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The Day Ahead: Corel Tries Out New Buzzwords
News Corel fumbled yet another quarter, but somehow still manages to string investors along with its liberal use of buzzwords. However, investors should note Corel's use of buzzwords -- they are a great barometer for finding out what's hot in the tech...
[March 21, 2000, 11:50]
The Day Ahead: Tech Volatility Clamps Down On Buzzword Abuse
News In the good old days -- three months ago -- companies could throw any number of buzzwords in a press release, mention some confusing figures and get a nice stock pop. Here's a look at some buzzwords that have lost the buzz:
[May 5, 2000, 12:10]
IT Service Catalog - The Central Component Of IT Governance
White Papers It has become one of the most popular buzzwords among IT executives and company boards alike. But, like many buzzwords, this one is far easier to recite than it is to understand, let alone apply. IT Governance is now widely recognized as a critical...
[April 21, 2006, 0:00]
How To Interview Your Next Developer
News Candidates who spout the right buzzwords and acronyms with a certain air of authority tend to convince interviewers they know enough to perform the job. No amount of buzzwords and acronyms will prove that a candidate can withstand the pressures of...
[May 16, 2002, 17:08]
The Day Ahead: Selectica Hopes To Repeat FirePond's IPO Success
News Aside from the usual buzzwords, here's what Selectica's software does: It allows a customer to configure and select options on various products, such as cars and PCs. The company mentioned all the hot buzzwords, such as "infrastructure", "commerce...
[March 6, 2000, 11:24]
Jane Wakefield: A Spoonful Of Internet Medicine
News Even the buzzwords and sentences loaded with Internet praise have been replaced by questions. Lots of buzzwords and plenty of shiny new startups gave the Internet a golden aura. These are not buzzwords, these are real Net benefits.
[October 13, 2000, 10:37]
The Software As A Service Market In Asia Pacific, 2005 To 2008: Executive Overview
White Papers Software as a Service (SaaS) has been one of the IT industry's hottest buzzwords over the past several years, and for good reason. The success of firms such as Salesforce.com, Web Ex and RightNow Technologies has shown the power of the on-demand...
[May 1, 2007, 0:00]
Telecom Fraud: The Cost Of Doing Nothing Just Went Up
White Papers While cyberattacks, cyberterrorism and assorted other buzzwords gain media attention, the reality is more mundane but just as fatal. Every business is becoming more dependant on information technology and this technology brings with it inevitable...
[September 20, 2007, 0:00]
Someone Actually Doing SOA
White Papers Did anyone ever get tired of hearing all those pundits spouting their buzzwords about "Business Agility"? What does that mean anyway? And more importantly, if a business was truly agile, what are the implications for the software systems that they...
[March 31, 2007, 0:00]
Understanding Clustering
White Papers Ask any organization's management team about the requirements for a new application and they will quickly respond with buzzwords such as performance, high availability, scalability, reliability, and manageability.
[October 12, 2006, 0:00]
New Economy Jargon: Sooo 1999
News Signalling just how out of vogue New Economy buzzwords have become, technology research and consulting company The Yankee Group renamed a number of its business units this week, sans jargon. The Yankee Group's BtoB Commerce & Applications Research...
[March 2, 2002, 6:31]
Tomorrow?s CRM: Big Picture And The Bottom Line
White Papers In the last couple of years, few buzzwords have been as popular with pharma companies as CRM. Sometimes considered the panacea for everything from accelerating sales growth rates to maximizing product launches, CRM can't be all things to all people.
[January 18, 2007, 23:00]
Application And Network Performance Management In The Virtualization Age
White Papers Even though the dot-com bubble and its collapse are now history, there is still no question that the information technology and networking markets love slogans or buzzwords, and "virtualization" is clearly one of the hottest.
[August 8, 2006, 0:00]
Migration Frustration Across The Nation
Blog Well, no actually, just a passing mention to say that this year migration could just be one of those IT vendor-speak buzzwords that you are more than just a little tired of hearing by the time you’re stuffing your Christmas pudding full of USB...
[April 28, 2008, 8:03]
What Is A Virtual Private Network?
White Papers After much thought, I have some ideas to share--and a few more buzzwords for you to digest. I've come to appreciate the fact that virtual private networking means different things to different people.
[December 29, 2003, 23:00]
GSM Helps Machines Do The Talking
White Papers One of the buzzwords floating around today is M2M, which stands for 'machine to machine'. GSM networks have transformed the way people communicate with each other. But it's not just people doing the talking: machines are also getting connected.
[November 15, 2005, 23:00]
Demystifying The Anti-Spam Buzz: Features Vs. Fluff In The Search For An Enterprise Anti-Spam Solution
White Papers This paper demystifies the anti-spam market and its various choices and buzzwords to help you cut through the hype and focus on the basics: determining what features you need, whether a solution you are considering includes them, and to what degree.
[May 30, 2007, 0:00]
Business Intelligence Software: Engendering A Quiet Revolution In The Business Place
White Papers As many in the press rightly complain, technology industry public communications is too frequently encrypted with technical, opaque jargon and arcane buzzwords that industry outsiders often find indigestible.
[August 25, 2004, 0:00]
Conflicting Strategies Aired At Unified Comms Show
News Echoing the latest industry buzzwords, this week's VoIP for Business event was re-named Unified Communications Expo. Communications vendors are now trying to offer more than just voice over a data connection by building in features such as presence...
[April 11, 2008, 12:37]
Convergence Is King At 3GSM
News Convergence has been one of the hottest buzzwords in the mobile industry for several years. This week, the 3GSM World Congress saw compelling evidence that once-rival technologies can work together, and that the world is moving fast towards an all...
[February 16, 2006, 10:10]
