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- Mishti Youtube Downloader 1.2 (Windows)
- It is a download manager software that downloads videos from various websites after prompting the URL of the destination video. It also allows you to convert the downloaded videos into various formats such as AVI, WAV, etc.
- Tags: YouTube Inc., ROI, Microsoft Windows, Video, ROI Leverage, Roi/Tco, Corporate Communications, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-06-25
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- STOP!: Don't Be the Next SharePoint Disaster
- SharePoint is a specific technology which has both good points and bad points, it won't work for everyone but for those that do leverage it correctly it can change their lives. Any technological choice should be based on it being the best choice for purpose. The decision makers need to...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Solutions Inc., ROI, Roi/Tco, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software
- White papers 2009-08-03
- A good fit: Amazon gobbles up Zappos
- Amazon said Wednesday that it is acquiring Zappos in a deal worth $847 million. The CEOs of both companies portrayed the deal as an e-commerce learning adventure where both sides can learn from each other and leverage strengths. The combination is an interesting one. Zappos.com, which primarily...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Zappos, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- A buy side response to the enterprise buyer's Bill of Rights (and a partial solution)
- My first post of today pointed towards an all too familiar enterprise project 'fail' and the documented experiences of one project person trying to reach completion on a now two year implementation. Coincidentally (I didn't know this was in the pipe), Mike Krigsman provides a critique of Forrester's Enterprise Software...
- Tags: Consultant, SAP AG, Bill, Principle Reason, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
- Helping corporations leverage the Web, using open source and the cloud
- What do open source and cloud computing have in common? For Navid Safabakhsh, principal at San Francisco and Philadelphia-based interactive web development agency Freshout, it's that both technologies are low-cost, high-yield solutions to help corporations leverage the customer data they collect on the Web. ...
- Tags: Web, Service, Channel Management, Open Source, Marketing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Six ways to run SOA as an internal cloud business
- We probably could argue for another 10 years about the ROI of SOA. Is there ROI? If so, why isn't there more of it? How do we measure it? How should SOA be sold to the business? Why won't the business provide more funding? Or, we could...
- Tags: API, SOA, Dion Hinchliffe, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Seagate uses social media to 'humanize' storage devices
- It was about two years ago that storage device company Seagate realized it had to get into the social media game. The company's initial strategy was to listen, build community and learn. So, the communications team set up a presence on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and so on, and strapped...
- Tags: Storage Device, Storage, Social Media, Twitter, Seagate Technology LLC, Harris, Q., Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-06-16
- Cutting software maintenance costs 101
- Cutting software maintenance costs 101agreedI am no fan of vendors charging clients for unused products. Many clients of mine have taken this for granted, although they certainly haven't like it. Good suggestions, Larry.Drop your maintenance after 1 yearIt makes no sense to have a 18% maintenance contract on an MRP...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Groupware, E-Room, open source, software maintenance, Microsoft SharePoint, software
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Enterprise 2.0 promise is years off...if it materializes
- At the risk of bringing the wrath of the Enterprise 2.0 fans crashing around this blog I'm taking a deliberately contrarian view of Dion Hinchcliffe's recent Determining the ROI of Enterprise 2.0. My intention is not to upend Dion's argument but to expand upon the issues....
- Tags: Collaboration, Blog, ROI, Enterprise 2.0, E2.0, Hugh MacLeod, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-04-13
- Fortune 500 series: Texas Instruments uses social media to connect 10K+ engineers
- A frequently asked question around corporate social networking is, "What kinds of companies are using it?" When social media first became the trend it is now there was a lot of speculation about how only smaller, flexible companies could implement effective social media program. I started this Fortune 500 series...
- Tags: Strategy, Marketing, Social Media, Customer, Texas Instruments Inc., E2E, Q., Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- Selling in Tough Times: Increasing Your Sales Productivity, Not Costs
- The present economy has everyone trying to do more with less, from IT departments to sales managers. Fortunately, new Web-based solutions are available to help both departments be more productive, while using fewer resources. View this BNET Webcast, moderated by James Hilliard and featuring guest speaker Martin...
- Tags: Web, SugarCRM, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Channel Management, Sales, Marketing
- Webcasts 2009-03-24
- BlueCoat: Creating an economic advantage for users in 2009?
- Last week, BlueCoat gathered analysts in New York City for its Application Delivery Network Briefing Event to showcase its newest offerings, some of which are not yet released, and give the analyst community an update on where things stand following the company’s acquisition of Packeteer, completed in June of 2008....
- Tags: Security, Acquisition, Optimization, BlueCoat, WANs, Mergers & Acquisitions, Software Development, Network Technology, Networking, Investment, Finance, Software/Web Development, Chris Silva
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
- Microsoft vs. Open Source competitors
- Microsoft vs. Open Source competitors Haven't you ever heard of Interoperability?The reality of IT unlike that unreality which ZDNet bloggers write about is that most if not all IT Departments run multiple IT systems from mainframes to distributed servers and multiple OS's from Unix to Windows to Linux.How hard is...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Operating systems, Sales force management, Now Let, Microsoft Corp., Open Source competitor, open source, Linux, MySpace, OEM, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-02-08
- Omniture sees growing pains, but weathers economic storm
- Web traffic optimization and analytics company Omniture delivered a solid fourth quarter, but did highlight a few growing pains including "some rare latency issues" due to an upgrade and customers that are struggling amid a weak economy. Omniture's software--SiteCatalyst is the best known--is delivered as a service...
- Tags: Omniture Inc., Customer, Operational Accounting, Financial Planning, Marketing Research, Finance, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-06
- Discover What's Making Automated Accounts Payable a Reality
- Read Making Automated Accounts Payable a Reality and learn about technology that delivers the benefits of paperless vendor invoice processing — either as a powerful on-premise software solution or as an on-demand service to take IT costs out of the equation. Find out how it can help you: ...
- Tags: Accounts Payable, Staffing, Invoice, Esker S.A., Managed Hosting, Operational Accounting, Channel Management, Cloud Computing, Finance, Marketing
- White papers 2009-02-01
- Avaya Strategic Communications Consulting
- In the successful business, executive vision is just the starting point. In order to be realized, a vision must first have a corresponding strategy, and then that strategy must be tightly linked to day-to-day operation of the business. For the technology management organization, the critical alignment with business strategy typically...
- Tags: Vision, Consulting, Avaya Inc., Strategy, Roi/Tco, Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2009-02-01
- 'SOA' dead as of January 1st, analyst says
- 'SOA' dead as of January 1st, analyst saysSOA marketingWell, to a lot of people, there is a good deal of skepticism about SOA. We've seen a lot of sales pitches, but most of those seem to be centered around selling a Consultant as opposed to any other product. SOA could...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, Companies, SOA
- Discussion threads 2009-01-06
- 10 reasons IT certification will be important in 2009
- Guest post: In the midst of staggering business and economic turmoil, you need all the tools at your disposal to help shore up your career prospects. See why TechRepublic's Erik Eckel believes IT certification will become increasingly important for IT pros and the organizations that rely on them. You can...
- Tags: Certification, Information Technology, Organization, IT Certification, IT Certification Program, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-02
- Delivering High-Speed Wireless Commercial Services With Canopy Cable
- Wireless commercial services present tremendous opportunities for cable operators to increase revenues while building long-term bonds with business customers. Cable operators often face the fundamental challenge of offering broadband services to commercial customers when plant construction costs make the Return-On-Investment ROI unattractive. Construction costs to access the potential customer across...
- Tags: Broadband Service, Cable Company, Canopy Cable, Cable, Roi/Tco, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Networking
- White papers 2008-12-16
- Microsoft still fighting a losing battle against Google
- Microsoft still fighting a losing battle against Googlebut MS has shown they can't think outside the box...all they do is make 'me too' products and add on gimmicky low utility features like "the social" with the Zune. Seach is not different... they add nothing to the mix that really...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2008-11-26
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