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Technology Provider Gives Cisco IronPort Email Security an A+

As a leading information technology provider, ePlus inc. provides its federal, municipal and commercial customers with the most advanced products and services to optimize their IT infrastructure and supply-chain processes. For years, ePlus deployed an anti-spam solution that provided adequate protection for its small business messaging environment. However, with its...

Tags: ePlus, E-mail Security, Technology Provider, Cisco Systems Inc., Ironport Systems Inc., Security

Case studies 2009-05-01

Medical Technology Provider Unifies Global IT Environment With Latest Operating System

Medtronic, a worldwide medical technology provider, had disparate IT environments that were costly to manage and made collaboration difficult for the company's 43,000 desktop and laptop users. Medtronic mapped out a plan to create a common IT infrastructure across the enterprise using the Windows Vista operating system as a foundation...

Tags: IT Environment, Medtronic Inc., Information Technology, Operating System, Technology Provider, Strategy, Management

Case studies 2008-11-14

Geniushead Mobile Tasks 1.5 (Mobile)

Geniushead Mobile Tasks allows you to manage daily task lists on your mobile device. You can easily copy or move tasks to the following day or mark them complete. Data is stored in a standards-driven XML file for portability. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Mobile, Technology Provider, Geniushead Mobile Tasks, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-11-13

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Comcast keeps promise, launches data usage meter

THERE SHOULD BE NOOOO CAP.PERIOD. If less than 1% are using that much bandwidth... WHO CARES?They are just trying to impose a limit on "UNLIMITED" service. They should be forced to stop calling it "UNLIMITED" if there is a 250GB cap and they should have had this in place...

Tags: Backups, Cable, Comcast Corp., bandwidth user, data usage

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Nokia sues Samsung, LG over LCD price fixing

Poor Nokia... unable to gain market tractionFirst go after Apple and then hardware suppliers... cry us a river.Or maybe just make something innovative that people will want to buy.You missed the point@crobertsIt has nothing to do with gaining traction. I'm certain Nokia does not make their own LCD displays (and...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Nokia Corp., LCD, LCD Price, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Cloud Drive Storage Service 0.0.33.51 (Windows)

The Cloud Drive Data Storage Service is a break through in Cloud Storage. The Cloud Drive Data Storage Service offers the unlimited space of cloud storage solutions, but with the speed, availability and reliability of a local SAN solution. The Cloud Drive Data Storage Service acts as a gateway to...

Tags: iSCSI, Bruce Street, Cloud Drive Data Storage Service, Linux, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Microsoft Windows, Ip storage, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-30

Does virtualization equal cloud computing?

I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...

Tags: Data centers, Servers, Utility computing, server, cloud computing, virtualization, cluster

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99

I don't want ......ANY misleading bargain with a two or three year contract. Sell me the HW at a fair price and let me select the carrier and package of my choice.I am not an idiot. RE: Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99When you limit...

Tags: Smart phones, Price-cutting, Palm Inc., Pixi, Palm Pre, Amazon.com Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Putting SaaS revenue in perspective

Yes, but SaaS revenues aren't front-loadedComparing SaaS revenues with on-premises software revenue isn't very valid, as the on-premises providers count all the revenue up-front when they ship their CD or transmit the software, while SaaS recognizes all revenue (software-related and hosting-related) over the term of the contract.For enterprise customers, however,...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, Operational accounting, Tools & Techniques, revenue, software-as-a-service, SaaS Customer, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Energy Solution Provider Boosts Performance and Security With Latest Operating System

Genea provides energy management solutions to commercial property owners. Its Building Optimization Platform provides visibility into and control over energy consumption from the point of demand through billing for property managers and tenants. When it decided to create a Web-enabled, hosted version of its solution, Genea chose to use the...

Tags: Security, Performance, Operating System, Commercial Property, Microsoft Corp., Genea, Microsoft Windows 7, Remote Access, Microsoft Windows, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Software, Finance

Case studies 2009-11-18

No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of them

And, as servers move to the cloud, fewer and fewer will be Windows servers.When you deploy thousands, you can pay millions in licensing for Windows, and, then Windows is less stable and less secure.RE: No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of themI wonder how well those outsourced...

Tags: Servers, server, information technology, Rackspace

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal

Opera"Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal". . . and by "browser rivals" you really mean Opera, who has been whimpering and whining the whole time. A browser that barely appears on anybody's charts, but still retains a cult following.I think Microsoft is improving with IE7...

Tags: Web browsers, ballot screen, Web browser, Opera Software ASA, ballot screen proposal, Microsoft Corp., official complaint

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Dell finalizes $3.9 billion offer for Perot

The takeover of Perot has created a new business arm called Dell Services, which will provide IT services to customers, and extend Dell's reach into technology hosting, consulting, and application outsourcing, among other segments. Dell announced on Tuesday that it has completed its $3.9bn offer to buy technology...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Perot Systems Corp., Outsourcing, It Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dell, Perot, Lance Whitney CNET News

News items 2009-11-04

GuestLogix Gains Deeper Business Insight With the Help of SQL Server 2008

GuestLogix Inc. is a leading provider of onboard retail technology to the passenger travel industry. The Toronto-based company delivers innovative products and services to enhance the customer experience and drive ancillary revenue growth for airlines. The company wanted capitalize on current market trends and increased industry demand for onboard retail...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Sales Strategy, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Sales, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management

Case studies 2009-11-03

Interactive Solution Provider Gains Agility, Conserves Costs With Hosted Services

Archetype, an interactive technology solution provider, developed the Archetype Media Platform AMP, which includes the AMP Editor, AMP Portal, AMP Manager, and AMP Analytics applications. The firm faced common challenges with scalability, time-consuming deployments, and high entry costs for its customers. Archetype migrated its existing AMP solution to the Windows...

Tags: Solution Provider, Agility, Microsoft Windows, Portals, Web Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Internet

Case studies 2009-11-01

Slovenian Mobile Services Provider Eases Administration With New Messaging System

Mobitel, a subsidiary of Telekom Slovenia Group, provides advanced mobile telecommunication services for the Slovenian market. As a company that offers high-quality services at reasonable prices, Mobitel understands how technology helps businesses streamline processes and reduce costs. In its own technology environment, Mobitel had an aging messaging network that was...

Tags: Administration, Microsoft Exchange Server, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Mobitel, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-11-01

Location-Sharing Solution Provider Gains Productivity, Agility With Hosted Services

Glympse provides a Web-based location-sharing solution for use with GPS-enabled phones. The company constantly evaluates available hosting services to ensure that it is taking advantage of all that technology has to offer. Glympse turned to the Windows Azure platform because it offered integrated development tools and less of a management...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Glympse, Microsoft Windows, GPS, Development Tools, Middleware, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Hardware

Case studies 2009-11-01

Logistics Company Enhances Operations With Efficient Messaging Solution From Dell

Dell, a global provider of PC hardware and enterprise solutions, began working with customers early in the development of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. By the time the software was launched, Dell had already implemented a communications platform for Super Group, a South African supply chain and logistics company. With Dell...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server, Logistics, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Supply Chain, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-11-01

ICANN goes global, expands domains to characters beyond A-Z

RE:ICANN goes global, expands domains to characters beyond A-ZDoes this mean if we don't have that particular character set installed, we can't get to some URIs?Gov called, ICANN's execution date is postponed.This is merely ICANN's dying throws. Everyone heavily involved in the net knows that South Korea was months...

Tags: INTERNET, ICANN, Japanese Characters, A-Z

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Five interesting new details about Verizon's Moto Droid

HTML5 a "nonstandard"?Isn't HTML5 a "nonstandard", in that it hasn't been approved yet?I can't wait for my new ....... after 2 deal to arrive! Sounds like this phone rocks. That combined with Verizon Wireless coverage this should be a big winner!So the big "savings" from using a "free"...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, HTML5, Verizon Communications Inc., Moto Droid, phone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-28