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5 Free Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Office

Small businesses don't always need Microsoft Office software for word processing, spreadsheets, email, database and publishing tools. We look at five free, open source alternatives to Microsoft Office.

17 Sep 2012 7 mins

Budgeting Microsoft Office Small and Medium Business

Forget iPhone 5: Awesome Apple Alternatives (Video)

In this video short take, IDG Enterprise's Al Sacco and Keith Shaw talk about three top-of-the-line iPhone 5 alternatives from Motorola, Nokia and Samsung.

14 Sep 2012 1 min

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

Free Lightning to 30-Pin Adapter for iPhone 5 Buyers? No Way, No How

This morning, rumors—and Apple's website—suggested the company would give one free Lightning to 30-pin adapter to all new iPhone 5 buyers. CIO.com's Al Sacco suggests that will never happen.

14 Sep 2012 2 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone

Windows 8 Given Tall Order of Saving the PC

PC sales have stagnated and older PCs aren't being replaced as consumers gobble up tablets and smartphones for work and play. Can Windows 8 possibly turn this sea change around?

14 Sep 2012 4 mins

Laptops Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Is Windows 8 the Answer to Consumerization of IT Woes?

When it comes to post-PC computing, Apple's iPad has taken a commanding lead in the enterprise. However, will the security, networking and management features of Microsoft's Windows 8, slated for release next month, help Microsoft tablets t

14 Sep 2012 5 mins

Laptops Microsoft Office Small and Medium Business

iPads Lighten Load for Sales Staff At Boston Scientific

A new iPad strategy at Boston Scientific freed its sales staff from lugging around sales brochures. Finding the right cloud strategy, however, has proved more challenging.

14 Sep 2012 3 mins

Cloud Computing Healthcare Industry

5 Things CIOs Need to Know About CX

CX (or customer experience) has become critically important to doing business. If you're not already checking in with how your customer sees your business, it's time to start.

14 Sep 2012 3 mins

Carriers Consumer Electronics Retail Industry

iPhone 5 Upgrades: Beware of the ‘Verizon Tax’

Buying Apple's new iPhone 5 from Verizon means upgrading to an expensive "share everything plan" that could cost you upwards of $700 a year. And because it has a new type of connector, you'll shell out even more cash.

14 Sep 2012 4 mins

Carriers Small and Medium Business iPhone

Cybersecurity Expert: US Critical Infrastructure Threat is Real – but ‘the Sky Isn’t Falling’

In a Q&A with WurldTech CTO Nate Kube, CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman addresses the current cyber threat to American utilities and what sort of government regulations are needed to help protect U.S. critical infrastructure.

13 Sep 2012 6 mins

Cybercrime Data and Information Security Regulation

BlackBerry 10 Delay Looms Larger After Lukewarm iPhone 5 Launch

RIM's BlackBerry 10 delay is a huge lost opportunity that became even more glaring after this week's ho-hum iPhone 5 launch, according to CIO.com's Al Sacco.

13 Sep 2012 3 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones

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