Linda Rosencrance

IT spending projections for 2006 continue to improve after a dip last fall, according to the monthly CIO Magazine Tech Poll released Monday. CIOs are now predicting that their IT spending will increase by 7.8 per cent over the next 12 months, up from predictions in November that it would rise 5.7 per cent this year. CIOs in October had projected that IT spending in 2006 would rise by 5.2 per cent.

Four major telecommunications companies have submitted initial bids for the U.S. government's 10-year telecommunications services contract, known as Networx and potentially worth up to US$20 billion.

A Massachusetts teenager has pleaded guilty in federal court to hacking into the networks of Internet and telephone service providers, stealing someone's personal information and posting it online, according to a statement from Michael Sullivan, U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts.

How do good e-retailers turn visitors into buyers? By giving them a good online experience, according to a survey released this week by ForeSee Results, a research company in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The challenge for Cmdr. Eric Rasmussen, a U.S. Navy physician, was to find technology that civilian and military organizations could use to manage the flow of information regarding disaster relief efforts in less-than-ideal environments. To find the right solution, Rasmussen put several products through their paces at Strong Angel II, a series of exercises designed to improve civilian-military collaboration during postconflict humanitarian operations.

Harvard Business School said it will reject the applications of the 119 applicants who recently hacked into the school

For years, analysts have been predicting that electronic paper, or e-paper, would set the stage for the paperless office. Until recently, however, developing a paper substitute was not an easy proposition. And even today, business applications of the technology remain limited.

CIOs surveyed last month predicted that IT spending would grow by just 6.7 per cent during the next 12 months, down from the 8.4 per cent growth rate they had predicted in November, according to the latest CIO Magazine Tech Poll, which was released Monday.