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RSS technologySalesforce.com makes more friends in the cloud
News According to BMC's Beauchamp, the company realises that many customers will continue to want their software on premise but that the Force.com-based technology will be able to generate significant revenue. [20 Nov 2009]
Virtualisation: Real-life tales of how to get it right
Comment But also, virtualisation technology itself has matured and companies are taking a more strategic approach to it. Despite vendors touting the numerous benefits that virtualisation can bestow on businesses that adopt the... [20 Nov 2009]
How to squeeze the last drops of savings from an outsourcing contract
News The group recently provided 27,000 PDAs to allow postmen to record delivery of packages and has been upgrading its automated mail sorting technology. How does a business pay less for its IT services when it's already... [20 Nov 2009]
Photos: Qualcomm's Snapdragon-powered Android smartbook on show
Photo The chipmaker was also showing off its Mirasol low-power consumption display technology (pictured below) which it claims is able to extend the battery life of a handset by up to 40 per cent. Qualcomm's Mirasol low-power... [20 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: BlackBerry Storm 2
Photo Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? [20 Nov 2009]
Salesforce.com plans social networking for business
News Salesforce.com has unveiled a technology that it says will bring the functionality of consumer technologies such as Facebook and Twitter to the business world. The company is hoping that employees who have not... [19 Nov 2009]
Outsourcers to fall victim to cloud computing rush?
News Companies looking for potential suppliers are still going to choose someone they trust to run their business and not someone just because they have some whizz bang piece of technology," he said. As businesses begin to... [19 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos talks open source
Comment While he left MySQL some six months ago, Mickos hasn't stepped away from the world of technology. These days he's entrepreneur in residence with VC firm Benchmark Capital - a role that sees him "identify, assess and... [19 Nov 2009]
Salesforce to launch social networking for businesses
Salesforce.com on Wednesday announced a social-networking service called Salesforce Chatter for its customers' in-house operations, giving a corporate flavour to a technology that has largely been for personal use. [19 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Cloud computing more expensive than we thought?
Comment It's not just the technology that's important - how you account for its cost can also have a huge impact on your organisation at large, says the Naked CIO. It has nothing to do with critiquing the pros and cons of a... [19 Nov 2009]
Contact Centres: Optimum service at optimum cost
White Paper Technology now enables far more powerful and flexible contact centre platforms to be created without the capital outlay required for conventional systems. Getting the balance right between meeting the inbound call... [18 Nov 2009]
Clouds clear as Microsoft gives Azure a January launch date
News Azure, first announced at last year's PDC, will remain in community technology preview until the end of the year. Microsoft's cloud-based computing platform Azure has been given an official launch date. [18 Nov 2009]
Unified comms: What it needs to succeed
Comment They certainly shouldn't just be throwing technology at the problem, says Rob Bamforth, principal analyst at Quocirca. Jeff Mann, research vice president at the analyst house, recently noted business users typically... [17 Nov 2009]
Does your business really need an office?
Comment It's not that mobile working technology doesn't do the job. Technology I would venture that interactive and mobile technology isn't yet up to scratch for businesses to ditch their... [17 Nov 2009]
Create new value from System z assets, reduce costs with Web technology
White Paper "Executive Update: IBM System z and Web 2.0 deliver value together. This update explains how IBM® System z® customers with IBM WebSphere® Portal 6.1 software are better positioned to leverage Web 2.0 technologies. [16 Nov 2009]
