IM revolution breaking email's time-wasting grip - Connect - NZ Herald News

IM revolution breaking email's time-wasting grip - Connect - NZ Herald News:

"Email could follow the telex into the dustbin of communication tools we have loved and discarded, if Thierry Breton, head of Paris-based information technology services company Atos, is a guide to the future.

Breton is to ban his staff from sending each other emails, complaining they waste time and are outmoded. Only 10 per cent of the 200 electronic messages his employees each get daily turn out to be useful, Breton claims.

"The deluge of information will be one of the most important problems a company will have to face [in the future]. It is time to think differently."

Internal email will be phased out inside 18 months at Atos. The 75,000 staff will instead use instant messaging and chat-style collaborative service"

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Getting Past the Word “Mainframe” | Smarter Computing Blog

Getting Past the Word “Mainframe” | Smarter Computing Blog:

 "double your data center capacity for tomorrow with the same budget you have today?
lower your monthly cost by 50%?
lower the acquisition costs of hardware and software by up to 60%?
reduce floor space by up to 90%?
reduce labor costs by up to 70%?"

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11 Reasons IBM Mainframe Integration With Windows (and Linux) Is a Big Deal - IT Infrastructure - News & Reviews - eWeek.com

11 Reasons IBM Mainframe Integration With Windows (and Linux) Is a Big Deal - IT Infrastructure - News & Reviews - eWeek.com:

 " As of Dec. 16, this new technology enabling zEnterprise System users to integrate Windows applications into the mainframe environment will become available. The new capability allows enterprises with multi-tier applications—for example, Windows applications connected to mainframe data—to be integrated and consolidated on the same system."

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IBM zEnterprise integrates Windows applications into mainframe environments - Computer Business Review

IBM zEnterprise integrates Windows applications into mainframe environments - Computer Business Review:

"With new integrated IBM's System z for Windows, clients can gain more choice in choosing the best platform for a particular application from ERP to business analytics to transaction processing and are allowed to integrate front-end Windows applications with applications or data on the mainframe.

In addition, clients can consolidate more workloads onto the mainframe to maximise technology investments and can run z/OS and Linux on System z along with IBM AIX, x86 Linux and Microsoft Windows on the zEnterprise System, said the company"

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NXP Semiconductors Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results :: NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results :: NXP Semiconductors:

 " our overall profitability improved during the quarter as non-GAAP gross margin was just over 48 percent, a 470 basis point improvement versus the year ago period. Our non-GAAP operating profit was in-line with our original guidance, with non-GAAP operating margin just below 20 percent, a 330 basis point improvement versus the year ago period."

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Dell IT Delivers More With Virtualization | TechRepublic

Dell IT Delivers More With Virtualization | TechRepublic: "As the company grew and globalized, the 45-day window each new deployment took was simply too long to keep up with the speed of the business. Add to that a data center that was running out of space and straining the limits of power and cooling capacity, and Dell engineers knew they needed a better solution. Read this case study to learn how Dell IT group virtualized more than 5,000 servers to save the company over US $29 millio"

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Memo to kid coders: Enterprise software exists • The Register

Memo to kid coders: Enterprise software exists • The Register:

 "Open...and Shut If you live or spend time in Silicon Valley, it's easy to forget that enterprise software exists, or that it still drives $245 billion in annual revenue, according to Gartner.

Google, Facebook, and a rising generation of consumer-facing startups get the media buzz, to the point that young developers have neither an interest in enterprise software nor an appreciation for the challenges it has long sought to solve – but could this be a good thing?

This generational shift hit home while having lunch with my 20-something developer colleagues this week. I mentioned BEA Systems and got blank looks all around. I persisted, "You know, the app server company???" Vacant expressions. "Java?!? You've heard of that, right!?"

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