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Delivering Real Business Value… Fast with webMethods 8.0 (eWeek)
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Posted: 07/31/2009
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Companies looking to reduce time and cost to improve processes, deploy new services and applications, and integrate new systems can now do so even faster… up to 25% or more says Software AG. The latest release of Software AG’s webMethods 8.0 delivers new functionality to satisfy customer demand and innovation to hone the brand’s competitive advantage. New features include CentraSite ActiveSOA, an integrated Business Service Repository to tie business process management (BPM) to service-oriented architecture (SOA), and webMethods Mediator, a new service succedding webMethods X-Broker. A wealth of other features include a unified, Eclipse-based management and administration across SOA, BPM, and Integration and embedded Business Intelligence for document management to deliver real value faster in an ever-changing business climate.
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Industry:
Technology, Consulting, & Professional Services
Topic:
Business Intelligence,
Experience & Interaction,
Technology Implementation
Region:
Global
Audience:
Business to Business,
Business to Consumer
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New Online Business Show Opens Up the Boardroom to “Everybody’s Business” (CRM Daily)
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Posted: 07/31/2009
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Microsoft is opening up the boardroom with an innovative new online show featuring Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric, and his wife, Suzy to promote emerging new products and services. An extension of Microsoft’s business-to-business marketing platform and mission, the duo, who also write a weekly BusinessWeek column, will help companies like Hertz car rental company take on crucial business decisions and discover “people-ready solutions” to meet whatever business challenges are on the horizon. Co-created by reality show producer Reveille Productions (credits include the Biggest Loser) and ad agency JWT, “It's Everybody's Business” is available at http://EverybodysBusiness.msn.com. The Web site also featuring out-takes, behind-the-scenes footage and in-depth information about the issues and products discussed.
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Industry:
Marketing, Design, & Interactive Communications,
Retail & Products,
Technology, Consulting, & Professional Services
Topic:
Content Strategy,
Creative & Design,
Experience & Interaction,
Marketing Communications,
Technology Implementation
Region:
Global
Audience:
Business to Business
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Bridging the Gap: JavaFX for Mobile Devices (Info World)
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Posted: 07/18/2009
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With more than 2.6 billion mobile phones deployed with Java worldwide, Sun Microsystems is heralding the JavaFX extension as a bridge from desktop to mobile device to television. "JavaFX Mobile delivers rich, expressive user experiences and we know that this is what our customers require these days," Sun’s vice president of marketing Eric Klein said recently at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco. Improvements to the new 1.2 release of JavaFX Mobile include optimized performance, a user interface library, and localization. Future plans include building the JavaFX technology into “smartbook” devices that boast Internet access and GPS capabilities on small, hand-held devices.
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Industry:
Technology, Consulting, & Professional Services,
Telecommunications
Topic:
Creative & Design,
Experience & Interaction,
Technology Implementation
Region:
Global
Audience:
Business to Business,
Business to Consumer
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Chinese Company Premier’s World’s First Phone to Run Windows XP (Info World)
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Posted: 07/18/2009
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Chinese company In Technology recently unveiled the first-ever mobile device capable of running Windows XP. A cool hybrid of mobile phone and pint-sized computer, the device can wake Windows from standby mode to receive calls and text messages and support Wi-Fi, optional WiMax, GPS and next-generation mobile. Other key features include a customized chip from Advanced Micro Devices, pull-out Qwerty board, 120GB hard disk, and a 4.8 inch LCD touchscreen. Battery life averages seven hours while larger batteries can power the device for up to 12 hours. Product release within the Chinese market is scheduled for mid-September with international release slated a bit further down the road.
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Industry:
Technology, Consulting, & Professional Services,
Telecommunications
Topic:
Experience & Interaction,
Marketing Communications,
Technology Implementation
Region:
Global,
Asia Pacific
Audience:
Business to Consumer
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China: Redefining the Innovation Landscape (Knowledge@Wharton)
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Posted: 07/18/2009
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Innovation is the golden key to gaining competitive advantage. China is redefining the innovation landscape with its large, adaptable population; affinity for improvisation and reverse engineering; and mature industrial clusters poised to lead the supply chain. The country goes beyond low-cost labor to provide colossal development opportunities for large multinational corporations (MNCs) looking to maximize dollars spent in developing markets. "The culture is very, very good at devising quick and often effective solutions to problems," Marshall Meyer, a Wharton management professor said. The country’s ability to improvise effectively will undoubtedly seal a golden fate in the global economy.
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Industry:
Retail & Products,
Technology, Consulting, & Professional Services
Topic:
Creative & Design,
Technology Implementation
Region:
Asia Pacific
Audience:
Business to Business
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Alcatel-Lucent Takes the Plunge Into Mobile Advertising (Information Week)
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Posted: 07/18/2009
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Redefining the drive-by, Alcatel-Lucent recently announced plans to launch a product allowing cellular carriers to reach millions of mobile customers with location-relevant advertisements. Partnering with mobile ad company 1020 Placecast, the technology will
help mobile operators determine the location of the customer with accuracy within a few meters. The new advertising vehicle, dubbed proximity marketing, is poised to reach sales of $10 billion by 2013. So don’t be too surprised if soon it’s more than your taste
buds beckoning you into the nearest Starbucks for a cup of joe and coffee cake.
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Industry:
Marketing, Design, & Interactive Communications,
Retail & Products,
Telecommunications
Topic:
Business Intelligence,
Content Strategy,
Experience & Interaction,
Marketing Communications,
Technology Implementation
Region:
Global
Audience:
Business to Business,
Business to Consumer
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Hooked on Location: Skyhook Plug-In Delivers with Pin-Point Accuracy (Information Week)
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Posted: 07/03/2009
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Building on the recent wave of location-centric applications, three leading Web applications–MapQuest, Flickr, and WeatherBug–are using Skyhook Wireless’s Loki plug-in to determine the precise location of any Wi-Fi enabled device that permits it. With a database featuring more than 100 million Wi-Fi access points, Skyhook triangulates signals from GPS and cell phone towers to deliver precise locations. The app can be seamlessly added to any Web site with a few simple lines of JavaScript. Companies utilizing the technology include Glympse, T-Mobile and Apple’s iPhone App Store. For example, T-Mobile G1 phone users can now download free software from Glympse that enables them to establish local links with other phones to track users' changing locations with pin-point accuracy.
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Industry:
Technology, Consulting, & Professional Services,
Telecommunications
Topic:
Business Intelligence,
Content Strategy,
Experience & Interaction,
Marketing Communications,
Technology Implementation
Region:
Global
Audience:
Business to Business,
Business to Consumer
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Surging Ahead: Companies Unveil New Cellular WiFi (Internet Evolution)
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Posted: 07/03/2009
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With WiFi spreading like wildfire, cellular companies can no longer ignore the technology without ignoring consumer demand for higher speeds, better coverage and performance, and low- or no-cost access. As consumers also begin to expect computer-like functionality from their cellphones, carriers like AT&T, Comcast, Qwest, Cablevision, and even Verizon, the biggest WiFi hold-out, are embracing WiFi as an important part of their strategic business plans. Recently, Qwest launched free WiFi to both consumer and enterprise customers, while T-Mobile introduced a low-cost WiFi business phone service. Consequently, Verizon will offer free service to DSL and FiOS customers as early as this summer.
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Industry:
Technology, Consulting, & Professional Services,
Telecommunications
Topic:
Experience & Interaction,
Technology Implementation
Region:
Global,
North America
Audience:
Business to Business,
Business to Consumer
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Closing the Sale: SeeWhy Helps Businesses Put Abandonment Issues to Rest (Intelligent Enterprise)
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Posted: 07/03/2009
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You’re spending huge chunks of money to drive traffic to your site, you’re bound to close the sale, right? Not necessarily. Businesses today are finding a significant number of visitors abandon their shopping carts before completing their purchases. SeeWhy helps retailers put their cart abandonment issues to rest with the launch of their new software, Abandonment Tracker. The free service is designed to entice customers into upgrading to Abandonment Tracker Pro, a paid service that will be released in a few weeks. While the price for Abandonment Tracker Pro has not yet been disclosed, the advanced software promises to improve sales conversion rates and reduce abandoned shopping carts. SeeWhy will help retailers lure potential customers back to close the deal rather than having sales evaporating before their very eyes.
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Industry:
Retail & Products,
Technology, Consulting, & Professional Services
Topic:
Business Intelligence,
E-Commerce,
Technology Implementation
Region:
Global
Audience:
Business to Business,
Business to Consumer
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In a Flash: Time Saving Tips for Creating Animation with ActionScript 3.0 (.net)
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Posted: 07/03/2009
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Pulling another all-nighter to meet tomorrow’s looming deadline? Download Paul
Wyatt’s article unveiling time-saving tips to producing keyframe animations and
motion tweens in a flash. Rather than wasting hours of effort creating similarly-styled
animations from scratch, Wyatt’s clear-cut tutorial will teach you how to copy Flash
animation to ActionScript 3.0 code by reusing code that can be applied to any movie clip
across the platform. Eventually, you’ll even be able to compile your own unique master
document of signature animation styles. Once you learn Wyatt’s simple, practical
techniques, you’ll be delivering client creative with time to spare.
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Industry:
Marketing, Design, & Interactive Communications,
Technology, Consulting, & Professional Services
Topic:
Technology Implementation
Region:
Global
Audience:
Business to Business
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