The ability for a manager to effectively manage team conflict is one of the most difficult traits to build and take time for new managers to develop. All conflict has its causes and symptoms and a number of tools that managers can use to deal health or unhealthy team conflict.

The a team conflict is when members of a team get into a disagreement on any number of issues involving a cooperative project. Conflict symptoms can be any number of the following:

  • Not completing work on-time or to quality goals
  • Not responding to requests for information
  • Hoarding of information or resources
  • Absenteeism
  • Complaining
  • Verbal Abuse
  • more…

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As the average consumer become more technologically savy they demand more from the digital content creators (DCC) like video game designers and animators. The cutting edge and life-like graphics presented are created in processor intensive environments.

DCC requires the latest in processor performance to develop the realistic graphics consumers demand. A single-processor central processing unit (CPU) no longer delivers the power needed to render these graphics. A multi-processor workstation offers the best solution because it has advanced multithreading and multi-core processing.
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The ever evolving corporate IT environment has seen many major changes in the last few years. The expansion of the IT infrastructure in companies has become a significant benefit in creating an efficient and effective workforce. The reliability of these technology resources is always under constant threat of attack. In the past these attacks were often described as pranks, simple, visible and random. These attacks have however evolved with our technology and now financially driven, sophisticated, invisible and targeted.

The way that the Corporate IT systems are accessed have also changed. We are no longer in a dumb terminal environment. The methods in which a modern workforce accesses data include:
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The reliability of a Storage Area Network (SAN) can be compromised by any number of factors. SANs are composed of both mechanical and electronic parts doubling the chances for data loss or downtime through common issues like:

  • Component failure due to usage
  • Environmental factors
  • Manufacturing defects
  • Control failure
  • Disk drive degradation
  • Power supply burn outs

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Automotive manufacturing companies have been struggling with a fundamental dilemma with their warranty systems for years – data management of claims processing and assessment. This issue has had major impacts on their business in areas like:

  • Excessive warranty costs
  • Inappropriate and ineffective repairs
  • Inadequate and lagging product feedback
  • Customer dissatisfaction
  • Reduction in customer loyalty

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Ocean waves off of the United States Outer Contintental Shelf (OCS) are a potential form of alternative energy. Ocean waves are a form of renewable energy that is fueled by both natural wind currents and incoming solar energy that is transferred to the water. Additionally, the waves off of the US OCS have the potential to generate 2,100 Terra-Watts of energy.

Ocean waves could provide a clean, renewable energy source that could provide a great amount of energy to the United States. Much of the technology needed to convert waves into energy is still in development but should be available soon commercially. The four technologies are:
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In June 2008, Google and Yahoo announced an agreement that would allow Yahoo to display Google paid advertising in their organic search results. The agreement had a tentative length of up to 10 years depending on Yahoo’s option to renew at two points.

The deal between Google and Yahoo was sent to the Department of Justice for review on grounds of Anittrust. If the Google and Yahoo deal were to be completed it would give Google access to an additional 22% of the paid search market on top of their already 70% dominent market share. These numbers would make it very difficult for another company (Microsoft) to gain ground in the paid search advertising market thus creating an anticompetitive market.
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The impact of technology on the flexibility and mobility of our personal lives has now forged the divide into our work lives. Businesses are now faced with a mobile workforce beyond the classic “road warrior” sales personnel. It is estimated that by the year 2011, nearly 75% of the United States workforce will be mobile (IDC).

The mobile workforce is powered by the Internet and the web-based applications that businesses provide to their employees. These applications allow employees to access emails, internal file servers and complete other important tasks.  

However, a mobile workforce poses a number of risks to a business on numerous operational levels including:
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