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Survival tips for mobile broadband providers
News As these providers grapple with phenomenal network growth, they can better manage escalating costs by not repeating mistakes of fixed services peers, says analyst.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, P2P, Cost, Broadband, tariff, Frost & Sullivan
Ten ways SMBs can cut costs in a slow economy
Insight Even if your small business is holding its own, there are steps you should take to keep costs under control. Here are 10 practical ways to lower expenses.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Budgeting/cost control, Business, Security, Physical Security, Money, Small And Medium Business, Small Business
Windows 7 catalyzing desktop virtualization
News Falling cost of deploying virtual desktops, coupled with enterprise migration to Windows 7 is fueling interest in desktop virtualization, says VMware exec.
Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Virtual Desktop, Storage, Microsoft Windows 7, VMware Inc., Server, server virtualization, Microsoft Windows, desktop
10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs
Techguide Estimating what a project will cost is only half the battle; controlling those costs during the project and after delivery is equally critical.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Cost control, Baseline Cost, Business Unit, Information Technology, Benchmarking Exercise, Project, IT-spending, Cost
Neverending cost cutting objectives
Blogs In the current economic climate, cost cutting measures are still at the top of the agenda for many firms, so I thought i...
Outsourced or not, demand must be managed
Blogs We all want to improve the economics of our cost centers, whether we insource or outsource them. Most of these cost ...
VMware hits back at Microsoft cost criticism
News Company has responded to comments by Steve Ballmer, saying while cost comparisons of virtualization products are complicated, Microsoft may be more expensive.
Tags: Business applications, Virtualization, Steve Ballmer, Operating System, EMEA, Microsoft Corp., operating system company, server operating system, Business applications, VMware Inc.
Microsoft cutting price of high-end Xbox 360
News Microsoft drops price of high-end Xbox 360 console by US$100 to match Sony's price cut for the PlayStation 3.
Tags: Game players, Sales, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, console, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox, game, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Game players
HP aims for networking cloud with 3Com buy
News Hewlett-Packard says it plans to acquire maker of network switching and routing products in a deal valued at US$2.7 billion.
Tags: Networking technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., network, 3Com Corp., Networking technology
HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless
Reviews HP's Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless is a suitable inkjet for offices with high-volume print requirements. With a touch-screen, multiple networking options and very fast print speeds, this workhorse gets an Editors' Choice award.
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Scanner, Wireless, Optical Character Recognition, photograph, printer, fax, built-In
Put security, savings on par in cloud
News "Hard" questions firms should ask cloud providers before deployment, include legal and privacy implications of data stored in other countries, says security expert.
Tags: Data security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Cloud computing, PGP Corp., Security, cost savings, Singapore, SLA, Cloud computing
ARM to wrestle x86 as low-cost PCs thrive
News By end-2011, ARM will become a significant PC processor architecture chipping away at x86's dominance in the industry, says Gartner.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Notebooks and tablets, Google Inc., Netbook, Notebook, Intel X86, Notebook Pricing, Google Android, Mobile processors
Macquarie Bank launches new Internet platform
News Macquarie Bank has teamed up with finance news aggregator Wotnews to deliver a new retail online trading platform.
Tags: E-commerce, Stock Market, Investor, online retail, Stock, trader, financial, network, SMS, Internet
Microsoft chops price of its hosted software
News Redmond says it's cutting by a third the monthly subscription fee for those using a hosted version of Exchange, SharePoint, and Office Communications Server.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Autodesk Inc., Aon Corp., Chile, Microsoft Corp., software, Blockbuster Inc.
Don't let profit-making weaken e-waste efforts
Blogs I was at a local IT retail store last weekend, looking to buy a set of new ink cartridges for a multifunction printer (M...
