to find innovative uses for it. Behind its pretty face, the iPad holds a wealth of interactive design potential, and innovative CIOs will ultimately determine how that potential translates to the enterprise.

    Written by Chris Curran30 July 10 04:35
  • IDC: SaaS momentum skyrocketing

    Interest in the SaaS (software as a service) delivery model is growing to the point that by 2012, almost 85 per cent of new vendors will be focused on SaaS services, according to new research from analyst firm IDC.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus27 July 10 04:03
  • The CFO’s guide to managing key performance iIndicators

    IRIS Enterprise Software Australia consultant, Rupert Ralston, has extensive financial management software experience in the SME space. Working with organisations throughout Australia Ralston encourages efficient business practices through more intelligent and automated systems. In this guest article, he examines Business Intelligence and how 'KPI's' can be used to your competitive advantage.

    Written by Rupert Ralston27 July 10 01:28
  • Twitter moving into its own data center

    Twitter hopes to improve the reliability of its service by moving into its own, custom-built data center later this year, the company said on Wednesday.

    Written by James Niccolai23 July 10 05:29
  • Team Up for Business Value

    In this CIO 100 Award-winning initiative, Hess CIO Jeff Steinhorn created metrics and governance with vendors to boost

    Written by CIO Executive Council22 July 10 06:44
  • NBN Co execs must maintain strong vision and leadership

    As the sun rises, so must it also set. Just as promotions inside the ranks of the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) have taken place speedily over the past year since it was formed, so have departures. Most of NBN Co's first rank of hires over the past year — and all of its most senior executives — have remained in their seats since joining the company in its first year of operation. However, several senior staff have left the fledgling fibre company during their first year of employment.

    Written by Renai LeMay16 July 10 16:53
  • JackBe rolls out 'enterprise app store'

    JackBe is applying the app store concept to its own products for building enterprise mashups, applications that pull together data from various systems.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus08 July 10 04:06
  • HP breaks in new TPC power usage benchmark

    The Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) has added a power efficiency metric, TPC-Energy, to its ongoing roundups of speedy transactional processing systems. Hewlett-Packard is the first participant to use the new TPC-Energy specification, submitting benchmark results of four of its systems.

    Written by Joab Jackson08 July 10 03:45
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