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Listen to iWorkers to improve productivity and morale

Now that summer is a distant memory, it’s time to get really busy. I know, I know, it didn’t feel like it slowed down. Financial stress, job uncertainty, and the general economic malaise seem to have made people work harder. Non-farm business sector labor productivity increased 6.6% during the second...

Tags: Productivity, Recruitment & Selection, Investment, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance, Sheri McLeish

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Google Chrome browser gets street cred from Sony

Forrester takes a look at what the announcement that Sony Vaio will come loaded with Google Chrome means for the Web browser business. by Sheri McLeish

Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web Browser, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Desktops, Internet, Hardware, Sheri McLeish

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Microsoft Office 2010: The odyssey continues

Sequels never can match the thrill of the original. But the good ones offer a compelling story of their own, develop familiar characters, and introduce something new and exciting. Last week Microsoft gave developers a backstage pass to preview Office 2010, due out in the first half of next year....

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Sheri McLeish

Blog posts 2009-07-16

Microsoft Office still owns the desktop, future of StarOffice unclear

Since the Oracle acquisition of Sun, there’s been no official word yet on the road map for Star Office. Oracle says it’s vision is to deliver an integrated system from applications to disk, ostensibly a commitment to an OpenOffice.org productivity suite. Yet, that’s not a foregone conclusion. Star Office was just...

Tags: Desktop, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Sheri McLeish

Blog posts 2009-05-26

Free and freer: Lotus Symphony could be your unsung hero

Everyone knows that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Or is it? With its free productivity tools suite Symphony, IBM/Lotus is looking to shake things up a bit, putting even greater pressure on Microsoft's Office margin and besting Google and Zoho as the lowest-cost alternative....

Tags: Google Inc., IBM Corp., Lotus Symphony, Change Management, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management, Office Suites, Software, Sheri McLeish

Blog posts 2009-01-27

Better late than never: Microsoft Office Web apps percolating

When Microsoft announced this week that its next version of Office will include web apps there was no real surprise. But it reminded me of Steven Wright on Dr. Katz when he acknowledged that he usually had four or five cups of coffee before his first cup of coffee. Knowledge...

Tags: Desktop, Web, Knowledge Worker, Web Application, Microsoft Corp., Zoho, Channel Management, Microsoft Office, Marketing, Office Suites, Software, Sheri McLeish

Blog posts 2008-11-01

Additional Resources

News to know: Twitter DMs; New Neutrality; Zimbra; Dell-Perot; Palm; Foursquare

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Michael Krigsman: Are Twitter direct messages safe? Richard Koman: FCC to announce net neutrality principles ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Twitter Inc., Information Technology, Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Zimbra, Mary Jo Foley, Net Neutrality, Perot Systems Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Serial ATA, Corporate Law, Web Services, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Business Operations, Management

Blog posts 2009-09-22

News to know: Snow Leopard; YouTube; VMWorld; Google Books

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Snow Leopard ships with vulnerable Flash Player Sam Diaz: Report: EC considering delay of Sun-Oracle over...

Tags: Google Inc., Andrew Nusca, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Data Centers, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Storage, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-09-03

News to know: Facebook; Psystar Chapter 11; Intel; Twitter API; Nokia's Ovi Store

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Facebook snares $200 million investment from Russian investor Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Psystar files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., API, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Twitter, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operational Planning, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Business Operations, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-27

Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6

This news may come as a shocker to the tech savvy folks in the house, but 60 percent of companies use Internet Explorer 6 as their default browser, according to Forrester Research. Meanwhile, your IT department spends a decent amount of time erecting barriers to prevent browser upgrades. Bottom line:...

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-30

Data Strategies That are Right for You

"Connect 2008: Store, Secure, Protect" Attend PC Connection's premier online event and get closer to achieving a streamlined data management solution. Participate in sessions throughout the day where valuable information to help you succeed will be shared. Store: Uncover ways to tackle...

Tags: Strategy, Apple iPod, PC Connection Inc., Forrester Research Inc., Data Management, Storage, Digital Music, Digital Media, Databases, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts 2008-11-06