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Webinars are free sponsored educational seminars that are accessed over the Internet. You can register for upcoming Webinars or view archived presentations via the links below.
Making Sense of Business Intelligence
Date: 2/18/2010
Sponsors: IBM
Host: Rob Salkowitz, author Generation Blend and the upcoming Young World Rising; Harriet Fryman, Business Unit Executive, IBM Cognos Software
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At an unprecedented rate, firms worldwide are streamlining business processes and transactions, saving and making money by obtaining actionable information to guide decision-making – and business intelligence (BI) has moved to the front lines of successful corporate planning. The ways in which organizations approach BI varies with industry, type of business application, type of customer, and a range of other factors. Moderated by Rob Salkowitz, author Generation Blend and the upcoming Young World Rising, and featuring guest speaker Harriet Fryman, Business Unit Executive for IBM Cognos Software, this discussion clarifies BI, identifies its approaches, and discusses the advantages of each in order to help executives create a strategy that works for them.
The Customer Web: Pushing The Edge Of Customer Engagement Online*
Date: 12/15/2009
Sponsors: IBM
Host: Chris Murphy, Editor, InformationWeek
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How are innovative companies using the Web to push customer engagement to new levels? To find out, InformationWeek dug into three industries that every one of us interacts with—healthcare, banking, and government—to find IT teams pushing the edge. Join us for a roundtable discussion with four InformationWeek editors as we share what we learned about companies testing new models, and what risks come with that.
How to Secure Data Floating Around in the Cloud
Date: 12/1/2009
Sponsors: IBM
Host: Paul Korzeniowski, Freelance Writer, Information Week
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Advances in Internet broadband services have enabled companies to pick up their data centers and move them into the cloud. By offloading processing chores to a third party, corporations can cut their staffing requirements, speed up application deployment, and simplify their management chores. Sounds great, but these benefits often come with a dark side, suspect security. Because cloud services are new, suppliers are now figuring out how to make sure they are secure. This Webinar will examine the new security challenges that cloud computing presents, discuss steps suppliers are taking to address them, identify weak and strong security areas, and outline the steps companies should take to ensure that their data is safe.
Business & the Three I’s (Instrumented, Interconnected & Intelligent)
Date: 9/10/2009
Sponsors:
Host: Terry Sweeney, Chief Editor, Internet Evolution
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Automobiles, household appliances, even livestock are getting their own IP addresses, leading some to refer to the Internet of Things. How are companies in different business sectors benefiting from this concept of being Instrumented, Interconnected, and Intelligent? Moderator Terry Sweeney will synthesize the early end-user experience and what returns these enterprises have begun reaping.
Can The Virtualized Desktop Deliver?
Date: 8/20/2009
Sponsors: IBM
Host: Randy George, Contributer, Information Week
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Having reaped savings and performance gains from server virtualization, many IT leaders are weighing whether desktop virtualization can bring the same payday. But that brings in a new wild card: Whether virtualized desktops can deliver the experience that demanding end users expect, from interactivity to personalization to mobility. Our moderator, Randy George, brings perspective on a business-IT strategy perspective, and also the practical point of view from having recently tested a spectrum of virtual desktop infrastructure software.
Government Transparency 2.0
Date: 5/28/2009
Sponsors: IBM
Host: Mary Hayes, Editor at Large, TechWeb
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The Obama administration came in with a promise of openness, and faith that Web technology will help deliver it. In this Webinar, we’ll discuss where in the federal bureaucracy technology has the potential to drive openness. We’ll examine the various Websites already in use or being developed, like Recovery.gov and Data.gov, to see how they’re contributing to openness. We’ll draw on discussions with federal IT leaders for insight into how these and other transparency efforts are going. We’ll also look at what’s standing in the way of expanding openness, where technology isn’t helping, and what the future likely holds.
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Don Reisinger
Don Reisinger   3/12/2010   1 comment
The United States Treasury Department this week announced that, after receiving direction from the Obama Administration, it has amended sanctions on Cuba, Sudan, and Iran, allowing for the exportation of US-based "services and software related to the exchange of personal communications over the Internet, including web browsing, blogging, email, instant messaging, and chat; social networking; and photo and movie sharing."
Alan Reiter
Alan Reiter   3/11/2010   29 comments
Despite all the virtual ink spilled about digital publications, the so-called "futuristic" products are pretty lame.
Mary E. Shacklett
In 2007, research firm IDC reported that worldwide data storage was at 300 exabytes and projected that data would grow by a factor of ten by 2011.
David Vellante
David Vellante   3/10/2010   11 comments
I’m not a hardcore networking person, but it was impossible not to notice last month when Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) “leaked” that an upcoming announcement on March 9 would "forever change the Internet and its impact on consumers, businesses, and governments."
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Todd Watson   3/10/2010   Post a comment
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What the Hell Is Wrong With Hollywood?

3|12|10   |   1:58   |   No comments


Steve goes ballistic over the Oscars' revolting goody bag and starts a Facebook campaign about it. Amazingly, it works!
Reiter's Block
Desktops Will Be 'Irrelevant'? Baloney!

3|11|10   |   3:12   |   2 comments


A top Google executive says desktop computers will be irrelevant in three years. Alan Reiter suspects it won't be desktops that will be irrelevant (snicker).
Raimund Genes
Security as a Service

3|11|10   |   0:46   |   1 comment


Trend Micro's Raimund Genes examines the pent-up need for companies to outsource their security solutions.
Tom Nolle
Are WiFi Hotspots an Adult Application?

3|10|10   |   02:14   |   No comments


Apple doesn't want you to get adult entertainment in a WiFi hotspot – at least not with an iPhone. Its adult apps are banned, and now it’s also nixed some hotspot-locating applications. The reasons are different, and they tell us something important about smartphone app stores.
Lee H. Berke
How Valuable Is That Archive?

3|10|10   |   1:27   |   3 comments


If you're a sports content provider, your archives have value, but the shelf life is short, says Lee.
Reiter's Block
How Good Is ‘Kindle for BlackBerry’?

3|9|10   |   03:27   |   3 comments


Reiter's a readaholic and couldn't wait to get Amazon's Kindle for BlackBerry application. But was it worth the wait?
Thomas Steding
The Future of Security Threats

3|9|10   |   1:30   |   1 comment


What kinds of threats are on the rise? RedCondor's Thomas Steding gives his expert opinion.
Full Nelson
Tech Defibrillates Healthcare

3|8|10   |   2:03   |   2 comments


Hospitals get instrumented and data flows like blood through veins, transforming the delivery and quality of healthcare. Here’s a quick look from HIMSS, the biggest healthcare IT show on the block.
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Twoubled Twoyota Twurns two Twitter

3|8|10   |   02:22   |   8 comments


Toyota launches a site on TweetMeme where it's aggregating Toyota-related Tweets, hoping to repair its image with the public. Who cares whether these guys can build safe cars? They can Tweet!
Singer at C-Level
Security... Compliance... Fight!

3|5|10   |   01:38   |   3 comments


If your enterprise is up to speed on its compliance for security, does it make you sleep better at night? How many certifications and check boxes does it take to secure a network? Time to think differently about what we're protecting.