Editor’s Note: As this podcast was being prepared, on 19 February 2014, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced plans to issue network neutrality regulations under another section of the Telecommunications Act, and ...
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The famous Washington, D.C., think tank Brookings recently put out a report noting that Taiwan's economy has shifted to a virtual dependency on IT supply chain businesses. The briefing paper, which can be found here, has some pretty serious ...
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Big Data is improving decision making, according to a newly released global survey by EMC. Findings of the report based on a survey of IT decision makers from 50 countries indicate that big data is also impacting companies’ ...
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The federal government is happy to point out that more than 50 percent of physicians and 80 percent of hospitals are using electronic health record (EHR) systems, with those users having received some $14.6 billion in meaningful use ...
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Over the past year, it’s been impossible to ignore what research firms IDC and Gartner describe as the four forces of technology. Cloud, big data, mobility and social forces are now driving IT innovation, we are told, and woe to the ...
Computerworld - After seeing 18 key IT staffers suddenly quit to take new jobs at General Motors, Hewlett-Packard has asked a Texas court for permission to depose two former managers to find out if employment contracts were violated. HP ...
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General Motors CIO Randy Mott Thursday said the automaker plans to have the"best jobs in the IT industry"at its four"IT Innovation Centers"in the U.S.At the same time,Mott criticized Hewlett-Packard's move to contest GM's hiring of some HP ...
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Hewlett-Packard reduced its workforce last year by 17,800 employees, more than half way to the restructuring goal it announced last year. Most of the departures came via layoffs, though some key IT workers left unexpectedly. The company ...
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The top IT leaders in the UK talked to Computer Weekly throughout 2012 to share their opinions and experiences of modern technology leadership and transforming business and government through IT innovation. Their views are valuable not only ...
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SAN RAMON, CA, October 26, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Ventana Research has announced the results of the first ever Technology Innovation Awards. The awards are a new addition for 2012 and recognize technology vendors who have introduced ...
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Brewer Heineken is using videoconferencing from Polycom to improve communications between its London and Edinburgh offices and reduce travel. The Polycom RealPresence video collaboration product is being used to increase communication ...
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IDG News Service-Vivekenand Venugopal,VP&GM,Hitachi Data Systems,talks about the firm's storage strategy,its BlueArc acquisition,big data,and in the process,takes a dig at the competition. CW:Why does every storage company talk about ...
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Computerworld - HP has agreed to transfer 3,000 of its employees to the General Motors payroll, as the automaker moves IT operations in-house, the two companies announced Thursday. GM CIO Randy Mott said the car company hopes to add the ...
Earlier this summer, I had the opportunity to gain a vantage point on the pace of change we're seeing in IT. To really get a grasp on it, though, I had to go back to Roman times. What I came away with was a confirmation that we are now ...
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