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How Microsoft is going green
Microsoft is deep into a corporatewide evaluation of how it can become a more environmentally friendly corporation.
Control collaboration — don’t inhibit
Web 2.0-inspired communities and social-networking tools are migrating into the enterprise and bringing with them risks that
many organizations are unprepared to address. The challenge is to balance the business value of the new tools with the reality
of risk management and compliance.
Boeing subsidiary solves its storage problems
Boeing’s supply-chain management subsidiary doubles its storage, gains new features and improves application performance,
all while keeping costs level.
Slouching toward Convergence 2.0
Gadgets have always taken center stage at the Consumer Electronics Show, but this year more than ever, even the coolest devices
seem to be mere means to an end -- access to content and services whenever and wherever you want them.
Vendors fine-tune 802.11n products to meet new networking demands
At CES, it’s clear that 802.11n just isn’t good enough. Chip makers and WLAN equipment vendors are fine-tuning 11n wireless
products to support what Cisco CEO John Chambers calls the visual network.
Teleworkers can damage main office work environment
A new telework study by management professor Timothy Golden at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute finds that the prevalence
of telecommuters in an office can damage non-telecommuting workers' job satisfaction and increase the likelihood that they'll
leave the company.
LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook popular among IT professionals
Social networking sites are used by more than two-thirds of IT professionals on a Network World reader panel.
Student antics with cell phones, iPods means heartburn for school IT staff
Student antics with cell phones, iPods, and social-networking sites means heartburn for school IT staff charged with network
security.
Can femtocells live up to the hype?
Although femtocells have generated quite a bit of hype for their potential to save money and boost call quality, analysts
and femtocell manufacturers say that there is still much work to be done if femtocells are to have a major impact in the wireless
market.
FAQ: What does Microsoft’s latest move in enterprise search mean?
Microsoft plans to acquire Norwegian enterprise search vendor Fast Search & Transfer for $1.23 billion in order to broaden
its enterprise search portfolio.
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