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• Why it's Time to Take LinkedIn Seriously

  Added 14th May 2013

  But is there really value in spending time on LinkedIn? Can this platform benefit your business? The answer is yes, on all counts.

• Does Apple's Tim Cook Have a Lucrative Exit Strategy?

  Added 29th Apr 2013

  While it was expected that Apple shares would increase on the news of this massive stock buyback and dividend, investors actually sold off shares and Apple stock declined instead. It's been all over the map since.

• 7 Ways To Get Your CEO Fired

  Added 15th Apr 2013

  It isn't that hard to get rid of a CEO, particularly a new one. In any large company, there are always people who dislike the CEO for some reason and want him gone.

• Why CRM Security Is Always a 'Role'-Your-Own Project

  Added 4th Apr 2013

  CRM systems are the most political of all enterprise software applications. This is partly because of the user community; sales and marketing play politics for a living.

• Why Windows Blue Heralds The Death Of The Desktop

  Added 27th Mar 2013

  The next iteration of Windows 8 grabs desktop functionality, and places it inside the modern UI. The writing is on the wall.

• Challenging IT Analysts by Shifting Research From Vendors to Clients

  Added 19th Mar 2013

  A few months ago I wrote about a new company called Ombud and asked, can a new analyst firm take down Gartner?

• HR Is Driving HP's Turnaround (Yahoo, Take Note)

  Added 11th Mar 2013

  Only Dell comes close to HP's breadth, and Dell's in the process of going private so it can reduce overhead and better focus its resources.

• Apple, Samsung and Google Under Fire At Mobile World Congress

  Added 4th Mar 2013

  The smartphone industry's three dominant leaders were put on notice this week in Barcelona: It's a new world now.

• From the Editor : Tried Selling Ideas?

  Added 19th Feb 2013

  A journey of change, and a journey of influence, which will help you transform people’s hearts, minds and actions.

• Why Microsoft Must Become Apple And Google

  Added 1st Feb 2013

  Can't beat 'em? Then join 'em. Microsoft's future may lie in stealing the strategies of its most bitter rivals.

• From the Editor : A Brave New Year

  Added 22nd Jan 2013

  The most significant trend in 2012 that impacted Indian enterprise IT was the slowdown in the economy. The brakes on growth caused enterprises of all sizes to relook IT investments.

• Scot Finnie: 5 Tips for Developing Successful Mobile Apps

  Added 16th Jan 2013

  The initial rush to build mobile apps is settling down, and none too soon. The world has endured the release of a whole lot of mediocre, or even useless, mobile apps.

• Apple and the Future of Design

  Added 8th Jan 2013

  Before the iPhone, smartphones were bulky, simplistic, and overwhelmingly digital. Apple's approach to the problem was to first connect with the human holding the device, then present you with neat things you could do with it.

• 10 Reasons Why Windows 8 Makes Sense for Business

  Added 4th Jan 2013

  Adopting any new OS imposes a learning curve on users, but once your workforce gets comfortable with Windows 8, its benefits can outweigh its drawbacks.

• From the Editor : Keep the Dots Connected

  Added 21st Dec 2012

  IT has to be a critical tool in your kit, and not just one that you deploy for clients alone.

• If Tech is So Important, Why Are IT Wages Flat?

  Added 6th Dec 2012

  Despite information technology's ever increasing role in the economy, IT wages remain persistently flat. This may be tech's inconvenient truth.

• The New Business Model: Competing with Partners!

  Added 28th Nov 2012

  While users and pundits focus on market share, companies tend to focus on profits. And when it comes to profits in the mobile space, Apple is taking nearly all of them.

• Value the Skeptics

  Added 16th Nov 2012

  Skeptics haven’t got their due. Often, their presence provides a reality check to organizations. But it is vital that you differentiate between the good kind and the bad.

• From the Editor : Ode to Experimentation

  Added 16th Nov 2012

  A radical reshaping of the way your company is set up may help tackle today’s battles and tomorrow’s wars.

• Futuring Should be Job No. 1 for IT

  Added 25th Oct 2012

  IT leaders—your own customers—spend too little time imagining the future. That’s a big problem.