| Salesforce Launches Community-Building Service
In the spirit of social networking, Salesforce.com has created a service that will act as a community for its clients to engage in a variety of data-sharing activities. Dubbed "Salesforce to Salesforce," the company built the product using Force.com, its recently released Platform as a Service product that allows developers to build any Software as a Service application. SMB Business Management SoftwareDownload this white paper to learn about the benefits of having one integrated Business Management Software Suite. .
Toyota's Real Secret: Hint, It's Not TPS
Manufacturers sometimes assume Toyota's success begins and ends with the Toyota Production System. In truth, though, implementing the TPS is just the first step toward optimizing all the functional processes of an enterprise. The next competitive step: the Toyota Product Development System. .
Cisco Revamps Key LAN Switches with Virtualization
Cisco added new virtualization capabilities to its Catalyst 6500 that allow customers to get a performance boost without having to "rip and replace" the chassis switch. At the same time, the company refreshed its 8-year-old Catalyst 4500 LAN switches by adding a new Supervisor engine, new line cards and new chassis that promise to boost performance by a factor of four. The new Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System 1440 allows customers to collapse multiple physical Catalyst 6500 chassis into a single logical switch. This is intended to boost performance and reduce operational overhead by allowing multiple switches to be managed as a single unit. Using the VSS 1440 to combine multiple Catalyst 6500 switches, customers can scale performance up to 1.44 terabits per second.
Avaya Experts to Demonstrate the Business Benefits of New 'Tagging ...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a presentation today during the Third International Conference on Collaborative Computing, scientists from Avaya Labs will demonstrate how "tagging" conversations can help businesses search and retrieve interactions and access information they need to operate more effectively. Now underway in White Plains, N.Y., the Collaborative Computing conference is jointly sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society, Create-Net and the International Communication Sciences and Technology Association. Avaya Labs scientist Doree Seligmann, director, Collaborative Applications Research, a featured speaker at the conference, and Avaya Labs research scientists Ajita John and Shreeharsh Kelkar, will present a paper and video demonstration on the business benefits of sophisticated new algorithms they developed to "tag" key information and make voice calls searchable.
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Natchez man shoots wife in mistaken home invasion
NATCHEZ — A Natchez man shot and killed his wife early Tuesday morning, mistaking her for an intruder. Police Chief Mike Mullins said Glenn and Deborah Mizell woke to the sound of their barking dog. Glenn went to investigate, taking a pistol with him. Mullins said as Glenn patrolled the house, he was unaware that his wife had left the bedroom and gone into the kitchen. “He mistook her for an intruder," Mullins said. When Glenn saw Deborah's figure in the dark he fired his gun once, striking her in the chest. Mullins said Deborah, 49, died at the scene. The shooting occurred shortly before 4 a.m. “From our preliminary investigation it appears to be an accidental shooting," he said.
Video Chats for Detainees in Afghanistan
A new video-teleconferencing system is allowing prisoners at a major U.S. military base in Afghanistan to speak with their relatives the first time some detainees have talked to anyone outside the secretive facility in years, the Red Cross said Monday. The video chats, which began Jan. 6, were launched by the military and the aid organization. .
Energy strategy delivers sustainable energy system
Faster reductions in emissions may occur if the Genesis-owned Huntly plant can be economically retired into a drought year reserve role, or switched to gas. Slide 6: Role of fossil fuel generation
There’s a good reason why we didn’t go for a 100 percent renewable target, and it’s because of security of supply and cost. Fossil fuels, especially gas, will continue to have an important, albeit declining role for some time to come.
They provide security, versatility and stability in how electricity is supplied. The government’s recent successes in stimulating gas and oil exploration will help to ensure we can use our indigenous resources, rather than imports. But while some fossil fuelled electricity is needed, we don’t need lots more of it.
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