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What a Facebook IPO will look like


January 31, 2012 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Facebook, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, social networking

Rumors of a Facebook initial public offering have been swirling for weeks now, and while many analysts believed it would happen

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Expert Advice – 20 Practical Tips on Authentication and Access Management from Practiced Professionals


January 30, 2012 by khoffman
Posted in: E-news sponsored content

You know your financial institution’s need for stronger IT security can’t wait any longer. Regulatory compliance and the risk of a data breach are forcing you to implement more stringent security policies and procedures. However, user password problems continue to consume time, resources and money. This white paper provides insight from your peers who have successfully deployed SSO and strong authentication at their own companies – from those who have measured the results against the investment, and can share their experiences.

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Lowering the high cost of crunching big data


January 30, 2012 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: adoption, operating systems, Software, Special Report

In these days of tight budgets, cautious spending and overall business frugality, many organizations are struggling to figure out a way to manage the huge ponds of data they’ve accumulated in recent years. The cost? 

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McDonalds learns Twitter skills the hard way


January 27, 2012 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, social networking, Twitter

The folks at McDonald’s may not be “lovin’ it” so much after a Twitter marketing campaign backfired badly in recent days — not exactly the

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Number of cyber-insured companies grows


January 26, 2012 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, cybercrime, Disaster recovery, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, security

As data breach costs continue to rise, a growing number of companies are looking for someone who’ll have their back in case organizational security and data are compromised. Stepping up to the job: Insurance companies, experts in risk and remediation for all sorts of disasters, business and person. Is it

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Apple crushes sales forecasts for Q4


January 25, 2012 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Apple, cash flow, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

In a stunning show of sales power, Apple announced this week that its sales for the last quarter of 2011 – the one that included the holiday season – obliterated

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Guess who buys the most semiconductors?


January 24, 2012 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Apple, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Here’s a hint: The computer company that’s selling the most computer gadgets is the likely answer. And if you guessed 

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A Complete View of the Enterprise: Linking Operational and Financial Planning in Global Organizations


January 23, 2012 by khoffman
Posted in: E-news sponsored content

Read this white paper from CFO Research Services, which examines why and how chief financial officers are looking to create “highly integrated” organizations by moving from standalone spreadsheets to integrated planning, budgeting, and forecasting systems.

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Apple’s latest target: Textbook publishing


January 23, 2012 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: adoption, Apple, Special Report

Once Apple trains its sights on an industrial niche, it’s safe to say there will be come shifts coming. Music, smartphones, movies and TV have all felt the impact of the company’s tech. And the latest target: School textbooks. A multi-billion industry that serves up a wide variety of tomes to students and their schools at extraordinary prices, 

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$5.2 million bank heist blamed on IT


January 19, 2012 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, online banking, security

Any bank that’s not keeping close tabs on its tech security will want to pay close attention to the consequences. Take the case of  the South African Postbank, which had a cool $5.2 million 

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