A U.S. based online provider of commercial real estate information wanted to offer its customers secure online access to a database with critical corporate real estate information. The challenge was to secure the application without compromising the users' mobility and ease-of-use. DIGIPASS and VACMAN are a winning combination for every...
For more than 45 years, J.J. Barnicke Limited has been a leading North American, independently owned commercial real estate firm with offices in more than 20 major business markets. The company's sales people needed instant access to corporate property information to better serve clients and speed up sales cycles. They...
Founded in 1833 and based in San Francisco, the McKesson Corporation is the leading provider of supply, information, and care management products and services. McKesson Corporation wanted to consolidate its corporate real estate operations, unify processes among its business units, and reduce costs. The company turned to the SAP Real...
MC Lioness Realty Group, a commercial real estate firm, provides property management, brokerage services, development, construction, and project management to institutional owners, individual investors, and corporate real estate users. MC Lioness needed a flexible and customizable service desk, and turned to BMC Service Desk Express Suite (formerly Magic Service Desk...
At first thought, the idea of ......disconnecting elevators to the first six floors sounds like a great idea, but what about the handicapped - there would have to be a way to let them use the elevator ... universal access to all places and all that jazz ...LudoThis blog is...
I've experienced exactly what Ed described.I get it every time iTunes is updated.No. A PC running Windows XP.I need iTunes for my iPhone.Hmmm ...Hmmm, I've had several APPL updates come in on several systems, and I've not seen that ... odd. Tried replicating on another system?I've even checked for .........
Lenovo's ThinkPad brand is virtually synonymous with business laptops, and the company like IBM before it has spent years perfecting the nondescript black-box system, with its iconic TrackPoint and double set of mouse buttons. We liked the 14-inch T400s ("s" for "slim") when we first saw it earlier this year...
In the battle for Netbook market share supremacy, Intel's Atom CPU stands nearly unchallenged, despite a handful of offerings with AMD and Via CPUs. So it's surprising we found so much to like about the 11.6-inch Gateway LT3103u, which uses an AMD Athlon 64 L110 processor to provide a smoother...
Company sues for defamation over tweetIn cases like it shouldn't stay 'between you and them'Because it is usually a systemic problem when things like this come up. I would like to believe that companies 'do the right thing', however I have had enough experience TO THE BLEEPING CONTRARY that I...
Amazon gets bullied, pulls purchased e-books from KindlesDTPALet's hope somebody decides to sue their butts off under a state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act -- claiming that an item sold has qualities, characteristics, source, certification, approval or etc., which in fact it does not have (e.g., claiming non-kosher products are kosher)....
This kiosk browser software allows government departments, businesses, universities, schools, real estate agents, or libraries to turn any PC into a secure public kiosk and optionally restrict access to the Internet to only sites they choose and/or lockdown the PC to prevent the launching of other programs. Features password protected...
Real estate is typically the second largest corporate expense after personnel, so why do so many organizations remain unchanged in the way they manage their facilities? Shouldn't they, and you, start to look at alternative workspace solutions? Join leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and industry leaders from...
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TechRepublic's Patrick Gray takes on the changing role of the CIO, writing that a C-level position for IT will no longer be warranted unless it evolves beyond the operational, shared-service mentality. You can find more posts like this on TechRepublic's IT Leadership blog. With the...
Why Windows 7's netbook success isn't a slam-dunkMy prediction is that Linux will gain a critical mass in netbooks, forcing MS to keep prices at or below the $15 range, and also eventually increase acceptable screen sizes and other restricted features. The Google brand could be something that will finally...
The companies of LandAmerica Financial Group (NYSE:LFG) have been completing and protecting the nation's real estate investments for more than 125 years. As LandAmerica's workforce became increasingly distributed, it proved difficult to consistently measure performance, develop, and train employees. LandAmerica required detailed information about employee competencies and skills gaps to...
Pirate BayThe name says it allThe "business" was created to "pirate" copyrighted material. Even their website bragged about how many movies and songs you could get with their services.Not All Torrents Are IllegalAlthough you will be able to obtain many copyrighted materials on Pirate Bay, A large amount of torrents...
Wall Street waits for layoffs at MicrosoftI told you so!Nobody believed my predictions when I said that M$ is going down quickly and Linux is eating their lunch!Now the naysayers have been proven wrong!The only tech companies that are hiring and grow are the OSS kind.M$ drones will get in...
HP's Hurd brings in $42.5 million; 4 other top execs top $20 millionBetter not lay anyone off for "economic reasons"!!!Dirty skunks -- *noone* is actually earning money at that rate.Not a bad reward for laying people offOr, as company reports like to gloat, executing ... people.RE: HP's Hurd brings in...
Four core iPhones and firmware 3.0Not likely*maybe* Sony, but certainly not Nintendo. 2/3 of those portable gaming units are sold to people under 18.If you think that demographic is now all of a sudden going to be getting iPhones with the attendent activation plan or iTouches (2-4x/price) then buy lots...
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