CIOZone^TM Update for Thursday, 22 May 2008
Latest excerpts on IT and business topics

Guardian CIO On Aligning IT, Business
Guardian Life Insurance Co. chief information officer Frank Wander shares his views on how to better align IT with the business strategy.

Forum: On Women And Leadership
A new post in the Women and IT Group discusses the Clinton campaign and the qualifications strategists say women need to reach the top. But why aren't more women making it into the CIO and CEO ranks? Is it because they have a harder time proving their mettle due to a double standard or because the jobs just aren't appealing? Join the group and discuss.

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Salesforce's Offshore Push, Mervyns' E-Tail Site
CIOZone Insider: Salesforce.com to build first offshore data center; Mervyns to launch e-commerce site, Longs Drugs and CVS partner with Google Health; more
CIO Livecast
Virtualization: The Price & The Payoff
When: Tuesday, June 10
Time: 11:00 am to 11:40 am ET
What: CIOs from 1-800-Flowers, Hudson Valley Bank and Seasame Workshop discuss the strategy, management and technology that are needed to successfully deploy virtualization.
Register: http://www.ciozone.com/livecast/