OPINIONS

Gauging BYOD Acceptance

The bulk of the shops (two-thirds) that allow BYOD let employees bring in and use what they want, while roughly one-fifth say they give employees an allowance to buy the tools they like.

John Dix, Editor-in-Chief Network World, Inc

Social Relationships, Social Returns

Calculating the ROI of social media business is tricky for most enterprises. Knowing what to track can be a good start.

Gunjan Trivedi executive editor, IDG Media

Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish

It looks like the Akash tablet project has been put in the trash, where it belongs. Now let’s hope they don't plan to aren’t going to recycle.

Arun Kumar, Executive Editor IDG Media

Why Your Clothes Need a Mobile Upgrade

Wearable computing glasses and wristwatches? What about the computing you're already wearing?

Mike Elgan Contributor, Computerworld (US)

7 Ways to Get Your CEO Fired

It's hard to train good CEOs. It's much easier to set them up for failure. Follow these seven steps and your chief executive officer is bound to be out of a job sooner or later.

Rob Enderle, Enderle Group. president and principal analyst

Windows XP Support Ends in a Year, So What Are You Gonna Do About It?

To mark the one year remaining on the Windows XP support clock, Microsoft steps up its upgrade warnings and advice and offers a 15 percent upgrade discount for SMBs.

Shane O'Neill Assistant Managing Editor, CIO.com

Hire Slowly and Hire Well

Organizations will be looking to not only fill new IT roles, but also backfill roles that have experienced turnover.

Debbie Madden, executive vice president software developer Cyrus Innovation

Facebook and Minnovation

Zuckerberg enthused: "On one level, Home is the next mobile version of Facebook. On the other, it's a change in the relationship with the next generation of computing devices." What utter nonsense. But that's pretty common nowadays; all of the big players' "big" announcements are now merely iterations of existing products.

MarkGibbs Author, CIO

10 Things BlackBerry Z10 Does That iPhone Can't

If non-U.S. shipments during the first couple of months following the Z10's release are any indication, BlackBerry may see even more Z10 shipments than the million devices it moved it in the company's fiscal fourth quarter.

Al Sacco, Author CIO

Does Technology Make Us Smarter Or Dumber?

IDG Enterprise CEO Mike Friedenberg ponders a bleak future where self-driving cars, smart appliances and drone technology leave humans without much to do--except get fat and push buttons.

Michael Friedenberg CEO, IDG Enterprise

Apple Fans: Microsoft is No Longer the Enemy

Just as Nixon was an old Cold Warrior, I'm a veteran of the Apple/Microsoft war. My first computer was an Apple II Plus, bought way back in 1980.The enemy in those days was Radio Shack with its junky and clunky TRS-80. It was cheap, a ton of people bought it, and it wasn't as good as an Apple computer

Brent Simmons, MacWorld Mac and iOS developer

Oracle's Delusional Hardware Marketing isn't Fooling Anyone

Oracle has made yet another questionable marketing claim against IBM. This makes me wonder why, after getting its hand slapped repeatedly, Oracle continues to do this. The answer is actually simple: The company doesn't really have a choice.

Rob Enderle President and Principal Analyst, Enderle Group