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Walmart to open source its cloud technology
The retailer says the move will help other companies avoid “vendor lock-in.”
By Justine Brown • Oct. 16, 2015 -
Oracle triumphant in suit against Rimini Street
Rimini Street must pay Oracle $50 million over copyright infringement.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 15, 2015 -
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CIOs must help their businesses address maintenance needs while keeping an eye on innovation.
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Companies using sentiment-analysis software to understand employee concerns
Tech tools are helping determine how workers feel about a company and its policies.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 14, 2015 -
HP and SanDisk to partner on new generation memory chips
Companies say the new chips will employ two technologies they have been researching separately.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 9, 2015 -
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Focused on recovery: When your data is breached
Prevention is the best medicine, but if the worst happens, what are the best first steps?
By Justine Brown • Oct. 7, 2015 -
Gartner: IT budgets projected to grow for first time in five years
Analysts say the 2.2% jump is still not enough.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 6, 2015 -
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Ransomware on the rise: How to protect your SMB
Ransomware attacks on SMBs are growing, and the lures attackers use are becoming increasingly crafty.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 5, 2015 -
GE's new CIO to focus on Industrial Internet and potential $25 B revenue
The company says its Industrial Internet has already generated more than $5 billion in revenue this year.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Apple says its enterprise revenue has reached $25B
CEO Tim Cook says efforts to make Apple products more appealing to enterprise customers are paying off.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Cisco dives deeper into security arena with new purchase
The company says its latest purchase will help expand security consulting services outside of North America.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Goldman embracing automation, open platform to spur growth
Martin Chavez: "... our business is becoming more like Wal-Mart, having the right products on the shelves before the clients actually show up to buy them."
By Justine Brown • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Cognizant-Verizon partner to support broader customer experiences via tech
Partnerships between network providers and systems integrators appear to be growing.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 28, 2015 -
BlackBerry still holding on in phone market, announces new device
The company said its new phone, called Priv, will be available by the end of 2015.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 28, 2015 -
Microsoft latest to announce new China deals
Cisco and HP also recently announced new efforts to partner with China as they struggle to compete in that country.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 25, 2015 -
Cisco to partner with Chinese startup in bid to improve sales
Other U.S. tech companies consider similar moves to improve competitive positioning in China.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 24, 2015 -
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Deep DiveTo outsource or not to outsource? The debate continues.
Companies like HP say they simply can’t survive without outsourcing.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 23, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Should CIOs be more social?
Some experts say CIOs can gain significant value by dedicating time to social media endeavors.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 21, 2015 -
Retiring Utah CIO plans to see finish of state's Big Data initiative
The project aims to make public-sector data shareable across 22 separate cabinet-level agencies.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 21, 2015 -
Target focusing on IT after major data breach
With a new CIO at the helm, the retailer says it plans to invest in modern IT tools.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 21, 2015 -
U.S. Cyber Command building massive cyber security protection system
The new system will protect the military's computer networks, weapons systems and installations.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 18, 2015 -
Analysts: Apple will face challenges attracting enterprise customers
Most businesses still use applications and databases that aren’t compatible with iOS.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 17, 2015 -
IBM and HCL partner to focus on enterprise IoT challenges
The two companies say they plan to integrate their teams and technology offerings to rapidly create an IoT business strategy for clients.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 17, 2015 -
Deep Dive
U.S. businesses have much to gain from a global startup scene
The number of global startups is rising, and that could mean more innovative ideas for U.S.-based businesses to benefit from.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 16, 2015 -
Former exec sentenced for selling corporate info that damaged BlackBerry
U.S. Attorney says he’s investigating a number of other cases in which corporate secrets were sold on the black market.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 16, 2015 -
Intuit's new product designed to help companies manage freelance worker relationships
As the freelance worker economy grows, Intuit Workforce may help companies keep track.
By Justine Brown • Sept. 16, 2015