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Momentum Webcast: Competing Successfully as an Automotive Parts Manufacturer: Strong Industry Solutions for Your Business (Level 200)

AIM Computer Solutions is a developer of an automotive supplier - specific Enterprise Resource Planning ERP solution that addresses Electronic Data Interchange EDI, AIAG shipping labels, release accounting, supply chain MRP to PO releases, demand smoothing, container tracking, and traditional Manufacturing Resource Planning MRP II functions tailored for automotive needs...

Tags: AIM Computer Solutions, AOL Instant Messenger, EDI, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Microsoft Corp., MRP, Software, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Webcast

Webcasts 2008-12-10

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Psystar: From Hell's Heart, I Stab at Thee!

No matter who they have to sueApple will never allow competition.agreedthey want as much profits as they can make.too bad their computers aren't very good for anything other than the basics and some visual/audio work ;)with that said, i believe that apple will have its future in their i-products (ipod,...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Apple Inc., hardware, Psystar, OSX

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

News to know: Windows 7, HD-DVD, Twitter, iPhone, SOA

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Christopher Dawson: Windows 7: Good enough to pay for? Andrew Nusca: Quickfire Deal: Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, HD-DVD, Jason Perlow, SOA, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-06-29

Wall Street waits for layoffs at Microsoft

Wall Street waits for layoffs at MicrosoftI told you so!Nobody believed my predictions when I said that M$ is going down quickly and Linux is eating their lunch!Now the naysayers have been proven wrong!The only tech companies that are hiring and grow are the OSS kind.M$ drones will get in...

Tags: Linux, Operational accounting, Workforce management, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Windows7, Microsoft Corp., revenue, layoff

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

OpenDocument Format community steadfast despite theatrics of now impotent 'Foundation'

OpenDocument Format community steadfast despite theatrics of now impotent 'Foundation'Wow!David-Thanks for the large effort here.At least the Spanish like our style.-SamGreat job, DavidThanks for digging a little truth out of the muckety-muck.Mucking is more of a muck-mongers malingering manipulation of many malignant minds. The muck just oozes out of them.Thanks...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format community, OpenDocument Format, car engine, theatric, Unix, belt, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-29

Will Mozilla fill Open Office product holes?

Will Mozilla fill Open Office product holes?Right Idea, Wrong ProjectsLightning is a Thunderbird calendar extension based on Sunbird. It's not well integrated, especially compared to alternatives (including Outlook, gmail, etc.). I stopped using it because I don't have a full gigabyte of RAM to dedicate to a calendar app that...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, E-mail clients, Groupware, OpenOffice, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Thunderbird, e-mail, Sunbird, Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2007-09-19

The OLPC project and competition

The OLPC project and competitionCompetition is goodI realize what the OLPC is saying about Intel. If you compete against the OLPC, you look bad... sort of. But let's face it, AMD is not going to lose money on each unit sold, are they? Intel has the right, and to extent,...

Tags: Negroponte, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project

Discussion threads 2007-06-14

Why Google CEO is 'harmless'

As the world expresses "shock and awe" over Google CEO Eric Schmidt's "Big Brother" reveries uttered across the pond in Europe last weekend (courtesy of "dead media" Financial Times,) I actually heard the Schmidt "personalisation" routine live and in person in New York City last Friday, at the Personal Democracy Forum.Over the...

Tags: Google, Radio

Blog posts 2007-05-24

Data center cooling: The bright side comes in 2011

Data center cooling: The bright side comes in 2011We are extremely inefficientThe tons of software companies pitch their new software package.. but.. it must run on a standalone server.... jeesh... We have a TON of servers here running one, two or three apps and use 5% of the processing power...

Tags: Data centers, Storage, Servers, Mainframes, Blade servers, Utility computing, Main Frame, data center, server, mainframe

Discussion threads 2007-04-27

Two very different VoIP platforms. One company (Microsoft). Will the two ever meet?

Under the headline Microsoft unveils VoIP-enabled phone platform, WindowsForDevices.com has a story about the hardware coming to market thats uses Microsofts Windows XP Embedded-based "Response Point." According to the post:Microsoft last week unveiled a VoIP-enabled phone system software platform based on Windows XP Embedded. "Response Point," currently in beta,...

Tags: Telephony, Software Infrastructure, IT Management, Hardware Infrastructure, General

Blog posts 2007-04-02

Did you know that you're old?

I just finished reading an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education called "Email is for old people." Being an email junkie myself, I suddenly realized that, in computer years, Im old. So being a proactive sort of guy, I started thinking about this whole email vs. MySpace...

Tags: teacher

Blog posts 2006-10-05

A better Windows than Windows?

A better Windows than Windows?Death blow to Apple?Hmmm, so when all the Mac users find out there are millions of application on the Windows side how long before they figure out they don't want or need an over priced platform?I think Apple just took aim at their own foot...Emulation versus...

Tags: Operating systems, emulator, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., OSX, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2006-04-07

The hidden threat to the digital future

The hidden threat to the digital futureThe only thing hidden is what has to be done."The continued success of our economy depends on the enormous efficiencies made possible by the digital world." - in other words, OFFSHORING. And THAT just happens to be one of the core causes for...

Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Hacking, digital future, virus

Discussion threads 2006-02-15

180solutions installation practices under fire

180solutions installation practices under fireThe other side of the story.First, I would encourage people to read my entire post, particularly the first point which states that only 64 installations of our software occurred via this AIM worm. That's not quite the "large infestation" accused on this blog. Let me tackle...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, DollIdol.com, DollIdol, software, TRUSTe, 180Solutions, screen resolution, computer

Discussion threads 2006-01-10

Snowy: Treasure Hunter 1.05 (Windows)

Our old buddy, little bear Snowy, starts his hunt for adventures again. This time his aim is the ancient treasures hidden in the abandoned labyrinths. Snowy: Treasure Hunter is the remake of our outstanding, striking computer game Gold Sprinter. The main concept unites these two games in that you...

Tags: Monster, Microsoft Windows, Alawar Entertainment, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2005-07-19

First ThinkPad tablet set for debut

First ThinkPad tablet set for debutWhy?Why would anyone want to enter this market now? It's clear that it's going nowhere. Tablets have already failed with business and consumer users. Now we're supposed to believe that they'll be used in "steelyards and hospitals"?Well, if you know anyone in the steel industry...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, IBM ThinkPad, tablet, tablet PC, handwriting

Discussion threads 2005-06-03

Yankee Group report: Linux won't disappear

Yankee Group report: Linux won't disappearManufacturer support for GNU/LinuxAlthough their offerings are proprietary (and I'm more partial to GPL stuff), as an avid gamer I've found both NViDIA and ATI very cooperative in supporting their hardware for GNU/Linux users.Do they know?Do they know that Bill Gate will buy Sun and...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, The Yankee Group, Linux, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-05-23

Indian firm unveils low-cost Linux-based computers

Indian firm unveils low-cost Linux-based computersLots of news about low cost Linux devices. Windows does not work here.People do not want the licensing hassles from Microsoft or the limited freedom. They also do not want to let Microsoft skim off all the profits. Combine that with the memory and processing...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Linux, low-cost Linux, Indian firm, Microsoft Corp., computer

Discussion threads 2005-05-10

Bigger phishes ready to spawn

Bigger phishes ready to spawnThere are some solutions which aim to address this problemEven if the service provider could possibly secure its website, it could never secure its customer's computer. The service provider is dealing with fraudulent transactions as they occur from the website and from the customer's computer. In...

Tags: Phishing, Business services, Spam, e-mail address, e-mail, service provider

Discussion threads 2005-04-06

Worms on the prowl, traveling via MSN Messenger

Worms on the prowl, traveling via MSN MessengerKopeteWorks with the following messenger services: - AIM - Gadu-Gadu - Groupwise - ICQ - IRC - Jabber - MSN Messenger - SMS - YahooAll without virus problems, and as far as I know, no current security issues. Why am I posting this?...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, Instant messaging, virus, security, Microsoft Corp., MSN Messenger, Kopete, MSN, IM, Linux

Discussion threads 2005-03-08