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Microsoft resets its search targets: Microsoft resets its search targetsAn unblinking eye on Microsoft?I don't really have anything against Mary Jo Foley, but to say that she would provide an unblinking eye on Microsoft in view of her long record of past performance, I think must be slightly disingenuous. I think that it's a little...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., giant company, big company, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-27
How to turnaround a big company: Is Marc Andreessen angling to be a management consultant?Sure looks that way. He posted a guide to turning around big companies and touches on the formula that newly minted CEOs like Jerry Yang should note. The list is comical yet true and the links out to other sites are also...; Tags: IT Management, General; Blog posts 2007-06-21
Is your PC's security worth more than $150?: The Federal Trade Commission FTC has announced that record label Sony BMG is to reimburse consumers up to $150 for damages caused to their PC by hidden anti-piracy software embedded into music CDs. Is this enough to protect consumers?Will this send a message to big companies that its wrong...; Tags: antipiracy, big company, CD, DRM, Legal, PC, Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Blog posts 2007-02-02
Is Yahoo a technology company?: Is Yahoo a technology company?I like to see lot of large technology companies in web spaceaaahh, CEO should have deep technical knowledge?To me, only three skills are enough to be a CEO, 1) Excellent in brainstorming, 2) Aggressive in exploring new domain, 3) Listening, listening and listeningyeah, I don’t have...; Tags: Channel management, Strategy, technology company, Yahoo! Inc., big company; Discussion threads 2007-01-19
Net neutrality advances on Capitol Hill: Net neutrality advances on Capitol HillI guess Microsoft paid more than VerizonDon't get me wrong, I'm all for consumer protection and against corporate powers. However, this is just another example of "money talks" and corruption.The key phrase is "bowing to pressure from Microsoft and Yahoo", not "bowing to consumers' pressure".And...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, telecommunications company, Big Business, big company, network, Net Neutrality; Discussion threads 2006-04-05

Ingres CTO says Oracle will fail in bid to control open source: Ingres CTO says Oracle will fail in bid to control open sourceOpen source business model1) Write software that competes with Big Company2) Get bought out by Big Company3) ProfitOops... wrong web-board for this post.; Tags: Databases, Big company, open source, Ingres, Oracle Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-03-01
Google Base and Fremont--signs of the Web 2.0 plateau: The technology industry has been experiencing a round of inspired innovation. Venture capital money is pouring into startups, and the new as well as aging giants are burning the midnight oil Innovation will slow as the big companies become slower. to take advantage of this second major wave of...; Tags: Google Inc., classifieds; Blog posts 2005-11-30

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What paper trail?: I've been carting around my latest sheaf of press releases about the green-ness of electronic document technology for weeks now. Yes, as I've blogged before, I am still one of those people who can't help printing out certain emails in order to act on them. Yes, it's bad, I know....; Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper Trail, Survey, Printers, Data Centers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Talent development: Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...; Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-25
EIC podcast: Microsoft's analyst meeting; Icahn's deal; Facebook: On this week's EIC squared podcast, Dan is back and we talk about Microsoft's analyst meeting, Kevin Johnson's departure from the software giant, Carl Icahn's deal with Yahoo and Facebook. The big news this week was Microsoft's financial meeting (see Mary Jo Foley and Ina Fried's coverage)...; Tags: Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Dan, Podcasts, Portals, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing: On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Pepsi Bottling makes big green tech recycling commitment: Mammoth beverage manufacturer Pepsi Bottling is turning to Redemtech to develop a strategy in the United States and Canada for handling its e-waste, either through recycling or reuse. Under the deal, Redemtech has been tasked with the following: - Dispose of electronic assets. For perspective,...; Tags: Green Technology, PepsiCo, E-waste, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-25
How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability: The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...; Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Offshore outsourcers likely to beef up security following Bangalore blasts: A series of bombs have exploded in Bangalore and companies that have technology operations in India are likely to need increased security precautions following what appears to be a terrorist attack. According to various reports from Reuters and Rediff.com, nine bomb blasts have rattled Bangalore, which hosts...; Tags: India, Bangalore, Rediff.com India Ltd., Sacchin Uppal, Outsourcing, Business Security, Security, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Gateway stops selling PCs direct: Gateway, one of the early PC makers that sold their wares direct, said Friday it will sell its systems completely through channel partners and retailers. The company, now a part of Acer, said shifting to a channel-based distribution model will simplify its business and cut costs. ...; Tags: Gateway Inc., PC, Acer Inc., Retail, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity: Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Open Office sweeps Sourceforge awards: The big winner? Open Office. It swept the awards for top project, top enterprise project, and top project in education. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: SourceForge, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-25
AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?: AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...; Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Click fraud in 2nd quarter of 2008 more sophisticated, botnets to blame: Whereas the overall click fraud rate isn't increasing, it's not decreasing either, remaining flat for the first two quarters of 2008, according to data gathered from the Click Fraud Network, consisting of more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies. Click Forensics report for the second quarter of 2008, indicates that...; Tags: Click Fraud, RK West, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Netflix ups outlook; Customer acquisition costs fall: Netflix said Friday it ended the second quarter with more than 8.4 million subscribers, up 25 percent from a year ago, and spent less money acquiring those customers. Those two factors added up to better than expected quarterly results and an improved outlook. The company has been...; Tags: NetFlix Inc., Acquisition, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Investment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25