Stories about: GlaxoSmithKline

"As an IT manager, are you going to put your reputation on the line that five guys from a small startup in Vancouver are to deliver for your organization," asked Jevon MacDonald, blogger and co-founder at StartupNorth.ca.

There's little argument that Telligent's Community Server can stand up to the rigors of hosting public-facing communities. This product is the force behind some of the biggest and most visible blogs on the Net, including MySpace, the National Football League, and National Geographic. An equal number of clients -- the likes of Dell, GlaxoSmithKline, and Ernst & Young -- use this platform for business-to-business and business-to-consumer communities.

Many companies are eyeing online communities as a new way to connect with customers or market their brands. But corporate marketers should take note that social applications require them to flip traditional paradigms on their head and focus primarily on listening to customers.

We're in the midst of the "greatest-ever merger wave," according to an article published last month by The Economist, a publication that is supposed to know about these things.

As you all may know, in July I'll make a big career change. I'm not worried; I believe I'm still marketable. I'm a self-starter, I'm proficient in Microsoft Office. I guess that's it. Also I'm learning how to give money away.

One of the pitfalls of adopting virtualization is software licensing which will continue to lag behind the technology right through to 2010.

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Most speakers at the Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco last week agreed that Web 2.0 tools will make their way into the enterprise, propelled by user demand for tools that can make them more productive.

Cisco has just inked one of its largest deals to date for its new Telepresence technology signing a deal with the Regus Group, a provider of outsourced workplaces across the globe.

Pharmaceuticals manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline Australia was an early adopter of virtualization, introducing the technology almost four years ago.

Network convergence may be a challenge, but integrating voice and data personnel is even harder.