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Jan 13, 2011

CIO Australia - New worldwide channel chief at SAP

(13-Jan-11) There's been a change in the channel leadership at enterprise software vendor SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) with the departure this week of Pat Hume, the worldwide channel chief who has led SAP's ongoing transformation from a direct-first company to one that is embracing the indirect go to mark...

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Jan 06, 2011

The Globe and Mail - Plucky David aims a rock at cybersecurity Goliaths

(6-Jan-11) Last year, David Lowenstein, chief executive officer of Toronto-based Federated Networks, told attendees at the Demo technology conference in Santa Clara, Calif., that Federated’s soon-to-be released Connect Secure software will offer “cybersecurity that actually secures – imagine tha...

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Jan 03, 2011

The Vancouver Sun - Social media top list of business innovation possibilities in 2011

Social media top the must-have list of technologies that businesses should consider adopting in 2011, an Ontario-based research company suggested on Monday. "Social media for business use is here to stay," Info-Tech Research said in a news release. The company noted that marketing sections ar...

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thumbnail for Computer World UK - SAP: Cloud makes Oracle strategy obsolete
Dec 09, 2010

Computer World UK - SAP: Cloud makes Oracle strategy obsolete

(9-Dec-10) SAP has claimed that the cloud will render Oracle's stratgey of owning the entire hardware and software stack irrelevant. Speaking to press and analysts gathered for SAP's Influencer Summit via satellite from Dresden, German, SAP co-CEO Jim Hagermann-Snabe said cloud computing isn't...

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thumbnail for Direct Marketing News - Google eBookstore could create ad-supported book publishing model: experts
Dec 07, 2010

Direct Marketing News - Google eBookstore could create ad-supported book publishing model: experts

(7-Dec-10) Google's just launched eBookstore, which made available approximately 3 million digital books from more than 4,000 publishers, will be a boon for the nascent e-tablet market, according to industry experts. It could also usher in ad-supported book publishing. The move is Google's pl...

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thumbnail for Globe and Mail - Do iPhones have what it takes?
Nov 22, 2010

Globe and Mail - Do iPhones have what it takes?

(22-Nov-10) When Apple launched the iPhone in 2007, information technology experts declared it unsuitable for business use – not least because of security concerns. That’s changed. The iPhone and more recent iPad are now credible business options, declares Forrester Research. Recent figures...

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thumbnail for ITWorld Canada - The difference between searching and finding
Nov 09, 2010

ITWorld Canada - The difference between searching and finding

(9-Nov-10) There’s a disconnect in how data is viewed in the business because while Canadian execs demand more and faster access to data, they don’t see data as anything more than a mere consequence of doing business. A new global study by Seattle, Wash.-based software vendor Avanade Inc. foun...

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thumbnail for CIO Magazine - How FedEx Improved Security, Eased Access
Nov 02, 2010

CIO Magazine - How FedEx Improved Security, Eased Access

(2-Nov-10) Delivering packages to customers in a timely fashion takes more than a good shipping label. In the case of FedEx (FDX), employees often need special IDs to make deliveries, such as the Secure Identification Display Area (SIDA) badges required to access restricted airport areas. For...

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thumbnail for ITBusiness - Lax privacy rules get Google off the hook
Oct 29, 2010

ITBusiness - Lax privacy rules get Google off the hook

(29-Oct-10) Weaknesses in privacy legislation both in Canada and the U.S. helped Google escape with a mere slap on the wrist over the StreetView WiFi snooping snafu, according to tech and privacy experts. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, on Wednesday said it has closed its investigation into...

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