Broadband subsidy: too much money, but mostly well targeted
A few weeks ago I aired my worries about how the broadband funding in the Federal stimulus package was going to be spent. The government has now released documentation on that part of the package, and so far things look mostly OK.
IT services account managers: Planning globally, acting locally
Both business unit managers and technology consumers are big fans of decentralizing IT. They want it carved up by geography, by lines of business, or some other scheme, with control passed to the local senior business manager. This mania for local control isn't just an affirmation of Tip O'Neill's legendary mantra: 'All politics is local.' It seems to be simple human nature.
Authorize.net categorizes downtime events as 'a perfect storm'
Now that the smoke has cleared (literally), we find out a bit more about what happened to Authorize.net's services as a result of the Fisher Plaza data center fire.
Cisco to expand mobile collaboration features
Cisco will tackle the mobile world over the next year with a series of new features to bring smartphones into business communications, the head of the company's software group said at the Cisco Live conference on Wednesday.
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