Wal-Mart Buys SAP Financials
Wal-Mart's decision to purchase SAP's ERP Financials, announced on Oct. 18, provides another piece of evidence that the IT strategy of the world's biggest retailer is shifting in favor of packaged applications. An SAP press release said that ... [... more]
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Technology and Process Transformer
As a group, they have aligned IT with business goals, managed relationships in boardrooms and IT back rooms, hired well and kept up with technology trends-all while producing results. Read on to learn more about their accomplishments and why we ... [... more]
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Nerdy IT Stereotype on Its Way Out, More Room for Women
Women in IT should take a more ambitious approach to their careers by seizing opportunities in an increasing demand for business people with soft skills, industry experts say. The issue of career development has gained prominence for women in ... [... more]
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Typing Shortcuts
Margaret Genet knows BlackBerrys. Though officially dubbed "operations analyst," she's the first Aflac employee to hold the unofficial title of "technology concierge." Genet's job number one: Teach executives how to be more efficient [... more]
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How to Get Real About Strategic Planning
Oh, it must be nice to be the CIO of a FedEx or a GE or a Credit Suisse. MORE ON STRATEGIC PLANNING Anatomy of an IT Strategic Plan Four Strategic Planning Myths Debunked Eight Mistakes to Avoid In IT Strategic Planning Places where IT and the ... [... more]
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Can Mid-Market Merchants Comply with PCI Standards In Time?
Nearly a year after TJX Companies suffered what is believed to be the largest identity theft to have hit a retailer, credit card companies are laying down the law for any merchant who transacts business with plastic. By New Year's Eve, all ... [... more]
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1. Be the kind of boss you'd be excited to have.
When Eugene Nizker, then CIO of Custom House Currency Exchange in Vancouver, first met Jessica Raichl, he doubted her ability to be a great assistant. For one thing, she seemed young for the responsibilities of the job (she was 24). For another, ... [... more]
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E.U. Competition Commissioner Calls Microsoft Tactics ...
Neelie Kroes, European competition commissioner, criticized Microsoft in comments to European parliamentarians Thursday, calling the companys continued gain of market share using outlawed tactics "unacceptable." Microsoft still hasnt complied [... more]
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Members of the House Homeland Security subcommittee are prepared to grill Charbo and other DHS officials on their information security budget and efforts to identify and fix vulnerabilities in the department's computer systems. According to ... [... more]
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ABC: An Introduction to ERP
How do on-demand and software-as-a-service ERP applications work? Enterprise resource planning software, or ERP, doesn't live up to its acronym. Forget about planning-it doesn't do much of that-and forget about resource, a throwaway term. But ... [... more]
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After Theft, Tech Support Call Lands Man in Jail
Here's a tip: if you steal a printer, don't call the manufacturer asking for driver software. It's a lesson that Timothy Scott Short learned all too well this month, when he was arrested after placing a couple of calls to Digimarc Corp.'s tech ... [... more]
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