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- Windows 7: Good enough to pay for?
- I finally installed the Windows 7 release candidate that the folks from Microsoft were kind enough to pass on a couple weeks ago at the Intel Classmate Ecosystem Summit. I could have installed it on my Mac, but I already have Vista running with Boot Camp with a fair...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-06-27
- Better Business Bureau weighs in on green claims of Dell vs. Apple
- Is the EPEAT rating system on its way to become a national standard? The National Advertising Division NAD of the Better Business Bureau, which was compelled to comment on a greenwashing dispute between Dell and Apple, has ruled that certifications granted through the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment...
- Tags: Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- What's up with Apple's laptops?
- What's up with Apple's laptops?WHAT?!You're kidding right? So not having "business" and "consumer" laptops is a problem?Clearly this isn't really a problem at all. More and more consumers want products that serve BOTH personal and business uses. What Apple have recognised is there is no real difference between these things,...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., laptop computer, Apple iMac, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- EMC CEO Tucci pens dear Data Domain workers letter
- NetApp and Data Domain have agreed to merge in a stock and cash deal valued at $1.9 billion, but the deal is in limbo as shareholders weigh a $1.8 billion all cash offer from EMC. In between there's a lot of campaigning for the various Data Domain interests. Enter an...
- Tags: NetApp Inc., EMC Corp., Worker, Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Google: Enterprise business profitable; Says email migration 'proof points' building
- Google: Enterprise business profitable; Says email migration 'proof points' buildingenterprise--clouds and firewallsOne of the reasons we built both the Private Network Edition of Etherpad downloadable behind the firewall and the On-Demand version of Etherpad hosted in the cloud is to give IT Managers choice. Security concerns are paramount to companies...
- Tags: Groupware, cloud computing, Security Concerns, Google Inc., email migration, proof point, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2009-06-05
- IBM consultant publishes step-by-step guide for greening your IT
- Here's one for your summer beach reading list: "The Greening of IT," a new tome about "How Companies Can Make a Difference for the Environment," written by John Lamb, a senior technical staffer with IBM's Global Business Services division in Somers, N.Y. (If you visit this link, you'll get a...
- Tags: Information Technology, Green IT, ROI, IBM Corp., Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-05-25
- Dell tops new corporate sustainability index
- Hewlett-Packard has got to be steamed. Dell has one-upped it on a new Corporate Sustainability Index that is being researched and rated by the Global Business Sustainability Service division of Technology Business Research. Ouch. Dell earned an overall score of 317.9 on the index, compared with the...
- Tags: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Dell Computer Corp., Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- EMC World: Companies that adopt new tools still need to manage the data
- How or why is your information important? Information in a business setting might include e-mails that need to be retained and archived for regulatory purposes. Or it might be the collaborative documents that employees have been working on for a product launch. At EMC World in Orlando...
- Tags: Mark Lewis, EMC Corp., Tool, Storage, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- Sony reports $1 billion annual loss, first in 14 years
- Sony reports $1 billion annual loss, first in 14 yearsIs this accounting jugglery ?With Amazing products like1>Sony Ericsson mobiles2>Sonay PS33>BlueRay4>CyberShot digital cameras5>NoteBooksand several others.I guess something is fishy in Sony's balance sheet, Sony wants some reason to layoff several thousand employees and fill with young talent.They hurt themselvesIf you read...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, DVD, Sony Corp., annual loss
- Discussion threads 2009-05-14
- Report: Apple made just $20-45 million from App Store
- Report: Apple made just $20-45 million from App StoreUnlike printers...Apple wants to make money on the hardware and break-even on the apps as opposed to literally giving away a printer and charging an arm and a leg for the ink. The apps attract people to the hardware. The...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Nokia Ovi Store, AppStore, Apple Inc., App Store, hardware
- Discussion threads 2009-05-14
- Sun's mystery suitor (HP) and how it'll come back into play
- Sun's mystery suitor HP and how it'll come back into playSwoop in?"HP could easily swoop in and buy some of Sun?s businesses just for market share."This makes zero sense. In fact, any idea that HP would have acquired Sun or Sun's hardware makes no sense. The only technology...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Processors, Operating systems, UNIX, Storage, Sun Microsystems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Intel Itanium, hardware, Nehalem
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- IBM: Fuddy duddy as competitive edge
- IBM: Fuddy duddy as competitive edgeAt the expense of US WorkersYep, all they have had to do is fire US workers and replace them over seas. A great business model indeed. But remember, these aren't layoffs, but "resource actions". No Big Blue in my shop!IBM has cut workers payIBM has...
- Tags: IBM Corp., worker
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- Real misses for Q1, swings to loss; mentions "Facet"
- Real Networks today reported a first quarter loss of $12.1 million, or 10 cents a share, on sales of $140.8 million, a five percent drop from the year-ago quarter. In the year ago quarter, the company reported a net profit of $2.4 million, or 8 cents per share. Statement ...
- Tags: Software, Revenue, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Tools & Techniques, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
- Forget Kindle DX. How about the ZuneBook?
- Forget Kindle DX. How about the ZuneBook?Isn't it a tad too prematurefor there to be Kindle fanboi-ism?No "fanboi-ism" sicI just paraphrased some of the nonsense you usually propose and added a couple of thingsHowever, isn't it premature to deride the Kindle DX?Apparently not.This one has his/her shorts in a wad...
- Tags: E-books, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, e-book, ZuneBook, Forget Kindle DX, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- Layoffs hit Microsoft security unit
- Layoffs hit Microsoft security unitOH NO!That's the last department where they should lay people off.RE: Layoffs hit Microsoft security unitinstead of laying off people the big shot executives can cut there bonuses and other perks they are enjoying... at least that will save some jobsWindows has no security... ;)What security,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft security unit, Microsoft Security, layoff
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- HP Software: Talking strategy; Looking to grow; Gunning for Teradata
- Hewlett-Packard's software unit is tiny relative to the company's overall revenue, but it is being counted on to fuel future growth. The plan: Expand into the data warehouse market occupied by the likes of Teradata, focus on performance and project management and continue to automate data centers. ...
- Tags: Software, Strategy, Teradata, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Software Unit, Data Centers, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- An ERP Product Line in 18 months? NetSuite and Rootstock did it
- Lessons any ERP provider should heed The Power of Platform-as-a-Service This week, NetSuite and Rootstock announced the availability of an all new ERP solution. The incredible aspect of it is that the solution was created in 18 months. ...
- Tags: PaaS, NetSuite Inc., ERP, Rootstock, Cloud Computing, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-05-03
- The Bad HR software demo
- Am I too sensitive? The other day I took a demo from an HR vendor â€" and â€" one aspect of that demo really bothered me. When we got to this point in the demo where a user could craft the requirements for a new hire, I...
- Tags: Software, School, Firm, Software Executive, Tools & Techniques, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Management, Human Resources, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-05-01
- Fixing Motorola's mess: kick that smartphone strategy into high gear
- Motorola's first quarter loss may have been smaller than Wall Street had expected, but that's nothing to celebrate about. The handset business continues to be a drag on the whole company and efforts to turn it around so far haven't been all that impressive. Oh sure, executives...
- Tags: Strategy, Mobile, Smart Phone, Handset, Motorola Inc., Handset Business, Android, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-04-30
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