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Enterprise Mobility in 2011: Keeping Apps and Phones Under Control

Enterprise mobility will be the biggest trend in tech this year, according to Forrester, with private app stores popping up to simplify mobile app overload. But app stores aren't a panacea, and enterprises must plan to secure and streamline the

4 Feb 2011

IT Leadership Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Finance Planning Begins to Reflect the Upturn

Strong indications of an increase in U.S. corporate innovation and productivity for 2011 emerge from a late-December survey of finance executives released today by CFOworld.

4 Feb 2011

Financial Services Industry IT Leadership IT Strategy

Can Android Outrun Apple’s Marketing Machine?

Marketing will play a pivotal role in the tablet war, making Apple an all-time favorite.

3 Feb 2011

Mobile Small and Medium Business

Windows Phone 7: 10 Free Apps You Need Right Now

Microsoft recently announced that the Windows Phone Marketplace app store now has 6,000 apps and counting. That's not even remotely close to Android's 100,000 apps or the iPhone's 300,000, but the Windows Phone 7 Zune-like interface gi

3 Feb 2011 5 mins

Small and Medium Business Smartphones Windows

Recruiting CFOs Takes a New Twist

For the past couple of years, when large companies went hunting for new CFOs they asked headhunters to find flinty-eyed finance specialists. But as CEOs and boards become more convinced that the economy is improving, broader skills are coming into de

3 Feb 2011

Financial Services Industry IT Leadership

Dealing with the IRS Ruling on Uncertain Tax Positions

Starting with their 2010 tax returns, companies with assets of at least $100 million will need to provide concise descriptions of their uncertain tax positions, or UTPs, to the IRS. An uncertain tax position is one for which a taxpayer has recorded a

3 Feb 2011

Financial Services Industry IT Leadership

Top Finance Concerns: What Keeps You Up At Night?

Through the course of their careers, most CFOs will manage through a range of challenges: unpredictable working capital flows, volatile raw material prices, and unwieldy tax and regulatory systems, for starters. Several CFOs and consultants identifie

3 Feb 2011

Financial Services Industry IT Leadership

Android’s Big Rush Could Sack IT: 5 Preparation Tips

If you think iPhones and iPads are hard to support in the enterprise, just wait for the rush of Android devices that could blindside CIOs. Here's a look at how fast Android devices are coming - and advice to help IT prepare for a bevy of configu

2 Feb 2011

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