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- Video: Second Life competing with Cisco Telepresence?
- Video: Second Life competing with Cisco Telepresence?Larry - adding new uses to 2nd life has other implicationsOne of the things that is beoming a key issue is that gaming simulation systems are being used in many other areas than entertainment and its about to become a real problem since...
- Tags: Collaboration, Corporate communications, Games, Cisco TelePresence, Second Life, Cisco Systems Inc., video
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality
- Guest editorial by Emma McGrattan In the current economic climate, businesses of every size are looking to reduce their spending wherever possible. Open source software, which has no upfront licensing fees, is one way of achieving significant savings. However, in order to protect their...
- Tags: Software, Security, Open Source, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- It's official: OOXML is a standard
- Surprised? Here's the full release from ISO: The two ISO and IEC technical boards have given the go-ahead to publish ISO/IEC DIS 29500, Information technology – Office Open XML formats, as an ISO/IEC International Standard after appeals by four national standards bodies against the...
- Tags: ISO, Office Open XML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- Risk Management: Bridging Policies and Procedures - Fundamental Security Concepts
- One thing that security professionals know is that security is about processes, not about the technology. The key to security is to match the technology to the process, but you have to know the process first. Policies and procedures are the requirements, and risk management is the bridge between the...
- Tags: Risk Management, Security
- White papers 2008-07-25
- Researcher claims thousands of identities stolen during Social Engineering pentests
- Kelly Jackson Higgins of Dark Reading, reported on research conducted by Joshua Perrymon, hacking director for PacketFocus Security Solutions and CEO of RedFlag Security, who has been performing social engineering exploits for numerous clients in the past year and has apparently stolen thousands of identities with a 100 percent success rate. ...
- Tags: Social Engineering, Identity, Dark Reading Article, Identity Theft, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Stanford University data breach leaks sensitive information of approximately 62,000 employees
- A data breach resulting from a stolen laptop has leaked sensitive information including Social Security Numbers of approximately 62,000 as reported by Stanford University former and current Standford University employees. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a site devoted to the collection of data breach information, reports this number as 72,000, and I'm...
- Tags: Sensitive Information, Stanford University, Data, Information, Stanford, Laptop Computer, Kroll, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- Data Governance for Master Data Management and Beyond
- There is growing interest on behalf of both data management professionals and senior business managers to understand the motivations, mechanics, and benefits of instituting data governance within an organization. This white paper by David Loshin examines how the definition, oversight and adherence to information policies and procedures can create value...
- Tags: DataFlux Corp., Master Data Management, Data Management, Storage, Benefits, Databases, Hardware, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-05-09
- Sales-driven IT failures
- Sales-driven IT failuresSaving a sales-driven project from failureTop-performing project managers wear three hats: besides the titular PM role, they’re also consultants and salespeople while still being paid like project managers. Often, three hats are the minimum number required to deal with a potential sales-driven project failure. And projects...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, sales team, sales
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- Datagate: The Next Inevitable Corporate Disaster?
- Is data leakage the next wave of impending disaster that could sweep the global enterprise landscape? In a 2007 study conducted by Datamonitor, more than 60 percent of enterprises surveyed have experienced data leakage within the last year, and 33 percent believe it could put them out of business....
- Tags: mcafee inc., data protection, disaster recovery, backups, data management
- White papers 2008-04-01
- Billion-dollar IT failure at Census Bureau
- Â The US Census Bureau faces cost overruns up to $2 billion on an IT initiative replacing paper-based data collection methods with specialized handheld devices for the upcoming 2010 census. The Bureau has not implemented longstanding Government Accountability Office GAO recommendations and may therefore be forced to...
- Tags: Harris Corp., Government Accountability Office, Census Bureau, Bureau, Handhelds, Hardware, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- 10 things you should do to prepare for the audit bogeyman
- An audit can be a harrowing exercise, particularly if your organization is flying by the seat of its pants. The more time you can invest in defining policies and procedures and documenting adherence to them, separating duties, updating your equipment inventory, and performing all those other mundane tasks that tend...
- Tags: Audit, Ramon Padilla, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Download resources 2008-03-12
- Router Backdoors: Hacked by Chinese Part 2?
- We all remember code red, right? Come on, you know you were hit with it..., ok, here's an image just in case you forgot: PCPro News out of the UK has written a story that I classify as xenophobic and unfair. PCPro spoke with the...
- Tags: Router, Back Door, SecureTest, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- Sprint customer: Dad on our calling plan just died. Sprint: prove it
- Sprint customer: Dad on our calling plan just died. Sprint: prove itWhile I agree that the individuals taking the calls were insensitiveI don't have a problem with them asking for a death certificate as proof of the death. After all, it's this sort of thing that we need death certificates...
- Tags: Sprint Communications, death certificate, Sprint Customer, Dad
- Discussion threads 2008-01-05
- Announcements of Partnerships and Alliances
- I receive a notice of partnerships or alliances between and among companies almost every business day. Unless they are of an unexpected or very strategic nature, I seldom comment on them. Why is that? I'm reminded of something Mary Poppins said describing what she called "Pie Crust...
- Tags: Alliance, Partnership, Business Structures, Data Centers, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Finance, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2007-12-14
- Data loss CEOs should go to jail
- Data loss CEOs should go to jailKeep them RESPONSIBLE even if ....Make ANYONE who requires personal data to be collected responsiblefor its safekeeping even if sent/stored offshore. This way theresponsibility cannot be defused or passed on elsewhere.Only if......a sole proprietor would go to jail for the same offense.Data loss...
- Tags: Financial services, diligence
- Discussion threads 2007-12-08
- Agile development, early warning, Darwin, and failure
- Agile development, early warning, Darwin, and failureUp The ChainI'm not sure identifying projects that are doomed to fail, either because they are too hard or have a delusional value proposition, are usually pretty easy to identify.But you do you convince the guy a few layers up that not only is...
- Tags: Development tools, Agile Development, programmer, early warning, Darwin
- Discussion threads 2007-11-25
- Jimmy Wales and Enterprise Wikis
- At the Summer Davos in Dalian, China, I was able to speak to Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, about wikis in the enterprise. Wikipedia has become not only the world's most popular wiki, but the ninth most popular web site in the world. Jimmy is here as a Young...
- Tags: Difference, Wiki, Wikipedia, Enterprise, Jimmy, MediaWiki, JN, JW, Wikia, John Newton
- Blog posts 2007-09-14
- Microsoft: Volume licensees to get fewer CDs, shorter contracts
- Microsoft is making a number of tweaks to its volume-licensing policies and procedures in the name of cutting complexity and reducing environmental waste. The changes affect those licensing Microsoft products under Enterprise Agreements, Select licenses and Open License Agreements and will take affect over the course of...
- Tags: Volume-license, CD, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-09-06
- IT Outsourcing in a Large Physician Cardiology Practice New Mexico Heart Institute Albuquerque, New Mexico
- New Mexico Heart Institute NMHI needed to upgrade and improve its infrastructure, IT operations, WAN/LAN network and security. They also needed to prepare for the expansion and application growth anticipated in the next year. The Phoenix solution: provided project management services for two major projects: the consolidated business office move...
- Tags: New Mexico, Physician, Phoenix Technologies, Information Technology, IT Outsourcing, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- Case studies 2007-08-15
- IT failure in action: LAX
- CNN and the LA Times both report failure of the international arrivals screening computers at Los Angeles International Airport failed. As a result, 20,000 arriving international passengers had to wait many hours while the system was repaired.According to CNN:A major switch in the system, which contains names of arriving passengers...
- Tags: Information Technology, System, Failure, Business Continuity, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-08-12
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