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EIC podcast: Gaga for Google; Tech earnings; Psystar; Microsoft's Albany

In this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk Google, its quarter and how it threw Comscore under the bus a bit and delivered an impressive one-day stock gain. Meanwhile, Google's stellar financials may have Microsoft yearning for Yahoo even more. It was a busy week...

Tags: Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Albany, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Podcasts, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-18

Microsoft readies 'Albany' subscription trial for consumers

Microsoft is set to start testing privately a consumer Software + Service bundle code-named "Albany," an all-in-one bundle of Office Home and Student, Windows Live OneCare, Office Live Workspace and various Windows Live services. Microsoft began signing up testers for Albany in March. Earlier this week, Microsoft...

Tags: Albany, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-18

Microsoft 'Albany': A 'ValueBox' to compete with Google Docs

After a number of Microsoft beta testers received last week cryptic invitations to test a new product codenamed "Albany," the guessing games began as to exactly what Albany was. While invited testers still have not received any Albany code, theories regarding exactly what Albany is have...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Albany, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Desktops, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-26

'Albany': New Microsoft 'home office' in the works?

Microsoft has begun inviting selected testers to be part of a beta of a new, consumer-focused Office-family product, codenamed "Albany." The beta invitation for Albany is cryptic, according to testers who received the invite and asked not to be named. Albany will be aimed at home PC...

Tags: Albany, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Microsoft Works, Office Authoring Services, Office Suites, Microsoft Office, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-21

Advancing Return on Investment Analysis for Government IT: A Public Value Framework

The range and complexity of government Information Technology IT investments makes assessing their returns a daunting prospect. Projects can range from systemwide transformations, to improving financial transparency, to more efficient dog licensing. The returns may be large or small, obvious or obscure, and can run from a few minutes saved...

Tags: Information Technology, Return, Albany, ROI, Government, Roi/Tco, Vertical Industries, Strategy, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

White papers 2006-09-01

Mercury Interactive Case Study: University at Albany

The University at Albany was established in 1844 and designated a University Center of the State University of New York in 1962. The University at Albany was ready to go live with a new PeopleSoft application for online student registration. The main concern was ensuring the system could handle user...

Tags: Albany, Mercury Interactive Corp., Mercury LoadRunner, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Operational Accounting, Team Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Management

Case studies

Additional Resources

Antitrust charges filed against Intel

Stepping backand seeing an AMD plant being built in close proximity to the capitol of New York Albany, seeing Cuomo follow in the footsteps of his Father Mario, does it surprise anyone that Cuomo is being this aggressive?It's a move which will certainly look good on his curriculum vitae when...

Tags: Corporate law, Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Antitrust charge, antitrust, processor

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

A+ Certification Prep Course (2009 Edition)

View Available Dates and LocationsCompTIA's A+ certification is the industry standard for validating the foundational skills needed by today's computer support technicians. This international vendor-neutral certification requires that you pass two exams: CompTIA A+ Essentials Exam 220-701 and Practical Application Exam 220-702. In this lecture-only course...

Tags: A+ Certification, CompTIA

Training 2009-11-01

Telcos: stop wasting our time & money!

The NYTimes' David Pogue suggests that its time for the telcos to give up their lucrative and time wasting instructions: At the tone, please record your message. When you have finished recording, you may hang up, or press 1 for more options. To leave a callback...

Tags: Message, Telecommunications Company, Verizon Communications Inc., David Pogue, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Overstock dumps affiliates, rants about tax-happy states

Overstock dumps affiliates, rants about tax-happy statesif we all vote with our feetthere won't be anybody left in NY - except for Albany!Vote with your feet...State Darwinism...States that pass happy-tax laws will have fewer businesses willing to work in those states. Those states will lose population as investment money and...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, tax, Overstock.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V4]

View Available Dates and LocationsThis hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere, which consists of VMware ESXi/ESX™ and VMware vCenter Server. You will develop and reinforce your skills in 24 hands-on labs, with lab time and lecture evenly split throughout the course. ...

Tags: Dallas, Raleigh, Minneapolis, Houston, Schaumburg, San Jose, Phoenix Technologies, Toronto, San Francisco, Baltimore, Atlanta, VMware Inc., Boston, Denver, Charlotte, Chicago, Seattle, Virtualization, Hardware

Training 2009-05-01

Clinton has new tech advisor but State-driven projects will remain ineffective

Clinton has new tech advisor but State-driven projects will remain ineffectiveTech Advisor at State DepartmentAs the Director of the Center for Technology in Government and veteran of over a dozen IT projects in developing countries, I'm delighted to see this new appointment. Ross's resume looks strong and there's much work...

Tags: State-driven project, State-driven, new tech advisor, tech advisor

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

PMP® Exam Prep Boot Camp

View Available Dates and LocationsIn this course, you'll gain the essential preparation needed to pass the PMP and CAPM exams. Concentrating on exam content from the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge-Fourth Edition (PMBOK® Guide) and other sources, this course includes a wide variety of...

Tags: Dallas, Raleigh, Schaumburg, Washington, PMBOK, San Jose, Atlanta, Chicago, Guide

Training 2009-04-01

Rail--even more controversial than nuclear?

Wow, my posting on high speed sure needled the paranoia among some readers. Says one talkback: "The automobile is one of the great protectors of freedom. The government hates that you can move without supervision and constant tracking or monitoring." Is this the same goverment that has coddled...

Tags: Speed, Government, Transportation, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-02-25

A WLAN Success Story: Wireless Office

Nortel IT needed to provide voice and data communications for Nortel sales and engineering staff in Albany, New York. The challenge was that Nortel sales and engineering office in Albany required voice and data network service and employee mobility and office flexibility were key, yet costs needed to be kept...

Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Microsoft Office, WLAN, Wireless, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Networking

Case studies 2009-01-01

MultiCam Albany 1.32 (Mobile)

MultiCam is the fastest way to get to the traffic web cams that matter to you. Instead of browsing to a web site and working your way through the menus and map graphics to find a web camera just open MultiCam on your iPhone and go straight to the camera...

Tags: Mobile, Camera, Apple iTunes, Stanton Software, MultiCam

Software downloads 2008-12-10

AMD to spin off manufacturing

Advanced Micro Devices will reveal a broad cost-cutting plan this morning that includes spinning off its manufacturing operations to a new joint venture largely funded by Abu Dhabi investment companies. It's a bold move for the chipmaker as it tries to maintain its position as the only real rival to...

Tags: Abu Dhabi, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Semiconductors, Network Technology, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Hardware, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Texting? Pull Over ...

Texting? Pull Over ...re: Texting? Pull Over ...It's scary. I went through line in a grocery store, everytime the cashier had two seconds between ringing up customers her head was down texting. I can't imagine that kind of person on the road.RE: Texting? Pull Over ...TST: None of...

Tags: Cellular phones, stat, headset, cell phone, phone

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Ex-Googlers launch Cuil, but maybe too early?

Ex-Googlers launch Cuil, but maybe too early?Cuil vs. GoogleAccording to some of the most public and powerful media sources, that inevitably pump 'edited facts' into the minds of the general public, portray Cuil as being a dismil attempt to tackle google. "Google has become so synonymous with Internet search that...

Tags: SEARCH, Cuil.com, Ex-Googlers launch Cuil

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

Microsoft Equipt: student productivity rise likely?

Probably not. But it's not a bad thing Microsoft have done, and it really shows that they're committed to this "student malarkey" we have going. Today, they announced that project "Albany", now called Microsoft Equipt, has been released into the wild, for the masses who want an all-round suite of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-02