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Dynamics AX 2009: The 'Halo' for Microsoft's app platform

Dynamics AX 2009: The 'Halo' for Microsoft's app platformDesign By ManagementNo management who actually took into account the best interests of their customers would pile so many immature technologies into a "bet your business" type of application. Pity the people whose careers are tied to Axapta. Rather than being allowed...

Tags: cloud computing, Dynamics AX 2009, Microsoft Corp., app platform, Halo

Discussion threads 2008-06-02

Ning - a meta social app platform

Late last night Silicon Valley time Marc Andresson's new venture 24 Hour Laundry released its new product, Ning. It's a free online service for "building and using social applications". It's a Web 2.0 development tool aimed at non-developers, but it also provides ways for real developers to get their hands...

Tags: Ning

Blog posts 2005-10-04

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Report: Three Intel Nehalems in November

Intel will launch its first three Nehalem processors on November 17, according to a report on the site Expreview.com. These Bloomfield high-end chips will include the 3.2 GHz Core i7-965XE ($999), 2.93GHz Core i7-940 ($562) and 2.66GHz Core i7-920 ($284). Nehalem is manufactured using the same 45nm...

Tags: Desktop, Mobile, Intel Corp., Chip, Nehalem, Server Processor, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-11

Live Services as Microsoft's consumer Web platform

It's been tricky keeping separate all of the "layers" in the Microsoft cloud strata. One of those layers, Live Services, has been especially amorphous. But now Live Services is a little clearer, thanks to a new Web site detailing an upcoming series of Microsoft events. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Web, Microsoft Corp., Live Platform, Channel Management, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Is Google working on the synchronization problem?

ReadWriteWeb has a post up about the fact that Zoho has added offline access to Zoho Mail using Gears. Zoho continues to do a really good job of innovating when it comes to Ajax-based RIAs. They were very early to the game in creating offline support for Zoho Docs before...

Tags: Google Inc., Rich Internet Application, Microsoft Corp., ReadWriteWeb, Zoho Mail, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Will you forget about Android?

Chris O'Brien from the Silicon Valley Mercury News has an interesting article on why he thinks we will soon forget about Android. When you look at Android up against iPhone, you have to agree that it's going to be a an uphill battle. But if anyone can do...

Tags: Google Inc., Android, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Mulver (exe)

Mulver is a 3D jump and run game similar to Mario 64 but for the PC. It is a family friendly game that concentrates on the pure platform fun of the good old days. Guide Mulver through different parts of the kingdom in search for gold and the Yre crystals....

Tags: 3D, Jump, Spelagon, Mulver, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-10-10

The five products Apple must make

What ought to be Apple's next leap of faith? Here are a few ideas for where Apple should go next. What are your ideas? Apple made its latest big move into new territories last year with the launch of the now ubiquitous iPhone, expanding beyond the desktop and...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Keyboards, Games, Monitors & Displays, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Apple, iPhone, video games, tablet, Jo Best, Silicon.com

News items 2008-10-09

H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatment

H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatmentWell, Duh.....Anyone working in the tech field can provide many examples of this activity. The financial services company where I work is almost completely outsourced to Indian vendor company workers, over here on H-1B's. Additionally, many of us here have trained the very people...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Litigation, Outsourcing, H-1B, worker mistreatment, mistreatment, job, worker, fraud

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Apple's $800 notebook - Winners and losers

Apple's $800 notebook - Winners and losersYou left out Apple as a choiceI think this will appeal more to the people who where allready going to purchase an Apple laptop then a less expensive Dell or HP.It may hurt Apple a bit in that the margins I would imagine, will...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Inc., notebook, OEM, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Medical tourism to Mexico gets more organized

Medical tourism to Mexico gets more organized"... your only hope."?Quoting:These groups are actively signing-up companies and insurers and soon, if you need an operation, they may be your only hope.[End quote]Not disagreeing, but wondering what you believe is soon to happen.RE: Medical tourism to Mexico gets more organizedHi Dana -...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Health Travel Guides, health care, tourism

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Laptops with mobile WiMax now available

The first laptops with built-in mobile WiMax wireless broadband are now available in the U.S. Sprint, Intel and the computer companies announced the new WiMax configurations at an event in Baltimore just a few days after Sprint launched its Xohm service there. All of these laptops use...

Tags: Mobile, Sprint Xohm, Laptop Computer, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, 3G, Chipsets, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-09

How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?

How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?RE: How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?apple make an 800 dollar laptop.... dont think so...maybe an 800 dollar netbook... that seems more in line with apple raping its customers...Maybe, maybe not.I know, it's a weak answer, but it really...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Apple Laptop, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Easing the SaaS-to-cash cycle

Easing the SaaS-to-cash cycleCredit crunchMonetization of services becomes all the more critical in these times. As volumes increase operational efficiency becomes critical. At eVapt we therefore go beyond allowing service providers to plug in eVapt billing and payment capabilities. We allow users to scale and automate collection and analysis...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, SaaS IS, SaaS-to-cash, software-as-a-service

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Apple pulls Shaker from App Store

Apple pulls Shaker from App StoreToo close for comfort?I am sure that your analysis is accurate, but once again, the consumer looses because of a potential problem. Not a good solution!RE: Apple pulls Shaker from App StoreHow about an alternative Tetris or Welltris (3D Tetris) game website? Tetris addicts...

Tags: App Store, Shaker, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

London Stock Exchange website reports incorrect prices

London Stock Exchange website reports incorrect pricesMicrosoft Technology at its finestSince Both NASDAQ and the London Stock Exchange were MS case studies about how great Windows is, guess Windows really is the POS we all thought it is.Funny how they never had these errors on previous systems and now with...

Tags: Investment, Operating systems, Web site, Microsoft Corp., London Stock Exchange Plc., stock, London Stock Exchange website, incorrect price, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Amazon cuts S3 pricing; Dangles carrot in front of enterprises

Amazon said Thursday that it will cut prices on its Simple Storage Service (S3) and offer more volume discounts. The pricing, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, may reflect that Amazon is looking to grab share as competition from Microsoft and others is about to heat...

Tags: S3 Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Desktone "Desktops as a Service"

I had the opportunity to chat with Desktone about their recent announcements. In the last little while they announced a pilot of virtual desktops as a service and partnerships with both Wyse and Microsoft. Here's what Desktone had to say in the desktop as a service announcement: Desktone,...

Tags: Virtual Desktop, Desktone Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-10-09

plagiarism, Gibberish, IEEE, and the textbook business

plagiarism, Gibberish, IEEE, and the textbook businessi tend to agree with your wifeThis is very poor english, but does express a meaning that make sense. You may disagree with what it says, but it is coherent. I wouldn't call the extracts you chose as plagiarism. Author used one transformed sentence...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, OOA/OOD/OOP, C/C++, Operating systems, plagiarism, textbook business, IEEE

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

SaleBid (jar)

SaleBid is a computer program/software to analyze the results of the sale bid done by using closed envelopes. The program facilitates the evaluation of the results of the sale bids to find the bidders who gave maximum proposals and to determine which goods got which proposals. Easy to use environment...

Tags: Guven Elyan, SaleBid, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2008-10-09