Michael Gartenberg: Google polishes Chrome OS

Computerworld – A year ago, I wrote that the first Chromebooks felt more like a science project than a strategic product. They were interesting but of little practical value. A lot has changed since then, and while I wouldn’t say that Google has developed a truly compelling device, it has…

Posted on: June 13, 2012 9:00 am

Power View packs ample ways of seeing SQL Server business …

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second part of a two-part series about Microsoft’s businessintelligence tool Power View. It explains how to create multiple views of data and runs throughsome basic requirements for running the application. Part 1 focuses on howto get started creating reports. As a businessintelligence tool, Power View makes…

Posted on: June 13, 2012 9:00 am

Verizon’s new Share Everything Plans: The devil’s in the details

Computerworld – There are a lot of details in Verizon’s new Share Everything data, voice and text sharing plans, some of which are mentioned in footnotes on Verizon’s Web site (pdf format). Here, Computerworld attempts to explain it for you. What’s new? In simple terms, Verizon will launch on June…

Posted on: June 12, 2012 9:00 am

Meetworx a new way to Build Your Professional Network Whilst on the Move

67% of business travellers surveyed said they welcomed the opportunity to network with new people in their free time, but only 2% of those questioned actually do. Meetworx aims to address this gap via a simple mobile app that allows business travellers to make contact with other professionals nearby to Social business…

Posted on: June 12, 2012 9:00 am

XPages-Development-Contest Nr. 3 im Endspurt

Am 3. Juni 2012 endete der dritte OpenNTF Development Contest, bei dem es dieses mal darum ging, kreative Loesungen, die auf der XPages-Technologie basieren, sowohl fuer Controls als auch fuer Applications auf der Open NTF-Webseite einzureichen. Die We4IT Group trat auch dieses Mal wieder als Sponsor auf. Der dritte Wettbewerb in…

Posted on: June 12, 2012 9:00 am

Enterprise Opting for Purpose-Built Archive Solutions

Archive solutions are gaining on popularity and helping enterprise set of customers to gain more from their IT infrastructure. Enterprises looking for next generation communication infrastructure, and deploying "purpose-built" archive solutions. These environments connect to the primary messaging application and capture, store, and manage messages and attachments based on policies…

Posted on: June 12, 2012 9:00 am

Meetworx a new way to Build Your Professional Network Whilst on the Move

LONDON, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –67% of business travellers surveyed said they welcomed the opportunity to network with new people in their free time, but only 2% of those questioned actually do. Meetworx aims to address this gap via a simple mobile app that allows business travellers to Social business networking…

Posted on: June 12, 2012 9:00 am

How Social Human Capital Management Can Benefit the Enterprise

Is the point of becoming a Social Business really just about supporting Millennials and breaking down silos or is there more to it than that? When social media and social networking initially entered the workplace, managers wondered how to effectively integrate these technologies into their standard work processes. Even as…

Posted on: June 12, 2012 9:00 am

Unified Communications: Still Not Unified … But Getting Closer

Ray Dolan is President and CEO of Sonus, a communications equipment provider. Ray Dolan When Research In Motion first introduced the BlackBerry, you had to beg to get one at your company. It was liberating to be untethered from your desk phone and to have access to company e-mail, although…

Posted on: June 11, 2012 9:00 am

How Social Business Leaders Lead: Telling the Customer Story and the Chief …

At Social Business Forum 2012 in Milan, there were a number of discussions about the Customer experience from thought leaders such as Steve Denning, Esteban Kolsky, and Frank Eliason. I spent time talking to Mr. Eliason during one of the breaks to discuss the emerging role of the Chief Customer Rawn…

Posted on: June 11, 2012 9:00 am