CIOZone^TM Update for Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Latest excerpts on IT and business topics

A Collaborative Approach at Procter & Gamble
In 2006 Procter & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley challenged his organization to become more collaborative. CIO Filippo Passerini accepted that challenge and implemented a suite of collaborative tools and video collaboration systems throughout the company.
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CIOs as Agents of Change

Seven CIO Resolutions for 2009
For senior IT executives and their organizations, this year is about survival, making all the right moves, and getting the most while spending the least. This represents a major, but not insurmountable challenge. Research firm Gartner offers seven steps CIOs should take to survive and succeed during the downturn.
Three Lessons CIOs Must Learn

Making Way for Generation Y
As the baby boom generation heads toward retirement, a new generation—Generation Y—is waiting to take their place. In his latest book, author Ron Alsop says this new crop of workers will require new HR techniques and possibly more hand holding to keep them happy and motivated.
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Proven Ways to Attract, Retain Talent

IBM Introduces EGL Jam
IBM is hosting a jam session to share best practices and foster collaboration among developers using its Enterprise Generation Language (EGL). In CIO Conversations David Carr notes that EGL has emerged as a promising tool for building applications that tap into mainframe or midrange resources.

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