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- Sarbanes-Oxley Closing the Gaps: Expert Panel on Implementing COBIT
- COBIT provides a framework of IT control objectives that can be implemented and monitored within an enterprise to ensure the delivery of reliable information. This webcast explains how implementation of COBIT can improve collaboration between IS/IT auditors and IT management on security, audit and control issues, define performance measurement requirements,...
- Tags: sarbanes-oxley act, performance, performance measurement, cobit, performance measurement requirement, performance management, human resources, workforce management
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- The State of Illinois "Emphasis on Accountability and Managing for Results"
- The intended use of performance measures differs between the legislative and the executive branches in Illinois. Within the executive branch, the purpose for the performance measurement movement is also articulated differently up and down the organization. At the executive and department director level, there is general agreement that performance measurement...
- Tags: performance, performance measurement, accountability, performance management, human resources, workforce management
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- ThinkPad X200 reviews: Great ultraportable . . . but it's no X300
- The X200 is one of eight new ThinkPads--including the SL series for small business--that Lenovo announced as part of Intel's Centrino 2 launch. The 12.1-inch wide-screen ultraportable, which replaces the popular ThinkPad X61, is designed to bring some of the features of the pricey 13.3-inch X300 to a broader audience....
- Tags: intel centrino 2, intel centrino, ibm thinkpad, lenovo group ltd., thinkpad x200, x300, reviews, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, john morris
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- VIPRE performance shoot-out - Does it really not slow down your PC?
- The other day when I blogged about Sunbelt Software's latest VIPRE antivirus solution I took the claims that it doesn't slow down your PC pretty much at face value. Time to see if there's any validity to these claims. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: 32-bit, 32-bit system, performance, pc, norton co., antivirus, symantec norton antivirus, ram, 64-bit, viruses and worms, security, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, adrian kingsley-hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- In Q1 2008 67% of PCs sold in France were laptops
- Consumer notebook sales recorded strong performance in the Q1 2008 in French PC market, posting 28.1% growth, after a solid 50% recorded last year in Q1 2007. Transition to mobility is continuing strongly with the share of notebooks to desktops rising to 67% of total PCs, up from 59% a...
- Tags: pc, laptop computer, sales strategy, notebooks, sales force management, desktops, sales, hardware, notebooks & tablets, nb
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Vonage narrows losses: Can it grow?
- Vonage has narrowed its losses two consecutive quarters, but it remains to be seen whether the company can grow. The company reported a second quarter net loss of $7 million, or 4 cents a share, on revenue of $228 million. Revenue was up 11 percent from a...
- Tags: revenue, vonage holdings corp., marketing expense, operational accounting, marketing research, finance, marketing, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Google gives us the keys to insightful information
- If you are someone who can't get enough data, Google's new "Insights for Search" (which I'm sure will be renamed to simply "Google Insights" when they realize the current name is too long) is going to be a place that you want to visit. Google Insights for...
- Tags: google inc., advertisement, brand, tool, branding, productivity, marketing, garett rogers
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Six steps to an effective data governance program
- As data governance becomes a key benchmark of a company's responsibility to enhance and protect data, here are six simple steps that start to develop a program based on individual needs. In the past few years, dozens of high-profile incidents involving data mismanagement have gained international attention. Caught off...
- Tags: data, organization, corporate governance, tools & techniques, pricing, databases, business operations, corporate law, management, marketing, enterprise software, software, data management, data governance, mismanagement, steve alder, ibm, special to zdnet
- News items 2008-08-06
- "I Am Rich" iPhone app - a steal at $999.99!
- "I Am Rich" iPhone app - a steal at $999.99!DangIf they'd just throw in tip calculator functionality with it, I'd snap it right up. :-PNothing "remotely scammy?""but I can't see anything remotely scammy about this since what the app is and does is clearly explained in the description."Other than the...
- Tags: pet rock, apple iphone
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Microsoft finalizes SQL Server 2008
- Microsoft finalizes SQL Server 2008Sql Server as cloud storage?I don't think RMDBs are a proper choice as a high performance/scalability server storage.
- Tags: databases, enterprise software, microsoft sql server, microsoft sql server 2008, microsoft corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?
- Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?I'm telling you whatBuy a pc twice as fast as a mac in hardware performance terms.RE: Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?I can agree with him. I wouldn't want to pay out that much money for a desktop or laptop when they will...
- Tags: desktops, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, low-end pc, apple macintosh, macs are, microsoft windows vista, apple inc., pc, adrian
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change
- Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus changeA sempron could run aeroI got a AMD Sempron for my neice with only 512mb RAM. Windows Vista32 Ultimate, it could run aero. I use a ATI 9600 vid card. I had to get rid of XP, hurts my...
- Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), refurbished pc, microsoft windows vista, vista capable pc, cheerful vista capable pc, vista capable, pc
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- News to know: LinuxWorld; Cisco; Microsoft; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'? Sam Diaz: LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest. Larry Dignan: IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista A new data center?...
- Tags: apple iphone, linuxworld, larry dignan, yahoo! inc., microsoft corp., cisco systems inc., cloud computing, help desk, data centers, corporate communications, it operations, storage, hardware, data management, marketing
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- 10 ways to kickstart the performance of your underachievers
- Poor performers can drag down your whole team. Business and leadership coach John McKee shares some strategies for determining the underlying issues and turning those underachievers around.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.
- Tags: performance, john mckee, team management, leadership, blogging, performance management, management, internet, human resources, workforce management
- Download resources 2008-08-06
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?Will it pwn the XO? No, and here's why...the XO and what MIT is cooking up here serve two totally different purposes and audiences. The XO is for teaching children how to collaborate, create content, and learn with a computer. MIT's proposal will...
- Tags: productivity, laptop computer, cherrypal c100, computer, $100 laptop
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Windows wars: Are you a dog or cat?
- All this Vista versus XP versus Windows Server 2008 stuff got me thinking. Maybe its not just technological issues with Microsoft's latest desktop OS that is creating strife between the user bases. Perhaps -- if we take a page from Jungian theory -- there is a...
- Tags: desktop, operating system, microsoft windows vista, microsoft windows, operating systems, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), software, jason perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Vizio VP322
- Mostly on the strength of aggressive pricing, Vizio in the last several years has taken the flat-panel HDTV market--both LCD and plasma--by storm, rocketing past better-known brands and becoming one of the best-selling names in the country. The company has also introduced some unique products, among them the VP322, which...
- Tags: monitors & displays, tvs, color temperature, vizio vp322, vizio, plasma, lcd, vp422, hdtv
- Product reviews 2008-08-05
- NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 - wireless router
- The Netgear RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 features a rather misleading name. The router doesn't support true dual-band wireless-N, nor does it offer very good range. It's a basic router with two separate access points AP, one of which supports Wireless-N and can operate in either 2.4GHz or...
- Tags: routers & switches, network technology, networking, home networking, wireless, wireless router, router, wndr3300, netgear, netgear rangemax, netgear rangemax dual band wireless-n router wndr3300
- Product reviews 2008-08-05
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performance
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performanceI'll give you one thing ...... you're fast!RE: ProofreaderYou missed, "As expected, the difference in score between a system running [b]8GB[/b] of RAM and one running with only [b]8GB[/b] was small when measured with PassMark PerformanceTest 6.1."I offer ZDNet the...
- Tags: memory, vista x64, more ram, ram, performance
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performance
- Running a 64-bit operating system allows you to break the 4GB memory barrier. But are there advantages to loading up with 8GB of RAM? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: adobe photoshop, performance, ram, memory, semiconductors, hardware, components, adrian kingsley-hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
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