CIO Insight Staff

What makes a tornado change its course? How might changing climate patterns in the Far East affect snowfall rates across the U.S. next winter? And how can we avoid further catastrophes like hurricanes Katrina and Rita? Answering such questions is the job of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department […]

While Microsoft watchers continue to obsess over Microsoft’s plans to take on Google, few are paying attention to a family of products that could emerge as one of the main revenue generators for the company over the next few years. The SharePoint collaboration/workgroup software family could be one of Microsoft’s sleeper hits in the not-too-distant […]

New threats to your computer infrastructure emerge every day. Baseline‘s Security Survival Guide provides tips and techniques to help you safeguard your organization. Story Guide The Cyber Jungle: An Overview 5 Steps the Experts Say You Should Take No. 1: Detect the Initial Attack No. 2: Track Down the Source No. 3: Enact an Incident […]

New threats to your computer infrastructure emerge every day. Baseline‘s Security Survival Guide provides tips and techniques to help you safeguard your organization. Story Guide The Cyber Jungle: An Overview 5 Steps You Should Take No. 1: Detect the Initial Attack No. 2: Track Down the Source No. 3: Enact an Incident Response Plan No. […]

Is surfing the Web at work the same as reading the paper or chatting on the phone? A New York City judge says it is—to a degree. But despite Administrative Law Judge John Spooner’s recommendation that Toquir Choudhri, a NYC Department of Education employee, should have been given no more than a reprimand for cruising […]

As the adage goes, there are only two things you can be sure of: death and taxes. But do you have any idea how difficult it is for your company to report its monthly state sales tax returns? It’s probably more complex than you think. Here’s a scenario: If you’re a retailer in Alabama with, […]

What’s driving enterprise spending on mobile computing? Baseline’s survey of 143 information-technology executives shows a clear No. 1 reason: Companies want to improve how employees collaborate and communicate. Get the scoop on mobile projects of several major companies—including FedEx Ground, State Farm Insurance and Toshiba America Medical Systems—as well as the challenges they face in […]

David Jenkins is a self-professed open-source evangelist. But to run a truly open-source shop requires a big commitment to IT. In the year since he joined Backcountry.com as CTO, Jenkins has hired 16 new engineers, bringing the total to 22—and counting. Considering the company employs just 260 people, that’s a lot of resources dedicated to […]

Backcountry.com is a small player in the outdoor sporting goods market. But thanks in part to an unconventional approach to IT, it’s experiencing eye-popping growth, nearly doubling its revenues in 2005. How? By using a variety of open source software, including Linux and MySQL. At Backcountry.com, nearly every system runs on open source, from its […]

As a concept, mobile computing is nothing new–but the devices themselves are constantly evolving. More companies are opting for handhelds with voice, data and Web capabilities to speed up business processes. But are all handhelds created equal? Lead Story: Take the Data and Run Find out how technology executives made their mobile purchasing decisions. One […]

According to a January report released by the Woodlands, Texas-based firm TPI, 325 IT outsourcing contracts (roughly 20 percent of all active outsourcing deals worldwide) will come up for renewal in the next two years, at a value of about $100 billion. At the moment, 72 percent of those contracts are held by six companies: […]