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Managing Mobile Mania

Unified communications isn't easy or cheap, but for companies that want to differentiate their customer service, it's becoming a must-have. Insider (registration required)

Learn the Basics of Using Pinterest for Business

Should businesses be interested in Pinterest? On the surface, you might not think so: the service would appear to be little more than a showcase for cool jewelry and favorite recipes.

10 questions for LogMeIn CFO Jim Kelliher

Name: Jim Kelliher

Computerworld continuing coverage: Google+

Google has finally unveiled its Facebook rival, Google+. Here you'll find all the latest news, reviews, opinions and blogs about Google's bold move into the social networking space.

The Grill: SuperValu's Wayne Shurts on 'intensely business-focused IT'

Wayne Shurts, executive vice president and CIO at SuperValu, talks about how he's working to help the IT department at the grocery retailer better support the company's overall business. Insider (registration required)

How to brag online without appearing to brag

Last week I posted to Buzzblog a list of the 50 best "bragging rights" claimed by users of Google+.

DOJ files e-book price fixing lawsuit against Apple

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and five book publishers for alleged e-book price fixing the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Egnyte Launches Aggressive Campaign to Poach Box Customers

When it comes to cloud storage and file sharing, Dropbox seems to be the undisputed champion on the consumer side. But, for business customers looking for a more robust cloud storage service and better management tools, Box is a clear leader. Egnyte wants to change that, though, and it's going for the jugular with its Box Buster Buyout program.

Box unveils cloud service for workplace mobile apps

Box, a provider of cloud-hosted enterprise collaboration and content management software, will announce a new service designed to consolidate in a single repository companies' mobile applications and the data they generate.

Unified communications: Now mobile and in the cloud

Effective communications, many would argue, is the key to business. But finding the appropriate technologies to support effective communications can be challenging for IT professionals. Unified communications is a concept that encompasses a variety of technologies, all capable of working together, and, yes, while communication is a human process, technology can enhance and improve it.

10 questions for Snap Interactive CFO Jon Pedersen Sr.

Name: Jon Pedersen Sr.

The timeline's time has come

Facebook's Timeline feature will soon be imposed on all the social network's users. Columnist Mike Elgan expects to see an increased use of timeline-like interfaces in all kinds of applications because they work the way people think -- and people like them.

Social makes the Super Bowl more super

The Super Bowl has always been a social event. What's different now is that social media and the Internet have turned geography and proximity into nonfactors.

Send Faxes From the Web: Three Services Tested

Though you might be tempted to ditch your office fax machine, you probably have to send out at least a few faxes every year. Windows lets you fax from the OS itself; but it requires you to use a landline that your small business may not want tied up, and it lacks security and mobile features that your business may need.

Gamification goes mainstream

Adding game-like features to applications can keep users coming back for more, bemuse them or alienate them. But forget zombies and orcs.

The New Rules for Enterprise Apps

To be successful today, enterprise software must be more user-friendly, get updated more often, and offer users outside your company more transparency than ever before.

How to cope with HTML5's dueling standards bodies

Pay no attention to those chattering consortia -- when it comes to charting a course for HTML adoption, the browser is the new standard.

Infor CEO Charles Phillips discusses software vendor's remaking

Infor CEO Charles Phillips mostly kept out of the limelight after landing the job in October 2010, following a high-profile stint as co-president of Oracle.

Why enterprise software will never be the same

It's a stretch to call 2011 a truly transformative year for enterprise software, given all the old warts that remain, from large-scale IT project failures to creaky legacy systems that will take years and great expense to replace with the latest-and-greatest.

'Tis the season for 'ambient hangouts'

This holiday season, you can use Google's free and easy Hangout feature to hold virtual celebrations with family and friends.