So far on my 30 Days With the iPad journey, I have tackled email, social networking, and managing contacts. Another function I rely on my PC for day to day is tracking my tasks. Today, I will take a look at my options for managing my to-do list from the iPad.
Fonality Releases Hybrid Cloud/On-Premise UC Platform
Fonality, provider of a platform for delivering enterprise unified communications, has introduced a product update that combines the convenience of cloud computing with the control of on-premise UC. The company’s Fonality PBXtra 5.2 combines phone, email and chat features, and makes it possible for users to transition from existing on-premise technology to more flexible and cost-effective cloud options.
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Why Facebook Pages Will Triumph Over Google+ Business Profiles
Google has asked businesses to refrain from jumping on the Google+ bandwagon just yet, and claims to be hard at work developing Google+ Business Profiles that address the unique aspects of a business on a social network as opposed to an individual. Early speculation seems to trip over itself swooning about the benefits and advantages of these not-yet existent Google+ Business Profiles, but I don’t share the enthusiasm.
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The Many Faces Of 802.11n
Wireless local networking has been a massive hit with consumers and businesses, but the promise of 802.11n, the latest version of the Wi-Fi standard, is clouded with confusion.
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Apple iPad, Day 8: Managing Contacts on the iPad
30 Days With the iPad: Day 8
One of the most important functions of my PC is to store and manage my contacts. Today for 30 Days With the iPad, I want to take a look at the tools available, and see if the iPad has what it takes to tackle this critical task.
The default option, of course, is the Contacts app in iOS. Populating the Contacts is simple–I just set my iPad to sync contact data from Microsoft Outlook on my PC when I sync the device in iTunes. Voila!
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Search Engine Poisoning: One More Thing To Worry About
A report from security firm Blue Coat Systems identifies a rising threat to computer users in the enterprise and in the home: Search Engine Poisoning (SEP), in which Web pages delivering a malware payload are made to look like legitimate pages and include keywords that would cause them to come up in search results.
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In Search of Infrastructure Visibility
As companies get comfortable with cloud technology, even smaller organizations are venturing into the idea of having their own private clouds. This fact was corroborated by a Unisphere Research survey of 267 members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) at the end of 2010. The survey revealed that 29% of organizations had already deployed an internal cloud, while another 15% were piloting, planning or considering private clouds.
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SnapLogic Does Data Integration On-Premise Or In The Cloud
There are a number of vendors that provide data integration technology, but SnapLogic is the first to provide data integration whether the data resides in the cloud or in a company’s on-premise data center. The 5-year-old SnapLogic has introduced new features in its Summer 2011 release that add data cleansing, data enrichment and controls for data governance.
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Compuware’s DynaTrace Acquisition An APM Game-Changer
Compuware Corporation is paying a 10x premium to acquire fellow application performance management developer DynaTrace Software, but the $ 256 million cash deal is expected to reshape the $ 6 billion APM market, say company officials.
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EMC Brings Big Data To The Cloud With Atmos 2.0
EMC is looking to push its Cloud Storage Platform, Atmos, further into the cloud by improving efficiency, increasing capacity and enhancing ease of use. And with the release of Version 2.0 of the Atmos software, EMC is claiming that the software is 500 percent faster than v1.
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