What job shortage? Firms go begging for high-tech talent
Outsourcing, offshoring and the dot-com meltdown have taken their toll: Students are avoiding information-systems careers. However, companies still need high-tech talent, and are facing increasing difficulty in filling positions. Experts at the W. P.
Podcast: Social media opportunities, risks and marketing
Social media, including blogs, discussion boards and networking sites like Facebook have changed the laws of nature for communications and marketing. Kevin Dooley, a professor of supply chain management at the W. P.
A new theory changes the thinking behind creating robots and smart machines
Asim Roy, an information systems professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business, was on sabbatical at Stanford University in 1991 when several years of thinking about the operation of the brain and artificial systems inspired him to act.
New attitudes, technology paint a brighter future for videoconferencing
Videoconferencing has been touted as a practical, here-today technology that can save companies from having to fly employees all over. But despite its practicality, adoption of this technology has been minimal.
A quiet but growing revolution: The disruptive technology of on-demand software aggregators
Google, a bellwether of online computing, recently announced OpenSocial -- its next generation answer to Facebook, which had previously opened up its platform.
The best tool for the job: Selecting and implementing e-tools
Tools to facilitate the full range of business processes proliferated over the past decade. Some firms base entire business models or product lines on such tools, while other traditional companies are looking for tools as a means to improve operational efficiency or processes.
To pay or not to pay: The world of office suites opens up
The ubiquitous Microsoft Office suite claims an impressive 95 percent market share. Yet since 2000, a free suite of software that includes spreadsheet and word processing programs similar to Excel and Word has evolved.
The road to a mature network
Computer network problems cost American businesses $100 billion each year.
A 'building code' for convergence: Managing IT in the public sector
As chief information officer for the state of Arizona, Chris Cummiskey directs computer operations for 114 agencies ranging from the Acupuncture Board of Examiners to the Weights and Measures Department.
Podcasting: Where does it go from here?
The question has been debated for centuries: if a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it, does it make a sound? Conventional wisdom says yes, but that no one will notice. The axiom could be applied to podcasting.