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The CIO activist: Using IT to improve lives

Local governments, with their volatile budgets and bureaucracies, may seem an unlikely breeding ground for cutting-edge IT solutions. But Chris Vein, CIO of the City of San Francisco, approaches being a municipal CIO from the standpoint of a social activist.

Written by Marketa Hulpachova • 04 Nov. 10 03:20
5 signs there's probably no Wi-Fi on your next flight

In CIO.com's article In-Flight Wi-Fi Turbulence: Travelers Reluctant to Pay, research from In-Stat showed that airlines are investing heavily in Wi-Fi systems-estimated at nearly half a billion dollars by 2013-while passengers now expect the service to be as free as the pack of nuts and half can of Diet Coke.

Written by Thomas Wailgum • 27 Oct. 10 03:30

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