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Future-proof your outsourcing: Stay flexible
Comment By anchoring the scalability issues in a business context, you ensure the outsourcer will bring relevant answers to enable real-world outcomes rather than being blinkered by a technical perspective of what's doable. [12 Nov 2009]
Photos: The happy robot sat-nav
Photo The robotic assistant will also understand what parts of a city or town are business, shopping or residential districts, as well as receiving real-time information on events such as roadworks, traffic accidents and... [11 Nov 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
News If it's virtual it can't do anything useful in the real world, can it? So give me a real-life example. Virtualisation allows the number of physical servers to be reduced as the real-life... [11 Nov 2009]
Inbox: Social networking can help you secure a job
Comment The only serious site where you can with a little effort get real leads to jobs is LinkedIn. The nvidia Ion based ones like the Samsung N510 or HP/Compaq Mini 311 where you get a 12-inch screen with full-screen... [11 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Is IT responsible for workers' output and errors?
Comment Yet we also complain about how technology is dumbing down employees and leading to a less-productive workforce in terms of real applied work - not to mention the distraction of technology as a social medium in relation... [10 Nov 2009]
Photos: Emerging tech from location-based services to social networking
Photo As real-time mobile services become more omnipresent, we will begin to see some businesses trying to reach customers within their nearby location. The Vizit digital photo frame, seen here, is made by a small start-up... [09 Nov 2009]
Messagelabs - IT Security Threats of Today and Tommorrow Webcast Supporting Doc
White Paper This document supports th silicon.com webcast which discusses some of the security threats to IT systems that organisations have to face on a daily basis - and what do about them.With real life examples of how these... [09 Nov 2009]
BT offers free fibre to Glasgow businesses
News Bill Murphy, managing director of BT Business, said the aim of the trials is to get feedback from customers on how they want to use the service and what's possible in real-world conditions. BT is offering a free taste of... [05 Nov 2009]
Photos: Google Waves hello to a new way of doing business
Photo The Wave platform offers users a chance to chat and work together in real-time within a window in a web browser that Google calls a 'wave'. People can exchange real-time IM, photos, videos, maps and... [02 Nov 2009]
Escaping PCI purgatory. Compliance roadblocks and stories of real-world successes
White Paper By now, any companies driving high volumes of credit card transactions that are not compliant with the payment card industry (PCI) data security standards (DSS) faces steep penalties. This white paper deals with the PCI DSS compliance... [02 Nov 2009]
Photos: Salesforce.com rides the Google wave with CRM app
Photo Using the platform, individuals can access shared windows called 'waves' where they can collaborate in real-time, swapping IMs, photos, videos, maps and documents as they work together. Earlier this year, Google launched... [30 Oct 2009]
How will you use Google Wave? Recruiting, decision-making, dealing with complaints
News The service, announced earlier this year, allows multiple users to chat and work together in real-time within a window Google is calling a 'wave'. In the window, people can exchange real-time IM, photos,... [28 Oct 2009]
Photos: Top iPhone apps for business
Photo This is a business intelligence application, providing access to real-time business performance information on the go. The NetSuite app provides on-the-go access to NetSuite's business management suite, including... [27 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Augmented reality
Cheat Sheet Augmented reality (AR) means overlaying computerised elements, such as graphics or text, on top of a real-time video or other real-world display with the aim of providing additional information to the... [27 Oct 2009]
Olympics tech team gets ready to put London 2012 IT through its paces
News With just over 1,000 days to go until the start of the 2012 London Olympics, the team in charge of the Games' tech is poised for the real work to get underway. This is the exciting part - it marks a real... [27 Oct 2009]