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Computerworld / September 2009
NEWS DIGEST
4 Report promotes BPO-friendly cities; entices more investors | Software piracy in RP remains at a standstill
7 RP SMBs recession-proof, says SAP | RP telcos due for tech refresh, says network vendor
OPINION
10 Managing Technology We’re Getting There by Michael Alan Hamlin
44 Web Security Lifeline Are Macs Immune to Security Threats? by Menard Oseña
64 Executive Briefing Smart Organizations by Nicanor Jorge
65 CyberBytes Philippine Telecommunications by Consuelo S. Perez
66 RealIT: The Inside Track Nerds take on the 21st Century by Nora Terrado
KNOWLEDGE CENTER
37 Corporate IT done ‘Lite’. CIOs are turning to cheap, lightweight Web 2.0 and open-source tools to get the job done fast.
GREEN IT
40 IT Recycling Pitfalls. A few simple steps can keep an IT green policy from turning into your own ecological disaster.
STRATEGIES & TACTICS
12 Apple: Ripe for the Enterprise
After years of ignoring the needs of the enterprise, Apple Inc. seems to be making a concerted push into the business world.
16 Apple Macs: Designed for Design?
McCann Erickson’s use of Macs, though beneficial and smooth-sailing at the time being, is not met without a few kinks that needed to be ironed out along the way.
20 Is Apple gearing up to enter the enterprise?
With Apple finally taking the needs of business users seriously, it’s time for enterprises to look at Apple’s offerings the same way.
21 Seeking Enterprise Mac Support?
It may be hard to find support for enterprise, but the good news is that Mac people help each other out, more so than the fragmented PC user community.
22 Three Nightmares when Managing Mac
In the corporate world, a shortfall in Mac management can have real impact on worker productivity. Such tech nightmares will surely become more common as the Mac makes its way to the enterprise.
EXECUTIVE BRIEFINGS
32 POS: Streamlining Retail Operations. Executives and decision makers—especially in the retail industry—should keep in mind that technology plays but a single factor in raking in sales and profit.
CAREER WATCH
54 Job Search Tips: Addressing Job Hopping on a Resume. IT professionals who’ve held multiple jobs during a short span of time have a good defense on their side: emphasizing skills and accomplishments on the résumé rather than tenure with each job.
56 The Weigh Man. It may not sound too popular like Superman or Iron man, yet Jonathan Pineda’s “weigh man” status as information security officer (ISO) is definitely a noble one, as he weighs the risks involved related to information technology and handles them right.
CIO ROUNDTABLE
24 Mitigating Security Risks During an Economic Crisis
SECURITY
42 4 Steps to Infrastructure Security and Better Networks
When it comes to securing business networks and infrastructures, the channel can help customers be more secure by following four easy steps.
43 Hardware Firewalls Bring Security to Small Businesses
For less than $500, a simple unified gateway device can protect even tiny offices from the very real threats posed by malware and hackers.
EDUCATION
46 eSkwela: A Beacon of Hope
Hope floats for the out-of-school youth and adults who are given a chance to finish their basic education and be part of the new breed of ICT competent workers through the eSkwela Project of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT).
IT MANAGEMENT
52 Dazzle Your CEO with Hard Facts
CEOs want to hear tangible contributions of IT to the business, yet there are several reasons why CIOs end up blurting out self-aggrandizing spin that can’t be quantified.
POWER TOOLS
58 Gadget makers dazzle consumers with nifty tools and innovations
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