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This Is Not a Game: Using Alternate Reality Games in Corporate Training

When training must teach complex subject matter and motivate behavioral change, it comes with extra challenges. For example, an organization's information security policy requires its employees to understand the full implications of a host of actions - knowledge that is difficult to convey through standard e-learning or classroom training. Recent...

Tags: Corporate Training, Training, Enspire Learning, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Games, Human Resources, Personal Technology

White papers 2008-01-22

Teenager's Unprotected Computer Hijacked Via Music Download

Kathy Morris, a contractor for a major corporate training company who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, was glad there was a McAfee technician a quick phone call away one Saturday morning. Kathy had just logged onto the Internet using her daughter Carrie's computer, but instead of seeing the normal home...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Corporate Training, Computer, Music Download, Training And Certification, Productivity

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Wondershare QuizCreator 3.0.0.35 (Windows)

Wondershare QuizCreator is a robust quiz maker designed for corporate training and online education to create interactive Flash-based quizzes, online surveys and web assessments. This quiz maker software is one of the easiest yet most effective ways to access knowledge and get valuable opinions. Create a Flash Quiz within Minutes...

Tags: Quiz, Microsoft Windows, Wondershare Software, Wondershare QuizCreator, E-mail, Channel Management, Development Tools, Online Communications, Marketing, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-04

A visit to Microsoft's first store

I missed an explanation as to why...I should shop there."Three rows of tables displayed hardware from Dell, HP, Sony and Lenovo."The big chains sell those already. Why would I go to a Windows store to buy Dells, HPs, Sonys and Lenovos, when there are several sources for those same computers...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, computer, GPU, Microsoft Windows 7, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

2010 Predictions: Will social media reach ubiquity?

Thank you - 2010 Predictions: Will social media reach ubiquity?Jennifer,I just wanted to thank you not only for including me in "2010 Predictions: Will social media reach ubiquity?" but for doing the work to pull this together. It's a great piece that I really enjoyed reading. I've bookmarked so we...

Tags: social media, ubiquity

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

IndustryPlayer 6.6 build 660 (Windows)

IndustryPlayer is a business simulation game which realistically reproduces all aspects of a corporation's business, including it's relationships with the workforce, suppliers, competitors, consumers, banks, insurers, and the government. The simulation is based on real world economic models and genuine industry data. Players take the role of an entrepreneur and...

Tags: Tycoon Systems, Microsoft Windows, IndustryPlayer, Strategic Management, Government, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-27

Nine out of 10 corporate PCs can run Windows 7 ... but that's not the whole story

RE: Nine out of 10 corporate PCs can run Windows 7 ... but that's not the whole storyMost corporate PCs were not updated to Vista, because Vista didn't add any additional values; required more powerful hardware and had a very bad name from the start.Most companies will also not upgrade...

Tags: Operating systems, Software Developement, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, corporate PC, PC, Win7, whole story, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

McCarran-Ferguson and a cross-state health market

Las Vegas?"But if you?re going to let New Yorkers buy from Vermont why not let them buy from Las Vegas?"Uh, because Las Vegas is NOT A STATE.We are the united states of america and not the united cities of america.I could have written Nevada, trueBut Las Vegas is funnier and...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Vertical industries, Corporate governance, Insurance, Delaware, health care, health insurance

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

The troubling thoughts re: outsourcing

Some facts and inferences should be updatedAccenture's Consulting revenue dropped 12% and Outsourcing grew by 1%http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Accentures-Future-Remains-Bright-ACN-IBM-HPQ1005.aspxSome of the issues you highlighted around process innovation, dated technology, etc will continue to remain. However, the nimbler players will also adopt the benefits of innovations like SaaS and Cloud platform.Underlying platform is an...

Tags: Managed hosting, Business process outsourcing (BPO), Programming languages, outsourcing, BPO, COBOL, outsourcing company

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

myManuals 1.7 (Mac)

myManual is made for creating all kinds of manuals. It's for teacher wishing to have more attractive teaching aids, trainer dreaming of interesting training manuals with screenshots and software developers writing gorgeous user manuals. With myManuals you succeed in crafting attractive manuals and templates in no time. You are free...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Manual, MOApp Software Manufactory, myManual, CSS, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-04

IBM Helping Lay Enhanced Collaboration Foundations for US Bank

Here's an interesting collaboration case history: US Bank, the 6th largest bank in the United States, are rationalizing around IBM's Lotus Notes 8.5, Quickr, and Sametime for their 58,000 employees. This week I spoke first with Bob Picciano, general manager of IBM Lotus...

Tags: Bank, IBM Lotus Notes, IBM Corp., Collaboration System, Groupware, Financial Services, Collaboration, E-mail Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-09-18

Staff are causing security breaches by using their own mobile phones says survey

Duh. Data theft is easier than ever before.I used to work in a facility where you surrendered every electronic item at the gate. When inside, you picked up your laptop and in-house cellphone and went to work. No iPhones or Blackberries, no USB sticks, nothing. Our laptops had some effective...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, survey, mobile, phone, security, security breach, Fidel Castro, Apple iPhone, Data Theft, cell phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Microsoft exec: 'When Windows is executing well, Microsoft is in good shape'

upgrade pathdo you really think that people will rush to their next best buy to make a clean install on their old xp hardware? do you think corporations will want the hassle of clean installs on their xp hardware? never going to happen. windows 7 is a non event in...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., hardware, clean install, new hardware

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

The Classmate is not a compromise

A nice piece, Chris!Those of us who've followed the Classmate know that it is not a compromise - as a netbook is - btu it has been awhile since you shared the SPECs. What do these new Classmates have under the hood?hard to find a price?I followed the link...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Classmate, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Pano, Sun Ray, and the Wintel gestalt

Distributed Computing is now180 degrees out of sync with the bandwagon. That means that Murph's ideas are being adopted whilst mine are being ignored. I guess this proves that I am not a mirror of Murph.DumbRays are just as expensive as this Pano stuff. And what do you get for...

Tags: Wintel, DumbRay, Pano, Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-12

News to know: Windows 7; Verizon; RightNow; Salesforce; Palm; HP

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack' Microsoft patches gaping Windows worm holes Firefox to run...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Patent, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., RightNow Technologies, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Cable, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Telecommunications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Little Known Goal Setting Secretes 1.o (Windows)

What I have for you today is a great product that gets straight to the point. It is called "Little Known Goal Setting Secretes". The Law Of Attraction, Goal Setting, Self Improvement and Personal Development it doesn't matter what you prefer to call it, at the end of the day...

Tags: Goal-setting, Microsoft Windows, Elte Audio Video Solutions, Operational Planning, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-09-04

SmartPlanet: 3 of 4 executives say outsourcing necessary to maintain bottom line

SmartPlanet: 3 of 4 executives say outsourcing necessary to maintain bottomCompletely disagree. Outsourcing only works for small projects that can't be done in-house, like wiring jobs, installing generators and the such. Outsourcing entire departments doesn't work. I've seen it before, when the employee is on a contract...

Tags: Managed hosting, Outsourcing/Offshoring, outsourcing, outsource

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Review: How the iPhone 3GS stacks up as a corporate device

Iphone is Insecure!While the article does a good job identifying the superficial pros and cons of the iPhone, it completely ignores the fact that information on the device is totally insecure. See, e.g., Bypassing Passcode and Backup Encryption: and do a quick Google search for iPhone Security for scads more...

Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Part-of IT, Apple iPhone, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Kingsoft Office 2009 6.3.0.1739 (Windows)

Three essential and full featured office applications: Writer, Spreadsheets and Presentation are designed with the familiar Microsoft Office 2003 user interface and functionality. You will be surprised that many features work exactly the same way as Microsoft Office. Switching from Microsoft Office to Kingsoft Office requires no re-training. The Integrated...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Spreadsheet, BinaryNow, Kingsoft Office, Integrated Google Search Toolbar, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-19