Deloitte Canada previously had a "hit or miss" experience with videoconferencing, but a new managed services contract with Nortel Networks could increase its reliance on the virtual technology to help reduce "wear and tear" on road warriors and improve productivity.

Facing heat over privacy concerns, NebuAd said it has a new notification and opt-out system for its targeted advertising system.

Google has open-sourced its internal data exchange language, according to official blog posts.

(Source: Novell) A recent study by CIO Magazine and IDG Research Services found that while collaboration tools are very important, their effectiveness leaves much to be desired. The study, commissioned by Novell, surveyed 100 senior IT executives around the world on their experiences with and plans for collaboration software. A full 80 percent said secure collaboration within and beyond organizational boundaries is of critical or high importance, but fewer than half said their current solutions effectively deliver this capability. The study also highlights a need for collaboration solutions that are flexible, interoperable, and capable of leveraging existing investments.

(Source: Novell) The structure of your workgroup environment plays a vital role in enabling your knowledge workers to be productive and collaborate securely. And IT choice and flexibility can mean the difference between reactive spending and proactive investment. Boost your competitive advantage with a workgroup infrastructure that lets you deliver the tools and services that are right for you. Download this white paper to learn how Novell offers a variety of solutions that give you the flexibility to address critical business initiatives and workforce productivity.

Its motto is "Don't do evil" -- but it looks like anything and everything else imaginable is pretty much fair game -- not to mention some wildly rumored projects that we asked the company to confirm or deny.

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