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A brief summary: This is not an excerpt from Brief - those ended last week, and next week we'll start the long and boring slog through the second volume in the series: Business Information Technology: Foundations and Culture. Its purpose, where Brief is addressed to top level executives and Defen is intended for...; Tags: Information Technology, MySQL, Jonathan Schwartz, Open Source, Databases, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Health care debate is a neverending story: The longer I cover the health care beat, the more I realize it's the one market where no one is happy. This should not surprise. Supply is naturally limited, demand virtually unlimited. There seems no way to balance the two. Julie...; Tags: Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Zune of the future may come with copyright cop: Microsoft is "exploring" the possibility of building in copyright protection into the Zune player, Saul Hansell writes in the Times. The agreement is part of NBC Universal's deal to sell its programming for Zune. Microsoft is parsing this story very closely -- to Clintonian levels, in fact....; Tags: NBC, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Saul Hansell, Content Management, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Integrate services into business processes to achieve your SOA objectives: A correctly implemented service-oriented architecture (SOA) is built on flexible and effective business and infrastructure services. This sample chapter from Implementing SOA: Total Architecture in Practice discusses various ways you can integrate those services into your organization's business processes. It looks at service interaction patterns, service access mechanisms, types of...; Tags: Business Process, SOA, Service, Addison-Wesley, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Operational Planning, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations; Book chapters 2008-05-08
ImagesInfo Barcode Reader Toolkit (4_Trial): Barcode Reader Toolkit is an easy to use software development component for barcode recognition from images on Microsoft Windows. The toolkit accepts most common barcode symbologies. It is designed for rapid development. Developers are not required with extensive knowledge about imaging technology or barcode specification, nor need extra imaging toolkits....; Tags: Imaging, Toolkit, ImagesInfo, Barcode Reader Toolkit, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting; Software downloads 2008-05-08

Database Schema Designer (exe): Database Schema Designer's intuitive user interface has been crafted to provide the most natural methods for creating, maintaining, and organizing your database components. Database Schema Designer has several key features and tools built in to provide fast, accurate, and consistent Database Modeling. DBSD offers a simple and intuitive user interface....; Tags: eGlop, Database Schema Designer, DBSD, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-05-08
Drag-N-Dropper for Microsoft Access (zip): Drag-N-Dropper is a Microsoft Access module and form that you can add into your Access application to provide drag and drop functionality between text-based Access controls and continuous form subforms. Drag-N-Dropper allows text to be moved or copied (using "CTRL-Drag") by clicking on the desired text, dragging to the new...; Tags: Mouse, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., Drag-N-Dropper, Mice, Microsoft Office, Databases, Hardware, Peripherals, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-05-08
Always-on boosted by British government study: Five years ago, on a Corante blog, I began touting something I called the World of Always-On. (Picture from Ofcom.) Sometimes I was made to feel crazy, but I remained convinced that sensors and motes, linked to WiFi networks, could create applications living in the air for...; Tags: Government, Sensor, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Business ByDesign: the Irregular verdict: I've hung back on posting my thoughts on Business ByDesign for several reasons. When I wrote my pre-Sapphire08 conference story, it was clear this would dominate the Irregulars' questions. I needed to get through meeting with all the key executives and view the latest iteration of the product to gain...; Tags: SAP AG, Brian Sommer, Design Effort, EDI, Roi/Tco, Operational Planning, Sales Channel, Financial Accounting, Marketing Research, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Business Operations, Sales, Marketing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Interview: IBM Cognos chief Rob Ashe: Rob Ashe, general manager of IBM's business intelligence and performance management unit, has had a busy year. He sold his company, Cognos, to IBM for $5 billion and has stayed on as a member of IBM's leadership team. Ashe's role day to day hasn't changed too much....; Tags: Cognos Inc., Software-as-a-service, IBM Corp., Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Business Intelligence, Software As A Service (SaaS), Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Management, Software, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-07
IPHost Network Monitor (exe): IPHost Network Monitor is a reliable network and server monitoring tool. You can monitor mail servers, Internet hosts, database servers, and other network resources. Performance counters on Windows computers can be monitored via WMI. Supported protocols HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, ODBC, PING, and others. 30 days trial, limited...; Tags: Monitor, Network, Monitoring, IPHostMonitor, IPHost Network Monitor, E-mail, Monitors & Displays, Servers, Databases, Online Communications, Hardware, Components, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-05-07
Delsi (zip): Discrete-event simulation system implemented as a set of components for .NET 2.0 Framework. The system is designed for simulation of queuing systems with complex logic and topologies. Delsi helps you to optimize real-life systems by performing computer experiments with their models. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com....; Tags: Herman Holushko, .Net, Productivity, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-07
Active Directory Groups (zip): Active Directory Groups allows you to select individual users and view their corresponding groups without logging on the server and possibly booting someones session. It also allows you to write single users or all users and their groups to a .txt file. This version is the first release on CNET...; Tags: Ricky O'Leary, Active Directory Groups, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-07
TOAD for DB2 (1): TOAD for DB2 is a database development solution that provides productivity features/functions for rapidly creating and executing queries, facilitating database object management, developing SQL code, and accessing DB2 expertise instantly. Toad Developers have access to a community of users, peers, and experts. Version 3.1.1 includes brand new version with many...; Tags: Quest Software Inc., IBM DB2, Databases, Enterprise Software, Storage, Software, Data Management, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-05-07
DataAdapter (msi): DataAdapter is a powerful data transformation tool for end users and software developers. This tool can be used as stand alone application with a very intuitive GUI for designing and executing transformations along with being used as a developer component or command line tool. Developers can embed the powerful PumpEngine...; Tags: Developer, Tool, National Risk Services, DataAdapter, Productivity, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-05-07
AntlerTek Photo Recovery (exe): AntlerTek Photo Recovery can help you recover image, audio and video files from all storage media types. With an advanced data recovery engine, it will help you save deleted, formatted and corrupted files from accidental lose. The software support all types of memory cards, USB drives and hard drives. Even...; Tags: Data Recovery, Recovery, Storage Media, AntlerTek IT Solution, Storage Management, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-05-07
I can take costly energy, rice shortages, pricier platinum, but not my beer!!!!: If this be a harbinger of things to come, life is gonna get bleak here pretty soon. I'm not talking about recession or no recession, health care or not health care, not even worried about food prices going up 50% in a year. I eat too much anyway....; Tags: Hop, Food & Beverage, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Apotheker goes for theatrics; Kagermann the details: SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker had a simple message in his keynote Tuesday: It's all about the business network, which consists of companies, suppliers, customers and all the data that flows between them. And to be in that network you need SAP. Sound...; Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Apotheker, Coca-Cola Enterprise, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Software, Sales, Web Services, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Is Enterprise Software Recession-Proof?: Amidst the PR blitz and the blizzard of 1:1 meetings that constitute the foreground experience of SAP's Sapphire user conference this week (see Larry's coverage here, and Dennis' coverage here), there's an interesting back story emerging. If you look at SAP's last quarter, and believe the formal and informal guidance...; Tags: SAP AG, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Nanny state resentment is universal: As much as health professions seek to warn people away from smoking, drinking, over-eating, and sedentary lifestyles, pushback against such "nanny state" antics seems to be universal. For proof consider Gonzo's great line from the original Muppet Movie. "I'm going to Bombay, India to become a movie star."...; Tags: Health Care, Bachchan, Pushback, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-06