CIO News Watch

CIO News Watch

July 18, 2008

Welcome to CIO News Watch, where CIO.com Associate Copy Editor Kristin Burnham
keeps you up to date with the headlines technology executives can't
afford to miss.

In this issue:
1. The $16 Billion Software Company that No One Seems to Care About
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24932/0/

2. How Did Apple's Supply Chain Fare During the iPhone 3G Rollout?
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24933/0/

3. Japan's New Earthquake Warning System
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24934/0/

4. Tools You Need to Lead Business Change
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24935/0/

5. IT Embracing, Maybe Even Leading Web 2.0 Movement in Enterprise, Forrester Says
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24936/0/

6. Next Target for Microsoft Virtualization Campaign: Microsoft Products
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24937/0/

7. Five Ways to Put Your Value in the Spotlight
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24939/0/

8. How Smartphones Help CPS Energy Innovate and Boost the Bottom Line
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24940/0/

9. Microsoft vs. VMware: Rumble in the Virtual World
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24941/0/

10. How To Make a PMO Work for You
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24942/0/

11. Falling Dollar Leads to Oracle Enterprise Software Price Increases
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24943/0/

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This section of the CIO News Watch is sponsored by HP

Access Control Solution

This white paper addresses the concept of Network Access Control (NAC),
and describes the access control solution provided by ProCurve networking by HP.

http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/23498/0/

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1. The $16 Billion Software Company that No One Seems to Care About

That would be SAP, the German software giant that is as unexciting as it gets.
Here's why people don't care, and also why they should.
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24932/0/

2. How Did Apple's Supply Chain Fare During the iPhone 3G Rollout?

Everyone has got an opinion on the new iPhone's functionalities, but how did
Apple's physical and digital supply chain perform on Friday? The physical side held
up well, but the digital side did not.
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24933/0/

3. Japan's New Earthquake Warning System

iPhone launch meets with fafnfare, and criticism, such as the inability to send
multimedia messages, the use of cut and paste function, and short battery life.
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24934/0/

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This section of the CIO News Watch is sponsored by Epicor

Strategies to Run a Lean Supply Chain: How Principles of Lean Manufacturing
Transfer Benefits to Operations

The blurring of the line between manufacturing and supply chain logistics
provides the opportunity to move efficient manufacturing management concepts
to supply chain management. One manufacturing concept stands out as most
successful: the concept of lean. This paper describes lean manufacturing
and how it can be applied to supply chain management.

http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24938/0/

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4. Tools You Need to Lead Business Change

As developments such as Web 2.0 change business models, enterprise architecture
and IT portfolio management provide strategic tools that CIOs can use to innovate
and efficiently execute change. Just remember that these tools are not about IT,
but about people, collaboration and culture.
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24935/0/

5. IT Embracing, Maybe Even Leading Web 2.0 Movement in Enterprise, Forrester Says

A new report shows that IT professionals, once viewed as a hindrance to adopting
Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis and social networks within the enterprise,
have begun leading the charge.
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24936/0/

6. Next Target for Microsoft Virtualization Campaign: Microsoft Products

Microsoft rushed to put out Hyper-V to compete with VMware; now it's up to the rest
of Microsoft to support Hyper-V with all the other Microsoft products customers
need. When will Exchange run well on a VM?
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24937/0/

7. Five Ways to Put Your Value in the Spotlight

A key to getting ahead in your career is to generate buzz. Getting out of the
office and into the social arena, blogging and participating in Web 2.0 venues are
just a few ways you can make sure your praises get sung.
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24939/0/

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This section of the CIO News Watch is sponsored by Fiberlink

Wi-Fi, WLANs and Wide-Area Wireless: One client to Connect Them All

Most companies support between 3 and 9 wireless clients to connect mobile
workers with hot spots, campus wireless access points and cellular data networks.
Learn how replacing this mess with one Universal Wireless Client can cut support
and help desk costs, increase end user satisfaction, improve security, and help
implement Network Access Control.

http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24944/0/

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8. How Smartphones Help CPS Energy Innovate and Boost the Bottom Line

CPS Energy is using smartphones to bridge the divide between its field and office
workers, and in the process creating a robust network of formerly divided staffers.
They've already reduced headcount, improved customer satisfaction and made the
supply chain more efficient.
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24940/0/

9. Microsoft vs. VMware: Rumble in the Virtual World

As Hyper-V marks Microsoft's entry into virtualization, market leader VMware must
consider new strategies for survival against the software behemoth.
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24941/0/

10. How To Make a PMO Work for You

Midmarket CIOs share tips for setting up an effective PMO.
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24942/0/

11. Falling Dollar Leads to Oracle Enterprise Software Price Increases

Oracle recently announced a 15 percent hike in prices for some enterprise
applications, and Forrester Research predicts there's more price increases from
other U.S. vendors on the way.
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24943/0/

CIO.com Hot Picks for the Week

1. CIO Compensation: Tech Execs Who Make Millions
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24945/0/

2. Open Source: Are Macs the Red-Headed Stepchild?
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24946/0/

3. Five Things IT Workers Should Never Tell Their CIO
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24947/0/

4. How to Read Ads for CIO Jobs
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24948/0/

5. Five Ways IT Can Avoid a Privacy Lawsuit
http://cxolyris.cxomedia.com/t/2215057/25994832/24949/0/

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by dropping an e-mail with your feedback. Until next time ...

Kristin Burnham
CIO News Watch Editor
CXO Media
kburnham@cxo.com

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