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DHS Simulation Software Predicts Bomb Blast Paths
New tool uses interface based on Google Earth plus modeling and simulation to predict how car or truck bombs would impact the streets of lower...
National Field: The Data Driven Social Enterprise
Take a tour through the latest iteration of the enterprise social platform the Obama campaign used to track, share data on its outreach efforts.
iPad PowerPoint App Swims Into The Enterprise
Brainshark rolls out SlideShark Team Edition, bringing PowerPoint compatibility to the Apple tablet on an enterprise scale.
Google: Digital Music Case Has Cloud Law Implications
In a cloud computing legal battle, Google sides with ReDigi instead of Capitol Records, but court rebuffs its attempt to file a...
Jive CEO: Social Tools Are Essential, Not Extras
Companies must get on the social business bandwagon or risk falling behind, says Jive Software chief Tony Zingale.
SAP's Bold Bet: Rule Cloud, Mobile, Big Data
SAP President Sanjay Poonen makes the case for SAP's dominance beyond just the traditional software market. Check out our video interview.
2 Ways To Ease Hadoop Growing Pains
EMC Isilon and RainStor address enterprise gaps in the open source Apache Hadoop framework.
Big Data Makes Banks Rethink Storage
As banks gather skyrocketing volumes of data, their traditional storage technologies just don't cut it.
Microsoft ERP Release Streamlines Retailing
Dynamics AX 2012 for Retail integrates processes from supply chain to point of sale, spanning in-store, Web, and mobile retailing.
Leaked Video: Lithium Turns To Internal Communities
Lithium has always maintained an exclusive focus on customer-facing social communities, but the video of a sales briefing shows new internal...
Enterprise Social Networks: A Guided Tour
More enterprises are deploying internal social networks to encourage collaboration and improve productivity. Take a tour of the major platforms...
Google Chrome Market Share Slip: Self-Inflicted?
After two straight years of growth, Google's Chrome browser saw its global market share slip in January. A self-imposed penalty may figure in...
EHR Deployment Costs Approach $30,000 Per Doctor
Electronic health records move into the mainstream, thanks to Meaningful Use incentives. Most successful practices invest more in training,...
Mint's Android Tablet App Wrangles Your Finances
Intuit's popular, free personal finance tool comes to Google Android tablets.
Zultys Adds Android Support To Unified Communications Software
New end-user features in MX 7.0 UC software include unusual "barge-in and whisper" feature for call centers.
Obama's Google+ Debut: Lessons Learned
Online get-together with a handful of citizens was a step forward for open government, but participation was limited and key questions were skipped.
IBM Acquires Mobile Specialist Worklight
Big Blue's deal positions it to meet the growing demand for tools that let developers write cross-platform mobile apps.
Google+ Name Policy Leaves Users Unsatisfied
Google tweaked its pseudonym rules after people complained--but some still-frustrated users say the company didn't listen well.
Oracle Loses One To HP In Itanium Saga
HP wins on one ruling, but a judge denies both companies' requests to seal documents tied to the ongoing HP-Oracle Itanium case.
Big Data's Dark Side: Compliance Issues
The bigger data sets grow, the harder compliance could become.
Salesforce.com Delivers Big Service Smarts For SMBs
New Desk.com help desk and customer service application offers social and mobile capabilities, in a simple, low-cost alternative to...
10 SharePoint Security Mistakes You Probably Make
Bradley Manning allegedly stole sensitive government cables destined for WikiLeaks from a SharePoint server. Are your information security...
There's No App For That, And That's Good
Developing custom apps for tablets and smartphones has become the cool thing to do. Just make sure you aren't opening a can of budget-busting...
MicroStrategy Cloud, Social And Mobile Bets Pay Off
Cloud-based business intelligence services, mobile delivery options and Facebook data-analysis capabilities help drive MicroStrategy's fast growth.
Tibbr Social Tools Build On Tibco Strengths
Enterprise social networking software's choice of on-premises or cloud deployment attracted KPMG for pilot test in Australia.
Improved Patient Problem List Enhances Diagnoses
New clinical decision support tool gives doctors a better patient problem list, reminding doctors of those medical issues and leading to improved...
HCL's Homegrown Social Network Connects 60,000 Employees
Facebook-like social network enables HCL Tech's multinational employee base to connect and share information.
BroadSoft To Deliver UC Platform For Service Providers
Business Communicator brings voice, video, IM, text into one interface.
Commodity Hardware Meets Mission-Critical Apps: Success Story
Here's how First American Title Insurance saved $800,000 by exchanging its HP Superdome hardware for commodity x86 servers, and resisted pressure...
Coke Super Bowl Campaign Blends TV, Tablets And Smart Phones
Coca-Cola's animated polar bears seen on TV will 'respond' to Facebook and Twitter comments and post fan photos and videos as part of a...
Futuristic Clinical Decision Support Tool Catches On
IndiGO healthcare software, which predicts which patients will develop chronic conditions and the best interventions to head off disease, signs users.
VMware Vs. The Old School: Data Center Management Battle
With vCenter Operations Suite 5, VMware takes steps to manage the burgeoning virtual machine environment in a more advanced manner than...
Sentiment Tool Scans Twitter To Set Super Bowl Odds
Sentiment analysis is hot among financial-market traders, so why not for that other great betting domain, sports?
Even At Facebook, Business Intelligence Is Not Viral
Rather than relying on social collaboration, Facebook had to bombard impatient employees with specialized training so they would recognize and use...
HP WebOS Open Source Timeline Revealed
HP will release Open WebOS 1.0 in pieces during the next eight months, disappointing some developers who'd hoped to get the entire platform at once.
Symantec: Users Should Disable PCAnywhere Now
Symantec moves into damage-control mode after LulzSec leader tweets the remote-access software may be used to launch exploits.
VMware Wins At Show Me The Money
While Microsoft plays catch up with its upcoming System Center 2012, VMware craftily focuses on management tools and posts 2011 revenue up 32%...
SAP Takes On Oracle Database, Salesforce Cloud
SAP plans to build on last year's momentum in the applications, analytics, and mobility markets. Can it also challenge big rivals in the database...
Enterprise 2.0 Payoffs: Sales, Innovation, Knowledge Sharing
AIIM reports by Enterprise 2.0 champion Andrew McAfee show specific gains from social networking inside the corporation.
Facebook: The Database Of Wealth And Power
Microstrategy CEO says most businesses underestimate the transformative value of Facebook as an ever-refreshing database of "anyone with wealth or...
IBM Netezza Appliance: Speed Lane To Retail Insights
Combining data warehousing essentials with prepackaged analytics for retailers, IBM optimizes cross-channel analysis from point-of-sale to social...
Infor Plays Catch Up On Mobile
Mobile CRM and approval apps run on iPhone and iPad; supporting Infor Motion 10 platform delivered first via the cloud.
12 Hadoop Vendors To Watch In 2012
Promising low cost and unheard of scalability, Hadoop has been called the next-generation platform for data processing. Check out the vendors...
Social Analytics Cracks Case Of The Jalapeno Cocktail
NewBrandAnalytics scours social media feedback to help the food industry identify operational issues ranging from unappealing drinks to...
How ING Avoids Customization Nightmares
ING CIO says the bank's new operations model is helping centralize more IT work, while still letting leaders react to local market needs around...
Cloud Platform Stress Tests Mobile Apps
SOASTA has updated its CloudTest Platform to do automated mobile application testing. Developers can put touch- and gesture-based interactions on...
Shiny Social Tools Meet Practicality At Lotusphere
Enterprise success with next-generation collaborative software, built around social networks, will require the same attention to deployment,...
10 Big Tech Ideas For Retailers
Mobile and social lead the list of hot tech trends for retailers, but they had company at the National Retail Federation's Big Show 2012. Here's a...
Apple's iBooks Author Software: Just Say No
Buried in the iBooks Author software license agreement is a contractual requirement that gives Apple considerable power over content that you...
Google Revenue Misses, But Google+ Surges
Google's revenue for the last quarter of 2011 might have disappointed Wall Street, but user enthusiasm for Android, Gmail, and Google+ points to a...
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