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A battle-tested strategy

CTOs must eye strategic plans, not logistics, to keep companies on a winning course

Communications 101

CTOs must use different strategies for communicating with players inside and outside the organization

Taking BI to the next level

CEO Bernard Liautaud tells how Business Objects will leverage technology such as Web services

Privacy, police states, and the balance of power

Readers chime in on emerging issues in technology

F5 focuses on traffic management

CEO John McAdam discusses the convergence of applications, content, and networks

How to avoid chaos

Proximity to developers can be the key to making sure that your project stays on track

Seamless service

Making the right hire

The pool of applicants may have grown, but filling job openings still takes careful consideration

Business smarts

It's not enough to be the top technologist in the company. To be effective, CTOs must be able to crunch numbers, assist with marketing strategies, and develop complex ROI models. Some are turning to MBAs; others learn on the job

The CTO’s book shelf

CTOs recommend more than technical tomes.

It’s in the mail

Chairman Greg Olson tells how Sendmail can manage content, rein in costs associated with e-mail

Interview: Network Appliance maps a distributed future

CEO Dan Warmenhoven and VP Ray Villeneuve discuss the future of networked storage

Technology does alter the moral landscape

We're not just grappling with old problems in new clothing

Macromedia exec talks Web services

Chief Software Architect Kevin Lynch discusses the blending of design and development

Interview: IBM’s software chief speaks out

Steve Mills gives his thoughts on Java, Web services, and Microsoft's .Net strategies

Interview: Ozzie’s Groove moves toward edge services

Groove CEO reveals plans to add SOAP-based services to collaboration platform

Making hard decisions

CTOs are re-examining their systems to achieve greater efficiency without harming the business

Uniting friendly skies

Marriage of true minds

You may feel under shotgun pressure, but the pace of business hasn't accelerated all that much

Navigating the portal maze

Battling vendors, the introduction of Web services, emerging standards, and built-in applications are changing the portal landscape

Un-wired to the customer

As the momentum of wireless picks up speed, some CTOs want untethered CRM applications to serve the customers — others are waiting for a clearer connection to ROI

Self-responsive databases ease IT burden

IBM Fellow Pat Selinger talks about the benefits of autonomic computing and query optimization

Are retention bonuses just a new corporate scam?

Executives shouldn't be rewarded when the company fails

Interview: CA’s CEO focuses on systems management integration

Sanjay Kumar talks about what's in store for Unicenter and Web services support

Eliminate the customer

When even CRM vendors can't get customer service right, you know there's a problem

Inspirational peers

Meeting with fellow CTOs offers new insights, a glimpse at new technology, and new opportunities

Line in the sand

CTOs re-examine the relationships with companies that provide both financial auditing and IT services

All sewn up

The Seam looks to corner the cotton exchange market using custom-designed Windows technology

Linking up process pieces

Componentizing business processes with the help of Web services gives enterprises a streamlined way to create and manage processes and lessen those integration woes

Was your last choice really voluntary?

Lack of options may have an adverse effect on choice

Drumming up support for the Tablet PC

Vice President Alex Loeb talks about how Microsoft expects to redefine mobile computing

Breaking the bottleneck

CEO Uri Raz explains how AppStream is bridging server- and client-centric computing models

Bowstreet founder extols Web services automation

Frank Moss explains why the major vendors are not to be trusted

Beyond vendor venting

If you want your relationships with vendors to be successful, you must manage them in the right way

Supply-chain redesign

The CTO of Prime Advantage helped his company survive by focusing on customer needs

All praise Windows XP

A skeptical CTO becomes a convert after seeing how well the OS functions in the real world

And that’s our final offer

Uncovering a CTO career opportunity is often a matter of networking. But in negotiating a job offer, CTOs often put the technology and mission before compensation and contracts

The MapPoint .Net development key

Scaling Web sites with load balancers

Beginning the utility computing discussion

Who’s responsible? Who’s to blame?

Making critical distinctions is necessary for understanding concepts

Interview: Intel CTO outlines future of distributed computing

Pat Gelsinger explains the ever-expanding principle of Moore's Law

The future is here

O'Reilly & Associates CEO discusses his roles as publisher, futurist, and activist

802.11’s no panacea

Don't get too wrapped up in this technology, because it won't fundamentally change your business

802.11 is revolutionary

The wireless technology is a strategic choice that can help save money and speed responsiveness

Wireless health driven by HIPAA

Concentra's wireless success may be hampered in meeting the Fed's expensive security compliance rules

A fundamental shift

With flexibility from Web services, enterprise CTOs are redefining software roll-out models. They're deploying software as a service for a positive ROI

Time to think small

Nanotechnology is coming out of the lab and the realm of theory — and into mainstream business

CTO of the year

As CTO for Defense Information Systems Agency, Dawn Meyerriecks deploys new technologies in direct support of U.S. troops

All systems go