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I'm not saying that IT departments have a PR problem, but when was the last time you saw a button saying, "Hug an IT person today"? What I am saying is that IT is largely misunderstood outside the walls of the IT environment. And the crusty silos inside of IT can make their own cultural connections ...

The high-tech industry lost jobs in 2009 for the first time in several years, but the cuts were fewer than those experienced in the private sector as a whole, thanks in part to relative strength in the category of software services. That's according to TechAmerica Foundation's 13th annual edition of...

In the rush to win over office productivity software users, Microsoft's FUSE Labs has lobbed one at Google with the launch of its Docs service. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the beta project during his keynote at Facebook's f8 developers' conference this week, but it has received little fanfare so f...

Things are looking bleak for McAfee after the security software company sent a bad virus definition to its users Wednesday. The file was created to combat a new threat, but once it was distributed, it caused thousands of PCs running Windows XP Service Pack 3 worldwide to crash. Many felt McAfee did ...

The discussion so far about the iPad -- a discussion that has officially engulfed the mainstream media and leaped the shark tank to include appearances on David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon's late-night shows -- has focused on the potential for joining media-hungry consumers as a third screen on their...

One of the biggest questions facing companies today is what to make of cloud computing. Does it signal a major shift in how we approach IT -- and the business -- or is it just another ride on the hype wave that will disappear if we just wait it out? HP tackled this question this month with a series ...

Paying bills with a few computer clicks sounds like a great idea for consumers -- and it is. Online bill paying is increasingly popular with millions of consumers, and the potential for paperless payments is many times greater than it is today. The number of households that used an online payment se...

Aberdeen surveyed over 100 organizations between December 2009 and February of 2010 to identify the best practices enterprises are using that improve application performance management solutions' impact on end-user productivity and the business benefits of a "lifecycle" approach to application perfo...

You've got apps for your phone. You'll soon have apps for your digital video recorder. Now, you can have apps for your Apps, as in Google Apps. Google has launched its new Apps Marketplace for its Google Apps line of cloud-based productivity services. Initial participants include about 50 companies ...

The year is 2025. You're at the Detroit Auto Show. The internal combustion engine is on the decline, and alternative energy vehicles are no longer alternatives. Walking the show floor, you're captivated by two apparently identical vehicles, parked side by side. Both are ruby red. Both have classic l...

OK, so you finally have your logos, images, message documents and case studies all organized in your new digital asset management system and all is right with the world. Then it happens. You suddenly start getting emails from your sales team that old logos are being used on spec sheets -- but that's...

The database market will see lots of activity during the 2010-2011 timeframe as nearly 60 percent of organizations move to upgrade or expand existing and legacy networks. That statistic comes from new ITIC survey data, which polled 450 organizations worldwide. Not surprisingly, the survey shows that...

Recent IT industry events have created a field day for those who think the news tend to come in "threes": Oracle said it would continue investing in Sun's Sparc- and X64-based systems and storage hardware. Intel introduced the Itanium processor 9300 series, which the company said delivers more than ...

After strenuous deliberations, the European Union's antitrust regulatory authority is giving Oracle's proposed $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems a green light. The EU's approval is the culmination of a months-long dispute between Oracle and Europe that threatened the deal's survival until...

C-level executives and IT departments may be pleasantly surprised to find that there's a source of hidden gold that may potentially net your organization much needed licenses and other already-negotiated extras. While there are no guarantees, the chances are good that your organization's existing li...