The Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1999 to promote and facilitate the writing, publishing, and reading of electronic literature. Since its formation, the Electronic Literature Organization has worked to assist writers and publishers in bringing their literary works to a wider, global readership and to provide them with the infrastructure necessary to reach one another. Since 2006 the ELO has been housed at the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) at the University of Maryland.
Channel Searching Cloud for Moneymakers, Cisco's Goodwin Says
Partners see cloud computing opportunity but uncertain how it will pay off, vendor's top channel executive says. Company working to prep channel for as-a-service oriented business model while stepping up midmarket sales efforts.
SaaS Backlash: Survey Shows Abandoned Deals
Software as a service sees growing pains, as the number of mid-sized companies using SaaS for critical applications trends down year over year.
eBook: Breaking Down Software Development Roles Sponsored by IBM
Software development is done differently at every organization. The process that one organization or person uses to develop software may work for their specific environment and situation, but may fail miserably in another set of circumstances. Despite the differences, there are fundamental roles that are filled at every organization where software is developed. Download this in-depth guide from the editors of DevX and learn more about these specific software development roles.
Getting Value from Your ITIL Implementation
IT is a shared service that must support the business by enabling other business units to attain their objectives by simultaneously creating and protecting value. To do this requires a systemic perspective that transcends local operational groups and positions to methodically define, deliver and improve service offerings. Download this Internet.com eBook to see how ITIL and IT service management (ITSM) can help.
Whitepaper: The Business Case for Virtualization Sponsored by HP A virtualized environment increases flexibility because a diverse range of resources can be added, changed, and moved as needed, to meet shifts in business demand. Resources can be scaled up or down quickly based on changing workloads. Virtualization techniques also improve resiliency by simplifying backup, failover, and disaster recovery solutions. Learn more.
Preparing Your Organization for eDiscovery
Sponsored by Symantec
Many companies still deal with ediscovery obligations by outsourcing the process to external specialists who collect what is relevant, and get it into a form that can be submitted to lawyers for review. But in the past five years, an increasing number of companies have begun treating ediscovery as a routine business process. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn the steps your organization needs to take to prepare for ediscovery challenges.
Power Protection for SMBs: UPS and Beyond
Electricity is your data's lifeblood, and if the power fails and you don't have a plan in place, it's lights out for your bottom line. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn how to save your data and PCs from power interruptions using technologies like uninterruptable power supplies (UPS).
The SMB's Guide to Storage Virtualization
Storage virtualization is gaining popularity among businesses of all sizes, due to cost savings and efficiency. But selecting and setting up storage virtualization can be complex. Download this Internet.com eBook to help your SMB get started.
Android in the Enterprise
The open source Android operating system is branching out beyond phones into netbooks, notebooks and other devices that will find adoption inside the enterprise. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn why Android is a platform worth considering for your organization's mobile devices and mobile application development.
Understanding the Security Challenges of Cloud Computing
Offloading IT infrastructure to a cloud computing provider can result in great cost savings and more streamlined, flexible operations. But the cloud is not a panacea, and the need to adhere to information management best practices remains. Download this Internet.com eBook to better understand the security aspect of cloud computing and help choose a provider that will keep your organization's data safe.
30 Things You Need to Know About Business Intelligence Software
When it comes to business software, few applications help businesses streamline their business processes, create new markets, and provide insight into their operations like business intelligence software. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn about the emerging trends in business intelligence, common mistakes, and leading business intelligence vendors.
Take Your Information Security Beyond Antivirus Software
Many small businesses are familiar with basic building blocks of security software, such as antivirus software, firewalls, and anti-spam applications, but the vast majority of SMBs don't know how to effectively prevent identity theft, stop online theft, and protect sensitive data. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn how to protect your data and employees.
The Essentials of Enterprise Security
An effective strategy for enterprise information security requires the protection of servers, PCs, and networks using a variety of techniques. Download this Internet.com eBook for information on penetration testing, patch and vulnerability scanning, dealing with insider threats, securing wireless networks, password security, and a list of quick wins for enterprise security your business can implement today.
Optimizing Your IT Strategy for Risk Management
Business risk can come from within your organization or from the outside, even in the form of natural disasters and other unanticipated events. The consequences of inadequate risk management range from significant revenue loss and lost market share to damage to your brand and business reputation.
Choosing the Right Cloud Computing Provider
The first step to moving your business into cloud computing is selecting a vendor that fits your needs. Download this Internet.com eBook for tips on vendor management, performance, metrics, security, and other considerations you need to choose your vendor, as well as a list of 20 vendors that are shaping the emerging cloud.
Internet.com Guide to Notebooks and Netbooks
Personal computers no longer need to fit on top of or under a desk. Today's global economy demands machines that can travel and maintain the same functionality as a desktop PC. Download this collection of reviews of notebooks, netbooks, and all-in-one PCs from Internet.com editors to help find the right machine for you.
Internet.com Guide to Mobile Phones
Mobile phones have come a long way in the last decade. From clunky devices that didn't fit comfortably in a pocket, to flip phones to touch screens, the latest devices surf the Web, deliver e-mail and run applications for any number of uses. Internet.com's editors review dozens of wireless devices, from cell phones to powerful smartphones that put the office in your pocket. Here's a look at some of the devices they've tested.
HP Makes Remote Office Backup Simple and Efficient
HP uses different technologies, including its HP Data Protector software, HP D2D (disk-to-disk) appliances, and HP VLS (virtual library system) appliances, to meet the different backup demands of remote office and branch offices (ROBOs) and corporate data centers.
IBM Aims for Smarter Data Centers with New Mainframe
IBM's new zEnterprise mainframe server, combined with a new systems design that allows workloads on its mainframes and other servers to share resources and be managed as a single, virtualized system, make for smarter, more efficient data centers.
Enterprise-Grade Mobile Security and Management
Many of the products that synchronize and manage mobile devices are aimed at large enterprises, leaving behind department-size deployments, small and medium businesses (SMBs), and enterprises that already invested in an enterprise solution but need to add mobile synchronization and management for additional employees.
IBM Brings IT Operational Efficiency to Businesses of All Sizes
IBM Tivoli Foundations are IT service management solutions designed and priced for mid-sized organizations. Tivoli Foundations solution components are easy to deploy for improved time to value and return on investment, and are built on the Lotus Foundations core platform, which provides advanced disaster recovery, hands-off protection and automated disk back-up for Foundations servers.
Iron Mountain Brings Enterprise-Proven, Budget-Friendly, Cloud-Based Backup to SMBs
Iron Mountain's LiveVault® is a fully managed, cloud-based server backup solution developed by a company with more than a decade of experience in cloud backup, storage, and retrieval, and outfitted with the affordability and ease of use that appeals to small and medium-sized businesses.
Sophos Tools Help IT Managers Fight Emerging Security Threats Like Fake Antivirus
Secure your networks with free threat scanning from Sophos and the Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection product that offers complete security from the latest threats and data loss with easy-to-use management tools—all within the budget for antivirus solutions.
Jumpstart Your Web Dev and Design Firm with WebsiteSpark
Microsoft's WebsiteSpark program helps small Web development and design shops with no more than 10 employees succeed by providing the tools and expertise they need to create Web sites and applications for their clients.
Create Super Apps with Help and Resources from BlackBerry
Super Apps are the mobile applications that people love and use every day because they offer a seamless, integrated, contextualized, and efficient experience. Research In Motion has the resources to help you create Super Apps for the BlackBerry platform.
Visualize your workspace with new multiple monitor support, powerful Web development, new SharePoint support with tons of templates and Web parts, and more accurate targeting of any version of the .NET Framework. Get set to unleash your creativity. Download the Trial Now!
Many of the largest IT budget problems can be traced back to five big money drains. This e-book, provided by IBM, will introduce you to the five big IT budget killers - and some of the best ways to knock them out. Get it now.
Windows Azure features a very powerful, yet simple deployment model. By focusing on your application and abstracting away the infrastructure details, you can deploy almost any app with minimal fuss. Start Here.
PayPal Expands Mobile Payment Options
Leading online payments processor takes the wraps off of Mobile Express Checkout at its annual developer conference, along with a host of new partner announcements.
New Office for Mac 2011 Includes Outlook Email
Microsoft ships the long-awaited update to Office for the Mac that also works with the company's latest cloud computing offering, Office 365.
Obama Administration Forms Online Privacy Panel
New Subcommittee on Privacy and Internet Policy includes representatives from a broad range of executive agencies, aims to help formulate administration policy on a hot-button Internet issue.
Ubuntu Founder Charts a Course for the Future
Founder Mark Shuttleworth talks plans for the future of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, including new form factors and expanding the developer ecosystem.
Microsoft Office 2010 Sales to Surge Next Year
According to a new survey from Dimensional Research, Microsoft's new Office 2010 is headed for a big year of sales in 2011, projecting that 42 percent of corporate IT organizations plan to make the upgrade.