IBM will release a beta version of a software application designed to keep track of how information flows across different systems, sending alerts when source data has been altered or isn’t properly ingested into some target system or report.

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You know me: I love a good keyboard shortcut. The Home and End keys aren’t shortcuts in the traditional sense, but many users never bother to lay a finger on them–and that’s a mistake.

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CIO.com’s Brian Carlson sits down with Sunny Gupta, co-founder and CEO of Apptio, a provider of on-demand IT financial management SaaS (software-as-a-service) products. Gupta discusses five key trends for financial management in 2010.

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Just shooting a video isn’t enough — you then have to edit it. These 4 free video editing apps can help you produce a video that everyone will enjoy.

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Oracle has won a battle regarding the way damages can be calculated in its intellectual property lawsuit against SAP, according to a rulingfiled Jan. 28 in US District Court for the Northern District of California.

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Infrastructure software giant CA Inc.’s board of directors has appointed William McCracken as CEO, replacing John Swainson, who announced his retirement in September.

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation has created an online tool that details the wealth of information a Web browser reveals, which can pose privacy concerns when used to profile users.

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Like all educators these days, reader Jennifer Chestnut is looking for ways to cut costs in the classroom. She writes:

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Forget “Mr. Big” on Sex & The City: We’ve got an exclusive Q&A with Big ERP. He has never met a choice or a cloud that he likes, but he knows how to put those pricey maintenance fees to good use (just check out the gut on this guy).

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For a service as photo-oriented as Facebook, the simple act of downloading photos is annoyingly complicated. In fact, there is no download option; you have to view each photo in turn, right-click it, and choose Save Image As or Save Picture As (depending on your browser).

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