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In the January 26, 2013 issue of The Economist, there was an interesting story about technological extinction. Technologies like carbon paper seem to keep hanging on; nowadays tattoo artists and pigeon racers make use of it.

 It’s tough to differentiate yourself in online retailing. After all, you don’t have a physical location for people to check out or salespeople to build face-to-face rapport. Should your company strive to convey a hip image? Authoritative? More affordable than your competitors?

In the news this month, the information systems department is gearing up for its new master’s degree program, the Master of Science in Business Analytics. First order of business is spreading the word!

Danielle Clark and Kevin Hemmer didn’t really know each other when they were teamed up to compete in the Avnet Tech Games last fall, but they turned out to be a winning combination.

Chief information officers and others familiar with the Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD, trend say organizations need to think through the advantages and the challenges of allowing employees to access corporate data with personal devices.

The juxtaposition of two buildings under construction in the Phoenix metropolitan area signifies a new dynamic for business in 2013 and beyond. One is a 1 million square foot data center in Chandler that will be the largest of its kind in the country. The other is the W. P.

A poster outside the departmental office reminds information systems students of the 10 ideals that can lead to a great career in IT. Developed by the department’s executive advisory board, this mantra could be adopted as a ready-made set of resolutions.

2012 will log out in a few weeks, so the time seems right for reflection -- even prognostication.

According to SlashGear, there were half a trillion of them sent last year, but in 2010, there were 6.1 trillion – 193,000 per second. They are the reason many people have thumb injuries, and now there are warm-up exercises to help prevent those injuries.

Tyson Lund is one of the more successful real estate professionals in San Diego County. He credits his CIS coursework at the W. P. Carey School with giving him a distinct advantage over his competition.