New Web Threats for 2009
[ Source: MessageLabs, Symantec Hosted Services ]
February 2009-Email threats such as spam are well known, but there's another major entry point into your network, the Web! As companies have become more adept at stopping email threats, cyber-criminals have discovered new ways to infiltrate corporate networks through the Internet. Uncover the newest Web-based threats targeting businesses and learn how to stop them before they can disrupt your business. This whitepaper discusses how cyber-criminals use converged threats (email and web combined attacks) to manipulate ....
Free IT Management (Free) From Spiceworks
[ Source: TechWeb ]
January 2009-Spiceworks agentless, ad-supported management tool runs right in the browser, targeted at the small to medium sized business.
Getting to know Twitter
[ Source: TechWeb ]
April 2009-InformationWeek's Mitch Wagner demonstrates how to "get good" at Twitter.
Communications Challenges And Web Collaboration In Organizations
[ Source: Wipro Technologies ]
March 2009-Recent mergers, acquisitions, and alliances in organizations drive a stronger roadmap for a stable and sophisticated enterprisewide Web-based collaboration, in the face of various factors like short supply, demand for reduction in duplication, and inefficiency.
Introduction to Mozilla Firefox
[ Source: ICESoft ]
January 2008-This paper will cover the most accepted features and settings in Mozilla Firefox, a separate open-source browser developed by the makers of the Mozilla Suite (combination email and browser). The Download Manager is a feature of Firefox that allows one to track and manage one’s past and current file downloads. It is a handy way to escape the clutter of multiple downloading windows while still preserving access to download statistics. When one downloads a file ....
Innovation Is Tough: Paul Heller, CIO, The Vanguard Group
[ Source: TechWeb ]
January 2009-Heller talks about simplification, agility, and the impact of Web 2.0 technologies on virtual organizations like his.
Enterprise Content Management Alternatives To Sharepoint
[ Source: ECM Consulting ]
June 2009-With the proliferation of Microsoft Sharepoint deployments, what are the alternatives in the enterprise content management space? Organizations are concerned about security, scalability, and Web 2.0 functionality. Two alternatives to Sharepoint, built with Java, are profiled by EMC Consulting.
Best Practices for Webinars
[ Source: Adobe ]
April 2009-Creating a successful and effective webinar takes advance planning and a commitment to spend the necessary time and effort. But the extra work pays off in audience satisfaction and achievement of your business goals. Download this whitepaper to learn best practices that will ensure your next webinar is a huge success.
WebSphere Message Broker V6, Best Practices Guide: Bullet Proofing Message Flows
[ Source: IBM ]
January 2008-To make the best choices when designing and implementing message flows, one needs a clear understanding of the requirements and the power of the tools that are used. Message flows should be bullet proof, meaning that the design should provide the required functions and should also prevent errors from disrupting normal operations. This paper examines some of the capabilities of WebSphere Message Broker and shows how to include these capabilities in the message flows.
Wireless B2B Mobile Commerce: A Study on the Usability, Acceptance, and Process Fit
[ Source: University of Illinois ]
January 2008-Mobile technologies have gained much attention recently, not only as part of consumer-oriented products and applications, but also as a tool to augment business strategies and to support organizational processes, in particular when integrated with Internet-based technologies (Economist 2001, Varshney and Vetter 2001, Barnes 2002, Smith et al. 2002). This research present an empirical study that investigates employees’ initial acceptance of mobile commerce solutions, as well as the relationships between organizational tasks and the use ....
Taxonomies Speed Search Process
[ Source: WAND, Inc. ]
June 2008-
This is a basic podcast primer on taxonomies - in other words, Taxonomy 101. The podcast discusses what a taxonomy is and why taxonomies are valuable business assets for helping make information more easily found. Accompanying the general discussion of taxonomies is a brief look at the pre-built vocabularies provided by WAND covering products and services, local search, and enterprise search.
IdeaStar Technology Solutions Brief - Affinity Insurance Marketing via the Web
[ Source: IdeaStar, Inc. ]
September 2008-
The Affinity distribution model illustrates the ways in which rather complex go-to-market systems can be simplified utilizing technology solutions and the Web. Moreover, Web-enabled technology solutions can be highly effective for the sale of insurance products and services to association members and affinity groups. The solution is robust however and requires a great deal of marketing savvy and technological capability. Key components of the technology solution include the Matrix, User Interface, Content Management and Analytics.
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Capture Market Share in a Down Economy: Invest in Your Online Customers
[ Source: Tealeaf ]
March 2009-
Find out what 350 top eBusiness leaders are doing now to make their online channel not just survive, but thrive in this trying economy
Topics Include:
• Insights on eBusiness executive priorities and strategies for the online channel in 2009 and beyond
• eBusiness knowledge gaps — surprising misperceptions and blind spots that many executives have of their online customers and strategies for bridging these gaps
• Critical steps that ....
Small Web Site Investments That Pay Off
[ Source: Tealeaf ]
March 2009-
Download this August 2008 Forrester Research Report and unveil eight simple improvements you can make to your web site today that will have an immediate impact on your bottom line.
Specific topics include:
• Strategies for focusing on the end of the sales funnel in order to ensure a high conversion rate and decrease web site abandonment
• Customer case studies and best practices for increased search-engine visibility, average purchase ....
Get more from Your Web Analytics: Creating an Integrated View of your Online Customer
[ Source: Tealeaf ]
March 2009-
This whitepaper discusses the power of integrating web site optimization solutions such as: web analytics, business intelligence, voice-of-customer, and customer experience management to deliver a more holistic view of your online business, and better serve your customers.
Download this whitepaper for:
• An in-depth look at all of the web site optimization solutions available today and the pros and cons of each
• Best practices for leveraging the right ....
Optimizing your Online Channel to Beat the Downturn
[ Source: Tealeaf ]
March 2009-
This whitepaper explores current online user trends and provides the best practices and strategies needed to create an optimized, error-proof web site that will produce a strong and loyal customer base.
Specific topics include:
• Key findings and implications from the 4th Annual Harris Interactive Online Consumer Behavior Survey uncovering the motivation, behavior and expectations of today’s online user
• Strategies developed by over 300 leading companies designed to help ....
Curtailing Online Distribution of Counterfeit and Gray Market Goods
[ Source: MarkMonitor ]
September 2007-
Counterfeiting and gray market activity are major problems for brand owners. They pose serious financial and non-financial consequences for corporations, distribution partners and customers. Although these problems have existed for centuries, they are only exacerbated by the global reach, low cost and anonymity of the Internet. This renders the online channel a vast unknown element, over which brand owners may feel they have no visibility or control. To effectively manage this “vast unknown,” ....
Making Sense Of Search Positions
[ Source: Ambergreen ]
June 2009-
What does monitoring your Google organic search positions mean to you? Grant Whiteside, technical director of Ambergreen, looks at the new developments that mean you can now work out exactly what the value of each organic search query was worth to you.
Seven Metrics To Help Assess Your Enterprise SOA Strategy
[ Source: Proteans Software Solutions Pvt Ltd ]
May 2009-
For several years, organizations are facing issues in aligning business applications (in-house software applications or third-party software applications) with goals and business requirements. Companies face the challenge of developing customized APIs for third-party applications and developing applications from scratch instead of using third-party applications. However, sometimes the solutions are not permanent and provide only minor relief. Here are seven metrics to help assess your enterprise SOA strategy.
Fraud Alert: Phishing—The Latest Tactics and Potential Business Impact
[ Source: VeriSign ]
October 2009-
The potential impact of phishing can be costly for a business — whether an employee or its customers have been attacked or the company Web site has been compromised. Organizations need to stay current on the latest methods employed by cyber-criminals and take steps to prevent this type of fraud.
This paper highlights the current trends in today’s phishing schemes, the potential impact on companies, and insight into how businesses can apply technology to ....
Accelerating Dynamic Web Content: Efficiently Serving Uncacheable Web Content from Origin
[ Source: fastsoft ]
October 2009-
For companies in the dynamic content business – including social networking sites, Internet portals, e-commerce sites, digital media companies, and on-demand software or SaaS – fast website performance is critical. A dependable, snappy end-user experience is a key force in decreasing site abandonment and driving consumer adoption for both advertising and subscription-based revenue models.
As web sites become more personalized, rich and interactive, the percentage of dynamic content (versus static content) continues to rise. ....
Navigating Complexities Of Local Advertising Implementation
[ Source: Rosetta ]
February 2007-
With the demand from advertisers to put their listings on Web sites, the organizations and people managing these Web sites are facing challenges to put up the listings in minimal time so operations people don’t get behind in the requests; provide the advertisers the flexibility to select which listings show up at different placements on the Web site; and define and create new placements on the Web site faster and easier, based on the traffic ....
Content Management Systems Implementation Roadmap
[ Source: Rosetta ]
June 2009-
Most of the content management systems implementation fail due to lack of proper planning and not clearly thinking through the short-term and long-term CMS needs of an organization. This paper derives a plan showing an implementation roadmap that could be very helpful for successful delivery of the project.
Privacy Seals: Opt In or Opt Out
[ Source: TRUSTe ]
October 2006-
Consumers are getting more and more concerned about how businesses use and share their personal data. Firms should build consumers' trust and gain their future business by posting a consumer-friendly privacy policy and living up to their promises. TRUSTe and BBBOnLine (offered by the Council of Better Business Bureau) are the big names in the business, but there are many other lower-priced options. Currently, brand recognition and price are the major points of differentiation among ....
How to Digitally Sign Downloadable Code for Secure Content Transfer
[ Source: VeriSign ]
October 2009-
Code Signing helps businesses preserve intellectual property and helps protect consumers from downloading dangerous applications. As a publisher, you must show users that you have implemented strong protective measures.
VeriSign offers a solution that digitally “shrink-wraps” your code with a digital signature. This signature verifies the authenticity of the publisher and the integrity of the product. Digital signatures can be created with a VeriSign® Code Signing Certificate and a platform signing utility. VeriSign provides ....
Security and Trust: The Backbone of Doing Business Over the Internet
[ Source: VeriSign ]
October 2009-
Concern about Internet fraud is a very big deterrent to sales. Online businesses have much to gain by taking steps to overcome customer fears. Fortunately technology is in place today that helps online businesses protect sensitive customer data, authenticate themselves, and build consumer trust—technology that also helps customers differentiate trustworthy Web sites from clones produced by scammers.
Learn how VeriSign Inc. is helping organizations protect critical data and instill trust.
Maximizing Site Visitor Trust Using Extended Validation SSL
[ Source: VeriSign ]
October 2009-
Trust in site security is declining, and consumers are scaling back their online transactions—or opting out entirely. Now, online companies are able to clearly demonstrate their identity and security to customers.
Learn about the EV SSL, the greatest SSL certificate development in the Internet’s secure backbone in over ten years. EV SSL can facilitate online commerce in all its forms by increasing visitor confidence in legitimate sites and greatly reducing the effectiveness of phishing ....
Fraud Alert: Phishing—The Latest Tactics and Potential Business Impact
[ Source: VeriSign ]
October 2009-
The potential impact of phishing can be costly for a business — whether an employee or its customers have been attacked or the company Web site has been compromised. Organizations need to stay current on the latest methods employed by cyber-criminals and take steps to prevent this type of fraud.
This paper highlights the current trends in today’s phishing schemes, the potential impact on companies, and insight into how businesses can apply technology to ....
Crimes Of Financial Passion - A Fraud Special Report
[ Source: SAS Institute ]
September 2009-
This special report addresses best practices for combating fraud with analytics. The report also includes several case studies showing how leading financial institutions are receiving rapid returns on anti-fraud technology.
Topics include: analyzing social networks to identify crime rings; improving customer service with anti-fraud technology; keeping tabs on internal fraud risks; and results from top banks worldwide.
Best Practices for Minimizing Email Complaints
[ Source: TRUSTe ]
October 2006-
When it comes to email deliverability, customers can either be your toughest critics or the key to success. Consumers are demanding clear permission, relevant content, responsiveness and value. Successful email delivery increasingly depends upon keeping spam complaint rates below ISP blocking thresholds. TRUSTe and Epsilon provide best practices to help legitimate marketers keep consumer spam complaints to a minimum, optimize their email communication efforts and ensure positive, long-lasting relationships with customers.
Eradicate SPAM & Gain 100% Assurance of Clean Mailboxes
As long as online marketers profit from its use, email spam will be a serious problem for businesses of all sizes....
Internet Protocol Communications on the Brain
Sometimes a business communications technology appeals to CIOs and other senior executives as much as it does to IT teams. The technology in this case is IP communications — VoIP...
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