IT Business Edge editor Lora Bentley recently spoke with Chris Schaeper, a partner in the Houston office of the law firm of Thompson & Knight, about corporate e-mail, Web use and communications p... More >
It appears that any time a medical crisis, for example, a SARS or swine flu outbreak, occurs, people try to find a way to be at work, without actually showing up. Turns out that these ways of ... More >
Even though the economic downturn has flattened slightly, there is still reason to continue saving in the workplace. IT Business Edge contributor Michael Stevens has uploaded to the Knowledge Network... More >
Many tech companies rely on cell phones to keep in touch with employees, particularly the ones who can get the server up and running in a pinch. And if those companies, institutions or organizations ... More >
Some conservative enterprises are frightened by the notion of cloud computing , says J Schwan, a managing and technology practice partner at Solstice Consulting. In a guest column for IT Business Ed... More >
It's getting to the point where I get a dozen or so messages of SPIM, or instant messaging spam, every week. Which apparently isn't much considering my boss gets, on average, around 20 SPIM messages ... More >
Energy costs are on the rise and some companies might be hitting themselves for not taking energy conservation seriously , says IT Business Edge contributor Arthur Cole. He predicts an expected pric... More >
IT Business Edge editor Ann All writes that the social media rules recently put out by the Wall Street Journal and its parent Dow Jones are all about control rather than conversation. "They ... More >
One of IT Business Edge's latest Knowledge Network partners, Ventana Research, has posted a compilation of notes and excerpts from its benchmark report on business intelligence and search capabiliti... More >
Mitch Paioff, a guest columnist for IT Business Edge and an IT careers consultant, recently interviewed three IT staffing firm executives, asking them, "What changes have you seen in your business ov... More >
IT Business Edge contributor Arthur Cole recently spoke with Tom Joyce, general manager of Stratus Technologies' Avance Software Group, about his company's speciality in business continuity, disaste... More >
Becoming an effective IT manager presents a host of challenges, from anticipating emerging technology to managing relationships with vendors, employees and other managers. A good IT manager must also... More >
In a recent interview with IT Business Edge Editor Ann All, Clara Shih, developer of Faceconnector, the first business application on Facebook, and author of “The Facebook Era,” talks through eight s... More >
Upon registering for an IT Business Edge account , users will have an opportunity to go to the "My Account" page (the link is on the top right of all ITBE pages). In the picture below, the "My Accou... More >
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measur... More >
More and more managed hosting companies are touting their use of “ cloud computing ” as a benefit to their customers. And, there is little question that a cloud’s virtualized environment enables dram... More >
While some trade shows are on the decline, online events that require no travel are on the rise. Brent Arslaner, vice president of marketing for online events management company Unisfair, said in an... More >
Clara Shih's book, “ The Facebook Era: Tapping Online Social Networks to Build Better Products, Reach New Audiences, and Sell More Stuff ,” seeks to help those who want to understand how Facebook and... More >
Two IT experts have agreed to answer questions about IT careers and the business value of IT. Mike Harris, owner and president of David Consulting Group and one of three authors of a new book titled ... More >

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