CIO writes "[by Jeff Bertolucci]...The idea isn't as crazy as it sounds.A In the coming decade, mobile phones will gain capabilities that make them suitable replacements for the conventional desktop/laptop computer..."

Yale Environment 360 writes "...renewable energy installations accounted for more than 71 percent of all new installed power capacity, with more than 32,000 megawatts installed, according to the report. In the UK, the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the offshore wind industry will unveil new policies today to..."

Security_Bloggers_Network writes "[by Richard Stiennon]...Allowing employee-owned mobile devices on the organization’s network promises immediate cost savings and an increase in employee satisfaction and productivity. But the bring-your-own-device model doesn’t come without challenges. Consideration must be given to how you protect organizational data without severely restricting the employee’s use of their own device, including:..."

HBS Working Knowledge writes "[by Dina Gerdeman]...Much of the damage to American competitiveness in the science and technology fields has already been done. The United States has lost a great deal in the area of energy storage and green energy production, for example, including lithium ion batteries for cell phones and laptops, silicon solar cells, and power semiconductors for solar panels. As a result, Shih says, the country risks losing thin-film solar cells, the latest solar-power technology..."

HBS Working Knowledge writes "[by Dina Gerdeman]...Outsourcing manufacturing operations has been occurring for decades, based on the assumption that moving grunt work overseas wouldn't affect US companies' competitive edge in the global marketplace. But this assumption is wrong, and the fallout has been disastrous...Much of the damage to American competitiveness in the science and technology fields has already been done..."

Lori MacVittie writes "...IT is stuck trying to figure out how to efficiently deliver, secure, and manage applications to multiple operating systems right now. Not tomorrow, not next week. Today. VDI is thus rearing its head as a viable solution; one that promises consistency regardless of platform...For the most part, experts and implementers deem VDI ready to meet the challenge...whether the network is ready for VDI..."

Jeremiah Owyang writes "Super Bowl ads...nation’s largest consumer facing ads represent a bellwether for advertising trends...so marketers know to pay attention......Rather than push for fans and followers on social sites, brands invested in promoting traditional websites, and experimented with new forms of engagement like applications...and even promoting hashtags. We found five trends:..."

John Halamka writes "...2012 will be a transformative year...truly a perfect storm....My advice - look for the perfect storms in your own life. Minimize your distractions, cancel unnecessary meetings, and put aside those tasks that don't add value. Take a risk and dive head first into the..."

ImproviSoft writes "[by Dan Colasanti]...setting IIS to support 32-bit apps could be used as a way to get Azure to work with classic ASP. Since I’m using ASP.NET, I assumed this wasn’t necessary and ignored trying this solution that would have saved me days of frustration...I’m really interested to find out if there’s a way to get IIS 7 or Visual Studio to enable support for 32-bit apps on Windows 64-bit by default, instead of needing to put this file and XML into every Azure Web solution... ."

Aspect writes "[by Mike Ginsberg]...For every company involved in any facet of collections and accounts receivable management, new laws and regulations—even proposed versions—will involve significant changes...Establishing reasonable compliance programs, increasing the time and resources spent on collector training and using technology that is designed to prevent law violations is critical to..."

Panorama writes "[by Annie Bustos]...we’ll demonstrate how SQL Server 2012 will benefit users of business intelligence solutions...our innovative Necto product....Working on both MDX and DAX languages, Necto can handle the combination of both organizational OLAP data and in-memory user data with seamless migrations. Complex enterprises with multiple data sources can utilize Necto as a connection point to develop broader insights, which are all viewable in a web-based workboard..."

Sonoma Partners writes "[by Mike Snyder]...the news that Microsoft was going support non-MSFT mobile devices wasn’t enough to knock your socks off, you had better sit down. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 will support non-Internet Explorer Web browsers! Here are the details...The industry templates include: non-profit, wealth management, health plan sales, and relationship management for health..."

Risual writes "[by Daniel Davies]...We recently needed to add a Secondary Email address to a mailbox in Exchange 2010...Run the [command] below from the Exchange management shell..."

ITworld writes "[by Chris Nerney]...The device that arouses the most envy is the tablet, with 39% of respondents confessing to being "very envious" of work colleagues prancing around the office...And who are most device-envious people in the workplace? Working moms over age..."