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3D conferencing hits the enterprise
Immersive virtual environments – such as Second Life and some enterprise-friendly alternatives – have traditionally required users to download special software and learn a difficult user interface. But several companies are working to change that, offering business-friendly virtual meeting platforms that work right in a Web browser, no software download required, with prices starting at around $50 a month. Read full article at Network World. … Read entire article »
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Five 3D virtual environments for the enterprise
Immersive virtual environments – such as Second Life and some enterprise-friendly alternatives – have traditionally required users to download special software and learn a difficult user interface. But several companies are working to change that, offering business-friendly virtual meeting platforms that work right in a Web browser, no software download required, with prices starting at around $50 a month. Read full article at Network World. … Read entire article »
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iPads storm the enterprise
As global accounts director at Altus, Inc., Michelle Klatt’s job is to visit Fortune 500 companies and demonstrate her firm’s video management software. When the iPad came out a year ago, she was all over it. “I was one of the first salespeople to get one,” she says. “I fought very hard.” Her company’s videos look “absolutely beautiful” on the iPad, she says. And once the sales presentation is over, she uses her iPad to update the Salesforce.com entry for the sales prospect, log the meeting, send out follow-up e-mails, manage her LinkedIn contacts, and do other job-related paperwork. Read full article at Network World. … Read entire article »
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Five iPad safety tips
1. Encrypt, encrypt, encrypt. There are two parts to the data encryption challenge – encrypting stored data, and encrypting data that’s moving over public networks, says securityexpert Brian Reed, vice president of products at mobile security vendor BoxTone. SSL encryption on the iPad is a fast and convenient way to protect data in motion. “With data at rest, you want to ensure that the data is encrypted and protected, but you also want to be able to remotely wipe it if possible,” he adds. Read full article at Network World. … Read entire article »
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OppenheimerFunds gets return on investment from Agile, SOA
OppenheimerFunds used to have a data entry efficiency problem. Address changes that customers made on its Web site had to be manually re-entered into a variety of back-end systems before they went into effect. “Our business was growing — that was the good news,” said Geoff Youell, the firm’s assistant vice president of architecture. But due to the integration issues, the record keeping side wasn’t scaling very well. “There was a lot of retyping the same information multiple times into legacy systems,” he said. Read full article at Network World. (Reprinted from CIO.) … Read entire article »
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Visa issues 10 ‘commandments’ for online merchants
In an attempt to reduce online credit-card fraud, Visa U.S.A. in San Francisco announced 10 “commandments” for online merchants to guard its cardholders’ information. And, next week, Visa will follow up by releasing the details of a broad online security program. John Shaughnessy, Visa’s senior vice president for risk management, said merchants would be required to obey these rules or face fines, sales restrictions or loss of membership. Read full article at Network World. (Reprinted from Computerworld.) … Read entire article »
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Fake bank Web sites trick consumers into giving up personal data
A hacker doesn’t have to break into a bank’s computer to steal account numbers and access codes. It may be enough to set up a “spoof” Web site that closely mimics a real bank’s, according to a warning issued last week by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Some customers have provided financial information to sites that they thought were legitimate Web sites, according to OCC spokesman Dean DeBuck. Read full article at Network World. (Reprinted from Computerworld.) … Read entire article »
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