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Friday, July 29, 2005

CIO Insider: How to Make Your Mission Statement Mean Something

July 28, 2005

CIO Insider - Your Guide to What's New on CIO.com

Beneath the Buzz: Mission, Vision and Values Statements
Your classic corporate mission statement sounds great,
but echoes emptily through the cubicles. Columnist and
organizational consultant Dean Meyer describes how to
develop mission (or vision or values) statements that
will shape and inspire day-to-day operations.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=5562&PMID=26017214&s=4&f=1

Also in this issue of the Insider:
1. Alarmed: Life Beyond Passwords
2. Security: To Fight Hacks, Don't Rely on Your ISP
3. E-Commerce: Users Ignorant About Data Privacy
4. Essential Technology: Ubiquitous Computing
5. Wireless: This Game's on the Air

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1. Alarmed: Life Beyond Passwords
Senior Editor Sarah D. Scalet tells how phishers killed the
password (and why that's a good thing).
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=5551&PMID=26017214&s=4&f=1

2. Security: To Fight Hacks, Don't Rely on Your ISP
Hundreds of IT security professionals serving as the jury in
a mock trial weighed in on whether ISPs are responsible for
hacks. The verdict: The ISPs are not to blame.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=5372&PMID=26017214&s=4&f=1

3. E-Commerce: Users Ignorant About Data Privacy
U.S. Internet users are dangerously ignorant about the type
of data that website owners collect from them and how that
data is used, making them vulnerable to fraud and misuse of
their personal information, a new study finds.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=5563&PMID=26017214&s=4&f=1

** For a modest proposal on how to fight ID theft despite
consumer ignorance, see Scott Berinato's column, "Radical
Thinking."
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=5043&PMID=26017214&s=4&f=1

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This section of the CIO Insider is sponsored by Oracle

Federated identity deployment

What are the key business drivers behind the
deployment of federated identity within the
enterprise? Tune in to find out.

http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=5566&PMID=26017214&s=4&f=1
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4. Essential Technology: Ubiquitous Computing
A profile of the Smithsonian Institution's pervasive
computing project, with hints at opportunities still
to come.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=5564&PMID=26017214&s=4&f=1

5. Wireless: This Game's on the Air
How an assistant professor at Virginia Tech is trying to
apply game theory to another complex and seemingly amorphous
pursuit: wireless networking.
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=5565&PMID=26017214&s=4&f=1

** STAY TUNED: The August 1 issue of CIO magazine will be
online next week. Check back to discover the road to supply
chain perfection. (And lots more, of course.)
http://www.cio.com/go/index.html?ID=390&PMID=26017214&s=4&f=1

Thanks for reading the Insider. We're always happy to get
your feedback.

Cheers,
Sandy Kendall
Web Editor
CIO Magazine
skendall@cio.com

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