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SearchCIO's Linda Tucci posted "IT transformation is off the table in a recession, CIOs say". Linda discusses the conversation that occurred at an IT and business executive luncheon in Madison, Wisconsin. CIOs may be weary from trying to do more with less, but I do not agree...

In 2005, CUNA Mutual Group began a massive effort to transform business processes to boost profitability. The Madison, Wis.-based organization provides insurance and other financial services to credit unions and their members. The move was not wildly popular with many of the organization's 4,700 employees....

Some people have been unable to access their Gmail for about 18 hours, which should prompt anyone who uses a cloud-based service to make alternative arrangements. Gmail has had more problems with downtime, and a small number users have been unable to access their accounts...

Police Plan To Hold More Community Meetings MADISON, Wis. -- Local police on Tuesday educated residents about safety on social networking Web sites like Facebook and MySpace.com at a first-of-its-kind community meeting. Police said they want people to know that technology is changing everyday and it's...

The Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report, a survey of over 1,400 CIOs at companies with more than 100 employees, shows a slowdown in hiring plans for the second quarter of this year. But some jobs, industries, and regions still project solid...

Google Inc.'s Gmail e-mail service is down for an undetermined number of users, and while the outage has been partially fixed, some people could be locked out of their accounts for many more hours. In its latest update about the problem, posted at around 9:30 a.m....

President Barack Obama is ending former President George W. Bush's limits on using federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research, a move that could bring Wisconsin even more into the forefront in the area. "These are approval for cell lines that have been created since...

The recession is turning out to be a career-booster for some folks within IT management ranks, but a dream-buster for a lot of CIOs looking for new jobs. As companies are consolidating and downsizing in this rotten economy, there's a huge supply of really good...

Wal-Mart Stores is striding into the market for electronic health records, seeking to bring the technology into the mainstream for physicians in small offices, where most of America’s doctors practice medicine. Wal-Mart’s move comes as the Obama administration is trying to jump-start the adoption of digital...