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Learn 6 critical questions to ask about business analytics. Click here to download white paper http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&1 ************************************************************ ******************** CEO GUIDE: OUTSOURCING The CEO Guide to the Desktop of the Future http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&2 CEO Guide to the Desktop of the Future The Coming Desktop Revolution? Companies as varied as Nortel, Nationwide, and Bechtel are experimenting with virtual desktops that are likely to improve security-but will they reduce costs? http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&3 Companies Seek PC Alternatives To cut costs and go green, businesses are toying with PC substitutes such as small devices that tap virtual desktop software http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&4 Bechtel Rebuilds Its Computer Network from Scratch The construction giant's chief information officer tells how input from Google, Amazon, and Salesforce.com helped him reconstruct his IT system http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&5 Podcast: How to Liberate Your Computer If you've ever wished you had access to your work PC without having to lug around a corporate laptop, then virtual desktops might be for you http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&6 Slide Show: Desktops Go Virtual Companies as varied as Bechtel, Bell Canada, Lear Corp., and Nationwide Insurance are testing technology that could make it easier and cheaper to manage corporate computer systems http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&7 CEO Guide to Open Source Cost-Conscious Companies Turn to Open-Source Software As the recession puts pressure on tech spending, many companies are turning to open-source software to handle more IT tasks http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&8 Podcast: Open-Source Software Open-source software can be downloaded for free from the Internet. Analysts predict that companies will turn to open-source software to save money during this economic downturn http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&9 Open Source: The Model Is Broken The open-source business model that relies solely on support and service revenue streams is failing to meet the expectations of investors http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&10 Open Source: A Silver Lining in the Economic Slump Sales at open-source software companies are booming, even as stock prices slump and corporate IT spending plummets, Are the good times here? http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&11 Slide Show: Enterprise Software Alternatives For businesses looking for low-cost software, there are plenty of open-source alternatives to expensive commercial licenses http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&12 CEO GUIDE: REFURBISHED TECH New Rage at Work: Used, Revamped IT Gear With credit tight in a rough economy, businesses are offloading equipment while bargain hunters are picking up retooled hardware on the cheap http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&13 Slide Show: Used Hardware Deals http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&14 The Recycled Cell-Phone Trap Too often refurbished cell phones retain info from the original owner. Now the EPA is coming out with guidelines for deleting it all http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&15 Microsoft: Reused PCs Need Windows, Too The Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher program is designed to make it easier for companies to install Windows on PCs they fix up and resell http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&16 Podcast: Finding Bargains on Secondhand IT Savvy IT buyers can find good deals on used tech gear. Here's a look at where to find deals and what to know before you buy http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?745991&cf16b2f231665666&17 ************************ADVERTISEMENT*********************** Learn 6 critical questions to ask about business analytics. 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