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Ensuring Leadership Readiness: The Impact of Effective Workforce & Succession Planning - Leveraging Web-Based Human Capital Management Systems to Plan for the Future and Manage the Talent Pool Today

Whether you are responsible for Human Resources HR at a corporation or staffing a government agency or non-profit, you are faced with the imminent need to identify, assess and develop talent to ensure continuity of leadership at all levels in an organization. This pending global "aging" crisis has heightened the...

Tags: Succession Planning, Talent, Web, Softscape Inc., Human Capital Management, Human Capital, Workforce, Leadership, Management

White papers 2005-09-01

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Nanotechnology adds vital enzyme to water

If you're like me, you've never heard about CoQ10 before today. I've discovered that this coenzyme, also known as ubiquinone, is a substance that's found in every cell of our bodies and as vital to our survival as vitamin C. Even if we're able to create our own CoQ10, our...

Tags: Portion, Chemistry, Vitamin, CoQ10, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-07-26

Britain moves against illegal file sharing

CBC News out of Canada is reporting that British ISPs are making an aggressive move against illegal file sharing by implementing a program designed to discover copyright violators, who will be sent warning letters and may potentially have their internet connections disconnected. For more on the article,...

Tags: File-sharing, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Rumor Mill: iPhone to get copy, paste and better navi in firmware 2.1

The most exciting thing around the watercooler today is the rumor that Apple has seeded iPhone firmware 2.1 to developers. MacNN sources tell them that they've found references to cut, copy and paste in the Localizable.strings entry under English.lproj. Woot! According to the story the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Radio, Apple Inc., Firmware, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-25

10 essential gadgets for students

10 essential gadgets for studentsImpressive...A laptop with the same specs as a laptop! Wow!Only 2 are "essential"Out of the list of 10 only #1 is "essential" for students. If in college #10 is also needed, but the other 8 are nothing but luxuries and two are just plain useless....

Tags: Scanners, Digital music, ONLY 2, essential gadget, Digital Pen, phone, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Juniper: Enterprise demand strong; Johnson hired to scale up

Current Juniper CEO Scott Kriens delivered strong quarter results, said enterprise demand was solid and outlined the primary reason Kevin Johnson was hired as his replacement: He knows how to scale. Ahead of its earnings report statement Thursday Juniper made the Johnson news official. The company has...

Tags: Revenue, Juniper Networks Inc., Kevin Johnson, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?

Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Nokia 500 Auto Navigation

First announced at SEMA 2007, the Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system is finally hitting the streets. It's the second portable navigation device we've seen from the Finnish cell phone manufacturer (the first being the Nokia 330 Auto Navigation) and it's a big improvement over the 330. The design is a...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system, power button, Nokia Corp., Nokia 500, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation

Product reviews 2008-07-23

Apple: Perception is Reality

Apple: Perception is RealityRE: Apple: Perception is RealityAbsolutely, Apple's response will do nothing to allay investors fears and in many cases will accelerate the rumour mill.Apple need to come out a flatly confirm or deny Steve's current health and produce, at the very least, a barebones succession plan to restore...

Tags: Warren Buffet, Apple Inc., Perception IS reality

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Apple: Perception is Reality

When a technology columnist known for his critical views on Apple makes statements to the effect that the company should consider defining and publicly communicating a succession strategy, many Apple fans might consider the subject too close to home and inappropriate. It will generate heated discussion...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-23

If you don't like AAPL's "Steve's health is a private matter" statement, then sell

If you don't like AAPL's "Steve's health is a private matter" statement, then sellorder of successionI think people would be less worried if Apple were more open about their order of succession. I think Steve has put the company in the right direction so, if something happened to him, they'd...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Apple Inc., private matter, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Qanexus (msi)

Qanexus automates the administration of test cases, test scripts and test results. Unlike Microsoft Word or Excel documents Qanexus maintains all the links between the different items of test documentation and ensures that relevant information is never more than a few clicks away. It's innovative, tag based organization means...

Tags: Florian Heine, Qanexus, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Workforce Management, Office Suites, Software, Human Resources

Software downloads 2008-07-22

Citizen journalism and traditional news

Citizen journalism and traditional newsHere's a way to learn and improveRecord your video and then DON'T look at it right away. go do something else and look at it at least an hour later. Then see what you did wrong. Think about that but don't do it...

Tags: Corporate communications, Blogging, Planning, consciousness, Citizen Journalism, video

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?

Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?The perception is ...... Apple can't be great without Steve Jobs. I personally don't feel this is necessarily the case even though when Jobs was ousted proved to be a disastrous decision for Apple.Apple is in a strong growth period and...

Tags: Quality, Desktops, Digital media, Steve J, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?

As we wait for Apple to announce Q3 08 earnings, the media hacks are falling into the predictable pattern of making some news they wait for the earnings report. The story du jour revolves around Steve Jobs, specifically his health and how thin he looked at WWDC. The pressure is...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Health Care, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-07-21

New studies highlight the potential downsides of SharePoint

New studies highlight the potential downsides of SharePointSharePoint Best Practices!!!I'm not disputing the result of the studies but i think the downsides are normally excerbated by inappropiate practices. Every product has its downsde but i believe these downsides can be overcome if appropiate practices are used: SharePoint Best Practices Start...

Tags: Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

News to know: Google, Microsoft; AMD; Cybercrime arrest

Notable headlines: Earnings wrap: Larry Dignan: Can Dirk Meyer save AMD? News.com: AMD's Ruiz steps off the roller coaster Google earnings fall short; says it can thrive in down economy. Techmeme Sam Diaz: IBM: Big Blue beats expectations Microsoft: $60 billion...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM Corp., Keyboards, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Asset Management, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-18

SoftRescue Pro (zip)

Anovasoft AS has developed this amazing tool to help people with setting up their new computers. Reinstalling all your programs can take days, even weeks to finalize. SoftRescue Pro Edition is not going to break any speed records, but you can leave the entire reinstallation hassle to the Pro Edition...

Tags: PC, Tool, Anovasoft, SoftRescue Pro Edition, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-07-18

AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?

Updated: AMD CEO Hector Ruiz has stepped down and the chipmaker has named chief operating officer Dirk Meyer as its new leader. The news comes amid the latest financial miss for AMD--a second quarter loss that missed estimates by a wide margin. Meyer's job: Restore credibility. According...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Product Momentum, Asset Management, Research & Development, Processors, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United Kingdom

In a move to bring direct competition to the US on who can be the bigger, badder, more blatant Big Brother, the United Kingdom has apparently decided to create a database holding the telephone numbers and email accounts of everyone in Britain.  The details of every phone conversation, SMS, and...

Tags: Phone, Mr., Data Communications Bill, Internet, Storage, Databases, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-16