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December 2010

December 28, 2010

It’s Time We Stopped Being Such Wusses

Sometimes from the oddest circumstances come the most thought-provoking observations about the state of our country and matters of particular importance to IT professionals. Such a circumstance arose... More >

December 21, 2010

Did 'CA-TOPS' Play a Role in the Accounting Fraud at CA?

In all the years I’ve covered Computer Associates (the company is now known as CA Technologies), I’d never heard until yesterday about an in-house, jury-rigged database system called "CA-TOPS" that t... More >

10 Predictions for Work Force Challenges in 2011

Despite the improving economy, we’ll continue to struggle with difficult work force challenges in 2011, as companies find themselves dealing with such problems as disengaged employees, skills atrophy... More >

December 19, 2010

Beware: Employment Law Holds During Holiday Parties, Too

If your IT organization takes a well-deserved break this week to celebrate the holiday season, here’s a fair warning for you: Regardless of whether you party at work or at an outside location, if it’... More >

December 15, 2010

As a Prison Cell Awaits, Former CIO Dale Frantz Is Still a Hero

On July 16, 2007, I wrote an editorial in Computerworld titled "Tale of an IT Hero" that was about Dale Frantz, who at the time was the CIO at Auto Warehousing Co. in Tacoma. On Dec. 10, 2010, Dale... More >

December 14, 2010

How Deleting an Incriminating E-mail Can Backfire

Suppose you’re a manager at your company and another manager sends you an e-mail that contains a disturbing racial slur directed against one of his or her subordinates. Would you be more inclined to ... More >

December 12, 2010

Paying the Price for Engaging in Office Politics

In a post I wrote in October, "10 Reasons to Avoid Office Politics," I argued that you don’t have to play the office politics game any more than you have to engage in any other form of corruption t... More >

December 7, 2010

Preserving the Dignity of Women in IT and Beyond

That women are treated as objects to be exploited at IT conferences and trade shows is hardly anything new. There is a storied tradition of companies using “booth babes” to get the attention of predo... More >

December 6, 2010

As Charles Wang’s World Crumbles, Justice is Served

Last December, I wrote a blog post titled, May 2010 Be the Year That Charles Wang Is Brought to Justice. This December I can report that, quite imperceptibly to most of us, in 2010 justice was inde... More >

What Really Happens Behind the Closed Tech Support Door

How would you rate your tech support organization? More specifically, how would you rate its transparency? Do you have any idea what’s going on behind that tech support door? Do you have any clue wha... More >

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