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Collaborative Partnerships for Nationwide Rollouts & Global Technology Deployments

Technology rollouts on a nationwide and global scale require technicians to perform onsite work. Though one may have hired a Technology Rollout Company to manage and deploy these technicians, they ultimately serve as direct representatives of company. If they are ill-mannered, inexperienced, or unprofessional, it is a direct reflection of...

Tags: Partnership, Technician, Concert Technologies, Business Structures, Finance

White papers 2009-06-26

Nationwide Rollout and Global Technology Deployment Internal Resources Requirements

Nationwide rollouts and global technology deployments are complex projects that require expert management of people and technology. A project's success is as dependent on the internal resources that deploy it as the technology installed. An inexperienced Project Facilitator or overburdened Project Manager can easily become overwhelmed - which can cause...

Tags: Concert Technologies

White papers 2009-03-27

Lower Project Costs & Time of Technology Rollouts

This paper explains a Technology Rollout System, how it lowers costs and saves time without compromising quality, and provides essential questions to ask any technology rollout company. Suppose one has a legacy enterprise network that connects many offices nationwide or globally and one wants to install new, standardized circuits and...

Tags: Rollout, Concert Technologies, Technology Rollout System, Project Rollout

White papers 2009-02-03

Increase Nationwide Rollout & Global Technology Deployment Service Efficiency2 of 4 in the Series "A Guide to Selecting the Right Technology Rollout Company for Your Project"

To ensure you are getting the most efficient nationwide or global technology rollout, a unified Rollout Services Model is critical. As the second part of the Technology Rollout System, the Rollout Services Model defines the organizational structure of rollout services into components that lower costs and expedite deployment processes. ...

Tags: Concert Technologies, Organizational Structure, Human Resources

White papers 2008-12-01

Increase Nationwide Rollout & Global Technology Deployment Service Efficiency

When one has a technology rollout to deploy on a nationwide or global scale, service efficiency is critical. While missed deadlines and unbudgeted project costs are always a concern, they should never be a likely outcome. By understanding the details of the Rollout Services Model (the second part of the...

Tags: Rollout, Concert Technologies

White papers 2008-12-01

Lower Project Costs & Time: 1 of 4 in the Series "A Guide to Selecting the Right Technology Rollout Company for Your Project"

The rapid deployment of nationwide technology rollouts requires well-defined processes, robust management skills, and a unique understanding of how to get the job done. A Technology Rollout System encompasses these key elements and is essential to lowering project costs and time without compromising quality. This paper provides criteria for evaluating...

Tags: Concert Technologies, Technology Rollout System, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2008-11-01

Additional Resources

Teams in the (Troubled) Cloud

Not all team members are created equal I’ve had some really interesting briefings/meetings lately. If you want to understand where software executives, industry leaders, etc. are going/thinking, then read on. Let’s begin with a conversation I had with Maynard Webb....

Tags: Team, Team Member, Worker, Maynard, Loyalty, Team Management, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-07-22

Some important truths about pen-testing

Guest editorial by Alberto Soliño Penetration testing is a highly scientific, metrics-driven approach to IT security that has been in practice since almost the dawn of the modern computing era when programmers first began conducting organized tests, or “hacks” of their own, or others’ technologies to test...

Tags: Process, Security, Penetration Testing, IT Security, Information Technology, Organization, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-07-20

Cisco Releasing Sophisticated Collaboration Framework to Accelerate Your Business Value

Cisco are releasing a 58 page report which details their 900 percent return on investment in collaboration and social networking and which details how they have successfully increased productivity, innovation and growth. The Report, 'Creating a Collaborative Enterprise: a Guide to Accelerating Business...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Collaboration Framework, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Adding agility to Compuware's Changepoint

Compuware made a number of announcements re: Changepoint yesterday. Changepoint is the company’s project portfolio management solution. Changepoint is primarily targeted to mid-to-large IT organizations. Briefly, the company outlined a number of product directions for the near-term as well as showcased its Accelerator for agile development projects. ...

Tags: Changepoint Corp., Compuware Corp., Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Unified Communications Continue to Be an Important Part of Doing Business

In today's fast-paced business world, it's important for companies and corporations to keep up with the rest of their industry. Yet, making use of the myriad of cutting-edge technologies that are now available may not always be enough to ensure that the business stays at the forefront of the competition....

Tags: Corporation, Unified Communications, InterCall, Collaboration

White papers 2009-01-01

FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cards

FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cardsCo-optingIf the new frequencies are open to any company and if some companies are threatened by competition using the new frequencies, then why shouldn't the threatened companies jam the new frequencies?That seems one of the points of this quoted quote:The...

Tags: Federal government, Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Amateur Radio, white space, spectrum, FCC, wireless

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

CEATEC Roundup: Sony's 0.3mm OLED display, Sharp's solar-power TV, Panasonic's LifeWall concept

While we all wait around until January for the Consumer Electronics Show, an event like CEATEC Japan can give us a taste of the future for home theater. And since ZDNet didn't offer to fly me over there to check it out first-hand (cough, next year, cough), I had to...

Tags: Sony Corp., 3D, Panasonic, Organic Light-emitting Diode, Sharp Corp., TV, Wall, Construction, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Norton AntiVirus 2009 16.0 (Windows)

Norton AntiVirus 2009 provides fast, responsive defense against all types of malicious software including viruses, spyware, worms, and other software threats. It protects your system without slowing it down. Rapid pulse updates every 5 to 15 minutes help to ensure that you're protected from the latest threats.Working quickly and quietly...

Tags: Norton Co., Symantec Norton AntiVirus, Microsoft Windows, Norton AntiVirus 2009, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2008-09-09

Norton Internet Security 2009 (Windows)

Norton Internet Security 2009 protects against all types of online threats. It safeguards your computer, identity, and home network without slowing you down. Completely reengineered for faster, fewer scans and rapid updates, it makes online shopping, banking, and browsing safer and more convenient.The Norton Protection System is a multilayered system...

Tags: Norton Co., Microsoft Windows, Norton Internet Security, Norton Internet Security 2009, Security

Software downloads 2008-09-09

Myrtle Beach's Hard Rock Park USA Opens on Time and Under Budget Thanks to HP Technology and Expert Implementation Services From Bayshore Technologies

Located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Hard Rock Park USA opened for business on June 2, 2008, with a kick-off concert by the Eagles. The company wanted to provide highly available, scalable technology infrastructure to open and support a new amusement park within a short timeframe. Hard Rock Park Installed...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

Case studies 2008-09-01

The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!

The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!I've used perfect Voice Recognition--it still sucksWant to experiment with perfect VR? I did! Here's how:Have a friend (who is willing to be your input device for a full 8 hour day) type for you...

Tags: Mice, Keyboards, mouse, computer, computer mouse, keyboard

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Orchid Technologies Engineering & Consulting Case Study: Medical Product Design - ECG Electronics

A leading manufacturer of cardiology equipment approached Orchid to provide the electronic hardware, software and mechanical product design for a new line of hand-held twelve lead ECG machines. The design goals: provide diagnostic quality ECG graphics display, in a light weight, portable, battery powered, user friendly package, provide compatibility with...

Tags: Software, Team, Product Design, Medical Product, Electronics, Orchid Technologies Engineering & Consulting, Product Marketing, Team Management, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Management

Case studies 2008-07-18

Anti-malware blocker, cross-site scripting protections coming in IE 8

When Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 hits the Beta 2 milestone in August, the browser makeover will feature a full-fledged anti-malware blocker and new protections against some forms of cross-site scripting attacks. The existing phishing filter IE 7 has been renamed SmartScreen Filter and will include blacklist-based blocking...

Tags: XSS, Microsoft Internet Explorer, SmartScreen Filter, Web Browsers, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Cloud Computing for National Security Applications

Through collaboration with leading industry partners, Dataline is integrating an end-to-end solution for secure cloud computing. Called Service Oriented Architecture - Real Time SOAR, this solution integrates: Real-time services oriented architecture, Multi-tiered, high-performance storage, Event driven automated workflows, Mission specific applications and web services. SOA-R provides the benefits of cloud...

Tags: Security, Security Application, Dataline, SOA-R, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware

White papers 2008-06-17