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Secaucus, NJ, May 14, 2012 --(PR.com)-- ZT Systems, a leading provider of complete server and rack-level hardware solutions optimized for large and hyperscale data centers, today announced new server platforms powered by the efficient new Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v2 pr...
Opens new office in Amsterdam to support partners and customersMaidenhead, United Kingdom - 10 May, 2012 - Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider of software solutions for application and database development, today announced the opening of its sales and marketing office in Amste...
At the 2-3 May 2012 HP Software Government Summit, Joe Gribble of the Department of Treasury Bureau of Public Debt brought up some really amazing success stories of how they are following executive directives and transforming their IT business processes. The Bureau of Public Debt is co...
San Antonio, TX, May 02, 2012 --(PR.com)-- ZT Systems, a gold sponsor of the Open Compute Summit and leading provider of complete server and rack-level hardware solutions optimized for hyperscale data centers, today announced an initiative to develop vanity-free, cost-effective server...
Sunnyvale, CA, April 18, 2012 --(PR.com)-- LAYERZngn today announced the availability of CPlane OpenTransit, the newest member of the CPlane Framework family of infrastructure automation products. CPlane OpenTransit is available on a controlled-release basis to service providers and s...
When B2B companies develop and implement a content marketing strategy it should be obvious that big change is afoot. Not just for marketers, but for everyone involved in the demand-to-revenue generation process. The most pivotal thing that needs to change in parallel across roles is th...
Manchester, UK - 27 March 2012 - M2, the UK's leading independent managed print IT services company, today announced that it has been appointed to the Government Procurement Service, YPO and ESPO agreement for print audit services nationally.M2 will now offer a tiered range of audit co...
Clinical Solution developer launches Business Change service 26th March 2012 - Ascribe, leading provider of Healthcare IT solutions, is delighted to announce a new key appointment to its Consulting Service Division. Jason Da Costa has been named as Head of Change Management Consulting,...
Virtualization technologies have allowed IT departments to continue to function and offer greater degrees of service on budgets that are often slashed or stagnated. Virtualization gives an organization plenty of opportunity for everything from cost savings to efficiency to the greening...
The Bunker, provider of Ultra Secure Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Colocation, and Outsourced IT services from within Europe's most secure data centres, is pleased to announce that it has achieved certification on all 12 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)...
What does a military unit that faced annihilation have to do with enterprise productivity. A lot more than you would think. Last week I packed up my carry-on sized bags and headed off on economy to spend the week in Seattle, attending meetings with coworkers from several different par...
iET Solutions named 'Value Leader' in the area of Asset Management and Financial OptimizationA new report from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), a leading IT and data management research and consulting firm, has acknowledged the strengths of the Configuration Management Database ...
Secaucus, NJ, March 07, 2012 --(PR.com)-- ZT Systems, a leading provider of customized server hardware solutions, today announced a range of new server platforms featuring the powerful Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 product family. Joined with ZT’s custom design, integ...
When introducing Enterprise Architecture as a program or initiative, it is regularly done from an IT perspective rarely considering what the costs will be and if there will be any return on investment.
Back when SaaS was making its debut in the enterprise, I was a mid-level IT manager with a boss that was smart. It was a great experience working for him overall, and if not for external pressures, I might still be working on his team. One of the SaaS conversations we had was pretty r...
Back when SaaS was making its debut in the enterprise, I was a mid-level IT manager with a boss that was smart. It was a great experience working for him overall, and if not for external pressures, I might still be working on his team. One of the SaaS conversations we had was pretty r...
Lake Arrowhead, CA, February 23, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Jeff Kroeker, of Smart Applications is proud to announce a new partnership with epaCUBE. Jeff will be providing business development and sales consulting for epaCUBE to help drive adoption of epaCUBE's Gross Profit Optimization, ...
I must confess the older I get, the more I like my iPad.  Why?  It is easier to read and you can see more information on one screen.  This has got me thinking about mobile UX.  Am I the only one who thinks as technologically sophisticated baby-boomers get older th...
After a certain point in their growth, most organizations realize that email is not enough for collaborating in their expanding network, and decide to implement specialized collaboration software. They then need to undertake the rigorous process of identifying their specific needs, and...
The goals of a branching pattern should always to be to manage a software team’s development process and to make this process as easy and straight-forward as possible. With this process, the team should be able to complete all of the things that need to happen in order to release a pie...
Watch Mobile Expert Video Series Click Here! I have spent the last week reviewing articles that I wrote on mobile strategies in 2011, and compiling a Best of 2011 list.  Some of my articles, upon further review, are not worth reading at all, but some are even worth reading agai...
6th February, 2012, Sydney, Australia - Russ Burnett, General Manager of Technology for the newly developed StudioEngine in Sydney, has selected assyst by Axios Systems for the second time, to streamline his IT Services.With over 23 years in research and development, the assyst solutio...
Wootton Bassett, UK - Cherwell Software today announces that three modules within its Cherwell Service Management™ solution now enjoy endorsement from the Official ITIL® Accreditor (part of The APM Group Limited) that administers the Official ITIL Software Scheme on behalf o...
There was an interesting discussion on one of the table-top wargame lists I belong to (Two Hour Wargames if  you follow the hobby) about the “production value” of a given set of printed products.  While it devolved (as web conversations often seem to) to a comparison with Hollywood, th...
…Specialised project management skills to help meet corporate sustainability goals…LONDON - Tuesday 24th January 2012 - QA, the global training company that transforms performance through learning, today announced that it has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with G...
There was an interesting discussion on one of the table-top wargame lists I belong to (Two Hour Wargames if  you follow the hobby) about the “production value” of a given set of printed products.  While it devolved (as web conversations often seem to) to a comparison with Hollywood, th...
The enterprise software development arena can be a harsh and unrelenting environment – not a place for the faint-of-heart to work. Fortunately, software configuration management (SCM) software can make it not only more tolerable, but more efficient and, yes, even more successful. SCM s...
Today Business Intelligence (BI) teams are applying analytics tools in order to provide business with a view into the massive amounts of data that is being collected throughout an organization. Companies apply these analytical tools to Big Data, in order to improve their competitive ed...
    There is a series of advertisements for Capital One aired in the US featuring Vikings talking about “more points” from their credit cards that asks “What’s in your wallet?” While they’re entertaining, I never understood what Vikings had to do with a credit card, other than perhaps...
Eyes of many inventors lit up when they discover non-consumption (i.e. users who do not use any product for performing a particular function, though their might be alternatives available). For example, when we see people using paper based workflow when they can easily automate the enti...
In 1988, I trained Helping Buyers Buy to a sales team at KLM. In 1997 my 2nd book Selling with Integrity was on the NYTimes Business Bestseller’s list. In 1998 I was on CNN Airport News, in 6 minute segments, 8 times a day for a week, worldwide. I have been on over 1000 radio sho...
Funny thing about the advancement of technology, in most of the modern world we enshrine it, spend massive amounts of money to find “the next big thing”, and act as if change is not only inevitable, but rapid. The truth is that change is inevitable, but not necessarily rapid, and somet...
My opinion is that if not used properly including ignoring best practices, any form of data storage medium or media could result or be blamed for data loss. For some people they have lost data as a result of using cloud storage services just as other people have lost data or access to ...
In many industries, it is all about word of mouth. I’m not talking about tech-savvy industries that have just rediscovered this truth since Social Media made it impossible for them to ignore, I’m talking about industries for whom it has always been about word of mouth… Take lawn care, ...
Another discussion from the HP Protect 2011 conference on Monday, September 12, 2011 featured Bob Gourley and HP’s Andrzej Kawalec, CTO of Enterprise Security, discussing the evolving enterprise threat environment and how it can be mitigated. Bob and Andrzej agreed on three major emer...
As a seller, what’s your job?  Are you working to close a sale? Feed your family? Continue living in the style you’re accustomed to? Be the best? Make a name for yourself? Keep your job? Meet your quota? Your ego? What would need to be true if your priority were to truly se...
Whenever I suggest collaboration between these two worlds, I always observe some sort of astonishment from my interlocutors. Many Enterprise Architects or Business Architects do not realise there may be synergies. Business Process Management (BPM) team
As a sales manager, do you forecast sales that will close when your sales folks tell you they’ll close? As a sales professional, do you forecast which sales will close when your contact tells you they’ll be ready? Or when it seems to you they’ll be ready? How accurate...
Welcome to M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices.  I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article.  I also searc...
A recent client is an international B2B company with a very non-optimal – but not unusual – way of compensating their sales folks. They split the sales team into an Inside Sales group that makes appointments, and Corporate and Field Sales teams to close them. The structure,...