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Adam Lashinsky, Sr. Editor at Large - Jan 20, 2010 10:26 AM ET
Business Intelligence software is more like interactive gaming than you'd think.
By Wayne Morris, CEO, myDIALS.
Morris: New tools can take businesses to the next level. Photo: myDIALS.
Decision making in business should be easier than ever: Next generation business intelligence software gives everyone from entry-level employees to CEOs the ability to make important decisions from data that is clean, current, easy to access and, most importantly, interactive.
(We've come a long MORE
Jan 20, 2010 10:00 AM ET
It took Lala's Music Mover more than a week to upload my modest iTunes library
If Michael Robertson is right -- and I believe he is -- Apple (AAPL) is about to use its $85 million purchase of Lala to create a browser-based music service that will let users access their iTunes music collections from the Web.
The service could become available as early as next Wednesday, says Robertson, a 12-year MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jan 20, 2010 6:24 AM ET
Analyst cites "minor issues" with battery life and durability
Image: Apple Inc.
In an otherwise positive report Tuesday anticipating the introduction of Apple's (AAPL) tablet computer at next Wednesday's "latest creation" event, Kaufman Brothers' Shaw Wu introduces a note of uncertainty.
"We are also picking up," he writes, "that the product would most likely not ship in volume until the June timeframe, as there may [be] minor issues that need more work MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jan 19, 2010 3:56 PM ET
Shares rise sharply in advance of next week's earnings report and special event
With strong earnings expected to be announced Monday Jan. 25 and a new product scheduled to be unveiled two days later, Apple (AAPL) shares climbed steeply Tuesday morning.
The release of several positive reports on Mac sales for the quarter than ended Dec. 26 probably didn't hurt, either.
The stock closed at $215.04, up 9.11 points (4.42%) for the day, MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jan 19, 2010 11:24 AM ET
Good reasons why corporations should embrace social networks in the workplace
By Mark Schmulen, CEO, NutshellMailSchmulen says corporations should embrace - not block - social media. Photo: NutshellMail.
According to Robert Half Technology, a provider of IT professional services, 54% of U.S. corporations restrict employee access to social networks due to concerns about productivity, network security, and legal liabilities.Sure these are serious concerns. But companies that block access to MORE
Jan 19, 2010 10:00 AM ET
Mac sales, not iPhones or the new tablet, will drive near-term gains says a key Apple analyst
Click to enlarge. Sources: Company reports, Apple 2.0 consensus
Throw another 200,000 Macs on the barbie.
Less than a week before Apple's (AAPL) Q1 2010 earnings report, Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster raised his Mac sales estimate Tuesday to 3.1 million from 2.9 million and his price target to $279 from $277.
In a research note entitled MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jan 19, 2010 9:03 AM ET
When the real thing arrives, will it be as good as the YouTube versions?
Image: CourseSmart
If reality catches up with rumor, Steve Jobs will give one of the great demos of his life next Wednesday at Apple's (AAPL) invitation-only "latest creation" event in San Francisco.
But you don't have to wait until Jan. 27 to get a taste of what he might be showing.
For months, Apple has been secretly meeting with MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jan 19, 2010 7:23 AM ET
Tony Bates isn't just an online video fanatic when he's on the clock. The Cisco (CSCO) executive also served on the board of YouTube in his spare time, before Google (GOOG) bought it in 2006. When I sat down with Bates in his office recently, the veteran of Cisco's service provider and enterprise units talked about how he ended up advising YouTube and why he believes video is the next MORE
Jon Fortt - Jan 19, 2010 7:00 AM ET
MIT professor speaks out on transit, technology in emerging economies
Ralph Gakenheimer is a Fulbright Scholar, World Bank Advisor, and MIT professor of urban planning who has emerged as one of the leading experts on transportation in developing countries. In the 1970s he consulted with the mayors of South American cities such as Medellin (for real!) on their transit plans. Today he's working in Asia and Africa.
Fortune contributor Carolyn Whelan caught up MORE
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| Frontier Communicati... | 4.22 | -0.25 | -5.59% |
| Juniper Networks Inc... | 21.62 | -0.75 | -3.33% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 19.59 | -0.24 | -1.21% |
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