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Twitter announces "significant" funding; offers few details

As expected, Twitter announced today that it had received "a significant round of funding with a group of investment firm" but offered few details beyond that. Earlier this week, reports in the Wall Street Journal and TechCrunch implied that the company was close to raising $100 million...

Tags: Twitter Inc., T. Rowe Price Group Inc., Investment Partner, Investment, Mutual Funds, Finance, Human Resources, Benefits, Retirement Plans, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-25

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Five reasons to deliver a virtual service, not a virtual server

What began as an interesting technological experiment has now become an opportunity for IT to shape its future, says Fortisphere's Lilac Berniker Commentary - As virtualization becomes an increasingly commonplace technology in the datacenter, the breadth of stakeholders in the virtual environment is growing. ...

Tags: Information Technology, Workload, Virtual Server, Server, Strategy, Management, virtualization, Lilac Berniker Fortisphere, Special to ZDNet, Lilac Berniker Fortisphere, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-10-29

Manager's Checklist: Get the Support You Need to Succeed With ECM

An Enterprise Content Management ECM implementation is more than just a solution to inefficiency, a way to address unique business challenges, or a chance to get ahead of the competition. It's also a relationship between one and vendor's support team. Unless one has a highly skilled and underutilized IT support...

Tags: Enterprise Content Management, Optical Image Technology, Enterprise Content Management Implementation, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-10-28

News to know: Google; CTIA; Microsoft; Apple

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: FBI's 'Operation Phish Phry' snares nearly 100 people Sam Diaz:Mobile VoIP services no longer taboo, following AT&T...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mobile, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, CTIA, Data Centers, Cellular Phones, Web Browsers, Podcasts, Tablets, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Partner IP-Optimized Fax Solution Cost-Effectively Extends Unified Messaging

Sagem-Interstar, a global leader and innovator in software Fax over IP FoIP solutions, has tailored its flagship fax platform, XMediusFAX, to extend the Unified Messaging UM capabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 with advanced IP-optimized fax features. With this solution, businesses can improve responsiveness, become more productive, and reduce fax...

Tags: Unified Messaging, Fax

Case studies 2009-09-25

Financial Advisory Firm Uses xRM to Speed New Services to Market

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors is carving out a growing niche as a specialized investment advisory firm for companies and affluent individuals. CAPTRUST needed to differentiate itself through unique client tools and services, and support rapid changes to applications. CAPTRUST tapped Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Customer Effective to implement Microsoft Dynamics CRM...

Tags: Financial, Retirement Plan, Microsoft Corp., CAPTRUST Financial Advisors

Case studies 2009-09-24

eBay names Sun veteran head of data center strategy

EBay has appointed Dean Nelson, a Sun Microsystems veteran, to be in charge of its data center strategy. Nelson will be senior director of global data center strategy, architecture and operations. Nelson is founder of Data Center Pulse, a non-profit data center industry group. ...

Tags: Strategy, Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., eBay Inc., Dean Nelson, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Will the FCC's inquiries about wireless market be a waste of time?

The wireless industry is about to find out what it's like to be under Washington's microscope. The FCC this week announced efforts to further study competitive landscape of the mobile wireless market and determine whether consumers have the necessary information they need to make informed decisions about mobile phones and...

Tags: FCC, Phone, Washington, Mobile, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Wireless, Wireless Industry, Federal Government, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, Telecom & Utilities, Wireless And Mobility, Government, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-28

Foundation of our green future

I recently got to speak with Steve Vassallo, an exec at Foundation Capital. They're an investment firm firmly in the greentech camp. They've been in the VC business for 14 years. They don't just talk the talk, Foundation's putting their money where the matter is. The firm's...

Tags: Foundation Capital, Florida Power & Light, Construction, Strategy, Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-10

Cummins China Investment Improves Budget Accuracy by More Than 60%

In China, Cummins has a complex business structure that makes it difficult for head office staff to understand the budget requirements of its four units - engines, generator units, automotive parts, and automotive accessories. This affected the ability to create accurate budgets. In 2007, Cummins engaged Oracle Certified Partner Beijing...

Tags: Budget, Oracle Corp., Cummins China Investment, Investment, Finance

Case studies 2009-08-01

JCH Cuts Budget Planning Process From 130 Days to 80 Days With Centralized System

Due to rapid business expansion and intensifying competition, JCH found that its legacy budget management system did not offer the sophisticated features necessary for detailed planning and in-depth analysis. It did not provide the high quality data needed for informed decision-making on strategic and operational matters. This resulted in poor...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Strategic Planning, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management

Case studies 2009-08-01

CNACG Improves Budget Accuracy by 50% With Integrated Budget Management System

CNACG undertakes central budgeting and accounting for more than 300 coal-related enterprises across the country. These enterprises have a complex managerial hierarchy, making it challenging for the Beijing head office to maintain operational control. Budget management in particular was a problem. For instance, budgets did not reveal the operating capacity...

Tags: Oracle Corp., CNACG, Financial Services, Tools & Techniques, Personal Finance, Operational Accounting, Management, Finance

Case studies 2009-08-01

SAP: cautious optimism going forward

Following on from this morning's earning announcement, it was a calm, cautious but emphatic SAP board fielding a set of disappointingly soft questions on today's earnings call. First some selected quotes: Leo Apotheker, CEO: "Things are still tough...closure rates are more volatile then in the past...I am...

Tags: SPSS Inc., SAP AG, Leo, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sales, Finance, Investment, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Virgin Galactic unveils Eve; Snares Abu Dhabi investment

Sir Richard Branson unveiled his latest aircraft, or rather spacecraft. In a few years, for $200,000, thrill seekers will be able to ride into sub-orbit space. Separately, Virgin Galactic landed a $280 million investment from Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments. In this raw video, you get a look at...

Tags: Virgin Group, Investment, Virgin Galactic, Aabar Investments, Business Structures, Aerospace & Defense, Network Technology, Finance, Manufacturing, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-28

ComArchive Express 3.8.1 (Windows)

Email archiving made easy. Email archiving for Microsoft Exchange. As our customers from the legal sector spell it out .... its simply a sensible investment! Simplicity *Easy to install - under one hour *Easy to implement - no user education needed! *Easy to maintain - under one hour a month!...

Tags: E-mail Archiving, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-07-16

Google ChromeOS: have people given leave of their senses?

Google ChromeOS: have people given leave of their senses?Thankyou...This is the first well reasoned and thought out post I have read on ZDNet in a long time. I have just read Adrians post and he has decided it is a game changer already even after saying there is little...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Google Inc., Google ChromeOS, Linux, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-07-08

USDOJ scrutinizing handset exclusivity contracts

USDOJ scrutinizing handset exclusivity contractsYou're wrongcompletely.There is no supported version of IE that runs under Linux (i.e., no native Linux code)IE for Mac was discontinued a long time ago. You can still run it in your Mac though up to Tiger I think, so there is no need to...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, handset, phone, Apple Inc., network, government

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Human Capital Management Vendor Charts Growth Path With Technology Support Services

API Healthcare builds its software completely on Microsoft server software and technologies and develops the software by using Microsoft development tools. API Healthcare staff had to devote considerable time to support issue resolution. The company wanted to improve and expand training opportunities, and expedite and streamline problem resolution. API Healthcare...

Tags: Support Services, API, Human Capital Management, Microsoft Corp., API Healthcare, Human Capital, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Case studies 2009-07-01

Bank Strengthens Market Opportunities With Enhanced Customer Service Tools

KASB Bank has 73 branches across Pakistan. It offers financial solutions to a large portfolio of investment, corporate, and consumer banking customers, with a comprehensive range of services. Determined to offer customers a more flexible, personalised service, Pakistan's KASB Bank deployed Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 business management software. Microsoft Gold...

Tags: Bank, Customer Service, Pakistan, Microsoft Corp., Call Centre, KASB Bank, Banking, Financial Services

Case studies 2009-07-01

CODA and Corefino ink cloud accounting partnership

CODA, which has developed an on-demand financial application built on the Force.com platform has inked a partnership deal with Corefino, the Sunnyvale CA. based accounting outsourcer. Dubbed Corefino2go, the service sees CODA providing the technology requirements for Corefino's people, place and platform offering. Karen Watts, Corefino's CEO...

Tags: Business Process, Accounting, Partnership, Financial, CFO, Corefino, CODA, Business Structures, Operational Planning, Financial Accounting, Finance, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-06-25