May 2011

Social Media Customer Service Application

By |May 4th, 2011

Cisco Systems is reporting strong growth in its social media call center solutions just a few months after the SocialMiner launch. The social media monitoring and analytics solution is now selling as a standalone social media data mining tool upon customer demand.

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Standardization of APIs

By |May 4th, 2011

The API has become been the primary method of integration within IT circles. When SOA was at its peak, the focus was properly on the abstraction of business functions at the API level, to provide for reuse and consistency of process across applications. However with the focus of cloud APIs and infrastructure APIS on interoperability, it is difficult to get agreement between vendors on which functions make up a common base.

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SAE Digital Library Gets Redesign

By |May 4th, 2011

SAE International has announced a complete redesign of its Digital Library, the comprehensive technical paper and standards solution used by automobile and aerospace engineers.

Has Digital Killed Print?

By |May 3rd, 2011

Much discussion is happening about the popularity of ebooks and the projected demise of “real” books due to this fame. Not everyone has given up on the real thing yet, but one author points out the change that has befallen us due to the e-readers.

OpenStack Becomes Hot Topic

By |May 3rd, 2011

The OpenStack project recently held a webinar to both elaborate on new features introduced in Cactus and describe anticipated elements of the upcoming Diablo release.

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CloudArray Becoming Even More Efficient

By |May 3rd, 2011

Cloud storage developer TwinStrata has unveiled a new version of its CloudArray appliances with increased volume size, improved bandwidth throttling and scheduling, and SSD options.

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Where Are They Now?

By |May 2nd, 2011

Tech companies come and go. There are always tech savvy entrepreneurs with big ideas looking to fill a need in the market and investors looking to get the huge returns that only come from investing in tech startups.

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Semantic Technology Monitoring Your Rep

By |May 2nd, 2011

Online reputation management is a constant topic in today’s social media world. How you use your resources and time searching social media platforms will directly affect the results you get. One author takes the time to review various tools available to monitor your organization’s online reputation.

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April 2011

The Newest or the Tried and True?

By |April 29th, 2011

When asked about the potential of triple stores replacing relational databases, one author provides his perspective in twofold.

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