Collaborative Technology
Citrix GoToMeeting Drives Face-to-Face Communication Online
People have spent a lot of time finding different ways to communicate with each other, from homing pigeons and Morse code to text messaging and video conferencing.
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The Economics Of Cybersecurity
Are You Willing To Risk Killing Your Business?
by Thomas M. Stockwell
The era of cybercrime is upon us, and the questions it raises are simple:
How much is it hurting us? And can it be stopped?
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Windows 8
Enterprise-Ready By Design
by Peter J. Piazza
You work in a Windows 8 world. One in which the office is wherever you are, and on whatever device you have. Where speed, security and reliability are built in. Where you have the tools that make accessing corporate resources fast, intuitive and secure. Click to download.
Collaborative Technology
Citrix GoToMeeting Makes Online Collaboration Easy
People have spent a lot of time finding different ways to communicate with each other, from homing pigeons and Morse code to text messaging and video conferencing.
But the best method of communication is still the oldest one: talking face–to–face in person. Click to download.
Cyber Security
Protect Your Critical Business Assets
by Michael Roney
There is a relentless and growing wave of international cyber threats aimed at critical business assets such as trade secrets, client communications and personal
financial data. These threats range from phishing schemes and mobile device infiltration to Trojan horses and SQL injections. Click to download.
The Next–Generation Data Center Network
Fabric Networks are Transforming the Virtualized Data Center & Cloud Computing
by Thomas M. Stockwell
Today’s data centers are facing next–generation challenges with old–generation architecture. In the past five years, network
traffic has been revolutionized by server virtualization, storage virtualization and cloud computing. Click to download.
A Compelling Case For Health IT
by Ray Valek
As innovative products and services hit the market, more healthcare providers are realizing the value of adopting health IT solutions. More than 3,000 hospitals and 250,000 physicians and other care–givers have received government incentive payments totaling more than $6.9 billion by meeting “meaningful use” Stage 1 requirements for electronic health records. Click to download.
Video Collaboration
For Polycom, It’s About Flexibility, Ease of Use and Continuous Innovation
by Richard Grigonis
As video collaboration attains mission-critical status in government, healthcare, education and manufacturing, Polycom’s recent technological strides with its Polycom RealPresence video solutions are helping customers increase productivity and more. Click to download.
Businesses Are Getting Serious About The Cloud
by Lynda Stadtmueller
After years of kicking the tires, businesses are ready to make a commitment to the cloud. Frost & Sullivan projects that the number of businesses using cloud infrastructure services will more than double in the next two years, and that cloud service providers will see 54% compound annual revenue growth through 2015. Click to download.
Three Steps To Mastering M2M
by Nancee Ruzicka
What if you could get data, video, images and answers from anywhere in real time? Or locate your vehicle, check shipments, reallocate inventory, control building access or monitor heart rate without losing time to manual processes or forfeiting accuracy to human error? The possibilities for machine–to–
machine communication and connecting devices are endless. Click to download.
Education Is Key To Unlocking Smart Grid’s Benefits
by Dennis Wamsted
The latest data from the Edison Electric Institute shows that approximately 36 million smart meters are now installed nationwide, covering nearly a third of all the households in the United States. The total is up sharply from just a year ago, when only 25% of the nation’s consumers had a smart meter.
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Big Data
Harnessing the Power of Information
by Neil Raden
“Big data” is a catchall phrase for a set of technologies, skills, methods and processes, some new, some
not, for gaining insight from mountains of information.
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LifeLock
Taking the Battle to Identity Thieves
by Michael Roney
Since 2005, LifeLock CEO Todd Davis has been on a mission to curb the epidemic of identity theft, which, according to various sources, victimizes nearly 11 million Americans each year.
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Near Field Communication
No Life Untouched
by Jim Cassidy
When Apple unveiled its iPhone 4S recently, the critical reaction focused as much on what wasn’t included in the new device as on what was. Near the top of the list of missing features was Near Field Communication (NFC) support.
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Avigilon Drives Imaging Innovation Forward
by Michael Roney
Founded in October 2004 by Alexander Fernandes, who previously launched QImaging and a number of other successful tech ventures, Avigilon is North America’s fastest-growing software company and fourth-fastest-growing technology player overall.
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Making the Right Connections
Putting M2M to Work
by Nancee Ruzicka
Whether this phenomenon is called machine-to-machine (M2M), connected devices or the Internet of things, nearly every business on the planet is trying to understand M2M. What is it? Why now? Those questions are coming up around the world as executives begin to understand the business value of M2M.
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Growing the Legend with Logistics
by Michael Roney
Working with innovative UPS technology and expertise, Martin Guitar has streamlined operations and improved customer satisfaction while better protecting the crown jewels themselves: the guitars.
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The Online Fraud Landscape
The Arms Race to Protect Against Online Fraudsters
As long as there has been e-commerce, there have been online fraudsters. But now the stakes have been raised. The online business environment has reached a new level, where the war on cybercrime is a 24/7 battle that simply can't be ignored. Read the full article here.
Transforming To a Gigabit Society
Five Questions for Andrew Feinberg,
President & CEO of NetCracker Technology
by Nancee Ruzicka
The companies we have long associated with the delivery of reliable communications services are facing a perfect storm of new competitors, explosive demand, and operational complexity. Read the full article here.
Telepresence
Intelligent Videoconferencing Packs More Value Into Business Connections
by Richard Grigonis
Telepresence and videoconferencing technologies are already a way to save on travel costs and enhance communication, but they offer much more, thanks to recent advances in video compression technology. Read the full article here.
Building The Smart Grid
Promise, Challenge and Transformation
by Michael Roney
Politicians talk about it. Business leaders develop product and service strategies around it. Consumers eagerly await its benefits. The smart grid. Read the full article here.
Cloud Computing
A First Semester Report
by Tim Jennings
Research Fellow, Ovum IT
Cloud computing—the concept of accessing software, services and computing resources primarily over the Internet—is rapidly becoming an integral part of the IT landscape. Read the full article here.
An Interview with Chairman and
CEO of Netsol Technologies
Mr. Najeeb Ghauri
NetSol Technologies is a global IT solutions provider specializing in the leasing and finance industry. It has global offices in the U.S., U.K., China, Australia, Thailand and Pakistan, and more than 150 clients worldwide. Read the full article here.
Riding the Mobile Internet Wave
by Denise Deveau
Some call it an evolution, others a revolution. Whatever descriptor one wants to use for the mobile Internet, it is undeniable that it is changing fast. From the infrastructure that supports it to the operators that deliver it to the user community itself, the mobile Internet is radically transforming the communications landscape. Read the full article here.
How Vulnerable Are Your Documents?
Multi-Function Peripherals Are Often a Security Weakness
Today’s digital copiers and multi-function peripherals (MFP) are often left under-protected, putting a massive amount of confidential information at risk. This corporate security issue can have significant business impact. Read the full article here.
The Dawn of a New Era—
Meaning Based Computing
by Randy Cairns
A new movement is on the rise—based on the premise that we now live in an era of unstructured data—and is designed to help businesses and governments succeed in a seemingly chaotic world. Read the full article here.
Infor’s Jim Schaper Focuses on
Choice and ROI
by Michael Roney
Infor Chairman and CEO Jim Schaper feels the pain of businesses dealing with today’s tough economy, and has dedicated his $2 billion business software company to doing something about it. Read the full article here.
Maximize Your Business Software Investment
A Team of Former Rivals Offers Words of Advice
For years, Ray Wang, a partner with Altimeter Group, and Bruce Richardson, chief strategy officer at Infor, worked for competing research firms. The two former rivals discuss how business leaders can take advantage of today’s changing software landscape.
Read the full article here.
Cloud Computing
And the Goal of IT-Business Alignment
by David Mitchell
In his 1962 book Profiles of the Future, scientist and author Arthur C. Clarke says that any sufficiently advanced technology will be indistinguishable from magic. Read the full article here.
