Stories by Mary K. Pratt

Article | 12/10/2011 The grill: Ken Murdoch
Ken Murdoch's colleagues at the Save the Children Federation venture where few corporate workers go: war-torn countries, poverty-stricken regions and ...
Article | 8/09/2011 Sorry, tablets. Laptops still dominate the enterprise.
Bruce Smith is feeling some tablet pressure. As director of computing services for Cummins Inc., Smith helps the company's 40,000 employees get the ri...
Article | 23/08/2011 The grill: Marco Orellana
Every year the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium recognizes IT leaders who pursue innovative uses of technology to further business objectives. This year's Awar...
Article | 28/07/2011 Keeping mobile workers connected overseas
It's been a rough time of late for global business travelers who need to stay in touch.
Article | 24/05/2011 The grill: Andy Pratt
Andy Pratt, director of technology at The Lowell Whiteman School, has to support some unusual schedules. Many of the students at this college-prep boa...
Article | 11/05/2011 Universities that get security right
Professor Corey Schou was working in his school's library when he realized his computer was picking up a particularly strong Wi-Fi signal.
Article | 19/04/2011 The grill: Ingo Elfering
Ingo Elfering talks a lot about opportunities. That's not surprising, considering he has built his career on developing transformative uses for IT. In...
Article | 5/04/2011 The grill: Charles E. Christian
Charles E. Christian got his start in healthcare in the clinical arena, working in radiology before moving into IT. Today he's CIO of Good Samaritan H...
Article | 8/02/2011 The Grill: David Edelstein
David Edelstein is using technology to battle poverty, and his weapon of choice is the mobile phone. Edelstein is director of the Grameen Technology C...
Article | 28/10/2010 What CFOs want IT managers to know now
You can't run a company without technology, but you can't invest in technology without the blessings of the finance department. And thanks to the long...
Article | 24/08/2009 Ethics: Harder in a Recession?
Information technology consultant Dena L. Smith lays out a hypothetical dilemma: Should an IT department hire a more expensive vendor because the vend...
Article | 27/11/2008 Seven classic PC symptoms
As a small-business person, you might bemoan the fact you don't have 24/7 IT support like your larger-scale competitors. Don't panic. You can solve ma...
Article | 5/08/2008 Is that keyboard toxic?
Warning: Your keyboard could be a danger to you and the environment.
Article | 24/11/2007 IT wrestles with workplace blogging
There's no question that blogs are multiplying in cyberspace. Now they're infiltrating businesses, too, even if the IT departments haven't sanctioned ...

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