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IT departments can reap the benefits of a lower total cost of ownership for their mobile workforce by replacing their field and remote staff's laptops with mobile smart phones. Knowledge Center contributor William Anderson explains the benefits of moving field and remote staff over to smart phones, and offers nine best practices for IT professionals to follow when doing so.
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Today's uncertain economy is affecting everyone's jobs, businesses and the world of tech in general. The uncertainty is creating psychological, mental, financial and social stress on everyone. Knowledge Center contributor David Gewirtz gives IT professionals some coping strategies to make it through this uncertain and stressful period.
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Last year the US government blocked Youtube from overseas military bases, but now there's a new online video sharing site on the block: TroopTube. The site designed to help military families connect and keep in touch while miles apart. Anyone can upload video. Content is vetted by Pentagon officials for national security and copyright violations.
AMD recently released it new Opteron Processor, named Shanghai. The 45-nm quad-core Opteron processor uses the same socket technology and common core strategy as its predecessor, the 65-nm Barcelona processor. The new processors will also fit into the same LGA1207 housing. But perhaps the biggest news is that a total of 39 server systems from Fujitsu-Siemens, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Cray are compatible with the new processor. This could explain IBM recent announcement that four IBM servers that will feature the new Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor. Those four are listed here: The IBM BladeCenter LS22, The IBM BladeCenter LS42. The IBM System x3455 and the IBM System x3755.
The Storm, Blackberry's new touch screen smart phone goes on sale this Friday, Nov. 21! And speaking of smart phones, word is out that Apple may be releasing version 2.2 of the iPhone operating system on Friday Nov. 21. In addition to a redesigned MobileSafari interface, the iPhone 2.2 update will reportedly add Google Street View, transit route information, walking directions and over-the-air podcast downloads.
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Sales forecasting has changed with the popularity of sales force automation and with CRM moving to a software-as-a-service delivery model. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Joe Ruck explores the art of sales forecasting, including how sales forecasts are often erroneously based on the opinions of individual sales reps, who rarely know without a doubt whether a particular deal will close in the designated time frame.
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Information security has emerged as a significant concern for businesses that use call centers and Interactive Voice Response or voice portal systems for customer service, which include financial services institutions, insurance agencies and health care companies. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Ron Settele explains how companies can safeguard against a contact center security breach, while meeting new regulatory demands to prevent identity theft.
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CIOs who understand how their enterprise's network is impacting application delivery will be in a better position to ensure that the IT organization is supporting business operations optimally. Knowledge Center contributor Joel Trammell gives CIOs five key questions to answer, which will help them gauge the overall picture of application service delivery at any given time.
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Enterprises are increasingly relying on wireless services to improve employee productivity. It is imperative that IT departments, and specifically telecom managers, implement a smart wireless expense management plan. Knowledge Center contributor Jim Carroll explains how to create a wireless expense plan that controls cell phone expenses and the management of wireless devices.
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The purpose of business intelligence is to give companies the ability to make better decisions. When your company begins to develop its own business intelligence strategy, there are important principles to keep in mind. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Brent J. Estes outlines the three key business intelligence principles to remember.
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The same question is looming on the minds of many Americans across the country: "Am I going to lose my job as a result of the economy?" Although some industries, such as IT, will likely fair better than others, the reality is that the economic meltdown has put a strain on many jobs across America. Knowledge Center contributor Rich Milgram discusses four tips that IT professionals can follow to increase their chances of surviving this recession.
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Apple released its new 3G iPhone! And yes, there was a huge commotion about it. People have awaited its arrival camping out in line for up to 4 days to get their hands on the new phone. So what’s so great about it? Join Ashley Daley as she takes you inside the craziness and gets the low down from Apple connoisseur and AT&T’s VP of Mobility, Steve Krom. And (gasp) why people are saying it’s now comparable to Blackberry.
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Hewlett-Packard's homegrown brand of deduplication offers customers an alternative to the one-size-fits-all model.
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For one eWEEK editor, Russert taught by the power of example—how to do journalism the right way.
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