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Finance Industry Uses CRM to Manage Customers

Company Z, is a private investment banking firm that serves as an investor, underwriter and broker to some of the biggest names in the entertainment, technology and information industries. Company Z sought a system that would allow it to quickly and accurately track phone calls, appointments, tasks, company and contact...

Tags: Network Infrastructure, Growth Opportunity, Finance, CRM, Network Infrastructure Technologies, NIT CRM 4.0, Network Administration, Networking

Case studies 2009-01-01

Network Design for OBGYN

OBGYN Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.C. is an outpatient medical office that provides medical services to women. OBGYN is a company that employs around 40 people. The organization is run using sound business practices. NIT Connect's mission is to help OBGYN to use technology in an effort to help the company...

Tags: Network Infrastructure, Network, Network Design, Network Infrastructure Technologies, OBGYN Obstetrics, NIT Connect, Network Administration, Microsoft Windows, Gender And Diversity, Networking, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Hardware

Case studies 2009-01-01

Improved Digital Television Technology Is Another Step Designed to Improve Patient Care and Comfort at HUMC

As an already functioning unit at HUMC since 2006, the NITConnect team at the hospital facilitated the implementation of 212 12 - 20" LG LCD televisions, provided by TVR Communications, one of the largest providers of interactive patient education and entertainment products and services. The NITConnect project management team coordinated...

Tags: Patient, Digital Television, Network Infrastructure Technologies, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Case studies 2009-01-01

Productivity Levels Sustained at Global Bank During Four-Phase IT Renovation

As India's largest bank, it was important for State Bank of India to modernize its IT infrastructure in order to maintain quality service. State Bank of India engaged NITConnect to renovate two of its U.S. branches, New York and Chicago. The challenge NITConnect faced was to complete a renovation in...

Tags: Bank, India, Network Infrastructure, Network, Chicago, Network Infrastructure Technologies, NITConnect, Financial Services, Network Administration, Networking

Case studies 2009-01-01

Greening Effect for USA Waterways

The largest underwriter of pollution liability insurance for marine vessels in the United States has undertaken a 'Green' initiative that will create a smaller technology footprint. The Water Quality Insurance Syndicate WQIS, a provider of water pollution liability insurance for over 40,000 vessels operating in U.S. waters or traveling in...

Tags: U.S., Network Infrastructure, Network, Pollution, Vessel, EMC Corp., Network Infrastructure Technologies, Network Administration, Storage, Servers, Networking, Hardware

Case studies 2009-01-01

NITConnect Automates Hospital's HR and Payroll Systems

At a time when every industry is feeling the pinch and cutting costs, maintaining quality and efficiency becomes more difficult. To tackle these challenges organizations are embracing automation as a means to streamline daily business processes. Hoboken University Medical Center HUMC engaged NITConnect to convert its timekeeping process from a...

Tags: Human Resources, Hospital, Kronos Inc., Network Infrastructure, Payroll, Network Infrastructure Technologies, NITConnect, Network Administration, Healthcare, Networking

Case studies 2009-01-01

Additional Resources

A Net Neutrality Solution: Opinions Wanted

I’ve been thinking about Net Neutrality for some time and wanted to get your thoughts and feedback on a solution that seems, well,  so simple and obvious that I can't believe nobody has proposed it.  A bit of background before you dive-in. Before analyzing and tracking...

Tags: Content Provider, Net Neutrality, Gold/Platinum, Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Clients: fat vs. thin, net vs. note

My budget administrator has made it very clear that I need to have all of my ducks in a row very early for the FY 2011 budget process. The nearly year-long delay that municipalities tend to feel in terms of budget crunches is certainly going to be on her...

Tags: PC, Thin Client, Server, Thin Clients, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Cisco doubles down on video conferencing; Acquires Tandberg for $3 billion

Cisco is beefing up its video conferencing arsenal, picking up Tandberg, a Norwegian video conferencing outfit, for $3 billion. In a statement, Cisco said it is acquiring Tandberg to expand its collaboration platform. With the deal, Cisco will bring in Tandberg's network infrastructure and video conferencing equipment...

Tags: Video Conferencing, Cisco Systems Inc., Tandberg, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Smart Planet: Electric vehicle charging stations, the new gas pump?

President Obama predicts there will be 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015. But what will the infrastructure look like to run these vehicles? Coulomb Technologies CEO Richard Lowenthal is building new network charging stations for electric vehicles and demonstrates how users will be able to one day...

Tags: Electric Vehicle, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Xerox buys ACS; Makes its big services bet

ASCII/xerox allianceASCII group the worlds oldest group of solution providers has teamed with xerox in print managed services in the smb spaceRE: Xerox buys ACS; Makes its big services betI work for ACS. I was a bit surprised to get this news this morning.What Makes This Deal Different Larry ?...

Tags: Document management, Outsourcing, Xerox Corp., ACS, big service

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Office Web Apps: OneNote (Office Web Apps: New screenshots)

Office Web AppsNot at all impressed with the Offfice Web Apps....while the other issue that many will still have to decide upon, if they want/ or should allow their own, or business data to be stored on the web/ internet/ cloud.....MS, along with many others pushing Web based apps have...

Tags: cloud computing, Office Web Apps, Office Web, Web application, Microsoft Office, New screenshot, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Cloud may complicate SOA load balancing act

Shine your own light in the cloudLori is correct to suggest that the cloud can obscure what you see. Cloud offerings tend to be basic, covering CPU, bandwidth and storage, and are very much of a 'one-shape-fits-all' nature. This is a consequence of building the offering on multi-tenanted...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Lori, SOA

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

TechNet Webcast: Technical Overview of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 (Level 300)

Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 helps to manage the virtual infrastructure by using the enhancements to Hyper-V in the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. The presenter will discuss the new features of Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, including support for Windows Server 2008 R2 capabilities like...

Tags: Webcast, Migration, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Virtual Machine, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-09-09

J.D. Powers: Verizon tops in voice quality; AT&T, Sprint get no love

Among wireless carriers in the U.S., Verizon Wireless has the best voice quality in five of the nation's six regions, with U.S. Cellular - not AT&T or Sprint - taking the honors in the sixth region. In the west, Verizon shared the top ranking with Alltel and T-Mobile. The honors comes...

Tags: J.D. Power Associates, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Sprint Communications, Carrier, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-03

Self-service Cloud Computing

Cloud computing provides reliable, flexible and cost-effective access to all data, devices and services in a virtualized network environment. Representing a true paradigm shift in the way we view and use technology, cloud computing is specifically designed to reduce costs, improve service delivery and enable business innovation. In...

Tags: Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware

Download resources 2009-09-03

What does it mean to be a green IT professional? The definition is definitely a moving target.

Wondering if you have what it takes to be considered a "Green IT" professional? Cisco has taken a stab at defining what sort of skills you might need to adapt your role as businesses look to information technology to help slash carbon dioxide emissions, energy costs and so on. ...

Tags: Network, Information Technology, Carbon Dioxide, Green IT, Cisco Systems Inc., Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-01

VMWare's Maritz: IT spending patterns need change if industry intends to grow

The theme of the opening keynote at VMWorld 2009 was centered around two ideas: reducing complexity and offering freedom. In its quest to shift from a virtualization company to the tech industry's cloud infrastructure giant, VMWorld CEO Paul Maritz on Tuesday touched on a number of...

Tags: Industry, IT-spending, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-01

How desktop virtualization will end IT client hardware maintenance (and kill off Best Buy's Geek Squad)

In one fell swoop, John Whaley might end IT client hardware maintenance. And he might kill off the Geek Squad, too. Whaley, the chief technical officer of desktop virtualization company MokaFive, says desktop virtualization is becoming more widely adopted in...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Information Technology, Environment, Server, MokaFive, JW, Management Cost, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-28

Achieve End-to-End Maximized Performance by Consolidating Your Data Center - Part One

EMC and Brocade have partnered to bring a webcast series that highlights joint solutions for the next-generation data center, utilizing technologies available today. Organizations increasingly expect their infrastructure to deliver as a whole. This requires focus beyond infrastructure - necessitating tight integration to applications, middleware, and database environments. By bringing...

Tags: Data Center, Performance, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., EMC Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Webcasts 2009-08-25