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Managing Return on IT

In “The New Voice of the CIO, a recent report from IBM’s Institute for Business Value, one key concept is that IT success rests, in part, on raising the ROI of IT by simultaneously being both “savvy value creators” and “relentless cost cutters.”  One CIO quoted in the study says, “the balance... More >

The Dawning of the IT Automation Era

Over the next five years, IT automation will overtake offshoring as the next major efficiency trend in IT. For many companies, offshoring has been a way to reduce IT costs by lowering the cost of labor and facilities. However, offshoring is demonstrating diminished returns as IT infrastructure... More >

RocketLawyer CEO Talks Privacy, Compliance in the Cloud

Lora Bentley spoke with Charles Moore, CEO of RocketLawyer.com , about how cloud computing is changing the practice of law -- allowing increased efficiency and decreased cost to clients. He notes that maintaining compliance and privacy in a cloud computing situation is actually easier than it... More >

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IBM Smart Business — Rewriting the Rules of IT for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Read this white paper to learn about a new three-in-one solution that makes it easier than ever to find, run and manage your business applications.

The Virtual Workforce in Action

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SpringCM Releases Latest Version of its SaaS ECM Platform

SpringCM has released the latest version of its SaaS enterprise content-management platform. SpringCM 5.4's upgrades aim at making the new release easier for users to share applications and distribute specific application features, says CTO Edge . Updates include enhanced automation of key records management;... More >

AOL Cuts 100 Jobs, Big Layoff Expected Later

AOL is cutting 100 jobs as it prepares to spin off from parent Time Warner, but a much bigger layoff is expected later on, according to an Associated Press story in The Washington Post. It says that will leave the company with 6,900 employees. CEO Tim Armstrong is reported to be leaning toward buyouts, but Kara... More >

Adobe Eliminates 680 Jobs

Adobe is cutting 680 jobs , or 9 percent of its work force, as it continues to cut costs as it prepares a new version of its mainstay design software, Creative Suite 5, according to a Bloomberg story in the Los Angeles Times. The new Creative Suite is due out next year, which has designers putting off buying for now,... More >

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