Proofpoint, an e-mail security company, documents the risks of email by offering the "Top 10 Terrifying Email Blunders of 2009" (and we've got more than two months to go). From spam sent by the White House to the release of sensitive information by a bank - the list demonstrates the ongoing need for user training and the enforcement of corporate policies.

In a comprehensive look at how people use technology in the workplace, Forrester reports that real-time collaboration has stalled due partly to the lack of adoption of technologies like as web conferencing and instant messaging. The report focuses on information workers who use desktop computers, rely on email for most everything and don't really use traditional collaboration tools.

Matthew E. May, author of In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing, describes the Seven Laws of Projects as things that have nothing to do with technology or IT. In his opinion failed projects have more to do with dimensions of collaboration, relationships, and management. Law #6 rings especially true - The greater the project’s technical complexity, the less you need a technician to manage it. Read more.