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City of Buffalo

Like other municipalities, the city of Buffalo, N.Y., fields calls from concerned citizens that come in through a variety of channels, including the police, social services and public works...

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Finding ROI in a swirl of data analytics

Editor's Note: Chosen by a panel of Computerworld editors, these 19 organizations are discovering valuable insights in their data streams, using analytics to solve vexing business and humanitarian...

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Healthcare CIO takes pride in developing future leaders

Sue Schade worked as a nurse's aide in high school and college, and some members of her family were nurses. But while Schade says she "never thought seriously about being a clinician," she did end up...

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Bimodal IT: A two-pronged approach to delivering innovation and maintenance

It's a feeling that's all too familiar in many an IT department: On the one hand, staffers need to keep the lights on, the systems humming, the uptime up. On the other, they're being asked to help...

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The secret to first-rate mobile apps for customers? Iterate, iterate, iterate

Take four heavy-hitting brands -- Allstate, Hilton, United Airlines and American Express, all of which place a premium on customer loyalty and retention. Mix in the customer-pleasing form of mobile...

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Veteran CIO values personal connections

When Martha Poulter took on the role of CIO at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in June 2014, she saw a leadership team that shared her thoughts on how technology supports business strategy....

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Indy speedway CIO says a sense of urgency drives decision-making

Few CIOs provide services for the diversity of business operations that Rhonda Winter does. As CIO at Hulman & Co., owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Winter and her IT staff of 12...

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Make analytics pay off for you and your customers

The Four Points by Sheraton in Halifax, Nova Scotia, had an ongoing challenge typical to most hotels: putting guests in the rooms with the amenities they desire most.To read this article in full or to...

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10 hottest tech skills for 2016

The IT team at HRHCare has seen its workload rise in recent years, as the Beacon, N.Y.-based nonprofit has added facilities and expanded its services. Eric Brosius, the organization's vice president...

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CIO seeks 'disruptive opportunities'

For nearly 150 years, Schindler Group has been moving people. The Lucerne, Switzerland-based company makes, supplies and services elevators, escalators and moving walkways. As it moves toward the...

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Tech luminaries we lost in 2015

In MemoriamImage by IEEE History Center, Reuters/Ralph Orlowski, NASAThe past year, like all years, saw the passing of many notable technologists whose innovations, visions and hard work forever...

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CIO says community service builds team bonds

As CIO of DHL Express Americas, Pablo Ciano's work impacts employees and customers around the globe. A recent example is his effort to implement and maintain a global process standard. To read this...

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IT careers: How to put your career on the fast track

Kevin Kalahiki moved up fast after landing his first IT job during the boom days of the dot-com era.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)

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PayPal

Screening out bad guys is a constant challenge for PayPal, says Mike Vergara, vice president of consumer risk at the online payment service. And screening efforts don't always go right. "Sometimes we...

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How IT staffers keep pace at fast-growing organizations

In the past five years, Darren Tedesco's IT staff has grown from about 100 employees to 250 today. And while that's a lot more people to manage, Tedesco, managing principal of innovation and strategy...

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