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- Psystar OpenPro
- Ongoing lawsuits notwithstanding, Psystar remains the only desktop vendor other than Apple to offer PCs with Apple's Mac OS X operating system. Thanks to a new restore disc and improved software updating, this $2,660 Psystar OpenPro computer is much more secure than the lower-end Open Computer the company released back...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, insurance policy, Psystar, Psystar OpenPro, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, disc
- Product reviews 2008-10-11
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- ... But Digital TV Transition Can Get Action
- The Bush Administration and Congress seem ready to bag it on the economic policy front. Witness the stock market reaction to its inaction this week on the auto industry and financial institutions' continued stresses. But they can take time to fix the hard-stop to analog TV...
- Tags: Stock, Digital Television, Stock Market, Investment, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Teaming Up to Crack Innovation and Enterprise Integration
- There is a thought provoking piece in the November issue of the Harvard Business Review written by James I. Cash, Jr., Michael J. Earl, and Robert Morison. Morison is an executive vice president and director of research at nGenera Corporation, while Earl and Cash are...
- Tags: Innovation, Enterprise Integration, Morison, Distributed Innovation Group, Leadership, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Management, Software, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Gartner tries to scare businesses adopting open source
- The good news? Gartner says that 100 percent of businesses will be using open source within the next 12 months. The bad news? Gartner doesn't really seem to understand open source licensing requirements, and is trying to scare companies into adding bureaucracy around open source adoption. According to Gartner, companies...
- Tags: Software, Gartner Inc., Open Source, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Beggars, and no longer choosers
- Detroit, its auto industry and its UAW find themselves facing a whole new era. A Congress that may NOT come across with dollars to keep the Detroit Dinosaurs (that's a management team not an NBA team) playing. And today a new powerful figure in charge of the House...
- Tags: Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- SOA: it's only rocket science
- What can go wrong with SOA? Let me count the ways. Better yet, Miko Matsumura, Bjoern Brauel, and Jignesh Shah, all with SoftwareAG, have done the counting for us, in a new book that shows how to overcome various SOA issues, called "SOA Adoption for Dummies." (Available...
- Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Cell Phone, Smart Phone, and PDA Policy
- Cellular telephones and personal digital assistants PDAs - such as Blackberry, Smartphone and Treo devices - enable fast communications, remote wireless network connectivity and more productive mobile employees. However, such devices add significant operating expenses and create additional security concerns for the organization. As such, the organization maintains and enforces...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, PDAs, Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Download resources 2008-11-19
- Peer to Peer File Sharing Policy
- As an addendum to the company's Acceptable Use Policy—which details the utilization of the company network, the Internet, e-mail, and employees' personal computers—this policy prohibits the use of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharing applications on company equipment. Use this policy as-is or customize it to meet your...
- Tags: P2P File Sharing, P2P, Policy, File-sharing, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet
- Download resources 2008-11-19
- Software Installation Policy
- The purpose of this policy is to address all issues relevant to software installation and deployment on your company's computer systems. Use this policy as-is or customize it to meet your needs. This download is available for free as part of a ...
- Tags: Software, Policy, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management
- Download resources 2008-11-19
- Service Level Agreements Policy
- Trying to determine what should be included in the service level agreements between your IS department and your business units? This sample service level agreement outlines service level roles, responsibilities, and objectives between a company's IT department and one of its business areas. Use this policy as-is...
- Tags: SLA, Service Level Management, It Operations, It service Management
- Download resources 2008-11-19
- Streaming Media Policy
- Several independent surveys confirm worldwide streaming media use has grown significantly. While there are many legitimate business applications for streamed audio and video files, much streaming media content is strictly entertainment-based and serves no enterprise value. This policy applies to all employees, contractors, consultants, temporaries,...
- Tags: Streaming Media, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Media, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Download resources 2008-11-19
- Telecommuting Policy
- Telecommuting is the concept of working from home or another location on a full- or part-time basis. Telecommuting is not a formal, universal employee benefit. Rather, it is an alternative method of meeting the needs of the company. This policy allows your organization to detail if, how, and what's expected...
- Tags: Telecommuting, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Download resources 2008-11-19
- Privacy Policy
- Privacy is very important to organizations and individuals. Keeping your organization secure and its data and employees transactions secure. This template is designed to assist your company in protecting the privacy of the company and the employees. Use this...
- Tags: Policy, Privacy, Security
- Download resources 2008-11-19
- What really happened to the candidates' computers?
- Now that two weeks have passed since the end of the presidential campaigns, it is worthwhile to take a look at what I think should have one of the biggest cybercrime stories of the year. As Ryan blogged the day after the election, both the McCain and the Obama...
- Tags: BusinessWeek, Computer, Attack, Government, E-mail, Vertical Industries, Security, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- SAP Trimming Head Count, "Can't Rule Out" Layoffs
- Since the world's economic crisis began in September, SAP AG has adopted a "we do not hire, we do not replace" employment policy. The early results are in. And when you exclude acquisitions (see Business Objects, January 2008), there is one area of the world where...
- Tags: Layoff, SAP AG, Mergers & Acquisitions, Workforce Management, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Human Resources, Business Operations, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- CRM 2009 Forecast: How'd I Do in 2008? Gimme A High Four!
- Usually, when I begin my forecast for the coming year, I like to look at how I did the previous year - which is usually disconcerting to say the least. So, in honor of my first non-intro post for this ZDNET blog, I'm going to be nakedly transparent and show...
- Tags: Social Media, Business, Tool, CRM, Zoho, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Mozilla to end support for Firefox 2
- Stability and security releases for the browser will end next month, despite ongoing problems with Firefox 3 The Mozilla Foundation is planning to end support for the Firefox 2 browser in mid-December, despite the persistence of significant flaws in the most-recent version of the popular browser. ...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, Firefox, Mozilla, browser, Firefox 2, Firefox 3
- News items 2008-11-18
- Interesting OLPC discussion thread from Amazon
- OK, really for sure, my last update for the day on the Amazon OLPC sales. Just wanted to post a conversation thread from the one, concerned, negative reviewer on Amazon: Refund Policy?, November 17, 2008 By Marilyn Jones Last year, there were many...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Refund, One Laptop Per Child Project, G1G1, XO, Marilyn Jones, Productivity, Sales Strategy, Sales, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Gartner: 85 percent of companies using open source
- The analyst house warns that, although take-up of open-source software is widespread, most companies do not have formal procurement or governance policies in place for such software. Eighty-five percent of companies are already using open-source software, with most of the remaining 15 percent expecting to do so...
- Tags: Software, Open Source, Open-source Software, Gartner Inc., OSS, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk, open source, governance, Gartner
- News items 2008-11-17
- Who will lead Obama-era FCC?
- Monday morning may continue the speculation that Hillary Clinton will be named Secretary of State, but in more technical climes the wagers are on what will happen with the Federal Communications Commission. Ars Technica talked to telecom attorney Andrew Lipman, who expects Obama to move fast. Why? The issues the...
- Tags: FCC, Job, Broadband, Federal Government, Telecommunications, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
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