Tag: productivity

  • OpenApple: Apple Takes on Office, Gently

    OpenApple: Apple Takes on Office, Gently

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Apple will step on yet another of Microsoft’s toes early next year when the Mac maker unveils the next version of its iWork productivity suite, complete with a new spreadsheet application. Sources report that iWork ’07 will gain this new third component, code-named Lasso, which will go to bat against Microsoft Excel in the consumer… Read more

  • Keep It Simple

    Keep It Simple

    Pedro Pereira

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    For technology to deliver on its promise of increasing productivity, it must be simple to use in addition to being reliable. But technology companies don’t always get that. Instead, many would rather pile on features and capabilities that ultimately hinder, rather than empower, the user. The result: Users shy away from features they don’t need… Read more

  • Online Office Apps Fall Short for Enterprise

    Online Office Apps Fall Short for Enterprise

    Anne Chen

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    When Microsoft releases Office 2007 later in 2006, the major overhaul of the venerable office productivity suite is likely to spur an examination of lower-priced alternatives. Competitors such as Sun Microsystems’ StarOffice, OpenOffice.org’s OpenOffice and Corel’s WordPerfect are most often brought up as competitors, but a new crop of Web-based productivity tools is beginning to… Read more

  • Avaya, Juniper Unveil Marketing Agreement

    Avaya, Juniper Unveil Marketing Agreement

    Caron Carlson

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    Avaya and Juniper Networks unveiled a joint marketing agreement to deliver end-to-end IP networking systems to enterprises seeking converged communications with a high level of security. The arrangement combines Avaya’s experience in IP telephone technologies with Juniper’s networking and security experience. The new offerings include distributed IP telephony, secure IP telephony on any network, virtual… Read more

  • IBM to Roll Out TotalStorage Productivity Center

    IBM to Roll Out TotalStorage Productivity Center

    Brian Fonseca

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    As IT budget spending on disk and SAN storage systems rises back to prominence, customers are sounding the call for better storage infrastructure optimization and manageability within mixed-vendor environments. To help simplify the complexity of numerous moving parts, IBM on Tuesday unveiled the IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center. Available in May, Productivity Center is a modular… Read more

  • Managing Sales Force Productivity

    Scott Karren

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    How well is your sales team producing? A good rule of thumb for a sales rep in a profitable channel provider is 2X the sales salary in margin revenue. For example, in a 20 point gross margin business, a $75K sales rep must close $750K in collected revenue and $150K in gross margin to profitably… Read more