Level the Playing Field with Open Innovation

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Daily Edge February 27, 2012 Five Ways Businesses Can Innovate Like the Big Guys The pace of business today requires creativity, new ideas and new product innovations on an almost on-demand basis. Small and medium enterprises are often constrained by limited resources and struggle to quickly and affordably identify new market opportunities, solve business and technical problems, and access partners and talent. To solve this problem, a growing number of small and medium-sized companies are turning to open innovation and crowdsourcing as a way of leveling the playing field with large, global corporations boasting extensive in-house marketing, R&D and business development departments, without increasing fixed costs. Read more > Get the Business Alignment and Management Feed   The Virtualization Blind Spot: The Business Impact of Visibility Read about the challenges of implementing VMware's ESX server, and successful approaches to solving these challenges. Download Now > Blogs Ann All Business of Tech State of Cloud ERP: Small but Growing Lora Bentley Governance and Risk White House Renews Push for Online Privacy 'Bill of Rights' Don Tennant From Under the Rug Workplace Violence: 'One-third of Americans Go to Work Every Day Afraid' The Death of Spreadsheets Is Near   Learn how integrated planning processes can bring a host of tangible business benefits including more accurate plans and reduced budget cycle times. Download now > The Top Nine Challenges of Growing a Business and How to Tackle Them Once you've got your start-up off the ground, the daunting task of growing your business to the next level must begin. Business Etiquette: Professional Networking Sites, Including LinkedIn Networking online is no different than rubbing shoulders at in-person networking events — it's important to make a positive impression and follow the rules of the road. Download: 'Accelerating Your Development as a Leader' Excerpt Managers get recommendations and tools they can use to help nurture team members' career development goals and reduce the amount of time it takes to achieve those goals. Featured White Papers The Top 10 Reasons for Choosing Open Source Data Integration Learn the top 10 reasons why customers are choosing open source data integration solutions — with proof points provided as extracts from customer case studies. •  The Death of Spreadsheets: Finding a Better Forecasting Solution •  The Four Rules of Complete Web Protection •  Best Practice Tips on Building a Unified Communications Business Case "Enterprises are so used to dealing with data, you'd think adding text from social media would be no big deal." Excerpt from Loriane Lawson Integration Latest White Papers Mitigating the Risk of Business on the Web: Visibility Is the Key What to Look for in eSignature Providers: 8 Key Features Planning, Managing, and Evolving Your BI Portfolio The Five Stages of Proactive Data Management This e-mail is sent by: IT Business Edge, property of QuinStreet, Inc. Attn: Newsletter Subscription Dept. 950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 Copyright © 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise