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82% of companies need business skills, only 56% offer training

The survey of 250 European senior executives by Forrester Research, commissioned by IBM, shows that companies rank IT skills first in terms of importance to the business, but up to 82% of organisations are not providing staff with the right skills. Up to 94% of respondents say communication skills will...

Tags: training, business skill

Blog posts 2004-09-22

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40 years ago the Internet was born - now it devalues everything it touches

you are devaluing your proffesionshame on you.internet is one of the greatest invention in human history.Establishing walled islands on the InternetThe Internet is like a huge river, or better yet, sea, that allows users to move from small island to small island web application, to find the things they care...

Tags: Web site development, e-reader software, e-reader, Internet, Web site

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Edraw Flowchart 5 (Windows)

Edraw Flowchart Software is a professional flowchart software, which creates flowcharts, mind maps, business charts and building plans, organizational charts and network diagrams with minimum time loss. It supports basic flowcharts, organizational charts, business charts, hr diagrams, work flowcharts, programming flowcharts and network design diagrams. Powerful and easy-to-use drawing tools...

Tags: Flowchart, Microsoft Windows, Edraw Flowchart Software, Development Tools, Networking, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Free Silverlight streaming service to be replaced by paid Azure-hosted service

Ought to be interestingSilverlight is the means by which Netflix streams their on-demand content. I cannot help but wonder if MS cut a deal with the new Blockbuster service.Does MS support "open internet", or do they want us to pay for itDoes MS support "open internet", or do they want...

Tags: cloud computing, Strategy, Media Streaming, Microsoft Silverlight, NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Corp., open-Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

What makes Microsoft's SharePoint tick?

Make a post explaining what SharePoint is...As you said, it is a complex product. I remember when Lotus Notes came out, it was difficult to pin it to a traditional category - what IS it? SharePoint may have some of the same issues of perception.What is SharePoint:There are 2 SharePoint?s,...

Tags: Content management, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SharePoint

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Windows Marketplace for Mobile open for business

funny pictuream i the only one who finds that scrollbar ridiculous? looks like teleported from the 80ies. but hey, like steve jobs said: they have no taste and i mean it in a big way ...btw: now 34 (!) apps online for you to download (well, at least that's more...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

All-Business-Documents 4.2 (Windows)

The ability to write well is a critical skill for professionals in nearly every field. All-Business-Documents is the ultimate business document-writing tool. Including thousands of templates and samples of essential contracts, agreements, letters, forms and other business documents. Including +5500 professionally written business documents and letters which protect your interests...

Tags: Business Document, InforDesk, All-Business-Documents, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-01

Annual cost of IT failure: $6.2 trillion

I'm not buying their claims.. It looks like they're declaring all IT activities as a failure which is patently ridiculous.. The companies I support rarely experience a failure. I do the product evaluations up front and determine if a product is worthy of purchase and deployment. I use...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, software, CPU, information technology, IT Failure

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

The burnout risks for E2.0 community managers

Dion Hinchcliffe's piece on community management surprised me. There is a sense that Dion is trying to lay down some ground rules in an area that is too new for anyone to draw anything other than tentative and early stage conclusions. That's not to say that conclusions are incorrect. There...

Tags: Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Open source does not work well for bad guys

Open_Source is the futureOpen_Source 'Linux distro' driven appliances are the future, such as the many companies already doing extremely well.Closed source is a huge lethargic insecure monopoly trying to license/patent everything, however it is failing miserably. Look at the exploits of Windows, $9 Billion in damages last year just from...

Tags: open source, bad guy, Conficker, Linux, Closed Source

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Taleo, Talent Management and What’s Wrong With ERP Spending

Is your career worth at least one security patch? This week, Taleo is conducting its user conference in Las Vegas. They are announcing their Taleo 10 product this week to coincide with the show. Rarely do I get to see a software vendor...

Tags: Talent, Taleo Corp., ERP, Talent Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Workforce Management, Professional Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Career, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-09-15

SuccessFactors: Backing into business intelligence?

Good Luck to SuccessFactorsSuccessFactors has a great offering. What Siebel got completely wrong with ERM, Successfactors got it right from a product and On-Demand delivery perspective. Given that they are now public, I can imagine the growth pressures being faced, now.However, the reporting mashup initiative is naive. It has been...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, Sales strategy, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Financial Planning, cloud computing, SuccessFactors Inc., business intelligence

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Court stays ban on Microsoft Word sales

Install Open_Office and be DONE!Why do you need a $500 Office Suite to write a letter?It is a waste of money, Open_Office does so much and it can actually create PDF's without buying more software licenses.Indeed...You'll be done, as those with Microsoft Office work circles around you.Another MS DroneI find...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, COMPANIES, sales, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, software

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Bad ethics in the wild: Twitter spamming and site stealing

Interesting......a guy who has no problem violating copyrights complaining about a lack of ethics.Carl RapsonSPAM on Twitter!!! Say it isn't so!!Why is this worthy of a ZDNET blog entry. Is your next entry going to be about how you hate to get those EMail's that say "You've Won $15,000,000" or...

Tags: Spam, E-mail, Twitter Inc., Twitter spamming, BAD ETHICS, spamming

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Quick Reference: Microsoft Access Tables

If your organization is like most, its business decisions are largely driven by the data it collects. To help ensure that your enterprise's critical data is stored and retrieved as effectively as possible in Microsoft Access, you need TechRepublic's Quick Reference: Microsoft Access Tables chart. This handy colorfully laminated PDF...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Download resources 2009-09-01

Should you benefit from ACN’s bloodletting?

If you like great talent, you should….. Accenture has cut loose many senior executives recently and will pare some more given last Thursday’s announcement. I know some of these folks. Specific vertical segments have been pared down to reflect new market realities. These include: automotive...

Tags: Consultant, Benefit, Workforce Management, Professional Development, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Outsourcing, Human Resources, Career, Sales, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-26

Linux kernel dev team grows, Torvalds drops off the chart

The future is appliance/deviceThe future is Linux based Appliances along with Linux based devices, the days of having 20G Windows Operating Systems to do email are over.Considering all drivers are considered a part of the kernelthat's not a lot at all. Very few of those lines of code wind up...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux kernel, team, Linux, lines of code

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

Easy Money Think And Grow Rich For Internet Marketers 1.0 (Windows)

Welcome to "Easy Money Think and grow rich for Internet Marketers". In this book, you will learn the essential factors that separate the boys from the men when it comes to Internet marketing. It is astonishing to know that the majority of people online are not making money. Most of...

Tags: Financial, C, Microsoft Windows, Financial Services Corp., Internet, C/C++, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-08-21

Writers who call MPAA or RIAA awful need to look in the mirror

"Sitting on your rear end"?I think the authors did more then just sit on their rear ends: They wrote the books. (OK they sat on their rear ends while writing it, but that is better then standing the entire time)Everyone forgets that without that author writing the book, it would...

Tags: awful need, MPAA, RIAA, reasonable time, patent

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

VMware's vision: Clouds everywhere

While I was making my way out to San Francisco for OpenSource World/Next Generation Datacenter/Cloudworld, VMware issued a press release stating that they were acquiring Spring Source, a supplier of Platform as a Service offerings. This, I believe, opens the door for VMware to offer a nearly complete, end-to-end solution...

Tags: Solution, Data Center, Open Source, PaaS, Vision, Supplier, VMware Inc., Tool, SpringSource, Spring Framework, Data Centers, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-08-12