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How far can you see into the future of IT?

   Wanted: Czar - When you want your KM initiative to earn its ROI, there's only one way to start off on the right foot: Get a leader who can lead the charge.

   Next-generation wireless arrives -- but does anyone care? - OPINION | Sprint just launched its much-hyped advanced wireless data platform, dubbed Vision. But the excitement doesn't exactly seem palpable. [Chris Lindquist]

   Preserving Web history - Companies are looking for technologies to help create an archive of their Web pages, which are needed for legal and regulatory purposes.

   Digital piracy battles show need to protect content - For the past two years, the music industry has fought the battle of digital rights management against those who believe that 'information wants to be free' and who share digital copies of books, music, and movies through wholesale file-swapping schemes, violating copyright laws in the process.

   Verio tries to get Monkeys.com off its back - Web-hosting company won its battle against an antispam activist, but the war is far from over.

   Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? - Technology has won some firm fans among the older generation, as a recent survey revealed. It found that nearly two-thirds of so-called silver surfers would rather live without a TV than a PC.

   Privacy groups fight for chat room rights - Anonymity isn't guaranteed, and you could end up in court, say online privacy advocates.

   Take the pledge - The use and misuse of data has become the critical issue for today's information-intensive enterprise. And now CIOs are working to develop a code for ethical data management.