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How Smartphones Help CPS Energy Innovate and Boost the Bottom Line

CPS Energy is using smartphones to bridge the divide between its field and office workers, and in the process creating a robust network of formerly divided staffers. They've already reduced headcount, improved customer satisfaction and made the

11 Jul 2008 10 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business

Social Networks for Business: Let the Community Lead You to Success

Web 2.0 really is going behind the corporate firewall, where companies like Sabre Holdings, Hilton Hotels and IBM are building social networks for their employees and customers. The key to their early successes is to focus on how people want to conne

9 Jul 2008 5 mins

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

Cost Savings Found When Microsoft Outlook Ousted for Gmail at British Construction Firm

Taylor Woodrow, a construction firm in the U.K., implemented the enterprise version of Gmail (e-mail by Google). The company's IT director has already seen a cost savings of nearly $2 million by ditching on premise e-mail.

9 Jul 2008 4 mins

Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

Using Virtual Worlds to Run Your Network Operations and Data Centers

Second Life and other virtual worlds provide a user interface for data, network operations centers and collaboration.

9 Jul 2008 6 mins

Collaboration Software Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business

How to Get Started in Virtual-World Operations

A service provider can help you build a virtual-world environment for your network operations or data center. However, there's a lot you can do on your own that's comparatively easy and affordableu2014some even free.

9 Jul 2008 5 mins

Collaboration Software Innovation Small and Medium Business

RIM BlackBerry How To: Insert, Format and Use microSD Memory Cards

Your RIM BlackBerry may not have as much built-in memory as that fancy new iPhone, but it has something Apple's smartphone doesn't: A microSD card slot for external flash memory. Here's how to set up and use a BlackBerry memory card,

8 Jul 2008 8 mins

Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps

Open Source: Are Macs the Red-Headed Stepchild?

One benefit to open-source applications is they can run on any operating system you want. But getting open-source software developed for the Mac is -- depending on whom you ask -- slow as molasses or quick as lightning.

8 Jul 2008 7 mins

Apple Developer Technology Industry

Twitter’s Potential for Business Users

Watching the emergence of Twitter, a microblogging tool that allows people to post updates in 140 characters or less, IT leaders are beginning to think about how the technology could be used in their organizations.

1 Jul 2008 10 mins

Collaboration Software Consumer Electronics Small and Medium Business

RIM BlackBerry How To: Set Custom Ringtones, Notification Profiles and Exceptions

Your BlackBerry lets you assign specific ringtones to individuals and even create your own phone profiles and exceptions so important calls can still ring through when the device is on vibrate. Here's how.

30 Jun 2008 6 mins

Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Social Networking Apps

CRM Collaboration: Real Estate Firm Implements Zimbra For All Its Agents

The CIO of Zip Realty talks about embedding Zimbra on top of his homegrown CRM system, and how agents have been able to customize their email and calendars with Web 2.0 features such as tagging.n

27 Jun 2008 3 mins

CRM Systems Collaboration Software Small and Medium Business

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