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: Innovation. Everyone wants it, but many companies consider it a & nice to have& rather than a & must have& . Few C-suite executives openly dismiss the effort employees make to do things better and improve upon products and services, but when it comes to putting plans in motion, sometimes the follow-through isn't there. The book & Relentless Innovation: What Works, What Doesn’t #8209; And What That Means For Your Business& (McGraw-Hill Professional/available now), chronicles a & usual suspects& list of barriers for innovation. Author Jeffrey Phillips says problems could arise from poor planning, budgeting, scheduling or talent managing. Companies must embrace & breakthrough& practices as valued cornerstones of their corporate culture to overcome these obstacles. To make it all work, a perfect balance must be reached between innovation and the need to keep driving the internal operating model. Phillips leads the innovation consulting team for OVO Innovation, a consulting/training firm. For more about the book, click here. Here we look at what you want to avoid if you want to get the greatest ideas and innovations from your team.
Oracle Taleo Buy Targets SAP, Salesforce.com
Oracle's $1.9 billion bid for Taleo follows SAP's $3.4 billion play for SuccessFactors and Salesforce.com's acquisition of Rypple in the burgeoning sector for cloud-based human capital management software.
Is This the Year PaaS Goes Mainstream?
For years, the industry has readied itself for widespread adoption of PaaS. Is 2012 the year when this latest cloud technology gets the recognition it deserves?
Multiple Cloud Formations Require New Security Approaches
New-generation service providers are filling gaps in private-public cloud security.
Small DDoS Attacks Just as Damaging as Massive Ones: Radware
Application layer DDoS attacks are smaller than traditional network-based attacks, which try to exceed the available bandwidth. Organizations need to handle them differently.
IBM, Samsung to Show Next-Gen Chip Tech at March Event
IBM, Samsung and GLOBALFOUNDRIES founders of the Common Platform alliance -- will showcase next-generation chip technologies at the Common Platform Technology Forum in March.
VMware Issues vCloud Integration Manager
The platform will include Web-based portals to streamline and automate service plan, customer lifecycle and reseller management.
Apple iPad 3 Unveiling Set for March: Report
Apple's iPad 3 will be unveiled in March, according to a new AllThingsD report. Rumors suggest it will feature a more powerful processor and Retina Display.
Certifications Key to Tech Contracting Jobs: Dice Report
To potential clients, certifications can inspire confidence that contractors are qualified to contribute, manage or lead various projects.
Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Preview Event Feb. 29
Microsoft will host a Windows 8 Consumer Preview event in Barcelona Feb. 29. That's likely the launch date of Windows 8 beta.
Government Agencies Let More Employees Go Mobile
A new report by CDW's government division shows that federal workers are using their own mobile devices on the job. The question now is how does IT secure all these devices?
Social Media Investment Lagging Among Businesses
The survey suggests marketers recognize the need to dedicate more resources to their social media efforts going forward.
SAP HANA Offers Businesses Real-Time Analytics
HANA is designed to improve decision-making and increase the speed of existing processes and accessing large amounts of data.
CIOs at Risk: Four Areas to Watch
The velocity of technological change is providing improved business functionality for organizations that have previously operated with a smaller internal IT footprint. But this change comes at a cost, creating a new set of risks that CIOs must effectively manage to be successful.
Small Businesses Jobs to Increase This Year
While small business owners indicate plans to hire in the next 12 months -- the most optimistic outlook since July 2008 -- they continue to indicate some concern around hiring today.
Verizon, Health Evolution Partners Collaborate on Health Care IT
Verizon and Health Evolution Partners are looking to enable development in real-time care coordination and mobile data services.
IBM, Tulip Telecom Build 900,000 Square Foot Data Center in India
IBM has helped design and build a 900,000 square foot data center in India for Tulip Telecom. The companies say it is the largest data center in India.
iPhone 4S, Android Devices Drove 2011 Smartphone Market: IDC
Apple's iPhone 4S and mid-priced smartphones drove a 61.3 percent year-over-year increase in unit shipments worldwide, according to IDC.
Global Tech Spending Remains Strong, Despite Economy
Businesses continued to invest in infrastructure upgrades, along with new software applications and mobile devices, including tablets.
Smartphone Sales Beat PCs for First Time Ever, Canalys Finds
Smartphone sales surged past PC totals even with the iPad helping numbers for the first time ever during the fourth quarter, according to Canalys.