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- IT failures town hall: Aligning IT and business
- For the next IT failures town hall, former Ace Hardware CIO, Paul Ingevaldson, will lead a conversation on bridging the IT / business alignment gap. Please join us. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Ace Hardware, Paul Ingevaldson, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Former Ace Hardware CIO on IT failure [podcast]
- Former Ace Hardware CIO on IT failure [podcast]Courage and Truth... I like itVerrry interesting. So refreshing. No wonder he became Senior Vice President of International and Technology.His point is so true: If a company's executives are involved in determining the "IT agenda," which I take to mean ‘what activities...
- Tags: Strategy, podcast, Ace Hardware, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-01-13
- Former Ace Hardware CIO on IT failure [podcast]
- Listen to Paul Ingevaldson, former CIO of international retailer, Ace Hardware, discuss why many IT projects don't achieve planned results. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Project, Podcast, CIO, Information Technology, Ace Hardware, Alignment Thing, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-01-12
- Ace Hardware site fastest-growing major retail site in 2004
- According to Internet Retailer e-commerce survey, Ace Hardware Web site was the fastest growing retail Web site in 2004 based on the percentage growth of its online sales. Gap remains the leader in online apparel sales, and among chain stores Sears managed to have the largest online revenues.
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Ace Hardware
- Blog posts 2005-07-18
- Intel cranks out new Pentium 4
- Intel cranks out new Pentium 4Intel P4 is very goodI like having a AMD chip at home, but in the Enterprise I prefer my workstation to have a P4. Intel builds a great processor and with Windows XP Pro it is a GREAT combination.Holy Pipelines Batman!31 stages? Good greif, 3/4...
- Tags: Processors, Network technology, Intel P4, Ace Hardware, Intel Corp., Prescott, Intel Pentium, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Pentium 4
- Discussion threads 2004-02-01
- Ace Hardware Gains Rapid Increase in Productivity and Performance Migrating to Informatica PowerCenter
- Ace Hardware, headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., was established in 1924 and today serves over 6,000 independently owned and company owned hardware retailers in 50 states and over 70 countries. The $13 billion cooperative competes against "Big box" warehouse-style stores such as Home Depot and Lowes. The company wanted to...
- Tags: Informatica, Performance, Ace Hardware, Performance Management, Pricing, Marketing Research, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing
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- Why Apple doesn't make a netbook
- Why Apple doesn't make a netbookNetbook = cheap Apple = OverpricedA simple equation.the other sideYes, Apple has the money to wait out the economy.But should it?What percentage do netbooks have to take to make Apple take notice? They're at 7% now, maybe 10% by the fall, 15% by...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-05
- News to know: Windows rot; Touch PCs; Palm Pre sales guesses; Apple
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Windows bit-rot - fact or fiction? Jason O'Grady: Has Apple gotten lazy? Apple quietly releases iLife '09 hardware up-to-date program ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, High Tech Computer Corp., Software-as-a-service, PC, Palm Inc., Health Care, Apple Inc., Sales, INQ Mobile, Human Capital, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Cloud Computing, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-13
- Mac and PC are at it again
- Mac and PC are at it againBuy Macs and...Use VMWare Fusion to run Windows XP not Vista.Set up VMWare in coherence mode so the few Windows apps appear in the Mac OS X environment.Put 4 GB in EVERY computer. Don't even think of less than 4.Ask every user who they...
- Tags: Desktops, PC, Apple Macintosh, X.x
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
- No, really, we're studying physics
- I've only recently discovered the joys of roller coasters; according to my 13-year old, I have a very manly scream. I guess that's a compliment. Regardless, I'm taking my physics class to Six Flags New England (made possible in part by a generous donation from Rocky's Ace Hardware,...
- Tags: Physics, Insurance, Financial Planning, Corporate Communications, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Marketing, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Gillmor: Why Google should worry about Live Mesh
- Gillmor: Why Google should worry about Live MeshOh yeah, I can just see the data breaches...in the cloud. :)I agree - the companies that blend will seea better result. Especially the ones that require a disconnected view. It will be fun to see what happens.RE: Gillmor: Why Google...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Desktops, Digital media, Google Documents, Google Inc., Live Mesh, Gillmor, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- Troubleshooting Skype performance on a Mac (updated)
- Any ace Skype troubleshooters out there? I've been using the venerable VOIP client on my MacBook Pro almost since it came out without many issues â€" until recently. I've used Skype almost weekly to record 70 episodes of the PowerPage Podcast with good results but in the...
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Skype Technologies S.A., Networking, Network Technology, IP, Apple Macintosh, Performance, Nothing
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- Microsoft outlines what's coming in Windows Mobile 7, 8
- Microsoft outlines what's coming in Windows Mobile 7, 8Considering that coolness and ease of use...... are completely subjective measures, if the phone doesn't do what I need, it is neither cool nor useful. Lacking push mail connection to Exchange is a deal-breaker. Editing Office documents on an iPhone?...
- Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, Mary Jo, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., phone
- Discussion threads 2007-12-17
- 2008 Audi TT Coupe
- Photo gallery:2008 Audi TT Coupe Our week with Audi's second-generation TT Coupe came soon after our earlier test of the Audi TT Roadster. We enjoyed the convertible version enough to give it an Editors' Choice award, mainly thanks to its unflappable performance and roster of available tech options.The TT Coupe...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Audi AG, TT Coupe
- Product reviews 2007-12-10
- Catbird launches Pocket V-agent
- As I've mentioned before, I believe that security software for virtualized environments is going to be an increasingly contested market. At this point, a very few entries have been launched. Catbird's V-agent see this post was one of the first. Well, the folks at Catbird have come up with yet...
- Tags: Network, Resource, Catbird, Pocket V-Agent, Data Centers, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2007-10-03
- Blu-ray vs HD-DVD: Bonus play!
- Blu-ray vs HD-DVD: Bonus play!More content per disk...Does anyone watch the extras that come with a movie now?I don't.Interviews, sometimes with people who appear to have forgotten the movie. As with Strangers on a Train, an inferior cut of the movie. Scenes the Director didn't insert when he...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Blue-ray, Sony Corp., disc, HD-DVD player
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- Latest AACS Processing Key released
- Latest AACS Processing Key releasedThe hackers have the upper hand[i]"The battle between the hackers and the AACS LA could go on for years or it could be over in months"[/i]It costs the AACS a lot of money and even more in credibility every time this happens. It merely costs the...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), HD DVD, Hacking, Digital media, DVD, Consumer electronics, SECURITY, digital-rights management, BD-ROM Mark, BluRay, hacker, device manufacturer, HD-DVD, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-31
- So far, so good with VMware Workstation 6
- So far, so good with VMware Workstation 6AwesomeDave,THanks for the enthusiasm. Very fun to read!ScottPerformance?I have experimented with this over the last year or so, but so far performance has been an big issue on old hardware. Do you have any info on what the performance penalty is...
- Tags: Engineering, Corporate communications, Operating systems, VMware Workstation, codec, VMware Inc., battery, Microsoft Windows, Linux, video
- Discussion threads 2007-05-29
- So far, so good with VMWare Workstation 6
- After publishing the video this morning to recruit this week's ZDNet Deputy Testers of the Week, I've been working most of the day on setting up some new virtual machines using VMware's recently released VMware Workstation 6.0. I've used VMware Workstation 5.5, but the big deal with VMware Workstation...
- Tags: General, Hardware Infrastructure, IT Management, Legal, Mobile, Personal Technology, Software Infrastructure, Vista
- Blog posts 2007-05-29
- Introducing VMware Workstation 6
- Introducing VMware Workstation 6I currently use VMWare Workstation 5.5in Linux. It provides a W2K VM that allows me to still use those pesky Windows only apps such as Outlook. I would like to upgrade to Workstation 6, but the [b]ACE Option Pack[/b] is for Windows versions only.It sure would be...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Operating systems, Workstations, OPEN SOURCE, DirectX, Linux, video, beta, Microsoft Windows, workstation, 64-bit
- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
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