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Paul Russell is the CIO of the town of Enfield, Conn. He and three network operations staff manage the town’s recently converged unified communications network, which services all of Enfield’s K-12 schools and more than 1,200 town employees. Below are the issues topping Russell’s priority list. 1. Build on Our Solid Foundation Last year, the […]

Peter Schroer is the founder, chairman and president of Aras, which provides product lifecycle management solutions. During the past two decades, Schroer has had manufacturing and engineering business roles at IBM, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Data General. Below are the issues topping Schroer’s priority list. 1. Focus IT Projects on High-Value Business Goals In 2008 […]

IBM CIO Mark Hennessy is an IBM lifer who has been in his current position since August 2007. His resume includes executive positions in marketing, corporate strategy, sales, global channel distribution, quality process and customer satisfaction. Below are the issues topping Hennessy’s priority list. 1. Align Business and IT This is foundational and critically important. […]

No 1: Slide Show, The Best and Worst Microsoft Products-June 24, 2008 From the server-side scripting Active Server Pages to perennial stalwarts Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server, Microsoft has more than a few solid products. On the other hand, there’s Hotmail, Internet Explorer 6, ActiveX and, of course, the very regrettable and forgettable Bob. […]

The IT industry, perhaps more than any other, is reliant on new growth. In the ferocious race to win the title “new”-and to hang on to that title the next day and the next-major and minor events jockey for position and perspective in our collective minds. Staring at any one of them might cause you […]

Yahoo CEO and co-founder Jerry Yang announced his pending resignation as CEO Nov. 17 after facing months of grueling pressure from shareholders, employees and an unsuccessful hostile takeover attempt by Microsoft. Read more here about Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang resigning as Yahoo CEO. In an e-mail to all Yahoo employees, CEO Jerry Yang, who had […]

Lenovo on Oct. 29 unveiled the Lenovo IdeaPad S10e Netbook, a lightweight laptop based on the Intel “netbook” design and built especially for the K-12 education vertical. The Lenovo IdeaPad S10e Netbook is based on the Intel Atom processor designed for smaller, lighter and cheaper mobile PCs and laptops. Weight 2.8 pounds Battery 3 hours […]

Adobe Flash Player 10 Boasts New Features for Developers, Designers No Title There is native support for 3-D effects, with the ability to easily position, rotate and animate 2-D objects. No Title Adobe Pixel Bender is used to create a custom “tunnel” effect on video. No Title A new text engine in Adobe Flash Player […]

The 2.0 GHz, 13-inch aluminum MacBook, for a suggested retail price of $1,299, includes: 13.3-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1280 x 800 glossy display 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 3MB shared L2 cache 1066 MHz front-side bus 2GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 4GB NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics 160GB serial ATA hard drive […]

Who’s Using What? Information workers: Sales, IT, managers and others use information applications to deliver real-time data as well as the plethora of e-mail, calendar and portal access applications. (multiple devices, limited control for IT) Task workers: Supply chain personnel, medical personnel, manufacturers and others use line-of-business applications on a single device such as inventory […]

Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Storm: First Images of RIM’s Mobile Answer to Apple’s iPhone Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Storm Camera and Phone No Title Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Storm Front-Side View No Title Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Storm Front View

The BlackBerry Storm has some features new to the BlackBerry family and new to mobile smart phones in general, including a tactile touch-screen, a preloaded Facebook for BlackBerry application, and Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office PowerPoint editing. Tactile Touch-Screen As you enter characters or commands, your finger receives a subtle signal to let you know […]