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Making the Right Connections

Putting M2M to Work
by Nancee Ruzicka
Whether this phenomenon is called machine-to-machine (M2M), connected devices or the Internet of things, nearly every business on the planet is trying to understand M2M. What is it? Why now? Those questions are coming up around the world as executives begin to understand the business value of M2M.
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Growing the Legend with Logistics

by Michael Roney
Working with innovative UPS technology and expertise, Martin Guitar has streamlined operations and improved customer satisfaction while better protecting the crown jewels themselves: the guitars.
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The Online Fraud Landscape

The Arms Race to Protect Against Online Fraudsters

As long as there has been e-commerce, there have been online fraudsters. But now the stakes have been raised. The online business environment has reached a new level, where the war on cybercrime is a 24/7 battle that simply can't be ignored. Read the full article here.

Transforming To a Gigabit Society

Five Questions for Andrew Feinberg,
President & CEO of NetCracker Technology

by Nancee Ruzicka

The companies we have long associated with the delivery of reliable communications services are facing a perfect storm of new competitors, explosive demand, and operational complexity. Read the full article here.

Telepresence

Intelligent Videoconferencing Packs More Value Into Business Connections

by Richard Grigonis

Telepresence and videoconferencing technologies are already a way to save on travel costs and enhance communication, but they offer much more, thanks to recent advances in video compression technology. Read the full article here.

Building The Smart Grid

Promise, Challenge and Transformation

by Michael Roney

Politicians talk about it. Business leaders develop product and service strategies around it. Consumers eagerly await its benefits. The smart grid. Read the full article here.

Cloud Computing

A First Semester Report

by Tim Jennings
Research Fellow, Ovum IT

Cloud computing—the concept of accessing software, services and computing resources primarily over the Internet—is rapidly becoming an integral part of the IT landscape. Read the full article here.

An Interview with Chairman and
CEO of Netsol Technologies

Mr. Najeeb Ghauri

NetSol Technologies is a global IT solutions provider specializing in the leasing and finance industry. It has global offices in the U.S., U.K., China, Australia, Thailand and Pakistan, and more than 150 clients worldwide. Read the full article here.

Riding the Mobile Internet Wave

by Denise Deveau

Some call it an evolution, others a revolution. Whatever descriptor one wants to use for the mobile Internet, it is undeniable that it is changing fast. From the infrastructure that supports it to the operators that deliver it to the user community itself, the mobile Internet is radically transforming the communications landscape. Read the full article here.

How Vulnerable Are Your Documents?

Multi-Function Peripherals Are Often a Security Weakness

Today’s digital copiers and multi-function peripherals (MFP) are often left under-protected, putting a massive amount of confidential information at risk. This corporate security issue can have significant business impact. Read the full article here.

The Dawn of a New Era—
Meaning Based Computing

by Randy Cairns

A new movement is on the rise—based on the premise that we now live in an era of unstructured data—and is designed to help businesses and governments succeed in a seemingly chaotic world. Read the full article here.

Infor’s Jim Schaper Focuses on
Choice and ROI

by Michael Roney

Infor Chairman and CEO Jim Schaper feels the pain of businesses dealing with today’s tough economy, and has dedicated his $2 billion business software company to doing something about it. Read the full article here.

Maximize Your Business Software Investment

A Team of Former Rivals Offers Words of Advice

For years, Ray Wang, a partner with Altimeter Group, and Bruce Richardson, chief strategy officer at Infor, worked for competing research firms. The two former rivals discuss how business leaders can take advantage of today’s changing software landscape.
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Cloud Computing

And the Goal of IT-Business Alignment

by David Mitchell

In his 1962 book Profiles of the Future, scientist and author Arthur C. Clarke says that any sufficiently advanced technology will be indistinguishable from magic. Read the full article here.