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By: Eric Brown Linux will be the top-selling operating system in the mobile Internet device market, outselling Microsoft Windows Mobile and other rivals by 2013, said ABI Research. The MID market is relatively small now-only 305,000 MID units are expected to be shipped in 2008-but it is expected to grow to 39.6 million units in […]

/images/stories/70×50/bug_knowledgecenter_70x70_(2).jpg There is nothing like a data breach to bring a CIO unwanted publicity. We read all the time about these costly spills of precious corporate data, from the British government exposing the records of 25 million citizens, to the TJX Companies’ loss of 45.6 million credit card and debit card records. The PRC (Privacy […]

/images/stories/70×50/bug_knowledgecenter_70x70_(2).jpgA wiki provides a way for people to share, collaborate on and edit content on the Web. Organizations have started to use wikis in an effort to increase employee teamwork and communication, while cutting down on the volume of e-mail. However, a wiki should not simply be installed onto a corporate network without first making […]

By: Eric Brown A $20 boxed version of Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) is available at both Best Buy and Amazon online stores. ValuSoft, which is packaging the application, says the “Ubuntu Linux” package includes printed documentation and 60 days of unlimited customer support. This is a significant development, as more and more enterprise systems are […]

“I’m a small business. No one is going to bother trying to hack my network.” Wrong. In fact, 56 percent of small businesses surveyed by the Small Business Technology Institute had at least one security incident in the previous 12 months. More and more, instead of going after the big boys, cyber-criminals are attacking small […]

By: Scott Parkin, LANDesk ITSM Product Manager This is a challenge for any business manager, but is especially difficult for IT asset managers in companies where key asset data is spread across multiple applications, departments, disciplines and sources. The IT asset manager needs to aggregate, analyze and act on data from Purchasing, Finance, IT, Service […]

By: David Mandelstam Open-source telephony is a system supporting all types of telephony applications such as PBXes, call centers, interactive voice response systems, chat lines and many other types of voice technologies. They are all based on universally available, free and open-source telephony software such as the Asterisk project. OST runs on standard PC servers […]

There is little question in the event and trade show space that online events and virtual trade shows are an emerging marketing and lead generation vehicle. According to iCongo CEO Irwin Kramer, this evolving technology allows companies to market their goods and services more effectively by breaking down physical barriers and enabling collaboration between trading […]

/images/stories/70×50/bug_knowledgecenter_70x70_%282%29.jpgWhile a security breach is often a surprise, the genesis of how it came about seldom is. Surprise or not, quite often the security breach introduces situations full of complexities that are difficult to synthesize in a timely manner. While all of this is transpiring, so-called “solutions teams” are being built, brought together and introduced […]

/images/stories/70×50/bug_knowledgecenter_70x70_(2).jpgAs organizations continually increase their dependence on IT systems to conduct business, mitigating IT risk has become a top priority. But effectively managing IT risk is no longer a matter of only addressing technology-it’s now about integrating people, processes and technology. The effectiveness of even the best technology and processes is frequently undermined if employees […]

By: Bob Hersch The companion to this article (“Launch a Plan for Unified Communications and Collaboration in Three Steps”) suggests taking stock of network readiness, migration approach, and choice of vendors before pursuing a detailed plan and implementation. With this foundation in place, your organization must decide when the time is right to embrace unified […]

By: Bob Hersch Despite the wealth of gadgetry at our disposal-phone, e-mail, instant messaging, videoconferencing and diverse software-too often we hit communications gridlock. Colleague X learns of a new sales opportunity with a key client and needs to quickly review a pitch presentation with Colleague Y in New York and Colleague Z in London. This […]