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ALSO CALLED: Communities, Web Communities, Technical Communities, eCommunities, Online Communities DEFINITION: A virtual community is a community of people sharing common interests, ideas, and feelings over the Internet or other collaborative networks. A possible inventor of this term and one of its first proponents was Howard Rheingold, who created one of the first major Internet communities, called "The Well." In his book, The Virtual Community, Rheingold defines virtual communities as social aggregations … Definition continues below.
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Symantec's SymEd Solution: Addressing security and mobility challenges in education sponsored by Insight Public Sector and Symantec WHITE PAPER: Despite the benefits, e-Learning has a number of inherent challenges – namely security. This white paper details how SymEd, a set of solutions created by Symantec, can help academia protect information while enjoying the opportunities e-Learning has to offer. Posted: 02 May 2013 \| Published: 31 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Data Governance \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Education Industry \| eLearning \| Endpoint Security \| Handheld Device Security \| Information Management \| Information Security \| IT Management \| Mobile Workers \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Systems \| Security Threats \| Virtual Communities \| Virtual Offices

The Untapped Potential of Virtual Teams sponsored by Siemens Enterprise Communications WHITE PAPER: Read this study from Siemens Enterprise Communications to learn what they have found when it comes to the potential of today's virtual teams. Discover more about the way teams are collaborating, the technologies being used and more. Posted: 05 Apr 2013 \| Published: 31 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Mobile Workers \| Virtual Communities \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtual Offices \| Virtualization Security

Configuration Management for Virtual and Cloud Infrastructures sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: The top seven things to consider when managing configuration for virtual and cloud infrastructures. Posted: 25 Oct 2011 \| Published: 19 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Management \| Cloud Storage Services \| Configuration Management \| Virtual Communities \| Virtualization Security

The CISO's Guide to Virtualization Security sponsored by Rapid7 WHITE PAPER: Security incidents that occur in a virtual environment can cause significant, sometimes crippling damage to businesses. It's essential that security professionals outline their efforts and making securing virtual infrastructure a priority. Posted: 18 Jul 2012 \| Published: 12 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Endpoint Security \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Threats \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Communities \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtualization Security

Five Tips for Better Virtual Meetings sponsored by Citrix Online Go To Meeting WHITE PAPER: Virtual meetings are all the rage these days. More workers are mobile, the marketplace is global and technology seamlessly links people and places like never before. In this white paper, we will go over five proven strategies that is sure to help you deliver productive virtual meetings. Posted: 01 Oct 2011 \| Published: 30 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Collaboration \| Videoconferences \| Videoconferencing Services \| Virtual Communities \| Web Conferences \| Web Conferencing Services

Five Tips for Better Virtual Meetings sponsored by Citrix Online Go To Meeting WHITE PAPER: Virtual meetings are becoming the standard communication platform for businesses but they require careful consideration and planning to offset issues that result from the distance. Take a look at this brief resource to discover five easy tips to enhance your virtual meeting. Posted: 01 Oct 2011 \| Published: 01 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Business Communications \| Customer Interaction Services \| Customer Service Best Practices \| Telecommuting \| Teleconferences \| Virtual Communities \| Web Conferences \| Web Conferencing Services

Oxilion Deploys Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization to Keep Customers Satisfied sponsored by Red Hat. WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover a new virtualization platform with cloud capabilities that delivers flexibility, scalability and cost requirements to virtual data centers. Posted: 16 May 2011 \| Published: 16 May 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Management \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Enterprise Search Software \| Virtual Communities \| Virtualization Security

E-Book: Knowing what to virtualize in Oracle environments, and how to do it sponsored by VMware, Inc. EBOOK: Read this e-book to learn how to start a virtualization project, determine if your production database is ready to run in a virtualized environment, and decode the often complex licensing and support policies around virtualization technologies. Posted: 08 Mar 2011 \| Published: 08 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| Oracle (Product) \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Communities \| VMware

The Hardest Problems in Data Management sponsored by VMware, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Modern hardware trends and economics combined with cloud/virtualization technology are radically reshaping today’s data management landscape. Arguably one of the hardest problems faced by today’s solution designers is figuring out how to leverage this on-demand hardware to build an optimal data management platform. Continue reading to learn more. Posted: 01 Mar 2011 \| Published: 01 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Application Development \| Cloud Computing \| Data Management \| Distributed Data Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Communities

Learn to Save on SAP Operational Costs with a Virtualized Environment sponsored by HP Novell EGUIDE: According to AMR Research, more and more customers are saving on SAP operational costs this year with SAP infrastructure projects and virtualizing SAP applications. Read this e-guide and learn to identify areas of potential SAP savings as well as the best way to virtualize your SAP environments. Posted: 28 Feb 2011 \| Published: 28 Feb 2011 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Database Management \| ERP \| Hardware Virtualization \| Infrastructure Management \| Operating Systems \| Server Consolidation \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Communities

CA Automation Suite Paves the Way for Cloud sponsored by CA Technologies WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how virtualisation and cloud initiatives are creating new types of management challenges across physical and virtual data centre environments. Continue reading to learn more. Posted: 13 Dec 2010 \| Published: 01 Oct 2010 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| IT Infrastructure \| Server Provisioning \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Communities

The Best of Both Worlds: The Hybrid Cloud sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: To handle the demands of modern business, CIOs must manage their internal data centers more effectively and learn how to leverage public cloud resources. The solution: a hybrid cloud strategy facilitated by a dynamic data center. Read on to learn more. Posted: 07 Dec 2010 \| Published: 07 Dec 2010 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Cloud Computing \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Hybrid clouds \| IT Infrastructure \| Public cloud computing \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Communities

CA Automation Suite Paves the Way for Cloud sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how virtualization and cloud initiatives are creating new types of management challenges across physical and virtual data center environments. Continue reading to learn more. Posted: 07 Dec 2010 \| Published: 01 Oct 2010 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| IT Infrastructure \| Server Provisioning \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Communities

How can I Overcome the Security Challenges of Today’s Virtualized Infrastructures? sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: Read this solution brief to learn how to improve control over systems, applications and information to reduce risk in both physical and virtual server environments. Posted: 25 Nov 2010 \| Published: 01 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Access Control \| Compliance Audits \| Identity Management \| Security \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Communities \| Virtual Machine \| Virtualization Security

E-Guide: Run Antivirus Scans in Virtual Environments Without Compromising System Performance sponsored by CA Technologies. EGUIDE: This expert e-guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com explains considerations to keep in mind when planning antivirus scans in your virtual environment. Posted: 15 Oct 2010 \| Published: 15 Oct 2010 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Performance Management Software \| IT Infrastructure \| Security Software \| Virtual Communities \| Virtual Machine \| Virus Detection Software \| Virus Protection

Essential Deployment Tips: Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4 sponsored by VMware and Intel TECHNICAL ARTICLE: This paper provides the essential tips necessary to successfully deploy Oracle on VMware virtual infrastructure to enable database administrators (DBAs) to meet their performance and availability goals. Posted: 14 Oct 2010 \| Published: 14 Oct 2010 TOPICS: Database Administrators \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Database Server Software \| Oracle (Product) \| Virtual Communities \| VMware \| VMware ESX \| VMware Server

Securing Virtual Environments sponsored by CA Technologies. PODCAST: Listen to this podcast for insight as well as an understanding of what security solutions are available now to help you address the issues. Posted: 06 Oct 2010 \| Premiered: Oct 6, 2010 TOPICS: Access Control \| Applications Management \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Policies \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Communities \| Virtual Machine \| Virtualization Security

Content-Aware Identity & Access Management in a Virtual Environment sponsored by CA Technologies WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how CA Technologies Content-Aware IAM solutions help protect customers in the physical world and similarly protect virtual environments by controlling identities, access, and information usage. Posted: 01 Oct 2010 \| Published: 01 Jun 2010 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Control Software \| Application Security \| Identity Management \| Identity Management Software \| Virtual Communities \| Virtualization Security

Presentation Transcript: Driving Collaboration Efficiency - H.264 High Profile sponsored by Polycom, Inc. PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Polycom continues bringing leading-edge, standards-based technologies to visual communication. This is an advantage that resonates across all applications and industries. Read this transcript to learn how Less Delivers Much More! Posted: 27 Sep 2010 \| Published: 27 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Network Management Software \| Project Management Software \| Teleconferences \| Teleconferencing Services \| Videoconferences \| Videoconferencing Standards \| Videoconferencing Systems \| Virtual Communities \| Web Conferences \| Web Conferencing Services

Content-Aware Identity & Access Management in a Virtual Environment sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how CA Content-Aware IAM solutions help protect customers in the physical world and similarly protect virtual environments by controlling identities, access, and information usage. Posted: 22 Sep 2010 \| Published: 01 Jun 2010 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Control Software \| Application Security \| Identity Management \| Identity Management Software \| Virtual Communities \| Virtualization Security

Driving Collaboration Efficiency - H.264 High Profile sponsored by Polycom, Inc. WEBCAST: Polycom continues bringing leading-edge, standards-based technologies to visual communication. This is an advantage that resonates across all applications and industries. View this webcast to learn how Less Delivers Much More! Posted: 15 Sep 2010 \| Premiered: Sep 15, 2010 TOPICS: Network Management Software \| Project Management Software \| Teleconferences \| Teleconferencing Services \| Videoconferences \| Videoconferencing Standards \| Videoconferencing Systems \| Virtual Communities \| Web Conferences \| Web Conferencing Services

Project Management for the Modern Age sponsored by Citrix Online UK EBOOK: This e-book will show you how to implement virtual collaboration tools throughout the life cycle of a project to leverage the benefits of collaboration and partnership. Posted: 07 Sep 2010 \| Published: 07 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Collaborative Product Development \| Partnerships \| Project Management \| Unified Messaging \| Virtual Communities

IT Connects Customers to Brands sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. VIDEO: Paul Gillin, author of three social media marketing books, reveals how CIOs are becoming the designated guardians of intellectual property. As the use of social media tools grows, Gillen recommends how a CIO can stay in front of the widespread access and create enhanced customer experiences. Posted: 16 Aug 2010 \| Premiered: 16 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Blogs \| CIOs \| Customer Interaction Services \| Customer Service \| Security \| Social Networking \| Virtual Communities

Accelerate Business Through a Cost-efficient Virtual Workforce: Citrix Transforms IT into an On-Demand Service for Virtual Workers sponsored by Citrix WHITE PAPER: This white paper defines a virtual workforce, describes the challenges and requirements that organisations face when supporting a virtual workforce, and explains how Citrix solutions can address these requirements and scale accordingly to foster and support future growth. Posted: 18 Sep 2009 \| Published: 25 May 2009 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Outsourcing \| Remote Access Protocols \| Remote Computing \| Remote Offices \| Remote Users \| Virtual Communities \| Virtual Offices

A Guide to Utilizing Virtualization in a Disaster Recovery Strategy sponsored by Dell and Microsoft EGUIDE: In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and Dell, you will discover the steps essential for effectively integrating server virtualization into your disaster recovery strategy. Posted: 20 Apr 2009 \| Published: 20 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Desktop Management \| Disaster Recovery \| Integrated Threat Management \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Virtual Communities \| Virtual Offices \| Windows \| Windows Security

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VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES DEFINITION (continued): … that emerge from the Internet when enough people carry on public discussions long enough and with sufficient human feeling to form webs of personal relationships in cyberspace.Virtual communities might be thought of as subgroups within Marshall McLuhan's notion of cyberspace as a "global village." Before the Web, virtual communities existed on bulletin board services (BBS) and many still do. Some virtual communities or facilitators of them use the metaphor of a coffee house or something similar to help users visualize the community. In general, there are two kinds of communication among virtual …
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