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	Whirlpool CIO says Google's consumer-driven innovation led him to Apps In another example of the blurred lines between business and personal computing, Whirlpool chose Google Apps because it's convinced that Google's focus on consumers gives it a special innovation edge as a provider of enterprise software. Read More WHITE PAPER: Verizon Enterprise Services How to Leverage Technology for Innovation and Success This Frost & Sullivan paper presents the many opportunities for C-level management, IT, other services lines and the LOBs to align and unite behind common goals. This cloud-based solution has the strength to underpin enterprise innovation, enabling agility, speed to market and efficiency–which are paramount to ensuring growth and sustained revenue. Learn More>> In this Issue Microsoft revamps Yammer's iPad app Salesforce delivers Identity to simplify herding of apps INSIDER 6 ways social media can boost your business HP's offers big data digital marketing service LinkedIn adds mobile app for recruiters on the go WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments User Experience: 5 Essential Monitoring Metrics Network teams are increasingly being told by management to track and manage the end user's experience without any clear guidance as to its meaning. This article will address the metrics that best reflect end-user experience and how to configure monitoring solutions to assess what users are really encountering. Learn More Microsoft revamps Yammer's iPad app Microsoft has enhanced its Yammer enterprise social networking suite's mobile applications, email integration and document collaboration. Read More Salesforce delivers Identity to simplify herding of apps Salesforce.com has delivered an identity product designed to let enterprises consolidate user authentication and application access control on a single tool. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology ESG - Overcoming Application Acceleration Challenges Modern applications face a myriad of challenges when trying to deliver positive user experiences. Organizations need to find innovative solutions to provide cost-effective methods of ensuring application performance. So how can you provide your organization with a cost-effective solution to ensure optimized application performance? Learn more >> INSIDER 6 ways social media can boost your business If your company isn't fully taking advantage of social media, it might be missing out on opportunities to connect with customers, gain market share and bring needed talent into the organization. Read More HP's offers big data digital marketing service Hewlett-Packard has assembled a number of its data-mining software programs into a service, called the HP Digital Marketing Hub, that can synthesize multiple sources of marketing data to help organizations better identify potential customers. Read More LinkedIn adds mobile app for recruiters on the go Hiring managers are busy bees who sometimes have to close a deal from their mobile phones, which is apparently what led LinkedIn to offer a mobile app for recruiters on the go. Read More
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