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What Kind of Tech Leader Does U.S. Need?

IT pros have varying opinions on who should lead the nation's IT—if anyone at all.  
UPFRONT
By Eric Lundquist
That Elusive IT Budget Goes Real-Time

The idea of the annual budget is trashed in favor of a real-time budget.     

How to Accurately Plan for Windows Server 2008 Hardware

KNOW IT ALL
By Ed Cone
Conflicting Realities for Telecom

What will a new era of increased regulation mean for a more complex telecom industry?    
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BIZTECH 3.0
By Brian P. Watson
Demand for Tech Execs Seen Rising

New research finds demand up, but in this job market, how many companies will grow their IT ranks?      


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Instead of a national technology chief, the U.S. needs an executive that can meet the country's strategic IT demands.

Interview
The author of Wargaming for Leaders explains how war games help executives find answers to strategic and competitive unknowns.
News
Google CEO Eric Schmidt says he won't accept national tech czar job, if offered by President-Elect Barack Obama.
News
Microsoft founder Bill Gates worries the global financial crisis might drive rich countries to cut back spending on health aid for the developing world.
Analysis
The challenges of the economy and the environment likely will create employment for people who combine IT savvy with industry or environmental know-how.
Opinion
Information technology isn't all about bits and bytes. There's a moral and societal element that needs to be part of the conversation.
Research
Companies turn to business process improvement to enhance productivity, cut costs and boost revenues.
Analysis
Financial firms are forerunners in IT, but don't blame computers for the recent meltdown.
News
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer says demand for tech industry demand has a certain "buoyancy," despite economic woes.
News
Financial woes take their toll on IT budgets for hardware, software and technology services.
News
Hewlett Packard plan to lay off 7.5 percent of its workforce to realize savings from its buy of services competitor EDS.
Slide Show
Enterprise technology, IT management and leadership are all covered in this preview of the best books on the way this season.
Analysis
Strong payroll gains by IT services firms shows the importance of IT in many companies that need to boost business productivity with fewer employees.
Analysis
The failure rate for mergers and acquisitions is painfully high. Making the CIO a key part of due diligence is one way to increase the odds of success.
Video
CIO Insight senior writer Ed Cone talks to VF Corp. CIO Martin Schneider about creating the top IT job from scratch at a big company. Schneider joined the $8 billion apparel company in 2006, becoming its first corporate CIO. The new job meant he had to take a fresh look at every phase of the global IT operation, from applications to branding to people. Schneider discusses some of the challenges and decisions that came out of that process.

 
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Peachtree Goes Vertical with SMB Accounting App
Peachtree by Sage prepares to release its new line of small-business accounting products. New features include online banking and built-in bill pay.
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    Peachtree by Sage prepares to release its new line of small-business accounting products. New features include online banking and built-in bill pay.
    Driven by the growth in electronic trading, which is characterized by low margins, Sybase has designed its Risk Analytics Platform specifically for supporting trading applications in the capital markets.
    With its Microsoft Professional Accountants Network, the company will offer training, technical support and networking opportunities to accounting professionals who serve the small-business market.
    Opinion: The NYSE's merger with Archipelago erodes arugments against the NYSE and positions it to get into options and take a bigger share of ETF transactions.
    Opinion: A new set of rules passed by the Securities and Exchange Commission will influence IT investment for exchanges and for retail brokers for the next two years, if not longer.
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