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	Iftt; Elegant, powerful task automation A friend who I know via an online mail list had a problem: Periodically the email system where he works gets misconfigured. The result is that messages from external domains don't get delivered. When this happens he says that the internal email works fine but as most of his work involves externally originated email and the admins where he works never notice when there's a problem it is an issue for him. Read More WHITE PAPER: Palo Alto Networks 10 Things Your Next Firewall Must Do As the leader and pioneer of the next-generation firewall category, Palo Alto Networks would like to share what we have learned from securing over 3,500 enterprise networks in the past few years. Download our guide that depicts the top 10 requirements you should demand in your next firewall purchase. Read now! In this Issue 10 SaaS companies to watch Can the iPad cure what ails us? Why your IT department needs data scientists FAQ: What's the future of OpenOffice.org? Florida hospice saves with SAAS-based CRM SaaS purchases often happen outside IT's realm Google integrating Analytics with SEO tools Intuit links QuickBooks to Web, mobile apps How enterprise architects can be a business person first Google buys social analytics vendor PostRank WHITE PAPER: Aerohive A Practical approach to Wireless 2.0 Creating "Wi-Fi that works" is a tall order given the breadth of client and application types, the speed and complexity of 802.11n, high-density environments, etc., controller-based vendors cannot live up to their promises of Ethernet-like determinism. Read now! 10 SaaS companies to watch These days, companies are applying the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model to just about everything, from core business functions, including IT, to industry-specific processes. This list, compiled with the help of SaaS trend watchers and users, provides a representative look at what types of software you'll find offered in the cloud. Read More Can the iPad cure what ails us? A neurology patient at a Texas hospital may soon find doctors handing him an iPad with game-like apps on it to test his motor skills. Nurses will be able to roam bedsides while remotely checking electrocardiograms, or EKGs, on their iPads. Doctors are already sharing medical records on iPads with their peers, in order to discuss patient care. Read More Why your IT department needs data scientists What do you get when you combine the roles of software developer, statistician and data analyst? A data scientist, who can derive tangible insights from huge quantities of data. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Avaya Virtual Services Platform 9000 A high performance modular routing switch for core deployments. Core network infrastructure needs to be able to handle increased load without packet loss, while providing quick recovery times in case of a component failure. Learn More FAQ: What's the future of OpenOffice.org? Oracle suddenly announced it was submitting the codebase for OpenOffice.org to the Apache Software Foundation, ending speculation about the open-source productivity suite's fate following Oracle's recent announcement it would be transitioned to a "solely community-based project." Read More Florida hospice saves with SAAS-based CRM When David Lafferty arrived at Tidewell Hospice two years ago as the care provider's first CIO, customer relationship management was a bit of what he calls a "milk crate" operation. Read More SaaS purchases often happen outside IT's realm Much of SaaS purchasing comes from business groups outside of the IT department, according to a Forrester Research report. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Video Collaboration: Lights, Camera, User Adoption Video deployment has been slow. Today, barriers are dissolving. Price points are dropping. CIOs are more engaged in driving the business forward with process and technology. Learn More Google integrating Analytics with SEO tools Google is tying its Analytics and Webmaster Tools applications more closely together in an effort to give Web publishers a joint view of internal site traffic and search engine optimization (SEO) data. Read More Intuit links QuickBooks to Web, mobile apps Intuit Anywhere offers widgets and data services for seamless integration between QuickBooks and other small-business apps Read More How enterprise architects can be a business person first If they do it right, enterprise architects can add tremendous value to their organization's selection of a packaged application solution. The architecture inherent in any new technology acquisition can have unintended consequences, and this is especially true with a major apps solution -- whether it's deployed on-premise or via software-as-a-service (SaaS). Read More Google buys social analytics vendor PostRank Google has acquired PostRank, a company whose hosted software measures user engagement with topics, brands, authors and content across social media sites. Read More
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