Berkeley Explains Exactly Why It Chose Google Over Microsoft

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December 14, 2011 By David Eck Leave a Comment

There’s lots of social networking tools and sites out there. Paper.li is own of those that you can use to amaze your friends and family with so we thought we’d share. Go check it out [here]. – David Eck (The Cloud Guy)

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University of Missouri-Kansas City Ranks First in Innovation Management Research

December 6, 2011 By David Eck Leave a Comment

*Note: This article was posted because of Paruzia’s involvement with the Bloch School of Management.*

Kansas City Business Journal

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Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 7:32am CST

The Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City ranks first in innovation management research, the Kansas City Business Journal reports.

The school bested programs at 624 other universities evaluated by The Journal of Product Innovation Management. The full list will be released in March.

Read more [here].

Kansas City Leaders Seek to Create America’s Most Entrepreneurial City (kauffman.org)

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bloch School of Management, Kansas, Missouri, University of Missouri–Kansas City

SMB Mobile Boom Creates Cloud Opportunities for Partners

August 3, 2011 By David Eck Leave a Comment

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Aug. 1st, 2011 | Dan Berthiaume

Smartphone and tablet adoption within small businesses continues to skyrocket, according to AMI Partners. And as those new devices proliferate, cloud-related opportunities also grow for VARs and MSPs serving SMB customers. Here’s why.

AMI says nearly 3.5 million U.S. SMBs currently use smart phones and 700,000 currently use tablet computers. In the next 12 months, AMI estimates that the number of SMBs owning those devices will increase by 40% and 85%, respectively.

AMI astutely points out that the increasing availability of cloud computing is driving mobile technology adoption within SMBs.

Read more [here].

SMB Cloud Spending To Double By 2015 (informationweek.com)
T-Mobile Revamps Voice/Data Plans for SMBs (phonescoop.com)
What Type of Cloud is Right for your Small Company? (blogs.cisco.com)
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) Deem Online Backup Vitally Important (backupify.com)

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Business, cloudcomputing, E-Commerce, Small business, Smartphone, Software as a service

How cloud computing can save your company money

August 3, 2011 By David Eck Leave a Comment

By Linda Johnson | August 1, 2011

This post is by Linda Johnson, a partner with CCP Global, which advises Fortune 500 executives on spend management; offers advisory services on supply chain improvement; and helps clients with cost cutting, risk mitigation and compliance, among other services.

Managing all spend is critical to boosting the earnings per share of any company. With 13 years of experience working with companies to reduce spend — including 50 of the Fortune 500 — we know the CFO battles to engage the entire organization in managing spend and to identify financial trends in time to control the impact on the earnings per share.

The advent of cloud computing for business has given the C-suite the opportunity to put true control of company spend in the hands of everyone and to make critical financial decisions with up-to-the-minute data. A few “best in breed” technologies even guarantee financial results.

Read more [here].

6 Questions CFO’s Should Ask About Cloud Computing (bjconquest.com)
CFO vs. CIO: Endgame in the Cloud – Technology (bjconquest.com)
Crossing the Chasm | From Operator to Strategist | CFO Insights | Deloitte (bjconquest.com)
Are CFO’s running IT? (ericbrown.com)

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Business, CFO, Chief financial officer, cloudcomputing, Finance, Linda Johnson, Spend management, Supply chain

Nefarious: Merchant of Souls is finally here!

July 25, 2011 By David Eck Leave a Comment

The long awaited documentary, Nefarious: Merchant of Souls is finally here!

Friday through Sunday, August 12-14, 2011 the screenings will begin. The Kansas City showings will take place at the Palazzo Theatre, 8601 West 135th Street, Overland Park, KS. Showtimes are 4pm and 7pm.

Recently released is a new Nefarious trailer. To view, click here.

For information on screenings in your area or to host a screening, click here.

Please RSVP for tickets.

Matching Grant

Exodus Cry LightHouses are safe homes for victims of human trafficking, salvery, exploitation and at-risk orphans. These homes serve as a beachhead of operations which includes rescuing, restoring and reintegrating victims back into society.

Through the generosity of our financial supporters, Exodus Cry has been offered the opportunity to receive matching funding–up to $250,000–for our LightHouse projects. Through December 31, 2011, every dollar given toward this vital effort to redeem the lives of trafficking women will be doubled.

You can become part of this redemption story. To donate online and double the impact of your contribution, visit www.exoduscry.com/donate and designate your gift toward Exodus Cry LightHouses.

To donate by mail or find out more about how you can partner with Exodus Cry, contact Partner Development Director Morgan Goatley (816.759.0756 – morgangoatley@exoduscry.com).

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Anti Trafficking, Human trafficking, Kansas, Overland Park Kansas, People, United States, Women, Women's Rights

iPad moves ahead of Android at corporations

July 21, 2011 By David Eck Leave a Comment

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Ryan Kim | Jul. 21, 2011 | gigaom.com

The iPad is on a tear in the enterprise, and is now being activated more often than Android smartphones, according to the latest data from Good Technology. The enterprise software maker said the iPad accounted for 27.2 percent of all activations of its software in the second quarter ahead of Android phones at 24.4, the first time Apple’s tablet has pushed past Android phones.

The iPad and the iPad 2 now account for 97 percent of all tablet activations. And iPad figures have helped boost Apple’s overall share of activations to just under 80 percent, compared to just under 70 percent in the first quarter. IPhone activations are up to 66 percent, compared to 62 percent in the previous quarter. Good said iPad adoption was driven by the financial services sectors, which accounted for 46 percent of all adoption, more than triple that of any other industry.

Read more [here].

Strategy Analytics: Android tablets finally giving iPad some proper competition (9to5google.com)
iPad stays top tablet: Faces growing Android challenge as Amazon circles (slashgear.com)
Android tablets now account for 30% of the market? (intomobile.com)
Apple’s iPad remains dominant as Windows tablets outsell the PlayBook (thenextweb.com)
Even Windows tablets are outselling RIM’s PlayBook (digitaltrends.com)

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: android, apple, Good Technology, ipad, iphone, Research In Motion, Smartphone, Strategy Analytics

The complete guide to installing Mac OS X Lion

July 21, 2011 By David Eck Leave a Comment

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Here’s how to make the upgrade to Apple’s latest OS as quick and painless as possible

July 20, 2011 | By Dan Frakes | Macworld

At long last, Lion (Mac OS X 10.7) is available, and unlike previous versions of the Mac OS, getting it doesn’t involve driving to the nearest Apple Store or retailer, or waiting for the FedEx truck to arrive — you just download it directly from the Mac App Store. The installation process itself is also easier and faster, requiring just a few clicks to install Lion over your existing copy of Snow Leopard. But just because Lion is the easiest-to-install version of Mac OS X yet doesn’t mean you should make the jump without any preparation, or that there are no important decisions to make along the way.

Read more [here].