Gov. Jim Doyle unveiled more details about the impact the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will have on Wisconsin today. The Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment estimates that the State of Wisconsin will receive more than $3.7 billion in federal stimulus funds. The amount...
SAN FRANCISCO — It's boom — and bust — for Silicon Valley companies these days. Literally. Facing their worst economic climate since the dot-com bust in the early 2000s, high-tech companies are treating 2009 with dread — but also with a tinge of optimism if they...
Healthcare providers are becoming more cautious with IT spending and are looking for products, such as self-service solutions, that have a measurable return on investment, according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by Healthcare Informatics Research, polled 435 IT professionals between Nov. 25 and Dec....
It's not hard to see that 2008-09 is going to get worse before it gets much better. Some sectors, such as storage, data center automation and e-discovery, seem immune to the downturn, but chip, computer, handheld, flash memory and server makers continue to struggle big...
UC Berkeley researchers have found that cloud computing has great opportunity to exploit unprecedented IT resources if vendors can overcome a litany of obstacles. UC Berkeley researchers have outlined their view of cloud computing, which they say has great opportunity to exploit unprecedented IT resources if...
Automation, green IT initiatives and system performance predictablity will not get cut out of budgets; big capital projects and oversimplified network tools that require a lot of manual control will be out as we roll along in 2009. Most IT people have opinions about what is...
In these tough economic times, technology companies need to protect themselves and better prepare for the stormy months ahead. It is now imperative for managers to examine all areas of the firm's operations in order to reduce expenses and ensure financing availability. Knowledge Center contributors...
The cloud emerges as a serious contender for companies interested in IT outsourcing. About a year and a half ago, no one was talking about cloud computing as part of IT outsourcing (ITO) deals. But now, in today’s climate of deferring capital expenditures and finding short-term...
Google recently set the blogosphere abuzz by announcing that it was pulling the plug on several products. The victims included Lively, a virtual world that was Google’s answer to Second Life; Dodgeball, a cellphone service aimed at young bar-hoppers who wanted to let their friends know...
There is a growing belief among engineers and security experts that Internet security and privacy has become so elusive that the only way to fix the problem is to start over, with a brand new Internet. Read full article>>...