The Next Y2K Project: The End of IPv4

Remember Analog TV Transmission?  A thing of the past? I grew up with an analog B&W television.  Rabbit ears and all.  Hey, it worked.  But it was sad to see analog transmission come to an end. The moral of the story:  Technology has changed, and we must move ahead. And that includes the conventional IPv4. [...]

IT Today: The Fast and the Furious

Daryl Plummer, the chief of Gartner research, quotes three things happening in IT now. The first is the cloud, the second is mobile, and the third is social. I couldn’t have said it better myself. This week, all the big players, Oracle, Salesforce.com, Dell, and Cisco (I am missing a lot more, I know) are [...]

7 Great Apps from the Google Apps Marketplace

Okay, you’ve ditched that old Exchange server in favor of Google Apps Gmail, as well as starting retraining users for Google Docs for Docs, Spreadsheets, and other business apps.  No one said it would be easy. You’re probably the IT Hero, but only for a day. Now what? The Google Apps Marketplace is now 7 [...]

Dreamforce 2009 Google Wave Invite Form #DF09

Dreamforce Wave Invite To the 18,000+ attendees at Dreamforce 2009, here is your chance to give Google Wave a try. Enter your email address below (the one you used to sign up at the conference) and the last five digits of your Dreamforce 2009 badge and they’ll send you a Google Wave invite. More info [...]

IT Security – Ten Growth Areas For 2010

Guest post by Ian Kilpatrick, chairman Wick Hill, specialists in secure infrastructure solutions Overall, the recession is likely to be a major factor in IT security purchasing decisions in the next year, with companies looking for solutions which will reduce ongoing costs and provide rapid ROI. 1. XTMs Users will migrate from UTM to XTM, [...]

How to Send a Fax Online while Traveling – A True SaaS Solution

How to Send a Fax Online while Traveling – without paying high fees from an Internet Cafe! I was recently traveling for an extended period of time and I noticed my credit card bill was outrageously high.  When I logged in and checked my statement, I noticed several unauthorized charges from a large Canadian Telecom [...]

The Dangers of a Single, Multiple IM Client

Don’t get me wrong.  I love a single user interface (UI) for all my instant messaging (IM) clients.  I’m referring to Trillian, Digsby or Meebo. With all my friends and business contacts scattered all over Google Talk, Yahoo IM, MSN (Hotmail/Live), AOL/AIM, and heck, even IRC/ICQ, it’s ridiculous to have to install all those clients [...]

LotusLive iNotes vs. Google Apps

If you think Microsoft Office Web Apps is the only competitor to Google Apps, think again. Self-hosted software “Lotus Notes” is alive and well, and last week, IBM launched a bare bones web-based email system. LotusLive iNotes service starts at $36 per year per user, compared to the $50 per year per user for Google [...]

Google Wave and CRM, the Next Killer App?

Google Wave’s 80 minute video from last May’s Google Wave Developer Preview at Google I/O 2009 Conference generated almost 5 million views. Google is known for developing next generation apps: some are great, some good, and some just downright awful and complicated. But this one may be the next killer app, if it’s launched properly.  [...]

CRM Solutions Applied in the Food Industry

Today I am showing two small cases of companies in the food sector who have successfully applied a CRM solution for their organization. The intend was totally different for each. One did needed a simple tool to manage sales orders. The other needed a solution for managing large marketing promotional campaigns. Both realized benefits, both [...]

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