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Linux More Expensive? Maybe
Something about this time of year makes me even more suspicious of spin than usual. So when I read Steve Ballmer's e-mailed message to customers and partners, I wanted to find out a little more about the research he used to defend his position against Linux.
Without Safety Nets
Will super-efficient supply chains take one beating and fail to keep on ticking?
Downplaying Upgrades and Other Mistakes of the 21st Century
Our interconnected world forces application users to face reality: It's time to upgrade.
SmartAdvice: Small Banks Should Use An ASP And Their Agility To Differentiate Service
As more banking moves online, small and midsize banks must use their agility to keep customers, The Advisory Council says. Also, Google has to sharpen its focus to be competitive in enterprise search; and a CIO must develop staff leaders to enhance the business.
Emergency Rooms Get New Data Source To Reduce Medical Errors
Emergency rooms in several Massachusetts hospitals are using a new electronic tool to access patients' prescription information from insurance claims to improve safety and quality of care.
R U Compliant?
Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance is nothing if not a real-time challenge. Creating a good information flow among potentially hundreds of stakeholders requires a new influx of technology, including solutions based on instant messaging.
The Cure for Healthcare?
Just like ER: Healthcare professionals demand mobile intelligence.
SBC Drops Broadband Prices For New Customers
SBC Communications will lower the price of its high-speed Internet service for new customers.
Tech Upgrade Helps Protect Wildlife
Washington wildlife enforcement agents use new in-car computers and high-speed wireless data services to protect the state's fish and animals.
Hughes Touts Satellite Broadband For Businesses
Its Multimedia Services delivers video via satellite for corporate TV, Web conferencing, multimedia, and digital advertising.
Report: U.S. Falling Behind Rest Of World In Broadband Adoption
U.S. slips to thirteenth place worldwide and digital divide widens because of government policies, concludes study.
Optimizing Workforce Communication and Productivity
Employee collaboration utilizing instant messaging brings value over email.
Two Wireless Broadband Standards Get a Boost
Intel and Clearwire agree to push WiMAX technology and network development while Netgear and Flarion join to create hardware for FLASH-OFDM.
PeopleSoft Tries Out CRM In A BlackBerry
Enterprise Sales for BlackBerry is designed to deliver full application functionality, including alerts on hot sales leads, prescriptive analytics, and remote security.
Lombardi Boosts BPM Modeling With Upgrade
Lombardi Software introduced a new version of its business process management (BPM) software, with improvements in modeling, process simulation and activity monitoring.
Voice-Over-IP Could Save Big Tax Bucks, Study Says
Federal, state, and local agencies could cut costs by $4.5 billion annually by making calls over the Internet.
Business Technology: Cyberinsecurity And A Hot Job Market
Nietzsche, who would no doubt have worshipped hackers, said that out of chaos comes order. Bob Evans says he doesn't know about that, but does know that unless software companies and their customers begin to think very differently about security, then out of today's cybersecurity chaos will come massive job opportunities for computer-security majors.
AT&T Writes Off $11.4 Billion In Third Quarter
Massive loss results from write-down of assets and staff reductions; overall revenue drops 11.7% from a year ago because of declines in long-distance voice and data, the company says.
SmartAdvice: Write IT Plan For Nonprofit That Incorporates Values
Measure the value of IT to a nonprofit in a plan with definable standards, The Advisory Council says. Also, plan around security concerns when implementing RFID; and protect confidential HR information the same way as other company data.
Keane Reports Strong Third Quarter
Revenue jumps 17% and net income 45% for outsourcer with operations in U.S., U.K., Canada, and India.
GM CTO Says Software Will Be Part Of Bumper-To-Bumper Warranties
GM is facing major changes in the role of information technology, with software a growing component of vehicle cost and performance, and its use of outsourcing changing with the end of its EDS contract.
Why It's Time for FP++
Finding a measure to effectively size applications has never been more complicated: Here's how using a 30 year old concept can help.
A Good Idea With Some Loose Ends
Nexaweb attacks Web app performance, but neglects data management.
Dashboard Tool Introduced For Financial Services Firms
The Web-based application is the second in a series of industry-specific tools designed to ease performance management rollouts.
The Collaborative Effect
New business strategies and processes are putting pressure on IT to produce real-time information. Some of the most valuable stuff is held in manufacturing execution and plant processing systems. Integrating these resources is hard -- but competitive business value is the reward.
SMB Excel-eration
Small to midsized businesses (SMBs) often begin -- and sometimes end -- their quest for business intelligence with Microsoft's ubiquitous Excel. However, with an increasing number of add-ins -- not to mention a long look at what's up with Microsoft Business Solutions -- SMBs' options will multiply.
Measuring Up
Small to midsized businesses (SMBs) are living a golden age as new technology options give them the stuff to compete -- or at least partner more effectively -- with the largest organizations. But SMBs have to be smart; even in an on-demand world IT infrastructure is critical to flexible growth.
Evolution Sometimes Favors the Small
Market forces pressure SMBs and also provide relief.
VoIP: Easier Voice, More Locations
Two vendors plan service for voice calls from 11,000 Wi-Fi locations.
Strategic To Tactical
Oracle's new planning application includes ad hoc reporting tools, and it analyzes data using performance metrics.
Microsoft And Cisco Partner On Network-Access Security
The vendors will collaborate on their approaches to PC quarantines, but Microsoft's Network Access Protection gets delayed by more than a year.
Gupta Out, Swete In At PeopleSoft
The exec who oversaw the integration of the J.D. Edwards product line has left the building at PeopleSoft.
Microsoft-Cisco Team
The vendors will collaborate on their approaches to PC quarantines, but Microsoft's Network Access Protection gets delayed by more than a year.
Managing Risk
Postal Service switches to Lockheed to save money and get partner to absorb problems
SmartAdvice: Consider Limited RFID Adoption As The Technology Sorts Itself Out
Don't retool your factory, but consider limited RFID use as it moves into the supply-chain mainstream, The Advisory Council says. Plus, there's room for blade servers and rack-mounted servers in many IT architectures; and weigh cumbersome against secure in deciding on passwords, biometric-based ID, or some combination for security.
Langa Letter: Favorite Tools, Utilities, And Add-Ons
What ''must have'' software do you install on your PC? Here's Fred Langa's list of his personal favorites.
Siebel Sees Sarbanes-Oxley Taking Toll On Economy
Speaking to a gathering of private equity investors and startups seeking funding Tuesday night in Silicon Valley, the founder and chairman of Siebel Systems Inc. questioned whether the biggest business opportunities lie in the United States, blaming the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and all the hand-wringing over how stock options are expensed for a business environment that's taken top execs further away from their customers than ever.
Wi-Fi Installed In Big D Arena
The American Airlines Center deploys Wi-Fi to improve customer service, internal operations, and security. RFID may be used in the future as well.
On-Demand CRM Competition Heats Up
Salesforce.com and RightNow venture onto each others' turf while Salesnet adds products and services to engage partners.
Ford Adds IP Network To Communications Mix
IP provides lower costs and higher speeds over existing satellite network
AT&T's Gambit: Relying On Automation To Make Up For 12,000 Fewer Employees
AT&T's top IT exec says automation of its IT systems will let it shed more than 12,000 jobs this year without hurting its network or service.
AT&T Plans Steep Job Cuts, Asset Writedown
AT&T reveals it's slashing 7,500 more jobs than expected and taking a huge writedown on its assets. Many analysts have speculated that AT&T will make itself a more attractive takeover candidate by cleaning up its books and reducing depreciation expense.
Senate Passes Bill To Create Intelligence Organization
Legislation would change management of intelligence groups and oversight of terrorist watch list.
Metastorm announces BI module for its Hyperion BPM software
Integrated BI component enables advanced query and analysis with real-time capability as part of business process management offering.
SmartAdvice: Align IT Outsourcing With Business Goals
Develop an IT outsourcing model that takes management and business goals into account, The Advisory Council says. Also, don't even think of hiring convicted ex-hackers to run security tests when security experts offer the same service.
Supply-Chain Security Will Take More Than RFID
Industry leaders call for standards and warn that the cost of a security breach could dwarf the cost of investing in protection.
SAP, Infineon Team Up To Accelerate RFID Deployment Cycles
RFID vendor Infineon uses SAP's NetWeaver platform to help companies better connect and manage RFID systems from diverse suppliers.
Ford Dealers Move To IP Network
Reynolds and Reynolds and MCI build a secure, private IP network to replace a satellite network used by Ford dealers.
Snack Maker's RFID Trial Supports National Livestock Registry
Jack Link's Beef Jerky last week said it completed the first of a four-phase radio frequency identification project that could eventually enable it to tap into a national database registry for livestock.
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