Based upon the comments on my recent post "How To Sell Overpriced Services," it's clear that many people don't understand the concept of "selling value." Take, for example, the following comment from reader "Peter Dilger": This is all about a definition of overpriced. ...
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Mountain America Credit Union provides financial services to state and local government employees as well as some of the state's leading corporations. It wanted to decrease the time needed to failover from one node to another on its Microsoft Exchange Server cluster and give...
This Information Technology IT case study was done during the implementation of Total Quality Management TQM in a financial services company with several hundred computers and computer users in multiple locations throughout India. The results have widespread applicability and in particular are aimed at organizations with large computer networks, IT...
Computers don't always work the way they're supposed to. Freeze-ups, cryptic error messages, slow performance - we've all been there. If you're playing a game or making a greeting card on your PC, these glitches may annoy you. But if you're a small business owner trying to keep your employees...
All office politicking relies upon a simple concept: the biggest help and the biggest hindrance to reaching your goals is other people. What’s the right way to win friends and influence people? The most effective moves build alliances, sell your ideas, and solve problems. They also involve risk — so...
A network unavailable for even a relatively short period of time can represent a substantial loss to a business. While the economic consequences of network downtime are a primary concern, the exact costs of downtime are rarely quantified. The cost of downtime is subjective and invariably contains a wide range...
Today, unprecedented demands facing the healthcare industry are forcing organizations to restructure IT systems and transform their business practices. This e-Kit includes informative white papers on topics ranging from IBM data center and facility strategy solutions to the future of the healthcare industry. It also includes innovative ways you can...
The network is the lifeline of the business. Keeping the network up and running is one of the biggest challenges facing IT Managers. When the network is down, business comes to a halt. That's where Numara Network Monitor can help. Numara Network Monitor continuously monitors the health and performance of...
Malware, which encompasses viruses, worms, spyware, and other malicious software, continues to be a significant problem for small- and mid-sized businesses SMBs. According to an exclusive survey of IT decision-makers, the vast majority of businesses have experienced malware incidents in the past year that resulted in hours of downtime.Defending against...
PatientKeeper's RAM cache design combined with a background process guarantees that the most current patient data is regularly updated, thereby providing a complete downtime solution. Depending on the level of security required, the system can be structured to allow equivalent functionality during loss of access to the MEDITECH system while...
IBM sponsored research that indicates, over the course of one year, the average mid-to large-size SAN customer with five TeraBytes TB of storage could potentially save more than U.S.$170 000 in improved hardware utilization and more than $80 000 in improved administrator productivity. Additionally, the study showed that customers could...
In order to reduce system outages and the associated downtime cost caused by the "Software aging" phenomenon, we propose to use software rejuvenation as a proactive system maintenance technique deployed in a CMTS Cable Modem Termination System cluster system. Different rejuvenation policies are studied from the perspective of implementation and...
The e-business revolution is changing all the rules. It's making already hyper-competitive business environments fiercer than ever. In this Web-driven world, the application represents the core of e-business model. Chances are that they spent millions creating the optimal combination of people, products and services to support it. But what...
TORONTO, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- William C. Korner President and CEO of Pure Med Spa announced today that the chain is offering VelaShape to their clients across the US and Canada. VelaShape is the only FDA-cleared, non-surgical medical device that provides fast and effective results in body contouring and...
Significantly reduces window of risk between vendor security patch installations - with no downtime and no impact on applications WOBURN, Mass. -- Sentrigo, Inc., an innovator in database security software, today announced Hedgehog vPatch[TM], the first virtual patching software to protect databases against known vulnerabilities as soon as...
Technology Scales to Manage Millions of Privileged and A2A Passwords Across Multiple Datacenters VIENNA, Va. -- Cloakware Inc., the security solutions provider that makes security inseparable from software, today announced the immediate availability of Cloakware Server Password Manager CSPM version 3.5, the first enterprise-grade Shared Account Password Management...
High River Gold Mines Ltd. ("High River" or "the Company") (TSX: HRG) is pleased to provide second quarter production results for its four operating gold mines. Gold production for the second quarter totaled 58,240 ounces (107,681 ounces year to date). Production from Irokinda and Zun-Holba exceeded planned levels. Berezitovy approached...
Coinciding With the 100th Installation of Cymer's First-Generation GLX, Easily Upgradable GLX2 Offers 20-Time Reduction in Light Source Gas Refill Downtime and Quick ROI SAN FRANCISCO -- At SEMICON West 2008, Cymer, Inc. (Nasdaq:CYMI), the market's leading developer of light sources used to create advanced semiconductor chips, announces...
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Mu Dynamics, a pioneer in helping network operators and their vendors eliminate downtime through proactive service assurance, has discovered and helped remediate a new programming flaw in ReSIProcate: A remotely exploitable Denial of Service vulnerability. The ReSIProcate components, particularly the SIP stack, is currently used in several...
Thermal engineers fromsemiconductor test supplier Antares Advanced Test Technologies haverecently examined the effects of chamber-less room temperatureburn-in RTBI on small-lot qualifications and mixed-device reliabilitytesting as part of their latest product-development initiative, accordingto Chris Lopez, the company's manager of thermal solutions. Thermal engineers at Antares report that when IC...
