Chief Technology Officer

A CTO, or chief technology officer, makes critical decisions about the use of technology to advance a company's business mission. The responsibilities of a CTO vary greatly among companies and may include governance of huge organizations in large enterprises or personally creating and implementing technology solutions in a small startup. The role of a CTO also varies, with CTOs in technology companies often having great prominence and many companies outside of the technology sector relegating a CTO role to a chief operating officer or other executive. A CTO job decription provides an example of the work of a CTO in a web startup.

In the technology sector, many CTOs maintain a blog to write about technical issues that interest them. Fewer CTOs find time to blog about the critical decisions that impact the success of their organizations. However, several consulting CTOs offer blogs with web startup help and technology guidance for nontechnical entrepreneurs.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Chief Technology Officer”

• White House Picks New Cyber Coordinator

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 461
  WASHINGTON -- After months of wrangling and delays, President Barack Obama has chosen a national cyber security coordinator to take on the formidable task of organizing and managing the nations increasingly vulnerable digital networks. Obama has tapped Howard A. Schmidt, longtime computer security executive who ...
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• Nathan Myhrvold Comes Up With Anti-Global Warming Suggestion

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  By Meena KarDec. 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The climate research scientists in Copenhagen Climate Conference have tried to find out several ways to check the increasing effects of global warming. Though the climate research scientists have been designated for this job, it is not restricted to them alone. Nathan Myhrvold, ...
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• Exclusive: Interview w/ Frank Miller, CTO of BendBroadband [First HSPA+ network in the USA]

  
  PhoneArea.net — Authority: 157
  Yesterday I covered the story of BendBroadband , a local cable operator in the USA serving customers in Central Oregon, and how they decided to launch an HSPA+ network to reach…
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• The rise of the Indian American (Flashback 2009)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  By Arun KumarWashington, Dec 17 (IANS) If Indian Americans had helped transform India-US ties into a “strategic relationship” in the Bush era, 2009 was a year of consolidation as Barack Obama set out to build bridges around the world.Wary at first about the new president’s perceived leanings towards Pakistan, ...
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• Smule, creator of hit iPhone music apps, raises $8M more

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 158
  Bookmark this categorySmule, the company behind popular, music-based iPhone apps like Ocarina and I am T-Pain, has raised $8 million in a third round of funding.The Menlo Park, Claif. company’s apps usually take advantage of the iPhone’s capabilities in cool, innovative ways that revolve around music. (Co-founder ...
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• RockYou explains how a hacker stole 32 million passwords — and what it’s doing about it

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 158
  Social app maker RockYou confirmed today that it is notifying millions of its users that their usernames and passwords may have been compromised by a hacker who broke into the company’s older applications known as widgets.In an exclusive interview, RockYou chief technology officer Jia Shen said the company was ...
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• RockYou explains how a hacker stole 32 million passwords and what it’s doing about it

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 158
  RockYou confirmed today that it is notifying millions of its widget users that their usernames and passwords may have been compromised by a hacker who broke into the company’s older applications known as widgets.In an exclusive interview, RockYou chief technology officer Jia Shen said the company was notified of the ...
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• Bandwidth.com launches FlexNetwork for nationwide VoIP

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 158
  Bookmark this categoryCompanies looking to build voice and telephone applications now have a new choice for their infrastructure — the FlexNetwork, a just-opened, nationwide VoIP network offered by a company called Bandwidth.com.A number of startups that we’ve covered at VentureBeat are already using the new ...
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• RockYou hacked, 32 million account passwords potentially exposed

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 158
  Bookmark this categoryRockYou has suffered a serious hacker attack that has exposed 32 million of its customer usernames and passwords, leading to possible identity theft.The security firm Imperva informed RockYou over the weekend that its site had a serious SQL injection flaw, according to reports. Imperva said that ...
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• Intel debuts 48 Core Processor

  
  Tech Mania — Authority: 135
  Intel debuted and demonstrated its Single-Chip Cloud Computer (SCC) processor.  The processor has 48 cores–24 dual-core “tiles”–connected with a high-speed mesh network. Intel wants the experimental chip, at least 100 of which it’ll distribute to researchers in 2010, to lead to new attempts to tackle ...
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• Cloud apps, big city: LA goes Google

  
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  Cloud apps, big city: LA goes Google This fall we’ve seen lots of government agencies decide to make the switch to cloud computing, joining the many businesses already using Google Apps for email and collaboration at work. Today we’d like to officially welcome another customer to the mix: the City of Los Angeles. ...
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• Roth Audio Oli 3 Speakers System

  
  Computer Electronic Gadget Review — Authority: 139
  This 5.1 channel system reconstituted from separate business speakers in the current range Roth. In front of a pair of 3s Oli floorstanders, the rights center channel is processed by Oli C2 to the back of the room you get a pair of subwoofers and the choice is OLi1s Oli KH2. OLi3 system is one of the three packages ...
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• Pandora’s Tom Conrad: There should be a PageRank for mobile apps

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 164
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• ExecutiveBiz Names Top 20 People to Watch in 2010

  
  ExecutiveBiz Blog — Authority: 418
  In just a few short weeks, 2010 begins — the dawn of a new decade. The question now is: Who’ll be leading change in and around government contracting? We’ve got a few suggestions. For the second consecutive year, ExecutiveBiz brings you its annual list of Top 20 People to Watch . From government leaders to ...
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• Corporate Affairs and Communications in North America strengthened with appointment of IR-head

  
  Desinformado.com — Authority: 142
  The appointment of Pinkham follows Ericsson’s significantly strengthened position in the North American market. The Nortel acquisition, along with important breakthrough contract wins for Ericsson in North America and the recently announced relocation of Ericsson’s Chief Technology Officer Håkan Eriksson from ...
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• Social gaming still waiting for its Super Mario Bros

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 158
  Bookmark this categoryIntellectual property is one of the next big opportunities in social gaming, said Sebastien de Hellaux, co-founder and president of Playfish. Specifically, the industry still lacks a franchise like Super Marios Bros., something that could bcome a “poster child” for the new medium.De ...
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• Innovation Nation

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 142
  Today the government’s CTO and CIO are talking about open government as a driver for innovation.  David Brooks today urges new energy and focus on innovation as the key to driving improvements in the economy and enriching the social fabric.  One idea is a national infrastructure bank that would exist to filter ...
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• Pixel Qi ramping production lines, multitouch (40-hour?) tablets at CES

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 164
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• A brief history of social network enterprise collaboration tools (via postie)

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 158
  Bookmark this categorySocial networking has become an integral part of office life. These commercial tools – Facebook, Twitter, etc. – are being used by more than half of employees, according to one study. But some companies have taken a reactive stance against these tools due to privacy or transparency concerns, ...
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• More speakers for DiscoveryBeat: hi5’s Alex St. John, Ngmoco’s Neil Young, Greystripe’s Michael Chang

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 164
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