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Talent Supply Chain Management: An Alarming Look at the Mismatch Between Talent Strategies, Processes, and Corporate Objectives: A recent independent survey of over 250 professional services firms has uncovered the impact of these realities on the service-oriented firm. These findings highlight significant disconnects between the ultimate desired operational state of the services firm and their current ability to execute to achieve that state. These findings clearly illustrate...; Tags: Talent, Talent Inventory, Workforce Management, Human Resources; White papers 2007-07-16

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And in other news ... id Software announces Doom 4: OK, this has made my day. id Software has announced that production work has begun on Doom 4: Production has begun on DOOM 4™, the next journey into the legendary DOOM universe. We are expanding our internal team and are currently hiring to work on this highly anticipated title. ...; Tags: Software, Tools & Techniques, Games, Management, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Microsoft trickling out its Spring Live Search update: Last we heard from the Live Search team, Microsoft's plan of record was to deliver an annual Fall update and an annual Spring update. The Spring update has started arriving slowly in pieces. On May 3, Microsoft refreshed its Live QnA search functionality. On May 7, Microsoft...; Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Monetizing social media: Still an uphill climb; Some friends may be worthless: News Corp. confirmed what had been reported for weeks: Fox Interactive revenue isn't going to hit its targets. The problem: Social networking is still very hard to monetize. Does inventory matter when you can't sell it? Peter Chernin, News Corp.'s operating chief, delivered his state of MySpace...; Tags: Social Media, MySpace, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Microsoft going it alone? Not exactly: Trying to parse Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' every utterance in search of clues about what Microsoft is doing next is a dangeous game. (Remember the recent Windows 7 date confusion spurred by a recent Gates' utterance?) On May 6, headlines across the Web declared that Gates told...; Tags: Facebook, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-07

Always-on boosted by British government study: Five years ago, on a Corante blog, I began touting something I called the World of Always-On. (Picture from Ofcom.) Sometimes I was made to feel crazy, but I remained convinced that sensors and motes, linked to WiFi networks, could create applications living in the air for...; Tags: Government, Sensor, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Why many MCSEs won't learn Linux: Why many MCSEs won't learn LinuxLinux doesn't help the causeOne problem many "MCSEs" have is that most Linux distros spend too much effort trying to be like Windows. This serves to delay the MCSE's development, as they end up treating Linux as if it new version of Windows.Even though it...; Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Unix, theory; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
CalemEAM Community Edition CMMS/EAM (1): CalemEAM Community Edition includes modules of dashboard, work order, asset, PM, inventory, requisition, purchase, RCM, contract, vendor and many more. Admin module with designer features to customize module access list, forms and reports. Work order module to manage maintenance work activities. Scheduling module to manage worker shifts. Asset module to...; Tags: Asset, Module, CalemEAM, CalemEAM Community Edition, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations; Software downloads 2008-05-07
The four horsemen of SaaS: Taleo's acquisition of Vurv, announced today, is a clear play by the SaaS vendor for breakout leadership of the people management sector — one of the hottest segments of the enterprise SaaS landscape, populated by fast-growing startups such as recent Nasdaq entrant SuccessFactors along with privately held Authoria, Cornerstone OnDemand,...; Tags: Revenue, Acquisition, Software-as-a-service, Taleo Corp., Vurv, Software As A Service (SaaS), Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Emerging Technologies, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-06
The changing SAP culture: The changing SAP cultureHow will SAP attract developer talent?The #1 issue I see with SAP, as an outsider, is that it is a closed, proprietary system with which it is impossible to get experience. People who implement SAP scream and scream for developer talent who can make it sing and...; Tags: Programming languages, Enterprise software, SAP AG, ABAP; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Frostbow Home Inventory 5 Pro (exe): Frostbow Home Inventory Pro is a full featured database program for cataloging, organizing, and tracking your household possessions. Easy to use with extensive on-line help. Twenty-three separate fields for inputting descriptive data on each item in your home inventory, including photos and additional description and comments. The Pro Version includes...; Tags: Frostbow Software, Frostbow Home Inventory Pro, Pro Version, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-05-06
12 social networking sites for niche lovers: This is a guest post by Aseem Kishore, a technology enthusiast and lead blogger for Online-Tech-Tips. The huge popularity of sites like MySpace and FaceBook has spawned an array of niche social networking sites catered to those who want to reduce their exposure and connect with smaller,...; Tags: Talent, Network, Social Networking Site, Fuzzster, NurseLinkUp, Yub, MOG, Flixster, TravellersPoint, TalTopia, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-05-05
What MicroNoHoo means for enterprises: What MicroNoHoo means for enterprisesMicrosoft real enemy is piracyI can't denied Microsoft dominate desktop operating system market but this clearly because of piracy. In my country 40% of computer users use pirated version of Windows. They only use the genuine one if it come with the computer(OEM).Microsoft is loosening up...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Operating systems, Blogging, Microsoft Corp., MicroNoHoo; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan Bs: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer walked away from his bid for Yahoo and left numerous questions hanging. The biggest ones: What's plan B for Microsoft? Can Yahoo deliver? And who are the winners in the aftermath of the Yahoo saga. Here's your cheat sheet to the aftermath (Techmeme,...; Tags: Google Inc., Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-04
Microsoft takes its ball and leaves Yahoo on the Web 2.0 playground: Some -- probably many -- are going to portray Microsoft's decision announced on May 3 to withdraw its Yahoo bid as a victory for Yahoo and a defeat for Microsoft Chairman Steve Ballmer & Co. Me? I see this as the smartest thing Microsoft could do. In...; Tags: Web, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web 2.0, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Investment, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-03
Why Yahoo's ad inventory is so important to Microsoft: Why Yahoo's ad inventory is so important to MicrosoftMoneyand to hell with progress ..... ????RE: Why Yahoo's ad inventory is so important to MicrosoftBecause Microsoft can't figure out how to build an inventory of ads?Or because they can't compete with Yahoo, so they want to either buy them out or...; Tags: Development tools, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., advertisement; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Why Yahoo's ad inventory is so important to Microsoft: With all the threats, promises and negotiations around the pending acquisition of Yahoo by Microsoft, it's easy to lose sight of the key driver of the deal: Increased ad inventory. While folks trying to read the tea leaves for signs of CEO Steve Ballmer's moods or Yahoo...; Tags: Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Zune, Video, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Home Inventory (dmg): Home Inventory is an easy to use home inventory management application for your Mac. Simply put, it helps you keep track of your possessions so you know exactly what you have and what it is worth in case you ever need to file an insurance claim or report a theft....; Tags: Worth, Binary Formations, Home Inventory, Insurance, Financial Planning, Desktops, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-05-02
mySOFT Accounting System Lite Edition (exe): mySOFT Accounting System, an easy use Windows base business software package. mySOFT Accounting System includes many useful features that our users have been asking for. If you own a business or are planning on starting one soon, then our product may very well be what you looking for. We offer...; Tags: Accounting, mySOFT Accounting System, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance; Software downloads 2008-05-02
Office streaming: What Microsoft will and won't say: Last week, there was talk that Microsoft was considering broadening the way it makes Microsoft Office available over the Web using streaming technology. (For the record, it wasn't Microsoft doing the talking; it was some overly enthused partners.) On April 30, Microsoft shared a...; Tags: Softricity SoftGrid, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-30