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Tech M&A accelerates: Will the No. 2 and No. 3 players sell out or compete?

In this installment of The Big Question podcast TechRepublic’s Jason Hiner and I talk about the evolving tech landscape as mergers and acquisitions accelerate. There are plenty M&A possibilities ahead, but tech industry may wind up with giant vendors ...

From JASON HINER, ZDNet,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: IBM

SIM survey: 76% of CIO time is spent on non-technical tasks

This is a wedge issue for CIOs. They need to spend enough time engaged directly in IT to keep their technical knowledge sharp and maintain the respect of their staff, but they also need to establish themselves as business leaders, and not just ...

From JASON HINER, ZDNet,  10 Nov 2009

SIM survey: 52% of CIOs reported diminished IT budgets in 2009, but only 28% for 2010

As part of the “IT Trend Survey” released at SIMposium 09 in Seattle on Monday there was a report from CIOs on budget levels for 2009, and projections for 2010. It was no surprise to see that budgets fell off a cliff in 2009, with 52% reporting 2009 ...

From JASON HINER, ZDNet,  9 Nov 2009

CIO top priorities: Productivity and cost reduction, according to SIM survey

A new list of top priorities for IT leaders was revealed on Monday at the SIMposium 09 event in Seattle. IT/business Alignment, a perennial top concern, was bumped out of its No. 1 spot from 2008 and replaced by “Business productivity and cost ...

From JASON HINER, ZDNet,  9 Nov 2009

Will business users get onboard with the Verizon Droid? [podcast]

The Verizon Droid launches Nov. 6 amid a lot of hype and anticipation. It’s also being aimed at business users. We discuss how it measures up. You can play this 25-minute episode from the Flash-based player at the top of the page or: ...

From JASON HINER, ZDNet,  5 Nov 2009

McNealy zings iPhone, laments the PC, claims Sun started open source

The media is going to miss Scott McNealy as the head of Sun Microsystems. The guy has always been a reliable source of great quotes about the state of the tech industry and zingers against Sun’s competition. In what was very likely his last big speech ...

From JASON HINER, ZDNet,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Sun Microsystems, Inc.,  Oracle,  Scott McNealy,  Larry Ellison

Scott McNealy names Sun's top 10 all-time tech innovations

Although the Oracle-Sun deal hasn’t gone through yet, McNealy sounded a lot like a CEO who knew he was making one of his last major speeches as a CEO. He talked about how much he’s enjoyed innovating in the technology space over the past couple decades ...

From JASON HINER, ZDNet,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Scott McNealy,  Oracle,  Larry Ellison

Could Microsoft fix Windows Mobile by buying Palm?

This is an excerpt of an article from ZDNet’s sister site, TechRepublic. This excerpt gives you the opening paragraphs of the article and then allows you to click through to the full article if you want to continue reading. Consolidation is coming to ...

From JASON HINER, ZDNet,  28 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Google Inc.

MSI X340 might be the best laptop you've never heard of

Netbooks have grabbed a big chunk of laptop sales over the past couple years because they are small and inexpensive. Unfortunately, they also have squished keyboards and screens that make them difficult to use. On the other end of the spectrum are the ...

From JASON HINER, ZDNet,  24 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Intel

Five ways for a CIO to become invaluable to the CEO [video]

Today’s CEOs have to be transparent and accountable, while still creating and growing revenue. They also have to build customer loyalty, comply with regulations, please shareholders, and inspire employees amid layoffs and pay reductions. This episode ...

From JASON HINER, ZDNet,  18 Sep 2009

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