TecTrends http://www.alacrastore.com/publisher-rss/tectrends 24 Nov 2009 10:14:13 EST 149 en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/173110softbase/173110######## Article ###### Search engine advertising is considered as an effective Internet marketing tool by most multichannel marketers. However, these marketers can use several other advertising options. For instance, Internet marketers do not effectively exploit the power of affiliates. CompaniesCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/173109softbase/173109######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Many marketers make footages of their TV ads available on their websites. However, most are yet to exploit the full potential of online video in marketing. To begin with, companiesCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/173104softbase/173104######## Article ###### Companies seeking to effectively optimize their websites for increasing profits need to first identify and sort problems in their landing pages. Web analytics tools can be used for analyzing websites and monitoring the behavior of target usersCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/173112softbase/173112######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Online businesses make extensive use of search engine optimization (SEO) tools to make their online presence more effective and to ensure business growth. According to a survey conducted by TopRank, a digital marketingCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176303softbase/176303######## Article ###### ###### Synthetic biology is gaining momentum, so the race has commenced to create a life form that has never previously existed on Earth, a whole new organism created specially to perform a specific function. Paradigm shifts inCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/2701009softbase/2701009######## Directory ###### Netflix Inc Active United States ######## Company Public http://www.netflix.com NASDAQ NFLXCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends07 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176395softbase/176395######## Article ###### Plasmonics--mixing light with nanotechnology--has the potential to enhance lives substantially in various ways, from treating cancer to building quicker computers. When it hits the surface of a scrap of metal, light can set off aCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Nov 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176300softbase/176300######## Article ###### The digital age has made it easier for us to not only take great photos but also to lose them, so this article describes how you can protect your pictures from loss and accidental erasure. When somethingCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176469softbase/176469######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Smartphone makers and carriers are adopting aggressive marketing strategies to make a mark in the already crowded smartphone market. Motorola and Palm are among companies pinning hopes on their new smartphone models. TaiwanCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends27 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176467softbase/176467######## Article Remote monitoring of patients offers a handy solution for healthcare providers, given the short supply of critical-care specialists in hospitals. Doctors of many hospitals operated by Rockledge-based Health First can now remotely monitor patients in intensiveCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176410softbase/176410######## Article ###### GPS and voice-recognition systems will soon be obsolete in automobiles, as cars will be more like your iPhone in the future. The dashboard of every car needs to take a cue from the iPhone. It doesCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176409softbase/176409######## Article ###### ###### President Obama is betting on biofuels and batteries, yet automakers such as Honda, Daimler, and others are not deterred from investing in cars fueled with oxygen and hydrogen. In auto-industry jargon, the #;Valley of DeathCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends24 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176413softbase/176413######## Article ###### Innovative technology firms are doing so well that proponents insist that they will prompt a broader economic recovery, yet that is unlikely. There is a lot of evidence that the darkness that has hung over the informationCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends24 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176473softbase/176473######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Bookseller Barnes & Noble has unveiled Nook, a e-book reader, to challenge Amazon#;s Kindle. The Sony Reader is at present the No. # gadget in the eCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends23 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176393softbase/176393######## Article In an Australian family with a speaking disorder, researchers discovered the gene known as #;tospeak,#; which assists in keeping vocal pipes limber and thus provides humans with the gift of speech. Raymond Clarke of the University of NewCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176348softbase/176348######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### PC manufacturers are hoping that improved features of Windows #, which was recently launched by Microsoft, will lure more consumers to buy PCs. Dell, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Toshiba America, and Acer are among PCCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends21 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176344softbase/176344######## Article ###### Broadband providers feel that usage-based pricing needs to be instituted for Internet connections. With always-on broadband connections, many heavy web users enjoy Internet services for a flat rate. Some telecommunications and cable providers, including ATCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176268softbase/176268######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Windows has released an interim upgrade to its smartphone software, Windows Mobile #.#, that is a distinct improvement over the original Windows Mobile #, but still falls far short of the standardCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176400softbase/176400######## Article Many customers believe that building an internal cloud is as simple as installing VMware, yet in reality, the virtualization of servers is just one of many necessary steps for enterprises that wish to build a cloud network, whichCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176265softbase/176265######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Sony is forging an ever-closer alliance with Google, as it looks to Google#;s open-source Android operating system and other open-source technologies to help put Sony back in play onCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176404softbase/176404######## Article ###### ###### ###### PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has built an innovative high-powered electrical infrastructure with its new data center, which in contrast to its existing data center has #;cool things around just about every corner,#; according to U.SCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends16 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176341softbase/176341######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Microsoft will launch a stripped-down, free version of Office called Office Starter #### for new PCs from ####, discontinuing the use of Microsoft Works after a long period ofCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends16 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176339softbase/176339######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### According to Arbor Networks, the Internet is rapidly becoming an entity that exists between and inside a bare minimum of hosting superpowers. The implications of such a transformation would be profound. Arbor Networks undertookCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends16 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176349softbase/176349######## Article In an innovative venture, Meetesh Patel, chief executive of New Energy Technologies, is working with engineer Gerard Lynch to generate power from rumble strips. They believe that power can be generated at parking lots or toll plazas byCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends15 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176338softbase/176338######## Article ###### ###### ###### Research in Motion#;s (RIM) BlackBerry Storm # has several improvements when compared to the previous version, the BlackBerry Storm--the first touchscreen device from RIM. RIM has incorporated feedback it received from customers andCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends15 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176336softbase/176336######## Article According to digital publishing company LibreDigital, online reviews of digital books and ebooks could lead to increased sales. Russell Reeder, CEO at LibreDigital, says enabling readers to preview select chapters online before purchase has a positive impact onCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176331softbase/176331######## Article ###### ###### ###### Navigation device company Garmin and Taiwan-based Asustek have jointly developed the Garmin nuvifone G##, a product that adds phone features to a standalone navigation device. To compare the nuvifone G## with traditional navigation-capableCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176330softbase/176330######## Article ###### ###### Websites that enable customers to manage their financial and spending decisions are growing in number. Intuit, a financial software company, has made a bid in September #### to acquire Mint.com, a developer of innovative personalCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176323softbase/176323######## Article ###### A talented group of engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)--a federally funded division of NASA managed by the California Institute of Technology--is developing unmanned autonomous robots. Robots developed in JPL#;s ###-acre campusCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176223softbase/176223######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### New services--like Google Wave, Twitter, and Facebook--that enable constant user interaction in innovative ways seem to mark the end of the email era. Google Wave allows users to share ideas in realCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176225softbase/176225######## Article ###### Amazon.com first began the practice of posting customer reviews and ratings of its products online. Now, most online vendors allow customers to post product reviews--positive as well as negative. These vendors are working to findCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176322softbase/176322######## Article ###### Netflix recently awarded the $# million Netflix Prize to a seven-member team of statisticians, mathematicians, and computer scientists. The Netflix Prize could easily be the most visible user-generated innovation in the Internet era. Over ##Company Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends10 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176262softbase/176262######## Article For years there has been talk about interactive television advertising, in which viewers could click on their remote controls to interact with ads and (advertisers hope) buy products. In fact, says analyst Colin Dixon of digital media consultancyCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends09 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176230softbase/176230######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### A year since launched, Google#;s Android operating system for mobile phones is gaining momentum in the smartphone race, proving itself a worthy rival of the iPhone. The open source software OS hasCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends08 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176424softbase/176424######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### More innovative and dependable vehicle control is being realized by emerging topologies such as Controller Area Network (CAN), the Local Interconnect Network (LIN), and FlexRay, in addition to many hardware and softwareCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends07 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176226softbase/176226######## Article ###### ###### Smartphone manufacturers Research In Motion (RIM) and Apple are competing with each other to offer medical applications through smartphones. Recently Palo Alto-based Stanford Hospital & Clinics commenced a trial in coordination with Epic Systems Corp., aCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends06 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176219softbase/176219######## Article Energy firms in Germany are trying to reduce emissions from coal burning plants by storing carbon dioxide underground. The Swedish energy giant, Vattenfall AB, plans to store the gas inside saline aquifers below fields in eastern Germany, withCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends06 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176220softbase/176220######## Article Google is creating custom ad campaigns for big ad spenders like Ford Motor Co. and Hewlett-Packard Co. Besides, Google has helped Quaker Oats--a PepsiCo unit--and J.C. Penny Co. to launch their ad campaigns onCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176319softbase/176319######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Desktop Switch to Mac edition from Parallels is a compelling solution for users who want to switch from Windows PC to a Mac. The edition transforms a physical Windows PCCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176316softbase/176316######## Article Database virtualization will enhance flexibility, ease administrative overheads, reduce costs, and maximize efficiency. According to Brian Babineau, senior consulting analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, key reasons for database virtualization include flexibility in accessing data from multiple database managementCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176321softbase/176321######## Article ###### ###### Tzolkin offers easy to configure DNS services to provide a geographically dispersed, highly redundant system. Five redundant sites are maintained by Tzolkin in North America. The company also maintains a name server site in Europe. AllCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176320softbase/176320######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Panda Managed Office Protection (Panda MOP), available as a SaaS solution, provides efficient anti-malware services for workstations and servers. Panda#;s solution facilitates centralized management and protection of systems, irrespective of whetherCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176117softbase/176117######## Article Deal making and risk taking are returning to the tech industry, a sign that firms believe the worst of the Great Recession is behind them. In a three-week period, Jon A. Woodruff, head of technology mergers andCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176123softbase/176123######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Upgrading Windows has always been a rather fraught process, whether you are migrating to a new machine or installing a new version of Windows on your current machine. Unlike Apple#;s Migration AssistantCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176120softbase/176120######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Technology that was initially developed to provide accessibility for the disabled is being #;mainstreamed#; to provide a variety of popular consumer features. Apple#;s latest iPhone, for example, has a voiceCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176251softbase/176251######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Google is taking a new approach in challenging Microsoft Internet Explorer#;s dominance of the browser market. It is positioning itself inside Internet Explorer, by offering its Chrome browser as an IECompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176398softbase/176398######## Article Cloud computing is like many new technologies in that it generates hype and derision, and even revenue for some people, such as the outspoken CEO of enterprise software giant Oracle Corp. Larry Ellison, who is very excited aboutCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176252softbase/176252######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### Alex Betancourt of Publisher#;s Clearing House Online Network was surprised when he checked the website logs late last year and found a sharp increase in the number of visitors using mobile browsers. InCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176397softbase/176397######## Article Dell and Xerox made major acquisitions to broaden their offering past just hardware, but now they have to be innovative in order to make the deals work. Three months after Ursula Burns took over as CEO at NorwalkCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176218softbase/176218######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### A rising number of exchange-traded fund investors (ETF investors) are seeking online resources that advise about ETFs. At present, ETFs account for only # percent of dollars invested in traditional mutualCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176121softbase/176121######## Article While the fight over health care still dominates U.S. politics, another contentious issue is coming back to the fore: carbon curbs as a tool for combating global warming. While this debate features some familiar partisan splits, itCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176288softbase/176288######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### The police department of Rancho Cucamonga, California enhanced its status as one of the ## best places to live in the United States with a low crime rate when it recently gained efficiencyCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176085softbase/176085######## Article ###### Baidu is a powerful Internet service of global dimensions. Robin Li Yanhong, president of Baidu.com, has helped his search website--now considered as China#;s information gateway--to successfully survive Google#;s dominance in the InternetCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176275softbase/176275######## Article After previously looking inward and focusing on cost cutting and infrastructure enhancements, some healthcare, government, and banking organizations are pushing the limits of web-enabled consumer relationships by delivering an enhanced web experience because business is increasingly beingCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176082softbase/176082######## Article San Francisco-based iPierian, a biopharmaceutical firm, has developed a new type of stem cell that could improve drug development process vastly. The new stem cells are created by inserting four genes-- through viruses--into skin cell genomesCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends05 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176253softbase/176253######## Article ###### Multicore chips are becoming the new hardware standard, but will your software be able to use the additional power they provide? It used to be that if you upgraded your computer, you could expect your existing softwareCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends04 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176229softbase/176229######## Article Stephen Gold, owner of Electra Plumbing and Construction, is a building contractor in San Francisco and a volunteer for Los Altos-based Wildlife Conservation Network. Gold works with researchers to ascertain the type of equipment wildlife researchers wouldCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends02 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176217softbase/176217######## Article Power utility companies have a tough time predicting the availability of power from their wind- and sunlight-based energy sources, given the unpredictability of these natural sources of energy. Therefore, to provide continuous power, wind or solar energyCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176291softbase/176291######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### At NAB ####, a lot of discussion pertained to the innovative Blackmagic Design#;s Ultrascope, which is appropriate for a high-quality but inexpensive waveform monitor and vectorscope at a timeCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176416softbase/176416######## Article ###### Outsourcing is a recurrent theme in conversations on pharmaceutical development, and recent advances in #;cloud computing#; and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies have offered benefits to other industries, including many biotech and pharmaceutical companies, which canCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176133softbase/176133######## Article ###### ###### ###### In ####, Netflix was on the verge of introducing a device for streaming movies to TV sets when CEO Reed Hastings had second thoughts. He canceled the launch, and ended up spinning off the deviceCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176248softbase/176248######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### The vast proliferation of digital documents such as email has transformed the landscape of legal discovery, providing documents required in legal proceedings. Frequent headlines attest to firms being hit with big legal fees asCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176017softbase/176017######## Article It was not long ago that only birds twittered, and no one had ever heard of Facebook. Companies like Facebook and Twitter have come out of nowhere to rule the popular culture by harnessing the power of viralCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176311softbase/176311######## Article ###### RipCode, Telestream, and Multicast Media offer better, cheaper and faster transcoding tools for mobile video applications. Video is no more limited to video conferencing systems and TV. More and more users are viewing videos on desktops, laptopsCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176020softbase/176020######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### When it comes to great brand rivalries, the only one where we can always be sure where MacLife will come down is Mac versus PC. Their reviewer finds a much closer call in comparingCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176427softbase/176427######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### An increasing number of government agencies are participating in streaming media, and the only reason, other than the economy, that this is occurring now is that they don#;t want to be left outCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176406softbase/176406######## Article ###### ###### The General Services Administration (GSA) set aside three and a half years for federal agencies to transition their telecommunications services from the expiring FTS #### contract to Networx--an innovative program that provides them with aCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176088softbase/176088######## Article A team headed by Sara Pryor, chair and professor of the atmospheric science program at Indiana University, has studied the role of climatic changes in reducing wind speeds in the U.S. and adversely influencing the evolving windCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176126softbase/176126######## Article ###### Libraries, says the author, are not doing enough to build links that pull their collections together, or to make the interconnections visible to search engine crawlers. The key component of a well designed web is stable, readableCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176137softbase/176137######## Article A bad romantic breakup has led to a court ruling that may leave websites much more exposed to legal action due to third party postings on their sites. The case, in Barnes v Yahoo!, arose when a vengefulCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/175990softbase/175990######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Of the nine free security software programs tested by AV-Test.org, Avira#;s AntiVir Personal clinched the top spot. Excellent malware detection, scan speed, and disinfection capabilitiesCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176096softbase/176096######## Article Detailed analysis of all online activity at its website has enabled Rail Europe, a North American distributor for train travel tickets of ## European railroads, to streamline its web operations. In July ####, Rail Europe employed the servicesCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176249softbase/176249######## Article ###### ###### Firms in the life sciences industry have particularly demanding business processes, and are calling on business intelligence (BI) software and other tools to help them manage those processes. Life science firms must deal with enormous amountsCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176172softbase/176172######## Article ###### ###### ###### Business & Legal Reports (BLR) is changing its name to Business & Legal Resources as the company, like many other organizations, is recognizing the value of its online business and making the necessary changes to strengthen itCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176090softbase/176090######## Article The agricultural industry is considering biotechnology as a key enabler for the future. By ####, the industry will have to produce more food--almost double the amount it produces at present--to cater for the expanding population. ExistingCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176140softbase/176140######## Article Government websites can be one of the most useful sources for a wide variety of information, but users may be uneasy about the government snooping on their Internet usage. If you look up the FAQ on explosives atCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/175986softbase/175986######## Article ###### ###### Windows # from Microsoft is a mix of good features, some drawbacks, and areas where judgments of its certain features are reserved. Windows # OS is sprightly enough to run and perform well on all existingCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176141softbase/176141######## Article ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### Twitter is taking over the world of online buzz. The author has a folder in Google Reader, labeled #;Buzz,#; that stores the feeds he uses to keep up with newsCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176093softbase/176093######## Article ###### More companies are beginning to see the power of viral marketing. For example, Michael Phelan, executive director of marketing at PlumChoice, says PlumChoice tried some innovative marketing ideas during a tradeshow, resulting in product queries that wereCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176131softbase/176131######## Article ###### ###### When the author bought a rural house it was ####, and broadband was not yet a consideration. Once it became an issue he was stuck, first with dialup and then with a clunky wireless modem thatCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176143softbase/176143######## Article ###### The International Report looks at several developments in Europe and a promising one in Africa. In August the European Commission (EC) put out a report looking back at the last five years of EU communications policy andCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176287softbase/176287######## Article ###### As of ####, CosmoCom has provided University of Kentucky (UK) HealthCare, one of the biggest healthcare centers in the mid-South, with a cutting-edge art contact center system capable of supporting multiple call centers and healthcareCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176175softbase/176175######## Article With the advent of the Internet, blogs, and social networks, we now live in a digital world in which news is reported as it occurs, and in turn, newspapers and magazines are failing at an increasing rate, butCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176428softbase/176428######## Article ###### ###### Of the three areas of expertise in the streaming media industry--encoding, server configuration, and metadata--the one area that is most difficult to talk about is metadata, so this article addresses what you need toCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176280softbase/176280######## Article ###### There is some degree of truth to the mantra #;form follows function#;--what something does will dictate how it looks--yet there is more to it when it pertains to industrial design (ID), which takes all aspectsCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176127softbase/176127######## Article ###### The pace of technological innovation is now so high that a library conference can have as its theme what library technology will be like a year from now. A year ago the talk was all about #;WebCompany Profiles & FinancialsTecTrends01 Oct 2009 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tectrends/176144softbase/176144######## Article ###### ###### Skilled amateur photographers now have an opportunity to make some money from their shots by selling them to so-called microstock photography websites. 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