The Web 2.0 Campaign for the White House

The presidential candidates may disagree about Iraq, health care and taxes, but their campaigns demonstrate a clear consensus that the rise of Web 2.0 tools offers the chance to engage interested citizens, one market niche, one voter, one message at a time.

Election 2008: Technology Issues Will Play a Key Role - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

What will the key technology questions be for the 2008 presidential candidates? Taxes, education, math and science training and trade issues will heat up in this election, says What will the key technology questions be for the 2008 presidential candidates? Taxes, education, math  …

Open Source ERP: Today's Hottest Emerging Technology?

What's the most exciting technology of the next few years for the enterprise? Forget folding displays and virtual worlds: Think open source ERP, say some pioneering information technology leaders.

Paranormal Investigations and Technology: Where Ghosts and Gadgets Meet

Whether you've got a ghost in the machine or in the house, these paranormal investigators can bring a technology tool chest with everything from thermometers to blimp cams.

Paranormal Investigations and Technology: Where Ghosts and Gadgets Meet

Meet one type of specialist whom you may never have hired or outsourced—ghost hunters. Whether you've got a ghost in the machine or in the house, these paranormal investigators can bring a technology tool chest with everything from thermometers to blimp cams.

Beyond Peter Pan: How ConAgra's Pot Pie Recall Bakes In Hard Lessons for Supply Chain Management - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

From peanut butter to bikes, product recalls are breaking records. Will your supply chain be ready when you have to run it backward in order to track, trace and collect a recalled product?

As Outsourcing Megadeals Slow, Nielsen Makes $1.2 Billion Bet on Indian IT Services - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

The Nielsen Company's $1.2 billion contract for business and "knowledge processes" with Mumbai-based Tata Consultancy Services may be the biggest deal with an Indian vendor to date. But the news says more about Nielsen's IT leadership than it does about the outsourcing market.

San Diego Wildfires: Business and Government Systems Keep Running Despite the Disaster - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

Business continuity plans helped Qualcomm and San Diego County keep going despite system overload, employee evacuations and other consequences of the fires.

Amazon.com s IT Leader Leaving Huge Customer Service Infrastructure as Legacy

CIO Rick Dalzell is leaving Amazon.com after 10 years of constant change, inventions in personalization, product and service offerings. Here's a look at Amazon.com s evolution during Dalzell's tenure.

Technologies we're glad are dead

It's easy to cry over the products we loved and lost. But let's take time to appreciate the many ways in which technology really has improved, and the many geeky things we no longer need to worry about.

Video Resumes: The Pros and Cons for Job-Seekers - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

With the popularity of YouTube and the proliferation of digital video, creative job-seekers are beginning to send short clips known as video résumés presenting their qualifications to potential employees to distinguish themselves from the legions of other applicants.

20 USB Gizmos That Have No Place in the Enterprise (But You'll Love Just the Same) - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

Sometimes, you can imagine why the IT department wants to put epoxy in the USB drive.

Simple Hack Can Unlock Most Any Office Door - Security Feed - News - CSO Magazine

Cut a couple of wires, insert a small, easy-to-make device between them, and you can walk right through all those supposedly card-protected locked office doors.

Communicating with a Corporate Superstar: Lessons from Kobe Bryant - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

Recent trade demands and interaction between all-star shooting guard Kobe Bryant and Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss provide CIOs and corporate managers with the perfect refresher on five key aspects of corporate communications.

Why Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue Thinks IT Can Make Government Work Better

As a small business owner in the days before the Internet, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue was an early LAN and e-mail adopter who learned to program in Unix.

Open Source Helps Stop Traffic Accidents - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

To send help to accidents faster, engineers at the University of Maryland are using an open-source database to connect disparate traffic data.

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse: Why Cellular Service Goes Down During Disasters - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

It happens all the time when calamity strikes. Here's what you should know to prepare for the next one.

Why, Five Years After Sarbanes-Oxley Became Law, IT Executives Are Better Off

The law's requirements for financial auditing and regulatory compliance have made IT systems more visible to top executives and integral to core business processes.

Seattle Thieves Side with Blu-ray Camp in Next-Gen DVD Format War

A band of thieves broke into a music and video store in Seattle last weekend and stole its entire section of next-generation Blu-ray discs -- leaving the DVDs behind.

700MHz Spectrum Auction and Open-Access Rules - Who Wins?

The FCC is expected to attach open-access rules to some of the 700MHz spectrum slated for auction early next year. CIO identifies potential winners and losers.

RIM Dual-Mode Cellular/Wi-Fi BlackBerry 8820: Why Enterprises Should Take Note

Earlier this week, Research In Motion (RIM) announced its new BlackBerry 8820 smartphone, which the company says is the first BlackBerry that can "seamlessly switch between cellular networks and a Wi-Fi network." Al Sacco explains why IT managers should pay attention.

How the Humane Society Combats Cruelty with Technology

Mobile command centers, global positioning systems, handhelds and software as a service aid the animal protection agency's efforts to rescue and protect neglected and at-risk animals.

The Federal Government's Big Benchmarking Challenge

The Office of Management and Budget wants to slash the government's $22 billion annual IT infrastructure bill. But first it has to benchmark.

DRM Drags Down Economy, Linden CTO Says - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

DRM technology is a drag on economic growth and makes countries less competitive, a top Second Life executive said.

Municipal Wi-Fi and Mesh Networks: Beyond Hanging Out on the Digital Corner

Municipal networks used to be about free Internet access for residents. That's changing. Many such networks are for "back office" services, such as security and law enforcement.

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