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• How to Get Your Documents Under Control

  An events-planning business moves from a time-consuming, manual process for creating documents to one that uses HP Relate templates.

• In search of an Android mobile strategy

  Medical technology moves at warp speed, and trying to wring back-office benefits from the latest gadgets can be tricky in a field governed by strict privacy regulations.

• Enterprise mobile: 7 things CIOs need to do now

  I recently met with rock star CIOs at a conference focused on enterprise mobility. Here's a snapshot of what I learned:

• Five things you need to know about Office 2011 for Mac

  1. It's time to say goodbye to Entourage. Outlook has finally arrived for Mac users. The good news: It's easier to send files and calendar invites through Exchange. The bad news: It won't sync with iCal or allow side-by-side calendars. New features include public folders, category syncing and Social Connector, which imports LinkedIn contacts and status updates from Facebook. Reed Sheard, VP and CIO at Westmont College, thinks that, overall, "if it works as advertised, it will save time on the support side."

• Five things CIOs need to know about mobile printing

  It's in demand. As mobile devices become more capable, users want the ability to print from them. Imagine an executive visiting a remote branch office and getting e-mailed a PDF of an important document to review. Which do you think he'd rather do: Ruin his eyes trying to read it on his 3-inch BlackBerry screen? Or send it to the nearest multifunction printer? Mobile devices are everywhere, and users increasingly expect to have the option to print when it's convenient.

• How FedEx improved security, eased access

  Delivering packages to customers in a timely fashion takes more than a good shipping label.

• CIO alert: Five new microsoft licensing tweaks

  As if Microsoft software licensing schemes weren't complex enough, the brain trust in Redmond has cooked up changes to keep up with growing trends such as mobility and virtualisation.