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Top 19 Technology Trends for 2008

Posted on December 27, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

Technology Futures has created a list of trends for 2008 that will significantly impact companies using technology for competitive advantage.
David Smith, TFI vice president, states that the list “provides more information on these trends and others that will be of great consequence to those involved with global business, technology business process, science and universities, government [...]

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Master These 8 Technologies to Succeed in 2008

Posted on December 26, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

What will it take to succeed in 2008? Computer World offers a list of eight technologies that experts advise you to investigate and adapt:
1. Virtualization
2. Automation
3. Integration
See the complete list at ComputerWorld.com…

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What Technology Will Small Businesses Need in 2008?

Posted on December 21, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

Listen as Ramon Ray, Editor of Small Biz Technology, and Brent Leary, Host of Business Technology Radio, examine the hottest trends in technology for small businesses in a special edition of Small Business Trends Radio.
Topics covered:
Where are we headed with wireless services?
What is happening with the PC?
What’s happening with software as a service?
What about virtual [...]

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VOIP Customers to Increase Technology Investment in 2008

Posted on December 20, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

According to a customer survey conducted by RingCentral, small businesses will increase their investment in technology in 2008.
“Given that each of these businesses likely already employs each of these technologies in their everyday business activities, the fact that 60 percent of more than 100 respondents to the survey said they plan to increase their technology [...]

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Technology That Could Reduce Airport Wait, Slowed By TSA

Posted on December 19, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

A new screening technology could lessen airport waiting lines, but, like everyone and everything else, is being held up by the TSA.
But making those partnerships work has proven a tall order. Unlike many tech companies that win government contracts, Brill’s company didn’t seek Homeland Security Dept. money. He built up a cadre of investors including [...]

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Biomechanics Help Reduce Lost Work Hours for Assembly Line Workers

Posted on December 18, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

A partnership between The Ohio State University and the local Honda factory in Columbus, is working to reduce the injuries such as pinched neck and slipped discs that are so common with assembly line workers.
Honda’s seven-year-old partnership with OSU is the latest in a safety push by manufacturers anxious over liability claims and rising health [...]

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Christmas Come Early for Evites

Posted on December 17, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

Many people are just now utilizing the full potential of online invitations.  Free, no wasteful use of paper, less time, why would anybody not use Evites?  The number of people who will receive and eVitation will increase 30% from last December at about 30 million people.
Lariayn Payne, Evite’s vice-president of marketing, attributes part of the [...]

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2008 Technology Predictions

Posted on December 14, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

As the year comes to a close, a number of predictions for 2008 are being published across the web. Here’s a handy index to twelve such lists.
Read more at Small Biz Labs…

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Integrating IT Systems After a Merger

Posted on December 13, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

In an age when technology costs absorption can be the primary motive for merging, figuring out what to do after the acquisition can be a headache.  After a brief discussion of the single platform approach, this article on CIO.com looks in depth on how to integrate two systems into a new whole.
Read more at CIO.com…

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Cast Your Vote for the Best Products & Services for Small Businesses in 2007

Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

Small Business Computing is now taking votes for their Excellence in Technology Awards. You have until January 8th to cast your votes in 25 categories spanning from servers to software. This year they’ve expanded to include the impact of social networking, widgets, and other web-based tools.
Read more at Small Business Computing…

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Tech Republic Names 10 Most Influential Business Technology Leaders

Posted on December 11, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

What do the CEOs of Oracle, Salesforce.com, Intel, and Apple have in common? They are four of the Top 10 most influential leaders in business technology for 2007. Jason Hiner, Executive Editor at Tech Republic highlights the men and women he felt made a difference in 2007.
To see which company had two leaders in the [...]

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8 Business Technology Trends to Watch

Posted on December 10, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

According to the McKinsey Quarterly, “Over the next decade, eight technology-enabled business trends will really matter. Smart managers should start doing their homework now.”
Learn how these technologies “promise to change how companies innovate, managers make decisions, and businesses lower costs, tap talent, or realize new business opportunities.”
Read the full report at the McKinsey Quarterly…

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Gaming Technology Incoporated in Business School Programs

Posted on December 7, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

“More than 30 universities and business schools have so far signed up with IBM to incorporate the computer giant’s Innov8 “serious game” into their programme plans, so giving their students access to gaming technology to improve their business and information technology skills.
The game, which is based on commercial gaming technologies, enables players to visualise how [...]

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Tech Vendor Offers $60k in E-Commerce Business Plan Contest

Posted on December 7, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

“E-commerce company Art Technology Group Inc. is sponsoring a contest to find the best e-commerce business plan. The total prize money is $60,000 — $50,000 for the first prize and $10,000 for the runner-up.
The e-Commerce Ingenuity Business Plan Competition is open to individuals or teams of e-commerce entrepreneurs, as well as professionals from seed [...]

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42% Improvement in Customer Retention Using Business Intelligence / Analytics Technology

Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

A study by Aberdeen entitled “Get Smart: Business Intelligence and Analytics for Service Organizations” found that adapting business intelligence and data analytics technology and best practices enable better and faster decisions and reporting within post-sale service organizations.
“Top organizations have realized the value of having accurate, readily available information to drive service decisions,” said Micky Long, [...]

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Building Brands with Technology

Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

The exponential growth of technology has made business more efficient in many ways.  With the rapid growth of the internet and, more recently, social media and user generated content, there has been a sharp increase in the way a company can build its brand.  One specific aspect of social media that is ideal for building [...]

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DJ DGAP-News: ISC Business Technology AG: ISC-Gruppe gewinnt zwei Gro

Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

ISC Business Technology AG / Sonstiges 04.12.2007 Ver

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Salesforce.com Executive Vice President of Technology to Present at the Lehman Brothers Global Technology Conference

Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Salesforce.com ( Nachrichten ), the market and technology leader in on-demand business services today announced that Parker Harris, Executive Vice President of Technology of salesforce.com, will participate in a presentation at the Lehman Brothers Global Technology Conference on Friday, December 7, 2007 at 9:00am (PST) / 12:00pm (EST), at [...]

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Consultants bank on retail, logistics business

Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

Information technology (IT) giants like Cognizant Technology Solutions and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) feel retail, logistics and manufacturing verticals will take up the largest chunk of their consulting business in the years to come.
Read More at Business Standard India…

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Salesforce Taps Social Networking for Business Integration

Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

Salesforce.com is continuing with its strategy of adapting consumer web technology and behavior for the business environment with the launch of a business networking facility to enable Salesforce.com users to share data among themselves.
Read More at ComputerWire…

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Kurt Haug Joins Tangible Express Team as Vice President for Marketing, Business Development

Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

Kurt Haug, who has launched or run technology businesses on every content except Antarctica (which remains on his ‘to do’ list) has joined Tangible Express as its Vice President for Marketing and Business Development.Haug, 48, is intimately familiar with the operational challenges faced by global corporations, both large and small, as they pioneer [...]

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Nigeria: Hp Releases New Software, Services for Business Services

Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

Hewlett Packard (HP)recently announced the introduction of new software and services to help businesses transform information technology (IT) operations and automate the full lifecycle of managing business services.
Read More at AllAfrica.com…

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DJ DGAP-News: ISC Business Technology AG: ISC-Gruppe gewinnt zwei Gro

Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

ISC Business Technology AG / Sonstiges 04.12.2007 Ver

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Nanostellar Selected by the World Economic Forum as a 2008 Technology Pioneer

Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

Silicon-Valley Company Joins Elite Crowd; Past Winners Have Included Business Objects, Google and Napster REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 29 / — Nanostellar, Inc., a leader in nano-engineered catalyst materials, announced today that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has selected it as a 2008 Technology Pioneer. Nanostellar is one of 39 visionary companies from around the [...]

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Vigoole to Use SiConnect Technology for Powerline-Connected Audio Products

Posted on December 6, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

SWINDON, England, BUSINESS WIRE — SiConnect, the leader in multimedia-ready home networking technology, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vigoole to integrate its powerline-based connectivity into the company’s range of audio products.
Read More at Broadcast Newsroom…

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Shining Technology Granted Patent for Its Direct Audio, Video Recording-Editing Technology

Posted on December 5, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

CYPRESS, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE — Shining Technology, Inc., a global provider of essential peripherals to the professional broadcast and video markets, today announced it has been issued a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its unique AV recording technology.
Read More at Broadcast Newsroom…

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Comerica Names Kay Director of Business Tech Services

Posted on December 5, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

Kathy Kay was appointed SVP and director of Business Technology Services at Comerica. Kay will report to George Surdu, EVP and CIO, Information Services. She joins Comerica from General Motors, where she has served in a variety of roles over the past 23 years.
Read More at Finance Technology Network…

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US IT Spending on Business Intelligence to 2012 Pharmaceutical Technology

Posted on December 5, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

DUBLIN, Ireland—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of US IT Spending On Business Intelligence To 2012 Pharmaceutical Technology to their offering.
Read More at Databook …

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Samsung Electronics denies reported interest in Micron’s non-memory business

Posted on December 5, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. denied Wednesday that it may bid for Micron Technology Inc.’s non-memory business, as reported in a South Korean newspaper.
Read More at AP via Yahoo! Singapore News…

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DJ DGAP-News: ISC Business Technology AG: ISC-Gruppe gewinnt zwei Gro

Posted on December 5, 2007 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment

ISC Business Technology AG / Sonstiges 04.12.2007 Ver

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