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Accenture's name has been bandied about this week as one of several potential IT-services takeover targets in the wake of the recentDell ( Dell)-Perot and Xerox (NYSE: XRX)-ACS deals. But while the inclusion of Accenture in these roundups of the usual suspects is predictable, it's...

The Society for Information Management (SIM) surveyed CIOs and IT executive leaders about their top priorities for 2010, based on a list of 20 IT and business concerns. See full slideshow>>...

Once IT spending begins again, companies in need of tech workers will likely turn first to consultants and outsourcing companies before they take on full-time staff. Whether this decision contributes to what's often called a "jobless recovery" will depend on where the work is going...

New analysis of how much work companies are doing in the cloud via Amazon Web Services proves that cloud is already viable for much more than startup needs or "toy" applications, CIO.com's Bernard Golden argues. In February of this year, Amazon announced S3 contained...

In this era of insolvent banks and auto companies on the brink, it’s essential that you, as an IT executive, take four major steps to ensure both your survival and the survival of your IT department. First, you must quantify the number of calls the...

CA recently polled 100 technology executives at companies that use IBM System z mainframes. They reported that their loyalty to mainframe technology stems from its ability to meet requirements for reliability, resilience, security, management, and compliance. Click here to view slideshow>> ...

Salesforce.com and CODA (via its parent Unit 4 Agresso) are hooking up to create FinancialForce.com. While financial details of the arrangement were not revealed, Salesforce.com is a minority stakeholder in the new company. From the blurbs:The CODA 2go team and products have transferred to FinancialForce.com,...

Over-cautious CIOs are hampering innovation, according to new research from Fujitsu Technology Solutions. The report claims that the recession is fuelling a climate of caution, with CIOs and IT directors preferring to wait for a technology to become widespread before adopting it. Just one in 10...

"[Click value] goes beyond pure view-through," Ms. Kelland said. "A consumer sees an ad or a recommendation and later on they conduct a search and then they go through to make a purchase. Display ads, in particular, have strong impact on search behaviors and also...