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Bomgar believes appliance-based remote control beats software or SaaS solutions hands down
During this podcast, Bill Detwiler speaks with Joel Bomgar about his company's appliance-based remote support solution--the Bomgar Box. Bomgar explains the advantages (easier deployment, better security, lower TCO, increased uptime, client OS flexibility, and more efficient product development) his product has over the competition. by Bill Detwiler
Tags: Appliance, Software, Software-as-a-service, Solution, Information Technology, Remote Support, Bomgar, B100, B200, Remote Administration, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Bill Detwiler
Blog posts 2008-07-17
Kurzweil: Humans will be more machine than biological by the 2030s
According to a CNN article, inventor, author and futurist Dr. Raymond Kurzweil, calculates that "humans will become more non-biological than biological" by the 2030s. Are you ready to join the Borg? Resistance if futile! by Bill Detwiler
Tags: Human, CNN, Prediction, Nanotechnology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Investment, Finance, Hardware, Bill Detwiler
Blog posts 2008-07-15
Robots rock the house
The Trons are a robot rock band -- check them out. by Mark Kaelin
Tags: Music, Robots, 3G, Emerging Technologies, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Mark Kaelin
Blog posts 2008-07-11
SaaS gets a new player in the market, but is the cloud ready for prime time?
Microsoft has entered the Software as a Service SaaS market in a major way. While Google Apps is just trying to get people to try their service, Microsoft has opened up the doors to hosted Exchange, Sharepoint, Communications, LiveMeeting, and CRM software. by Andy Moon
Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Microsoft Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Tools & Techniques, Emerging Technologies, Management, Andy Moon
Blog posts 2008-07-08
Network and wireless technologies at CommunicAsia
CommunicAsia2008 was held in Singapore last week. I managed to squeeze out a couple of days to brave the vast exhibition halls at the Singapore Expo. I am finishing up the fully gallery at the moment, but I shall highlight a few of exhibits -- of the networked and...
Tags: M2M, Mobile, Network, Ultramobile PC, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Wireless Technology, Photograph, NTP, Mobile Data, NTP Server, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Advertising & Promotion, WiMAX, Wireless, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2008-06-22
Photos: Intel's future tech for robots, health care, PCs
Company researchers showcase intelligent robotic hands, sensors for senior care, and next-gen PC tech this week during Research@Intel Day. by CNET News.com
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Tech, Health Care, Photograph, Intel Corp., Desktops, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, CNET News.com, news, intel, robots, pc
Image galleries 2008-06-16
Photos: Heavy metal at RoboGames
Thousands of robots from dozens of countries fight their way through competitions at the International RoboGames in San Francisco. by CNET News.com
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Photograph, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com, news, RoboGames, robots
Image galleries 2008-06-16
Linux success on UMPCs nudges Microsoft's XP strategy
Microsoft announced that it would allow computer manufacturers to preinstall Windows XP Home on low-cost desktops through June 30, 2010 at the Computex trade show in Taipei, Taiwan. Blogger Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes convincingly that what really drove Microsoft's magnanimous gesture toward its XP users -- was the unlooked-for...
Tags: Strategy, Ubuntu, Ultramobile PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Blogger Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Software, Selena Frye
Blog posts 2008-06-05
The Ballmer Bot
It is that time again for me to spend a good deal of time learning and having fun at Tech Ed 2008 in sunny Florida. The Tech Ed venue has changed this year. Instead of having five full days geared toward developers and administrators, it has been split out into two...
Tags: Developer, Administrator, Video, Tech Ed Venue, Corporate Communications, Robots, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Steven Warren
Blog posts 2008-06-03
Nanotechnology comes with a health risk
Technology gains all come with some risk. That shouldn't be news to anyone, uncharted waters always come with some risk. But once the risk is identified, it can be managed. Fortunately, scientists saw this risk coming long ago and started down the path of identifying it. ...
Tags: Risk, Nanotube, Asbestos, Carbon Nanotube, Health Care, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Tricia Liebert
Blog posts 2008-05-21
Reader Response: Open source IP-PBX's: Ready for the enterprise?
Bear with me while I get to the information related to the title of this post.  I want to provide some background about why I'm asking this question.A few weeks ago, I wrote in the Servers and Storage blog a post indicating that my organization, Westminster College, was considering replacing...
Tags: Software, SIP, Phone, Nortel Networks Corp., IP, Avaya Inc., Nortel Meridian System, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Scott Lowe
Blog posts 2008-05-17
Reduce Telecommunications Cost with SIP Trunks
Between T1 costs, a "billing charge" and local and long distance usage, Westminster College spends quite a bit of money on communications costs each month. The billing charge is a several-hundred-dollars charge that we incur for the privilege of receiving an itemized statement at the end of each month....
Tags: SIP, T1, Telecommunications, Trunk, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Emerging Technologies, Scott Lowe
Blog posts 2008-05-15
Tobak gets it wrong - You're not a bunch of sheep
A funny thing happens when you work for "The Media." You get called all sorts of stuff by people who disagree with you. One moment you're a _______ shill, the next you're a ______ basher. Fill in the the blanks however you want: Microsoft, Linux, Apple, Dell, IBM, HP, Hillary,...
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Perception, Tobak, Robots, Strategy, Linux, Financial Accounting, Blogging, Emerging Technologies, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Internet, John Sheesley
Blog posts 2008-05-13
Sanity check: Has Eric Schmidt finally outmaneuvered Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer?
When Eric Schmidt left his job as the chairman and CEO of Novell to become the top executive at Google in 2001 he privately told journalist John Battelle that one of the things he was looking forward to was no longer competing with Microsoft. Bill Gates and...
Tags: Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Channel Management, Search, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-05-12
Interview with technology and science writer Annalee Newitz
TechRepublic Out Loud has been a wonderful platform to highlight the TR community and happenings on the site. I'd now like to branch out a bit and include information and interviews with some uber cool people who are also involved in IT. They might not be members of TechRepublic yet,...
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Technology, Annalee Newitz, Nanotechnology, Podcasts, Wiki, Professional Development, Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Online Communications, Career, Management, Sonja Thompson
Blog posts 2008-05-08
Rundown: Geek movies of summer 2008
In movie industry terms, the "summer movie season" actually begins before summer, on the first weekend in May (as in, this weekend, which is why we're resurrecting this post from March), and ends before summer, on the last weekend in August. There are 18 geek-centric major motion pictures scheduled for...
Tags: Film, Anime, Movie, Robots, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Emerging Technologies, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jay Garmon
Blog posts 2008-04-28
News to know for Thursday, April 10, 2008
"News to know" is a joint venture between TechRepublic and ZDNet. The original post publishes every morning on business days in Between the Lines. Notable headlines: Andy Moon: Yahoo is trying to fend off the Microsoft deal as more players enter the picture ...
Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Robots, Wireless LANs, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Emerging Technologies, Wireless, Mary Weilage
Blog posts 2008-04-10
News to know for Tuesday, April 8, 2008
"News to know" is a joint venture between TechRepublic and ZDNet. The original post publishes every morning on business days in Between the Lines. Notable headlines: Toni Bowers: March marks third consecutive month of job losses Bill Detwiler: Virtual worlds invade the average business meeting...
Tags: TechCrunch, Jason O'Grady, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Printers, Fuel Cells, Notebooks, Web Services, Operating Systems, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Emerging Technologies, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-04-08
April Fool's Day pranks prove some corporations have a sense of humor
If you let this April Fool's Day pass without pulling some kind of gags, then shame on you. Some industry giants yesterday proved that they actually had a sense of humor with the hijinks they took part in. Qualcomm "announced" a new wireless phone it called HandSolo....
Tags: Humor, Robots, E-mail Providers, Telecom & Utilities, Digital Music, Cellular Phones, Digital Media, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Toni Bowers
Blog posts 2008-04-02
Linux UMPC quiz: How many can you name?
The Linux Loop blog compiled a list of UMPCs (ultra-mobile PC) in order to get a handle on the expanding options. Commenters chimed in to come up with a list of nineteen different offerings. Did you know there were that many out there? Here are three from the list,...
Tags: Ultramobile PC, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Linux, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Selena Frye
Blog posts 2008-03-10


500 Things Every Technology Professional Needs to Know
Did you know Microsoft's RegClean does not work with XP but you can use shareware to clean your registry? Did you know most wireless access points don't have encryption enabled by default? Did you know there are 500 tidbits of information contained in TechRepublic's 500 Things Every Technology Professional Needs to Know that will help you become a successful IT professional.
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IT Professional's Guide to Policies and Procedures, Third Ed
Whether you're creating policies for management, training, personnel, support, privacy, Internet/e-mail usage, security, or inventory, you'll meet the needs of your entire enterprise with this one download!
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