Miles Associates LLC » eWeek http://www.miles-assoc.com Jim Miles - Information Technology & IT Security Consultant Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:08:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Facebook, Google Apps Use Soars in Enterprises http://www.miles-assoc.com/2010/facebook-google-apps-use-soars-in-enterprises/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2010/facebook-google-apps-use-soars-in-enterprises/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:08:55 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=381 Palo Alto Networks surveyed Web application usage at 347 organizations and found Facebook, Twitter and other programs for communications and collaboration are all being used in enterprises to a great degree. Some 22 Google applications, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google … Continue reading →
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