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Apple's iPad Wins Corporate Converts at Wells Fargo, SAPThe tablet computer, designed for video and book-reading, is making inroads at companies as varied as SAP and Mercedes-Benz 7/7Apple iPad Sets Path to Productivity, Paperless OfficeBusinesses including beauty salons and restaurants are experimenting with new tasks for Apple's tablet computer 7/6Slide Show: Best-Selling Business Apps for the iPadIf you're serious about using Apple's tablet computer for work, here are some serious apps to consider 7/7Podcast: Bringing iPads to WorkTablet-style computers are projected to make up a quarter of personal computer sales by 2015, according to Forrester Research. Will companies let workers use iPads to connect to corporate systems? 7/7Video: Mercedes Takes iPad for a Test DriveMercedes-Benz began a nationwide test of Apple's iPad in late May. Managers can now look up financing options for customers as they stand next to the vehicles 7/7Archive: CEO Guide to TechnologyBrowse past editions of this special report on emerging tech trends 7/6Soon, That Nearby Worker Might Be a RobotSafety advances and a keener sense of their surroundings are putting robots to work in such new settings as hospitals, warehouses, and offices 6/2Slide Show: Robots in the WorkplaceWhile robots have been around for decades, they've been used mostly to perform manufacturing work considered too dangerous for humans. Now they're moving beyond the factory floor and into warehouses, hospitals, and dental schools 6/2For Silicon Valley Exec, His Wish Is Robots' CommandDave Evans, chief futurist at Cisco, built his first robot when he was 12. Three decades later, he's still tinkering 6/1Robots Can Create Jobs, TooIndustrial robots can help companies compete by boosting quality and productivity. That's ultimately a benefit for American labor 6/1Podcast: Tracking the Oil Spill with RobotsEver since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, robotic subs have been used to determine the damage. Now iRobot's Seaglider is being used by researchers to track where the oil spill is flowing 6/2Slimming Down Employees to Cut CostsCompanies are targeting employee fitness to contain health-care costs, creating individualized plans using wearable technology and Web sites 5/4Video: Getting Workers to Mind Their HealthBloomberg Businessweek's Rachael King talks to Eric Zimmerman, chief marketing officer of RedBrick Health 5/4Slide Show: Gadgets to Help You Get FitThese high-tech fitness devices promise to help users track their vital statistics 5/4Crafting Employees' Personal Online Health RecordsCompanies such as Intel, Wal-Mart, and Pitney Bowes offer Web sites that compile workers' private medical histories—and may motivate change 5/3Podcast: Creating Healthier WorkersWhy companies are urging workers to exercise and eat right 5/4Uncle Sam Wants You (To Fight Hackers)The U.S. government is stepping up recruitment of engineers who can help wage cyberwar 4/6Slideshow: The Riskiest U.S. Cities OnlineSecurity software vendor Symantec ranked the American cities with the highest amount of cybercrime 4/7Security Startups Aim to Brace Corporate NetworksSmall companies at a Stanford University conference showcased new computer network defenses for potential partners 4/6Podcast: Companies Defend Against Cyber AttacksCompanies face increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks from the world of organized crime. Author Joseph Menn talks about how the governments of China and Russia have become allies with organized crime for espionage purposes against corporations 4/7Video: Responding To CyberthreatsCyber attacks are growing more sophisticated and pose a big threat to companies. Companies in the San Francisco Bay Area are under daily attack. Jim Wunderman, CEO of the Bay Area Council, is trying to raise awareness among CEOs about this threat 4/7Fighting a Flood of Counterfeit Tech ProductsAs distributors hunt for fakes, an "epidemic" of bogus chips, routers, and computers costs the electronics industry up to $100 billion annually 3/3Slide Show: Counterfeit Tech's Biggest SuspectsThe Commerce Dept. surveyed companies to determine which countries are suspected of the most counterfeit activity. China, Taiwan, and Singapore top the list 3/3Green Tech Gone FakeReused electronics may be good for the environment, but they are feeding the counterfeit tech industry and poisoning some foreign workers 3/1Debunking Common Myths About CounterfeitsFalsely branded goods waste money, cheat buyers and vendors, cause network failures, and risk security. Preinfected components, anyone? 3/1Podcast: The Fake Tech ThreatThe amount of fake electronics being imported from Asia is on the rise. Everything from counterfeit microchips to knock-off computer hardware and switches can wind up in government and business networks. Here's why it could be dangerous 3/3IT white papers, webcasts and reports for tech leaders and decision-makers
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