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- The Future Of Software is Software
- I just spent an hour catching up with IBMs latest briefing on the completion of its acquisition of MRO Software, and it reminded me how much the future of software is really more of the same. This sanity check comes at the end of a week that showcased two paradigm...
- Tags: MRO Software Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-10-13
- IBM to shell out $740 million for MRO Software
- IBM to shell out $740 million for MRO SoftwareMore innovations from IBMthey should put a patent on acquisitions. ;)
- Tags: MRO Software Inc., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-03
- Meeting Service Levels: For External Service Providers and Internal Departments
- This paper discusses how service providers outside organizations and internal departments, such as operations and maintenance; can increase accountability and performance by adopting service level agreements with their "Customers." This paper provides an explanation on how technology solutions can support ITIL concepts, provide Service Level Agreements and manage to meet...
- Tags: SLA, MRO Software Inc., Service Provider, Service Level Management, Business Services, ITIL, It Services, It Operations, It service Management
- White papers 2006-07-01
- The Convergence of IT and OSS Requires a Unified Approach
- This paper will focus on the trends creating the three areas of convergence; assets, services and processes. A unified approach requires a modern solution to create efficiencies of scale, lower operational costs and retain workforce knowledge. Service Providers can leverage a unified approach to take advantage of convergence in a...
- Tags: Asset, Information Technology, MRO Software Inc., Business, ITIL, Convergence, Asset Management, VOIP, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Telecommunications, Networking, Management
- White papers 2006-07-01
- Maximo Enterprise Suite Support for RFID
- Radio Frequency IDentification RFID technology has been evolving for over a decade. However, the recent push by Wal-Mart and the United States Defense Department to force suppliers to adopt RFID for supply shipments has brought the technology to the forefront of supply chain and asset management discussions. A ground swell...
- Tags: Asset, MRO Software Inc., RFID, Asset Management, Supply Chain, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- White papers 2005-05-05
- Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance for Asset Intensive Industries
- There are five main statutes to SOX that relate to asset intensive industries. They are sections 301, 302, 401, 404 and 409. Driven by the amount of revenue opportunity, software companies, audit firms and business process consultants are jumping at the chance to grasp new revenue streams, resulting in millions...
- Tags: Asset, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, MRO Software Inc., Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Asset Management, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- White papers 2005-01-20
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- Don't bail out autos, invest in cloud!
- In the cloud model, the vendor rather than the customer takes on all the upfront cost of building and deploying the computing infrastructure. If SaaS and cloud take off, will the software industry have enough cash to fund that huge revenue gap? by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: Revenue, Software-as-a-service, Recession, Industry, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Sales Strategy, Government, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- Intel maintains commitment to education
- Despite dismal economic times, Intel, creator of the Classmate PC, an associated software stack, and a pedagogical model for its use in schools, has reaffirmed its commitment to education. Today, the company announced that it had achieved its goal of 1 million volunteer hours from its employees. According...
- Tags: Education, Intel Corp., Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- Support.com: We'll kill your crapware for free
- Support.com on Monday will roll out a free service designed to remove crapware from your PC. This public service has a bit of a motive: Support.com--essentially the Jiffy Lube of the PC industry--wants your future business. Here's how this will work: Folks call 1-800-PC-Support or log on...
- Tags: Software, PC, Support.com, Netbooks, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- News to know: Layoffs at AT&T, Adobe, Real; AMD warns; $99 iPhone
- Larry Dignan: AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, will cut capital spending Jason D. O'Grady: Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Sam Diaz: Next up for layoffs: Real Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: AMD warns of 25% drop in Q4 sales Larry Dignan: AMD:...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Layoff, Larry Dignan, AT&T Corp., Health Care, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- Coming on Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 6 critical
- The final Microsoft Patch Tuesday for 2008 will be a big one: 8 bulletins covering serious code execution flaws in a wide range of ubiquitous software. According to the company's advance notice mechanism, six of the eight bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The...
- Tags: Flaw, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- With 256-bit encryption, Acrobat 9 passwords still easy to crack
- Following ElcomSoft's claim that despite the 256-bit encryption Acrobat 9 passwords are susceptible to more efficient brute forcing than Acrobat 8 passwords -- a claim that Adobe confirmed citing usability trade-offs and urged users to take advantage of its improved passphrase mechanisms -- ElcomSoft's Dmitry Sklyarov and Vladimir Katalov provide...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Password, Adobe Acrobat, Encryption, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- CRM 2009 Forecast - Part 2 - Sticking My Hands Out To Be Slapped
- Last week at this time I was throwing my neck out there forecasting some of CRM's moves in 2009 - and no one chopped it off, thank goodness. So, now, in the same spirit, I'm going to do part 2 of three and stick my hands out to be slapped...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, PaaS, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Emerging Technologies, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Information Agenda: A strategy shift from applications to information
- Stuck between business challenges on the one hand, and information management systems on the other hand which simply limit your ability to respond. IBM's Tom Inman wants an easy way to spread your information across the board. Commentary--As the CIO of a flourishing business, you are happy to report...
- Tags: Information Management, Business, Information, Information Agenda, IL&P, Competency Center, Strategy, Management, customer relations, IBM, application agenda, IT, Tom Inman IBM, Special to ZDNet, Tom Inman IBM Information Management division, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2008-12-04
- The emerging case for open business methods
- The Internet has been the genesis of countless useful business innovations over the last several decades. These include a globally unified e-mail network, the advent of search engines, the rise of rich user experiences and SaaS, and most recently cloud computing to name but a few. But perhaps...
- Tags: Network, Industry, Business, Business Strategy, Business Method, Reasons Organization, Dave Bort, Internet, Strategy, Open Source, Management, Dion Hinchcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Market player machinations may warp, but not 'kill', SOA
- Dave Linthicum recently offered a somewhat dour assessment of the SOA market, determining that there at least five things killing SOA as we know it these days: Venture capitalists by micromanaging SOA vendors; Sarbanes-Oxley by scaring away SOA vendors; Big consulting firms (by mismanaging SOA...
- Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo
- Adobe Systems, Inc. announced yesterday in a statement that it will eliminate 600 full-time positions, or roughly 8 percent of its workforce, amid weaker than expected fourth quarter earnings. Fellow ZD blogger Larry Dignan notes that demand for Creative Suite 4 was weaker than expected and the...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Macworld, Workforce Management, Operational Accounting, Human Resources, Finance, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- iPod touch gets VoIP, steals some iPhone thunder
- The 'funnest' iPod ever has kicked it up a notch. Bam! Thanks to a microphone adapter and some free software called Truphone, the second-generation iPod touch is now capable of courting consumers as a VoIP mobile phone, in the most literal of senses (just...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, VoIP, Apple iPod, Call, Apple iPod Touch, Truphone, Truphone Application, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Coding Slave: 'Software is expensive'
- Why do so many enterprise software projects run over-budget? The obvious answer: folks under-estimate expenses across the software life cycle. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Software, Developer, Project, Bob Reselman, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Management, Software/Web Development, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- IBM launches first Linux-OpenOffice desktop with virtualization features
- IBM has added a Linux desktop with new virtualization capabilities to its portfolio. The Virtual Desktop, which bundles Canonical's Ubuntu Linux, Virtual Bridges' KVM-based desktop virtualization software and IBM's Open Collaboration Client Solution, is available now, Big Blue announced on Thursday. None of the...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Virtual Bridges, IBM Lotus Symphony, Linux, Virtualization, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
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