Hispanic Information Technology Executive Council

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

IT Healthcare - FCC broadband plan includes provisions to be used by patents to wirelessly monitor health problems. http://ping.fm/bgYRK

Privacy - Coalition of companies wants federal law to protect consumer cellphone locations and emails. http://ping.fm/lSy1o

Wireless - Broadcasters and wireless carriers face off in an effort to get more airwaves spectrum. http://ping.fm/5b7Y1

RT @HispLeadFund RIP Jaime Escalante, an American hero, and subject of the movie "Stand & Deliver." http://bit.ly/aTXXB1 #latino #hispanic

RT@sanuzis Yale Delays Switch to Google Apps, Cites Security Concerns http://ping.fm/NOJ4g

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

IT Management - How to align IT and business? Answer: IT is one more business function. CVS CIO gives the rundown. http://ping.fm/QJRf4

Mobile devices - Apple planning Verizon compatible iPhone. Will Verizon be able to handle the volume? http://ping.fm/wpu3V

eBay - Company expects to sell $1.5 billion through mobile devices in 2010. http://ping.fm/3oYPs

How Google plays the angles in Washington http://ping.fm/ApDpc #google #policy #technet

Monday, March 29, 2010

Wireless Industry - Verizon and Vodafone in talks to decide how to optimize Verizon Wireless joint venture. http://ping.fm/Cl0x6

Silicon Valley - Is it losing its luster as more companies from the area drop off the "Best Places to Work" list? http://ping.fm/6OG6T

Google Broadband - 600 cities sign up requesting to be a part of the company's ultra fast broadband experiment. http://ping.fm/oTUs7

Dashboard App For iPad: Sneak Preview Video
http://ping.fm/5J72W

The (Short) History Of Twitter's Plans To Make Money http://ping.fm/e42y4 #twitter #socialmedia

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Do we need ....A Bill of Rights in Cyberspace? http://ping.fm/Z6VmZ

190,000 People and 600 Cities Want Google’s Fast Fiber http://ping.fm/YmuOT #fastfiber #google

Apple has run out of iPads http://ping.fm/2Ib1B #iPAd

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Cool Apple IPad Preview http://ping.fm/ITtk6 #apple #ipad

Friday, March 26, 2010

IT Management - Saying "it's not about the technology" can be risky. Technology is managed, but not ignored. http://ping.fm/gfRdP

Tech spending - Oracle's sales forecast may signal US economy is bouncing back. http://ping.fm/tuYwx

Outsourcing - 9 signs you may need to fire your outsourcing vendor. http://ping.fm/HBX2n

Thursday, March 25, 2010

iPad - Businesses are starting to see potential in Apple's new tablet which will be officially released in April. http://ping.fm/j7QVX

Tech ready - US ranks fifth in world's most tech friendly countries. Criteria include math & science, with in 58th. http://ping.fm/RMfZ1

Google and China - Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, explains his core reason for removing censorship. http://ping.fm/L6AbQ

The iPad Is Coming! The iPad Is Coming! Apple Takes Over Our Job Board. http://ping.fm/p3lpP

GoDaddy Stops Selling Chinese Domains Over Censorship Concerns http://ping.fm/xeZ2V

Hello, and Welcome to Movie Phone: Mobile Apps Duke It Out
http://ping.fm/B8Klr

Microsoft Tarred as Tyranny Abettor as Google Asks Feds to Promote Net Freedom http://ping.fm/I1eUw

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

IT unemployment - Can you survive after being unemployed? Yes. The path is not easy but it can strengthen you. http://ping.fm/6IAod

Wireless - Figured out your new 3G phone? Get ready for 4G. New book examines the possibilities. http://ping.fm/OsyXK

Robotics - Harvard students get robots to play soccer to understand how they can cooperate in complicated tasks. http://ping.fm/xvcJk

Google CEO Eric Schmidt gives excellent keynote http://ping.fm/k8ft6 #google #socialmedia

Dude, Are You Getting a Dell Phone? http://ping.fm/fvvoj #dell #mobile

Twitter Starts Rolling Out Contributors Feature, Salesforce Activated http://ping.fm/Dnasm #Salesforce

Google's China Loss is Microsoft's Gain?
http://ping.fm/HrHF3

Google co-founder Sergey Brin urges US to act over China web censorship http://ping.fm/BoSlX

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Riskiest cybercrime city - Seattle is the most dangerous according to a study done by Symantec. http://ping.fm/o7HNp

Google in China - Company stops censoring in China, redirects users to Hong King site. Next move is China's. http://ping.fm/hXB41

Women in science - A persistent bias continues to exist, making it difficult for women to advance in science fields. http://ping.fm/YmGBR

Monday, March 22, 2010

Wireless - Will Intel succeed in the low margin, wireless mass market? Big challenges, technically and culturally. http://ping.fm/gdjsN

IT - Will IT all work for a tech vendor someday? Not sure I buy it, but trends indicate smaller IT organizations. http://ping.fm/Tieiw

Google in China - Company growth would shift to Korea and Japan as search giant plans exit from very large market. http://ping.fm/9e7Wn

US CTO and tech czar, Aneesh Chopra (HITEC Guest Speaker) featured in Politico http://ping.fm/KAAq4

Sunday, March 21, 2010

RT @nytimesworld: Chinese Academics’ Paper on Cyberwar Sets Off Alarms in U.S. http://nyti.ms/az0lMf #cyberwar #security

Online ad spending grows for first time in a year: report http://ping.fm/GoKRh

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Google Working With Intel, Sony on TV Project: Report - http://ping.fm/0qmpi #Google #TV

http://online.wsj.com/video/former-president-clinton-talks-gadgets-and-web/4A7A5F1F-52A4-Former President Clinton Talks Gadgets and Web! 44A8-BC24-C6AF568C0884.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+atd%2Fvideo%2Ffeed+%28AllThingsD.com%3A+All+Things+Video%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

Why Television Must Change its Engine – and Fast. http://bit.ly/cmK2GB via @AddToAny #TV #Comcast

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Internet - 2010 is the 25 anniversary of first ".com" domain. Some of the more successful, more spectacular failures. http://ping.fm/TtyQT

Broadband - Google's, others' efforts putting pressure on Verizon, AT&T, Comcast to accelerate ultra fast broadband. http://ping.fm/Tfz2y

Cyber war - We're not really at war, but it's still a risk. Cyber crime and cyber espionage, however, are real. http://ping.fm/slShp

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Facebook Finally Beats Google at Something (Traffic!) http://ping.fm/4FHqg

eReaders - Effect on e-textbooks may include cheaper prices, improved margins for publishers...and ads. http://ping.fm/SDEKP

Twitter - Micro blogging company unveils @anywhere but is not clear what it is. Here's an attempt at an explanation. http://ping.fm/yhjn5

Mobile units - Google ships its Nexus One phone on AT&T's network, competing directly with the iPhone. http://ping.fm/ZgXMI

Scholarships/Mentors/Minority Faculty/Effective Teaching Methods will Improve Rep. in STEM Fields, : http://ping.fm/kSJda

China to Google: Please Exit in an Orderly Fashion http://ping.fm/1KkLQ

Twitter VC Wilson and Federal CTO Chopra Speak! http://ping.fm/1D7EE

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

On the fight against cyberterror
http://ping.fm/OKF1y

Monday, March 15, 2010

Internet's future on display at Singularity U. http://ping.fm/zr9pG

How To Use Technology To Know Where You're Going - http://ping.fm/wD7nF via @danielburrus

Google v. Apple - Companies encroaching on each other's turf. Apple's lawsuit against HTC really about Google. http://ping.fm/1yTRm

Broadband - FCC unveils national broadband plan. TV broadcasters already drawing lines in the sand. http://ping.fm/lrutg

PayPal - Online payment processing company introduces cheaper way for businesses to do transactions of less than $10. http://ping.fm/ISwiK

PayPal - Online payment processing company introduces cheaper way for businesses to do transactions of less than $10. http://ping.fm/YwkY9

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Google Launches Web Store for Cloud-Based Apps http://ping.fm/ARM7T

Good Move or bad move? Google "99.9 pct" sure to shut China search engine-FT http://ping.fm/mabTe

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Tablet computing - Apple's iPad may face competition form HP's Slate, both to be released this year. http://ping.fm/72XEE

Mobile Devices - Google's Android powered phones sales outpace iPhone and Windows units in Nov 09 - Jan 10 quarter. http://ping.fm/Lf1km

Security - Secunia, a Danish firm, wants to make it easier to update security holes on users' installed software. http://ping.fm/sMDiV

Apple Beware: Dell (w A Little Help From Amazon & Google) is Taking on iTunes http://ping.fm/l0krO

Internet Video on TV: A Tipping Point ??http://ping.fm/WtZ6d

Best Buy seeks first-mover advantage with 3-D TV push. http://ping.fm/Ao9Xv

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Outsourcing - Are your outsourcers prices too low? It can happen, with costly consequences. Value pricing anyone? http://ping.fm/NDhVm

Broadband - FCC plan faces huge hurdles. Regardless of outcome, US continues to fall behind other countries. http://ping.fm/zKJZd

Google & China - Talks continue between company and Chinese authorities on future of company in that country. http://ping.fm/kZ2gi

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

RT @CIOonline Digital Thieves Dominate Data Breaches http://ow.ly/1duBS #security #breach

CIOs - You lead thousands of IT employees, have budgets in the tens of millions (or more). How do you thrive? http://ping.fm/EAvuk

Government IT - States in the US risk falling further behind and incurring more cost. http://ping.fm/owWez

Venture Capital - VCs survived the dot com bust but many struggling due to poor returns and the economic recession. http://ping.fm/lafxj

RT @Ivan_Leon Frost & Sullivan: Latin America's Top IT Trends for the New Decade http://bit.ly/aS2qZJ #Cloud #virtualization #GreenIT

Monday, March 8, 2010

RT @CIOonline Cloud vs. In-House: Where to Run that App? http://ow.ly/1durN #cloud #CIO

Data access - More data moving to the cloud. What happened to the argument about having data closer to the end user? http://ping.fm/Xl14J

Content - Device makers are vying for your eyes in the form of incompatible formats. Will they ever learn? http://ping.fm/fkdLS

iPhone Data Congestion - Help may be on the way to alleviate wireless data jams on AT&T's network...cable companies. http://ping.fm/3oNeI

CIOs In A Virtual World from Forbes: http://ping.fm/LRGVI

Sunday, March 7, 2010

RT @EweekNews Facebook, Twitter Access Through Mobile Browser Sees Triple Digit Growth: Some 25.1 million accessing Faceb... http://bit.ly/biw4If

Intel Pres. & CEO Paul Otellini Remarks on Rebuilding America's Growth http://ping.fm/FbgX9

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Cyberattacks explode in Congress http://ping.fm/FIxJT #cyberattacks

Apple delays launch of iPad tablet in U.S. until April 3 http://ping.fm/cUbda #Apple #iPad

Friday, March 5, 2010

Reform in K-12 STEM Education US Congressional Hearings: http://ping.fm/TgplR

US Congress Science & Tech committee; Partnerships Will Improve K-12 US STEM Education: http://ping.fm/lE0IF

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Tech zealots - they exist, they have preached to you, they can be scary (sometimes). Here's how to spot them. http://ping.fm/rNwaJ

Starting a business - Are b-schools setting entrepreneurs up for failure? This article thinks so. What do you think? http://ping.fm/estGP

Cyber Security - Department of Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano urges security industry to show more urgency. http://ping.fm/IIAeL

WSJ: Facebook Revenues For 2010 Could Hit Between $1.2 To $2 Billion http://ping.fm/QPK1N #facebook #socialmedia #HITEC

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Cyber security - Obama administration partially lifts secrecy on national Cyber Security program. http://ping.fm/dwUJ5

Social Media - CIOs need to integrate social media into their strategies, otherwise, others will do it for them. http://ping.fm/MMxLf

Smartphones - Apple sues HTC, maker of Nexus One, claiming user interface, hardware and software patent infringement. http://ping.fm/qIEeG

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

RT @informationweek: RSA: White House Cybersecurity Plan Revealed http://bit.ly/8YVjlk #Cybersecurity #security #RSA

US House of Rep. Resolution soluting National Engineers Week http://ping.fm/f2vOX #Engineer #STEM

Chevron CIO Denise Coyne discusses her career and gives advice http://ping.fm/2T3ZS #CIO #tech

Monday, March 1, 2010

eReaders - New chip may drive price of devices to less than $150 this year. http://ping.fm/mUd4Y

Microsoft - In role reversal, company suing Google for anti-competitive practices. http://ping.fm/7uRVD

Innovation - Intel CEO says decline in education, research, digital technology, hurting US competitiveness. Speech at http://ping.fm/PnKdB

Cyber warriors gather as online battles rage http://ping.fm/PJ7PD (via @sanuzis) #security