Hispanic Information Technology Executive Council

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Consumer tech - Corporate employees use home devices at work. Government people doing the same. Even POTUS has an iPad. http://ping.fm/29A4I

Data Volume - Transaction, market, social media and ERP data need robust architecture to manage its growth and quality. http://ping.fm/L4WLH

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Another Cyber Attack on a US Corporation? http://ping.fm/QlPOZ

Friday, May 27, 2011

Leadership - 12 lessons from successful individuals who tell about real risk and change. http://ping.fm/kRrXA

All Things Digital - ATD, a site about tech news, will stream 3 sessions of its annual conference for the first time. http://ping.fm/2Bs97

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Skype - Will Microsoft's purchase of the Internet voice and video service increase enterprise licensing costs? http://ping.fm/CECFU

Social media - Facebook wants to create, amplify brand messages, including your own. A new level of "word of mouth". http://ping.fm/JaDiy

Are search and telecommunications companies becoming banks? http://ping.fm/BJO51

Should there be a tax on internet downloads? http://ping.fm/It7vn #internet

D: All Things Digital conference is coming next week http://ping.fm/wGEHa #wsj

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Gadgets - Have extra cash laying around? You know who you are. For $50,000 you can have the ultimate Bluetooth headset. http://ping.fm/EdzbX

Twitter - Company buys TweetDeck, desktop and mobile app to organize tweets in handy columns, for $40 million. http://ping.fm/kVLQo

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Android Security - Phones could be eavesdropped due to flaw found by German team. Wonder if Google is listening. http://ping.fm/mds1E

Global Economy - Blast in China plant owned by Taiwan's Foxconn could impact Apple, HP, Sony, Dell and Nintendo. http://ping.fm/Q1rh9

Monday, May 23, 2011

DNA Computing - The human body's genes may one day be harnessed for computing purposes. Unlimited computing capacity? http://ping.fm/ydunF

HP - 3 execs leave as service margins shrink, PC sales slow and CEO emphasizes revenue growth over short term profits. http://ping.fm/Ig6LW

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Privacy - Social widgets from FB and Twitter track users when visiting web pages even if they don't click on widgets. http://ping.fm/rN5tT

STEM education - Panel addresses formula for successful Science, Tech, Engineering and Math schools. http://ping.fm/RXWC6

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Coffee and mobility - Starbucks tells how mobile apps are integrated into overall customer and store experience. http://ping.fm/O5VmY

Facebook PR Fiasco - FB tried to smear Google and got egg on its face. But what does that say about gullible bloggers? http://ping.fm/nWl7N

Netflix is biggest source of internet traffic and is just getting started. http://ping.fm/2WUxT #netflix

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

HP - Company topped quarterly guidance but sees drop for fiscal year. http://ping.fm/6HGjB

Web monitoring - Startup New Relic helps companies monitor web apps performance and user experience in real time. http://ping.fm/RGi3o

Monday, May 16, 2011

Tech ethics - Entrepreneur, current Google exec, Damon Horowitz, says tech people should have "moral operating system". http://ping.fm/cWa8P

Mobile chips- Intel leads processor market for PCs and Laptops but Arm rules mobile processor space with 95 pct share. http://ping.fm/voWyK

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Tech Theft - Companies copy, borrow and steal ideas from each other. Here are some examples. http://ping.fm/0qNcx

Mobile Apps - Does it make sense to have for your company or will a well designed web site do? http://ping.fm/exoRH

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Apple - Company is now the world's most valuable brand, passing Google. http://ping.fm/E0hEx

Skype - Internet voice communication service in talks with Microsoft to be acquired. http://ping.fm/CKMYH

Monday, May 9, 2011

Biz tech - Some tech for businesses is not quite ready (or just doesn't work). Check it out. Do you agree? http://ping.fm/1xswq

3D Printing - Smartphone cover torn? No problem. "Print" one at home and it's ready to go. http://ping.fm/tf5TL

Friday, May 6, 2011

The net and you - Is the web creating a "bubble" around us that shields us from info that contradicts our views? http://ping.fm/aAp5w

Broadband Caps - Advocacy groups ask FCC to review AT&T's broadband limits. In conflict with national broadband plan? http://ping.fm/4enzZ

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Tablets - Rumored Amazon tablet has the potential to adding a new, positive dimension to the already crowded space. http://ping.fm/F69k3

Security - Board level leadership lacking in how the breach to 100 million of Sony's customers was handled. http://ping.fm/cZlet

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

100 million accounts hacked at Sony. http://ping.fm/xiwxj

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Wireless - Wholesalers of spectrum team up with partners, threatening current brands. Starbucks phone anyone? http://ping.fm/sd1N2

Google - Internal memos show the strategic importance to the company of location data from Android handsets. http://ping.fm/1HO9w

Monday, May 2, 2011

Osama Attack Tweeted - An IT consultant actually tweeted the attack on Osama but he didn't know what it was! http://ping.fm/Rp3Iq

Osama - Death of bin Laden caused large surge in net traffic as news, social, other media reported the event. http://ping.fm/3CZ5C

Google - Company at the top of Harris Interactive’s annual poll of corporate reputations with J&J in second place. http://ping.fm/HcSlq