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Bubble Bobble Ultima (exe)

Bubble Bobble Ultima is what every fan of the classic arcade Bubble Bobble simply has to have. This brand new game features the full story of the famous little dragons Bub and Bob whose world has been flooded with insidious monsters. The two friends now have to face the challenge...

Tags: Enemy, Bubble, Bubble Bobble Ultima, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2006-01-13

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Video: Green tech: The disconnect

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to me about whether IT managers will continue putting capital behind green tech if the economy continues to slow down. I add that there is currently too much "green" marketing in the tech industry, and question the effectiveness of those campaigns. The other big question:...

Tags: Green Technology, Video, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Semantic guardians for our computers?

Semantic guardians for our computers?ActuallyNo, I built my PC's using components I selected that were manufactured here on good ol' terra firma. I don't experience crashes since I use Linux and am not afflicted with malware issues.Also I selected the hardware components and matched them. Maybe I am just lucky......

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Development tools, Processors, Semantic Guardians, programmer, computer

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Zoho bitterness at the credit crunch...and a solution

Zoho bitterness at the credit crunch...and a solutionMissing Facts...You're missing several key facts about our current mess...1) The banks were forced into making high risk loans by our delightful government. Based on a study later determined to be flawed showing bias in lending, the Clinton administration passed laws requiring banks...

Tags: Government, Obama, JFK

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

India's outsourcing bubble is bursting

India's outsourcing bubble is burstingIndia's outsourcing bubble is burstingProbably because outsourcing doesn't work.Long overdueIt's about time. It never should have gained traction in the first place. It makes me cringe everytime I hear out political leaders saying how "education" is how we must compete in the global economy....

Tags: outsourcing, outsource

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

India's outsourcing bubble is bursting

The collapse of top US financial firms is causing a dramatic slowdown in lucrative contracts among outsourcing companies in India--turning cities like Bangladore inside out. Bangalore, India--Once a high-flying tech hub, Bangalore is seeing more sober days in the wake of the credit crisis. It looks like...

Tags: India, Bangalore, Indian Institute Of Management, Outsourcing Company, Wage Increase, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, outsourcing, jobs, skills, Saritha Rai, silicon.com

News items 2008-09-30

SaaS and the downturn

SaaS and the downturnEconomic downturnThe fallout of this economic crises for SaaS is very unclear. Unlike the bubble burst in 2000, this one is not a result of the technology sector. However, all sectors are likely to feel the pain.As Phil rightly points out, cash is king, and SaaS companies...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, SaaS IS, software-as-a-service, SaaS Solutions

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

Zoho bitterness at the credit crunch...and a solution

I have a lot of sympathy for Sridhar Vembu. CEO of AdventNet, the parent company behind Zoho. His last two posts reflect much of the fear and frustration behind what I am hearing in the startup world. But amid the gloom, Sridhar offers a glimmer of hope. A few snippets....

Tags: Capitalism, Financial, Alchemy, Wall Street, Zoho, Alchemy Analogy, Financial Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-29

The productivity dilemma

Jennifer Leggio asked the question 'Did Oracle burst the enterprise 2.0 startup bubble?' in her post here on ZDNet this week. I think Jennifer is absolutely right that inevitably many of the 'enterprise 2.0' experiments will burn off as they attempt to enter the real world business...

Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Tool, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-09-26

News to know: Debate Hub, Clickjacking; RIM's Q2; Twitter; Slingbox goes HD

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Andrew Nusca: EXCLUSIVE: C-SPAN launches gadget-fueled ‘Debate Hub' as social, political destination Former Google product manager ‘disappointed' by T-Mobile G1 ...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., CNET Networks Inc., Matthew Miller, Twitter, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Security, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-26

Did Oracle burst the enterprise 2.0 startup bubble?

Did Oracle burst the enterprise 2.0 startup bubble?enterprise 2.0Great article, many enterprise companies want a web 2.0 resolution to help them increase all levels of communication. But will Oracle's solution supply all the tools and apps the companies want?

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Did Oracle burst the enterprise 2.0 startup bubble?

Is the bubble about to burst for the startups shouting "enterprise 2.0" from the rooftops? TechCrunch50 and DEMO and Office 2.0 were full of young, eager companies with fun and frilly applications touting themselves as the next enterprise 2.0 heroes. Some offered white label social network applications...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Enterprise 2.0, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Canon PowerShot A580

In general, it's best not to expect too much from a budget camera: the 8-megapixel Canon PowerShot A580 exemplifies this philosophy. Sure, it's got a clunky design, feels cheap, and doesn't have all the latest features (in fact for about the same price or a little more you can get...

Tags: ISO standards, A580, camera, Canon Inc., Canon PowerShot

Product reviews 2008-09-23

Oracle: CRM software demand bubbly; Social networking meets enterprise data

Oracle's Anthony Lye, senior vice president of the company's customer relationship management software unit, said demand is growing at a rate he hasn't "seen since the bubble times." Lye also argued that social networking is rapidly becoming another dataset for enterprise applications to analyze. When coupled with business analytics from...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Network, CRM Software, CRM, Social Networking, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Software, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Motorola Renegade V950 (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Motorola V950The Motorola V950 is the fifth QChat phone that Sprint has released this year. We've seen the Sanyo Pro 200, the Sanyo Pro 700, the LG LX400, and the Samsung Z400, and now we come back to the company that pioneered push-to-talk PTT in the first place ....

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Renegade V950, Motorola V950, PTT, Motorola Inc., rubber, Sprint Communications

Product reviews 2008-09-22

Wall Street fallout likely to chill innovation

Usually Silicon Valley floats along inside its own world. You can call it a cocoon or a bubble but its economy is usually separated from the wider world. Obviously, the dotcom dotbomb had a massive effect on Silicon Valley and it took the best part of...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Innovation, Financial Services Sector, IPO, Venture Capital, Sales Strategy, Real Estate, Investment, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Finance, Financing Startups, Sales, Business Operations, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-09-17

Economic crisis as a technology change agent

Economic crisis as a technology change agentProtect AmericaWe are witnessing the evacuation of the best jobs as they continue to move offshore all in the name of Corporate profits and the so-called Free Trade Economy.Free Trade isn't free if there are inequities and trade imbalances.America can and will return to...

Tags: Real estate, Regulations, Outsourcing, Financial services, Microsoft Ecosystem, technology change agent, free trade, agent

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

A moment of lucidity

It is not often I agree with social media people. Most of the time I find they're full of it and return pointed questions with dopey answers. Today is an exception. Shel Israel, one of the earliest and most prolific arm wavers for all thing social has finally 'fessed up...

Tags: Sustainability, Scalability, Social Media, ROI, Shel, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Even Mac users have to patch

Even Mac users have to patchMarket share improves?I don't think so. I think the market for people who want to pay more for standard hardware to get a computer that at best, is just as vulnerable as a Windows computer and at worst, a lot more vulnerable, is saturated.Remember...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Market-Share, Apple Macintosh, Mac-user, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

News to know: HP; Apple patches; Microsoft; Social networking

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: HP to cut nearly 25,000 jobs as part of EDS integration Larry Dignan: IBM targets HP's server beachhead HP vs. IBM: The looming IT...

Tags: Security, Facebook, High Tech Computer Corp., Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, Patch Management, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Shuttleworth, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS X, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Digital Media, Software, Internet, Apple Mac OS, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-09-16