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Entries from February 2008

Culture change key for collaboration

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

For successful implementation of collaborative tools, don’t focus on the tools themselves but on the company culture and on driving behaviour change - according to Forum subscribers.

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Tags: Business Relations & IT Policy · Operations & Service Management · Security & Business Continuity · Technologies

Can social media reduce email overload?

February 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Interesting to see that the issue of email overload remains an issue causing Corporate IT Forum members pain. A perennial problem that’s been around for as long as email itself. However, could social media finally offer the killer solution?

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Tags: Applications · Business Relations & IT Policy · Technologies

Spear phishing on the rise

February 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Highly targeted instances of phishing - so called ‘spear phishing’ - are on the rise according to senior security figures who met recently to discuss the current security challenges facing large businesses.

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Tags: Business Relations & IT Policy · Governance & Standards · HR & People in IT · Security & Business Continuity

Freeware for all?

February 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Is last week’s announcement that Microsoft is hoping to buy beleaguered internet search company Yahoo! the first real sign that the software giant feels threatened by Google and its ‘freeware’ model? The offer from Microsoft to buy Yahoo! for $45bn may well indicate a growing awareness within the software giant that consumers and corporates just […]

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Tags: Applications · Business Relations & IT Policy · Operations & Service Management · Supplier Management & Procurement · Technologies