NOVEMBER 2009 EDITION

 

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NEWS DIGEST

4 Study: CIOs becoming more business savvy | Jollibee streamlines global operations with NetSuite
5 Recent typhoons put much-needed GIS under spotlight
6 Campaign ensures proper disposal of flood-damaged UPS units | Gartner’s Top 10 technologies list

IT INDICATORS

8 Acer passes Dell as second-largest PC vendor | Call center customers need more options | WiMax lacks mass appeal

OPINION

10 Managing Technology Social Networks at Work by Michael Alan Hamlin
44 Web Security Lifeline How Well Can Reputation Technologies Protect a Business? by Menard Oseña
64 Executive Briefing Automating the Accounts Payable Process by Lloyd Parata
66 RealIT: The Inside Track Being Pinoy by Jack Madrid

IT in GOV’T

36 Tagging the world via RFID. Many believe LTO’s RFID project will be used to spy on vehicle owners, a perception the government agency claims is a myth.

INTERNET

46 Disaster Management 2.0. Aside from good-natured people who decided to help typhoon victims over at ground zero, various individuals likewise took to the Web and used the available tools at their disposal.

GREEN IT

49 A novel way to cool data centers. Engineers have linked IT equipment to a building’s cooling systems to improve energy efficiency.

STRATEGIES & TACTICS

12 E-Biz Enablers. As more customers go online to shop for products and services, expectations on improved features are increasing—an opportunity some technology providers dare not miss by offering the software and tools that enable an online business.
16 Riding the New Wave of Business
Bambi Fonacier, CEO of PinoyTunes.net—an e-store offering OPM music for download—offers a music downloading business the likes of iTunes targeted especially at Filipinos here and around the world.
20 Unwrapping the Wonders of E-Commerce
For Reggie Bundang, general manager of RegaloService.com, establishing an online business is more of a service–you have to make sure your customer has a pleasant experience.

EXECUTIVE BRIEFING

24 More Threats Yet to Come. As Internet usage increases, so will criminal activities online.
25 Pacing with Security Evolution. The IT security world is ever changing, thus it is essential for companies to keep adjusting to change.

CAREER WATCH

54 CIOs: College Grads Aren’t Ready for Work. More often than not, there are significant gaps between what even the smartest and most tech-savvy graduates learned in school and what CIOs need from new members of their IT staffs..
55 People Person | “Being able to work with people towards creating valuable results is important” — Rene O. De Guzman

CIO ROUNDTABLE

26 IT in Gov’t: Probing the Role of IT in the Public Sector. The transformative power of IT has proven beneficial in the government’s drive for public service improvement, even if technology in the public sector remains at a constant need of enhancement and development.

SECURITY

40 The 7 Deadly Sins of a Security Policy
We detail seven regularly-seen sins witnessed by two security consultants in the field. Find out which ones you might be committing, and how to make things right if you are.
43 7 Ways Security Pros Don’t Practice What they Preach
In a recent, unscientific and informal poll conducted over social networks, many IT security pros admitted they’ve often looked the enemy in the eye only to find themselves staring back in the mirror.

POWER TOOLS

58 Dell Latitude Z. Dell’s Latitude Z business laptop includes a new wireless charging technology that could eventually find its way into other Dell systems.
59 VMWare Fusion | HP Probook 5310 | BladeCenter HS22

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