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Legislator wants to smudge online maps

California legislator wants to require online maps blur soft targets, including schools. by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., Image, Twitter, Terrorist Attack, Communications Infrastructure, Corporate Insurance, Homeland Security, Business Security, Business Operations, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-03-03

ProCurve Networking Powers IP Revolution at HP Japan's Customer Response Centre

HP enjoys a reputation as a world-class organization, not just for its wide range of advanced IT solutions, but also for the standard of its service and support. In an age where any breakdown in an information system can be critical to business performance, HP Japan has established a complete...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ProCurve, IP, Communications Infrastructure, VOIP, Utility Computing, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Networking

Case studies 2006-09-01

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U.S. unemployment rate highest in 26 years, at 10.2%

Misinterpreted numbers..."In October, the number of unemployed persons increased by 558,000 to 15.7 million."That's not 190,000. The 190,000 is non-farm payroll decrease, which doesn't include farm workers or self-employed persons who have hung it up.Maybe we need a NEW "New Deal?"Remember the 3 R's of Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal?"...

Tags: Operational accounting, Personal finance, FDR, Common-sense, unemployment rate, New Deal, Obama, Reagan

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

In recession, VoIP makes strong case for cutting your home landline

Tempting, but I will passI've considered VoIP several times over the years, but it usually just takes a few phone calls with a friend or relative who is using VoIP before I change my mind! Not infrequently, the conversation becomes a warbling mess. Then there are times we...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, phone, recession

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

A Forrester interview with Steve Ballmer about the SharePoint Business

I had the pleasure to sit down with Steve Ballmer for an interview at the Microsoft SharePoint conference in Las Vegas this week. My research team at Forrester spends a lot of time thinking, researching, and writing about the future of information work. So getting Steve’s view on SharePoint’s decade-long...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Steve Ballmer, Forrester Research Inc., Steve, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Matthew Brown

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Antitrust: Time to break apart the phone companies -- again?

Actually,those 'guaranteed revenue' companiesAre not so rare. Food companies, oil and gas companies, phone companies, electric companies, water utilities.... the list goes on and on if I had enough time to think of them all.That is why we need to break up any company that gets more than a 10%...

Tags: Corporate law, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, Food & Beverage, 360Networks Corp., phone company, phone, antitrust

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)

Let the whining by the Neo-Cons begin. nt:-(RE: Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)bingoKeep your damn politics out of itCan't we just discuss technology issues without injecting our political views? There are valid arguments on both sides; let's focus...

Tags: Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, net neutrality rule, broadband investment, broadband, Net Neutrality

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

A Quick Primer on Data Center Tier Classifications

Today, a number of companies are either consolidating their data centers or implementing new data center projects. Their decisions are often based on the appropriate "tier level" of the IT facility. The tier level is determined by an industry standard classification system for infrastructure performance. A four-tier system rates a...

Tags: Data Center, STC Associates, Tier Level, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2009-10-01

Google's response to AT&T's charges on Google Voice

How about fixing the first articleso we know what you are talking about.Torn...I can certainly appreciate the arguments being trotted out by Google. They seem, however, to want to have the best of both worlds...acting as a de-facto "common carrier" while not actually being one. Given this, I...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Darkmane, ATT, Google Inc., AT&T Corp., carrier, network

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Will the Palm Pre come to Verizon? Analysts debate

Do any of you realize that analysts get paid to GUESS about things?So here we have a bunch of idiot analysts GUESSING what might, or might not, happen regarding Verizon and the Palm Pre. Give me a break.It's like the report I heard in Bloomberg TV the other morning. The...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Federal government, WebOS, Verizon Communications Inc., Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pre, phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Intel's Maloney: Enhanced technology can address demands of new data center

At the afternoon keynote at the Intel Developer Forum, Executive VP Sean Maloney took some time to talk about what Intel is doing to address the needs of the enterprise and the changing data center. The reality, he said, is that the data center is undergoing a...

Tags: Data Center, Intel Corp., Slot Machine, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Secure IM Software for Private Real-Time Communications

Bopup IM Suite is a secure real-time communication software designed to provide efficient and private Instant Messaging IM over networks of any size. This software is based on a client/server architecture that meets most of the critical business needs, such as centralized management, the Active Directory LDAP support, message and...

Tags: IM, Messaging, B Labs, Bopup IM Suite, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-09-19

Do you really need Office? Really? If the Feds don't, do we?

Sounds like these users could get by just fine with Wordpad.[i]That being said, how many of your teachers are doing this sort of thing? Teachers need to create content, no doubt about it, but that content should be online, accessible, collaborative, and reusable. You don?t need Office for that.[/i]The problem,...

Tags: Next Up, Google Inc., Microsoft Office, Google Apps

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

HP Software CTO: Virtualization and cloud sourcing sprawl likely

HP Software sees a lot of sprawl on the horizon with virtualization and cloud computing. Those are the two primary key takeaways from my conversation with Jamie Erbes, Chief Technology Officer for HP Software & Solutions. Erbes right has an interesting track record. She arrived at HP...

Tags: Software, Sourcing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., HP Software, IT Department, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Purchasing & Procurement, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Hardware, Storage, Business Operations, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-17

IBM opens up systems framework for energy companies

IBM has designs on utility companies and other players in the smart grid and renewable energy world that are trying to see the big picture. The company is introducing a framework called the IBM Solution Architecture for Energy and Utilities Framework SAFE, which acts as an integration...

Tags: Utility Company, Industry, Energy Company, IBM Corp., Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Over Power Line, GIS, Strategy, Telecommunications, Broadband Internet, Software, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-16

What does it mean to be a green IT professional? The definition is definitely a moving target.

Wondering if you have what it takes to be considered a "Green IT" professional? Cisco has taken a stab at defining what sort of skills you might need to adapt your role as businesses look to information technology to help slash carbon dioxide emissions, energy costs and so on. ...

Tags: Network, Information Technology, Carbon Dioxide, Green IT, Cisco Systems Inc., Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Jeweler Moves to Online Services to Boost Productivity and Cut Costs by 90 Percent

REEDS Jewelers is a full-service jewelry retailer operating online and in 16 U.S. states. To be successful, REEDS needs fast, accurate information exchange between corporate staff and the chain's 67 stores. Phone and paper-based communications were time-consuming and difficult to reference, and the company's e-mail and collaboration systems were unstable...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Groupware, Instant Messaging, Data Centers, Collaboration, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Case studies 2009-09-01

The iPhone Telephony Tragedy

I've got a first gen iPhone and live in San Francisco, the heart of Apple country. The voice communication part of it has been slowly getting worse and is now virtually unusable. A first gen iphone is of course ancient history to an Apple or Mobile...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Telephony, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Service, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Will 4G make our networks irrelevant?

Already in many emerging markets, cellular phones are far more prevalent than computers, driving many in educational technology to consider non-traditional computing deployments that leverage cellular technology instead of optical, cable, DSL or other data circuits. Even in more mature markets, one has to wonder what role smartphones can...

Tags: 4G, Mobile, Network, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-15

U.S. national broadband strategy: Funding is the elephant in the room

The Federal Communications Commission held a series of discussions about broadband polices, wiring rural locales and fostering innovation, but the elephant in the room was funding. The rough goal of the Feds' national broadband dreams is to wire everything in a high-speed access utopia. Radio waves, fixed...

Tags: Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-14