Year: 2008
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Cloud Computing Brings Challenge, Opportunity in 2009
Categories: News and TrendsThe IT forecast for 2009 is decidedly cloudy. Cloud computing, fueled by software as a service, virtualization and managed services, will become a bigger part of the business of IT solution providers. As the economy continues to stall, the appeal of pay-per-use IT services built around virtualization, managed services and hosted software will grow. Companies… Read more
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New Year’s Resolutions for Your Business
Categories: News and TrendsMany business owners are not just making resolutions for their personal lives, but for their businesses, too. The problem with most resolutions is that there is no strategic plan behind the wishful thinking, and there are no metrics with which to mark success or checkpoints to adjust so as to refine the execution to drive… Read more
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Microsoft, Apple, Google Sued by Small Company for Patent Infringement
Categories: News and TrendsCygnus Systems, a Michigan-based solution provider, is suing Microsoft, Apple and Google, claiming the tech heavyweights infringed on a patent it holds for a common file preview feature. Future lawsuits could hit Adobe and other software vendors. Cygnus, a solution provider and Web development company that partners with many leading technology vendors, was recently awarded… Read more
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Tech Stocks Pressured Through Holidays
Categories: News and TrendsTechnology stocks were down overall in the final week of trading for 2008. With just three days left until the New Year most companies are predicting a sluggish start to 2009 and minimal gains through the first half. On Friday, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported this was “the best holiday season” they had seen. The online… Read more
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Most Popular Articles of 2008
Categories: News and TrendsWhen the books close on 2008, it will go down as one of the most turbulent and transformative years in the modern era. The year was marked by the presidential election, economic recession, energy crunch and relentless technology advancements. These issues and many more created opportunities and challenges for solution providers and the technology community.… Read more
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Turning Dane-Elec’s Zpen into a Digital Ink Powerhouse
Everywhere you turn, businesses are still straddled with the inefficacies of paper. A visit to a doctor’s office, hospital, insurance agent or most any professional business usually results in the filling out of forms. Adding insult to injury is the fact that those forms are usually manually inputted into an electronic record of some type.… Read more