Amex cards to work with Isis mobile wallet

American Express will enable its credit cards to work with the Isis Mobile Wallet system once the technology is deployed in Salt Lake City and Austin this summer.
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Potential bidding war emerges for Quest Software

A number of parties have submitted bids to acquire Quest Software, which announced in March that it was going private via a US$2 billion stock buyback in partnership with equity firm Insight Venture Partners.

Foxconn to open new facility in Shanghai

Apple supplier Foxconn plans to set up headquarters in China, as part of the company's growing expansion in manufacturing and commercial operations.

Technical problems disrupt Euronext trading in Amsterdam

Online trading in options and futures at NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam was disrupted for hours on Monday morning due to unspecified "technical problems," the stock exchange said.

Lenovo building plants to make tablets, smartphones

Chinese PC maker Lenovo plans to invest more than $796 million to build facilities for the development and production of tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices, it said Monday.

SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott explains its five-market focus

If you think SAP equals ERP, Bill McDermott would like a few minutes to set you straight about the 2012 version of the software giant, which he claims is in the midst of "an intellectual renewal." McDermott has been co-CEO -- along with Jim Hagemann Snabe -- of SAP since 2010 and has helped broaden the company's strategy beyond traditional applications and analytics to the cloud, mobile, Big Data and a bet-the-business focus on real-time computing with the HANA in-memory database at the forefront. Insider (registration required)

Find the best mobile tax filing app for iOS

When it comes to giving Uncle Sam his due, we're dealing with an embarrassment of riches. Want to use an online service to prepare and file your tax return? You've got at least five online tax preparation sites to pick from. More comfortable with traditional desktop products? I've looked at both TurboTax Premiere 2011 from Intuit and At Home Premium 2011 from H&R Block. And if you're turning to an iPhone or iPad for an increasing number of day-to-day tasks, tax app makers have something to offer as well.

The Grill: Catherine P. Bessant

The Bank of America tech leader's mandate is to streamline and modernize back-office operations. Insider (registration required)

The CFO's role in the data breach war

Finance, working with IT, increasingly must manage the serious risks, from planning to handling fallout.

Why healthcare IT security is harder than the rest

In this interview, security expert Gunnar Peterson explains why securing health care IT systems is quite different from other types of business IT infrastructure.

10 questions for CDW CFO Ann E. Ziegler

-- Name: Ann E. Ziegler

A Special eGuide: Financial Services, an Industry on the Vanguard

This eGuide from the editors of Computerworld offers a look at technology shifts throughout the financial services industry. Insider (registration required)

Industry-specific clouds come rolling in

Airlines and financial services firms have their own clouds, or will shortly. Here's what you need to consider before jumping.

First look: Google Wallet lets you tap 'n' spend

Google's smartphone payment app, Google Wallet, has brought the ease of paying for goods with the tap of a phone to America.

QuickPoll: Will you ditch your wallet and use an NFC phone for payments?

Google is said to be working with MasterCard and Citigroup to deploy NFC technology inside of Android phones to allow mobile payments. Apple is expected to deliver NFC on its next iPhone, which could create critical mass for mobile payments. Will you ditch your wallet and use your smartphone for payments?

When the CIO is also the CFO

Some would argue the relationship between IT and finance is naturally combative. So what happens when one person holds two titles -- CIO and CFO -- in the same company?

The business of risk management

CIO sat down with the head of actuarial studies at the Australian School of Business, University of NSW, Associate Professor John Evans, to talk risk management and the role it plays in the enterprise.