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Technology Integrator Eliminates Consulting Costs and Enhances Business Acumen: Microsoft Certified Partner Logical Choice Technologies installs electronic interactive whiteboards for classrooms and provides technology integration services to governmental and educational institutions. Business management software from SAP, QuickBooks Enterprise, and Fishbowl did not meet the company's financial reporting requirements. In fact, producing reports and making other changes to the software...; Tags: Financial, Business Management, Microsoft Corp., Consulting, Technology Integrator, Microsoft Certified Partner Logical Choice Technologies, Strategy, Management; Case studies 2006-03-01
Technology Integrator Retains Employees and Attracts New Business With Certifications: Avanade, founded in 2000, is a leading global technology integrator focused exclusively on delivering solutions based on Microsoft technologies. With its commitment to provide its customers with the most qualified professionals to address their IT integration needs, Avanade makes employee expertise a top priority. The company, which has long relied...; Tags: Certification, Microsoft Corp., Avanade, Technology Integrator, Quality, Business Operations; Case studies
Leading Technology Integrator Keeps Its Consultants at the Cutting Edge of Business: Avanade is a leading technology integrator that delivers leading IT solutions based on Microsoft technologies. It continually seeks to develop its expertise and differentiate itself in a highly competitive market. Avanade employees began preparing for the new generation of Microsoft certifications. Using these, employee skills can be validated in a...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Avanade, Technology Integrator, Quality, Strategy, Business Operations, Management; Case studies
Technology Integrator Saves $1.2 Million Annually With Automatic Provisioning: One year after its inception in 2000, technology integrator Avanade faced significant financial and productivity challenges as a result of manually provisioning user identity information. To address these issues, Avanade developed a custom application that delivered automatic provisioning. However, by 2005, the company's continued global expansion sparked new identity management...; Tags: Provisioning, Technology Integrator; Case studies

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MSFT's acquisition of Powerset is not about search: The recent $100 million acquisition of Powerset, the semantic search engine company, by Microsoft looks to be more to do with advertising than beefing up the software giants' search capabilities. So far, Powerset has only demonstrated its technology against Wikipedia. It's a neat exhibit but it is...; Tags: Acquisition, Yahoo! Inc., Contextual Advertising, MSFT, Search, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-07-04

Smart HCCI cars talk to the pump: Researchers from the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society CITRIS are developing more efficient engines for cars. They are specifically working on Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignited HCCI engines. An HCCI engine 'combines the efficiency and versatility of diesel engines with the cleanliness of spark-ignition engines.' For...; Tags: University Of California At Berkeley, Engine, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-04
MyText TopSecurity (rar): Encrypt your text or html file in the easiest way, just 3 or 4 clicks and your files will be in a top security and protection environment. You have just to choose a key and its done. MTTS encryption method is named "Confusing", in fact this utility confuse file information...; Tags: HTML, Key, IlyeSoft, MTTS; Software downloads 2008-07-04
Shark FX for Windows (exe): Punch! Shark FX is professional CAD software that provides modeling functionality beyond retail products, includes translators to enterprise CAD system such as CATIA and Pro-E and 2D dimensional constraint management methods for rapid design iterations. Includes precision 3D to 2D model to sheet tools based on our licensed CATIA V5...; Tags: Catia, 2D, Animation, Microsoft Windows, Modeling, Punch Software, Shark FX, CAD, Research & Development, Software, Business Operations; Software downloads 2008-07-04
2009 Acura TSX: Photo gallery:2009 Acura TSXBecause of its solid and comfortable everyday driver demeanor, buyers of the new 2009 Acura TSX will probably opt for the five-speed automatic transmission, for ease of driving in traffic and urban settings. And that's unfortunate, because to appreciate Honda's capability to build truly efficient engines that...; Tags: Acura, Acura TSX; Product reviews 2008-07-03
Trick out your fleet with fuel consumption monitors from Networkcar: OK, I admit it. When I bought my car a year-and-a-half ago, comparing the fuel consumption metrics among the different models WAS part of the equation, but not the most important part. Now, with gas lines forming in my own little town and people putting summer trips...; Tags: Monitor, Performance, Technology, Performance Management, GPS, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Phillips DC912: When it comes to iPod speaker systems, there are at least three criteria for most shoppers: compatibility it needs to work with your particular iPod model; form factor (it needs to fit into a given space, be it a spacious shelf or tiny nightstand); and value (good sound for the...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Phillips DC912, Apple iPod; Product reviews 2008-07-03
Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?: Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?AVG Freeware Ain't So Free After All...Man, am I shocked that AVG is doing this. Of course I don't use the product but have made recommendations in the past to folks who could not afford to purchase good...; Tags: Scanners, Web browsers, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Badware, server log, AVG, AVG LinkScanner; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update: Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update updateStill got it wrong?!?!What part of "check for updates but let me decide" do they not understand???If the people at MS are feeling so benevolentwhy not have the programmers pop up a box when the update occurs, sort of hand holding for the wary.If...; Tags: Operating systems, Opting-Out, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows, proper warning; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!: If you read my blog postings semi-often, you know that I'm very, very critical of problems with airport security. Nicole Wong of the Boston Globe reported that Boston's Logan International Airport will become the next airport to implement full-body scanners (thanks for the link from the LiquidMatrix guys!) that can see...; Tags: Imaging, Airport Security, Privacy, Transportation Security Administration, Image, Attack, Madness, Scanners, Document Management, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Whither Blu-ray?: Whither Blu-ray?It's the lack of HDTV ownersand the ignorance of those who do own that I think is the biggest issue. People who don't have HDTV would see no benefit to spending extra money on BluRay, and those who do own will never believe there is a difference unless you...; Tags: HD DVD, Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, HDTV, DVD; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?: I've been reading the headlines today, and the main headlines on most of the top technology websites are about the YouTube/Google/Viacom saga. I'd like to call this: Youglecomgate, a potentially volatile situation hovers over the midst of everyone who has been on YouTube ever, so that's probably the majority of...; Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., Corporate Communications, Internet, Networking, Marketing, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-03
5 more reasons IT projects fail: 5 more reasons IT projects failOn the other sideof the equation is the customer. It has been my experience that, in non-technical businesses, the manager who makes the decisions with regards to the company's IT needs, knows least.Remove the word "IT" andthe article applies to everything in the worldOf course!That's...; Tags: Strategy, information technology, IT Projects Fail; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
12 terabytes of YouTube data: 12 terabytes of YouTube dataHorrible loss for ConsumersThis Judge needs to be taught what he has the power to do, and not to do. This is a clear violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act. Not to mention a major privacy issue for all of us that have ever watched...; Tags: Corporate communications, Digital media, Google Inc., YouTube Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Amid ugly job picture, tech related employment holds up: The U.S. economy lost 62,000 jobs in June for the sixth straight month of employment losses with an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent, but underneath the technology sector is holding up well, according to Labor Department statistics. What a difference a downturn makes. Last...; Tags: Job, Technology Sector, Industry, U.S. Department Of Labor, Recruitment & Selection, Data Centers, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail's CAPTCHA broken by spammers: Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail's CAPTCHA broken by spammersIt is impossible to manage...networks the size of Google with technology alone. It takes a real live person. Now we can expect more spam coming from these networks. Spam that will be harder to filter. If these companies can't manage their networks in...; Tags: Spam, E-mail providers, Yahoo! Inc., Google Gmail, CAPTCHA, spammer, MSN Hotmail; Discussion threads 2008-07-03