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- Is it Microsoft of Ubuntu that scared Red Hat away from the desktop?
- Is it Microsoft of Ubuntu that scared Red Hat away from the desktop?Does Red Hat's exit now leave the desktop Linux field open to Ubuntu?Red Hat was never really in the desktop field to begin with, and has stated so rather pointedly on many occasions, so I don't see how...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Operating systems, UNIX, Blizzard, Eve-Online, Red Hat Inc., Ubuntu, desktop, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-04-17
- An April Fool's Day Tour de Farce
- An April Fool's Day Tour de FarceDodoThe best one I saw was a.viary.com's Dodo demo, which I actually believed at first (we've seen a lot of cool stuff coming out of that start up), until I saw the date...Man, I wish that was real, but it was just too cool.http://a.viary.com/blog/posts/dodo-web-based-time-machineits...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Branding, Blizzard, Farce, Day Tour, April Fool
- Discussion threads 2008-04-01
- Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Patch (zip)
- New features in this updated include: 6 maps from our Bonus Map program including (4)Excavation Site, (2)Echo Isle, (6)Hinterland Raid, (6)Ruins of Stratholme, (8)Azeroth Grand Prix, (8)Extreme Candy Wars 2004. Version 1.21b includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: Throne, Blizzard
- Software downloads 2008-03-05
- Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos Patch (zip)
- This updated contains the following fixes: Fixed a problem that caused Gargoyles to become stuck in Stone Form. Fixed a problem with Dark Ritual or Death Pact leaving an unusable corpse. Fixed a problem that caused a player's units to continue to harvest resources after they were dropped and no...
- Tags: Problem, Blizzard
- Software downloads 2008-03-05
- OLPC: No Windows for us folks
- OLPC: No Windows for us folksGoodI had a hard time believing what I have been hearing and reading about OLPC using MS software. This is very good news.Violating the Prime DirectiveOne of the "Core Principles" of the OLPC, according to their Wiki...principle number 5 says that project will use open...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Blizzard
- Discussion threads 2007-05-03
- 'World of Warcraft' bans raise players' ire
- 'World of Warcraft' bans raise players' ireA funny ironyAlong with this article are ads for buying gold and power leveling.I just don't get itContact the BBB if you've been purged?? Maybe it's because I've never been much of a gamer and don't really have anything to compare this to in...
- Tags: Games, posession, MMORPG, Blizzard, World of Warcraft
- Discussion threads 2007-03-22
- 'World of Warcraft' battles server problems
- 'World of Warcraft' battles server problemsWhy not?"The thing is, there is no other real alternative" to WoW, Ito said. "So they sort of have a natural monopoly, and that's why people are so mad, I think. They can't vote with their feet. They just have to wait. And 'Blizz' has...
- Tags: Games, World of Warcraft, Blizzard, game, server, queue
- Discussion threads 2006-04-24
- 'World of Warcraft' patch downs servers for hours
- 'World of Warcraft' patch downs servers for hoursBlizzard is full of itThey're making hundreds of thousands of dollars each month, millions quite honestly, (3 million accounts 13-15 bucks a pop.) And yet they still do not host their own patches! they partially do it's a torrent download!!! of course fileplanet...
- Tags: Patches, Games, Blizzard, World of Warcraft, server
- Discussion threads 2006-03-29
- 'Warcraft' maker sued for blocking sales of unofficial guide
- 'Warcraft' maker sued for blocking sales of unofficial guideGood for Kopp.If you provide a service that is accessible to the public, you should be prepared for public discussion including texts being created about the service.As long as the content doesn't give an unfair advantage [such as exploits that should have...
- Tags: Digital media, IGN, DMCA, Warcraft, sales, Blizzard
- Discussion threads 2006-03-24
- Online game warns gay-lesbian guild
- Online game warns gay-lesbian guildit's a free marketIf Sara Andrews has been so offended, she has the freedom for now to find or create another game environment in which she feels more comfortable. The same goes for those who feel harrassed by her recruitment efforts. That's the great...
- Tags: Games, Vertical industries, constitution, Blizzard, government, game, server, online game
- Discussion threads 2006-01-31
- blizzard wins lawsuit on video game hacking
- Blizzard wins lawsuit on video game hackingWhy do they careWhy do they care, they are taking weight off their server and more people will buy a game if they know there are lots of servers.UnderstandableI don't like the DMCA, but this particular situation, Blizzard certainly was well within their rights...
- Tags: Games, Servers, hacking, video game, video, Blizzard, server, game
- Discussion threads 2005-09-02
- Game players say blizzard invades privacy
- Game players say Blizzard invades privacyI used to have faith in Blizzard until today...Seriously, I'm sorry but to keep hacking etc out.. Scanning peoples computers should be in a prompt not a EULA. Everyone and their uncles knows people don't read EULA's because it's full of legal mumbo jumbo no...
- Tags: Games, Blizzard, game, EULA, cheater
- Discussion threads 2005-08-12
- The Systinet "blizzard" Platform
- As SOA applications evolve to support more and more cross-functional business processes, customers need a unified, integrated approach to SOA information analysis and change management to ensure coordinated agility and responsiveness to business needs. This white paper describes the Systinet "Blizzard" codename Platform that allows organizations to store vital SOA...
- Tags: SOA, Systinet Corp., Blizzard, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-06-01
- blizzard wins online game suit
- Blizzard wins online game suitIt figures...What about all the instances of games that are run online without a Big Brother looking over everyone's shoulder? That seems to work fine for MOHAA and all sorts of other games, but I guess Blizzard doesn't like the idea because people could be playing...
- Tags: Games, gaming community, Battle.net license agreement, online game, Blizzard, game
- Discussion threads 2004-10-09
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- Workday lands big Flextronics deal
- Flextronics will install Workday's on-demand human capital management software for 200,000 employees. According to InformationWeek, Workday beat out SAP and Oracle for Flextronics business in what Mary Hayes Weier described as tipping point deal for SaaS. Workday also won a 26,000 employee deal with Chiquita. ...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Workday, Flextronics International Ltd., Software As A Service (SaaS), Human Capital, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Is Enterprise Software Recession-Proof?
- Amidst the PR blitz and the blizzard of 1:1 meetings that constitute the foreground experience of SAP's Sapphire user conference this week (see Larry's coverage here, and Dennis' coverage here), there's an interesting back story emerging. If you look at SAP's last quarter, and believe the formal and informal guidance...
- Tags: SAP AG, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a time
- If the "Vista sucks" movement has a public face, it's the Sony Vaio. No one knows that better than my new friend Jeremy Toeman. In May 2007, this 15-year Windows veteran replaced his old, beloved, XP-powered Vaio with a newer Vaio that came with Windows Vista Business installed. Practically overnight,...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Clean Install, Installation, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Machine, Recovery Partition, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Fantasy Tennis (zip)
- Plunge deep into the wonderful World of FantasyTennis, the ultimate Online-RPG-Tennis experience. Perform special moves like the 'Blizzard' and play together with your friends and Battelmons. Explore the fabulous and fantastic World of FantasyTennis. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Fantasy, Burda:ic
- Software downloads 2008-03-19
- RIP Ultimate Extras
- RIP Ultimate ExtrasDon't forget...I know this article will make anti-MS headlines, but you shouldn't escape your responsibility to mention the 50+ features in Ultimate that are not in Home or not in Business when contrasted with each product.Home users, the 'Previous Versions/TimeMachine feature' and CompletePC are enough to justify the...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Games, English Version, RIP Ultimate Extras, DreamScene, language pack, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-08
- PC OEMs might no longer be able to rely on games to sell high end systems
- Disturbing news for PC OEMs - console-based gaming is leaving PC-based gaming it its dust. Figures released by NPD show that PC gaming accounted for only 14% of 2007 sales. Sure, the NPD figures don't account for digital downloads but I doubt that this would add more...
- Tags: PC, Games, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
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