Nov 5, 2009
This article addresses the struggle of the economy and importance to look at your options and find ways that are inexpensive. Microsoft Office can be easily substituted with free Google applications. There is a combination of Google documents, Google voice, Google calendar and Gmail that become solutions used right that can save thousands of dollars [...]
By Francisco Rodriguez Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 5, 2009
Microsoft will be cutting 800 jobs throughout its company in response to hardships the company has been facing. These cuts are on top of the 5,000 job eliminations that the company recently issued. In 34 years of being in business, Microsoft has not once had to announce job cutbacks. Microsoft at one time was the [...]
By jeffreymark33 Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 4, 2009
Many companies are using new technology resources to communicate with others. In the past meeting have been very expensive from travel time, to hotels, to food, and other accommodations. Companies were spending huge amounts of money to hold onto those face to face meetings. With the development of new technologies these companies can cut [...]
By Jerrett R. Thomason Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 4, 2009
This article discusses the new software by PhoneTopp that will be bringing Web conferencing to smart phones. PhoneTopp will be a subscription service that will charge $8 a month per meeting participant which is on top of the usual meeting-service charges. Currently Web conferences use tools such as Microsoft’s live meeting and WebEx these tools [...]
By EricaMendoza Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 4, 2009
Entrepreneurs are finding fresh ways to use web conferencing as it becomes easier and cheaper. Kroma Makeup is a high end, custom-blended cosmetic company. Main targets include spas, aestheticians, and plastic surgeons. Christopher Tillett, CEO of Kroma Makeup, was having problems marketing their product. The company was sending out 200 sample kits a year, each [...]
By zachwarmuth Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 4, 2009
In this article it talks about all the different aspects of communication in business and how they are used every day. It also explains that they need a way to communicate with associates, partners, competitors and so on without using a telephone. They want to combine all the ways to communicate in one. This article [...]
By VeronicaEsquivel Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 4, 2009
This article is about a new invention that is called a slingshot. What this is suppose to do is purify water. It is said that shortage of water is the biggest health problem. Less than one percent of the fresh water supply is available to drink. The Slingshot is a portable machine that does not [...]
By NicholasSahatdjian Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 4, 2009
The video-conferencing company ViVu has raised 3 million dollars towards its service. ViVu is an interactive video-as-a-service software. By using ViVu you can create, publish and manage video-conferencing events. Something that is different is that not only can you access a conference from a computer, you can do it from a smartphone. This software doesn’t [...]
By kmarques06 Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 4, 2009
The article that I chose to discuss is SYSPRO Honored for Driving Green ERP. SYSPRO is an enterprise resource planning provider. They are globally recognized and have about 14,000 cliental from countries like the US, Africa, Canada, Asia Pacific, Australia and the UK. Just recently they were recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive for [...]
By Lissette Manriquez Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 4, 2009
Have you ever wished you could see the person you were talking over the phone, who lived hundreds of miles away? Well now you can. There are now many different ways you can see who you’re talking to. This is possible with skype, and video conferencing. though this is new technology, it just keeps getting [...]
By AngelaBarrientos Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 3, 2009
“How Classroom Video Conferencing Works” By Jennifer Horton Two of my best friends are in Nursing School in Livermore, California. The professor teaches the class from Fremont, California. When they told me this, I was so fascinated. What if you have a question? Do you guys cheat on your exams because you can get away [...]
By TiffanyHart Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 3, 2009
Virtual Conferences’ Home Advantage In this article, companies such as Cisco Systems (CSCO) are hosting virtual events for those participants who wouldn’t be able to attend through Unisfair, a specialist in virtual events. They combined with Unisfair in order to attract as many participants as possible in their conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. As many as [...]
By ThippyKhamsiri Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 3, 2009
“Italians have to go a long way to escape the mobile phone, a very long way.” This is a quote from an Italian astronaut who thought he could escape text messaging from space, well he was wrong. There is a new service in Italy called Riella SpA which allows its subscribers to use their cell [...]
By adam sulenta Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Nov 2, 2009
Google is pioneering yet another way to search the internet. According to cnn.com/tech they are introducing the Google Wave. It is an addition to the traditional Google’s search engine. It is a very exciting new addition to Google in my opinion. If you type in a portion of a song Google will bring up a [...]
By SkylerThompson Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Oct 29, 2009
IM (instant messaging) has been known as the teen trend, but its becoming more and more popular in the business world, surprisingly. Most workplaces use email as a way to instantly contact someone compared to the two or three day snail mail, but soon instant messenger will conquer both, even the use of text message. [...]
By nicolelclark Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Oct 29, 2009
Burning Revenue Burning Oil. That was the scene many viewed in New Delhi, India. In the oil fire three people were killed, along with 45 people injured. The blaze consisted of 426,084 barrels or 50,000 kiloliter of oil resulting in one of the biggest oil fires in India. How does this relate to Chapter 10 [...]
By Jacob Gonzalez Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems
Oct 27, 2009
The company Accenture has taken full use of the videoconferencing technology out there for businesses. It has installed 13 of the videoconferencing rooms at its offices around the world. The company decided to use the technology to conduct meetings because it saved over 240 international trips and 120 domestic flights in the time span of [...]
By JonathanRader Category: ERP and Collaboration Systems