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Most employees are frustrated with IT

Most employees are frustrated with ITIT NazisLike the feeling of unlimited power that comes from having the workers bow and scrape. That's the real problem.RE: Most employees are frustrated with ITNOTE: I think the system ate my first attempt at a reply, if not apologies for the duplication...Although I'm...

Tags: Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, IDC survey, information technology, IT Nazis

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

70% of Americans are unaware of the plan to make EHRs available to citizens by 2014

An IDC survey reveals a significant number of respondents (70%) are unaware of the US government's initiative to make Electronic Health Records EHRs available to citizens by 2014. Respondents, regardless of their level of awareness, are divided when asked if the government will meet this goal, with 45% confident and...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, IDC survey, electronic health record, e-health

Blog posts 2006-02-11

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Trying to increase productivity? Send your employees home.

Companies that give their workers the option of telecommuting are seeing greater productivity, lower costs, improved employee health and greater employee retention, according to a survey released today by the Computing Technology Industry Association. Case in point: I'm typing this from this from my own home office...

Tags: Phone, Telecommuting, Telecom & Utilities, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Google is your friend

I know there are those among us who lack my love for all things Google. Sure, it shows our kids ads, keeps track of the searches coming out of our buildings, displays naughty thumbnails that only the best of content filters can block, most kids don't look beyond the...

Tags: Google Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-07

BI Crystal Ball – Next Gen BI May Be Closer Than You Think

Most modern large enterprise Business Intelligence BI tools are very robust and feature rich these days. Up until a few years ago BI users could blame vendors for most of their BI ills. This is getting harder and harder to do. Many of the BI tools, especially the ones reviewed...

Tags: Application, User Empowerment, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Boris Evelson

Blog posts 2008-10-07

The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed

On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn't impact enterprise IT -- because volume licensing agreements will allow IT to keep installing Windows XP for many years to come -- the move is another symbolic nail in Vista's coffin....

Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., IT Department, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Greentech Investing: Not So Fast

There's an inevitable slowdown in venture capital investing and that's not good news for Silicon Valley nor the Cleantech start-ups. Last quarter VC activity was about one-third of the same quarter last year. While economists claim there's plenty of capital around, the investments being made are more cautious....

Tags: Bank, Alternative Energy, American Media, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Texting? Pull Over ...

Texting? Pull Over ...re: Texting? Pull Over ...It's scary. I went through line in a grocery store, everytime the cashier had two seconds between ringing up customers her head was down texting. I can't imagine that kind of person on the road.RE: Texting? Pull Over ...TST: None of...

Tags: Cellular phones, stat, headset, cell phone, phone

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista

Research from the Corporate IT Forum indicates more UK companies are using or investigating XP and Windows 7 than Vista Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is still playing second fiddle to XP among business users, with more enterprises investigating the unreleased Windows 7 than its predecessor. More...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Tim Ferguson silicon.com, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Microsoft, applications, operating systems, software

News items 2008-10-02

Agresso's answer to ERP addiction

Earlier today I took a briefing from Agresso. Up front I'll say that I have something of a soft spot for this company. Some years back I did some very early formative work on what is now their BLINC Businesses Living In Change schtik and was...

Tags: ERP Vendor, Oracle Corp., ERP, Agresso, Aggresso, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-01

iPhone + Lotus Notes = Opportunity + Annoyance

Maybe you saw the IBM announcement or the NY Times blog posting on it. iPhone now can run iNotes, a lightweight application for access to Lotus Notes email, calendaring, and contacts. But why the complex equation? Let me break it down for you: iPhone. IBM Lotus...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, IBM Lotus Notes, IBM Corp., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Ted Schadler

Blog posts 2008-10-01

Microsoft's search perks gambit eyes 22% of market up for grabs

Microsoft will pay and perk you to death to get you to use its search and the move may not be so silly. Why? Roughly 22 percent of the search market is up for grabs so you might as well buy some loyalty. That 22 percent figure...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Regulations, Marketing Research, Internet, Government, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-01

Oracle customers: Our consultants stink

Oracle customers attended OpenWorld last week and launched a few bombs at consultants while they were at it. According to a survey by VendorRate--an outfit that ranks vendors via feedback from customers--the companies that implement Oracle's software received low customer satisfaction ratings. The results aren't all that...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Consultant, Product Marketing, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-01

Is security really a big drag on innovation?

Have you ever held back innovation because of information security concerns? Apparently more than a few technology executives are repeatedly gun shy. According to an IDC-RSA study to be released Wednesday security fears stifle business innovation at 80 percent of companies. This security vs. innovation theme was...

Tags: Innovation, RSA Security Inc., Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-01

44% of second hand mobile devices still contain sensitive data

According to a recent research conducted by BT, the Edith Cowan University, and the University of Glamorgan Wales, 44% of the 160 second-hand devices that they tested, still contained sensitive data such as bank accounts, board meetings, business plans, and financial data. Using the data obtained, their analysis indicated a...

Tags: Bank, Financial, Mobile, Data, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Services, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-09-30

US broadband adoption grew 17% in 2008

Broadband adoption in the United States continues to exhibit steady growth, with 17% more American adults having broadband at home in April 2008 than was the case roughly a year earlier. Fully 55% of Americans reported having a high-speed internet connection at home in April 2008 survey, up from 47% in March...

Tags: Broadband, Survey, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Federation Supplements The Data Warehouse - Not Either/Or, Never Was

Federation Supplements The Data Warehouse - Not Either/Or, Never WasFederation - Fills out the Data Integration ToolboxJim has done the industry a good service with this article. By getting people to more closely examine their data integration problems and the variety of physical data consolidation / virtual data federation technigues...

Tags: Business intelligence, PRODUCTIVITY, physical data consolidation, data federation, data consolidation, data warehouse

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

BT launches trial of Phorm's deep-packet inspection

It won't be long before British Internet users see targeted advertising based on their usage patterns. British Telecom is about to test software by Phorm, which collects URLs visited, search terms entered, and other data from visited websites. Phorm then categorizes the content and serves up advertising based on your...

Tags: British Telecommunications, BT Webwise, Web Site Development, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Web Technology, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-29

Asus Eee PC to get embedded 3G

The PC maker's Eee PC 901 will be released with HSDPA connectivity, as well as built-in Wi-Fi, beginning in October. Computer maker Asus has announced its Eee PC mini laptop is to get embedded 3G for the first time. The...

Tags: HSDPA, PC, Wireless LANs, 3G, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Natasha Lomas silicon.com, Asus, eee PC

News items 2008-09-29

Gauging the ThinkPad: Before (IBM) and after (Lenovo)

Has Lenovo lost whatever mojo the ThinkPad had? That simple question raised a lot of discussion at TechRepublic and it's worth pondering. The problem: Gauging Lenovo's performance depends on a lot of anecdotes with few concrete  answers. As background, John Sheesley asked a simple question: Has Lenovo...

Tags: Consumer Reports, IBM ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., IBM Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-29