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News While some CIOs are enthusiastic about the potential savings that can be made, others still warn of the hidden costs that can lie in wait for the unwary.silicon.com's latest CIO Jury came down strongly against the uptake of open source... [28 Oct 2009]
How will you use Google Wave? Recruiting, decision-making, dealing with complaints
News Lars Rasmussen, Google's software engineering manager and co-creator of Wave, said unlike typical Google services, Wave has stoked early interest among both consumers and enterprises. ERP software maker... [28 Oct 2009]
Photos: Top iPhone apps for business
Photo This app allows users to access sensitive networked information which is protected by RSA SecurID by using their iPhone as a software authenticator.iPhone users can import a software token that will... [27 Oct 2009]
Olympics tech team gets ready to put London 2012 IT through its paces
News Work on building the tech infrastructure will begin in the New Year - starting with the datacentre and software to power the website where people will be able to volunteer to help at the Games, set to go live in July 2010. [27 Oct 2009]
How Google Apps helped Jaguar Land Rover keep motoring after Ford sale
News Staff will get access to Google Mail within the next four months and in future Vincent is.interested in rolling out further apps within the Google Apps suite, such as the word-processing software Google Docs and possibly... [26 Oct 2009]
Redefining the application lifecycle Management White Paper the application lifecycle
White Paper Realizing the full business potential of modernised applications means expanding traditional software development views. HP broadens the application lifecycle to include 'upstream' activities - business strategy and... [26 Oct 2009]
UK software industry - alive and kicking
News The UK software industry is alive and kicking - despite many claims to the contrary. But more needs to be done to help young software companies if the UK wants to create its own Google or Microsoft. The... [23 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further, according to silicon.com's latest exclusive CIO Jury. Because it lacks the expensive... [23 Oct 2009]
How tech is helping gamblers get that casino feeling
News The company is also looking to address user-generated content and is developing a social software platform featuring tools to help gamblers interact with each other, such as instant messaging, buddy lists, presence... [23 Oct 2009]
Keeping IT green in tough times
News This could involve introducing PC power management software - a relatively small technology implementation that could result in substantial savings on energy bills as well as a significant reduction in energy used and... [22 Oct 2009]
Cloud Computing— Latest Buzzword or a Glimpse of the Future?
White Paper Instead of purchasing software licenses and hardware for new employees and locations, businesses simply add accounts to expand computing capacity. Cloud computing frees up budgets hand-cuffed by IT expenses. [22 Oct 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News Businesses have been reluctant to install Vista because of software compatibility problems and its powerful demands on hardware and, as a result, it is installed on only about 15 per cent of business PCs in the UK. [22 Oct 2009]
Video Whitepaper: Enhance Your Business with Fast, Efficient Middleware
White Paper Watch the free, on-demand video whitepaper to learn how modern enterprise software infrastructure must keep pace with dynamic business needs. As a business changes through growth, contraction, or seasonal variation, its... [21 Oct 2009]
The Compelling Case for Conferencing
White Paper To help meet these goals, many organizations are turning to new software-based conferencing and collaboration solutions for audio and Web conferencing as well as continued face-to-face conferencing via video. [21 Oct 2009]
Be there without going there: Web conferencing speeds connections without the costs of travel
White Paper New software-as-a-service offerings provide Web conferencing capabilities for a monthly fee. The expense of face-to-face meetings is twofold: travel and time. Web conferencing tools are fast gaining momentum as... [21 Oct 2009]
