Location-based services: Are they there yet?

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	Location-based services: Are they there yet? Mobile apps that use your location to offer services are no longer new. But are they truly useful to businesses? We look at Facebook, Foursquare, Google Latitude and Yelp to see how they're doing. Read More WHITE PAPER: Compuware APM Platforms Unify The Application Performance Lifecycle This paper discusses the selection requirements and benefits for a common APM platform to be used for proactive lifecyclebased performance management across development, test and production. Learn More. In this Issue Facebook looks to connect patients with organ donors Salesforce.com acquires collaboration tool company Stypi Twitter updates iPhone, Android apps With money in the bank, Twitter in no rush for IPO Crowdfunding: The latest way to get your project funded Bugs & Fixes: From Mail crashes to HTML5 video failures WHITE PAPER: Box The Cloud: Reinventing Enterprise Collaboration According to a new study by IDG research, which surveyed more than 260 large-enterprise IT managers, the vast majority of knowledge workers (86 percent) placed a very high level of importance on collaborating with internal coworkers and external stakeholders, and having access to the most up-to-date corporate information. Learn More! Facebook looks to connect patients with organ donors Facebook launched a new tool today that co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes will help connect patients with needed organ donors. Read More Salesforce.com acquires collaboration tool company Stypi Salesforce.com said it had acquired real-time online collaboration platform company Stypi. Read More Twitter updates iPhone, Android apps Twitter released updated iPhone and Android apps Thursday that make it easier for users to search and find new information. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Oracle to DB2 Conversion Guide In this guide, you'll learn about native support for PL/SQL, new data types, scalar functions, improved concurrency, built-in packages, OCI, SQL*Plus, data movement tools, best practices and more - all designed to improve your ability to run applications on both DB2 and Oracle platforms. Read Now With money in the bank, Twitter in no rush for IPO With Facebook's IPO looming just ahead, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo says his company is in no hurry to follow suit. Read More Crowdfunding: The latest way to get your project funded Crowdfunding sites like Kickerstarter are offering both established businesses and entrepreneurs a viable alternative to venture capitalists. Read More Bugs & Fixes: From Mail crashes to HTML5 video failures It's bargain day at Bugs & Fixes. This week's column offers three separate items for the price of one. Read More
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