As it struggles to adapt, SAP has made a leadership change. Are you more likely to work with the company? Take the poll and join the discussion.
SAP customers: How do you feel about SAP's leadership change?
- Date: February 8th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: IT projects, SAP, Software
- Tags: SAP AG, Product Development, Leadership, Sales Strategy, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Product Marketing, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations
Why WAN acceleration is one of the hottest projects in IT
- Date: February 8th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: IT projects, WAN acceleration
- Tags: Information Technology, Acceleration, WAN Acceleration, WANs, Network Technology, Networking, Jason Hiner
Learn what WAN acceleration can and can't do, how it works, the ROI case, and why it's such a hot project for many IT departments.
CIOs say iPad and other slates have a place in business
- Date: February 4th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: Apple, CIO Jury, Tablet PC
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., CIO, Director Of Information Technology, Jury, iPod Touch /iPad, Tablets, Strategy, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management
- Special Reports » See more posts on: TechRepublic CIO Jury
TechRepublic's CIO Jury sees a place for the Apple iPad and other slate PCs in business. See how they voted and why.
Is the U.S. government spending its tech money on the right stuff?
- Date: February 3rd, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: Government IT, Green IT, Security, The Big Question
- Tags: Larry Dignan, U.S. Government, Apple iTunes, Big Question, Digital Music, Podcasts, Hacking, Digital Media, RSS, Security
- Special Reports » See more posts on: The Big Question
Larry Dignan scoured the Obama Administration's proposed budget and pulled out the interesting tech items. We discuss what he found and what's missing.
Five business scenarios for the iPad and other tablets
- Date: February 1st, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: Apple, Tablet PC
- Tags: Pile, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Hiner
- Special Reports » See more posts on: Apple iPad
Tablet computers have mostly been limited to niche verticals like health care. A new generation of tablets such as the Apple iPad could change that. See how.
Apple iPad: How will it impact business users?
- Date: January 27th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: Apple, Tablet PC, iPad
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Apple Inc., Big Question, Digital Music, Podcasts, Digital Media, RSS, Tablets, Personal Technology, Internet
- Special Reports » See more posts on: The Big Question
Lots of people are talking about Apple's new iPad device, but TechRepublic and ZDNet analyze it from the perspective of its impact on business users.
Podcast: Are there signs pointing to a rebound in PC demand in 2010?
- Date: January 27th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: Apple, Desktop computers, Intel, Laptop computer
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., PC, Episode, Apple iTunes, Big Question, Podcasts, Sales Strategy, Digital Music, Digital Media, Sales Force Management
- Special Reports » See more posts on: The Big Question
We're in the middle of earnings season for public companies. See what we've learned from tech companies about PC sales bouncing back in 2010.
The Tale of Steve Jobs and the Five Dragons
- Date: January 25th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: Apple, Sanity Check, Tablet PC, iPhone, iPod
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Computer, Tablets, Productivity, Desktops, Smart Phones
Steve Jobs resurrected Apple by slaying four dragons, and now he's on a quest to take down another one. Here's how he did it and what's next.
Podcast: Is it time for IT to let users bring their own laptops and smartphones?
- Date: January 20th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: IT career, IT management, IT policies, IT strategy, The Big Question
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Information Technology, Smart Phone, Laptop Computer, Big Question, Larry, Strategy, Podcasts, Management, Internet
- Special Reports » See more posts on: The Big Question
We've been talking about the consumerization of IT for years, but it's now reaching an inflection point. Is it time for IT to accept it and adapt?
Five predictions for CES 2020
- Date: January 15th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: CES, Mobile
- Tags: Digital Content, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Keyboards, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Peripherals, Jason Hiner
Much of the talk at CES 2010 involved reflections on the past decade. What will our reflections a decade from now sound like? Here are my predictions.
PlasticLogic QUE: Could it steal business users away from an Apple slate?
- Date: January 13th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: Apple, CES, E-reader
- Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Hiner
- Special Reports » See more posts on: CES 2010
At CES, PlasticLogic unveiled its QUE proReader, which could turn out to be the product that draws business users away from the Apple tablet.
Podcast: Will users buy tablets, and how will they affect the PC industry?
- Date: January 13th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: Apple, CES, Hewlett-Packard, Tablet PC
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., PC, Industry, Big Question, Tablets, Podcasts, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Internet
- Special Reports » See more posts on: The Big Question
Tablet and slate PCs were everywhere at CES 2010, but will consumers and businesses buy them? And, if they do, what will it mean for the PC industry?
Marvell's Plug Computer rethinks form factor of PCs and servers
- Date: January 12th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: CES, Servers
- Tags: Marvell, PC, Computer, Ethernet, Linux, Servers, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Special Reports » See more posts on: CES 2010
One of the most unique things that I saw at CES 2010 was Marvell's Plug Computer, a new miniature PC form factor.
The five best products of CES 2010, for business users
- Date: January 12th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: BlackBerry, CES, E-reader
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Battery, Product, RIM BlackBerry, Laptop Computer, Powermat Wireless Charger Powermat, Powermat, Engineering, Notebooks, Handhelds
- Special Reports » See more posts on: CES 2010
I scoured CES 2010 looking for the products that will have the biggest real world impact for businesses. This is my list of the five best from CES 2010.
Top geeks speak out on the best tech of CES 2010
- Date: January 11th, 2010
- Author: Jason Hiner
- Category: CES, E-reader, Ebook, Lenovo
- Tags: Trend, 3D, Lenovo Group Ltd., Product, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jason Hiner
- Special Reports » See more posts on: CES 2010
To help sort through the madness of CES, I interviewed some of the top thought leaders in the industry about the best products and trends at CES 2010.
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