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Intel embraces social networks in phases
News Social workforce is about being open and leveraging "wisdom of crowds", where small work groups aren't conducive for collaboration, says Intel exec.
Tags: Web 2.0, Corporate culture, Personnel management, Best strategies, Generation Y, Intel Corp., Workforce, IT Security, Tool, social networking tool
Companies should collaborate on data
News Enterprises stand to gain from going "Web 2.0" with their data, but clean data and good governance practices must first be established, says Open Text executive.
Tags: Web 2.0, Enterprise Content Management, Microsoft Corp., Open Text Corp., Social Collaboration, Tool, social networking tool, software, Web 2.0, barrier
APAC CIOs wary of social networking
News Adoption of collaboration tools will grow, in spite of recent survey that found nine-in-10 Asia-Pacific IT heads had no plans to roll out Web 2.0 tools soon, says analyst.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web services, Web logs, Asia-Pacific, Tool, collaboration tool, social networking tool, Springboard Research, CIO, social networking
Before and after: IT snapshot
Blogs Yes, yes, I finally updated my photo byline. It's long overdue, especially since the previous one was taken when I first...
How tech-savvy should lawyers be?
Blogs I recently attended an event for lawyers involved in the technology field. When one of the speakers went up, he aske...
Cisco ruffles feathers with new collaboration tools
News Networking giant turns up the heat on partner Microsoft as it expands and enhances its suite of collaboration tools.
Tags: Business applications, Web 2.0, Social Networking, Microsoft Corp., Business applications, Web 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Video Conferencing, Tool, Video
'Not all jobs created equal' for social sites
News Nature of business and sensitivity of corporate data key in deciding whether to block social networking sites at work, say industry watchers.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security, Business security, Social Networking, Business security, U.S., job, Network security, International Data Corp.
Top execs making new contacts via Twitter
News For some business leaders, networking online is as important for them as face-to-face meetings, but it lacks direct interaction for in-depth discussions.
Tags: Web 2.0, Twitter, Cisco Systems Inc., Tool, social networking, Facebook, CTO, CEO, network, leader
Using Twitter as a server notification tool: Pros and cons
Techguide Twitter is breaking out of its "look at me" shackles and may offer real business value. Scott Lowe suggests using the microblogging engine for server notifications.
Tags: Servers, Web services, Internet Access, Social Media, Tool, Server, API, Internet, Microsoft Exchange Server, Servers
Google open sources Wave components
News The company has released some of the underlying code for its upcoming Wave collaboration and communications platform, as a way of sparking developer interest.
Tags: Open source, Apache Software Foundation, Google Inc., API, client-server, IM, network, Web Site, collaboration, Open source
Microsoft dials up emerging-market phone push
News Redmond announces plans for OneApp, software that enables feature phones to access various mobile Internet services.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile/Wireless, Cellular phones, Smart Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone, Programming, Emerging Market, Microsoft Windows, SMS
CIOs getting serious about social networking
Insight perspective Most U.K. IT directors were skeptical of social networking at first. But that's now changing, says research head at the Corporate IT Forum.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, HR policies and procedures, Recruiting, Director Of Information Technology, Ollie Ross, CIO, social networking, Facebook, Human Resources
Why your business should embrace Web 2.0
Insight Web 2.0 technologies can be a boon to businesses--find out how in this excerpt from Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom by Matthew Fraser and Soumitra Dutta.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Internet advertising, Wiki, Enterprise 2.0, Tool, Harvard Business Review, Alvin Toffler, social networking, vision
Taking the classical approach to security
Insight newsmaker RSA chief scientist Ari Juels explains why classical literature has a place in IT security, and what to make of security in radio frequency identification.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Hacking, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, RFID, Security, Backup, Chip, Archiving, EMC Corp.
Ex-Facebook executive as MySpace CEO, 'effective immediately'
News Former Facebook executive Owen Van Natta takes over from outgoing CEO Chris DeWolfe. John Sykes will take over his old role at Project Playlist.
Tags: Web 2.0, MySpace, Van Natta, News Corp., entertainment, Amazon.com Inc., Facebook, CEO, Hollywood, revenue
