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Salesforce.com Caps Record Year, Eyes Acquisitions
Fourth quarter and full-year financial results top estimates, but CEO Marc Benioff admits Salesforce.com needs more Marketing Cloud services muscle.
Attention Google: 12 Ways To Make Smartphones More Manly
Google co-founder Sergey Brin sees smartphones as "emasculating." We can fix that.
English Hospitals Look To Cloud To Curb Expenses
Merseyside hospitals will use SaaS platform Expenses Health from vendor Software Europe to cut expenses by up to 18%. National Health Service hopes such implementations will help it cut targeted £20 billion from budget.
Why Enterprise Social Networking Falls Short
Companies must focus more on using social networking to build external ties to customers, suppliers and partners -- not just among employees.
Predictive Analytics Improve Miami City Services
Miami-Dade County is partnering with IBM to improve city policing, transportation and parks through predictive analytics.
Office 365 For Business: Worth The Upgrade?
Microsoft shows love for SMBs with three new Office 365 packages. Should you return the affection?
MWC 2013: Five Coolest Gadgets
Mobile World Congress drew some 72,000 people to Barcelona, Spain, to see the latest and greatest mobile devices. Take a closer look at five gadgets that stood out.
Yahoo Flap Misses The Bigger Point
New CEO Marissa Mayer wants all company employees to work in the office. This isn't about exercising control; it's about setting a tone for change.
Windows Blue: How Will Windows 8 Evolve?
Windows Blue, Microsoft's alleged follow-up to Windows 8, may emerge by June. One prediction: Don't hold your breath for a retreat from the tiled look.
The Best Way to Spend Your Security Budget
It's easy to come up with scenarios in which mobile devices can compromise an organization. On the spectrum of real-world threats, these are almost all outliers. Probably the most important thing for you to do is to make sure all your SQL queries are parameterized. This will eliminate the most important mass-attack technique used against large companies.
Google App Engine Developers Get Help From Ferris
Cloud Sherpas releases Python framework, named for the work-avoiding Ferris Bueller, to make App Engine programming easier.
SpaceX Resupply Rocket Aims For Space Station
Friday's mission represents next step in NASA strategy to develop commercial crew and space transportation capabilities.
Google Sports Game Shows Web Tech Power
Chrome Super Sync Sports turns mobile devices into controllers for desktop Web game.
Did Yahoo's Mayer Slap Social In The Face?
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's edict that all Yahoo employees must work in the office doesn't please social business technology fans. But Yahoo insists this is about much more than social.
Salesforce.com's New Message: It's The Customer, Stupid
What's behind Salesforce.com's new 'customer company' spin? For starters, the previous social-centric message was not translating into sales.
IE10 on Windows 7: 5 Essential Facts
Four months after debuting on Windows 8, Internet Explorer 10 has finally come to Windows 7. Here are the five essential facts users should know.
Intel Unveils New Distribution For Apache Hadoop
Third generation of Intel's Hadoop promises better performance and security and tighter integration with Intel's Xeon processors.
Pentagon Unveils Secure Mobile Device Plan
Military releases a new plan to accelerate the adoption of mobile devices and apps for both classified and unclassified use.
Google Taunts Facebook With Sign-In Challenge
Google+ Sign-In aspires to be Facebook Login, but without the alleged spamming.
Secure Dropbox Files With DigitalQuick
DigitalQuick is an elegant encryption add-on that allows enterprises to use Dropbox for sensitive documents and information
Oracle: Eloqua Will Stay Friendly With Salesforce.com
Oracle's roadmap for recently acquired Eloqua marketing suite shows continued support for Salesforce.com and Microsoft CRM applications.
Seeking Social Business Leaders For 2013
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 1! Help us identify the organizations making the best use of social technologies in support of their businesses. We will showcase the winners at the E2 Conference in Boston.
Mozilla Firefox OS Ignites Carrier Rebellion
At least 18 mobile operators are planning to offer Firefox OS mobile phones.
Wharton MBA Classes Go Bi-Coastal With Video
Cisco telepresence setup for classroom videoconferencing allows a lecturer at Wharton's main Philadelphia campus to simultaneously teach a class in San Francisco.
EMC Brings Data Analysis Breakthrough To Hadoop
EMC's new Pivotal HD Hadoop distribution brings direct SQL querying to data stored on a big data cluster.
FirefoxOS #Fail: The Web is Not the Platform
Mozilla says that 'Content Is King' and 'The Web Is The Platform'. This strategy is an old and failed one. Apple briefly, and insincerely, tried it. The whole history of personal computing, let along the history of mobile devices, shows that he who takes maximum advantage of the capabilities of the platform wins the market.
Cisco CEO: We're All In On Internet Of Everything
CEO John Chambers touts Internet of Everything as cornerstone of Cisco's strategy, urges business leaders to join push toward open standards and cross-industry collaboration.
Gartner Magic Quadrant Looks Beyond Business Intelligence
'Leaders' quadrant gets crowded as Gartner sees companies moving from BI into analytics.
Samsung Galaxy S IV Smartphone On Launchpad
Samsung is expected to announced its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S IV, in New York City on March 14.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Tablet: iPad Mini Rival
Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 is a smaller tablet that offers all the same stylus-based features of its larger cousin.
HP Slate Android Tablet: Pros And Cons
HP's first Android tablet, the $169 HP Slate, delivers a price consumers will like, but skimps on display and processor.
Android For Google Nexus UI Re-Imagined
For Android enthusiasts Paranoid Android is a cool re-interpretation / customization of the Android 4.2.X OS. But, the complexity of the install, as well as the requirement to root the device will likely deter many people from using Paranoid Android 3, which is a shame. It's a well thought-out, extremely stable, clever modification to the stock UI. With the addition of the PIE feature in version 3 it gives Android 4.2.X some serious competition.
Google Chromebook Pixel: Hands-On Review
Aspiring to be more than just a browser-in-a-box, the Chromebook Pixel shows that Google can deliver head-turning technology.
VA Contract Could Spur RTLS Tech Adoption
HP, Intelligent Insites, WaveMark among vendors contracted to implement electronic tracking solutions throughout VA system.
Google Drive Third-Party Apps: An Introduction
The ability to install third party Google Drive apps only requires a supported browser and access to the Internet. This has the potential to be a truly disruptive technology for desktop platform ecosystems like Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. However, problems with the basic function of actually saving data to Google Drive by third party apps need to be addressed before widespread adoption is possible.
SEC Makes Big Data Push To Analyze Markets
Securities and Exchange Commission's new Midas system collects information on all trades in an effort to better understand how the markets work.
What Won't Kill BlackBerry? Instagram Flap
Apps are essential for smartphone and tablet ecosystems -- but lack of a single app won't make or break any platform.
You Will Subscribe To, Not Buy Software
Especially in a BYOD environment, software subscriptions have a lot going for them, but many just don't like the idea of paying for software and not owning it. The recent revelation that Office 2013, at least in some cases, will come locked to a specific computer, much as OEM Windows does, shows how the subscription model is coming whether we like it or not. Here's what we think.
Samsung Looking To Elbow Past BlackBerry In The Enterprise
Samsung needs to overcome questions about Android security as it tries to steal business and government customers from BlackBerry and Apple.
MLB.TV Just Charged Your Credit Card
Are you an MLB.TV subscriber? In past years they have always asked you to renew. Not anymore. Check your credit card.
Google Chromebook Pixel: Visual Tour
Meet the Google Chromebook Pixel. Come for the brilliant screen, but stay for the strong performance.
8 LinkedIn Etiquette Mistakes
LinkedIn is not just another social network like Twitter where anything goes. Avoid these "don'ts" and avoid becoming a LinkedIn pariah.
10 Great Android Apps For Tablets
What Android apps really shine on tablets? Take a look at a few of our favorites.
Federal CIO Outlines Next Steps
With Obama's first term in the rearview mirror, federal CIO Steven VanRoekel is looking for ways to continue to improve federal IT even in the face of looming budget cuts.
Mobile World Congress 2013: 9 Hot Gadgets
At Mobile World Congress 2013, we expect cool new smartphones, tablets and phablets. Check out some of the most interesting gadgets on tap.
Google Launches Touchscreen Chromebook Called Pixel
Google Chromebooks, once sold as secondary computers, seek a spot in the limelight by challenging Apple on design and features.
IBM Showcases STEM Support At Disney's Epcot
New THINK exhibit at Epcot dovetails with a tablet app and curriculum website designed to boost science, technology, engineering and math education.
Google Seeks Glass Explorers
Anyone interested in buying Google's forthcoming computerized eyewear can post or tweet in hope of receiving an invitation.
U.K. Government Cloud Ambitions Bigger Than Achievements, Critics Say
A year after it launched an easy to use, SMB-vendor friendly buying site, critics question what they see as very patchy U.K. government CloudStore success.
Microsoft: Outlook Making Progress Vs. Gmail
With Outlook.com, Microsoft takes aim at Google's search and email dominance. Redmond already claims more than 60 million users, but will more Gmail users defect?
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