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One of the most popular ways to facilitate corporate communication in the past was via SMS messages. Most if not all employees, regardless of their department, have an SMS-capable phone, and employees could send direct messages to each other any ...
The BYOD trend has certainly exploded in recent years, and has become common in many workplaces. It is estimated that 60 percent of both small and midsize businesses employ some sort of BYOD scheme to keep their staff outfitted with ...
Though social networks like Facebook and Twitter rule the corporate social networking scene, Pinterest has been actively courting businesses of all shapes and sizes to its burgeoning service. Last year, the social network introduced a special type of business-friendly page ...
Social networking at the office has now seemingly touched every department. Like email and SMS before it, social networks like Twitter and Facebook have become the chief way that people communicate with one another outside work. Now this trend has ...
Malware is a serious problem for IT professionals and generates a huge volume of service calls a year. Though infected computers can be salvaged, the damage done by malware is one that can take a serious toll on companies, especially ...
The biggest problem facing today's IT departments is underfunding. Unfortunately, this is largely due to the perception that IT departments are a costly black hole for money that doesn't offer businesses much return on their investment. However, a new study ...
Though Facebook and Twitter have long been a part of the social business plan of most midsize businesses, the Pinterest social network is a bit new to the world of business social networking. Though Pinterest launched their "Pinterest for Businesses" ...
When you think of high cloud energy consumption, the image of the crowded and stuffy data center likely comes to mind. However, new research from AT&T's Bell Labs and the University of Melbourne has revealed that traditional data centers only ...
In the current business climate, BYOD is generally a voluntary practice, with employees receiving support and access to applications for their personal devices. This process helps businesses keep costs low, and it keeps employees from being stuck with old technology ...
Tablet computers have enjoyed a meteoric rise since the debut of the iPad only four years ago. Though they are hugely popular with consumers, they are still considered more of a luxury item at many midsize businesses. However, a new ...
Web traffic from tablets and smartphones has been on the rise in recent years as users become more accustomed to using mobile devices rather than traditional desktops to navigate the web. However, even though Android has been gaining in sales, ...
IT professionals are a diverse bunch but often come together around certain standards. Though the browser landscape is vast, IT professionals only chose a select few to work with and often make these decisions based on two factors: speed and ...
Employee communication is an evolving concept and has become more fluid as technology develops. While email use to be the best way to communicate with the cubicles down the hall, instant messages, SMS, and even social networking services have all ...
Security is one of the biggest threats in the midsize business world today, and unfortunately, basic digital security has not really evolved since the 1980s. Simple passwords are used for everything from email accounts to cloud storage, and this method ...
One of the biggest issues with the BYOD workplace trend is security. Though employees do their best to keep business information locked away either via sandboxing or some other type of corporate segmentation, they are only human, and devices are ...
Facebook Home, the new Android launcher that was announced in early April, may be targeted towards socially-obsessed consumers, but in today's world of BYOD, many are asking questions about how this always-connected launcher will handle privacy and data collection. Though ...
Tablets have become a dominating force in the consumer market, but businesses have been slower to adopt tablet computing, viewing them as unnecessary when desktop computers are already present. However, a new study suggests that having a workplace tablet equipped ...
If you use Twitter, chances are good you have heard of Vine. The video equivalent of a character-limited tweet, Vine is a service that allows users to upload quick six-second videos to Twitter to share a small bit of information ...
One of the things that makes Facebook such a valuable marketing tool for businesses is its ability to target ads to specific subsets of consumers. For instance, if a user posts a lot about having a baby, ads for diapers ...
Google announced yesterday that it would be getting rid of its Google Reader service. As part of its "Spring Cleaning" initiative, Google is putting RSS on the block. The announcement was met with some surprise, as there still seemed to ...