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5 Things You Need to Know About Smart Cities

IT applications such as smartphone apps and cloud-based infrastructure management can be powerful tools for improving the quality of life in urban settings.

14 nov. 2012 3 mins
Government Innovation
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Cash-Strapped Feds Eye Tech Startups

As federal budgets enter into a deep freeze while expectations for government services remain high, it's a great time for purpose-driven startups to augment agencies' missions in areas like health IT and energy.

13 nov. 2012 6 mins
Budgeting Government IT Strategy
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White House Tells Tech Sector to Dream Big

The Office of Science and Technology Policy looks to strengthen the tech startup sector and capture the nation's imagination as it seeks ideas from the best and the brightest.

12 nov. 2012 4 mins
Government IT Leadership Innovation
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Is D.C. the Next Great Tech Startup Hub?

City officials and local entrepreneurs weigh efforts to transform the nation's capital into a haven for angel-backed, emerging tech ventures by pointing out the shifting dynamics for funding startups as cloud computing, open source software and

6 nov. 2012 8 mins
Financial Services Industry IT Strategy Innovation
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BMC’s MyIT May Be the Future of IT Services

This week BMC Software unveiled MyIT, which wraps a friendly user interface over internal IT systems. The release capitalizes on the reason why BYOD is big: Today's consumer applications are easier to use than corporate apps. Other vendors shoul

2 nov. 2012 5 mins
Innovation Smartphones Tablets
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Is Apple Getting Soft?

Apple ousts Steve Jobs protégé Scott Forstall. Will Apple's risk-taking and innovation go with him?

30 okt. 2012 3 mins
Innovation Tablets iPhone
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How One Business Uses Social Networking and BPM to Handle Disasters

When a hurricane hit, insurance claim outsourcer Crawford & Company struggled to efficiently deploy adjusters. Here's how business process management and a social application helped the company move beyond whiteboards and sticky notes.

29 okt. 2012 5 mins
BPM Systems CIO Small and Medium Business
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Augmented Reality and iPads Help Customers Visualize In-home Installation

An HVAC company is using iPads to show an image of what its heating and cooling unit will look like once installed in the consumer's home

25 okt. 2012 3 mins
CRM Systems Retail Industry Small and Medium Business
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What IT Leaders Can Learn From Hostage Negotiators

A leadership expert and former hostage negotiator says that business leaders who show that they care about employees will create a safe haven that fosters productivity and creativity

25 okt. 2012 3 mins
Innovation
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How to Use a Moneyball Approach to Build a Better IT Team

The adage, 'all of the good ones are taken' also applies to IT hiring. If you're not Google or Apple and you can't offer tech giant perks, you can level the playing field and build a great development team by taking a page from Mo

24 okt. 2012 6 mins
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