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SAP CFO addresses the price hikes

It makes a certain kind of sense that a conference hosted by a wealth management firm would see the CFO of SAP grilled about...

NAV 2009 may require more server strength

Microsoft updates one of its ERP products in its Dynamics portfolio, but a revamped three-tier architecture could have infrastructure impacts, according to an executive

It’s only a supercomputer if it does something super

I remember talking to someone about nanotechnology once, and he said that the term may always be used to describe something coming down the...

Pano Logic looks to overcome RDP limitations

An end-run around Microsoft Terminal Services will offer better video and audio, but management tools may be key to virtualizing client hardware, an executive says

YouTube Fridays: Whackhead the IT manager

For the uninitiated, Darren "Whackhead" Williams is a South African comedian best known for making radio prank calls. As a result, this clip isn't...

House, MD and the whiteboard syndrome

In my ongoing efforts to catch up to popular culture, I’ve taken to watching the first season of the TV program House, MD. Once...

An approach to ITIL that anyone can emulate

ITIL implementation is usually considered a major undertaking, but Peter Farquharson doesn’t sound all that fazed. I was talking with the technology integration service...

Why some IT execs work themselves out of a job

Yesterday I had coffee with a senior technology executive with a large, well-known Canadian organization who is on the lookout for a new gig....

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