Management

A marketing war over energy isn't a bad thing.

One of the most worthwhile things we do around here is strive to recognize the contributions made by dedicated IT professionals who stand out among their peers. We have a wide range of award and recognition programs associated with our events operation, because we feel strongly that the outstanding accomplishments that characterize the IT profession should be properly recognized.

Does any major technology company have a worse record when it comes to buying other companies than HP? I mean come on. Do you recall how well the Compaq buy out went? Come to think of it, where is fired CEO, the genius behind that deal, Carly Fiorina working now anyway?

Sure Compaq may have worked out in the long run, but people who argue this seem to skip answering the questions: "Did HP really get anything from buying Compaq?" and "Couldn't HP have developed its hybrid PC sales model without Compaq?" Seems to me, HP just wasted 25-billion big ones on Compaq.

More and more companies are depending on their development's research to come from universities.

It's IT Blogwatch: in which Hewlett-Packard is in talks to acquire Electronic Data Systems (EDS to you and me). Not to mention cool Huygens-esque physics experiments with metronomes and soda cans...

Patrick Thibodeau dons his thinking cap:

The generation holding most corporate leadership positions today has a lot to learn from the fresh concepts that are being introduced by the generation that's now entering the workforce. Don looks at some examples in this week's editorial.

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Are you the uber-geek at your job who holds all the pieces of the network and security together? If so, do you ever wonder where the vendors are that used to cater to you? Hint: they're talking to your boss.

Today, CIO means being more than a competent manager of IT. It should mean Lord of Process, and we should grasp that title and run with it.

Are you looking for a solution to your security problem? If so, try looking at the whole picture rather than a particular technology.

I would at least hold out for really good chocolate but according to a study conducted in advance of the Infosecurity Europe conference in London, 70% of people surveyed at the Liverpool Street station on the London tube were happy to give up their login and password for a candy bar.

When balancing the need for emergency access to electronic medical records against security concerns, patients are on the horns of a dilemma. But when you're in the ER, the choice is crystal clear.

"Where in the world did Aunt Donna come from? And how on earth did you get the CEO of Novell to play along?" Those are the questions that Don addresses in this week's editorial.

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The vendor of this e-mail firewall system is exceptionally good at following through on cases until they’re resolved. But global support is based in Eastern Europe -- which causes complications.

Last week was a lousy week for Web site administrators. Depending on your expert of choice anywhere from just over a hundred-thousand to half-a-million Web pages had been hacked to turn this into malware-spewing portals.

A new company says CEO woes finding the right person for the right job may be a thing of the past.