DoDIIS Worldwide Conference 17-21 May 2009

The DoDIIS Worldwide Conference will be held in Orlando Florida this year, at the Orlando World Center Marriott. I really like this conference.  It is filled with folks I like and centers around a hard enterprise mission that cries out for strong IT solutions. The theme of this years conference is "Empowering Decision Advantage."  The plenary speakers this year are GREAT! (as usual).  They include Grant Schneider, CIO for DIA, LTG Ron Burgess, … [Read more...]

Are Netbooks the Solution for You and Your Firm?

Netbooks, the hugely popular and (surprisingly) successful mini-notebooks are taking the workforce by storm.  These lightweight accessories are becoming a must-have for the professional on the go.  A combination of processing speed, hard drive space, and portability, they are what laptops were meant to be.  But are they right for you, or your end-users?  Here at CTOvision.com, we have created a little quiz to see if a netbook can fulfill your … [Read more...]

What CTOs should know about Adobe

What do you think of when you hear the word Adobe?  Many folks immediately think of the open standard Portable Document Format (PDF) that was created by Adobe Systems for document exchange.   PDFs are everywhere and so is Adobe's free PDF readers, so it is commonly the first thing that comes to mind. But things have been changing fast in that company and the dramatic changes they kicked off in the digital publishing world in the 1990's are being … [Read more...]

Discussion with Justin Rattner of Intel

This post is a follow-on to my previous report on the 21 April 2009 Xeon 5500 kickoff event hosted by Intel corporation (see: Intel's New Chip ).   My previous post talked about the new “Intelligent Processors” being fielded by Intel.  With this post I want to provide a bit more information on a key presenter there, Justin Rattner. You can find background on Justin from two credible sources, his official bio at Intel and a Wikipedia entry on … [Read more...]

Melissa Hathaway speaks at Intelligence and National Security Alliance

INSA, the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, is a group of professionals from academia, industry and government who seek to enhance innovation, discussion, debate and progress on key national security issues.  I've been involved as a member for years and get the pleasure of interacting with folks from a wide swath of the community. One of the many services INSA provides the community is providing a venue for speakers and community leaders to … [Read more...]