In today’s
business environment, many enterprises are looking for way to reduce their expenses by cutting
overhead. Often this takes the form of reducing headcount, particularly in areas
that are regarded as ancillary or non-core components of the
enterprise.
Disaster Recovery and
Business Continuity often are placed in that category and, as a result, can
be an early casualty of many cost-cutting [...]
Posted on June 18th, 2010 by admin
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Crowdcast, a provider of social business intelligence (SBI) solutions, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Alsop-Louie Partners.
The company’s name is a combination of the words ‘crowd’ and ‘forecast’, and its self-declared goal is to help companies find out what their people [...]
Posted on June 12th, 2010 by admin
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It’s no secret that Google has been ramping up its enterprise offerings. The company has made a strong push for the adoption of Google Apps, launching the Apps Marketplace, allowing Apps users to add other layers to their environments from companies like Socialwok and Zoho. Today, Google is taking it one step further. At Google [...]
Posted on May 19th, 2010 by admin
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WorldMate has partnered with American Express Business Travel to power the new AmEx BlackBerry app. WorldMate’s mobile apps is similar in theory to TripIt, and is catered specifically for business travelers.
The app sends push alerts to your phone about flight cancellations, sudden meeting changes, and last second booking requirements. Services including in the American [...]
Posted on April 28th, 2010 by admin
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A federal judge has
rejected a proposed settlement by TD Ameritrade Inc. in a data breach lawsuit.
That marks the second time in recent months that a court has weighed in on what
it considers basic security standards for protecting data. The case stems from a
2007 breach that exposed more than 6 million customer records.
The federal
judge did [...]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by admin
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It’s no secret that less women than ever are choosing information technology as a career. But few IT managers know why it matters and those that do may be at a loss to know how to recruit and retain a gender diverse team.
In this edition, we listen to a condensed version of a webcast [...]
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Hi I’m Christian Beauclair, Senior Developer Advisor at Microsoft Canada. Talking with managers across Canada, we heard clearly that in today’s ever-changing IT environment and current business climate, you are tasked with finding new ways to increase productivity and reduce costs. We’ve also heard loud and clear it is a challenge keeping up with [...]
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This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview London School of Economics (LSE) Alumni Alex Lin Yong Qing. Alex is a leading CEO in China who provides a unique perspective on this growing region.
Enjoy, Stephen Ibaraki
Alex Lin Yong Qing is the [...]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by admin
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