I recently have been looking into purchasing a tablet and during my research for different ways tablets can increase business productivity I came across this article from TechCrunch on the various ways to monitor news. I like to keep an eye on the news daily and I am always interested in knowing what’s going on locally and globally. I got some really great ideas on news apps and how to simplify my daily news feeds.
Staying on top of your game and understanding the competitive landscape is essential to winning in the modern business world. A huge component to staying ahead of the curve is keeping a close eye on competitors in your market, which entails maintaining a watchful eye on industry news. Some companies turn to expensive news monitoring services to keep track of their respective industry, but in reality there are more viable options. Emerging tablet news and information services like Flipboard, Pulse and others are proving an incredible companion to business and consulting executives in staying current with industry changes occurring around them.
Jeff Cavins, CEO of Fuzebox, recently wrote in Business Insider that the explosive uptake of tablet computers is fueling the growth of what he called the new “iPad economy.” Cavins said: “The iPad is shifting the way businesses function, changing how executives interact and transforming the economics of today’s business operations.”
The iPad economy is a growing reality across the globe, and businesses are turning to enterprise apps to help them succeed. Simple RSS readers are used to condense multiple streams of content from a variety of sources into single channels, granting users access to diverse content all in one place. Some applications have further simplified news aggregation by using innovative search technology that goes beyond the function of RSS readers to deliver richer streams of highly targeted information to business users – a critical asset to businesses large and small.
Better Search and Filtering Offers Essential Time Savings
Gesture Based Information Consumption Increases Efficiency
Editor’s note: Mitch Lazar is CEO of Taptu. He Founded CNN and Cartoon Network Mobile. He was a former journalist at CNN and one of the co-founders of CNN.com. Prior to joining Taptu, Mitch headed Yahoo! Mobile Europe.
I am someone who is on the internet most of the day. At my desk or on my phone I am working on something that has me connected to the world-wide web. I recently have been getting an increase of spam mail and even spam text messages, which makes me nervous. So I did a little research on how to protect myself from the dreaded cyber attack, hackers and spammers.
“Since an increasing number of small business owners are using internet for advertising, promoting or for doing some basic activities, they are becoming an easy prey for hackers who are still living at large. Though steps have been taken both at region and country level to contain such cases, there is no apparent signs of immediate relief. Small business organizations just like their big corporate counterparts are very much susceptible to external and internet security threats and if these treats are overlooked, this might have a serious consequences later on. Here we are going to share 5 tips that a small business company can adopt.” Just take a look:
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Have a backup ready
You never know when things may go away of your hands and you lose all the data that holds key to success to your business.
Pinpoint the Weakness
Since you are a small business owner, you have to make sure that you have perfect knowledge of most the vulnerable areas of your business.
Get Your Workers Educated About Security
To uplift a culture of security, you need to take some steps proactively.
A Contingency Plan
Though you will certainly despise the idea of being targeted by hacker, this might befall at any point of time.
Security Agreement
It is good to get your employees signed into a security agreement, as they will have a legal obligation to inform you whenever they see something unusual.
Long Term Evolution (LTE). It is a new radio platform technology that will allow carriers to give you higher wireless upload and download speeds currently between 5-12 mbps but expected to increase. Verizon Wireless, AT&T & MetroPCS in the United States and several worldwide LTE carriers began rolling out the new network in 2009. The world’s first publicly available LTE service was opened by TeliaSonera in the two Scandinavia in December of 2009.
LTE and is part of the GSM evolutionary path beyond 3G technology, following EDGE, UMTS, HSPA (HSDPA and HSUPA combined) and HSPA Evolution (HSPA+). LTE is a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) which was introduced in 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 8. HSPA Evolution is a stepping-stone of speeds to LTE for many carriers that will be rolled out slowly. Carriers began working on LTE in 2004 3GPP and initial deployment of LTE is targeted for 2010 and 2011. The objective of LTE is to provide a high performance radio access that offers good signal coverage in vehicles that are moving and that can coexist with HSPA and earlier networks. Carriers can scale bandwidth to migrate their networks and users from HSPA to LTE over time in areas that need it most.
Great testimonials are one of the best parts of any business. It’s so fulfilling to hear your product is the solution to a real problem, especially when it involves a small business. Wi-Ex received the following letter from Bruce Cramer, VP of Total Building Environments South (www.tbesouth.com), a facility automation systems integrator, that helps diverse facility/building control systems talk to each other.
We have a small company and I work out of my home. Just moved to a new (new to me) home and found that the Sprint (Virgin) coverage was just terrible in this part of Pinellas County Florida.
Barely got one bar and dropped almost every call. Looked on the Sprint coverage map and sure enough they do a really bad job in this area!
Searched on the web and at EBay for a booster device, found lots of stuff, mostly BS!
Finally found zBoost! Bought a supposedly used zBoost SOHO (YX545) from Amazon for $128! When received I was very surprised to find it looking brand new, in what appeared to be the original wrappers!
Took me about 20 minutes to install with the antenna on top a 20’ pole on the side of my single story house.
WOW, a 4 to 5 bar signal. It does vary down to 2 bars or so, but the reception is noticeably better and no dropped calls.
Thanks zBoost! This is a REAL product that REALLY works!
Wikipedia is having a 24 hour black-out, Google has blacked out its famous logo and WordPress has placed censor warnings across their front page. If you unsure of the companies motives, they are showing signs of solidarity in the effort to stop SOPA and PIPA.
What are SOPA and PIPA?
In an effort to stop online piracy, the House has presented the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) while the Senate proposed companion bill, the Protect IP Act (PIPA).
According to Braden Goyette, NY Daily News, “The bills were designed to stop piracy of copyrighted music, movies, and television shows. But critics including Google, Twitter, and some of the original architects of the Internet itself, say the legislation could censor the Internet, hobble online innovation and change what made the Internet what it is today.”
SOPA and PIPA intends to target websites whose servers are hosted or whose domain names are registered outside of the U.S. Supporters of the bills claim that this won’t effect American websites, however, many American companies have domain names registered overseas. American domains that link to foreign websites may also be targeted if the linked websites are suspected of hosting pirated material.
Many fear that, while the intentions of SOPA and PIPA are good, ultimately, regulations from the bill will lead to censorship across the internet, as well as, company crippling lawsuits.
Wi-Ex, a leading provider of consumer and commercial cell phone signal boosters, announced today the launch of the new zBoost Pro Line of cell phone signal booster kits for professional installers at Digital Experience at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The new line of kits includes the zBoost Pro, zBoost Pro Panel and zBoost Pro Plus. The Pro Line extends a Cell Zone™ for multiple users and all devices operating on 800 and 1900MHz frequency bands – except those using Nextel/ iDEN or 4G.
“Today’s mobile lifestyle requires a strong indoor cell phone signal for users to stay connected to work and family. The new zBoost Pro Line provides an affordable and uncomplicated solution designed to meet the needs of challenging indoor environments,” said Mike Cummiskey, vice president with Wi-Ex. ”Designed specifically for professional installers, our commercial solutions benefit multiple wireless device users by reducing dropped cell phone calls and increasing cellular data speeds on iPhones, DROIDS and other smartphones, as well as iPads, tablets and air cards. This can translate to attracting and keeping tenants, as well as increasing employee production.”
The Pro Line is designed for professional installation and sold only to professional installers. The zBoost Pro Line solutions increase cellular coverage inside buildings ranging in size from 5,000 square feet to 15,000 square feet.
zBoost Pro: Improves coverage up to 5000 square feet and includes zBoost amplifier base unit in ruggedized casing, power supply, high gain signal and broadcast antennas mounting hardware and coax cable.
zBoost Pro Panel: Improves coverage up to 8000 square feet in open spaces and includes zBoost amplifier base unit in ruggedized casing, power supply, high gain signal and broadcast antennas mounting hardware and coax cable.
zBoost Pro Plus: Increases indoor signal for two levels up to 15,000 square feet in open spaces. and includes zBoost amplifier base unit in ruggedized casing (3), power supply (3), high-gain signal (2) and broadcast antennas (2), attenuators and mounting hardware.
The zBoost line allows users to take full advantage of data, voice and Internet services on their DROID, iPhones, iPads, connected devices and smartphones. Key customer benefits include:
Decreases dropped or missed calls and increases data speeds
Increases voice and data transmission speed on cell phones, smartphones, wireless data cards and wireless alarm panels
Compatible with all US carriers and devices using 800 and 1900MHz (except Nextel/iDEN and 4G)
Extends phone battery life (uses less power when signal is stronger)
No cradle or connections to your phone
Maintains network integrity using patented technologies
About Wi-Ex
Wi-Ex (www.wi-ex.com), a leading provider of cell phone signal boosters, developed zBoost, the first consumer-priced signal booster that “extended cell zones” for the small office/home office cell phone market. Wi-Ex has expanded their “extending cell zone coverage” beyond consumers to corporate enterprises and large commercial applications. From M2M applications to large commercial complexes to the rising number of teleworkers, the zBoost line provides a business-centric solution for improving poor in-door cell phone coverage domestically and internationally. The zBoost product line works with most carriers in the US and abroad including AT&T, Sprint, Vodaphone, Verizon and T-Mobile. The award-winning zBoost home and office solutions help today’s connected consumers including iPhone, iPad, Android (DROID), BlackBerry, and smartphone users with dropped calls and slow data. They were awarded a 2007 and 2010 Consumer Electronics Association Innovations Honoree by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and a 2011 EXC!TE honoree. They also were selected as a finalist for the 2007 and 2009 CTIA Emerging Technologies (E-Tech) Award. As the leader, zBoost has more awards, more sales and more locations than all their competitors combined. Wi-Ex continues to develop innovative products to meet the demands of an increasingly wireless society by enhancing wireless signals.
Gwinnett Business Journal TV (GBJ TV) visited Gwinnett Innovation Park, home of Wi-Ex, last week to learn more about the opportunities it offers for tech entrepreneurs. Wi-Ex Founder, Michael Rogers, discusses how, with the support of Gwinnett Innovation Park, Wi-Ex grew from an entrepreneurial dream, to a thriving business.
GBJ: Gwinnett Innovation Park Gives Life to Entrepreneurial Dreams
Starting your own business is never easy. Sometimes the small, recurring costs are what drown a small company before it ever has a chance to succeed. Gwinnett Innovation Park (GIP) is a unique, affordable, low risk space alternative for start-ups, entrepreneurs and independent professionals
Leland Strange, CEO of Intelligent Systems, is one of the main financial supporters of GIP. An entrepreneur most of his life, Strange felt the need to pay it forward for others with ambition and a dream.
“We provide a work space but we also provide one-on-one time with successful entrepreneurs to give them the feedback and examine real life experiences of what has worked for them and what hasn’t.” Strange said.
GBJ TV takes you on a tour of the office park and through the new eHub Nspire program on campus for technology entrepreneurs that provides them no cost office space for a year.
Liferay Social Office is a social collaboration solution for the enterprise that streamlines communication, saves time, builds group cohesion and raises productivity.
Documents:Shared document repository with Microsoft Office integration
Communication:Team calendars, webmail, task management and contact management
Collaboration: Integrated threaded discussions, blogs, and wikis with related content and federated search
People: Searchable LinkedIn-style User Profiles with user tagging, user search, friends, and integrated chat
Getting Social
In today’s workplace, new tools and technology are oftentimes introduced with the hope that their adoption will yield new heights of productivity and collaboration. Unfortunately, while many tools are impressive in and of themselves, without the proper structure driving their usage, they are unable to deliver on the far-reaching and comprehensive impact on an organization that is usually desired.
With this in mind, Liferay created Social Office®, a dynamic team workspace solution that provides holistic enhancement to the way you and your colleagues work together. Unlike conventional collaboration products, Social Office does more than just enhance communication with new tools. Rather, by adapting today’s most innovative social technologies to the unique needs of productivity and goal-driven enterprise teams, it enables an important shift in how and why communication happens.
Two large interruptions in one week will certainly be a test for teleworking on the East Coast. First the very unexpected earthquake on Tuesday and now the much dreaded Hurricane Irene. This article from the Federal Times outlines how the Patent and Trademark Office is benefitting from teleworking when being in the office is just not possible.
When employees at the Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Va., left their cubicles early after Tuesday’s 5.8-maginitude earthquake, their work went with them.
Apart from the evacuation process, little time was lost during the workday thanks to the agency’s robust telework program, Danette Campbell, senior adviser for telework, said at a FedScoop event Wednesday. “Once the announcement [to leave early] was made, those folks that were outside, who had their car keys, could go ahead and take off and go home — and continue to work.”
“If every agency approached telework the way Denette and PTO have done, you would see massive change,” Johnson said. “People are just now waking up to the full possibilities of telework.”
Is your company prepared to telework in case of an emergency? There are many things to consider when setting up a telework plan but one of the most important is keeping your teleworker connected. A zBoost cell phone signal booster may be needed if the teleworker’s home or home office is in a dead zone.
Wi-Ex, a leading provider of cell phone signal boosters, developed zBoost, the first consumer-priced signal booster that “extended cell zones” for the small office/home office cell phone market. Wi-Ex expanded their “extending cell zone coverage” beyond consumers to corporate enterprises and large commercial applications. From M2M applications to large commercial complexes to the rising number of teleworks, the zBoost line provides a business-centric solution for improving poor in-door cell phone coverage domestically and internationally.
Staying on top of your game and understanding the competitive landscape is essential to winning in the modern business world. A huge component to staying ahead of the curve is keeping a close eye on competitors in your market, which entails maintaining a watchful eye on industry news. Some companies turn to expensive news monitoring services to keep track of their respective industry, but in reality there are more viable options. Emerging tablet news and information services like Flipboard, Pulse and others are proving an incredible companion to business and consulting executives in staying current with industry changes occurring around them.
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