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Wozniak: Know who you are as an innovator
News Great innovation is sometimes borne from lack of funds and the ability to think differently from the rest of the market, says Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
Tags: Product development and design, Innovation, Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Steve Wozniak, Software AG, Computer, Miami, Apple II, computer programmer
Study: Indian small firms go big on first PC
News Country's smaller players set to drive shipment of 1.6 million machines, a move expected to boost PC penetration and generate opportunities for hardware and software vendors.
Tags: SMB, Personal Computers, Sales, India, Small Business, software company, software, senior analyst, Microsoft Access, business expansion
Is your business run by chance?
Insight perspective The discipline you apply to managing your business' underlying processes can make all the difference, especially when times get tough, says analyst.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Business development/management, Business structures, Process, Organization, Supplier, Quocirca, Environment, performance
Microsoft and WPP to swap advertising assets?
News Software maker is reportedly talking to ad firm about swapping the Avenue A/Razorfish interactive advertising agency for some cash and WPP's 24/7 Open AdStream ad-serving tool, according to Advertising Age.
Tags: Internet advertising, Search, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, advertising agency, marketing, asset, blog, agency
SugarCRM adds mobile, collaboration tools
News A new beta-test version of the popular open-source CRM software promises to work better with other Web services, and it adds mobile and collaboration features.
Tags: Customer resource management (CRM), Open source, Web services, Business applications, Mobile, CRM, Tool, Web Service, On-demand, collaboration tool
Amazon earnings miss a beat
News Online auction site disappoints Wall Street expectations, blaming a one-time payment to Toys "R" Us for the decline in profits.
Tags: E-commerce, Earning reports/forecasts, Video Game, eBay Inc., Video, Stock, Sales, Stephen Baker, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings
Azure evangelist tackles cloud doubts
Insight newsmaker Microsoft's Mark Taylor talks about issues ranging from risk and resilience to private clouds and interoperability.
Tags: Business applications, Cloud computing, Service level management, Cloud, Akamai Technologies Inc., Database, Azure, SLA, Community Technology Preview, Cloud computing
Outgoing HP chairman plans next move
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Departing HP chairman plans next move
News Lew Platt, who will retire from his position as chairman of Hewlett-Packard at the end of December, said he plans to start a "second career" as chief executive of a company in an entirely different business.
IT to the rescue
Insight International SOS' CTO Todd Schofield shares how real-time information access has helped the organization provide better medical assistance, even in the most remote locations.
Tags: IT Management
Building the perfect Windows Mobile business application
Blogs If you're developing a Windows Mobile application for business, you need to consider the following: -- Can your mobil...
A touch of healthcare and technology
Insight Dr. Colin Quek, CIO of Raffles Medical Group, discusses why the social component of healthcare can make IT spending more complex in this industry.
Tags: IT budgeting, Project management, IT budgeting, Project management
Cisco snatches up two more firms
News Cisco Systems just added two more small companies to its list of purchases.
Dell OptiPlex GX280: a first look
Reviews Dell's much needed case revamp of its OptiPlex GX280 benefits from the new BTX standard and a number of smart improvements.
Achieving business and IT alignment
Insight An expert explains how IT and business can be aligned with synergy--with the help of a business integration software.
