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In order to get the most from a business partner on an ERP project, plan ahead, define clear goals and ...
Best-in-class organizations turn to services firms for ERP projects for a variety of reasons. it's not always the IT organization ...
The benefits of collaboration and data integration with trading partners are numerous, but the devil is in the details. Take ...
Aberdeen Groups finds that best in class companies use service firms to augment their ERP strategies. Data mining for actionable ...
Supply chains are becoming more complex and volatile, Meanwhile, the costs of supply chain inefficiency are increasing. Midmarket companies are ...
IT job descriptions are changing. The next career move for an IT administrator could be as a business analyst. In the last few years, the emphasis for IT professionals has shifted away from reliance on expertise in networking and storage ...
The business landscape is changing, and the only way for midsize enterprises to navigate those changes is to optimize business operations so that they can adapt and thrive. An optimized business is an agile business where leaders identify and adopt ...
For midsize businesses, enterprise agility can mean the difference between surviving or having a profitable business with a firm foundation. There's a lot that IT administrators can do to ensure the latter. Here are three key areas to address to ...
Business innovation will make the difference between surviving and thriving as a midsize business. And to be innovative businesses need IT support. Almost every aspect of business these days has IT implications. IT administrators can be a big part of ...
Innovation in the business world is about more than creating better products for consumers, or designing materials that conform to the latest trend. Correspondence - communication - with consumers has always been at the forefront of marketing and product sales, ...
Implementing enterprise business intelligence (BI) tools in your midsize could be a game-changing decision. Research shows that midsize enterprises gain multiple benefits from using these tools, including improved profitability. Here are some of the ways that business intelligence tools can ...
How can cloud computing provide greater business agility? This question remains central to the thoughts of many executives at midsize businesses. They wonder if their competitors are embracing the cloud and deriving a competitive advantage through the efforts.There are a ...
Are you considering using business intelligence systems for your midsize business? This could be one of the best decisions you ever make. A number of research studies, such as this one from IBM, show that companies that use business intelligence ...
Sales organizations have many more sources of information available to qualify prospects and understand when and how to approach them. ...
Do you know what's really happening inside your midsize business? Business intelligence tools can help. These are software tools that help you to manage and analyze the operational and other data you gather as you do business. Businesses that use ...
Out of nowhere it seems, "social enterprise" has become one of the biggest buzzwords in the business world. Contrary to popular belief, it has little to do with the social media phenomenon that swept the globe. It's more about organizations--for ...
Today's IT at midsize business is responsible for more than simply networking physical systems and monitoring servers. Today's IT team is largely responsible for the level of agility and flexibility the company is able to achieve, and therefore should be ...
2012 saw the continued proliferation of the term Big Data throughout the IT industry. From giant corporations to midsize businesses, leveraging the opportunity provided by Big Data allows savvy organizations to derive meaningful and actionable information out of large masses ...
Android phones overtook Apple's iPhone in total shipments some time ago. Android tablets are now starting to pick up competitive market share against iPad. More importantly, in the view of some observers, Android technology may be surpassing iOS technology.For the ...
Chipmaker AMD is giving Microsoft a vote of confidence. As it plans its strategy for the fast-growing tablet market, AMD is not looking at low-priced Android tablets. Instead it is placing its focus on high-end tablets running Windows 8.This is ...
After successfully dominating the smartphone mobile device market last year, Samsung is looking to eclipse its 2012 sales record by shipping 510 million new devices in 2013. Tech business analysts have been abuzz after this news hit the Korean press. ...
Microsoft's browser Internet Explorer (IE) is regaining shares it lost in the last several years. The positive statistics emerge less than a year after the release of IE9. For a midsize business considering a new browser, IE's regrowth may make ...
HTC Corporation is modifying its marketing efforts in 2013, in order to raise lagging sales. If the corporation successfully meets its goals to boost consumer purchases, midsize businesses can expect an increase in mobile traffic to their websites and other ...
Virtualization is defined as creating something virtually rather than actually. It's a vague definition for a vague term. Virtualization, at its most basic level, removes physical barriers from the requirements of IT infrastructure, allowing for more flexibility and agility. For ...
Midsize businesses realize that system integration is becoming more and more important to keep up in the fast paced marketplace today. It is the best way to truly connect the systems in place for improved productivity, and it builds a ...
A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) suggest that tech divestitures could be a major industry trend in 2013. This trend may be driven by a variety of factors, some incidental to the tech industry ecosystem, others integral to it.The divestiture trend ...
Microsoft has blown away the stereotype that it is cautious, unexciting, and averse to innovation with its new operating system. Windows 8, with its touch-oriented user interface (UI), is a dramatic departure from the familiar, and the Microsoft Surface tablet ...
Sales for Barnes & Noble's Nook and other e-readers are falling short of tablets. The trend, which became noticeable during the Christmas season, indicates user preference for multifunctional devices that they can access music and other media on rather than ...
For the past few years, Google has been making concerted efforts to deliver a seamless experience for Gmail mobile users. From implementing enhanced security protocols to discontinuing unpopular service features, Gmail is continuously evolving to enrich the user experience. This ...
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has announced that graphene research will receive a $35 million investment at UK universities. According to the BBC the material is one of the lightest, toughest, and most conductive materials known and has ...
Analysts released a study that makes the case business should standarize one browser.Forrester's report, "The Business Case for Standardizing on a Single Modern Browser in the Enterprise," surveyed 113 IT professionals who said they standardize on one browser for work ...
As the cloud continues to grow and people use apps on a variety of devices, one application producer has figured out that programs may need some adjustments depending on the device from which they are accessed. RockMelt recently adjusted its ...
Approximately 461 million Android-based smartphones were sold this year; one-third of those went to China. That makes the enigmatic country the largest market for Google's OS, well ahead of the 11 percent of devices sold to US consumers. Apple, meanwhile, ...
The growth of mobile apps shows no sign of abating, and a new service promises to make things easier for businesses who wish to deploy their own mobile applications without requiring extensive coding. For midsize businesses, this can give them ...
Canadian company research in motion (RIM) will announce earnings this week, but ahead of its numbers things are already looking good for the Blackberry maker - shares have more than doubled since September, and beta-test units of its BB10 smartphone ...
The Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report predicts IT hiring will increase over the first quarter of 2013. These new IT jobs come with a focus on moving companies from legacy systems to web-based applications, along with ...
Over the past few years the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend has caught on in businesses around the world, and it now appears to have led to a similar phenomenon: bring-your-own-apps (BYOA). A report on this new trend shows that while some ...
After causing RIM some headaches a few months, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) now has some good news for the company. This unexpected news should give IT managers at midsize businesses some food for thought when it ...
Does your company have a business intelligence dashboard? If not, perhaps it's time for your IT administrator to integrate this key tool into your strategy. Every aspect of your internal operations generates data, and there are also multiple data streams ...
What does business agility mean for your midsize business? You might have heard of "agile development." This term describes a development process focused on users, responding quickly to change, and delivering products quickly. This Midsize Insider article on agile development ...
If someone tells a story about a high-tech company loved by the markets and adored by supporters, which purposely adds exclusivity to its products and was founded by a charismatic man dressed in jeans and a black shirt, people will ...
Twelve more UK cities are set to get super-fast broadband connections, the British Chancellor of Exchequer, George Osborne has revealed. The UK goverment will upgrade connection speeds to 100Mbps. According to ITProPortal, The cities set for the enhancements are Aberdeen, ...
Microsoft has not officially indicated an intention to enter the smartphone manufacturing arena. Recent rumors, however, mentioned on readwrite, that the company has plans to do so, could well prove true. Were it to develop its own smartphone, Microsoft would ...
The national next generation 911 project got a boost in visibility recently with a new agreement reached between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the four major wireless telecommunications carriers AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile. The agreement aims to give ...
IT professionals around the world all know that their departments are undergoing a change in the face of business pressures, but many would be hard-pressed to determine just where those changes are taking them. Now, a new survey takes a ...
Hardly a moment goes by in the IT world when cloud access doesn't also mean mobile cloud access, and midsize firms are always looking for better ways to control data stored in the cloud while under the umbrella of BYOD. ...
Business intelligence software is a key tool for your midsize business. This type of software allows you to take the raw data your business generates on its operations and customers and turn the information into a robust tool to guide ...
Nokia wants to stop the sale of RIM products, and the Finnish phone maker has now asked courts in the US, UK, and Canada to impose bans until the beleaguered BlackBerry maker pays what they (supposedly) owe.Patently RidiculousThere's no doubt ...
All good things must come to an end. For many enterprises that means switching from the BlackBerry (BB) to the smartphone as their go-to form of communication for employees. According to InfoWorld, the IDC's most recent forecast on the subject ...
Just after its release, Windows 8 appears to be having trouble turning heads and selling units. While this is certainly a big problem for Microsoft, the failure of the new operating system to catch on may wind up being a ...
With a (natural) minimum of fanfare, Mozilla has abandoned development of a 64-bit version of its popular Mozilla Firefox browser. Nightly builds of the 64-bit version were apparently adding headaches for Firefox developers. But for the IT community at midsize ...
With just two months to go before RIM puts its fate on the line with the release of a new smartphone lineup and mobile operating system, the company got some unexpected good news from the market. While it's certainly too ...
Microsoft Windows 8 made its debut with many positive reviews. A widespread view in the tech world was that Microsoft was showing some imagination. It was even generating some excitement. But lately Redmond has not been getting many breaks from ...
The city of Freiburg, Germany is an ocean and a continent away from Redmond, Washington. But it is getting closer. The German city's government is giving up on OpenOffice and returning to Microsoft Office as its working productivity suite. Among ...
A new survey that details what small and midsize businesses will be spending their money on in the next year reveals that tablets and cloud services are big priorities. The latest State of SMB IT survey, by the IT social ...
Google is under antitrust pressure regarding search algorithms for its core search engine. And the implications are enormous for, well, just about everyone. Why? Because yes, there is Bing, and social search on Facebook or Yelp or whatever. But when ...
The Microsoft Surface has seen "moderate" sales, even according to CEO Steve Ballmer. Reviews of the tablet are mixed - many laud the keyboard attachments but aren't pleased with its skinny app environment or odd Windows RT issues. Hewlett-Packard executive ...
Freedom is a good thing, but can too much freedom lead to chaos? Philosophers have argued about this for millennia. Now Google has decided that when it comes to the Android operating system, the answer might be "yes."Android is open ...
What is agile development and how can it help your midsize business prosper? For IT administrators, agile represents a big change to the way software development and other IT projects normally run. The term comes from the Agile Manifesto, a ...
Apple's iPad is still the leading tablet device. But iPad sales have been slipping, relative to Android. And at least one analyst says that Google's operating system could become the tablet leader early next year. For IT managers at midsize ...
BlackBerry isn't dead yet, says Research in Motion (RIM). The declaration comes after a recent, less-than-favorable security analyst report that saw shares dropping more than 8 percent earlier this week. Ahead of the predicted first quarter 2013 launch, the new ...
Midsize businesses are increasingly facing an uphill battle when it comes to technology. Recent advances make it impossible to ignore innovative technology solutions, but new studies show that employees are often woefully unprepared to master the new business realities. Midsize ...
Apple and its iOS operating system may own the buzz. But Android devices dominate the marketplace. And according to venture capitalist and tech industry observer Mary Meeker, Android's dominance is likely to continue. For the IT community, this has important ...
Microsoft has not always been on the best of terms with the open-source movement. But in an important if indirect way, it is doing its bit to help IT take an open approach to source code. Redmond has updated its ...
Many people and businesses in New York and New Jersey are still trying to recover from the storm, and those using Verizon for their wireless service are having the most success when it comes to staying connected. According to CNET, ...
It turns out the disaster plan for the New York Stock Exchange is to shut down until the disaster has passed. At least it was a plan that the company executed successfully in the wake of Sandy. Plans for many ...
Mobile computing continues to gain steam with little end in sight; the popularity of the mobile PC has even led researchers to predict that in just four years, tablets will overtake notebooks in sales. And Gartner announced at its Gartner ...
Google's online store for downloading Android apps used to be called Android Market. Last spring it was renamed Google Play. And the name change seems to be prophetic. The store, and Android itself, are emerging as entertainment leaders.But in the ...
A majority of small and midsize businesses use a Windows version whether it's 7, XP, or Vista. A new study found that most computer users don't find an upgrade to Windows 8 worth it and would rather cling to what ...
Like all Apple launches, there's been a lot of hype about the iPad Mini, but now that it's out, is it worth all the fuss? And does it really offer any advantages for midsize businesses?The SpecsSmaller than an iPad and ...
The Windows 8 launch took place October 25 in New York, although the general public will only be able to buy the OS starting October 28. Microsoft highlighted partners' tablets, all-in-one computers, and its own Surface tablet. The launch included ...
Yahoo Inc. has tapped Henrique de Castro as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). The corporation's hire of the former Google executive is the latest in a series of changes to improve its rank within the online advertising and media ...
Apple has enjoyed tremendous success with the introduction of its vastly popular iPad and iPhone devices. These two devices have literally catapulted the company from niche market status to one of the most powerful companies in the technology industry. However, ...
The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement has really been picking up steam in the past few years, and new reports show that at this point the concept is inevitable for a majority of businesses. With the cost and productivity benefits outweighing the ...
The Apple versus Android contest for mobile operating system dominance is "the defining fight" in tech, says Google's Eric Schmidt. To be sure, Schmidt is not exactly a neutral observer in this fight. But the stakes do indeed go well ...
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, recently had to defend his move to an operational role at the company. Dorsey released a statement to dispute text in a New York Times article that he is "difficult to work with." He ...
A new letter from Microsoft's leadership shows that the company has full intentions to travel down the path blazed by the Surface tablet, which could have disastrous consequences for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who rely on Microsoft's software to sell ...
A growing number of Android tablet devices are coming onto the market. But before they can mount a serious challenge to Apple's iPad, more tablet-optimized Android apps will need to be available for them, which is why Google is pitching ...
The iPad Mini has not even been announced yet, meaning that officially it doesn't exist. Even the name is a matter of speculation. But component manufacturers in Asia say that they have received 10 million orders from Apple for something. ...
As the October 26 release of the Windows 8 OS draws closer, PC hardware vendors are busy developing their Windows 8 portfolios. Following its big product announcements at the IFA 2012 consumer electronics show in Berlin, Dell recently unveiled a ...
Shares of Hewlett-Packard are heading for an even lower mark than predicted - down to anywhere between $3.40 to $3.60 from an analyst estimate of $4.18. Much of the company's trouble comes from almost-done deals and product missteps but despite ...
T-Mobile and MetroPCS plan to combine forces and create a super-4G network, allegedly giving consumers the best value for their smartphone dollar. Although both company boards have agreed to the deal, it still has to pass by the Federal Communications ...
The latest version of Windows brings with it a newer version of Microsoft's web browser, Internet Explorer. But changes in how Microsoft will set a certain default setting have riled up advertisers who claim that the change has the capability ...
Something is missing from the ElitePad 900, Hewlett-Packard's forthcoming Windows 8 tablet. The ElitePad 900 does not support the Windows 8 "Snap" feature, which lets you run two Metro applications, with one reduced to a sidebar. PCWorld characterized the lack ...
There's no doubt that the past few years have been tough for BlackBerry maker RIM and all of those in the midmarket using BlackBerry smartphones, so the next few months may be the ones to make or break the company. ...
Microsoft's failure looks a lot like success, if recent revenues and product releases are any indication. And yet the fourth-most valuable company in the world struggles to retain its relevance as market focus shifts away from desktops to tablets and ...
October 26 is the big day for fans of Windows 8 and the new Microsoft Surface tablet: the release of its first iteration, the Surface RT. But despite user excitement at the prospect of a tablet that actually runs Windows ...
Wireless is the future, says Salesforce.com's Mark Benioff, and fiber doesn't matter. At the recent Dreamforce conference the Salesforce CEO came out fully in favor of 4G and wireless technology. But are wired networks really so obsolete?4G LTE? Yes Please ...
Industry analysts expect the iPhone 5 to dominate smartphone sales for the next few months, and early reviews of the device have been almost entirely positive. Still, that hasn't stopped a rise in negative attention for the phone's release, with ...
Even as Redmond ramps up for the debut of Microsoft Office 2013, free alternatives, some of them open source, continue to challenge MS Office's domination of productivity apps. And one of its rivals, Google Apps, has very powerful backing.All of ...
The new and improved Microsoft is hitting some bumps in the road. A year or two ago, the conventional wisdom was that the Redmond giant was a fading presence, being left behind in the cloud and mobility era. More recently ...
Internet Explorer 10 is scheduled to launch in late October of this year, and shortly after its release Google will stop supporting IE 8. Many Internet users are already using IE 9 (which will continue to be supported); however, anyone ...
Windows XP has been a popular and stable operating system, but now Microsoft wishes everyone would just stop using it and upgrade. Many companies are still operating with XP as their main OS and others are in the process of ...
Mozilla Firefox, the widely used independent Web browser, will be getting a new jolt of speed. Mozilla announced that JavaScript processing--a key element of browser performance--will be enhanced by a new technology called IonMonkey. It should substantially increase Firefox's speed ...
At least for a few days, Amazon Kindle variants--the Kindle Fire and Kindle e-reader--are muscling their way into the media spotlight usually reserved for Apple's iPhone and iPad. The spotlight will surely shift back to Apple in a few days, ...
AOL has been in the news a great deal of late but not always for reasons that Chief Executive Officer Tim Armstrong would like. And yet, despite sometimes dismal predictions from Wall Street and takeover attempts from insurgent investors, his ...
Chinese technology firm Huawei is the second-largest telecommunications maker in the world, coming in behind only Ericsson of Sweden, and last year, the company generated $32 billion in revenue. Its cheap, effective routers--recently the source of debate surrounding security breaches ...
A recent survey by Bluewolf indicates that IT outsourcing is on the rise, with full-time IT staff paying the price.The survey, which consulted with 200 IT executives, shows that nearly 50 percent of companies surveyed will be looking to hire ...
The verdict in the Apple-Samsung patent lawsuit is obviously good news for Apple and its iPhone/iPad combination. Just as obviously it is bad news for Samsung and, more broadly, the Android operating system and ecosystem. But Microsoft could be another ...
Hewlett-Packard has been noticeably absent in the land grab for the tablet market, until recently. Realizing that the consumer market is dominated by the Apple iPad, HP has decided to target the corporate community instead. To make the transition into ...
Are PCs about to become as out-dated as the woolly mammoth? It's a question that many midsize businesses must be asking after the news of Dell's 8 percent decline in second quarter sales to $14.5 billion. Within the overall decline, ...
Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) may be on the tip of everyone's tongue these days but there are a host of IT insiders now coming out and saying that the movement doesn't offer the benefits that many insiders say it does. Some even ...
For employees who work for small and midsize businesses, one of the most annoying things is paying for all your expenses up front while traveling for business, only to be reimbursed weeks later. Luckily, those days of aggravation may soon ...
Fresh off their vendor keynote presentation at the XChange 2012 conference in Dallas, IBM’s Bill Donohue and John Alday of ...
In spite of its rather grandiose name, Ethernet is one of those things we hardly think about. It is just there, keeping the office floor from being a clutter of cables. But it also exemplifies the challenge of explosive data ...
Skype has upgraded its service capabilities for use with iPhones and iPads, enabling photo sharing over the application from an iPhone or iPad camera as well as significantly reducing the pull on batteries for the program to run full time ...
As Research In Motion (RIM) slowly fades into obscurity, other smartphone manufacturers will undeniably capitalize on its decline. Although RIM became a hit with the general public, its main allure was with the corporate community, an audience that loved its ...
At XChange 2012, the IBM keynote will focus on one of the first two offerings from its new PureSystems family, and how this new system represents a culmination of years of IT experience. IT Managers at midsize businesses who are ...
As corporate-issued handsets become an outdated practice, business users are beginning to embrace the BYOD trend. Employees are granted the freedom to choose a handset from any smartphone manufacturer, and are often torn between the stylish iPhone and the professional ...
The growth of information technology over the past few decades has brought the IT department to the forefront of enterprises and SMBs alike. However, the pervasiveness of IT in the business world has also allowed divisions outside of IT to ...
Oracle has signed an agreement to acquire Skire, a privately held provider of capital program management and facilities management applications for on-premise and cloud infrastructure. According to a CBR Online news article, the company plans to integrate Skire's offerings with ...
Windows 8 is rolling out on October 26, 2012, with Microsoft hoping their new, streamlined OS will be a big hit with both consumers and businesses alike. In an effort to cover all their bases, it's not just PCs that ...
Over the years, Microsoft has not been known as a great ally of open source. In fact, it was not so long ago that the Redmond giant treated the whole idea as the devil's work. But now Microsoft is changing ...
iPhone and iPad buyers will no longer get a YouTube app pre-packaged with the device. The abrupt disappearance of the YouTube for iPhone app (more precisely, YouTube for the iOS operating system) has generated a considerable stir on the Internet. ...
The business smartphone market hasn't seen much in the way of targeted product lines in the last few years, with consumer devices like the iPhone and iPad making corporate inroads as the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend gains steam. Old standbys like ...
Android has earned itself a reputation for poor security, a status that has antivirus makers keeping busy. To keep up with the demand for protective software, Sophos has unveiled an Android antivirus that is being offered free of charge in ...
Microsoft is one of the biggest and most successful technology companies in the world. From its start in the 1980s, Microsoft has risen to heights that even its founder Bill Gates has to marvel at in reflection. However, the technology ...
Microsoft certainly has a lot riding on the success of the upcoming Windows RT and Windows 8 mobile devices, but its decision to manufacture its own Surface tablet could come back to bite the company, as it noted in a ...
Sales of the recently launched Google Nexus suggest that the era of 7-inch tablets has finally arrived. With the 16 GB model sold out days after launch and huge take-up for the remaining 8 GB model, it has become clear ...
In the realm of PC makers, no single company has gained a stranglehold on the market. Big brand names such as Apple, Dell, HP, and Acer have been continually battling one another for the industry's top spot. According to a ...
Microsoft Corporation is one of the most powerful technology companies in the world. Since the mid-1980s, Microsoft has become a corporate giant and a leading force in the world of computer technology. One of the main reasons for Microsoft's incredible ...
Microsoft Office has been a popular product in the business world for many years. Every few years, Microsoft listens to the consumers of its top-selling product and makes improvements based on CRM (customer relationship management) data. It would seem that ...
No one wants to think about the possibility of a disaster; however, in the business world, the possibility of a disaster must be considered and planned for to protect the very existence of business operations.According to InfoWorld, severe weather in ...
Microsoft is mounting a full-court press to defend its Microsoft Office productivity suite against inroads by Google Apps. For Microsoft (more than for Google) it is a high-stakes battle: Office is a leading cash cow for the Redmond company.But at ...
Executives at Microsoft revealed significant changes for its Microsoft Office product line, one of the company's most important products. Office 2013 and Office 365 will be the commercial names for the flagship products, which had been code-named Office 15, and ...
Big guns are finally coming to the battlefield of app wars; they actually got underway a few years ago as businesses started to head cloudward, but now major players like Microsoft and Google are fighting over which one will get ...
The world of bring-your-own-device (BYOD), where employee bring their own devices into work and use them on the company systems, was supposed to drastically increase productivity while driving down IT costs. Now, new information shows that while the productivity gains ...
Late last week, Microsoft released its last preview edition of the Windows 8 operating system. While there are still some bugs to work out and the interface is likely to change a little, the OS will still give a good ...
The Microsoft announcement of the Surface tablet has immediately changed how IT and business executives think about mobile computing devices for their organizations. Announcing products in advance of specific details is not a new strategy for Microsoft, as it knows ...
For IT managers at midsize firms, few things are more important than the stability and security of the information held in their systems, which is why a new survey on the state of data backup and recovery is equal parts ...
One of the unspoken assumptions I see played out again and again when working with midmarket companies is that each ...
Google extended its record of acquiring smaller companies with the purchase of mobile software developer Quickoffice. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition was driven by several factors, including the product features, user base size, ability to ...
While Microsoft certainly can't complain about Windows' market share in the enterprise, there are some signs pointing to the rise of Apple computers in this space. Apple has a long road ahead of them, but there are plenty of reasons ...
U.S. President Barack Obama issued a directive to all federal agencies mandating that they use concerted efforts to make their information more readily and easily available to mobile and web users. Many U.S. government agencies have not optimized their information ...
It should come as no surprise that, with the growth of mobile development and the progression of artificial intelligence and supercomputing, CIOs would at some point be facing a different landscape in IT management. According to ComputerWorld, panelists at the ...
The advent of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement has brought many companies hope that they can reduce their IT budgets while simultaneously increasing employee productivity and happiness. A new survey of service providers shows that while demand for BYOD solutions is ...
The bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement, where employees use their own tablets and smartphones for work purposes, has been slowly gaining ground as consumer-orientated devices dominate the marketplace. A new survey from Cisco shows that this movement may become a "BYOD revolution" ...
India-based company HCL Technologies has announced a partnership with Michigan Utility Consumers Energy in which they will create a "center for excellence" for IT professionals. According to IT Buisness Edge, the center will employ 300 people to start with, in ...