McLaren uses Intralinks collaboration software to protect IP
McLarenis using Intralinks collaboration software to share critical information across thebusiness. A number of engineers across the McLaren Group including Race Team, Automobile, ElectronicSystems and Applied Technology are using the Intralinks VIA for secure enterprise collaborationin order to share intellectual property securely. "Vodafone McLaren Mercedes needed a collaboration platform that…
The roles I play
As 2014 begins, I marvel at the evolution of the CIO role from 1997 to 2014. Gone are the days when my role was to serve as technical expert, configuring web servers, optimizing data bases, or simplifying code. Gone are the days when product decisio nmaking depended on software architecture Here are a…
Enterprise backup embraces VMs and cloud, but lags on mobile
We live in an age of virtualisation, of rapidly proliferating devices and the growth of thecloud. From the point of view of enterprisebackup that means many more sources of data and more potential targets. Backup software follows,rather than leads, such developments. In the five enterprisebackup software products surveyed here, tighter…
What #Social Business Needs to Look Like in 2014
I recently had a frustrating experience with the Geek Squad crew at Best Buy. For the sake of brevity I will just say that due to a lack of communication on the part of the Geeks it took me an extra day to replace my dead cell phone. While it…
Mobile apps take ‘center stage’ in unified communications
Mobility took "center stage" in unified communications offerings last year as employees demanded to use their personal mobile devices at work, observes Cindy Whelan, principal analyst for business network and wholesale services at Current Analysis. UC vendors 8×8, Broadview, Comcast and Cbeyond all added mobile apps to support cloud-based UC…
Oracle Corporation : Greenball Leverages Oracle Managed Cloud Services to …
Tire Manufacturer Cuts Order Processing From Days to Hours, Reduces Costs and Improves Customer Service with Modern IT Infrastructure REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. – January 14, 2014 News Summary With a small IT team, Greenball needed an enterprise-grade, end-to-end IT platform to optimize key business processes and support rapid company growth. To cost…
Life4Learn charter schools deploy 8×8 unified communications
Cloud communications provider, 8×8 has announced it is providing integrated business VoIP telephony, video, group paging and mobile services for Learn4Life’s growing network of public charter schools. These advanced services are being subsidised through the federal government’s E-rate programme, which supports telecommunication modernisation and upgrades at qualifying educational institutions. More…
IBM in $1.2B Datacenter Expansion
IBM today announced a $1.2 billion investment to build 15 datacenters worldwide for its enterprise cloud business. It’s IBM’s second $1 billion-plus cloud investment of the new year. IBM, which lags far behind Amazon in cloud revenue, is looking to differentiate itself by offering enterprise-grade cloud services. With the 15 new datacenters going The…
Programma: 19 dekabrja 2013 goda, Moskva. Uchebnyj centr "KUDIC", edinstvennyj v Rossii obladajuschij statusom IBM Authorized Training Provider, priglashaet IT-rukovoditelej, analitikov, specialistov po vnedreniju PO na besplatnyj vebinar Cognos Express 10.2 na Rozhdestvo: primery reshenija zadach 24 dekabrja 2013 goda. V xode dvuxchasovogo vebinara budet predstavlen obzor universalnogo reshenija dlja planirovanija, analiza i upravlenija ehffektivnostju,…
How one company replaced email with team collaboration software
Collaboration platforms and software evolve according to employees’ working habits. Vendors makethe technology more customizable and easy to integrate with existing business applications andemail, decreasing the number of unconnected platforms users rely on for team collaboration andcommunication. These all-inclusive project management and communication platforms may someday makea compelling case for…