Latest management news.
Telecommuters lack advanced videoconferencing – for now, 08/21/07: As videoconferencing creeps into business networks, it will pass the telecommuter by, at least for a while.The average telecommuter will at best have a low-quality image amid otherwise stunningly realistic video displays on ultra-high-definition screens.
Plone Foundation unwraps major content management release, 08/22/07: The Plone Foundation launched a new version of its open source content management software on Tuesday, emphasizing improvements in ease of use and the addition of automatic versioning throughout the Plone 3.0 product.
SOA’s ROI missing in action, 08/21/07: Barely a third of companies that have adopted service-oriented architectures are achieving a positive return on investment. ROI is limited by the cost of SOA tools and technologies, training, governance and support.
Mailbag: Readers respond to agent overload, Part 1, 08/20/07: The idea of software agents installed on desktops and servers across large enterprise networks gets people talking. An article and a newsletter I wrote a couple of weeks ago generated a lot of feedback from my readers.
Mailbag: Readers respond to agent overload, Part 2, 08/20/07: In the last newsletter, I shared readers’ comments on why they see software agents are more than just a necessary evil in their networks. To them, the technology that gets distributed to servers and endpoints serves a critical purpose. But they also pointed out their hesitance with agent-less technologies unless they are only seeking a high-level view of performance or monitoring status.
Study shows buyers less than enamored with their outsourcers, 08/21/07: Those who outsource IT services are looking for more from their offshore service providers, according to new research from advisory firm Alsbridge. Alsbridge makes a benchmarking tool called the Market Reality Assessment, to identify the weak aspects of outsourcing relationships.
