Hot Topics' New HomeWith the launch of our new community Channelweb Connect, I've packed up Hot Topics and moved into a sweet new location. The new url for Hot Topics is http://community.crn.com/blogs/hottopics, and the new feed link is at http://community.crn.com/blogs/hottopics/feeds/posts. Hot Topics will continue to point you to the best new content on ChannelWeb -- including your contributions -- and we've got a far more robust platform for communicating back and forth with the solution provider world. Posts here will remain live for the time being, but come on over and see what all the fuss it about! Posted by Joe Caponi at 11:05 AM, March 16, 2009 Our New Community SiteWe've just launched a major upgrade of our discussion forums. In addition to commenting on articles, we've added functionality for any Channelweb participant to share documents, blog, conduct polls, create groups, and maintain a personal home page. Powered by Jive Software's Clearspace, it's a new era in our community capabilities. Current accounts--and the existing posts--should already be migrated to the new system. Try it out, and let me know if you encounter any problems. Visit http://community.crn.com/ and make yourself at home! Posted by Joe Caponi at 11:40 AM, March 9, 2009 Federal CIO Chosen, CTO Still To ComeWe reported yesterday that President Obama named Washington D.C. CTO Vivek Kundra to the newly created post of federal chief information officer: "Kundra's CIO role, according to the Washington Post, will be to oversee all federal technology spending and also manage how government agencies purchase and use IT. " Over at Information Week, they're on the story, as well. Rob Preston likes the focus that Obama has set for Kundra -- leaving broad policy issues for a still-unnamed CTO, while giving Kundra the power to both launch and shut down government IT systems. Bob Evans asks 10 Questions Our New Federal CIO Needs To Answer, and Alex Wolfe has video of Kundra championing the use of Google Apps for the D.C. Fire Department and other agencies. Meanwhile the CTO spot remains unfilled, while Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior continues to be considered a top candidate. Last month, we looked at the emerging vision of the national CTO's role, Posted by Joe Caponi at 10:56 AM, March 6, 2009 Hunt The Wild Boar of SuccessReluctant to get pulled into off-site, all-weekend, team building exercises? Who can blame you? Aiming to confront partner's trepidations head-on, Microsoft's U.K. branch reached out to Rebel Virals to produce Camp Network, a spoof of hyper-active partner engagement. You'll be H.A.P.P.Y. you watched! For the record, our events are almost completely unlike Camp Network. Posted by Joe Caponi at 02:17 PM, March 5, 2009 Does Anyone Remember February?Take a break from the snow (many of you), and test your recall with our February News Quiz. Posted by Joe Caponi at 10:14 AM, March 2, 2009 |
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