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QuoteWerks 4.0 build 50 (Windows)

QuoteWerks sales, quoting, software enables users to create price quotes for their customers using contact information retrieved from leading contact management software such as ACT, GoldMine, KnowTia, Maximizer, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Outlook, salesforce.com, SalesLogix, and TeleMagic. The presentation of the quote can be customized, and emailed to customers. Once the...

Tags: Software, Accounting, Microsoft Windows, Aspire Technologies, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Management, Finance

Software downloads 2009-10-21

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News to know: Droid, Moffat, Android, Amazon, 3D HDTV, Net Neutrality

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. Andrew Nusca: Verizon unveils 30-second ad for Droid Android phone; slams iPhone Jason Perlow:DROID aims to make Apple...

Tags: Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Sam Diaz, Matthew Miller, Net Neutrality, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc.

Blog posts 2009-10-19

News to know: Oracle; Sidekick; Win7 party; Google; Yahoo Hack day

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. Jason Hiner: Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prize Scott McNealy names Sun's top 10 tech...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Federal Government, Internet, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Government, Management

Blog posts 2009-10-12

McKinsey's 'Business and Web 2.0' Report and the new Consulting Landscape

McKinsey, the venerable management consulting company, has produced their second piece of 'Web 2.0 in business' research this year. This is arguably a sign of the rapid maturation of the 2.0 technology and associated (and I'd argue more important) change management sector: the pricey consulting company...

Tags: Web, McKinsey & Co., Consulting, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-09-02

News to know: Apple security; Windows 7 bug?; Cisco; HP

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. Ryan Naraine: Apple warns of Mac attack risk via image files About the Mac OS X v10.5.8 Update ...

Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Hewlett-Packard Co., T-Mobile, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-06

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

Sun CEO's full e-mail to staff; 'not the end of the road'

Not a day too late after the Oracle-Sun deal was announced, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's chief executive, wrote employees a reassuring internal email. Here's the full text: This is one of the toughest emails I’ve ever had to write. It’s also one of the...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Mergers & Acquisitions, E-mail, Corporate Law, Strategy, Corporate Governance, Leadership, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Investment, Finance, Online Communications, Business Operations, Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-22

10 things you should look for in a netbook

Guest post: When you’re evaluating netbooks, you have to weigh the convenience of their small form factor against a variety of limitations. TechRepublic's Erik Eckel explains several key considerations that will help you find a suitable middle ground. For more posts like this see TechRepublic's 10 Things blog. ...

Tags: CPU, Netbook, CPU Detail, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-17

Windows 7 a tough sell on netbooks? No kidding!

Windows 7 a tough sell on netbooks? No kidding!Quite rightThe choices will be:1. Linux2. Windows XP3. Windows 7 Starter Edition4. Windows 7 Home Premium or aboveLinux loses on familiarity. Windows 7 Starter loses on lack of functionality. Windows 7 HP loses on price. Windows XP is familiar, fully functional, and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), MSI, Windows 7 Starter, Microsoft Windows 7, netbook, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-06

Are netbooks quietly driving us toward cloud computing?

Are netbooks quietly driving us toward cloud computing?Both netbooks AND smartphonesNetbooks & smartphones are likely to cause companies to re-evaluate their computing strategies.By moving to browser-based/cloud applications, companies can:1. reduce their support costs software updates are propagated to all clients instantaneously.2. provide OS (Windows/Linux/OS X) & device (smartphone/netbook/notebook/desktop) flexibility.3. simplify...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

Netbook security risks?

I'm typing this post on the Acer Aspire One that I've been using nonstop since Acer sent me a review unit and just read an interesting article in PC World Canada about the potential security risks associated with netbooks. The author calls netbooks a "potential security nightmare," citing a...

Tags: Ultraportables, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-01-02

Windows 7 in 2009? I don't think so...

As Microsoft releases various betas of Windows 7 and new betas get leaked weekly, it looks increasingly like we'll see Windows 7 in 2009. The question for this blogger is, should Windows 7 make its way into Ed Tech in 2009? The answer, in the spirit of 2009...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-12-31

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 5 Netbooks

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 5 NetbooksWhat, No MSI Wind?I liked the Aspire One, and actually had no problems with the strange touch pad button layout, but ultimately choose the Wind. Better keyboard, bluetooth, easily upgradable (Per MSI, this no longer voids your warranty) and can run MAC OS-X...

Tags: Engineering, Operating systems, NOW IT, MSI, Top 5 Netbooks, Microsoft Windows XP, Holiday Gift Guide 2008, netbook, Top 5, Linux, battery, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

First reviews of Toshiba Qosmio with SpursEngine

More than three months after Toshiba launched its first desktop replacement that makes use of the Cell processor in Japan, the Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802 has reached U.S. shores and received its first hands-on reviews from PCMag.com and ComputerShopper.com. The Qosmio G55 series is part of a new...

Tags: Toshiba Qosmio, Desktop, Quad-core, Desktop Replacement, Video, Toshiba Corp., PCMag.com, ComputerShopper.com, Qosmio G55, Qosmio G55 Series, Quad-Core HD Processor, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Processors, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Is hot air a greenhouse gas? Or just ear pollution?

They talked global warming down in Australia. All those leaders from the U.S., China, Japan, Russia, host-nation Australia, Indonesia and fifteen other nations agreed that they aspire to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Boy, that's reassuring. These leaders didn't do anything radical, like promise to do anything. ...

Tags: China, Leader, Pollution, Greenhouse Gas, Declaration, Greenhouse Gas Emission, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-09-08

Adobe Apollo is dead on arrival

Adobe Apollo is dead on arrivalAlpha Focused on FlexThis alpha was specifically focused on Flex/Flash, which is why Ajax seems like a second class citizen. When the final product ships, Ajax will be on par with Flash/Flex to the point where you won't ever need to use those "proprietary formats"...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Adobe AIR, Apollo, Adobe Systems Inc., tool, SDK, AJAX

Discussion threads 2007-03-27

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss

My title, above, comes from a comment by "Toadlife" to a blog about HPs announced compiler improvements for Itanium. Consider these two key paragraphs from that comment: Never underestimate how badly lack of UNIX experience can hurt you. Did I tell about the time our...

Tags: Operating systems, Windows people, Microsoft Windows, information technology, Unix

Blog posts 2006-12-18

Google CEO likes AOL, eBay, Apple, Sun but not Microsoft, Yahoo

Google CEO Eric Schmidt enjoys collaborating for now with AOL, eBay, Apple and Sun, but not with Microsoft or Yahoo. Over the past 12 months, Google has announced strategic relationships with a bevy of fellow technology titans, while Microsoft and Yahoo remain on Google’s “do not call” list.Here is a...

Tags: Google Inc., Eric Schmidt

Blog posts 2006-08-31

AMD processor prices

AMD processor pricesAMD's chart was confusingIt left a lot of the prices out. How did you get prices on the Energy Efficient processors? What I really want to know is how much the energy efficent semprons are, the ones that run 35 watt TDP. AMD doesn't list...

Tags: Processors, OS Install, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor

Discussion threads 2006-07-25

Is OSS less reliable?

That's certainly the impression you'd get from reading the headline and money quote from an article posted at C|Net's News.com today. "Microsoft: Open source 'not reliable or dependable' blares the headline. There's a certain tabloid sensationalism running rampant amongst tech site headline writers to be sure. Hey, I've been known...

Tags: commercial software, Murray, OSS

Blog posts 2006-05-19