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Old code proves key to modern IT at Midland

In times of financial crisis, it pays -- or, more fittingly, saves -- to explore unconventional ways to pull off major technology projects. For Midland Memorial Hospital, this came in the form of 1970s-era code unearthed via...

Global VoIP keeps Eaton connected

Acquire 35 companies in five years, and you will quickly see the need to reduce the cost of communication across your entire organization. That is what diversified manufacturing firm Eaton came to realize in 2007, when it...

Accenture topples communication barriers

Proximity gives coworkers the ability to easily engage one another in productive, face-to-face meetings at the drop of a hat. The solution came in the form of the company's Borderless Workplace initiative. [ See the full list...

Direct Energy mines BI to conserve revenue streams

Even before bad debt shook the mortgage industry, Direct Energy was feeling its effects, including eroding revenue streams due to customer churn. "Various groups were pulling data from various systems and not having integrated...

Centralized IT pays off for ADP

When you've built a $9 billion business fulfilling the payroll and HR needs of more than half a million clients, your own needs can get lost in the shuffle. But when senior management looked into centralizing the company's IT...

Wells Fargo banks on next-generation ATMs

Among technology projects green-lit in a shaky economy, perhaps none are more important than customer-facing ones. That's why Wells Fargo's decision to remake its legion of ATMs was so critical. [ See the full list of this...

Nokia Cuts Q4 Outlook, Warns of Falling Industry-Wide Sales in 2009

Nokia has posted an updated outlook for the fourth quarter and a preliminary outlook for 2009 as the rocky economic climate bites, with the global economic slowdown, coupled with currency volatility, cited for a reining in of...

Qualcomm and Amobee deliver Ads in Widgets

Amobee Media Systems and Qualcomm have announced that they are partnering to enable Ads in mobile widgets, distributed by Qualcomm’s Plaza platform. Given the growth in popularity of widgets, this is potentially quite an...

Qualcomm serves up Brew SDK to developers

Qualcomm on Monday introduced its software developer kit for its Brew Mobile Platform, a mobile-phone operating system designed to bring Adobe Flash software to mid-range mobile phones. Brew Mobile Platform (MP) was unveiled in...

Ultra Mobile Broadband goes the way of the dodo

Qualcomm switches attention to LTE The ongoing fight to be a next-generation wireless contender has lost one of its combatants, as Qualcomm announced it's dropping development of its own-brand UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband)...