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Technology initiatives we should demand from the Obama administration

Technology initiatives we should demand from the Obama administrationObama = Socialism...Good luck with that, he is going to tax the living daylights out of the middle class to 'spread' the wealth to people who do not work.Just wait, when summer hits and electricity is mega expensive we will see how...

Tags: Vertical industries, Taxes, Free trade, Broadband Internet, band interference, Technology Initiatives, Obama Administration, goverment, government

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

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CRM Association-Netherlands Rocks Het Huis!

I'm in love with Amsterdam....no wait, I love it but I'm not in love....no, hold on, I like it a lot, but I'm not in love, nor do I love it. The Theory.... Interestingly enough (to me at least and who else am I really writing this for...

Tags: Car, Amsterdam, Conference, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-16

End-to-end encryption is the key to protecting data and reputations

In order to avoid the financial and brand damage associated with data breaches, businesses need to consider deploying end-to-end encryption as a tamper proof way of securing data. Commentary - Media outlets around the globe highlight new data breaches at an alarmingly regular rate. Forrester estimates that the cost...

Tags: PCI, Organization, Data Breach, PCI DSS, Encryption Key, encryption, security, Paul Meadowcroft Thales, Special to ZDNet, Paul Meadowcroft, Thales, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-11

Midwest tech firm now wind driven

Other World Computing OWC is in McHenry County, Illinois, and now their power comes from the wind. OWC claims the title of "first 100 percent on-site wind powered technology manufacturer/distributor in the U.S." It's using Vestas-made wind turbines for all its daily electricity needs. ...

Tags: Turbine, Other World Computing, Other World Computing HQ, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Ellison's keynote: Linux, Exadata, the Governator and more

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison took the stage for the final keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2009 today - an afternoon session that followed lunch and got off to a rough start when Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan who was scheduled to speak after Ellison came on stage first and spent 45 minutes...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., Ellison, Fusion, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Dell introduces Vostro 430 mini desktop for SMBs; Core i7, $699

Future Proof? Come on...Instead of packaging existing technology inside a neat "catch phrase", perhaps Dell should think about how to enhance its sustainability initiatives by figuring out a business model where they help customers actually upgrade the performance of their systems (read: processors)?www.dellobserver.com

Tags: SMB/SME, Dell Computer Corp., small and medium business, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

How To Sell Collaborative Business Performance Internally

Sameer Patel and I are running a series of sessions during November's Enterprise 2.0 conference in San Francisco entitled 'Selling the Case for Accelerating Business Performance with Enterprise Collaboration and 2.0 Technologies'. The challenge of getting that catalyst - the executive buy in...

Tags: Performance, Organization, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Using green IT to meet corporate sustainability goals. Deloitte offers tips in Webinar.

Wondering how to get your chief executive to buy more into technology's role in helping reduce energy consumption or in managing environmental initiatives? Deloitte Consulting recently hosted a seminar called "Competing in the Low-Carbon Economy: The Essential Dialogue Between the CIO and the C-Suite. Its goal was...

Tags: Sustainability, Deloitte LLP, Webinar, Green IT, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Washington finally embraces tech; the benefits will be here soon

It's fitting that Washington's top IT administrator, U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra, would come out to Silicon Valley to announce one of the federal government's largest technology initiatives - a cloud computing marketplace for government agencies that's designed to reduce red-tape and allow faster deployment of money-saving, energy-efficient cloud-based software. ...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Washington, Benefit, Sergey Brin, Tech Industry, Government, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Federal Government, Internet, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-16

Interesting things I've been briefed on lately...

NetSuite, CA, iTrade Network, Meridian Project Systems, UC4, Project Open,.... NetSuite has some new financial consolidation/planning functionality in their SaaS solution. It permits global firms to handle currency conversion. Adaptive Planning’s software is at the core of this solution. This technology does not currently use...

Tags: Food, Open Source, Information Technology, NetSuite Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., iTrade Network, Meridian Project Systems, UC4, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-09-15

Deluxe Service on a Lean Budget: Lower Costs While Raising the Bar on Your Institution's Performance

Recent issues of Campus Technology, University Business, and the Educause Review sport prominent articles about doing more with less. The Educause association's current issues committee put "Funding IT" in first place on its 2009 Top-Ten Issues list, a spot it's held six times in ten years. It's no wonder: declining...

Tags: Performance, Information Technology, Optical Image Technology, Educause Association, Operational Planning, Performance Management, Business Process Automation, Strategy, Content Management, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Management, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-09-14

Cloud may complicate SOA load balancing act

Shine your own light in the cloudLori is correct to suggest that the cloud can obscure what you see. Cloud offerings tend to be basic, covering CPU, bandwidth and storage, and are very much of a 'one-shape-fits-all' nature. This is a consequence of building the offering on multi-tenanted...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Lori, SOA

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Live Webcast: Scale Up and Save: Best Practices for High-Density Virtualization & Consolidation

Fast-paced and resource-constrained environments of today require IT decision makers to take fresh approaches in order to keep up with dynamic organizations. Join NEC and Intel in this live TechRepublic Webcast to understand market drivers for high density virtualization hosting. Discuss how leading edge...

Tags: Webcast, Consolidation, Best Practice, NEC Corp., Intel Corp., Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Webcasts 2009-09-01

News to know: VMWare; White House; Google Books; Skype; Apple vs Android

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: VMware to step up data center automation game Sam Diaz: White House not equipped to hold keys...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Richard Koman, White House, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Smart Phones, Digital Cameras, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-31

AMD recaps 2008 green and sustainability initiatives

For those of you who are beginning to account for sustainability strategy in your IT purchasing habits, Advanced Micro Devices has just published its two annual proclamations about its green and corporate responsibility efforts. Among the programs/milestones you can read about: The AMD Changing the Game initiative,...

Tags: Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Business Ethics, Leadership, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-08-28

Most Americans support energy infrastructure overhaul

OK, we've established that pretty much every high-tech vendor is IN LOVE with the Smart Grid, because of the billions of potential spending associated with it. So, what does the average energy consumer think? Aka, you and me. A new survey that was conducted jointly by PR...

Tags: Alternative Energy, Survey, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-08-16

Will 4G make our networks irrelevant?

Already in many emerging markets, cellular phones are far more prevalent than computers, driving many in educational technology to consider non-traditional computing deployments that leverage cellular technology instead of optical, cable, DSL or other data circuits. Even in more mature markets, one has to wonder what role smartphones can...

Tags: 4G, Mobile, Network, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-15

News to know: Clearwire; Google Caffeine; innovation; Office and Nokia; VMWare; Windows 7

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: Clearwire bets on fourth quarter WiMax tipping point Garett Rogers: Google to Caffeinate search results ...

Tags: Innovation, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Google Android, Nokia Corp., Clearwire Corp., Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Mobile Operating Systems, Data Centers, Smart Phones, Virtualization, Microsoft Office, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Office Suites, Software

Blog posts 2009-08-12

Three big reasons CRM initiatives fail

You Can Summarize It Like This...Michael,Well researched post. However, there is one thing that you allude too in your three points and Paul mentions between the lines but you are missing in your list.It is the only reason CRM fails, actually, which produces all those problems you mention in...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Customer relationship management (CRM), CRM, CRM Initiative

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Helping Defend the Government Web Infrastructure

The new administration is dedicated to providing technology leadership including rolling out more online services to citizens. New CIO and CTO positions and other initiatives laid down by President Obama are truly commendable and are bound to produce positive results. Unfortunately Web's openness also attracts more threats and attacks against...

Tags: Cenzic Inc., Government, Web Infrastructure, Attack, Security

White papers 2009-08-01