CumuLogic is ready to provide PaaS services for your enterprise CumuLogic is a cloud computing company founded by Sun Microsystems’ alumni. The company has developed a Java Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) software that makes it easier and faster to develop and deploy Java applications (apps) in the cloud. By automating the management of the runtime environments forRead… Read more »
M. Cristina Negri, an Argonne National Lab scientist, talks about phytoremediation, or the process of removing contaminants from the soil using plants. The renewable energy up-side? She’s using biofuel-suitable crops; growing them on land not typically used for mainstream agriculture. Original post
“If you give your employees the chance to learn and grow, they’ll thrive – and so will your organization,” says Gretchen Spreitzer and Christine Porath in an article they wrote in the January-February 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review. Their article doesn’t focus on creating happy employees but rather “thriving” employees. They say the focusRead… Read more »
Last week was full of great career-related events, not the least of which was the webinar Camille Roberts and I gave with the help of everyone at GovLoop. At one point, there were over 600 people in attendance. Thank you all for joining us and asking such great questions. There were also a number ofRead… Read more »
What’s the very best thing you can do for your web customers? Test the usability of your website. Honestly – I can tell you from personal experience – there is no statistic or survey that will tell you as much about how good – or bad – your site is as watching people use it.Read… Read more »
Recent activity – including the acquisitions of SuccessFactors by SAP and Rypple by Salesforce – is pumping new energy into web-based HR software in the HCM market. Things are clearly heating up in this sector, and investors have taken note. In the last two weeks, VC funds have been flowing into the human resources softwareRead… Read more »
This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: When project budgets are dwindling, deadlines passing, and tempers flaring, then the usual response is to browbeat the project team and point fingers of blame – usually toward the project manager. That’s not really all that helpful. For these situations, what is needed is an objective processRead… Read more »
Last week a group of volunteer programs from across Canada announced the launch of Represent.ca – a website that tries to map all of Canada’s boundaries. Confused? Don’t be. It’s simple. This is a nifty piece of digital infrastructure – try visiting the website yourself! After identifying where you are located it will then tellRead… Read more »
NONPROFITS AND SUPER PACS. LA Times. “Campaign finance reform advocates said there has actually been little need for nonprofits to funnel money to super PACs because the tax-exempt groups have been able to engage in political activity with little oversight.” MICHAEL ADAMS TO DINSMORE. The firm’s press release is here. MUSIC AND CAMPAIGNS. The Times.Read… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Joanna Salini reports. The state of Illinois recently released a request for information (RFI) regarding solutions and new technologies for its digital driver’s license system. The state’s current contract with Viisiage Technology, as part of L-1 identity Solutions, is due to expire in June 2013. The state currently uses a social security onlineRead… Read more »