• IT hacks the C-suite

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    Technology employees are gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data — including the CEO’s private documents — according to a recent survey.

  • Social media: beyond marketing

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    As customers embrace online engagement, social media is moving beyond marketing and into the rest of the business — and CIOs need to get involved.

  • The megatrends reshaping the role of the CIO

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    Cloud, social, mobile, consumerization and big data are having a dramatic effect on the job — and career prospects — of the modern CIO. Click on the links below and log in to our Members’ Area to access our in-depth Special Report investigating how CIOs are seizing the opportunities presented by the megatrends of IT.

  • Easing the way to the new net

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    A pain-free solution for managing the switch to IPv6.

  • The four personas of the next-gen CIO

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    Faced with cost pressures and the encroachment of “shadow IT,” CIOs need to demonstrate multiple traits, says Ray Wang.

  • John Sculley: From expertise to innovation

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    Specialized knowledge combined with the power of cloud computing is a potent mixture, argues former Apple boss John Sculley.

  • Cloud strategy for Europe

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    The EU urgently needs "a cloud-friendly legal framework," says the European Commission.

  • The rise of the personal cloud

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    As the public increasingly seeks the ability to access and share media such as photos, videos, music and documents across multiple devices, so the use of “personal” cloud storage services is growing apace.

  • Windows re-imagined

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    With the launch of Windows 8, Microsoft will usher in a huge transformation in the world’s most familiar user interface. CIOs will be looking closely at the value its features could bring to their organizations.

  • Transforming retail with the power of cloud

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    Mike Goodwin, CIO of Hallmark Cards, explains how the adoption of “retail-as-a-service” will deliver greater flexibility, efficiency and cost-savings across the business.

  • Silicon Valley rediscovers the enterprise

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    Business software start-ups are attracting big-money investors — again. Here’s a round-up of six to watch.

  • Twitter founders branch out

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    Brand and Medium are two new social networks that are worth following.

  • Essential reading for CIOs

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    Sound advice on cloud adoption, internal collaboration and team management.

  • Raising the bar for CIOs

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    According to two recent reports, pressure is mounting on IT leaders to deliver more business value than ever.

  • The rise of social HR

    Updated: 2012-11-30 22:26:17
    Tools to capture a more rounded picture of employees.

  • Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (November 30, 2012)

    Updated: 2012-11-30 21:35:25
    The latest monthly update of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog is now available. It provides information about selected new works related to scholarly electronic publishing, such as books, e-prints, journal articles, technical reports, and white papers. | Digital Scholarship's Digital/Print Books | Digital Scholarship |The post Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (November 30, 2012) appeared first on DigitalKoans.

  • Canadian Startup Moj.io Launches First Open Platform for Car Apps

    Updated: 2012-11-30 17:19:25
    Yesterday Vancouver's moj.io (pronounced mo-jee-o) announced its formal launch on Indiegogo. And anybody with teenage drivers under the roof should take note. According to their announcement, moj.io is the first open platform for car apps. The moj.io device installs into the onboard diagnostics [...]

  • Georgia Institute of Technology Adopts Open Access Policy

    Updated: 2012-11-30 15:12:43
    The Georgia Institute of Technology has adopted an open access policy. Here's an excerpt: Each Faculty member grants to Georgia Tech Research Corporation (hereinafter "GTRC") nonexclusive permission to make available his or her scholarly articles and to exercise the copyright in those articles for the purpose of open dissemination. In legal terms, each Faculty member [...]The post Georgia Institute of Technology Adopts Open Access Policy appeared first on DigitalKoans.

  • "Who’s Tracking Your Reading Habits? An E-Book Buyer’s Guide to Privacy, 2012 Edition"

    Updated: 2012-11-30 14:52:20
    The EFF has released "Who's Tracking Your Reading Habits? An E-Book Buyer's Guide to Privacy, 2012 Edition." Here's an excerpt: As we've done since 2009, again we've taken some of the most popular e-book platforms and combed through their privacy policies for answers to common privacy questions that users deserve to know. In many cases, [...]The post "Who’s Tracking Your Reading Habits? An E-Book Buyer’s Guide to Privacy, 2012 Edition" appeared first on DigitalKoans.

  • Senior Digital Library Developer at Northeastern University Libraries

    Updated: 2012-11-30 13:04:33
    The Northeastern University Libraries are recruiting a Senior Digital Library Developer. Here's an excerpt from the ad: The Senior Digital Library Developer will develop and maintain the core technical infrastructure for a comprehensive digital library/repository service. Typical activities include: working with open-source and commercial applications to develop an OAIS compliant infrastructure that supports the ingestion, [...]The post Senior Digital Library Developer at Northeastern University Libraries appeared first on DigitalKoans.

  • Canadian Startup Cinemagram Raises $8.5 Million, Relocates to Silicon Valley

    Updated: 2012-11-30 08:51:10
    Montreal-based Cinemagram has raised an $8.5 million Series A round. The Canadian startup raised money from Menlo Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Real Ventures, among others. Following the funding, Cinemagram will relocate to Silicon Valley. Earlier this year, Real Ventures' JS Cournoyer suggested [...]

  • Bullhorn Acquires MaxHire Solutions

    Updated: 2012-11-30 06:51:20
    Boston-based recruiting software firm Bullhorn has acquired Vancouver-based MaxHire Solutions for an undisclosed sum. MaxHire is a software-as-a-service company in the recruiting space. “Joining Bullhorn will speed our ability to deliver the next cross-platform, cross-browser and [...]

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Enterprise Cloud Strategy There Can Be Only One

    Updated: 2012-11-30 06:24:10
    . Hello Have questions about hosting with Rackspace I'm here to . help Call us at 1-800-961-2888 Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps About Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Welcome To The Open Cloud Images Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Enterprise Cloud Strategy There Can Be Only One Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on November 29th , 2012 by Scott Sanchez Tweet In every conversation I have with enterprise cloud customers they use the words public , private and hybrid to describe the projects or phases of projects they’re considering . It’s fantastic that people are finally thinking about how they will use the different types of resources available . But

  • Hookflash Opens Developer Toolkit for iOS, Suggests Cisco Acquire It

    Updated: 2012-11-30 04:25:50
    This week, Calgary-born HookFlash announced the availability an its Open Peer Software Development Kit for iOS. The SDK provides developers with peer-to-peer mobile voice, video, and messaging on Apple’ mobile platform. "Open Peer iOS SDK aims to realize [Steve] Jobs’vision,” [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 11/29/2012+

    Updated: 2012-11-30 00:54:00
    A compendium of Windows Azure, Service Bus, EAI & EDI, Access Control, Connect, SQL Azure Database, and other cloud-computing articles. • Updated 11/30/2012 12:00 PM PST with new articles marked • . Note: This post is updated daily or more frequently, depending on the availability of new articles in the following sections: Windows Azure Blob, Drive

  • Donate to Planet Geospatial

    Updated: 2012-11-29 22:22:21
    I’ve got the Planet Geospatial donation page up so you can now put your money where you mouth is. I’ve got my donation cardboard sign up so do what you must.

  • Robert Herjavec of Dragons' Den to Lead Judges Panel at Canadian Cloud Showdown

    Updated: 2012-11-29 19:46:39
    On March 11, 2013, The Canadian Cloud Council and Boast Capital will jointly host the Canadian Cloud Showdown at the Cloud Matters Conference in Banff. Ten startups from across Canada will be selected to pitch to a panel of leading investors, entrepreneurs, industry analysts and media. Robert [...]

  • The China App Market Will Outgrow the U.S. Early Next Year, Flurry Says

    Updated: 2012-11-29 19:45:00
    The smartphone and tablet user bases in the U.S. and China are five times larger than in any other country.

  • Report: SaaS Replacing Legacy Enterprise Apps

    Updated: 2012-11-29 19:45:00
    Gartner says more than three-quarters of enterprises plan to increase spending on cloud-based apps.

  • Red Hat Releases OpenShift Enterprise

    Updated: 2012-11-29 19:45:00
    The supported platform as a service is based on OpenShift Origin.

  • Report: Mobile Apps Will Bring in $30B This Year

    Updated: 2012-11-29 19:30:00
    Industry revenue has doubled since last year.

  • 50 Ways to Please Your Customers: A Guide to Mobile Web Design Best Practices

    Updated: 2012-11-29 18:15:50
    From smartphones to desktop computers, people are using more devices more often to access the web. The shift to mobile web browsing has happened rapidly, and ComScore predicts that mobile web users will surpass fixed web users by 2014. Vancouver's Mobify has been been wrestling with how to best [...]

  • RIM's App Store Has Been Rebranded as 'BlackBerry World'

    Updated: 2012-11-29 17:12:05
    Companies like Apple and Amazon are fighting vigorously to attempt to associate themselves with the word "app" and claim ownership of generic terms like "app store." But Research In Motion has gone against the grain and actually chose to abandon the word entirely. Formerly BlackBerry App World, [...]

  • Systems Librarian at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Library

    Updated: 2012-11-29 13:02:38
    The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Library is recruiting a Systems Librarian. Here's an excerpt from the ad: The Systems Librarian will serve as a member of the Library's staff, under the direction of the Library Director. In addition to providing support for general Library functions, the Librarian will, in concert with other members of [...]The post Systems Librarian at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Library appeared first on DigitalKoans.

  • The Official Rackspace Blog The Value Of A Managed Cloud How Small Businesses Can Handle Bursty Traf

    Updated: 2012-11-29 04:59:44
    : . Hello Have questions about hosting with Rackspace I'm here to . help Call us at 1-800-961-2888 Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps About Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Welcome To The Open Cloud Images Logos Small Teams , Big Impact The Value Of A Managed Cloud : How Small Businesses Can Handle Bursty Traffic At Short Notice Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on November 28th , 2012 by Prabhakar Gopalan Tweet I just joined the product marketing team at Rackspace . A necessary rite of passage for product marketers at Rackspace is to shadow our field teams . Yesterday , I shadowed Rackspace Cloud Advisor Steve Slattery to learn about Rackspace’s Managed

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Cloud Enhancements Your SaaS App Can Use Today

    Updated: 2012-11-29 04:59:43
    . Hello Have questions about hosting with Rackspace I'm here to . help Call us at 1-800-961-2888 Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps About Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Welcome To The Open Cloud Images Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Cloud Enhancements Your SaaS App Can Use Today Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on November 28th , 2012 by Trey Hoehne Tweet As a Technical Lead for the Rackspace Startup Program I often work with customers who don’t know or aren’t sure how or where to use the cloud to beef up their SaaS application infrastructure The cloud may not be right for your entire SaaS infrastructure compliance and security issues will dictate

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Tips For Choosing A Managed Hosting Provider Part Three The Uptime Guara

    Updated: 2012-11-29 04:59:42
    : . Hello Have questions about hosting with Rackspace I'm here to . help Call us at 1-800-961-2888 Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps About Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Welcome To The Open Cloud Images Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Tips For Choosing A Managed Hosting Provider Part Three : The Uptime Guarantee Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on November 27th , 2012 by Tarun Bhatti Tweet All hosting providers will experience downtime at some point . That’s why you should never trust a 100 percent uptime guarantee Six 9s” 99.9999 percent of uptime requires million-dollar , continuous-availability servers . So 100 percent uptime is not something any

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Easing Password Hell Key To Living Online Life Safely

    Updated: 2012-11-29 04:59:41
    . Hello Have questions about hosting with Rackspace I'm here to . help Call us at 1-800-961-2888 Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps About Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Welcome To The Open Cloud Images Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Easing Password Hell Key To Living Online Life Safely Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on November 27th , 2012 by Ben Kepes Tweet CloudU Notebooks is a weekly blog series that explores topics from the CloudU certificate program in bite sized chunks , written by me , Ben Kepes , curator of CloudU . How-tos , interviews with industry giants and the occasional opinion piece are what you can expect to find . If that’s your cup

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Rackspace Austin Is One Of Austin’s Top Workplaces

    Updated: 2012-11-29 04:59:40
    . Hello Have questions about hosting with Rackspace I'm here to . help Call us at 1-800-961-2888 Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps About Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Welcome To The Open Cloud Images Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Rackspace Austin Is One Of Austin’s Top Workplaces Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on November 26th , 2012 by Bill Blackstone Tweet For the second year in a row , the Rackspace office in Austin has been selected as one of the Austin American-Statesman Top Workplaces We’re thrilled to have moved up six spots to No . 25 in the midsize category for 2012 The Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback . The

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Dig Into SharePoint 2013 With A Week Of Webinars

    Updated: 2012-11-29 04:59:40
    . Hello Have questions about hosting with Rackspace I'm here to . help Call us at 1-800-961-2888 Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps About Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Welcome To The Open Cloud Images Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Dig Into SharePoint 2013 With A Week Of Webinars Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on November 26th , 2012 by Shane Young Tweet Interested in SharePoint 2013, but want to know more Want to give it a try before deciding for sure You’ve come to the right place . Rackspace’s team of SharePoint experts this week is hosting several webinars that dive into all of the ins and outs of SharePoint 2013. And if you want to kick the

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Rackspace Weekly Digest For November 23

    Updated: 2012-11-29 04:59:24
    . Hello Have questions about hosting with Rackspace I'm here to . help Call us at 1-800-961-2888 Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps About Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Welcome To The Open Cloud Images Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Rackspace Weekly Digest For November 23 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on November 23rd , 2012 by Andrew Hickey Tweet We hope everyone had a relaxing Thanksgiving and spent time with family and friends to give thanks . In this week’s digest , we look at some of the happenings this holiday . week Fighting Patent Trolls We’ve been vocal in our opposition to patent trolls and now we’re doing something about it . Through a

  • Current News: Twitter Updates for 11/28/12

    Updated: 2012-11-29 04:01:32
    Open-Access Journals Cost 10-12% Less to Produce Than Toll-Access Journals of the Same Quality, https://t.co/awRZcA8T Open Access eBooks: The Next Big Thing?, http://t.co/hMPVq7Yb Another Digital Preservation Problem: Microsoft Lacks Specifications for Its Own Old Formats, http://t.co/gJCZZ4Yj ALA Releases Media Kit to Help Libraries Make E-book Case to the Public, http://t.co/VNI0KOW2 New Video Released: A Conversation [...]The post Current News: Twitter Updates for 11/28/12 appeared first on DigitalKoans.

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 11/26/2012+

    Updated: 2012-11-28 18:03:00
    A compendium of Windows Azure, Service Bus, EAI & EDI, Access Control, Connect, SQL Azure Database, and other cloud-computing articles. • Updated 11/28/2012 5:00 PM PST with new articles marked •. Note: This post is updated daily or more frequently, depending on the availability of new articles in the following sections: Windows Azure Blob, Drive,

  • Web Programmer/Developer (Applications Prog IV) at Cornell University Library

    Updated: 2012-11-28 13:04:51
    DigitalKoans What Is the Sound of One E-Print Downloading Web Programmer Developer Applications Prog IV at Cornell University Library The Cornell University Library is recruiting a Web Programmer Developer Applications Prog IV Here's an excerpt from the ad Cornell University Library , Information Technologies is seeking a Web Programmer Developer . The selected candidate will provide advanced programming support for CUL-IT digital library , discovery systems and services through design , development , programming , production , and documentation of professional-quality Web applications for digital library collections and other technical projects . Develop Web services to deliver content from CUL digital collections and networked resources . Maintain evolving sites , including Drupal

  • Academic Libraries and Research Data Services: Current Practices and Plans for the Future

    Updated: 2012-11-28 13:03:29
    ARCL has released Academic Libraries and Research Data Services: Current Practices and Plans for the Future. Here's an excerpt: This study surveyed a cross section of academic library members of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) in the United States and Canada to provide a baseline assessment of the current state of and [...]The post Academic Libraries and Research Data Services: Current Practices and Plans for the Future appeared first on DigitalKoans.

  • Associate University Librarian And Director of Digital Initiatives & Collaborative Services at University of California, Berkeley Library

    Updated: 2012-11-28 13:02:56
    , DigitalKoans What Is the Sound of One E-Print Downloading Associate University Librarian And Director of Digital Initiatives Collaborative Services at University of California , Berkeley Library The University of California , Berkeley Library is recruiting a Associate University Librarian And Director of Digital Initiatives Collaborative . Services Here's an excerpt from the ad As the primary technology planner for the Library , the AUL sets policy and strategic directions to ensure the Library maintains a reliable , scalable , and sustainable technology infrastructure robust computing services for library users and library staff vibrant web services , and expanding digital initiatives . The AUL also provides leadership and direction for the policies and services related to other

  • Trends In Customer Service: Multi-Channel Edition

    Updated: 2012-11-27 21:42:12
    : Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Voxeo and ICMI Webinar : Building a Mobile Customer Service Strategy Trends In Customer Service : Multi-Channel Edition November 27th , 2012 by alyx Tweet This month , Aberdeen Group released a report entitled Trends In Customer Service Multi-Channel Edition , 8221 in which their analysts provide perspective on research surveys , interviews and data analysis derived from polling over 160 organizations . It should come as no surprise that customers would like to see an increased focus on service and support , get faster and more effective issue resolution , and have a consistent experience on any channel they use to make contact with an . organization This research seeks to answer the question of how well service organizations are responding as well as to

  • Tropo + #RaspberryPI = Delicious #coffee

    Updated: 2012-11-27 14:30:26
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Tropo RaspberryPI Delicious coffee November 27th , 2012 by Diggz Continuing on our recent post about a nifty christmas light hack comes another fun hack from our friends across the pond at Developer Garden Last July we announced our partnership with Deutsche Telekom’s Developer Garden allowing developers full access to the Tropo API . Recently the folks over a Developer Garden got together with some friends at Oracle for a DIY Workshop” focusing mostly on Mobile-to-Mobile M2M . devices As described on Sascha Wolter’s blog post this hack involves some custom Java code on a Raspberry Pi . Raspberry Pi is a very small Linux PC similar in size to embedded boards like Arduino or Net Gadgeteer It also involves a Nepresso coffee machine You

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 11/22/2012+

    Updated: 2012-11-27 00:03:00
    A compendium of Windows Azure, Service Bus, EAI & EDI, Access Control, Connect, SQL Azure Database, and other cloud-computing articles. ‡    Updated 11/25/2012 11:00 AM PST with new articles marked ‡. •• Updated 11/24/2012 5:00 PM PST with new articles marked ••. •    Updated 11/23/2012 5:00 PM PST with new articles marked •. Tip: Copy bullet

  • Google Updates Compute Engine

    Updated: 2012-11-27 00:00:00
    The cloud computing environment gets 36 new types of servers.

  • Challenges in Scaling Agile

    Updated: 2012-11-27 00:00:00
    A successful pilot program doesn't necessarily carry over when agile software development techniques are rolled out company-wide.

  • Control your Christmas lights by phone using Arduino and Tropo

    Updated: 2012-11-26 23:04:24
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Control your Christmas lights by phone using Arduino and Tropo November 26th , 2012 by Diggz Get into the holiday spirit with this fun hack by Tropo developer Anthony Webb This video demonstrates how you can hack your G-35 Holiday Lights by mashing them up with Arduino , Tropo , Nodejs , and a little dash of Ruby code . It also shows the speed of Tropo’s scripting engine using TCP sockets . This allows for extremely low latency , as opposed to simple web callback . methods What you’ll : need GE Color Effects G-35 holiday lights . Available at Amazon or Home Depot An Arduino . Make your own or buy a prebuilt Arduino Tropo developer account . Free Sign up Sample PhoneLights code . Available on Anthony Webb’s Github Here’s the video :

  • 2012 Chief Supply Chain Officer Summit – Yes, Virginia, you can get along with your software vendor

    Updated: 2012-11-26 17:14:14
    We're a proud sponsor of the 2012 Chief Supply Chain Officer Summit, Discover Supply Chain Management Excellence, in Chicago, IL, November 29 & 30, 2012. Hear Laura Dionne, director worldwide operations planning, TriQuint and Kirk Munroe, vice president, marketing, Kinaxis, deliver an entertaining and interactive session. The two plan to debate and dispel the top [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 11/22/2012+

    Updated: 2012-11-25 19:28:00
    A compendium of Windows Azure, Service Bus, EAI & EDI, Access Control, Connect, SQL Azure Database, and other cloud-computing articles. ‡    Updated 11/25/2012 11:00 AM PST with new articles marked ‡. •• Updated 11/24/2012 5:00 PM PST with new articles marked ••. •    Updated 11/23/2012 5:00 PM PST with new articles marked •. Tip: Copy bullet

  • Responsive web design to make your site mobile ready – Is it worth doing?

    Updated: 2012-11-22 13:12:19
    You own a website successfully now but did you ever find out if your website is accessible and view-able with any of the smart phones? It is great if you have your site designed aesthetically using Flash or any other jazzy technology, unless you have your website compatible with the current smart phones, your effort may go [...]The post Responsive web design to make your site mobile ready – Is it worth doing? appeared first on Resources on Web, Mobile, SEO, Outsourcing and more..

  • Data in the Cloud: Connections and Opportunities

    Updated: 2012-11-22 00:49:17
    : NTEN Search this site : Advanced Search My : Account My NTEN History Update My Profile About NTEN Mission Values Staff Board History Press Contact Membership Join NTEN Member Benefits Why Join Gift a Membership Member Center NTEN Office Hours Member Appreciation Month Membership Partners Events 2013 NTC Technology Leadership Academy NTEN Webinars Events Event Recordings Free for Members Community Events Learn NTEN Blog NTEN Connect Newsletter Subscribe Newsletter Archives Advertise Submission Guidelines NTEN:Change Journal Press Advertise Submission Guidelines Nonprofit Benchmarks Research Benchmarking Tool Reports Data Integration Fundraising IT Staffing Mobile Social Media NPTech Community Software Vendor Satisfaction Wireless NTEN Webinars Resources by Topic Submission Guidelines NTEN

  • Random Hacks of Kindness San Francisco December 1-2

    Updated: 2012-11-21 23:21:48
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Random Hacks of Kindness San Francisco December 1-2 November 21st , 2012 by cmoe It’s that time of year again to hack for humanity and Tropo is proud to sponsor Random Hacks of Kindness San Francisco once again at the new NextSpace office in Union Square December 1-2 2012. What better way to kick off the holiday season then to join forces with over 5,500 innovators in over 30 countries making the world a better place by developing practical , open source technology solutions to respond to some of the most complex challenges facing . humanity Join us at the RHoK SF Reception Friday November 30th from 7pm-9pm and meet some of the nearly 100 participants already signed up for the weekend event along with members from Google , Yahoo ,

  • Windows Server 2012 Comes to Amazon's Cloud

    Updated: 2012-11-21 19:59:00
    Many of AWS's services will now support Microsoft's new OS.

  • Gartner Predicts PaaS Market Will Be Worth $2.9B by 2016

    Updated: 2012-11-21 19:57:00
    Analysts say competition in the cloud development space will intensify.

  • Links to Channel 9’s Video Archives of the Online Windows Azure Conf of 11/14/2012

    Updated: 2012-11-21 17:03:00
    From Channel 9’s Windows Azure Conf 2012 article of 11/14/2012 with minor edits for tense adjustment: This online event featured a keynote presentation by Scott Guthrie, along with numerous sessions executed by Windows Azure community members. After the keynote, two concurrent sets of sessions were streamed live for an online audience right here on Channel 9. The videos of these sessions allow

  • Staggering Growth in China's Mobile Market

    Updated: 2012-11-21 08:52:00
    App usage per user climbed 223 percent between Q2 and Q3.

  • What Could Consumer App Developers Learn from Enterprise Application Development?

    Updated: 2012-11-21 08:00:00
    Enterprise developers do some things better than their consumer counterparts.

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 11/19/2012+

    Updated: 2012-11-21 08:00:00
    A compendium of Windows Azure, Service Bus, EAI & EDI, Access Control, Connect, SQL Azure Database, and other cloud-computing articles. •• Updated 11/21/2012 5:00 PM PST with new articles marked ••.•    Updated 11/20/2012 5:00 PM PST with new articles marked •. Tip: Copy bullet(s), press Ctrl+f, paste it/them to the Find textbox and click Next to locate updated articles: Note: This post

  • Cloud Computing University and Certification by Rackspace

    Updated: 2012-11-20 22:18:37
    Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps About Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Home Curriculum Earn the Certificate About CloudU Login Register E-mail Enter your e-mail . address Password Enter the password that accompanies your . e-mail Create New Account Lost Password : CloudU Grow Your Cloud Knowledge Rackspace Cloud University known as CloudU is a vendor-neutral , cloud education curriculum designed by industry analyst and all-around good guy , Ben Kepes . Even after you've earned the CloudU Certificate , come back often for more videos , whitepapers , podcasts and webinars about the most interesting topics in the Cloud . Not sure if CloudU is for you Find out more about our CloudU vision Updates View All Updates Programming the Cloud , Preparing the Developer for

  • The Official Rackspace Blog Join Us In The Fight Against Patent Trolls

    Updated: 2012-11-20 22:18:36
    . Hello Have questions about hosting with Rackspace I'm here to . help Call us at 1-800-961-2888 Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps About Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Welcome To The Open Cloud Images Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Join Us In The Fight Against Patent Trolls 4 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on November 19th , 2012 by Alan Schoenbaum Tweet On this blog , we have written a number of times about patent trolls the patent system and our efforts to change it . Rackspace is increasingly the target of lawsuits filed on behalf of these patent trolls suits that aim to disrupt our business and extract a tax on innovation . Patent litigation is

  • Planning for a Cyber-9/11

    Updated: 2012-11-20 11:41:00
    We haven't yet seen any type of cyber attack that changes the game. Some kind of coordinated effort that causes unexpected, appalling damage. In other words, we haven't had our Cyber-9/11 yet.

  • LightSwitch HTML Client Preview 2: OakLeaf Contoso Survey Application Demo on Office 365 SharePoint Site

    Updated: 2012-11-20 08:07:00
    The Visual Studio LightSwitch Team (@VSLightSwitch) released Visual Studio LightSwitch HTML Client Preview 2 for Visual Studio 2012 Standard Edition or higher to the Web on 11/12/2012. For more information about the Web release see the “LightSwitch” section of Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 11/14/2012+. The new SharePoint Apps model lets you build SharePoint 2013 apps with

  • SharePoint App Store Spurs Interest, Triggers Questions

    Updated: 2012-11-19 22:50:00
    Developers are curious to see what kind of opportunities the platform will offer.

  • Interview: Appcelerator's Michael King on HMTL5 vs. Native Development

    Updated: 2012-11-19 22:50:00
    The mobile development expert says some apps are better created with HTML5, while others really need native capabilities.

  • App Store Reaches a Milestone: 1 Million Apps Approved

    Updated: 2012-11-19 22:45:00
    736,247 of those apps are currently live.

  • Transitioning Your Nonprofit to the Cloud

    Updated: 2012-11-19 16:59:00
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  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 11/14/2012+

    Updated: 2012-11-17 21:30:00
    A compendium of Windows Azure, Service Bus, Active Directory, Access Control, Connect, SQL Database, and other cloud-computing articles. Editor’s Note: I finally removed the obsolete Windows Azure feature diagram because the product now has too many features to display in a reasonably sized illustration. In addition, the Windows Azure team changes

  • Big Data Startup Continuity Lands $10M in Funding

    Updated: 2012-11-16 19:00:00
    The firm is building a platform as a service for Hadoop.

  • RIM Launches BlackBerry Partners Portal

    Updated: 2012-11-16 18:55:00
    The BlackBerry Partners for Enterprise portal will replace the BlackBerry Alliance Program.

  • Oracle Buys a Stake in Engine Yard

    Updated: 2012-11-16 18:55:00
    The size of the "strategic" investment wasn't disclosed.

  • Links to My Cloud Computing Articles at Red Gate Software’s ACloudyPlace Blog

    Updated: 2012-11-15 22:33:00
    I’m a regular contributor of articles about cloud computing/big data development and strategy to Red Gate Software’s (@redgate) ACloudyPlace (@ACloudyPlace) blog, which is being subsumed into the company’s Simple-Talk Newsletter and Blog. The following table lists the articles I’ve submitted and that Red Gate has published to date: Date Title In Editing

  • Mobile Development Industry Attracts VC Money in October

    Updated: 2012-11-14 17:49:00
    Several startups that make mobile development tools, testing platforms and analytics received infusions of cash last month.

  • Yammer Acquisition Impacts Microsoft's Software Development Process

    Updated: 2012-11-14 17:47:00
    Parts of the company are moving to shorter update cycles.

  • Bugs Cost U.S. Economy $60 Billion Per Year

    Updated: 2012-11-13 19:19:00
    Agile software development methodologies improve a project's chance of success by 300 percent.

  • RIM Sets a Date for BlackBerry 10 Launch: January 30

    Updated: 2012-11-13 19:17:00
    Still no word on when handsets with the new OS will be available.

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 11/9/2012+

    Updated: 2012-11-13 18:36:00
    A compendium of Windows Azure, Service Bus, EAI & EDI,Access Control, Connect, SQL Azure Database, and other cloud-computing articles. ‡ New: Scott Guthrie’s deployment of an Office App to Windows Azure in Monday’s keynote (scroll down),  Windows Azure Tiered (Paid) Support, Windows Azure certified as one of the Top 500 of the world’s largest

  • Voxeo and ICMI Webinar: Building a Mobile Customer Service Strategy

    Updated: 2012-11-13 15:03:20
    : Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Let me show you what I mean Adding Visuals to your IVR or Call Center Conversation Trends In Customer Service : Multi-Channel Edition Voxeo and ICMI Webinar : Building a Mobile Customer Service Strategy November 13th , 2012 by Kim Martin Tweet It is estimated that 87 of the world’s population owns a mobile device . And Smartphones are the fastest growing segment of the mobile industry . Today’s consumers have access from their mobile devices anytime and anywhere . They can research and compare products , make immediate purchases , and share their opinions all their opinions Join Voxeo and ICMI this Thursday , November 15th at 1pm ET for our webinar , Building a Mobile Customer Service Strategy . 8221 We’ll look at the state of mobile service and review

  • “Let me show you what I mean…” – Adding Visuals to your IVR or Call Center Conversation

    Updated: 2012-11-13 14:11:20
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Join Voxeo and Presence Technology for The Modern Multi-Channel Contact Center” Voxeo and ICMI Webinar : Building a Mobile Customer Service Strategy Let me show you what I mean Adding Visuals to your IVR or Call Center Conversation November 13th , 2012 by Tobias Goebel Tweet That fact that the phone channel is reduced to a purely acoustic one can be a blessing . In a number of scenarios , though , it can be a curse . Video telephony was a promise made as early as 1936 with the first available implementation connecting Berlin and Leipzig in Germany according to http : en.wikipedia.org wiki History_of_videotelephony Nearly every decade , up until most recent years , came up with more advanced technology and wild predictions about its breakthrough and

  • Windows Azure-Related Sessions at the SharePoint Conference 2012

    Updated: 2012-11-12 18:08:00
    Following are 18 sessions related to Windows Azure at the SharePoint Conference 2012: A Real-World Help Desk app: end-to-end: Eric Shupps This session will go over the nuts and bolts of a real world app scenario that we all know and love... Help desk support. During the session, we will look at the overall architecture the app as well as review the code of key components of the app itself

  • Narwhal vs. ORCA: The Big Data Story of the 2012 Election

    Updated: 2012-11-12 13:32:00
    The human side of the presidential campaigns' Big Data tools was the deciding factor.

  • Startup NodeFly Promises Better Monitoring for Node.js

    Updated: 2012-11-09 18:31:00
    Node.js is becoming increasingly popular with Web developers, and NodeFly sees a market for Node.js monitoring tools.

  • Appcelerator Buys Nodeable for Big Data Expertise

    Updated: 2012-11-09 18:30:00
    Nodeable uses Hadoop for real-time analytics related to mobile apps.

  • Join Voxeo and Presence Technology for “The Modern Multi-Channel Contact Center”

    Updated: 2012-11-08 15:55:49
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Startup Weekend Orlando Hosted At Voxeo Let me show you what I mean Adding Visuals to your IVR or Call Center Conversation Join Voxeo and Presence Technology for The Modern Multi-Channel Contact Center” November 8th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Interested in incorporating Cloud technology in your contact center Please join Voxeo and Presence Technology for our free upcoming webinar on The Modern Multi-Channel Contact Center” Thursday , November 15, 2012, at 2:00 pm . EST John Franco , the EVP of North America for Presence Technology , and Ian Greene , Sr . Sales Engineer at Voxeo , will offer insights : on Deployment Models : On-Premise vs . Hosted Cloud vs . Hybrid Public and Private Clouds Why should you consider moving to the Cloud The Economics of Cloud

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 11/5/2012+

    Updated: 2012-11-08 08:53:00
    A compendium of Windows Azure, Service Bus, EAI & EDI,Access Control, Connect, SQL Azure Database, and other cloud-computing articles. Note: This post is updated daily or more frequently, depending on the availability of new articles in the following sections: Windows Azure Blob, Drive, Table, Queue, Hadoop and Media Services Windows Azure SQL

  • Startup Weekend Orlando – Hosted At Voxeo!

    Updated: 2012-11-07 19:05:42
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Customer Experience Through the Customer’s Multichannel Lens Join Voxeo and Presence Technology for The Modern Multi-Channel Contact Center” Startup Weekend Orlando Hosted At Voxeo November 7th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Join us this weekend November 9th-11th , 2012 for Startup Weekend Orlando hosted at Voxeo’s Orlando offices 189 South Orange Avenue , 10th Floor , Orlando , FL 32801 This is the first time a Startup Weekend event has been hosted at our Orlando office , and the first time Orlando will participate the Global Startup Battle the world’s largest startup . competition Startup Weekend is designed to bring together entrepreneurs to share ideas , form teams , build products and , of course , launch startups . Over the course of the weekend , participants

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 10/29/2012+

    Updated: 2012-11-03 22:41:00
    A compendium of Windows Azure, Service Bus, EAI & EDI,Access Control, Connect, SQL Azure Database, and other cloud-computing articles. ‡‡ Updated 11/3/2012 with new articles marked ‡‡. ‡   Updated 11/2/2012 with new articles marked ‡. •• Updated 11/1/2012 with new articles marked ••. •   Updated 10/31/2012 with new articles marked •. Tip: Copy

  • Uptime Report for my Live OakLeaf Systems Azure Table Services Sample Project: October 2012 = 100.00 %

    Updated: 2012-11-03 14:36:00
    My (@rogerjenn) live OakLeaf Systems Azure Table Services Sample Project demo runs two small Windows Azure Web role instances from Microsoft’s South Central US (San Antonio, TX) data center. This report now contains more than a full year of uptime data. Here’s Pingdom’s Monthly Report for October 2012: Here’s the first page of the detailed uptime report from Pingdom.com for October 2012:

  • Help support Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts at a CrisisCamp this weekend across the globe

    Updated: 2012-11-02 22:50:06
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Help support Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts at a CrisisCamp this weekend across the globe November 2nd , 2012 by Diggz Do you want to help with Sandy response Come design , code , and learn with other people  this weekend at a CrisisCamp Here’s how you can get involved if you are : a Volunteer that can attend in person If you would like to attend a CrisisCamp in person , please sign up on one of the EventBrite pages . below Volunteer that can’t attend in : person There will most likely be many projects that you will be able to coordinate on with volunteers at the event , so if would like to participate , please sign up on Eventbrite as well so you’re in the email . loop Project or Organization that could use some : help If you are

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