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- Desktops are becoming extinct
- All the talk about web applications got reader Micheal Stanley thinking. Will we get to the point where desktop computers as we know them will no longer be relevant? As long as you can get your work done will it matter whether you're using Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, WebOS, or...
- Tags: Web Browser, Computer, Micheal Stanley, Productivity, Desktops, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2009-02-03
- Learn how advanced planning helped Procter & Gamble and Folgers Coffee survive Hurricane Katrina
- A business continuity plan helps companies keep critical business functions running during an emergency. It includes communicating with employees and recovering or relocating facilities. Disaster recovery is the process of recovering or rebuilding IT systems and data after an emergency.
- Tags: Emergency, Procter & Gamble Co., Hurricane Katrina, CDW Corp., Business Security, Disaster Recovery, Strategy, It Services, Business Operations, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Novatel Wireless launches MiFi mobile router--no tethering required
- Novatel Wireless launches MiFi mobile router--no tethering requiredHmmmSeems like a nice idea, if only it will roam on multiple systems so it will stay connected.That is the biggest problem I had while working on the FEMA hurricane Katrina recovery project in south Mississippi. No one service provider coverd the whole...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Games, NETWORKING, MiFi, mobile router, Novatel Wireless, router, mobile
- Discussion threads 2008-12-17
- Welcome to the White Space
- The Wireless Innovation Alliance (brought to you by Google, Micosoft, Motorola, Public Knowledge, etc.) has produced an excellent video on the benefits of white spaces as part of the Google-led lobbying campaign. Among the arguments, according to the video: Unused spectrum has a large...
- Tags: Video, Wi-Fi, Corporate Communications, Wireless, Marketing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- The real life cost of trying to ignore nature
- The real life cost of trying to ignore natureLet people decide what to do with their property... and then, when Mother Nature disagrees, give them the choice of letting Uncle Sugar have the title in return for emergency aid, or else toughing it out like the rugged individualists that they...
- Tags: Policies and procedures, accident, bill people, real life cost, life cost, tax payer, insurance, rescue
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- The real life cost of trying to ignore nature
- Down along the Texas Gulf Coast this week, man's arrogance has been hard hit by Ike. Even the Texas land commissioner is now muttering about things like zoning and building restrictions. I hope that guy has secret service level protection. Them's fightin' words down in the Lone...
- Tags: Texas, Beach, State Legislature, Land Guy, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- Eight reasons SaaS will surge in 2008
- Eight reasons SaaS will surge in 2008Thanks for this excellent post Phil !Thanks for this excellent post Phil.I agree that these important trends will no doubt shape how the SaaS applications and business services sector will evolve, including changes to how vendors will go to market, as well as how...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), software-as-a-service, IT Embracing SaaS
- Discussion threads 2008-01-02
- Virtualization Helped the City of New Orleans Begin Recovery After Katrina
- After the storm, the city of New Orleans recognized an opportunity to expand its original IT upgrade plans. Because the majority of city agencies lost all computing capabilities, it was a chance for the IT department to create an innovative centralized infrastructure that could support the city and remain cost-effective....
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., City, Virtualization, Recovery, New Orleans, Backups, Storage Management, Storage, Hardware
- Case studies 2007-10-01
- Ballmer hints at Microsoft's future in the 'cloud'
- Ballmer hints at Microsoft's future in the 'cloud'Industry Needs dictate services/local install usageI hope there is not an industry rush to judgement as far as the use of internet software services versus the traditional local install of PC software. The disaster recovery needs of any company or user will...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Apple Inc., software-as-a-service, Micro$oft, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-11
- Norton 360
- Compare security appsFor a side-by-side comparison chart of security suites, click below.Two years ago, when Symantec first presented us with their idea to create a complete security and performance solution, the company said it wanted to start from scratch, to build the thing right; we're happy to say that Symantec...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Norton Co., Norton 360
- Product reviews 2007-02-26
- Since when should effective data management and regulatory compliance be mutually exclusive?
- Since when should effective data management and regulatory compliance be mutually exclusive?re Maybe your doctor will Gmail youI of course share your concern about that issue, but don't think it should be the end of the story. Doctors, lawyers, financial services providers all are subject to separate regulation governing...
- Tags: E-mail providers, Investment, Data Breaches, Google Inc., Google Gmail, storage, regulatory compliance, data management
- Discussion threads 2006-09-05
- Security flaw knocks La. site offline
- Louisiana's Road Home site, which allows residents to apply online for home repair grants, was yanked offline last week, because of a security flaw that allowed other users' information to be displayed to applicants. The site is back online now, said the technology vendor, ICF International. Times-Picayune reports: ...
- Tags: Road Home
- Blog posts 2006-09-01
- Disaster Recovery for the Real World: Surviving Hurricane Katrina
- Are you still relying on tape backups for disaster recovery? Tape backups are important, but when a disaster strikes, you may find that you shouldn't rely on tapes as your only layer of protection. Listen to this TechRepublic Webcast, now available on demand, to hear Peter...
- Tags: Tape Backup, XOSoft, Computer Associates International Inc., Hurricane Katrina, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Data Management
- Webcasts 2006-08-22
- Telcos: Laws governing our industry OK. They just need to favor telcos.
- So, there was a lot of important non-C3 Expo stuff that happened while I was in New York at C3 Expo wrestling with the limited connectivity (and it was wired, not WiFi.... go figure) to file something that was even remotely interesting (as you may have seen from my coverage,...
- Tags: David Berlind, Luddite, Luddites, Microsoft Corp., Net Neutrality, Scott Cleland, telecommunications company
- Blog posts 2006-06-30
- Site puts disaster info at schools' fingertips
- With hurricane season bearing down on the Southern states once again Tropical Storm Alberto threatens to become a hurricane at post time, the nation's top emergency management officials now have a new resource for helping schools deal with disaster preparedness, reports eSchool News. Ready-or-not.org is a low-cost,...
- Tags: Ready-or-Not
- Blog posts 2006-06-12
- IBM offers pandemic management service to government, business
- As proof that even tech journalists can work in a 666 angle to their stories, TechWeb notes that "it's just a coincidence" that IBM's new pandemic assessment service is being launched today. As government health agencies increasingly focus on the risk that bird flu will turn into a worldwide pandemic...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Woodworth
- Blog posts 2006-06-06
- Level 3 E 9-1-1 Exec Describes The Challenges
- At the CTIA VoIP Mobility Conference late yesterday, I listened to Level 3 Communications vice president of E-911 Product Development William Clay recite some impediments to optimal 9-1-1 service- both VoIP and over standard phone lines.Among the issues E-911 infrastructure issues Clay mentioned that need solving include:No support for mobile...
- Tags: E-911 Product Development William Clay, PSAP
- Blog posts 2006-04-05
- Webcast: Step-by-Step Disaster Recovery Planning for the 2006 Hurricane Season
- The 2005 hurricane season went down as the worst on record, with damages estimated at over $100 billion.* Forecasters are already predicting a similarly severe 2006 storm season, so it's imperative that companies with offices in vulnerable areas ensure that their applications and data are fully protected—well in advance...
- Tags: Webcast, Hurricane, XOSoft, Litigation, Business Operations
- Webcasts 2006-04-05
- You get muni broadband by demanding it
- At the Freedom2Connect conference this morning there was a long panel about municipal broadband builds, and general agreement on how to get faster connections than the phone-cable duopoly will provide.Demand it.It is user demands for a faster, open Internet that has gotten Tropos 300 municipal customers in two years, with...
- Tags: Ron Sege, Tropos
- Blog posts 2006-04-04
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