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Cloud dancing: CIO perspective on SAP's cloud strategy

SAP has made important strides in building a cloud strategy. Here’s what you need to know.

Packing the Ballpark To Rail Against Web's Dangers

Some 40000 ultra-Orthodox men packed a New York ballpark May 20. But there was no baseball game to be seen. By Josh Nathan-Kazis Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men numbering 40000 packed New York's Citi Field May 20 for a fiery and sometimes ...

Gartner Says Indian Enterprise IT Spending To Reach Rs. 1,910 Billion In 2012

Indian enterprise IT spending across all industry markets is forecast to reach 1,910 billion Rupees in 2012, a 16.4 percent increase from 2011 spending of 1,640 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. Some of this growth is attributable to the relative s...

Why GM And Others Fail With Facebook Ads

General Motors's decision to stop buying Facebook ads confirms that converting Facebook 'likes' to sales takes work that few companies have mastered.

Chrome Snatches Top Position From Internet Explorer

Google Chrome right now is on a dream run. After beating Mozilla's Firefox browser just six months back, the Google browser has become the numero uno in terms of most-popular browser defeating ...

Avoiding “Unstrategic” Strategic Plans

Many IT strategic plans end up as “unstrategic” to-do lists. To avoid this problem, CIOs should diversity perspectives and enhance strategic thinking skills to bolster the creativity of the IT strategic plan.

Ex-Yahoo director, fund manager made illegal trades

Federal prosecutors on Monday announced insider trading charges against a former Yahoo employee and a fund manager for illegally sharing and trading on secret company information.

Yahoo clears a hurdle, sells Alibaba stake for $7.1 billion

Yahoo Inc will sell as much as half of its 40 percent stake in Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba Group for $7.1 billion, ending years of fractious talks over how to extract value from its most prized asset.

Computer hackers access U.S. Justice Department website

One or more unauthorized users gained access to the inner workings of a website run by the U.S. Justice Department, a department spokeswoman said on Monday after the hacker group Anonymous said they were behind the incident.

Microsoft Says 350 Million Windows 7 Devices to Be Sold in 2012

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) expects 350 million devices running its Windows 7 software to be shipped globally this year as it prepares the next version of the operating system to challenge Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s dominance in tablet computers.

Gartner Says Worldwide IT Outsourcing Market Grew 7.8 Percent in 2011

Worldwide IT outsourcing (ITO) revenue totaled $246.6 billion in 2011, a 7.8 percent increase from 2010 revenue of $228.7 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. Indian-based IT services providers and providers rooted in cloud-based services delivered th...

Lessons from the E-Commerce Wars

Entrepreneur Jim McCarthy has worked in e-commerce for the past 15 years. He cut his teeth in tech startups, learning from both failures and successes. Today, as cofounder and CEO of Goldstar Events Inc., a privately held half-price ticketing website...

EU's Almunia offers Google chance to settle antitrust case

The European Union's antitrust chief on Monday offered Google a chance to settle an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive behavior after the world's most popular search engine indicated its willingness to resolve the issue amicably.

Business processes are an enterprise asset say C level executives

Has BPM Reached a Tipping Point? This statement is one of the interesting findings of a survey of over 1000 executives carried out by UK-based research firm FreshMinds on behalf of my colleagues in Capgemini Business Process Management. You can read ...

Why Samsung must negotiate. Why Apple won't settle

The federal judge overseeing the Northern California front of the global smartphone patent war has the power to bring the CEOs of Apple (AAPL) and Samsung -- Tim Cook and Choi Gee-sung -- to a ...

Opening Day: Fortune launches 'Fantasy League'

Interactive feature lets readers pick their dream C-Suites. By Stephanie N. Mehta, executive editor FORTUNE -- Executives like to compare business to sports. They use sports terminology to describe their strategies and they quote famous jocks (Like ...

Microsoft quietly launches So.cl social network

Software giant's "experiment in open search" is designed to be a research tool in which students share information on a variety of topics of interest. by Steven Musil May 20, 2012 9:25 AM PDT Follow @stevenmusil In the wake of the IPO of ...

CIOs and Social Media Gurus can improve CRM initiatives using some old ideas

On rare occasions we can find ourselves in a position where we are doing our utmost to guide clients in matching their technology needs with a technology solution, but run into complications. They usually entail a roadblock put in the way by a softw...

Amazon Poised to Get Cut of CA Sales Taxes

Eager to host Amazon warehouses and receive a cut of the tax on sales to customers statewide, the LA Times reports that two California cities are offering Amazon most of the tax money they stand to gain. After agreeing to collect California sales tax...

Apple-Samsung Fight Unlikely to End With CEO Meeting

Apple Inc. (AAPL) (AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. are unlikely to resolve their worldwide fight over mobile device patents in court-ordered talks that start today between their chief executive officers, ...

Android in enterprises 'severely limited' by weak management support from Google

Adoption of Android tablets and smartphones in large businesses has been "severely limited" because of the complexities of managing the various Android models and versions, market research firm Gartner said in an evaluation of ...

A look at Facebook by the numbers

With its much-ballyhooed IPO, Facebook remains the most popular social network in the world, outstripping all competitors in almost every key market. So say the folks at Nielsen, who yesterday released a new.

Facebook Gold Rush: Fanfare vs. Realities

IT'S an old line on Wall Street: If you can get your hands on a hot new stock, you probably don't want it. This bit of Street wisdom came to mind last week, as Facebook went public amid so much fanfare. The stock eked out a 23-cent gain on its Day 1,...

ARM, Intel Battle Heats Up

Low-power processor maker ARM Holdings is stepping up rhetoric against chip rival Intel, saying it expects to take more of Intel's market share than Intel can take from them. With Intel being the No. 1 supplier of notebook PC processors, and ARM tech...

America expands once again - digitally, this time

The metaphor is an easy one, overused and perhaps even a bit overwrought. We are forging forward into a digital frontier, leaving convention behind, traveling without guides into an uncharted virtual land where progress and profits are forever around...
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CIOs on the Move



Ex-government CIO John Suffolk to become Huawei's cyber security boss

Move to Chinese telecom giant planned for the autumn...

Catherine Doran takes CIO post at Royal Mail

Will oversee the organisation's £2bn technology transformation project...

Browne Jacobson appoints new IT director

Dan Simms joins law firm as IT director...

CIA CIO To Head IT For Intelligence Community

Career agent Al Tarasiuk is now CIO for 17 U.S. agencies responsible for intelligence operations.

British Gas appoints new CIO

TalkTalk CIO David Cooper to start in role in April...

Tesco names Mike McNamara as new CIO

McNamara joins board as former CIO Philip Clarke steps up to CEO... ( silicon.com - HR )

British Airways CIO Paul Coby steps down

Leaves role following airline merger ( silicon.com - CIO Insights )

Navy Names Terry Halvorsen CIO

Replacement for Rob Carey is a cyber expert who spent nearly a year as deputy commander for the Navy Cyber Forces.

Viacom Taps Discovery's Kline As CIO

Exec to Oversee Technology Infrastructure, Content Creation and Distribution Technologies

Lafayette CIO fired amid accusations in federal kickback case

City-Parish President Joey Durel fired Chief Information Officer Keith Thibodeaux this morning following federal court filings alleging Thibodeaux's involvement in kickback schemes orchestrated by Belle Chase tech vendor Mark St. Pierre.

CIO Research



Gartner Says Program and Portfolio Management Leaders Must Embrace Change and Adapt to the "New Normal"

The pervasiveness of information and communication technology is driving intense levels of change, requiring business to adapt in ways that IT organizations are not currently structured to address effectively, according to Gartner, Inc. This dynamic ...

Gartner Says Indian Enterprise IT Spending To Reach Rs. 1,910 Billion In 2012

Indian enterprise IT spending across all industry markets is forecast to reach 1,910 billion Rupees in 2012, a 16.4 percent increase from 2011 spending of 1,640 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. Some of this growth is attributable to the relative s...

Worldwide WLAN Market Shows Continued Strong Growth in First Quarter of 2012, According to IDC

The total worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market experienced year-over-year revenue growth of 13.9% in the first quarter of 2012, according to the preliminary 1Q12 results published in the IDC Worldwide Quarterly WLAN Tracker.

Gartner and Financial Executives Research Foundation Survey Shows CFOs Role in IT Investment Has Increased from 2011

The CFO is increasingly becoming a top technology investment decision maker - if not the leading decision maker - in many organizations, according to a joint study by Gartner, Inc., and Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF), the research af...

Gartner Says Worldwide IT Outsourcing Market Grew 7.8 Percent in 2011

Worldwide IT outsourcing (ITO) revenue totaled $246.6 billion in 2011, a 7.8 percent increase from 2010 revenue of $228.7 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. Indian-based IT services providers and providers rooted in cloud-based services delivered th...

IDC Financial Insights Highlights Eight IT Vendors Poised for Success in Asia's Insurance Industry, says IDC Financial Insights

Challenges in the marketplace such as evolving demographics, changing customer mindsets and rising expectations have dramatically increased business complexity, making it imperative for insurers to develop strong technical acumen and skill sets. One ...

Cloud is Slowly Gaining Momentum among Asia/Pacific Retailers but

According to the results of IDC's latest cloud survey, despite considerable resources allocated by IT vendors to scale-up their offerings, only 19% of retailers across key markets* in Asia/Pacific are evaluating the adoption of some form of cloud com...

Customer-Premises Equipment Voice Connections Dominate Western European Market to 2015, says IDC

According to a new study from International Data Corporation (IDC), voice connections via customer-premises equipment (CPE) will continue to be the most predominant business connection type in Western Europe, and by 2015, CPE-based voice connections ...

Another 'Chinese Eclipse' of the Rising Sun to Occur in 2013: China IT Spend to Surpass Japan for First Time Ever

With its rapid rise in regional dominance and continued economic expansion, China is set to achieve another key metric: Overtaking Japan as the largest spender on IT goods and services in the region. IDC's latest IT forecast reveals that IT spending ...

Gartner Says Worldwide Sales of Mobile Phones Declined 2 Percent in First Quarter of 2012; Previous Year-over-Year Decline Occurred in Second Quarter of 2009

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419.1 million units in the first quarter of 2012, a 2 per cent decline from the first quarter of 2011, according to Gartner, Inc. This is the first time since the second quarter of 2009 that the m...

Gartner Says Worldwide Supply Chain Management Software Market Grew 12.3 Percent to Reach $7.7 Billion In 2011

The worldwide supply chain management (SCM) software market totaled $7.7 billion in 2011, a 12.3 percent increase from 2010, according to Gartner, Inc. It was the second year of double-digit growth for the SCM software market as supply chain investme...

Emergence of New Banking Champions in Indonesia to Fuel IT Spending Boom, says IDC

Banks that want to succeed in Indonesia's booming banking industry must avoid one-size-fit-all strategies, but instead come up with varied offerings for different types of banking requirements. Over the years, the Indonesian banking sector has broken...

CIO Technology News



SAP to buy Ariba, enterprise value $4.3 billion

(Reuters) - SAP AG said it would buy smaller software maker Ariba Inc for $45 a share, representing an enterprise value of about $4.3 billion, the latest in a string of acquisitions to help fuel revenue growth at the German technology company.

SAP to buy Ariba, enterprise value $4.3 billion

(Reuters) - SAP AG said it would buy smaller software maker Ariba Inc for $45 a share, representing an enterprise value of about $4.3 billion, the latest in a string of acquisitions to help fuel revenue growth at the German technology company.

SAP to buy Ariba, enterprise value $4.3 billion

(Reuters) - SAP AG said it would buy smaller software maker Ariba Inc for $45 a share, representing an enterprise value of about $4.3 billion, the latest in a string of acquisitions to help fuel revenue growth at the German technology company.

Dell results disappoint Street, shares dive

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc forecast disappointing second-quarter revenue as U.S. and European corporate tech-spending weakens and consumer personal computer sales continue to shrink, hammering its shares.

Dell results disappoint Street, shares dive

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc forecast disappointing second-quarter revenue as U.S. and European corporate tech-spending weakens and consumer personal computer sales continue to shrink, hammering its shares.

Flooded by counterfeit parts: The US military blames China

After a series of military components failing in the Seahawk helicopter, the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft and a modified Boeing 737, the Senate Armed Services Committee investigation claims that counterfeit electronic parts are the primary sourc...

Researchers 'Map' Android Malware Genome

Researchers at NC State are sharing their analysis and classification of Android malware samples under a new project that they hope will help shape a new way of fighting malware, learning from the lessons of the PC generation and its traditional anti...

New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales

NEW YORK (AP) -- The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology....

New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales

NEW YORK (AP) -- The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology....

New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales

NEW YORK (AP) -- The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology....

SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push

NEW YORK (AP) -- Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion....

SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push

NEW YORK (AP) -- Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion....

SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push

NEW YORK (AP) -- Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion....

SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push

NEW YORK (AP) -- Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion....

Google completes Motorola deal, heralding new era

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile computing....

Google completes Motorola deal, heralding new era

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile computing....

Google completes Motorola deal, heralding new era

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile computing....

Rocket Man: Should Elon Musk Doubters Think Again?

A critic decides that Musk's egomaniacal ways don't mean he won't deliver on his far-out ventures

Rocket Man: Should Elon Musk Doubters Think Again?

A critic decides that Musk's egomaniacal ways don't mean he won't deliver on his far-out ventures

Rocket Man: Should Elon Musk Doubters Think Again?

A critic decides that Musk's egomaniacal ways don't mean he won't deliver on his far-out ventures

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Facebook stock finishes flat in IPO debut

In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reminded the company's 3500 employees not to get caught up in the hoopla surrounding its long-awaited initial public ...

Android in enterprises 'severely limited' by weak management support from Google

Adoption of Android tablets and smartphones in large businesses has been "severely limited" because of the complexities of managing the various Android models and versions, market research firm Gartner said in an evaluation of ...

ARM, Intel Battle Heats Up

Low-power processor maker ARM Holdings is stepping up rhetoric against chip rival Intel, saying it expects to take more of Intel's market share than Intel can take from them. With Intel being the No. 1 supplier of notebook PC processors, and ARM tech...

Avoiding “Unstrategic” Strategic Plans

Many IT strategic plans end up as “unstrategic” to-do lists. To avoid this problem, CIOs should diversity perspectives and enhance strategic thinking skills to bolster the creativity of the IT strategic plan.

Microsoft quietly launches So.cl social network

Software giant's "experiment in open search" is designed to be a research tool in which students share information on a variety of topics of interest. by Steven Musil May 20, 2012 9:25 AM PDT Follow @stevenmusil In the wake of the IPO of ...

CIOs and Social Media Gurus can improve CRM initiatives using some old ideas

On rare occasions we can find ourselves in a position where we are doing our utmost to guide clients in matching their technology needs with a technology solution, but run into complications. They usually entail a roadblock put in the way by a softw...

Why Samsung must negotiate. Why Apple won't settle

The federal judge overseeing the Northern California front of the global smartphone patent war has the power to bring the CEOs of Apple (AAPL) and Samsung -- Tim Cook and Choi Gee-sung -- to a ...

EU's Almunia offers Google chance to settle antitrust case

The European Union's antitrust chief on Monday offered Google a chance to settle an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive behavior after the world's most popular search engine indicated its willingness to resolve the issue amicably.

Apple-Samsung Fight Unlikely to End With CEO Meeting

Apple Inc. (AAPL) (AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. are unlikely to resolve their worldwide fight over mobile device patents in court-ordered talks that start today between their chief executive officers, ...

Amazon Poised to Get Cut of CA Sales Taxes

Eager to host Amazon warehouses and receive a cut of the tax on sales to customers statewide, the LA Times reports that two California cities are offering Amazon most of the tax money they stand to gain. After agreeing to collect California sales tax...
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