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Unified Communications: Making The Business Case
Companies should consider the business value of speeding up transactions when evaluating UC solutions, suggested a panel at Enterprise Connect.
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• Cisco Launches Unified Communications Systems For SMBs
• Enterprise Connect: Global Crossing Intros Cloud Audio Conferencing
• Will The Cloud Take Over Enterprise Communications?
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IBM Extends Tivoli's Management Reach Deeper Into Cloud
Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.2 geared to spin up hundreds or thousands of virtual machines an hour in the private cloud.
Why Sun Microsystems Failed
Former CEO Scott McNealy's allegiance to Sun's hardware culture shortchanged its software initiatives, and ultimately doomed the company.
GDC: Google Gets Gaming
As it pitches the Web as a platform, Google is seeking allies among game makers.
Salesforce Announces Social Savvy Service Upgrade
CEO Marc Benioff introduces a Facebook tool and social-network tracking capabilities as part of Service Cloud 3.
The Government CIO 50: Vision, Influence, And Results
The top IT execs in federal, state, and local government are using new technologies and hands-on project management to drive change in the public sector.
Teradata To Buy Aster Data For $263 Million
Acquiring the 89% of Aster Data Systems it doesn't already own, expands the company's data analysis capabilities to social networks and other Web communities.
Army Prepping Integrated Battlefield Network
The military service is conducting tests at two U.S. bases to create a voice, data, and video network for soldiers, command posts, and moving military vehicles.
EMR Market Pegged At $15.7 Billion In 2010
The electronic medical record sector grew 13.6%, and will approach 20% over the next two years in advance of meaningful use requirements, found Kalorama Information study.
74% Of SMBs To Increase Cloud Software Spend
More than half of smaller firms plan to boost their 2011 budgets for collaboration software, according to Egnyte.
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What We Can Learn From The Gmail Crash
By George Crump
Google's Gmail had a glit introduced that caused 30,000 users or so to loose email, chat and contacts from their Gmail accounts. The cause appears to be a bug in a software update. The current piling on by some storage vendors is humorous. As my mother used to say 'people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones'. Instead of doing that, lets learn from this experience so we can keep this from happening in your data center.
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The End Is Nigh For T-Mobile's Sidekick
By Ed Hansberry
Launched in 2002, the Sidekick has been a staple of T-Mobile's offerings and very popular, especially among the younger crowd. Its days are numbered though. If you still rock the Sidekick, start shopping.
SolarWinds Announces IPv6 Management Tool
By Paul Korzeniowski
After years of talk, the move from IPv4 to IPv6 has finally begun to gain some momentum. While the evolution promises to relieve the Internet of potential addressing problems, it may create some management challenges for businesses. In response, SolarWinds has developed a new management module.
Best Buy's Buyback Program Not A Good Deal
By Ed Hansberry
Best Buy recently launched a buyback program where you pay them a fee up front and they will buy your rapidly depreciating technology back from you at a set price in the future. Like extended warranties, you are better off passing on it. Companies don't sell products like this because it is such a good deal for the consumer.
Top 10 Security Spring Cleanup Tips
By Keith Ferrell
The change of seasons offers a good time to take a look at your security posture -- and especially any vulnerabilities that may have cropped up.
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