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- HP bets on software as a strategy
- Robin Purohit runs Hewlett-Packard's $3 billion software business, the most profitable group within the company, and its most strategic. As 2009 IT budgets continue to be slashed, HP's software group is becoming the point of the spear for the entire company, potentially driving hardware and services sales as...
- Tags: Business Technology Optimization, Software, Business Technology, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Software Business, Data Centers, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-04-12
- InterCall, Inc. Avoids Nearly a Ton of Carbon Dioxide From Designated "Zero Travel Day" for Employees
- InterCall, Inc. wanted to implement business technology solutions that will allow the company to scale as it continues to grow and help customers reduce their travel and associated carbon footprint by providing a variety of easy-to-use conferencing technologies. The challenge was to keep the green momentum going internally - not...
- Tags: Business Technology, Oracle Corp., Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Footprint
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- KCP&L Powers Kansas City With Help From End-to-End HP Business Technology
- KCP&L powers Kansas City wanted to simplify, consolidate and unify storage and server infrastructure with HP as primary provider, for a more forward-looking, cost-effective electric utility that serves its customer community efficiently and responsibly. Kansas City worked with HP as a single infrastructure vendor to simplify business technology management, manage...
- Tags: Business Technology, Kansas City, Hewlett-Packard Co., Disaster Recovery, Data Management
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- New mega-association for enterprise architects announced
- This just in: The Association of Open Group Enterprise Architects AOGEA today announced a merger with the Global Enterprise Architecture Organization GEAO to form what it calls "the largest professional body for enterprise architects in the world." At the time of this announcement, the combined organization serves...
- Tags: Enterprise Architect, Business Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-02-23
- SOA 2009: Do we need architects or firefighters?
- SOA 2009: Do we need architects or firefighters?Interesting assessmentThe original blog entry presents a very pragmatic approach to IT. You participated with me on Dana's podcast where I predicted the disposable software trend for 2009. This type of attitude will lead to creation of disposable software trends. ...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, SOA 2009, firefighter, information technology, SOA
- Discussion threads 2009-02-21
- The 10 most influential business technology leaders in 2008
- Technology continues to be a powerful force for transforming business -- when used wisely and correctly. TechRepublic editor in chief Jason Hiner share his list of the top 10 visionaries and executives who made the biggest impact on the business technology world in 2008.This download is also available as an...
- Tags: Business Technology, Leader, Jason Hiner
- Download resources 2008-12-29
- 10 most influential biztech leaders of 2008
- Technology continues to be a powerful force for transforming business, when used wisely and correctly. Here is a list of the top 10 visionaries and executives who made the biggest impact on the business technology world in 2008. by Jason Hiner
- Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Xerox Corp., Google Inc., Business Technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., Smart Phone, Leader, Mark Hurd, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Smart Phones, Terminal Services, Productivity, Cloud Computing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-12-15
- The future? Man falls in love with robot
- In the not exactly business technology department an inventor has created the love of his life--a female robot. According to the UK Sun, Le Trung, 33, has created Aiko--a female robot with "with a stunning 32, 23, 33 figure, shiny hair and delicate features." And oh yeah...
- Tags: Business Technology, Robots, Software Upgrade, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- Tech CEOs: Will they step up in a downturn?
- Tech CEOs: Will they step up in a downturn?IT out with Business Technology inForrester are spot on about this Business Technology. It is about putting people back in control and a somewhat urgent mission given the clear failings of IT as evidenced by the financial meltdown.It will require...
- Tags: business technology
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Let's meet at AMR's Business Technology Conference
- I'll be attending AMR Research's Business Technology Conference in Boston on Wednesday, November 10. If you're also attending, please say hello so we can talk failure! The conference is heavily weighted toward the business issues associated with IT. From the conference description: The best...
- Tags: Business Technology, AMR Research, Information Technology, Boston, Conference, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Holding Company Drives Productivity by Optimizing Business Technology Infrastructure
- Based in Istanbul, Sabanci Holding is the parent company of the Sabanci Group. With an international portfolio of companies, Sabanci Holding is at the vanguard of a globalization movement in the Turkish economy. Supporting global collaboration and providing companies with productivity tools to adapt to local markets are relatively new...
- Tags: Business Technology, Business Productivity, Microsoft Corp., Globalization, Strategic Planning, Collaboration, Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2008-09-26
- Making sense of SOA and today's IT innovations
- New business technology initiatives are constantly popping up. But how do they relate to one another, and to your business? This white paper summarizes some of the more important initiatives in play today, and the service-oriented philosophy that can help you tailor your technology to best serve the people that...
- Tags: Innovation, Business Technology, Information Technology, SOA, IBM Corp., Business Technology Initiative, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Strategy, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- White papers 2008-09-24
- Startups: Where's the business technology?
- Startups: Where's the business technology?The first part of you post...made sense. The second part goes against everything the enterprise is about. They do not want new IT crap that is untested and unproven.This is the problem with IT today - more and more of its proponents don't have a clue...
- Tags: business technology, information technology, TechCrunch50
- Discussion threads 2008-09-10
- Startups: Where's the business technology?
- This week brought a bevy of product and company launches courtesy of the DemoFall and TechCrunch 50 conferences and a lot of it looked fun. The problem: You may never hear of some of these companies again. What's a business technology manager to do? Admittedly the question...
- Tags: Business Technology, Opsware Inc., Start-up, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Web 2.0, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- Fike Corporation Ensures Continued Global Growth With Scalable Business Technology Solution
- Fike Corporation wanted to streamline and standardize business processes across global divisions and integrate system and knowledgeable users to drive continuous improvement. The challenge was to maintain balance and cost integrity of branch transfers and manage movement of configured inventory between branches. Fike Corporation benefited from integrated functionality that spans...
- Tags: Business Process, Business Technology, Oracle Corp., Operational Planning, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Business Operations, Sales
- Case studies 2008-09-01
- The 10 biggest technology belly flops of 2007
- Although 2007 gave us some fantastic technological innovations, it also brought the usual spate of bungles, miscues, and faux pas. TechRepublic Executive Editor Jason Hiner believes that you learn more from your mistakes than your successes -- and there were a lot of opportunities for learning this year. Here's his...
- Tags: Business Technology, Jason Hiner, TechRepublic Executive Editor Jason Hiner
- Download resources 2007-12-04
- The 10 most important business technology products of 2007
- Technology product developments came at a blistering pace in 2007, including big moves from major vendors like Microsoft, Cisco, and Apple, as well as exciting innovations from several upstarts. TechRepublic Executive Editor Jason Hiner offers his list of the 10 most important business technology products of the year. This download...
- Tags: Business Technology, Jason Hiner, Business Technology Product
- Download resources 2007-11-27
- Arabian Automobiles Transforms Its Business Technology Infrastructure With Itanium 2-Based HP Integrity Servers Running Linux
- Arabian Automobiles needed to transform its business technology infrastructure to support double-digit growth, requiring increased performance, reliability, and scalability while adhering to open-standards-based architectural principles. Following internal architectural principles and based on the recommendations of HP Services and Intel, Arabian Automobiles implemented Itanium 2 - based HP Integrity servers running...
- Tags: HP Integrity, Business Technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Linux, Processors, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Case studies 2007-11-01
- HP Service Delivery Platform: Breakthrough Business Technology That Brings Governance, Management and Quality to Converged Telecom, IT and Web 2.0 Services
- The market for rich, converged services is rapidly expanding and transitioning from early adopters to the mainstream. In response, communications, media and entertainment companies have been evolving their digital services infrastructure to profitably meet growing demand and enhance the customer experience. An essential part of that evolution has been the...
- Tags: Web, Business Technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., Brings Co., Information Technology, Telecommunications, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web 2.0, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Banco Sabadell: Business Technology Optimisation
- Banco Sabadell's commitment to efficiency, innovation and best-in-class management of information technologies is a pivotal element in the bank's expansion and modernization strategy.
- Tags: Business Technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., Banco Sabadell, Strategy, Leadership, Management
- Webcasts 2007-01-01
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