Von den beiden Google-Gründern Larry Page und Sergey Brin hat der Nachkömmling russischer Einwanderer derzeit eindeutig den cooleren Job. …mehr
Nokia hat mit der Auslieferung des angekündigten Software-Updates Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh für das Lumia 800 und das Lumia 710 begonnen. Die beiden Windows Phones erhalten zudem von Nokia gewisse Extras. …mehr
So etwas gibt es nicht oft: Ein Hamburger Startup schlägt eine gewaltige Finanzspritze aus, um sich seine Unabhängigkeit zu bewahren. …mehr
Der Suchmaschinenbetreiber präsentiert auf der I/0-Entwicklerkonferenz viel Neues - darunter das Tablet "Nexus 7" mit der neuen Android-Version "Jelly Bean". …mehr
Vom CIO zum CBTO - im Gespräch mit COMPUTERWOCHE-Redakteurin Karin Quack erläutern Forrester-Chef George Colony und sein Chief Business Technology Officer Steve Peltzman, was das in der Praxis bedeutet. …mehr
Das diesjährige "CIO Forum" von Forrester Research entwarf ein neues Bild der IT. Es beginnt mit einer Namensänderung und endet beim Fokus auf dem Endkunden. …mehr
Ein IT-Berater entdeckt nach neun Monaten, dass sein Gehalt 30 Prozent niedriger ist als das der Kollegen. Soll er schon nachverhandeln? …mehr
Das Einkaufen von unterwegs mit dem Smartphone boomt. …mehr
Das bringt die aktuelle Ausgabe der COMPUTERWOCHE-Schwester "CIO". …mehr
Hans-Joachim Popp, CIO des DLR, kommentiert den CW-Kommentar "Was du nicht willst, das man dir tu ..." auf Seite 37 der COMPUTERWOCHE-Ausgabe 23/12. …mehr
IT-Governance widmet sich dem Ziel, die immer komplexer werdende Unternehmens-IT zu steuern. Das aktuelle COBIT-Framework soll diese Aufgabe erleichtern. Inwieweit es das vermag, darüber gehen die Ansichten auseinander. …mehr
In Großunternehmen hat sich der Standard durchgesetzt. Kleinbetriebe finden ihn dagegen oft starr, komplex und aufwendig. Aber Alternativen sind nicht in Sicht. …mehr
Microsoft hat mit DirectAccess eine Technik zum sicheren Remote-Zugriff geschaffen, die ohne virtuelle private Netze auskommt. …mehr
Im harten Wettbewerb der Smartphone-Anbieter setzt Blackberry-Hersteller RIM auf einen Neustart. …mehr
Mit Windows Intune will Microsoft die Verwaltung von PCs und mobilen Geräten vereinfachen. Seit dem letzten Update lassen sich auch iPads, iPhones und Android-Geräte in die Management-Lösung einbinden. …mehr
Für viele Anwender stehen die Chancen gut, mit Samsungs "Galaxy SIII" ihr Traum-Smartphone gefunden zu haben. …mehr
Wir haben Persönlichkeiten der IT-Branche nach ihrem ersten Handy und ihren Erlebnissen damit befragt. Acht Manager blicken zurück. …mehr
Im Sommer 1992 gingen die Netze D1 und D2 an den Start. Die ersten Handys kamen heraus, klobig und unansehnlich. Seitdem hat sich einiges getan. …mehr
Wer Anwendungsszenarien für iPad & Co. sucht, wird schnell fündig. Vor allem an der Kundenschnittstelle kommen die Leichtgewichte häufig zum Einsatz - und keineswegs nur aus Imagegründen. Beispiele für echten Mehrwert gefällig? …mehr
Yammer soll Unternehmenskommunikation und -Collaboration befördern. …mehr
Auf der Konferenz "Innovate 2012" empfahl das Unternehmen den Programmierern, sich am Vorbild der technischen Produktentwicklung auszurichten und mit kollaborativen Techniken effizienter zu werden. …mehr
Peter Jaeger (40) wird zum 1. August Senior Director Developer and Platform Evangelism (DPE) in der Geschäftsleitung von Microsoft Deutschland. …mehr
Die Deutsche Telekom verliert einen ihrer prominentesten Köpfe. …mehr
Für WordPress 3.4.1 "Green" ist das erste Update mit Fehlerkorrekturen erschienen. …mehr
Der neue Hifi-Kopfhörer von Bowers & Wilkins bietet ein besonderes Feature - er lässt sich zusammenfalten. …mehr
Google-Mitbegründer Sergey Brin hat Spekulationen um eine ernsthafte Erkrankung von Google-Chef Larry Page zurückgewiesen. …mehr
Lateinamerikas größter Mobilfunkanbieter América Móvil hat mit knapp 28 Prozent sein Beteiligungsziel beim niederländischen Telekomkonzern KPN erreicht. …mehr
Vom 28. Juni bis zum 11. Juli beantwortet die Leiterin Recruiting des Software Engineering Beratungshauses andrena objects AG, Mariella Antokovic, Fragen zu neuen Rollen und Karriereperspektiven unter dem Vorzeichen von Scrum und Agilem Software Engineering. …mehr
Mit neuer Hardware unter dem hauseigenen "Nexus"-Label will Google seiner Nutzer stärker an das Content-Angebot aus Google Play binden. Das erinnert stark an Apple und iTunes. …mehr
Seit dem letzten Update lassen sich mit Windows Intune neben PCs auch iPads, iPhones oder Android-Geräte über die Management-Plattform verwalten. Die COMPUTERWOCHE hat die Microsoft-Lösung getestet. …mehr
In der Leitzentrale der Berliner Polizei droht wegen Problemen mit der Kältetechnik ein Ausfall der Notrufnummer. Vorerst sollen mobile Kühlaggregate helfen. …mehr
Die Macher des Positionsdienstes Foursquare haben ihre Apps und das Backend komplett überarbeitet. Die neue Version sieht nicht nur besser aus, sondern verspricht auch mehr Funktionen. …mehr
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Premium-Inhalt. The consumerization of IT pressures CIOs to make office tools as easy to use as personal technology. Some CIOs strive for new systems that are "Apple-simple," meaning the interface is so simple that no formal training is required. Just pinch or tap, swipe and go. (For more on the challenges of simplification, see " .")
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Premium-Inhalt. The $649 (as of June 28, 2012), ethernet- or USB-connectable Dell C3760dn is an office workhorse. It has the speed and capacity to handle high-volume printing. The controls and four-line LCD are simple and effective, the print quality is quite good, and maintenance is easy, too. But before you start printing a ton, note that although its black toner is very affordable, its color toner can be pricier than average.
Premium-Inhalt. Google announced several updates for its Google+ social network at its Google I/O keynote on Wednesday. These updates include tablet optimization, events support with Google Calendar integration, and general performance boosts to the Google+ apps.
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Premium-Inhalt. The government's innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), has launched a competition that aims to distribute £4.5 million worth of grant funding to a number of projects researching cloud computing.
Premium-Inhalt. Francis Maude, minister for the Cabinet Office, will today address twenty of the government's top suppliers and inform them that supplier performance will now be monitored and made available at the start of and during the procurement process, which may make it difficult for those with poor performance to secure future government work.
Premium-Inhalt. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates thinks that tablets do not meet the needs of education. Instead, he suggests that a low cost PC would be a better solution as it would allow students to be "highly interactive".
Premium-Inhalt. Apple's been criticised in the past for not manufacturing its products in the US, and has given a number of excuses when pressed on the matter. However, Google has now proven that high-tech goods can be produced in the US, the company's new Nexus Q is "Designed and Manufactured in the USA" according to the inscription on the device.
Premium-Inhalt. Your day is already jam-packed and long. Yet every pundit says you need to be more strategic. How do you find the time to think strategically about positioning your business to gain and sustain competitive advantage?
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Premium-Inhalt. Yet more evidence has emerged suggesting that Apple is planning a complete overhaul of iTunes with sources suggesting that new media sharing features will be fundamental to the update.
Premium-Inhalt. No company sets out to create convoluted processes supported--sometimes thwarted--by layers of overly complicated technology. But too often, that's what we face. Applications that require days of training but still generate streams of calls to the help desk. Databases and tools too old for vendors to support, but too vital for CIOs to shut down. Data centers choked with servers and wiring, connected to more just like it.
Premium-Inhalt. As mobile devices and social media put down ever deeper roots in IT, businesses are seeing big changes in how employees do their jobs and how customers interact with them, in addition to--ideally--using the technologies to find new revenue streams.
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Premium-Inhalt. During my recent travels, I met with a leading angel investor and we talked about the amazing roll that the technology sector is on right now. Consider the incredible amounts of investment flowing into companies like Facebook, Jive, LinkedIn, Instagram, Yammer, Box and DropBox. Or spend a few days at events like DEMO (our Silicon Valley-based conference for emerging technologies), and you'll see why investors are so enthusiastically drawn to the technology startup community.
Premium-Inhalt. Former management consultant Pekka Viljakainen argues in his latest book, , co-written with IT consultant Mark Mueller-Eberstein, that today's senior executives don't know how to lead up-and-comers.
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Premium-Inhalt. Amid stiff competition from the likes of Google and Apple, Research In Motion is planning a series of sweeping changes that will see the company delay a key update to its BlackBerry operating system, reduce the number of phones it sells, and shed almost a third of its employees.
Premium-Inhalt. The bring-your-own-device phenomenon, or BYOD, has really stirred up the hornet's nest in the enterprise, particularly among CIOs. They're worried that BYOD gives too much control to employees and may even be the beginning of the end for IT.
Premium-Inhalt. Research In Motion is delaying the launch of its BlackBerry 10 operating system due to delays in completing the software.