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Does business understand technology any more?

Social IT is more than a toy for teenagers – it is changing the landscape for organisations, who are struggling to keep up. Peter Whitehead reports

Girls also wanna have fun

A project reveals that boys’ early interest in IT is sparked by games, while girls encounter technology much later, and in a more unappealing form, writes Peter Whitehead

Perspectives: Cuts limit chances of escaping downturn unscathed

Some chief information officers fear that the axe has already cut IT budgets too deep, writes Alan Cane

Personal view: Clock is ticking for litigants as judges wise up to IT

Martin Baldock on how the tactical use of technology in legal cases has become a growing burden

Digital Business: Google shows how the web was won

The inevitable primacy of the browser and web applications is becoming clear, writes Chris Nuttall

Boardroom debate: A call to arms for a 21st century CIO

Companies need chief information officers who can influence organisational strategy, writes Ade McCormack

Usability: ‘Lovely software. But I can’t work it’

Rather than increase productivity, complex office software is adding to the daily grind, reports Jessica Twentyman

Changing places: Burns takes lead at Xerox

Ursula Burnstakes takes over from Anne Mulcahy as chief executive of the company, writes Dan Ilett

Wireless security: Data fills the airwaves – who is listening ?

There are some basic but essential defences that companies must use, writes Alan Cane

From laptop to doorstop: how to manage a missing device

Experts agree that most laptop thieves are opportunist, and far from tech savvy, Danny Bradbury writes

Weather predictions: Long-term forecasts bring brighter outlook

IT role model: Diplomatic engineer charged with wiring the world

Did it work?: Technology to make oil extraction slicker

Ears burning? Autonomy reveals who is thinking of you

Ex-wrestler leads fight against cybercrime

Futurephile: A world with less waiting