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  With thick skin, Google CIO finds job rewarding

  When Ben Fried left his post as IT managing director at Morgan Stanley and took over as Google's CIO in May 2008, he knew what he was getting into: supporting a user base full of technology experts and computer industry stars, like co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, CEO Eric Schmidt and Vice President Vint Cerf. In a recent interview with IDG News Service, Fried spoke candidly about his job and shared tips and advice for fellow CIOs, including the urgent need for tablet device strategies. An edited transcript of the interview follows.

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 14 January, 2011 05:25

  Tags: CIO role, cloud computing, collaboration, e-mail, Google, internet, it management, it strategy, laptops, Office suites, security, Software as a service, tablet PCs, Ben Fried

• Did e-mail and the Internet kill the 9-5 workday?

  Have you checked your work e-mailtoday? If you're like most employees in the United States and United Kingdom, the answer is yes despite the fact that it is not only the weekend, but an extended holiday weekend for most workers in the US. A day off is becoming an increasingly foreign concept as workers stay connected virtually 24/7.

  By Tony Bradley | 06 September, 2010 23:43

  Tags: applications, email, e-mail, harris, Harris Interactive, instant messaging, internet, Internet-based applications and services, software, web mail

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  Famous tech myths that just won't die

  Have you heard this story?

  By John Brandon | 29 September, 2008 09:07

  Tags: e-mail, game software, internet, iPhone, personnel, tablet PCs

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  Unifying unified communications

  Integrating enterprise communication tools -- from telephony to e-mail, conferencing and instant messaging -- is the key to delivering a richer collaboration environment that increases productivity. But deployment and management of unified communications systems can be daunting.

  By Francois Depayras | 13 August, 2008 09:21

  Tags: integration, unified communications, telephony, e-mail, conferencing, instant messaging, VoIP