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Apr 03, 2011

CIO Magazine - Public Cloud Vs. Private Cloud: Why Not Both?

(3-Apr-11) As cloud computing moves from hype to reality, certain broad trends and best practices are emerging when it comes to the public cloud vs. private cloud deployment debate. Anecdotally and from surveys, it's becoming clear that most enterprises are first looking to the private cloud ...

Mar 30, 2011

MSN.ca - Netflix challenging traditional TV providers

(30-Mar-11) MONTREAL - California-based Netflix is challenging Canadian cable, satellite, pay TV and traditional broadcasters by offering a growing amount of competitive online TV and movie content for consumers. "I am certain of one thing, and that is cable companies and pay-per-use broadcast...

Mar 25, 2011

CIO Magazine - Can a Smartphone App Juice the Market for Electric Cars?

(25-Mar-11) Consumers have been slow to embrace electric vehicles, despite their cool factor. One obstacle to adoption is that the battery-powered cars can typically travel only about 100 miles before requiring a recharge. And there are just a few thousand public charging stations in the United S...

Mar 08, 2011

Small Business Computing - 10 Cloud Computing Security Tips for Small Businesses

(8-Mar-11) Cloud computing can represent a net gain in data security and system reliability – especially for small businesses with aging computers and data stored on hard drives that rarely -- if ever -- experience a back up. But that doesn’t mean you can take security and reliability for gran...

Mar 03, 2011

ITBusiness.ca - The return of Michael Capellas

(3-Mar-11) New Orleans, La. - The last time Michael Capellis was in the high tech spotlight he was trying to save MCI Worldcom. That did not go well for the 30-year veteran of the IT industry. Today, the last CEO of Compaq took the main stage at Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) Partner Summit, held he...

Feb 23, 2011

CDN - Know when to hold it, know when to Shred it

(23-Feb-11) Data that is most likely to be stolen are information that has the highest commercial value, according to James Quin, lead research analyst for Info-Tech Research Group in London, Ont. He said information typically falls into two buckets – intellectual property and client/em...

Feb 22, 2011

Destination CRM - Ed Chi Joins Google as a Research Scientist

(22-Feb-11) Google has hired Ed Chi, a world-renowned expert in social media, as a research scientist specializing in human interaction. Up until the end of January, Chi was a principal scientist of augmented social cognition at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), an institution for commerci...

Feb 17, 2011

IT World Canada - How Canada can thwart another foreign cyber attack

(17-Feb-11) While a cyber attack similar to the one that compromised three key federal departments will almost certainly happen again, the damage can be limited if the government acts to break down technology silos and implement selective two-factor authentication measures, according to Canadian...

Feb 15, 2011

IT World Canada - CDN on location at IBM PartnerWorld: Day One

(15-Feb-11) After a two-year absence, IBM's PartnerWorld Leadership conference is back and nearly 2000 business partners from around the world have descended on Orlando to hear the latest on IBM Corp.'s (NYSE: IBM) technology roadmap and strategy for the channel. After a day of networking, on...

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