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How to Get More from Mergers and Acquisitions

There's value trapped in legacy systems and business processes after a merger or acquisition. It's up to you to find ways to set it free.

12 Nov 2008 6 mins
CIO Mergers and Acquisitions
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Recession Upside for Enterprise 2.0 Upstarts: Microsoft and IBM a Tough Sell Now

Ross Mayfield, president of Socialtext, a vendor that sells Web 2.0 technologies to enterprises, says this economic downturn could be an opportunity for Enterprise 2.0 firms like his to seize market share from IBM Lotus Connections and Microsoft Shar

11 Nov 2008 4 mins
Collaboration Software Outsourcing Small and Medium Business
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What Outsourcers Can Learn from Open-Source Communities

Perhaps your company's outsourcing efforts would go more smoothly if you picked up a few of these effective programming tools and methodologies from open-source developers.

7 Nov 2008 7 mins
Collaboration Software Developer Small and Medium Business
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Mid-market Still Mostly Cool to Windows Vista

Vista still poses challenges for mid-market companies, where IT budget and staffs are stretched tight. Many mid-market IT pros say application incompatibility fears and hardware requirements have stopped them from upgrading, though some are now givin

7 Nov 2008 4 mins
Small and Medium Business Windows
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Nine Web 2.0 Startups Beating The Odds in a Down Economy

Funded with $50,000 or less, these nine Web 2.0 companies are making their products work in the worst of times. Here's how.

6 Nov 2008 6 mins
Consumer Electronics Venture Capital
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Why I’m Skipping Windows Vista: IT Speaks Out

IT pros say they've looked past the "I'm a PC" commercials and Apple taunts, but many still see an upgrade from Windows XP to Vista as too risky a proposition. Here's why.

5 Nov 2008 6 mins
Small and Medium Business Windows
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RIM BlackBerry How To: Enable/Disable Call Forwarding

Setting up call forwarding on your BlackBerry smartphone can save you the time, effort and unnecessary headaches associated with carrying multiple devices. Whatever your motivation, just four steps will have you forwarding calls from a BlackBerry to

4 Nov 2008 5 mins
Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps
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Labs for Google Apps: Can Enterprises Be Convinced to Experiment?

In what analysts describe as a risky strategy, Google this week revealed experimental new features being developed for its Google Apps software, inviting customers to try them. Whether or not enterprises can be convinced to experiment with the softwa

31 Oct 2008 4 mins
Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps
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Windows Vista Fights for Relevancy Against Sluggish Sales, XP and Windows 7

Windows Vista continues to struggle against low adoption rates and a bad reputation, despite optimistic reports from Microsoft and independent research firms.

31 Oct 2008 5 mins
Small and Medium Business Windows
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How Text Messaging and Facebook Can Get You in Legal Trouble

It's hard to stop employees from using text messaging, Facebook and other online tools to talk about their work. But you can prepare to handle the consequences.

30 Oct 2008 14 mins
Collaboration Software IT Leadership Small and Medium Business