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One of the elements many companies miss is responding to inquiries on social media, experts say. 'If people reach out to you and you don’t respond, it’s almost taken as an insult these days.'
Outsourcing

Should tweeting be for experts only?

The pros and cons of handing over your social media activities to an outside company

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One huge bottleneck is moving the data from where it’s stored on a hard disk into the computer’s memory, where computations happen.
Technology

Could this be the end of the hard disk?

With in-memory computing, analyses that took 45 minutes could take 45 seconds

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Eavesdropping

Going to China? Leave your laptop at home

Five steps to protecting your smartphone, laptop and Internet communications

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IT infrastructure

It’s not a toaster, but ‘appliance’ makes IT easier

Dell KACE users say it saves time and labour in managing PCs, Macs and their applications

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The Amazing Space

Toys and art bring fun to office playground

The office of creative agency Playground Inc. boasts collaboration and creativity

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The Nikon 1 J1.
Gadgets

Four cameras that leave smartphones in the dust

For entrepreneurs who rely on having a camera handy (contractors, realtors, landscapers, we're talking to you), the optics embedded in today's smartphones won't cut it. To wit: The 8-megapixel lens in the iPhone 4S falls short of the ultra-crisp 12-megapixel images captured by today's average digital pocket camera.

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Ergonomics

Four ways your gadgets could be hurting you

These ailments may sound phony, but they’re as real as carpal tunnel

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The result of $300-million and two years’ worth of research and development, HP says the Gen8 are the world’s most self-sufficient servers.
Servers

A computer that can diagnose its own failings

HP’s new self-sufficient Gen-8 servers address the challenges of companies with limited or no IT staff

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Evoco’s customer list includes Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Staples, Lowe’s and Cineplex.
Software

Growth story that started in the days of the modem

Calgary-based Evoco helps businesses manage the information-heavy task of running their real estate

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Dan Debow, founder and co-CEO of Rypple
Entrepreneurs

Why entrepreneurs should spend time in Silicon Valley

It's incredibly helpful to spend time there but you don't need to be there to be successful, says Dan Debow, co-founder of Rypple

Small Business Briefing
Britain ramps up funding to spur startup culture

All the latest news related to entrepreneurs

British Prime Minister David Camero, talks to young entrepreneurs Lenique Louis at the Prince's Trust headquarters in London as part of the government's launch of StartUp loans initiative and publication of Lord Young's report on enterprise, Monday, May 28, 2012.
Silicon Valley investors drawn to Calgary startups

Eric Simons hid out on couches, eating the company's food, until he was finally detected

The skyline of downtown Calgary taken Sept. 9, 2010.