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SaaS e-mail service keeps Wesfarmers ticking 19 March, 2010 10:13:00
Cloud data location remains a concernDespite a significant investment in Exchange infrastructure, Wesfarmers corporate IT has subscribed to a SaaS e-mail service for business continuity reasons. - +
Widespread discontent persists with ERP projects 18 March, 2010 05:22:00
A new study plays a familiar tune about delays and cost overrunsMore than half of companies that implement ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems end up garnering no more than 30 percent of the business benefits they expected, according to a new study released by systems integrator Panorama Consulting Group. - +
SaaS helps SKM with asset management project 16 March, 2010 10:09:00
Licensing cost reduction of up to 20 per centThanks to a point SaaS solution, a temporary asset management project at engineering consulting firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has resulted in a dramatic reduction in instances of some applications. - +
Google's Big New Cloud Play: Should Microsoft Be Afraid? 12 March, 2010 08:51:00
For the time being Office still dominates at large enterprisesLate last week, Google made another aggressive move to stay ahead of Microsoft in the online productivity tools space by acquiring DocVerse, a startup founded by two former Microsoft employees, known for tools that let users collaborate on Microsoft Office files on the Web. - +
Microsoft tries to lure NetSuite users with new deal 12 March, 2010 07:31:00
US customers can get up to an $850 credit for each user who switches to DynamicsMicrosoft is offering financial enticements to customers of on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite to switch over to Microsoft's Dynamics family of business applications. - +
Google Apps store seeks cloud collaboration boost 11 March, 2010 08:32:00
The Apps Marketplace aims to create a virtual, integrated suite of heterogeneous business applicationsGoogle's new Apps Marketplace could give a significant boost to Web-based communication and collaboration software for businesses by creating a wide-ranging yet integrated virtual suite of heterogeneous cloud applications. - +
Capgemini to offer cloud help with new unit 09 March, 2010 07:28:00
The company is transforming from a system integrator to 'a service assembler,' Capgemini saidThe technical services group of Capgemini has traditionally helped companies with system integration, but cloud computing is changing that. The company is increasingly assembling lots of different software-as-a-service applications, a phenomenon that has led Capgemini to create a new business unit. - +
Google buys DocVerse 08 March, 2010 07:17:00
The acquisition means Google and Microsoft will both be offering similar Office-based servicesWith its acquisition of DocVerse, announced Friday, Google is offering an online component to Microsoft Word before Microsoft does so itself. - +
Google now covers all Apps with advanced backup 05 March, 2010 06:19:00
Google offers this "best in class" protection at no additional chargeGoogle recently extended what it describes as highly advanced and sophisticated data backup and recovery to all components of its Apps communication and collaboration suite. - +
Amazon EC2 boosts memory, Windows support 24 February, 2010 07:44:00
The new extra-large memory option will help customers perform advanced computationAmazon Web Services has added a new "high memory extra-large" instance option for its AWS' Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service, which provides scalable computing infrastructure over the Internet. - +
Central Desktop's 2.0 upgrade focuses on user interface 23 February, 2010 05:54:00
It also enhanced the collaboration suite's file-viewing componentsCentral Desktop has redesigned the user interface and increased the file-viewing capacity of its hosted collaboration suite for small and medium-size businesses and enterprise departments.
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To fight scammers, Russia cracks down on .ru domain 22 March, 2010 07:25:00
Registrants will need a passport or business documents to register domainsIn a bid to cut down on fraud and inappropriate content, the organization responsible for administering Russia's .ru top-level domain names is tightening its procedures. - +
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Potential conflict between an organisation's security and its cultureThe director of IT security at a national accounting firm has warned CIOs about the increasing level of administration access regular employees are gaining, calling it a "trust time bomb". - +
Facebook users targeted in massive spam run 19 March, 2010 06:50:00
The messages try to get users to dowload a malicious attachmentFacebook's 400 million users have been targeted by a spam run that could infect their computers with malicious software designed to steals passwords and other data, according to security researchers at McAfee. - +
Law enforcement push for stricter domain name rules 18 March, 2010 05:04:00
The changes would make it more difficult for criminals to register under false details for domain namesLaw enforcement officials in the U.K. and U.S. are pushing the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to put in place measures that would help reduce abuse of the domain name system. - +
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