Identity and access management (IAM) solutions are gaining momentum in a wide range of industries, but there is still a great deal of confusion around what IAM means to the enterprise.
Not many CEOs actively go looking to engage those who are apt to be skeptical and critical of both them and the companies they represent. Cisco CEO John Chambers does it routinely.
Are we more productive because of collaboration technologies is? I doubt it. Just consider the problems caused by instant messaging, a tool that is often a distraction and a cause of social friction.
Sun Microsystems Inc.'s announcement last week that it will post a larger-than-expected loss in its fiscal first quarter is the latest evidence that Sun is trying to exorcise demons.