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  • OpenLogic sells open source audit service for M&As

    In addition, I believe acquisitions involving open source software are typically strategic, rather than based on customer or revenue grabs, so the technology and the code becomes an even more critical piece of a potential acquisition.
    16 March 2010
    Tags: Merger • Licences • Intellectual Property • Deals • Acquisition

  • Blue Coat offers virtual appliance for branch offices

    Not only that, by selling software rather than by selling appliances - which is capital expenditure - we're allowing people to move to opex spending.The Proxy appliances will be built on industry standard platforms running VMware as many companies…
    15 March 2010
    Tags: Wan • Maintenance • Licence • Branch • Appliances • Appliance

  • Fujitsu puts 'zero client' computer inside monitor

    Desktop virtualisation is about to superheat," said Kish.The key to pushing the idea was having partners with scale and resellers on hand.Fujitsu is a gold standard in computing technology and an ideal strategic partner with the global sales and…
    01 March 2010
    Tags: Reference • Logic • Lcd • John Dunn • Desktops • Clients

  • Citrix buys asset management company

    We decided that having capabilities for us in that arena would be a great strategic move for Citrix Online.Paglo offers inventory management capabilities as a service. Citrix has bought asset management company Paglo Desktop management and…
    25 February 2010
    Tags: Log • Desktop Computers • Citrix • Asset Management • Administrators

  • Keep IT off the boardroom says VMware

    We've been arguing for 25 years that IT deserved its place in the boardroom but we're now arguing the opposite.What VMware is stating is not that IT's importance has been diminished but that it now is of more strategic importance.
    24 February 2010
    Tags: White Paper • Vmware • Initiative • Departments • Cloud Computing

  • US would lose cyberwar, says former spy official

    We will talk about it, we will wave our hands, we'll have a bill, but we will not mitigate this risk.After a major attack, the government will step in to secure the Internet, McConnell predicted.We're going to morph the Internet from something…
    24 February 2010
    Tags: Regulations • Protecting • Predicted • Intelligence • Committee • Bill

Latest Features

  • Seven questions with Cisco CEO John Chambers

    If I had told you two or three years ago BT would say we're their strategic business partner, not just technology partner, you'd have said unlikely. By almost any measure, Cisco Systems is the biggest fish in the networking pond.
    15 March 2010
    Tags: Trust • Transition • Cio • Bet • Argue • Acquisitions

  • Cloud, virtualisation: Wasting IT resources

    We're not going to be able to manage that well if we don't do this big strategic slide and look for strategic resources - outsourcing in India, cloud computing, virtualisation," Peltzman says. Major virtual computing vendors underestimate the…
    01 March 2010
    Tags: Virtual Machines • Gigabit Ethernet • Cloud Computing • Bus • Amazon • Adopting

  • Security and the rise of corporate espionage

    Over the years, I have been discussing the nature and evolution of the cyber dimensions of warfare with Dietz, who served with distinction in the US Army as an expert in psychological operations and strategic communications,"I am frankly…
    01 March 2010
    Tags: Intellectual Property • Economy • Compromised • Audience • Aspects

  • Microsoft vs. Google: The empire strikes back

    With the Windows division back on track and new version of Office set to debut this year, "software plus services" is the new mantra at Microsoft's Redmond headquarters.It marks a strategic shift that will transform everything about the company…
    23 February 2010
    Tags: Redmond • Flagship • Cloud Computing • Argue • Architect • Apis

  • Active Directory: 10 years old and thinking cloud

    And I would venture to say one of the most strategic workloads.Over the years Microsoft has added to Active Directory what the user base demanded, Graham says. Ten years ago, Microsoft released its Active Directory technology to scepticism that it…
    18 February 2010
    Tags: Windows Server • Network World • Legacy • Addon • Active Directory • Access Control

  • Former top US officials fend off simulated hacking attack

    If a person with a deadly and communicable disease were at a major sporting event, US authorities would have the ability to remove the person, said Baker, playing the part of US cybersecurity coordinator.I think we can find legal justification for…
    17 February 2010
    Tags: Wired • War • Officials • Mobile Phones • Infected • Act

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  • How to cut costs through the supply chain

    While it may not fall directly on IT executives to make that happen, their role in the equation is very strategic. Between now and then, IT departments are likely to focus on tactical investments, such as forecasting or transportation management…
    02 September 2009
    Tags: Flow • Optimisation • Visibility • Signals • Inventory • Investments

  • How to create a transformation roadmap

    Both parties have to learn to walk the fine line between too much detail on each project and too little-with the right amount being just enough information for each party to make a strategic decision based on the merits of the individual project…
    27 July 2009
    Tags: Savings • Contract • Category • Roi • Desk • Outsourcing

  • Case Study: Denver Airport offers 802.11n Wi-Fi for free

    With its built-in 11n, Meru's network can easily detect unauthorised 11n access points in the area that could pose a security threat, said Rachna Ahlawat, vice president of strategic marketing at Meru.
    10 December 2007
    Tags: Access Point • Advertising • Roll • Stephen Lawson • Access Points • Detect

  • Case Study: Admiral Insurance goes virtual

    The focus for us going forward is how we can meet strategic needs and help to grow the business, rather than reactively fixing problems. For Insurer Admiral, installing more physical servers would have made its datacentre unmanageable, and the…
    17 October 2007
    Tags: Virtual Machine • Datacentre • Manek Dubash • Roll • Addressed • Insurance

  • Case Study: FTP + WAFS alive and kicking

    ResultToday, Williams Lea uses GlobalSCAPE's EFT product for strategic file transfer between customers and suppliers, and the WAFS product to share and backup data between internal users and sites.With EFT Server, Williams Lea is able to establish…
    18 July 2007
    Tags: Transfer • Disaster Recovery • Enhanced • Business Continuity • Gateway • Ftp

  • Ten questions to test your virtualisation readiness

    EMA recommends IT managers plan for long-term strategic results and not use virtualisation as a quick fix for a pressing pain point. Virtualisation appeals to IT executives looking to maximise data centre operations, but they must ask themselves 10…
    13 July 2007
    Tags: Savings • Disaster Recovery • Virtualisation Technology • Deployments • Shops • Reduces

Reviews

  • The Sims 3 review

    When your premise hasn't changed ("strategic life simulation") the writing's on the wall: give your base an order of magnitude more to fiddle with, pretty it up, and make all that "extra" even easier to manipulate.Because it does, The Sims 3…
    01 June 2009
    Tags: Activities • Videos • Waiting • Advance • Style • Pop

  • Sins of a Solar Empire strategy game review

    The risk of failure runs high when exploring new territory, yet Sins of a Solar Empire succeeds in discovering an innovative breed of strategic gameplay that is unfathomably deep and fun.Huge is the best way to describe Sins of a Solar Empire.
    07 March 2008
    Tags: Maps • Story • Zoom • Campaign • Strategic • Depth

  • PlayStation Eye and Eye of Judgment PS3 game

    Occasionally special "action" cards can be held up to the Eye (or, in melodramatic game lingo, "offered") to trigger special actions, check a card's status, or end your turn prematurely for strategic purposes.Review continues on next page >> On a…
    23 October 2007
    Tags: Table • Counter • Watching • Motion • Actions • Eye

White Papers

  • Strategies to improve IT Efficiency: Using predictive analysis to do more with less

    When asked about the benefits of such a process, IT organisations that implemented it actually hit on all the key strategic points that we raised in this study. Capacity management should no longer be considered as a way to optimise hardware…
    18 March 2010
    Tags: Paper • Forrester Research • Efficiency • Benefits • Analysis

  • Best Practice Insights: Focus on ITIL Service Operation

    This E-book provides insights into understanding and making strategic choices that allow IT organisations to outperform competing alternatives. This Service Operation E-book offers guidance on keeping your customers satisfied despite day-to-day…
    09 March 2010
    Tags: Perspective • Operation • Objectives • Itil • Insights • Delivery

  • Strategic mobile deployments

    Strategic mobile deployments Sybase Mobility platforms position your business for 2010 - and beyond whitepaper Deploying mobile applications? Supporting multiple devices? See why mobile platforms should be part of your IT strategy.
    22 February 2010
    Tags: Workforce • Protecting • Productivity • Platforms • Mobility • Deployments

  • CIOs can be a strategic partner in key business decisions

    CIOs can be a strategic partner in key business decisions Planview Getting your voice heard whitepaper This whitepaper discusess how a CIO can lead a company towards effective prioritsation As CIO of your organisation, you may have faced obstacles…
    17 November 2009
    Tags: Departments • Executives • Decisions • Cio • Economic • Initiatives

  • Strategic IT financial management

    This paper examines a strategic approach to financial management, why it is needed, and how such an approach leads to higher organisational performance by maximising innovation. Strategic IT financial management Planview Achieve higher…
    17 November 2009
    Tags: Processes • Leadership • Innovation • Departments • Achieved • Achieve

  • Portfolio-driven performance

    This struggle is made more difficult by the lack of a central location for decision making from the initial stages of strategic and financial planning, through to work and cost management, and finally to the confirmation of benefits realisation.
    17 November 2009
    Tags: Compliance • Industries • Location • Strategic • Regulations • Benefits

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