With the release of Blackberry Playbook OS 2.0 just yesterday, we had to record an episode of Blackberry Today a day early and get it out the door. Kathy and I cover the new OS 2.0 from the viewpoint of someone that has never seen a press release or demo to find and explore the new features.
We cover:
Messages
Calendaring
Contacts
Video chat enhancements
Print to go
the new UI
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IdoNotes Episode 124 - IBM PureSystems
Wed, May 16th 2012 6:12a Chris Miller IBM has launched a large initiative called PureSystems which offers built-in expertise, integration by design and simplified experience. Expert integrated systems combine the flexibility of general purpose systems, the elasticity of cloud and the simplicity of an appliance tuned to the workload. I was able to get access to a demo account, which by all means did not showcase all of the physical capabilities and on demand sclaing. It was more of a layer inside of the IBM SmartCloud which was di [read] Keywords: ibm
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Cloud for Dummies by IBM - Free download ebook
Thu, May 10th 2012 9:28a Chris Miller I had the chance to get the new Cloud for Dummies (IBM Midsized Company Limited Edition) compliments of IBM. It is a quick roadmap helper and looks at the economics and security of working with cloud services. A quick read you should get your hands on. The book is ~70 pages in 6 chapters and was written by Judith Hurwitz, Marcia Kaufman and Fern Halper with the assistance of a bunch of IBM names we know. It stars with why cloud computing should be investigated by your organization an [read] Keywords: foundations
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Webcast Invite: Collaboration, Party of One
Wed, May 9th 2012 2:19p Chris Miller This awesome session from Kathy Brown and Jess Stratton was given at Lotusphere 2012 and we are happy to have them present Collaboration, Party of One : When You Are Both the Dev and the Admin to the Consultant In Your Pocket series on May 23rd at 1pm EST. When your administrator and your developer are one and the same, and they’re both you, things can get confusing. As the administrator, you’ve got a lot of power. Frequently, the role of administrator is to lock things down, keep [read] Keywords: admin
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Connectria announces the opening of our fourth data center
Wed, May 9th 2012 9:54a Chris Miller I am happy to finally announce that Connectria is opening our fourth data center, this time in Dallas, TX to meet our expanding cloud services. Connectria Hosting, a global managed hosting provider, today announced that it secured a new location in a Tier 4 CyrusOne data center in Lewisville, Texas. The CyrusOne facility, a Tier 4 designated facility according to the Telecommunications Infrastructure Standards for Data Centers (TIA 942), is now the fourth data center location for Connectria [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM uses Facebook for Exceptional Web Experience event in May
Tue, May 8th 2012 10:01a Chris Miller An interesting IBM event will be taking place May 14-18 utilizing Facebook to discuss Exceptional Web Experience. With IBM selling it's platforms and the Customer Experience Suite I am trying to figure out why they would use Facebook which is mainly for personal accounts and not business solutions. It definitely isn't considered an Exceptional Web Experience The IBM Social Business team will be hosting a virtual event on Facebook May 14-18. Topic: Exceptional Web Experience. Be sure to lik [read] Keywords: connections
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Will enterprise gamification tools be used against you at tour job?
Mon, Apr 30th 2012 2:31p Chris Miller I watched and somewhat participated in a conversation about enterprise gamification addressing the negative side to employees as well as the rewards. Alan Lepofsky kicked the conversation off with the following tweet Talk about #gamification always focuses on rewarding positive actions. Do you think negative behavior should also be surfaced? #socbiz You can read the threads from there. I wanted to bring out a quick theory I developed. With the current enterprise gamification engines a e [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Bell + Howell 8553 2.4 GHz Wireless Video Door Intercom System product review
Wed, Apr 25th 2012 3:40p Chris Miller At Spiked Studio we were sent the Bell + Howell 8553 2.4 GHz Wireless Video Door Intercom System for product review. Above is the video and below is the summary. From the Amazon page: I was able to be highly disappointed. After seeing the pricing of this unit I am glad it was not a purchase. While the review I provide video goes into great detail I will summarize: - The quality was cheap plastic for the casing. I did not like the locking mechanism for the battery compartment on the outsid [read] Keywords: wireless
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IdoNotes Episode 123 - Bunchball founder Rajat Paharia and gamification
Wed, Apr 25th 2012 10:06a Chris Miller I had the pleasure to not only interview Bunchball gamification engine founder Rajat Paharia, but get a behind the scenes look at the user and administrative interfaces. Bunchball launched a cloud based gamification solution that runs across more products than just IBM Connections including Salesforce and Jive. Nitro for IBM Connections is pretty powerful and competes directly with partner solution Kudos from ISW. Watch the video for the interview sessions with Rajat before and after the d [read] Keywords: connections
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