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Business Impact Analysis Questionnaire To develop a successful business continuity plan, your organization must first understand which processes and systems are most vital. The purpose of a Business Impact Assessment (BIA) is to shine the light on critical business processes and identify which business units, operations and processes are essential to the company’s survival. The […]

With smartphones ubiquitous in the workplace, security becomes a top concern, since these devices often contain important, even sensitive, information. BlackBerry users have a number of applications to choose from in order to locate a missing device, manage passwords or block spam.  It would behoove IT staff to select apps they want users to have, […]

In mid-2011, a study was conducted by IFS North America and Mint Jutras, among manufacturing executives and professionals of middle market to large manufacturers, to understand how usability challenges may cause individuals to work outside established enterprise software systems, generating lost value for the manufacturer. Working outside of enterprise systems results in barriers to the […]

Although most professionals are well versed in using email, many still struggle with the finer points. It’s commonly known that typing in all CAPS is equivalent to “cyber shouting” – but here are a few other protocol points, from Robert Half Technology, that you should consider. Click through for 12 rules of email etiquette you […]

Apple's iPhone continues to grow in popularity with consumers and has made great inroads into the enterprise. With such a diverse app set, it’s no wonder. We’ve combed through the many offerings available, and pulled together a list of 10 apps that can improve productivity and help you stay on track. All apps are available […]

Back in the 1980s, every year began with the same prediction: The year at hand will most certainly be "The Year of the LAN." Anybody who was in the IT business back then will tell you that the co-called Year of the LAN stretched out to cover the entire decade. The same phenomenon now seems […]

Over the years, Facebook has developed features and made policy changes that have routinely put privacy advocates on the warpath, so much so that blogger Lora Bentley wonders if they don’t pay people to dream up new ways to annoy them. Despite the privacy concerns, Facebook remains hugely popular and as a company appears set […]

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, recently announced the results of an aggressive office energy savings program conducted in five U.S. office locations, including its Lake Success headquarters, resulting in reported savings of 2.7 million kilowatt-hours of energy from 2009 through 2010. Initially conceived in 2008, the energy-saving steps implemented across the five […]

IT executives that opt to build their own private clouds versus leveraging all the services already available in the cloud are ignoring, at their own peril, one of the primary reasons that cloud computing became popular with business executives in the first place. At the moment, there seems to be a lot of interest in […]

Worldwide PC shipments increased 2.6 percent in the second quarter of 2011 (2Q11), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The results are just short of IDC's May projections for 2.9 percent growth and represent a combination of a hangover from the more than 20 percent growth in the first half […]

How can a mentor improve your business and career advancement? Many ways: A mentor can guide you, take you under his wing and teach you new skills. Research has shown that mentoring relationships succeed and are satisfying for both parties when both the mentor and the person being mentored take an active role in developing […]

Windows Phone 7.1 Mango won't be out until this fall, but Microsoft has officially announced its new platform and Windows Phone Developer Tools that support the new OS. In addition, Microsoft has added Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE as smartphone partners. Windows Phone 7.1 will be available for all current Windows Phones. Mango is designed with […]