As more companies use 3D printers to make finished products, not prototypes, NASA may use them to make parts and tools on the International Space Station
December 6, 2011
How data analytics is helping urban areas improve the quality of life by cutting crime, pollution and waste
November 1, 2011
As researchers confidently predict a future of faster-than-ever transformations in computing, they are creating chips that learn and respond as they gain experience
October 3, 2011
As some rush to bury the role of chief information officer, CIOs are innovating, stimulating fresh revenue, and helping companies respond better to customers
September 6, 2011
The flood of information from social media and elsewhere is propelling companies' use of free and customizable software called Hadoop to manage it
September 6, 2011
Learn how the technology industry is coping with surging demand for workers in a market where there are too few engineers and sales people. Find out which cities are undergoing the fastest growth in technology-related jobs
August 2, 2011
Learn how Apple, Microsoft, IBM, Google and Hewlett-Packard are crafting tools and hardware that help people with disabilities live and work more productively
July 6, 2011
Learn how software developers are hacking into Microsoft's Kinect motion sensor to build products and services that take advantage of its ability to capture 3-D images at low cost. It's being used by businesses as varied as Nordstrom for window displays, Evoluce to help users control PCs by hand, and researchers at UC Berkeley to help robots "see"
June 6, 2011
Data center building plans by companies such as Dell, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google are helping small rural towns cut deficits
May 2, 2011
Learn how companies including Siemens, SAP, Nissan and Mattel are using game technology to improve how they train workers and design and market products. The gamification market may surge to $1.6 billion in 2015 from $100 million this year
April 4, 2011
Kia, Best Buy, and Viacom are using new tools to mine comments on the Web to see what consumers really think of their brands
February 28, 2011
Learn how companies are cutting costs by hiring microworkers who are paid by task. Read about the businesses and Websites that are helping match workers with jobs and employers. These include Amazon.com, CloudCrowd, LiveOps and ODesk
January 31, 2011
Learn how companies including Wells Fargo, Google, Starbucks, McDonald's, AT&T; and Verizon Wireless are using near-field communications to help consumers make purchases with a mobile phone
January 3, 2011
Learn how companies including Flextronics, Siemens and Accenture are using cloud computing to cut costs and tackle tasks including human resources and sales management; Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Salesforce.com, Workday and SuccessFactors are competing for a slice of a $148.8 billion market
December 6, 2010
Learn how companies are creating and using mobile apps for employees who want to use the Apple iPhone, Research In Motion BlackBerry and phones that run Google's Android software to get work done when they're on the go
November 1, 2010
Learn how General Motors is using high-performance computers made by IBM to make cars safer and market new automobiles. Other companies harnessing high-power computers include Boeing, DreamWorks, Eli Lilly, and Speedo
October 4, 2010
Learn how companies including Pitney Bowes, AT&T;, Cisco Systems and Electronic Arts are using software to tap workers' collective knowledge and ideas to solve problems at a low cost
September 7, 2010
IBM and CA are hard-pressed to replace the aging corps of Baby Boomers who support their still-indispensable mainframe business
August 2, 2010
Learn how large companies including Wells Fargo and SAP as well as smaller businesses such as restaurants and nail salons are using Apple's iPad to make employees more productive and keep them better connected to the office
July 6, 2010
Safety advances and a keener sense of their surroundings are putting robots to work in such new settings as hospitals, warehouses, and offices
June 1, 2010
Companies are turning to individualized plans for employees to improve their fitness, assisted by wearable technology and Web sites, in an effort to contain health care costs
May 3, 2010
The U.S. government is stepping up recruitment of engineers who can help wage cyberwar
April 5, 2010
Fake chips, routers, and computers cost the electronics industry as much as $100 billion a year; distributors and law enforcers are fighting back
February 3, 2010
Microsoft, McAfee, and Symantec are countering costly infringement litigation by joining a year-old group that buys and licenses its own patents
January 5, 2010
IT departments attempt to cut costs by experimenting with thin clients, netbooks, virtual desktops, and other substitutes for traditional computing
January 4, 2010
Context-aware computing draws on vast amounts of data to help consumers buy from vendors that know more about them, too
December 7, 2009
The technology for meshing digital data with actual images, or augmented reality, makes a jump to smartphones, and the market is taking off
November 2, 2009
Smart-grid technology will bring huge savings to companies as varied as Cisco, PG&E;, and Cargill, and to consumers, too. But who will foot the bill?
October 5, 2009
Hiring at small, venture-funded tech firms is on the rise, raising hopes for an industrywide turnaround by 2010
August 31, 2009
Companies seeking some of the $7.2 billion in federal money to bring broadband to underserved areas are rushing to meet an Aug. 14 deadline
August 3, 2009
How a top payments processor responded to the largest-ever criminal pilfering of credit-card data, and what other companies can learn from it
July 6, 2009
Coca-Cola, Cisco, Intuit, and others use ever more sophisticated tools to measure their environmental impact and meet emissions goals
June 1, 2009
Despite such worries as data security, IT staffs are beginning to support Apple's device—especially if the CEO starts carrying one
May 4, 2009
Electronic medical recordkeeping may not cut the overall cost of care, but by eliminating redundant procedures and reducing errors, quality may be improved
January 10, 2012
The recession is fostering interest in BI software, which helps companies analyze the data they collect for new cost-cutting or sales opportunities
February 2, 2009
Discretionary IT projects are getting the ax as companies review costs, hurting sales and growth for outsourcing providers
January 4, 2009
Companies as varied as Nortel, Nationwide, and Bechtel are experimenting with virtual desktops that are likely to improve security—but will they reduce costs?
November 30, 2008
As the recession puts pressure on tech spending, many companies are turning to open-source software to handle more IT tasks
November 3, 2008
With credit tight in a rough economy, businesses are offloading equipment while bargain hunters are picking up retooled hardware on the cheap
October 5, 2008
Diverse fields such as medicine, fashion, combat and architecture are adopting 3D computing applications
September 6, 2008
Microblogging lets an airline, for instance, monitor customers' gripes—and tweet back. Is this a creepy trend?
September 5, 2008
A major shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity is under way as more companies tap into Web-based applications
August 4, 2008
Many companies are realizing that they can play a crucial role in helping communities recover from natural catastrophes
June 2, 2008
Competitions from the likes of Microsoft and Virgin are sparking innovation and drawing thousands of contestants from around the world
May 5, 2008
Moving beyond Second Life marketing, many companies are infiltrating virtual worlds for employee meetings, mixers, and recruiting
April 7, 2008
Efforts to send IT work anywhere but Bangalore are taking on added urgency as costs of doing work in India rise and the dollar sinks
March 3, 2008
The customizable bits of software on Facebook and other social networking sites are the latest trend in viral marketing. But are widgets here to stay?
July 16, 2007
Companies large and small are seeing their proprietary information compromised by employees' personal devices, and they're taking action
May 14, 2007
As a threat to operations and the bottom line, corporate computing's fast-growing power consumption is forcing companies to adopt green energy
November 5, 2007
A rising tide of companies are tapping Semantic Web technologies to unearth hard-to-find connections between disparate pieces of online data
March 12, 2007
The online tools for building collective info banks are making deeper inroads in corporations and rewriting the rules of collaboration
February 12, 2007
The benefits include lower costs and greater productivity, but figuring out how to communicate with off-site employees is crucial
January 16, 2007
A growing number of companies turn to online video, and the word of mouth that accompanies it, for everything from advertising to recruiting
December 11, 2006
Companies are increasingly sending IT work to hubs outside India. They're saving money but facing a whole new raft of challenges
November 5, 2007
Corporations from IBM to Google to E*Trade are jumping onboard the trend of mixing and matching software from different sources
November 5, 2007
Radio frequency identification, or RFID, has been slow to reshape retailing, but it's finding unexpected uses in health care and beyond
November 5, 2007
Networking technology gives companies a new set of tools for recruiting and customer service—but privacy questions remain
November 5, 2007
More corporations are setting up their own markets for economic forecasts, hoping to tap into the wisdom of employees
November 5, 2007
Companies are upgrading old phone networks to reduce bills and add features. But cost savings can take time, and IP systems aren't risk-free
November 5, 2007
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