Elizabeth Bennett

In the last three years, businesses have been pummeled by a bevy of trendy technologies that marketers, analysts, employees and, yes, the media have deemed invaluable for the enterprise. These social media tools promise to connect disconnected workers, harness untapped, ingenious ideas and cultivate all manner of innovation-driving serendipity. It’s questionable whether information-sharing tools such […]

Since she donned the CIO cap at Cisco Systems two-and-a-half years ago, Rebecca Jacoby has overseen the implementation of the following platforms: a dynamic company directory, à la Facebook, that allows employees to collaborate and locate subject-matter experts; a video wiki, à la YouTube, that lets workers post searchable video and audio messages; a company- […]

The “do you know?” e-mails used to fly around the in-boxes at Booz Allen Hamilton like bats in a cave. “Do you know anyone who’s worked with the Navy’s ERP system?” “Do you know a .NET expert?” “Do you know what percentage of the firm is PMP-certified?” E-mail was the primary tool that consultants and […]

Decide whether to buy or build, choose features and functionality, weigh security and privacy concerns, consider ROI–it’s easy to get bogged down in discussions over social media. While those discussions are crucial, they’re only chapters in a larger, more strategic narrative. That larger story, says Dell CIO Robin Johnson, is about developing a culture that […]

It could be tempting to conclude that because your employees enjoy keeping a personal blog or spending time with contacts on social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn, that they would want to participate in an internal corporate version of those sites. But don’t be so sure. A new study has found that the phenomenon […]

Complying with government regulations is a great way to protect your company’s data. That’s the conclusion of a new report finding a direct correlation between a company’s compliance record and its ability to protect sensitive data. Companies that perform well in compliance audits also excel at protecting their data, according to the study, released today […]