Stories by Mario Apicella

Easing incompatible storage headaches

Networked storage is a boon for companies: By shifting the control point away from the server OS with a SAN (storage area network) or NAS (network area storage) model, storage management becomes less complex and less expensive.

The time is now to move storage from servers

At this moment, no aspect of enterprise computing deserves more attention than maintaining and storing corporate data. CTOs are increasingly abandoning traditional storage methods for more sophisticated approaches -- primarily SANs (storage area networks) and NAS (network attached storage) devices -- to contain the mountains of data their companies generate.

Save time and money with ESP

In addition to offering a good product, the other important thing any company can do to increase revenue is to make sure it is reaching potential customers. A CRM (customer relationship management) application is of paramount importance in helping your sales force surf an ocean of contacts and sales leads and ultimately boost your revenue.

UpShot ESP: Workspace for Closing Deals

In addition to offering a good product, the other important thing any company can do to increase revenue is to make sure they are reaching potential customers. A CRM (customer relationship management) application is of paramount importance in helping your sales force surf an ocean of contacts and sales leads and ultimately boost your revenue.

DB2 allows flexibility

Although DB2 companies are traditional IBM customers centred on Big Iron, IBM's recent port of its enterprise database to Linux means that more cost-effective hardware options are now available.

Linux Port Allows Flexible Installations of DB2

Although DB2 companies are traditional IBM customers centered on Big Iron, IBM's recent port of its enterprise database to Linux means that more cost-effective hardware options are now available.

Storing Easily Accessible Multimedia Files

Text-dominated corporate Web sites are becoming a thing of the past as Web pages become more diversely adorned with pictures, sounds, video clips, and other treats to stimulate your senses and entice customers to hit the purchase button.

The ABCs of enterprise procurement

If you've ever purchased items for your company, you know how frustrating, time-consuming, and costly that process can be.
Suppose, for example, that your company sells equipment that's made of various custom-manufactured parts - each of which you must purchase from a different vendor. To gather all those parts together, you must first identify companies that can build those items. Once you've found candidates, you must exchange and discuss technical documents - such as drawings and product specifications - with your new partners. After that, you have to process purchase orders within your own company, which usually means getting approval from administrative and perhaps technical staff. Finally, you must post orders and subsequent payment transactions into your back-office system.

Secant Keeps Web Servers Responsive

Managing server-side Java applications is the diciest challenge of running a Web site. Because your applications are coded to run on a particular server, your customer requests may wait or go unanswered if that server is busy or unavailable. Your programmers must then kick into crisis mode to modify your code and frenetically direct your requests to another server. But by this time, your exasperated customers may have given up.

PolyAnalyst 4.1 digs for gold

Right now, you are sitting on a virtual goldmine of transactional data that could transform your company into a leaner, quicker, and more profitable organisation. Extracting useful information from this data could help you adjust your marketing strategies or streamline your operations, making your company exponentially more competitive.

CentralWatch Keeps Web Apps Speedy

Nobody likes to wait to make his or her purchases, either in the physical world or when shopping online. A Web application with poor responsiveness can disgust even your most eager potential buyer, who will walk away from the transaction -- and your business -- with nothing but hostility to share with the world.

PolyAnalyst 4.1 Digs Through Data for Gold

Right now, you are sitting on a virtual gold mine of transactional data that could transform your company into a leaner, quicker, and more profitable organization. Extracting useful information from this data could help you adjust your marketing strategies or streamline your operations, making your company exponentially more competitive.

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