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The business-to-business of Gist

Gist is scaryI was terrified to see how "smart" Gist was. I didn't like how it just imported everyone to my account.I do think it works better than Outlook search though :)

Tags: B2B, GiST

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Build your own Windows Home Server for only $380

I’m a huge fan of Microsoft's Windows Home Server OS, the very capable and easy-to-use consumer server software. But the only Windows Home Server-based hardware I’ve had a chance to play around with is the HP MediaSmart Server EX470, which contains just one 500GB hard drive and costs a whopping...

Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Gist, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Rik Fairlie

Blog posts 2008-02-14

IBM's push into medical services

We've posted a whitepaper from IBM touting their engineering expertise to hospitals. Simple site registration leads you to the PDF file. The gist is that IBM can link all those new imaging devices you're getting to your hospital network through its Engineering & Technology Services unit. ...

Tags: System Integration, IBM Corp., Gist, Radiology, Scanners, Healthcare, Hardware, Peripherals, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-11-27

Gist Limited Improves Content Management and Reduces IT Costs

Gist, a leading supply chain specialist, moves £10 (US$19.9 billion) billion of merchandise every year. Communication is, therefore, an essential business tool at Gist, helping to ensure the company gets the right things to the right place at the right time. With key business processes relying on effective internal communication,...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, IT Cost, Gist, Content Management, Web Technology, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2007-05-01

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News to know: Nook; Yahoo; Sun; Net Neutrality; Apple; Windows 7

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. Ed Burnette: Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader Matthew Miller: B&N Nook ebook reader revolutionizes...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-10-21

The business-to-business of Gist

Gist, an online service that integrates your social stream with tools like Microsoft Outlook and Salesforce.com, recently launched its public beta to bring in individual users, but is wasting no time spreading its B2B wings. by Larry Dignan

Tags: B2B, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Malayalam Dot Net 1.0 (Windows)

Malayalam Dot Net is an attempt to qualify Malayalam Typing requirements of all computer users using Malayalam, be it a government office, schools, graphic designers, web experts, writers, legal writers, students, or any casual users of Malayalam. Malayalam Dot Net helps you type in Malayalam directly in Word, Excel, PowerPoint,...

Tags: Web, Zephyre Innovations India Private, Malayalam Dot Net, Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice, Channel Management, Web Browsers, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Marketing, Internet

Software downloads 2009-10-20

BlackBerry the choice of organized crime

You mean police have to workand do things themselves instead of casting a massive net over everyone? What a shame...well its good for RIM ....As for gang member there is one thing i never understood .Why does the a real clean up have been never made ....you set...

Tags: Handhelds, organized crime, RIM BlackBerry, RCMP

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia

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. Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...

Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Gist iPhone app; your mobile talent scout

Do you ever go to meetings wanting to know more about the people who will be in attendence? Do you ever have some spare time while traveling and think it would be a great time to touch bases with a client or prospective client? If you answered yes to either...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Talent, Mobile, Client, Smart Phones, Workforce Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Amazon Kindle drops in price, goes global

Many of you probably noticed the note from Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos on the front page of Amazon today announcing even more Kindle news. If not, then here's the gist: First, the Kindle is receiving a price drop; and second, Amazon is releasing a new global...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Cloud-ready? 74% of tech professionals work from 3 or more computers

How would a cloud help these users?I fail to see how the cloud would help most of these users. A few of the examples you gave were mobile users who might benefit from easy access to files, etc., but most of the examples were IT professionals who needed different...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Terminal services, Servers, KVM Switch, IT Pros, computer

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Catch some Zs with the Zeo personal sleep coach

Labor Day is over, which means the end of long weekends. If the thought of being back to the 9-to-5 grind is making it hard to sleep at night, then maybe the Zeo personal sleep coach can whip you back into snooze-shape, and help you get...

Tags: Sleep, Zeo, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Creating a new data type to better model risky outcomes

Let's See If I've Got This RightTom presents his answer, which is almost guaranteed to be not precisely correct (and which the single number per cell folks are calling wrong.)Jane presents her range of answers, which still may not include the right answer and, if it did, may or may...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Tom, Jane, Management Science, tool

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

My PayPal credit card beef, Part II: PayPal responds

Ebay & PaypalDoesn't it equal "double-dipping" when both Ebay AND Paypal charge a seller when (1) an item sells on Ebay, and (2) a seller receives his payment through Paypal? A seller pays to post an item, pays when/if it sells, then has to pay Paypal again when he receives...

Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, PayPal, credit card, eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Browser flaws expose users to man-in-the-middle attacks

Security researchers at Microsoft have found a way to break the end-to-end security guarantees of HTTPS without breaking any cryptographic scheme. During a research project (.pdf) concluded earlier this year, the Microsoft Research team discovered a set of vulnerabilities exploitable by a malicious proxy targeting browsers' rendering...

Tags: Flaw, Web Browser, Attack, Web Browsers, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-08-07

FCC: We'll be relentless for competition, consumers, innovation and investment

Om Malik has an interview with FCC chief Julius Genachowski and his game plan to be a "model of excellence for government." The key takeaways: Genachowski said the company will be relentlessly focused on competition, consumers, innovation and investment. And that focus means...

Tags: Innovation, FCC, Google Inc., Investment, Apple Inc., Julius Genachowski, Federal Government, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Microsoft's Project Natal for business: In your dreams

Natural user interfaces will be big. Anyone that sees Microsoft's Project Natal demo comes away impressed. Once Microsoft execs try to extend that to the business world you can't help but snicker. That clunky transition from the Xbox to the business world was in plain view at...

Tags: Environment, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Business World, Mundie, Game Players, Microsoft Project, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Life beyond Windows 7: Microsoft updates other products

Life beyond Windows 7: Microsoft updates other productsYepThere was actually another article on Zdnet, I forget by whom and when, but the gist of it was that MS profits are going to drive US GDP for 2010. Many ABMers were quick to say Win 7 and MS in general are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Update

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Google Voice Gets Presence

While Google Voice may revolutionize personal communications directing calls to the phone number of choice, businesses will find the service too simplistic for many of their needs. Yesterday, On-State Communications may have solved that problem by presence-enabling Google Voice. Now small companies can leverage the newest free Google Service...

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Mobile, Voice, On-State Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-07-01