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- Hosted software development: an emerging market [interview and podcast]
- Note: Click the player above to hear my podcast interview on hosted development with Jeffrey Walker and Jeff Leyser from Atlassian Software. Hosted software as a service (SaaS) development solutions have become an important option for mainstream programmers. These products range from straightforward offsite storage, such as...
- Tags: Software, Podcast, Environment, Emerging Market, Workflow, Tool, Development Environment, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Development Tools, Management, Software/Web Development, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- Informatica is on the block say senior sources
- I have heard from two senior sources in the software industry that Informatica [INFA] is on the block and it has approached Oracle [ORCL]. I don't know what the possible acquisition price would be or any further details. Informatica's share price closed at $16.45 on Friday May 9. It's...
- Tags: Informatica, Oracle Corp., Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Business Intelligence, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Management, Software, Data Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- A sailing robot to cross the Atlantic
- The Times of London reports that seven robotic craft will compete in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in October 2008. One of them, 'Pinta the robot sailing boat,' has been designed at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. Pinta is expected to sail for three months at a maximum speed of...
- Tags: Pinta, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- Pine trees to frogs, global warming is killing 'em off
- Pine trees to frogs, global warming is killing 'em offuh huhDon't know about Canada. Here in Montana, two years ago it was -50 so they are dead...all of them. What wasn't mentioned here is that they are a constant thing, but if it gets below -40 they die. The more...
- Tags: global warming, winter
- Discussion threads 2008-05-10
- Climate Counts tells climate-conscious buyers to avoid Apple
- Non-profit environmental group Climate Counts publishes a report that puts Apple at the bottom of its environmental list. Apple scores 11 out of 100, while IBM, which enjoys the top spot on the list, scores 77. Climate Counts goes as...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Climate Count, Climate Counts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Why do Macs need so much fixing?
- Why do Macs need so much fixing?My point exactly (nt)(nt)I guess we're both the luckiest people in the world.All of my systems (Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris) work fine. No muss, no fuss, no problems. It's good to be me.Come come nowRoss2000: [i]Am I the luckiest guy in the...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Macs need, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?
- Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?.mobi is UsefulI like developed .mobi sites, and have a blog and showcase of .mobi sites at http://mobienthusiast.mobi. It's true that there are many mobile optimized .com sites, but I like the simplicity of being able to type in...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, DotMobi, mobi site, mobi, mobile, mobi domain, dotMobi, Visit BofA.mobi, domain
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 betaOLD NEWS: Don't expect OpenOffice to develop more perfect compatibilityI gave up on OpenOffice a long long time ago and I'm not surprised that the compatibility is still pitiful. OpenOffice's Presentation could never handle PowerPoint files properly. OpenOffice's Writer could handle simple documents,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Large Hadron Collider will put academic networks to the test
- Large Hadron Collider will put academic networks to the testLHC Safety Assessment Group ReportHas any information been release about the status of the promised LHC Safety Assessment Group study?I would like to know that before micro black holes may be created at a rate of up to 1 per second,...
- Tags: network, Large Hadron Collider, safety study
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Is Microsoft the answer to Africa's health woes?
- In my story earlier today I pointed out how African researchers see mobile data networks as the key to improving health outcomes on the world's poorest continent. The French group formerly known as Fone+, now combined under Craig Mundie into Microsoft's Unlimited Potential Group, is pushing precisely...
- Tags: Mobile, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Smart Phones, Healthcare, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Africans tie mobile data to health care improvements
- Bridging the digital divide is the key to improving Africa's health, according to organizers of a conference in Namibia this week. And the fastest way to do it is through mobile links. Speakers at the IST-Africa conference in Windhoek said e-health services are key...
- Tags: Mobile, Health Care, E-health, Advertising & Promotion, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Health care debate is a neverending story
- Health care debate is a neverending storySupply and demandOf course there's a way to balance the two. It's called the Market. Get third-party pay out of the equation, and demand and supply laws will come into effect.The reason demand is so high is because prices are artificially low. Whenever you...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?
- Every technology company has three main constituencies: Employees, customers and shareholders. Does that last category overwhelm the first two? Should it? These questions are worth asking--at least when it comes to putting technology companies in context. Vinnie Mirchandani and I had this back and forth about Wall...
- Tags: Shareholder, Technology Company, Wall, Vinnie, Construction, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Email To Background (exe)
- You just enter e-mail address to a one field form hit the button and get all the information you want including real address, phone number, age, real name, financial records, criminal, and government records. Only the best results. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Phone, Financial, Record, E-mail, Financial Accounting, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- Zip Background (exe)
- Enter the ZIP code and the first letter of last name of the person you are searching. Immediately get any background information including full address and phone, full financial records history, and full personal government records. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Financial Accounting, Telecom & Utilities, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- ICS Free Financial Toolbar (exe)
- The ICS Free Financial Toolbar puts financial search, stock quotes, charts, SEC filings, stock news, and financial audio commentary at your fingertips! It installs in Microsoft Internet Explorer in seconds and includes a free popup blocker, Google and Yahoo Search engines. You'll have instant access to the finest charts and...
- Tags: Financial, Stock, Ice Cold Stocks, ICS Free Financial Toolbar, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- Seeking the iPhone in Adobe's annual analyst briefings
- Even if you're not an analyst, Adobe's 2008 financial briefings available online make interesting viewing, from its showcase of new AIR tools to the "soul" of Adobe, Google and Microsoft. And then there's the iPhone. The recordings cover the morning and afternoon sessions...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Synology Disk Station DS-107+
- Up to this point, our network attached storage reviews have focused on consumer-level products that act as simple backup or media-sharing solutions for home users. NAS is but one of the many features found on the Synology Disk Station DS107+, a sophisticated device that holds appeal for home users and...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, NETWORKING, disk, DS107+, hard drive
- Product reviews 2008-05-08
- KinetiCast - online presentation and promotional tracking
- With the meme about presentation tools and SlideShare yesterday I thought now was as good a time as ever to cover KinetiCast, a company in the online presentation space that I chatted with a couple of weeks ago. One of the things that mkes KenitCast unique is that they very...
- Tags: Presentation, Presentation Creator, Productivity, AJAX, Web 2.0, Microsoft Office, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
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