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April 2005





Departments
2-WAY STREET
2-Way Street
by Jim Rendon
CIO James Krause and his business colleague Richard Redding are leveraging their longtime partnership to improve online trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
CIO HABITAT
Take Control of Your Software Destiny
by Thornton May
Executives speak frankly about the state of software today in this research exclusive.
UPDATE
Slicing Up Spam - (problem solved)
by Ellen O'Brien
Servers from Hewlett-Packard helped one company tackle spam.
What's Your Handicap? - (careers)
by Tom Kaneshige
Golf can be the boardroom equalizer.
Users Sent to Tool School - (q&a)
by Stefanie McCann
New business intelligence tools weren't catching on at one company -- so users were sent back to "school."
'Gross' Loss in Translation - (on the job)
by Stefanie McCann
The director of IT at Coca-Cola Bottling ran into an issue when placing an order with his Indian associates.
Are You a CIO Leader? - (bookshelf)
by Anne McCrory
"The New CIO Leader" is worth picking up.
Software Spending: Davids vs. Goliaths - (numbers)
Application spending in the midmarket outpaces larger companies -- but why?
(quotable)
The CIO of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange CIO shares a hiring philosophy.
The 6 Pillars of Alignment - (tips)
IT can be effective by following six steps, John Oglesby says.
The Artful CIO: Pitching with Pictures - (managing up)
by Jim Rendon
One CIO has turned his passion for graphs into a job skill.
VERTICAL VIEWS
Latest Retail Fashion: Identifying and Catering to Frequent Customers
by Steve Ulfelder
Retail's greatest business challenge today is competing on the customer experience. Here's how IT can help.
Features
Shifting Ground
by Jim Rendon
Hosted software is shifting the dynamics of vendor pricing models and disrupting the industry's control over how customers spend. See how midmarket CIOs are navigating this new landscape.
How Secure Are You?
Outside IT security assessments can cost up to 10% of your security budget. But can you afford to go without one?
100 Days in Iraq
by Tom Kaneshige
CIO George Danforth risked his life repeatedly during the most perilous assignment of his 30-year career: creating a national IT strategy for Iraq.
Passing the Audit
by Maryfran Johnson
While most companies staggered under Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, Pacer International marched forward to get the job done on time and on budget. In the process, it kick-started an IT/business transformation.
Opinion Columns
(business mentor)
by Jerry McElhatton
Business skills, strong mentoring relationships can help IT become a "change master."
(erp journey)
by Les Johnson
An IT executive whittles 22 ERP vendors down to three as his company's project kicks off.
(project expert)
by Gopal K. Kapur
IT projects often start as half-baked ideas from senior business executives. Here are seven questions to pose at the start of a project.
Audit trail
by Matt Zerega
Step inside the mind of an IT auditor: It's not as scary as you might think.
Editor's Letter
by Maryfran Johnson
CIO Decisions is listening to new voices.
Off the Cuff
The vice president of IT at Oceaneering International speaks off the cuff.



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