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Much of the time the problem is that IT staffers are treading new ground when they virtualize, so they don't know what to expect "For example, when I create a virtual machine or install a virtual environment like VMware Workstation on my desktop, it creates two more network in...

Sometimes firms are simply bought for their brands and intellectual property. In this case, no one gets a retention package, and the unshared plan is to eliminate much of the acquired firm's additive headcount once the critical skills have transitioned to the acquiring firm's staff. However, the rule here is that you don't get a retention package plan because the acquiring firm has determined that you have no unique value it needs.

Several conversations with the Tax Policy Staff of the Texas Comptroller's Office also failed to provide further enlightenment on its revised definition of nexus. Perhaps the Texas Comptroller has adopted Justice Potter Stewart's famous "I know it when I see it" standard with respect to sales tax nexus. The Texas Comptroller has obfuscated, rather than clarified, its definition of "nexus" with this revised rule, and perhaps has created a tax trap for the unwary...

It's almost axiomatic in the high-tech industry that SMBs lack the expertise and in-house tech staff to do much in the way of IT work, so app development isn't easy for them. However, Apple and Google have unveiled SDKs are claimed to simplify the process For instance, Google'...

It's not surprising that the worldwide economic situation has led to many companies having both scaled-back budgets and staffs, creating a very real decline in attendance and in exhibitors at many industrial shows. The challenges facing the traditional trade show market have only been exacerbated by the additional issues of travel woes and hassles due to the scaling back of flight choices, the continued dominance of the Web as a primary research vehicle, and the explosion of social media options...

One compelling trait of 2D tagging, as seen in the following example, is its ease of use. With a simple scan, the consumer has all the information needed to make an informed big-ticket purchase. Also, sales staff have the information they need to better educate the consumer and close a sale. While this activity may seem a bit foreign at first, regular exposure to it and wider adoption by brands (and by various media in the U.S.) has allowed greater recognition by today's consumers. As they become more familiar with the technology, they will want to use it more often. ...

Other users emphasized the general business applicability of the analytics apps. For example, Johns Hopkins Hospital is using the application to improve its staffing and operational efficiencies, according to Stephanie Reel, CIO of Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine...

However, getting from 99.95 to 99.999 is extremely expensive -- each nine represents an exponential increase in hardware and staffing costs. In fact, the difference between four nines and five nines is largely operational. Unless an organization is financial services, healthcare or some other real-time business, the costs of achieving five nines are difficult, if not impossible, to justify.

Sales is often the driver for CRM implementation, and it's a great place to look for these cues. Engage your sales staff about what would help them do their jobs more effectively. If they're having issues managing contact management or account histories through the home-brew systems they're using, it's a major red flag.

Traditionally, IT managers try to automate the provisioning process as much as possible to provide better support for end-users. However, with the hype around cloud as virtualization solutions are implemented, as well as the growing number of applications, IT staff are putting a lot of effort into planning, support and deployment...

Sure, all of the companies I talked to used Linux heavily -- that's why I considered them -- but not one of them installed Linux desktop on employees' computers. Wow. (Disclaimer: My employer now does provide Linux as desktop of choice to some staff, but it's still predominantly Windows.) ...

"Often, when people think about virtualized environment backup and recovery, they are looking at the situation from a data center or enterprise mindset," said Rob Ciampa, vice president of marketing atMarathon Technologies. "They assume there's 24/7 support, and they have adequate staffing and funding. But a majority of the businesses in the United States are mid-sized enterprises or smaller, which have serious staffing issues."

In addition to recognizing recent advances in technology, these rulings reflect basic common sense, according to Corynne McSherry, senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which was a leading advocate for all of the rulings issued by the Library of Congress.

Motally staffers include CEO John Forese, formerly at Nielsen Mobile; Founder and President Arte Merritt; and Chief Technology Officer Duc Haba, formerly at Oracle The firm's board of directors consists of John Malloy and Jonathan Ebinger, both partners at venture capitalist f...

The users of 802.11n achieved a 49 percent increase in network uptime over all others, 22 percent growth in the percentage of staff using the WLAN, and 19 percent increase in campus coverage, coinciding with the greater range of 802.11n-based APs. ...

"We are very pleased with today's decision by the U.S. Attorney's Office, which supports the findings of our internal investigation and follows last night's approval of new laptop policies by the school board," Christopher McGinley, superintendent of the district, said on Tuesday. "This is all good news for the students and staff of Lower Merion School District as we prepare for the start of a new school year." ...

The US$1.15 billion that Dell has pledged to spend for data storage vendor 3Par could turn out to be a wise investment if Dell is able to use 3Par's assets -- its product line and its sales and support staff -- to carve out a position at the high end of the storage market Dell...

Perhaps the real reason, which tends to remain unstated, is that the vendors could never get their products or parts at such low prices if the workers were paid a decent wage. Surely someone on the vendors' staff was business-savvy enough to wonder why and how Foxconn could bid so low on its contracts, but that would have been politically incorrect...

This is because the relationships between data, information, knowledge, staff, management, experts, applications and platforms vary greatly among enterprise organizations. Companies are not as concerned about the pilot as they are about achieving business objectives and finding answers to the unique problems they are experiencing...

Risk and issue-tracking: Nothing, in reality, is hunky-dory -- and projects are not without issues. So it is only logical that the project information page have a section on risk or issue-tracking. This allows project team members to track and manage roadblocks that are especially prevalent in this economic climate (e.g., cost, security issues, smaller staffs). This need not be a rant section, but rather a forum to show audiences the efforts made by the team in navigating through such issues and coming up with creative solutions and alternatives wherever possible. Obviously, if a project hits an insurmountable roadblock, this could very well be the place where everyone gets to read about it. If the project is near and dear to them, audiences should be allowed to propose suggestions too! ...