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- Sun Case Study: Lloyd's of London, Canada
- Lloyd's of London is without a doubt the world's leading authority on risk solutions. Lloyd's Canada faced a challenge to provide better service to its brokers and attract new business. These needs could best be met with an IT system offering flexibility, security, improved productivity and performance, support for new...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., London, Canada, Lloyd, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
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- Lloyd's Improves E-Mail Messaging With Secure Remote Access Solution
- Security of corporate data is paramount for Lloyd's. But, the task of providing a Web-based e-mail service, permitting remote access from any public browser for its traveling workforce, was not straightforward. E-mail attachments were a security hurdle. Having standardised on communication and collaboration server Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Lloyd's chose...
- Tags: Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Lloyd, E-mail, Remote Access, E-mail Servers, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Lloyd's Insurance Broker Aims for Significant Yearly Savings With New Broking System
- Besso Limited is a fully independent Lloyd's insurance broking house with a staff of more than 200. Besso wanted a scalable, integrated, and robust insurance broking system that would fully support its growth objectives, help it compete in the marketplace, and meet the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority's regulatory requirements....
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Lloyd, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
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- Lloyd's Register Cuts IT Spend by a Third With Integrated Solution
- Lloyd's Register provides independent risk assessment and mitigation services. Few years ago, the non-profit distributing organisation decided to consolidate its diverse IT architecture, choosing Microsoft software over alternatives such as Linux. It also moved from HP OpenMail to Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, and consolidated 76 Unix servers down to 56...
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Lloyd, E-mail Servers, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
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Additional Resources
- ADHD heart warning should be no big deal
- "You're not going to put my kid on drugs." That was my mom, in 1964, when I was first diagnosed as having ADHD. A doctor had suggested Ritalin would help, but she was adamant. She never told me about it. There...
- Tags: ADHD, Productivity, Healthcare, Blogging, Security, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Qantas Airways: a perfect storm for IT failure?
- Qantas, the Australian national airline, has endured two high-profile IT failures in recent years and a third major project appears to be at substantial risk. In many respects, the company offers a case study for examining how underlying management issues can cause multiple IT projects to...
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Qantas Airways Ltd., Qantas Engineering, Peter Gregg, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- News to know: IE 8; 50W dual-core PC; Oracle; NetSuite; Dell snafu
- Notable headlines: George Ou: Hitting 50W peak on a dual-core desktop computer Mary Jo Foley: Internal Microsoft IE 8 build passes the Acid standards test. MSDN blog. Opera: Acid or no, its Microsoft antitrust complaint goes forward Adrian Kingsley Hughes: First...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Dual-core, Oracle Corp., PC, NetSuite Inc., Health Care, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, Keyboards, E-health, Business Structures, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Processors, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Finance, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Semiconductors, Components
- Blog posts 2007-12-20
- Lloyd Taylor: LinkedIn's 'scaling guru' tackles the social graph
- Earlier this month I spoke with Lloyd Taylor, vice president of technical operations at LinkedIn and formerly Google's director of global operations and Keynote Systems' vice president of technology and operations. He discusses his past experience building and scaling data centers at Google and how it differs from his new...
- Tags: Google Inc., CIO, Data Center, Network, LinkedIn, Data Centers, Social Networking, Storage, Networking, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-12-19
- Mining the LinkedIn network
- LinkedIn VP of Technical Operations, Lloyd Taylor discusses new ways business professionals will communicate and consume information in the future. by Andrew Mager
- Tags: Network, LinkedIn, Networking, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- Scaling the LinkedIn social graph
- LinkedIn VP of Technical Operations, Lloyd Taylor talks about scaling challenges such as improving the value of user relationships. by Andrew Mager
- Tags: LinkedIn, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- LinkedIn vs. Facebook, MySpace
- LinkedIn VP of Technical Operations, Lloyd Taylor discusses the differences between LinkedIn's professional network and more personalized sites like Facebook and MySpace. by Andrew Mager
- Tags: Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Networking, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- LinkedIn VP of Technical Operations: Lloyd Taylor
- Lloyd Taylor, Vice President of Technical Operations at LinkedIn talks to ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber about facilitating online communications between its 17 million business professionals. He also discusses his past experience building and scaling data centers at Google and how it differs from his new role, managing a...
- Tags: LinkedIn, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- LinkedIn Vice President of Technical Operations: Lloyd Taylor
- Dan Farber: Lloyd, thanks for joining me. Lloyd Taylor: And thanks for inviting me. Dan Farber: Lloyd you have been at LinkedIn since September of this year, what is LinkedIn and what compelled you to go there? Lloyd...
- Tags: Google Inc., Data Center, Theory, Network, LinkedIn, Data Centers, Storage, Social Networking, Networking, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- Google: Rewriting the book on data centers
- Om Malik had an interesting post about Google's super-sized datacenters. He posited that Google's massive infrastructure, customized for its processes, represents a the big barrier to entry for its rivals, and it will continue to give the company an edge as long as it keeps spending the billions on its...
- Tags: Google Inc., Data Center, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-12-05
- Intel CEO Paul Otellini woos the Oracle crowd
- Intel CEO Paul Otellini went highbrow in his keynote slot at Oracle OpenWorld, invoking American architectural icon Frank Lloyd Wright. He was preceded yesterday by rival AMD's CEO Hector Ruiz, who chatted with partners during his keynote see below. Both essentially gave promotional talks, which they...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Paul Otellini, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Data Centers, Corporate Communications, Storage, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing, Components, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-11-13
- Troma Gadget (txt)
- Stay up to date on Lloyd Kaufmans blog. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Gadget, Timothy J Collins, Blogging, Internet
- Software downloads 2007-11-08
- Photos: Where Frank Lloyd Wright comes alive
- The renowned architect's signature features, such as geometric angles, glass doors and canvas ceilings, are showcased in this gallery from Taliesin West.
- Tags: architect, photograph
- Image galleries 2007-07-25
- Are Microsoft-funded studies worthless?
- Are Microsoft-funded studies worthless?Why won't the CDs run?Don't tell me you've stopped having Windows pc's around the house. Sometimes a return to the primitive can be excessive. I wouldn't want to have even one of Frank Lloyd Wright's prairie homes if the roof leaked. And not having...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, henhouse, software, fox, DOS, hardware, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-15
- Official Rules: ZDNet's Deputy Product Tester of the Week Contest
- Official Rules: ZDNet's Deputy Product Tester of the Week ContestFabulous! Where do I begin ? Just kidding . Good IdeaI'll gladly participate in something like this... assuming the things given out are any good. I used to do columns on many topics from reviews to just...
- Tags: Memory, Official Rules, Deputy Product Tester, ZDNet Deputy Product Tester, server
- Discussion threads 2007-05-18
- Intel Santa Rosa chips destined for MacBooks
- Intel Santa Rosa chips destined for MacBooksI almost bought a MacBook Pro a few months ago...I almost bought a MacBook Pro a few months ago when the LED LCD rumor started making the rounds. Decided I'd hold off until WWDC and it looks like it might pay off. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Carnegie-Mellon University, Berkeley, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows Vista, status symbol, Intel Corp., graphics, NAND, Apple Inc., chip
- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
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