Three courses: Softening, Cynicism, and Relevance

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	Three courses: Softening, Cynicism, and Relevance Gibbs ponders a lunch conversation, the sarcasm of The Onion over Foursquare, and the value of social networking Read More WHITE PAPER: ShoreTel Conquer the Cost of IP Complexity Companies are frequently tied to expensive, complex, legacy telecommunications systems that don't support modern technologies and applications, such as unified communications. This white paper examines the challenges associated with legacy systems and how to achieve greater value and opportunities with IP-based technology. Read More In this Issue Firewalls and more tethering Infodome, databases for the rest of us WHITE PAPER: IBM Increase Business Agility Let IBM(R) walk you through its portfolio of Business Process Management (BPM) solutions. See how your business can transform its processes and turn insights into action. This interactive brochure also shows real-world examples of how businesses in various industries can find success with BPM. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Prepare for Windows 7 in Three Phases Many organizations are skipping Vista and looking forward to Windows 7. This research provides necessary steps to prepare for Windows 7 and ensure a successful migration with adequate operating system (OS) support. Learn More WEBCAST: HP What the Next Gen of PCs Looks Like Outstanding graphics support for multi-media apps, highly-rated energy efficiency and solid state drives that boot systems in 33 seconds – that's what the next generation of PCs offers. HP Compaq 6005 Pro Business PC delivers easy serviceability, freedom to choose Windows or Linux and works in XP/Windows 7 dual mode and much more. View Now Firewalls and more tethering Mark Gibbs wrestles with a firewall and cell phone tethering software. Read More Infodome, databases for the rest of us The online database market has expanded rapidly over the last couple of years with companies such as Zoho getting a lot of attention for some very sophisticated services. The problem for many users is that they need something relatively simple. They don't want to become database experts so all of the bells and whistles of the top end services are way more than they actually need. Read More
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