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SMBs, Enterprises Share Common Communication Ailments
A study commissioned by Siemens revealed that small and midsize businesses have some serious communications agita. The good news—if it can be called that—is the SMB agita is exactly the same as what large enterprises suffer. The report, “SMB Communications Pain Study: Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Communications Barriers and Latency,” conducted by SIS Research, shows that…
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Palm CEO: Pre Is a Breeze for Developers
Developers looking to write applications for the upcoming Palm Pre should find it very easy, at least according to Palm’s CEO. In an interview during the GSMA World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Palm CEO Ed Colligan said the relative ease in developing for the upcoming Palm Pre will attract a wide range of application developers…
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Microsoft Putting More Weight on Its Mobility Presence
Microsoft is hoping to further cement its presence in the mobility space with a next-generation OS and a passel of services designed to streamline the way we receive messages, from PCs to mobile device. The next iteration of Windows Mobile, which Microsoft is now calling simply Windows Phone, was unveiled at the GSMA World Mobile…
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Nokia Opens Its Own Mobile App Store
First Apple did it, and Microsoft is expected to announce its own this week. But Nokia beat the operating system vendor to it, announcing its own mobile application store for the upcoming N97 and other Nokia mobile devices. The Nokia Ovi Store, announced at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009, will officially open for business…
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Dell Smartphones? A Welcoming Channel Awaits
The rumor mill is spinning on speculation that Dell will introduce a smartphone this month, but solution providers are taking a decidedly more subdued stance on the possibility. “I just heard about it last week,” said Ray Paganini, CIO of Cornerstone IT in Cleveland. “My first question would be whether it runs Microsoft Mobile. But…
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SAAS or On-Premise E-mail: Which is Best?
No application has succeeded in superseding e-mail as the killer app of modern business. While few people think of e-mail as being a business-enabling tool, few people would want to run their business without persistent access to digital messages from employees, contractors, suppliers, partners and—most of all—customers. Microsoft Exchange has long held the dominant title…