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- Live Webcast: High Performance Workstations that Rock for Engineering and Entertainment!
- High performance workstations are important tools of the trade for a growing number of businesses and industries that rely on specialized programs and applications. Nowhere is this more the case perhaps than the two very different worlds of engineering and entertainment. In both industries, the most important factors...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Webcast, Industry, High-performance, Hardware, Entertainment, Digital Content, High-Performance Workstations, Workstations, Advertising & Promotion, CAD, Marketing, Software
- Webcasts 2009-11-16
- 10 ways to evaluate your IT management software
- Does your helpdesk work for you or do you work for your helpdesk? Saar Bitner of SysAid Technologies tells how to manage you IT management software. Commentary - Choosing the right IT management software solution is a strategic decision that requires the careful planning and consideration of every IT...
- Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Software Solution, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, IT management, software, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2009-11-05
- Shouldn’t services firms have their own ERP?
- I caught up this week with Morris Panner, CEO of OpenAir now part of NetSuite. One aspect of our wide-ranging conversation concerned the continuing evolution of businesses, the economy, etc. towards a greater services orientation. Drawing on that, we discussed how services firms need their own version of ERP. ...
- Tags: Staffing, ERP, Services Firm, Service Firm, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-09-25
- Review: Snow Leopard ramps up performance and business-readiness of Mac OS X
- Graphic Artists on MacDo Graphic Artists really have a compelling reason to use Macs anymore? Adobe CS3 isn't supported on Snow Leopard. If you want to use 64bit versions of Adobe CS4, you have to use Windows. And even on the same hardware, programs like After Effects and Photoshop...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, ZBrush, performance, Upgrading Windows, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, clean install, CS4, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- IBM DB2 9 Optimized for SAP Software
- IBM and SAP® have a unique partnership that was established with the goal of delivering the very best enterprise IT solutions to SAP customers. Both companies are leaders in their field: SAP brings industry-leading applications and IBM brings world-class infrastructure components, including hardware and softwareConsidering the vast amount of data...
- Tags: SAP AG, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Data Management, Storage, Databases, Business Structures, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
- White papers 2009-08-26
- Avoid accidental complexity, and 96 other things every software architect should know
- Favor simplicity. Avoid accidental complexity. Don't worry about building the 'perfect' beast. Don't worry about future-proofing. Treat people with respect. These common-sense pearls of wisdom come from a book titled 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know, edited by Richard Monson-Haefel, that is packed with truisms...
- Tags: Solution, Complexity, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- Performance Tuning Open Text Web Solutions Management Server and Delivery Server
- If anyone has made an investment in Open Text Web Solutions formerly RedDot Web Content Management products, he/she undoubtedly experienced performance issues. While every software requires tuning, RedDot is especially susceptible to mis-configuration and poor performance as the out-of-the-box installation comes untuned and ready for Development Environments only. This paper...
- Tags: Web, Open Text Corp., Performance, Server, Oshyn, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2009-07-01
- Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac
- I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...
- Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- Weekend stuff: learning with Suw via Twitter
- I often hear how Twitter is the magic bullet to so many things and as a hardcore enterprisey type and despite my personal Twitt-addiction, I'd usually say: 'Pft.' Today taught me a couple of things that may yet change my mind. Suw Charman-Anderson, a UK colleague randomly...
- Tags: Twitter, Suw Charman-Anderson, Vinnie, Social Networking, Branding, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-05-22
- Surviving and thriving: or why MISO has it (mostly) wrong
- Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Oracle collectively make up what Irregulars call MISO. Harsher critics might think they are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Whichever your chosen position I am coming to the view that the way they are going to market is wrong for the conditions in which we...
- Tags: CIO, Oracle Corp., Social Computing, SAP AG, IBM Corp., MISO, Vendor Response, David Dobrin, Vertica, Social Networking, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- Unlocking Successful Net Access While Globe Trotting
- Getting online in places you've never been before can be a huge challenge, especially if you're on the move a lot. Paying for hotel wifi and staying late at conferences or clients are options, but what about when you're visiting a country for the first time - how...
- Tags: Internet Access, SIM Card, Phone, Mobile, Network, Service, Murphy, Modems, Cellular Phones, Flash Memory, Networking, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- Marathon Technologies everRun 2G and everRun VM Lockstep
- I've been meeting to post something on the announcement of Marathon Technologies' everRun 2G and everRun VM Lockstep. I've spoken the the good folks of Marathon on many ocassions in the past (see Marathon Technologies launches everRun VM, Conversation with Marathon Technology and Marathon Technologies launches everRun CDP to catch...
- Tags: Availability, Fault-tolerance, Marathon Technologies, 2G, Server Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-04-30
- Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaning
- Some of you have probably heard about Conficker.C, the computer virus/worm that is set to activate on April 1st.Ă‚Â Conficker.C exploits a particular vulnerability in Windows that was announced in October of 2008 which allows code to be remotely executed. Nobody exactly knows what Conficker.C is supposed to do on...
- Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Antivirus Software, Virus, Conficker.C, Chances, CLAMAV, CCleaner, WinDirStat, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Tools & Techniques, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- All that Jive: Putting the 'social' into business software
- Jive Software announced the latest iteration of their Clearspace product today, and it has expanded significantly in size and scope. From origins as a forums and instant messenger vendor, Jive in 2006 launched 'Clearspace', a single application with wikis, blogs, discussions, instant messaging,...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Collaboration, Business Software, SBS 3.0, Jive SBS 3.0, Tools & Techniques, Management, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-03-09
- Psst- Your software vendor is really not that into you!
- [caption id="attachment_355" align="alignnone" width="359" caption="Your Tech Vendor is Just NOT That Into You!"][/caption] Is your tech vendor really your ‘strategic partner’? Probably not! Software vendors, do you believe your solution is a strategic solution? Do your sales people promise a ‘strategic partnership’ between your...
- Tags: Software, Partnership, Vendor, Customer, Firm, Partner, Business Structures, Sales Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Finance, Sales, Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-02-27
- Microsoft: Vision to 'fundamentally re-imagine productivity'
- Imagine drawing on floor-to-ceiling office windows with your finger, using them like a whiteboard, aided by contextual information right at your fingertips, translated as necessary. You haven't lost your marbles -- you're participating in a global corporate meeting, and your colleagues are doing the same thing on four other continents....
- Tags: Software, Vision, Microsoft Corp., Technology, Consumer Quality, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-02-27
- How well does Windows 7 handle 512MB?
- How well does Windows 7 handle 512MB?How well does Windows 7 handle ARM processor?"... potentially has positive implications for netbooks..."The next-generation netbooks will be running an ARM processor.Hence the netbooks market is a race to the bottom.^o^ RE: How well does Windows 7 handle 512MB?This is good news! I just...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, RAM, netbook, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-02-06
- Get More From Your IT Budget: Predictable Costs, Faster ROI, Better Email Security
- Managing a portfolio of IT projects is one of the most complex, costly and resource intensive activities that organizations face. In today's sluggish economy, many companies are facing IT budget cuts, which means it's essential to make every IT dollar stretch further. With a limited budget come limited resources to...
- Tags: IT Budget, Symantec Corp., Information Technology, Compliance, E-mail Security, ROI, E-mail, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2009-01-29
- atAcc 2.8 (Windows)
- Database Link LLC and Atlanta IT Solutions have launched a new Accounting and Inventory package, dbLink atACC. It is a complete, comprehensive solution, unified for a variety of SMB businesses. The package is oriented to a business owner or an entrepreneur, who does not have spare time for learning the...
- Tags: Accounting, Database, Microsoft Windows, Database Link, Currency Transaction Facility, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance
- Software downloads 2009-01-27
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