Gamification of the enterprise
NETWORK WORLD–How to successfully add game features to corporate processes.
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Bitcoin: Seven reasons to be wary
NETWORK WORLD–Of all the virtual currencies out there, BitCoin is the most interesting from a technical perspective – and the least interesting from the business point of view.
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Farm Cash vs. Hard Cash
Virtual currencies jump the fence from in-game tokens to real-world rewards Which would you rather get as a reward for doing business with a particular company: frequent flyer miles, cash rewards, or two virtual cows on FarmVille? Major companies like American Express are betting that you pick Farm Cash or some other type of virtual
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Why Linux is a desktop flop
It’s free, easier to use than ever, IT staffers know it and love it, and it has fewer viruses and Trojans than Windows. It’s already ubiquitous on the server side. Plus, there are now alternatives to the most popular software packages out there — again, for free — and new software releases often have Web-based
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Hold the phone: retailers eye payments via smartphone
An emerging technology called Near Field Communication will soon give new meaning to the phrase “tapped out.” Once NFC systems become widespread, which could happen as soon as next year, consumers will be able to pay for purchases at the checkout counter by simply tapping their cell phones, rather than digging out a credit or
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3D conferencing hits the enterprise
Avaya and others offer easy-to-use, low-cost, browser-based virtual environments for corporate meetings
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Five 3D virtual environments for the enterprise
Several companies are 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.
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iPads storm the enterprise
Apple’s new application-level encryption paves the way for companies to run business apps on the iPad
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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 security expert 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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