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Monumental mission

In the year since Sept. 11, government CTOs have been put to the task — cutting red tape to reinvent fed systems and the definition of a secure enterprise

Putting security first

Anteon IT executive ponders dilemmas raised while searching for national technology security solutions

Without a safety .Net (Second in a four-part series)

Will CTOs follow Microsoft's .Net strategy? Read results from InfoWorld's CTO Network Survey in part two of a four-part series

Inside Corona: Microsoft improves usability and control

Netegrity marks new era of access control

CEO Barry Bycoff and CTO Deepak Taneja discuss enterprise portals and the impact of Web services

Five tales of ethics and death

Many tragedies call for justice

Secure and at ease

PayPal's Levchin turned his early fascination with encryption into a successful business model

Bringing it all together

Integrating myriad systems to present a single view of the customer continues to be a frustrating task for enterprises seeking a course to CRM success

Troubled travels

Consultant canons

CTOs should know how to use consultants, but it's a long way from lip service to implementation

Evolutionary IT

Don't get tricked into thinking that natural selection has put you right at the top of the corporate heap

Actional eases Web services management

CEO Frank Bergandi explains how SOAPswitch speeds the implementation of Web services

Absolute ethics

When unbending principles clash, confusion reigns

Symantec offers security for the enterprise

President John Schwarz talks about the evolution of security technology

Hiring at home

The H-1B visa is a relic of a more prosperous era, but banning foreign IT workers isn't the answer

A job title in decline?

Take a look at what CTOs are doing, and it's clear they're strategic players with growing influence

Technology premiums worth the risk

Insurance industry CTOs are adopting cutting-edge Web services models in the pursuit of more integrated data systems

Room with a view

Merrill Lynch CTO says his window on the future shows Web services changing the landscape in profound ways

Sourcefire makes IDSes more flexible

Founder and CTO Martin Roesch talks about the state of security in the industry

Taking equipment as a hostage

Is turnabout fair play when dealing with a shady company?

Check Point secures Web services

President Jerry Ungerman talks about how firewalls, VPNs are evolving

Trading on the edge

Enron's story serves as a warning — good technology can't fix bad business

Managing imperfection

CTOs need to be ready for hair-pulling moments as they oversee Internet technology that is still flawed

Corruption? Absolutely

Ethical business leaders should welcome efficient regulation, but beware of those that add encumbrances

Clicking the mouse

Walt Disney Internet Group's CTO serves up growth and looks to a content-rich, bright future

BindView simplifies security

CEO Eric Pulaski argues the need to reduce the complexities and cost of managing security

Mapping Microsoft’s mobile mission

Juha Christensen, Microsoft's mobility group VP, discusses Wi-Fi, peer-to-peer

Interview: Sun shines over Linux

CEO Scott McNealy sounds battle cry for open computing

Epicentric takes portals to the next level

Co-founders Ed Anuff and Oliver Muoto explain the concept of enterprise portal management

Interview: Jeff Raikes outlines the future role Of Office

Microsoft's group vice president discusses .Net strategies, SharePoint Team Services

Interview: Schwartz drives Linux into the enterprise

Sun's executive VP of software argues case for credible OS, desktop alternative

When contractors jump ship

Are restrictive clauses ethically binding?

The straight scoop

Getting clear information is a fine art that IT managers can master– if they don't rely on technology alone

Summertime reflection

There's value in stepping back and reassessing strategy in the slow days of summer

Industrial integration

Manufacturing industry CTOs lead the line, creating business-side buy-in for and then delivering on large-scale integration project

Building for keeps

Outtask created its own applications, and kept money other ASPs were paying to third parties

The hidden costs of open source

Savings greatly depend on current infrastructure and in-house expertise

Altio builds rich apps that run on any browser

Founder and CTO Dave Levett talks about a new generation of XML-based collaborative apps

Take this advice to heart

Technology can save your life — if it's on hand

Ascendent CEO talks telecom convergence

Stephen Forte discusses how voice, data convergence will drive down phone costs

Innovative service

Xerox Global Services CTO uses his research background to help customers and to add value

CTO ethics 101

Technology leaders have a lot to teach the business world about accountability and honest dealing

News you can use

Tips to make sure you will hear the bad news before it turns into a crisis you can't control

WorldCom woes

In wake of the WorldCom fiasco and the investigations in the ailing telecom industry, CTOs are making contingency plans

Financial weight

Members of the CTO Network look outside their own company when setting staff compensation levels

Savvis focuses on simple service

CEO Rob McCormick explains the beauty of simplicity among managed network service providers

‘TIPS’ spelled backward is ‘SPIT’

National informer program is a bad idea, no matter how you look at it

Mercury Interactive touts testing

CEO Amnon Landan explains why app performance management is an emerging trend in the enterprise

Wielding influence

Successful CTOs are helpful, smart, strategic thinkers who still keep track of the small details

To the editor

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