http://www.baselinemag.com Infrastructure - RSS Feeds en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:51:24 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:51:24 -0400 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:23:41 -0400 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/FundRaising-on-the-Fast-Track-470335/?kc=rss - The Leukemia amp; Lymphoma Society, which depends on donations to fund its research, was experiencing a major shift in its fund-raising volume from offline to online channels. That put a strain on the organizations existing fund-raising systems and infrastructure, prompting LLS to look for an alter...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/FundRaising-on-the-Fast-Track-470335/?kc=rss Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:05:18 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Bosses-Demand-More-With-Less-In-Data-Centers/?kc=rss - A survey suggests IT executives may not have their finger on the pulse during this downturn, but everyones on board with the need for efficiency and tech-driven business growth. The bosses dont get it. Upper-level IT managers often dont realize how things really are for those in the trenches. ...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Bosses-Demand-More-With-Less-In-Data-Centers/?kc=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:18:06 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/13-Ways-to-Cut-IT-Costs-Now/?kc=rss - With the economy headed the direction it is for at least another quarter or two, many in the IT industry are being tasked with doing more with less as we begin heading toward 2009. st1\:* “When youre talking about saving money in IT organizations, theyre in a tough spot, because s...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/13-Ways-to-Cut-IT-Costs-Now/?kc=rss Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:49:04 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/POS-System-Pay-Off/?kc=rss - Point of sale (POS) systems are what we used to call electronic cash registers, which really werent much more than a cash drawer bolted onto the bottom of a PC. But as these systems have gotten more sophisticated, theyve played an ever-increasing and important role in how a business can integrate it...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/POS-System-Pay-Off/?kc=rss Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:48:35 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Burts-Bees-What-IT-Means-When-You-Go-Green/?kc=rss - Being green is part of Burts Bees DNA. The Durham, N.C.-based health and beauty products company is committed to being a good steward of the environment. In pursuit of that goal, Burts Bees focuses on what it calls the “triple bottom line,” which ranks people and the planet alongside profits. Esta...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Burts-Bees-What-IT-Means-When-You-Go-Green/?kc=rss Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:48:19 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Taking-Control-of-a-Call-Center-with-Remote-Software/?kc=rss - Desperate calls flood into Houghton Mifflin Harcourts technical support center every day. Sometimes, the calls are from bewildered teachers or non-technical school staffers; other times, theyre from parents and students trying to get educational software to run properly on their computers. The cal...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Taking-Control-of-a-Call-Center-with-Remote-Software/?kc=rss Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:48:04 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Chubb-Insures-Customer-Satisfaction-with-Collaboration/?kc=rss - Few words hold as much sway in corporate America these days as “collaboration.” But at Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, a Warren, N.J., homeowners, commercial property and liability insurer with more than 4,500 independent agents and brokers scattered across 50 states plus 8,500 agents worldwide ...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Chubb-Insures-Customer-Satisfaction-with-Collaboration/?kc=rss Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:09:37 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/IT-Infrastructure-DrillDown-Green-IT/?kc=rss - st1\:* The concept of making a data center quot;greener quot; by boosting efficiency isn't new -- for as long as centers have existed, it's been the nearly Sisyphean task for CIOs and managers to keep tweaking strategies until operations can be as streamlined as possible. But,...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/IT-Infrastructure-DrillDown-Green-IT/?kc=rss Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:51:41 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/HP-Profit-Growth-Driven-by-EDS-Laptop-Sales/?kc=rss - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly sales of notebook computers, and a near doubling in revenue from technology services thanks to its acquisition of Electronic Data Systems. The gains more than offset m...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/HP-Profit-Growth-Driven-by-EDS-Laptop-Sales/?kc=rss Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:10:16 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Citigroup-Shares-Drop-as-CEO-Plans-to-Keep-Smith-Barney/?kc=rss - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc shares tumbled for a fifth straight day, as Chief Executive Vikram Pandit tried to downplay speculation the banking giant might sell major businesses to restore its health and investor confidence. Pandit told employees on Friday that Citigroup, the second-larg...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Citigroup-Shares-Drop-as-CEO-Plans-to-Keep-Smith-Barney/?kc=rss Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:21:10 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Network-Infrastructure-DrillDown-CostCutting-Strategies/?kc=rss - As budget belts tighten, creating efficiencies in the data center becomes even more crucial, but IT managers and CIOs may be faced with a quandary: what in the data center should be trimmed? Virtualization and other consolidation strategies can be beneficial, but before ditching a few server ra...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Network-Infrastructure-DrillDown-CostCutting-Strategies/?kc=rss Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:38:14 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Auto-Execs-Testify-as-Legislators-Try-for-Deal/?kc=rss - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto executives went to Capitol Hill for a second day on Wednesday to argue their case for $25 billion in aid as legislators proposed changes to help a bailout pass Congressional and White House muster. The day's hearings, before the House Financial Services Committe...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/Auto-Execs-Testify-as-Legislators-Try-for-Deal/?kc=rss Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:17:48 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/GE-Embraces-Blogs-Some-See-Disclosure-Worry/?kc=rss - BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co has quietly changed the way it communicates with Wall Street over the past month, using a company blog, GEReports.com, to share news with investors. In some cases the company has used the blog in lieu of more traditional tools like press releases and invest...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/GE-Embraces-Blogs-Some-See-Disclosure-Worry/?kc=rss Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:31:15 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/HP-Posts-Results-Sees-Stronger-2009/?kc=rss - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) gave a stronger-than-expected full-year profit forecast and preliminary results, saying it was benefiting from its global reach, diverse customer base and cost cuts. Shares of HP, the world's largest-maker of p...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/HP-Posts-Results-Sees-Stronger-2009/?kc=rss Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:03:55 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/AMD-Announces-Fast-EnergySaving-Chip/?kc=rss - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices has started selling the new generation of its Opteron quad core processors for servers, AMD announced on Wednesday, nearly one year after Intel launched its own 45 nanometer chip. After a troubled launch of its earlier Barcelona chip, AMD waited ...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Infrastructure/AMD-Announces-Fast-EnergySaving-Chip/?kc=rss