The Microsoft Office 2007 IT Value Calculator is a Microsoft Excel workbook that was designed and developed by Forrester Consulting to calculate the return on investment, costs, and benefits of an IT administrator can expect from deploying Microsoft Office 2007 within an corporate environment.
The financial impact of Office 2007 on an organization is calculated using formulas and macros that model imageForrester’s well-known Total Economic Impact (TEI) methodology, which systematically looks at the potential effects of technology investments across four dimensions: Read the rest of this entry »
You may recall that back in March we ran a story about messrs Microsoft, Google, HP, Intel and others campaigning to use the so-called ‘white space’ or gaps between broadcast television channels for high-speed broadband. Well, the White Space Coalition, as it’s known has just received the thumbs-up from the US Federal Communications Committee (FCC). The new spectrum will be unlicensed and it promises much greater range than current Wi-Fi systems, opening up the possibility of taking broadband to remote areas not served by existing cable or phone systems. The FCC says that the technology will be closely regulated and strictly policed; to avoid interference with TV broadcasts but coalition members have worked hard to prove that the system works and their efforts have been rewarded. Read the rest of this entry »
I have lost count of the number of wood-cased PCs I’ve seen over the years, one or two even made it into production, so it’s not exactly a new idea, but the spin Asus have put on its new Bamboo Series notebook is quite novel. It says it ‘redefines green computing’, exactly what that means is a bit of a mystery, but Asus is trumping its green credentials, claiming that the machine’s Super Hybrid Engine technology extends battery life by between 35 and 70% — compared with similar notebooks. The bamboo capping and panels have a tensile strength that rivals some metals and it grows really quickly, so it’s easily sustainable material. Read the rest of this entry »
It seems that NVIDIA is working on a dual chip solution right now, although it’s trying to keep it secret. It is not sure what chip the green company will use to power the card, yet there are some voices stating that it may be a GT200 55nm. The same rumors say that the dual chip solution may be due for a December launch.
The Santa Clara graphics card manufacturer appears to be silent on its future plans. It only talked about CUDA, PhysX and Graphics plus concept with its partners, yet it is focusing on the graphics solutions for gaming or other segments as well. The new card that the company is rumored to be working on may prove a power hungry and really hot product, yet it won’t matter that much if it manages to perform a lot better than Radeon HD 4870 X2, the leader of the extreme performance market today. Read the rest of this entry »
Kodak, once the leading light in the photography biz were famously caught by surprise by the speed at which digital photography took. Despite launching some useful digicams, it has never really come close to regaining its former status. Now, however, they’re leading the way once again, this time with the world’s first consumer photo frame using OLED or Organic Light Emitting Diode technology.
OLEDs, in case you didn’t know, are super thin, and unlike LCDs, do not rely on a backlight. They also offer superior contrast ratios and although not a factor in this application, can be made to be flexible. The display used in this frame is 7.6 inches (measured diagonally); it’s a widescreen format with 800 x 480 pixel resolution and it boasts a contrast ratio of 30,000:1. The viewing angle – another OLED advantage – is 180 degrees. Read the rest of this entry »
The Microsoft Office 2007 IT Value Calculator is a Microsoft Excel workbook that was designed and developed by Forrester Consulting to calculate the return on investment, costs, and benefits of an IT administrator can expect from deploying Microsoft Office 2007 within an corporate environment.
