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News to know: HP, Hulu, IE 8; SOA; Citrix; Bearing Point

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Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), M2TS, Bearing Point, SOA, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

News to know: HP, Hulu, IE 8; SOA; Citrix; Bearing Point

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 Larry Dignan: Citrix to offer free XenServer; Takes shot at VMware HP's mixed bag: Sales weak across all units, earnings on target; Outlook weaker...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Citrix Systems Inc., Bearing Point, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Open Source, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-02-19

Bearing Point files for Ch.11 protection

It's been a long time coming but Bearing Point finally succumbed to the mountain of acquisition fuelled debt it acquired between 1999-2002 and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Per Reuters: As part of the prearranged plan, a $500 million senior secured credit facility will be replaced with...

Tags: PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Bearing Point, Consulting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-02-18

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A word of warning on hard disk recovery by swapping logic boards

Freezing it?"Popping it into a sealed plastic bag and freezing it for a few hours."Pardon my ignorance - what does this do to help?Except in this case, the problem is almostcertainly fried electronics because of the method in which the drive failed.Strange. Hu?I can't say how it works, but I...

Tags: logic board, hard drive, hard-disk recovery, Cooling

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

AMD posts another quarterly loss

If AMD can't produce...a CPU that will compare with Intel in performance they may not be around for a lot longer. They are so completely outclassed by Intel i7 that they aren't even in the ball park. It is hard to believe they can't come up with something ant closer.I...

Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, quarterly loss, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., CPU

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Macedonia rolls out 53,000 Classmate PCs

And the OLPC?Seems to be doing well as well. Uruguay is finishing its distribution of laptops this year. For more info:Spanish:http://www.ceibal.edu.uy/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=96&Itemid=247English translation:http://translate.google.com.mx/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ceibal.edu.uy%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Dcategory%26layout%3Dblog%26id%3D96%26Itemid%3D247&sl=es&tl=en&hl=es&ie=UTF-8Contrary to what was said in some articles in your section back in '07. The XO is doing well, it has support, it has training and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, training and certification, Notebooks, Uruguay, Macedonia, Intel Classmate PC, Classmate, netbook, PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

XP to Vista? No, if it ain't broken, don't upgrade it

XP is not broke,Vista new improved or fixed anything.Message has been deleted.I will have to agree with Zack on this one..MS of course wants to convince you that you need an upgrade so Stevey's stock goes up. MS controls the OEM's like a over bearing husband. I will conclude that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Well XP, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Who's developing Linux?

A few questionsI'm not very surprised, but I do have a few questions.1. With Academia you mean not a company, but universities all over the world? Linguistically, it would appeal to the classical Latinist in me... :-)However, in that case, I'm a bit disappointed by the lack of kernel input...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux Kernel Development, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

What the EU delay means for Oracle, Sun and us

My Guess, as requested.Insofar as the EU seems to be tardy in the extreme when investigating monopoly considerations (e.g. why have they waited 10 years to tackle M$ about bundling Internet Explorer with Windows?) I would agree with you completely. Why didn't they start proceedings in a timely fashion to...

Tags: Strategy, Backblaze, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Do video games really make you fat, depressed?

I don't know about this survey. I'll have to take it with a grain of salt. I'm sure there are plenty of overweight video gamers (we are the U.S.A. afterall), but it all depends on lifestyle and the video games being played. Take a look at the wii,...

Tags: Games, Corporate communications, game, Nintendo Wii, video game, video, baseball

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Government is killing Silicon Valley innovation

Who cares?'m tired of this struggle for capitalism, I'm off to Galt's Gulch.Wah, wah, wah!Americans like Franklin, Westinghouse, Whitny, Kilby, didn't need fake "incentives"!Massengill Satchel"I don?t want to come across as a crying venture capitalist " but..............Sickening. Self-centered VC story. Complaining about access to talent, h1b's etc. No mention of...

Tags: Leadership, Strategy, Regulations, innovation, H1B, government

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Three things the Apple tablet needs to be successful

Three things the Apple tablet needs to be successfulAn Apple tablet wll not need any of those thingsto be successful.People will buy it regardless, knowing that the third generation tablet will receive those feature, at which point they will purchase the new one when it ships.RE: Three things the Apple...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Snow Leopard, tablet, Apple Tablet, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

IT Security: Context is King

One of the big blockers for enterprise collaboration uptake is ediscovery and compliance - and depending on the business entity the familiarity, processes and confidence in dealing with legal issues. This is a broad topic, but you can simplify it down into two broad camps: companies that are set up...

Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Enterprise 2.0, Web 2.0, Strategy, Security, Internet, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-07-20

Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevant

Chrome OS: 3 reasons it matters, 4 reasons it's irrelevantIt's the applications that'll be built that'll make or break it.If developers come up with enough useful applications then it might have a market.That said, have you ever tried to get data out of Google's AppEngine, out through Google's Web Toolkit...

Tags: Operating systems, cloud computing, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-07-13

Report: consumer confusion over netbooks and notebooks

Report: consumer confusion over netbooks and notebooksNo wonder...Microsoft refused to work with netbooks. I said it before this all happened - People will buy a netbook thinking it's just a low end notebook and expect it to do everything they want.If Microsoft did follow the crowds, I'm betting the OS...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, notebook, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Seven post holes and one thought

Seven post holes and one thoughtFixed Flow RateMaybe my reasoning is not on form at the moment due to the copious amounts of beer I had last night but surely changing the diameter of the pipe doesnt make a difference. If you have a flow rate of 10 litres per...

Tags: quantum computing, post hole, Point-A

Discussion threads 2009-06-20

Free AV from Microsoft: It's about time

Free AV from Microsoft: It's about timeNo thank you"Morro will work by routing all of a users Internet traffic to a Microsoft datacenter"Umm, no. There are way too many privacy implications here.thats scary i know Microsoft will say how safe and Anonymous this would be, but currently I already...

Tags: Rootkits, Data centers, AVG, Microsoft Corp., Free AV, Morro, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiasco

Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiascoPlus OS X is complete OS for one price.Not only is the price for the various Win 7 crippleware still outrageous compared to OS X, but with OS X you get the entire OS for that much lower price. It's a double-strike against...

Tags: Pricing, Operating systems, Vista-to-7, Win 7, pricing fiasco, service pack, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp., pricing strategy, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing

Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricingFool me once .....Fool me twice.Fool me three times.Fool me four times.But fool me five times and I must be a hapless Microsoft consumer.You gotta love the sales pitch.Hmmm, an internal memo from Best Buy to their employees. Their...

Tags: Pricing, Operating systems, Marketing research, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Win 7, Linux Fool, Best Buy Co. Inc., operating system, pricing strategy

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02