Monday, April 26, 2010
Office 2010 upgrade could help some cut licence fees Office 2003 users should welcome an upgrade, while Office 2007 users should take a pass, Info-Tech said. Plus, how both camps can actually cut down on Office licence seats and move some employees to OpenOffice
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Make sure yours is a WAN with a plan Now is an excellent time to be re-evaluating your WAN strategy
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Verzion to launch LTE-based high-speed wireless network Test service to start in two U.S. cities this year, with commercial service to begin in 2010. The move could erase what some had thought was the lead of wireless WiMAX technology
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Six stages to SOA evolution in the enterprise Open source vendor Red Hat says we've moved past the small deployments and proof-of-concepts. Plus, how a passenger railroad got on track
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Hot jobs: Software implementation analyst The software implementation analyst is the bridge between the software developer and the IT infrastructure team that handles installations and maintenance. Here's why you need one, what to look for, where to find them and what to pay them 
Thursday, August 14, 2008
One size fits all for WAN acceleration: Expand The ability to offer higher-spec hardware at a lower price is down to two factors - economies of scale, and the ability to limit the device's bandwidth via software, according to Expand Networks
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Vancouver firm tackles SharePoint pain points Microsoft’s popular portal development suite is springing up all over the enterprise, but not without some problems. Habanero Consulting Group discusses some custom services
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Open source lands in the enterprise with both feet As LinuxWorld continues this week in San Francisco, industry observers note a shift in the acceptance of non-proprietary software that addresses both usability and total cost of ownership issues. Catch up on the key releases
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Wireless LAN security - walking the tightrope “Security vs. ease of use” – is a conundrum a lot of network managers face when it comes to wireless LANs.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Are you being e-served? Nay-sayers have leveled plenty of criticism at applications delivered over the Web. The rap has been that customization limitations and integration challenges make software-as-a-service unsuitable for companies with complex application environments. 
Thursday, January 04, 2007
WiMax risks explored WiMAX is the much-anticipated broadband wireless access mechanism for delivering high-speed connectivity over long distances, making it attractive to Internet and telecommunications service providers. Designed by the IEEE 802.16 committee, WiMAX was developed after security failures from the early IEEE 802.11 networks. Aware of the importance of security, the 802.16 working groups designed several mechanisms to protect the service provider from theft of service, and to protect the customer from unauthorized information disclosure.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Sprint touts 4G wireless Sprint plans to have 100,000 points of presence enabled with WiMAX service by the end of 2008. The network will be an overlay on the company's existing CDMA EV-DO 1x cellular net. 
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Wireless in one heck of a mesh For over 10 years, enterprise networks have been taking advantage of wireless LANs in one form or another. Most WLANs in enterprise networks are based on access points that connect directly to the wired network. Recently, the concept of wireless switching for WLANs has made them more useful for large-scale enterprise wireless implementations.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
SAP launches long-awaited on-demand CRM SAP AG made its long-awaited dive into the hosted, subscription CRM (customer relationship management) "on demand" market on Thursday, launching a new software service with a starting monthly price tag of US$75 per user. But SAP won't be going head-to-head with on-demand trailblazers like Salesforce.com Inc.: Its system carries a 100-user minimum, restricting its potential customers to the enterprise clients SAP traditionally targets.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Software on demand offers more fluid business options Software as a service has moved quickly from a peripheral idea to a mainstream phenomenon. While it’s often associated with such applications as customer relationship management (CRM) and such providers as Salesforce.com, there are many other software-as-a-service applications and providers addressing numerous other IT and business needs.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Middleware finds its mojo again Few areas of technology underwent greater advances in 2005 than middleware. And 2006 looks as if it'll be no different. Between new architectures, maturing standards, and innovative technologies, the dream of integration within and without the enterprise is becoming a reality. Even better, it does not require the rip-and-replace approach of the past. Key to this transition is the fact that Web services are maturing and becoming accepted.
Sunday, July 03, 2005
Salesforce.com CRM rollout at Cisco stalled What once looked to be a marquee deployment of hosted CRM software at Cisco Systems Inc. is now the subject of a damning report from a research firm that says the project has stalled. In a note published on June 22, analysts from JMP Securities LLC suggested that a deployment of CRM software from San Francisco-based Salesforce.com Inc. had been temporarily delayed.
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Five essentials to wireless security Wireless security? Conventional wisdom on wireless networks goes like this: They are inherently dangerous. They can leak your secrets to the outside world, through easily accessible radio waves. You'd be better off carrying around your corporate treasure in a sieve. 
Thursday, November 25, 2004
Qnext aims for new IM heights Qnext is looking to take instant messaging (IM) to the next level using a Java-based, peer-to-peer architecture that delivers services to be shared amongst a user’s buddy list. 
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Linux experts debate open source At the EDGE 2004 Conference & Expo, held recently in San Francisco, a keynote panel session, billed as "The Open Source Debate", focussed on the future of Linux. 
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Cabling feels the power A developing technology known as Power over Ethernet is catching on with organizations looking to cut costs on wireless LAN deployments. It also can keep IP phone users talking even if the lights go out. 
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
A forecasting report card Once a year, we pundits earn our chops by reviewing the predictions we made last year and seeing how well they stood up. Here goes.
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Analyst: Canada lagging in hotspot deployment By the end of 2002 there were less than 20,000 hotspots found globally. By the end of this year, there will be almost 46,000 — but according to the findings of a report released on Monday, Canada represents a small slice of the Wi-Fi pie.
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
SUN NETWORK: Sun talks new pricing, computing model SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems Inc. took the wraps off its Project Orion initiative Tuesday, rebranding its family of software infrastructure solutions under the Java Enterprise System.
Friday, May 16, 2003
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