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Eldorado Hotel Casino & Silver Legacy Resort Casino

The Silver Legacy Resort casino and its sister property both faced problems when their legacy communications solutions reached end of life. Download this case study to see how they partnered with NEC and improved employee communications and also provided an enhanced experience for their guests.

Tags: Silver Legacy, Casino, NEC Corp.

Case studies 2009-08-21

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Can open source software stop IT failure?

I'm not so sure #1 is valid#1 is a variation of "many eyes make all bugs shallow"Does it help? Yes. But it also makes the implicit assumption that everyone that can view the code is competent to do so. So it goes back to resource allocation being an issue, if...

Tags: Strategy, OPEN SOURCE, information technology, IT Failure, F/OSS, software, open-source software

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web

Although HP and Lexmark both released touch-screen printers at the same time, we have to credit HP for being the first to bring one to the consumer space, with the Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web. The printer connects directly to the Web through a wired or wireless connection without the need...

Tags: Printers, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Web, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co., touch screen

Product reviews 2009-09-28

More Windows 7 XP Mode questions and more Microsoft answers

More Windows 7 XP Mode questions and more Microsoft answersSecurityAs I asked PT who as far as I know never got back to me, will applications running in XP mode be only as secure as the security features that came with XP, or will they be also protected by post-XP...

Tags: Operating systems, XP Mode, Microsoft Windows XP, More Windows 7 XP Mode, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Virtual PC, Microsoft Windows, PC

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

LG BD370

Photo gallery:LG BD370If you've been following the Blu-ray market, it was getting obvious toward the end of 2008 that standalone players needed to innovate, since previous step-up features, like Profile 2.0 and DTS-HD Master Audio, were becoming standard. LG was the first company to break the mold by releasing the...

Tags: disc tray, user experience, LG BD370, LG Electronics Inc., BD300, front panel

Product reviews 2009-04-08

iPhone OS 3.0 - What's new ...

iPhone OS 3.0 - What's new ...Every silver lining has a cloudeh, Adrian?Nothing new or inspirational in your blog. That's surprising (NOT!) NTNTAn honest assesment! Being a non "Apple worshiping" consumer, it is nice to read about these items from someone other then an ABMer, or Apple enthusiast, where I...

Tags: Blogging, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

Has Microsoft fired its first shot in the patent war against Linux?

Has Microsoft fired its first shot in the patent war against Linux?The cornered rat is always the most dangerousSimply put, Linux is threatening Microsoft's proprietary model of extracting profits. Others have put it another way: Linux is a disruptive technology: one that overturns the traditional way of doing...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Adrian, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2009-02-26

Helio Ocean 2

Photo gallery:Helio Ocean 2When the Helio Ocean was released two years ago, it marked the coming-of-age of the young MVNO upstart that was Helio. It was the carrier's first smartphone-like device, and it was also Pantech's first attempt at a dual-slider handset (Pantech would go on to create other dual-slider...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Ocean 2, Helio, phone, Helio Ocean 2

Product reviews 2009-02-02

Netbooks become the bane of Microsoft

Netbooks become the bane of MicrosoftThe fact is not everybody needs a feature rich OSIn fact even those that need or desire one on their primary computer may not desire one on their secondary computer, which is what netbooks are. The purpose of a netbook is to get something done...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Corp., netbook

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

Rio Grande - an Egenera customer profile

I recently had the opportunity to hear from Danny Cox, CFO of the Bell Group Rio Grande. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with PAN Manager from Egenera. I've watched Egenera for quite some time and am happy to have had a chance to learn from someone using...

Tags: Blade, Personal Area Network, Egenera Inc., Rio Grande, Danny, Bluetooth, Servers, Wireless, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-03

It's primetime for collaboration mashups

As winter draws in throughout the northern hemisphere, the silver lining of the recession we are descending into for the collaboration tools industry is the huge use case justifications for strapped companies of all sizes to take advantage of their products. In an era which is going...

Tags: Atlassian, Collaboration, Content Management System, Enterprise Software, Groupware, Mashup, Oliver Marks, Online Communications, Software, Wiki

Blog posts 2008-10-28

Microsoft wants you to move: To IE 8, Vista...

A visit to the Microsoft booth at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo is full of subliminal messages urging technology executives to move up to more modern products. One part of the booth rides shotgun with a research note from Gartner of course making sure you "understand the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-16

Silver lining 2: now may be the best time of all for SOA startups

Where are all the SOA startups?  We already know that much of the Class of 2000 has been gobbled up into larger, in many cases, less-SOA-centric, entities. (See list, here.) But where is the next generation of SOA startups coming from? Does such a thing even exist...

Tags: SOA, Service-now.com, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-09-29

What is Enterprise 2.0?

What is Enterprise 2.0?Right on the EnterpriseI look forward to the upcoming Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston and will definitely seek you out.I can't agree with you more about Enterprise 2.0 and the need for a quick, secure and scalable solution which will remove burden from IT departments and promote...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, social networking

Discussion threads 2008-06-06

Gartner: Windows collapsing under its own weight; Radical change needed

Microsoft's Windows juggernaut is collapsing as it tries to support 20 years of applications and becomes more complicated by the minute. Meanwhile, Windows has outgrown hardware and customers are pondering skipping Vista to wait for Windows 7. If Windows is going to remain relevant it will need radical changes. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Operating System, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Corp., Michael Silver, Neil MacDonald, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-09

Michael Dell reclaims Dell CEO throne, Dell 2.0 begins

Michael Dell reclaims Dell CEO throne, Dell 2.0 beginsThey better shape up!!!!We bought several thousands of dollars worth of Dell products each year until this year (2007). I had the worst experience with Dell business sales I have ever had in my 25 years in this business. I swore that...

Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), PRODUCTIVITY, Recruitment & Selection, PC User, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-31

Support ending for Windows XP SP1

Support ending for Windows XP SP1The push to Vista continues....Fairly soon now, Microsoft will announce the end of support for XP. How else are they going to force anyone to upgrade to Vista? So it begins.......Reason for SP1 - ah stuff like Visual Basic only works on itSP1 will...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, SP/2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., SP1, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-10-09

Twilight Zone in HD

Twilight Zone in HDHD B&WThere is a market for HD B&W - that being the security biz. It's a wonder that anyone can see any detail in security video - I would be hard pressed to convict someone based solely on grainy video. I figure that you could create a...

Tags: Investment, TVs, TV & Home Theater, information technology, HD B&W, stock

Discussion threads 2006-07-05

BPM and SOA need each other

Last week's post on SOA and business process management BPM ("Is there bad blood between SOA and BPM?") stirred up some thoughtful discussion across the blogosphere, particularly among industry watchers who strongly disagree that contention exists between the two camps. I quoted the words of CIO Magazine's Chris Koch, who...

Tags: BPM, business process, SOA

Blog posts 2006-06-06

Dell Latitude D520

The D520 is the latest member of Dell's corporate-focused Latitude line to get a tune-up. Following in the footsteps of the thin-and-light D620 and the midsize D820, the D520 now features Intel Core Duo processors and a slightly enhanced case design. With these changes, the D520 delivered faster mobile performance...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Computer Corp., Latitude D520, Dell Latitude

Product reviews 2006-05-02