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Ubuntu is becoming a viable desktop replacement for Windows in certain enterprise scenarios The latest version of Ubuntu, Raring Ringtail, is billed as business and…

Ubuntu is becoming a viable desktop replacement for Windows in certain enterprise scenarios The latest version of Ubuntu, Raring Ringtail, is billed as business and…

Ubuntu is becoming a viable desktop replacement for Windows in certain enterprise scenarios The latest version of Ubuntu, Raring Ringtail, is billed as business and…

1. Improved Samba setup Since it is sponsored by enterprise Linux vendor Red Hat, it’s no surprise that Fedora comes with some business-friendly features, including…

After being delayed seven times due to reported problems with the new installer, Fedora 18 has arrived. On the plus side, Fedora 18 delivers new…

Browser-based environments are the easiest to get started with, and are a good way to find out if an immersive environment will work for your…

The U.S. Army is not new to using simulated virtual environments for training. In fact, almost all soldiers have used virtual simulations, according to Douglas…

Both offer free apps for individual users. Microsoft charges $6 a month or $72 a year for up to 50 business users. See full slideshow…

For years, folks looking for free online word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations have turned to Google Docs. However, Microsoft recently released an updated set of…

When workplace computers moved beyond command-line interfaces to the mouse-and-windows-based graphical user interface, that was a major advance in usability. And the command line itself…

NETWORK WORLD–Companies should not attempt to jump into gamification all at once. Here are four specific applications that are excellent places to start your gamification…

NETWORK WORLD–How to successfully add game features to corporate processes.

NETWORK WORLD–Of all the virtual currencies out there, BitCoin is the most interesting from a technical perspective – and the least interesting from the business…

Virtual currencies jump the fence from in-game tokens to real-world rewards Which would you rather get as a reward for doing business with a particular…

It’s free, easier to use than ever, IT staffers know it and love it, and it has fewer viruses and Trojans than  Windows. It’s already…

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An emerging technology called Near Field Communication will soon give new meaning to the phrase “tapped out.” Once NFC systems become widespread, which could happen…

How Apple is winning over the enterprise without even trying

Avaya and others offer easy-to-use, low-cost, browser-based virtual environments for corporate meetings

Several companies are offering business-friendly virtual meeting platforms that work right in a Web browser, no software download required, with prices starting at around $50…

Apple’s new application-level encryption paves the way for companies to run business apps on the iPad

1. Encrypt, encrypt, encrypt. There are two parts to the data encryption challenge – encrypting stored data, and encrypting data that’s moving over public networks,…

OppenheimerFunds used to have a data entry efficiency problem. Address changes that customers made on its Web site had to be manually re-entered into a…

In an attempt to reduce online credit-card fraud, Visa U.S.A. in San Francisco announced 10 “commandments” for online merchants to guard its cardholders’ information. And,…

A hacker doesn’t have to break into a bank’s computer to steal account numbers and access codes. It may be enough to set up a…