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Are great leaders born, or can we learn the behaviors of good leadership?

Most students don't really grasp the realities of CIS in the real world until they're actually in the real world, making the transition from the classroom to the first job a little jarring. A new W. P. Carey partnership aims to finally tackle that problem.

What is a non-commodity skill? David Woody, vice president for technologies at American Express, talked with us about the leadership qualities he looks for when hiring IT professionals. A member of the Professional Advisory Board at the W. P.

Self-service technologies, which automate routine interactions between companies and customers, are a source of convenience and efficiency to both parties -- until something goes wrong and the customer cannot make the system work.

Collaboration is not a new concept, and companies have no trouble imagining the gains to be had from collaborating within the firm, with suppliers and with customers: creativity, productivity, profits. The technology tools already exist to make it happen. But how do you get started?

The next big upgrade to your corporate systems department may be something you will use but never see -- "cloud computing," the next step in the evolution of software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology.

Collaborative technology can advance business through innovation if it can be managed, translated and used creatively. At the "Achieving Innovation through Collaboration" symposium, hosted by the Center for Advancing Business through Information Technology at the W. P.

Collaborative technology is continuing to evolve -- fostering innovation, connecting experts and creating relationships, between companies and their customers.

In late 2006, hackers stole information concerning 45.7 million debit and credit cards from the parent company of discount retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshalls.

Digital universe. Exabytes. Data fluidity value. Master data management solutions. This is the language of the future of business. As the amount of data companies attain and store grows, so too must the ability to deal effectively with this digital avalanche.