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- Web 2.0? Who's got time for that?
- We all know Nick Carr is very hard to please when it comes to demonstrating the value of information technology, and shows no mercy as he picks apart the enterprise-readiness of emerging Web 2.0 applications. Which is to say, Web 2.0 may be ready for the enterprise, but the enterprise...
- Tags: knowledge, Nick Carr, Web 2.0
- Blog posts 2006-04-20
- Utility computing and private IT generators
- Deal Architect Vinnie Mirchandani notes that Nick Carr has posted the slides from his talk at the Open Source Business Conference about the coming age of utility computing. Like electricity, organizations will inevitably be powered by automated, centralized grids of metered computing power, Nick predicted.Vinnie excerpts from his post, Utility...
- Tags: information technology, Nick Carr, utility computing
- Blog posts 2006-02-16
- The end of corporate computing?
- Nick Carr has followed up his "IT Doesn’t Matter" article (Harvard Business Review, 2003) and subsequent book, Does IT Matter? (Harvard Business School Press, 2004), this time with another clarion call for extinction of enterprise computing as we know it. As in his previous article, "The End of Corporate...
- Tags: information technology, Nick Carr
- Blog posts 2005-04-18
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- Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'
- Higher return rates for Linux-based netbooks don't necessarily reflect badly on the open-source operating system, according to Ubuntu backer Canonical. The return rate on Linux-powered netbooks may be higher than that for Windows netbooks, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing for Linux, according to Canonical. ...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Software, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, netbook, Windows XP, MSI Wind, Asus Eeee
- News items 2008-10-10
- Large Hadron Collider gets fresh power supply
- Cern is planning to build a new computing hub in France, because its existing one is sucking the power grid dry. The lab cracking data from the Cern Large Hadron Collider experiment needs a new computing hub because its existing one is sucking the power grid dry. ...
- Tags: CERN, Power Supply, Grid, Computer, Hadron Collider, Productivity, Large Hadron Collider, particle accelerator, physics, Nick Heath, silicon.com
- News items 2008-10-08
- Large Hadron Collider computing grid launched
- The Worldwide Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid, which can draw on the computing power of more than 100,000 processors, was officially launched on Friday. One of the world's largest computing grids, capable of streaming the equivalent of three million DVDs a year, was officially launched on Friday....
- Tags: CERN, Scientist, Grid, Large Hadron Collider, particle accelerator, physics, Nick Heath, silicon.com
- News items 2008-10-06
- Valleywag, Consumerist sites announce layoffs
- A source close to Gawker Media informed me a moment ago that popular sites Consumerist, Valleywag and NSFW Fleshbot will may be shuttered will lose most of their editorial talent. "Nineteen jobs will be cut," my source says, with a formal announcement from Gawker Media coming later...
- Tags: Layoff, Gawker Media, Site, Consumerist, Workforce Management, Team Management, Human Resources, Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Sprint Xohm, Apple Inc., NetGear, WiMAX, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Open Source, Wireless
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Sophisticated Customer Relationship Collaboration with MindTouch & SnapLogic
- Sophisticated Customer Relationship Collaboration with MindTouch & SnapLogicMindtouch Says Thanks!Hey Oliver,I attended Web 2.0 Expo with the Snaplogic team (who by the way are an AWESOME bunch!) and represented Mindtouch. Our partnership & Deki for CRM launch was very well received by attendees and vendors, alike, at the conference.Thanks for...
- Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, MindTouch, SnapLogic, Customer Relationship Collaboration
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- Comcast really does care (aka how Twitter helped save Nick at Nite)
- Comcast really does care aka how Twitter helped save Nick at NiteYou are not the only one...Fresh Prince is still cool and funny. I did the same as you, but once I started making use of my media center in vista I was watching recorded shows of Inuyasha and Angel...
- Tags: DVR, Fresh Prince, Comcast Corp., Nick-at-Nite, Twitter, CableCard
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Comcast really does care (aka how Twitter helped save Nick at Nite)
- It's a little embarrassing for me to admit this, but I go to sleep every night watching Nick at Nite. Loser, right? What can I say, I never tire of the antics of Will and Carlton on the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air." All was fine last...
- Tags: Comcast Corp., Twitter, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- What the credit crunch means for IT
- The credit crunch has dominated the front pages in 2008, and claimed a number of high-profile scalps, such as that of the 158-year-old Lehman Brothers bank. As job losses mount, and with HP announcing it will lay off tens of thousands of workers following its purchase of EDS, here's...
- Tags: Financial, Information Technology, Outsourcing Company, Industry, Supplier, EquaTerra, Outsourcing, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, Nick Heath silicon.com, economy, IT management, HP, layoffs, hardware, software
- News items 2008-09-17
- Kids NetLinks Nick Jr Browser (zip)
- Kids NetLinks Nick Jr Browser provides one-click picture button access to the the best games for kids on Nick Jr.com along with quick access to Themes, like arcade, action, letters, numbers, music, counting and more! pictures gives kids of all ages ease of use all around the Nick Jr. Games...
- Tags: Kid, Kids NetLinks, Kids NetLinks Nick Jr Browser, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- Five reasons Chrome will take over the world
- Five reasons Chrome will take over the worldFive reasons Chrome will take over the worldYou know what ZDNet needs? More articles about Chrome! 12 over the last 24 hours just isn't enough so why not add to that number.Chrome isn't taking over anything because its terribly broken. It doesn't render...
- Tags: Development tools, Web browsers, chrome, Chrome, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Dell's netbook arrives this week
- Dell's netbook arrives this weekIt is time that both of them come >:)I am waiting this one and the Lenovo to see which is one is better between them and the EeePC 900 Linux.ARM Rules--$98 mininote!Check [url=http://techvideoblog.com/ifa/98-linux-laptop-the-hivision-mininote/]this out for $98![/url]ARM rules.Look Nick, its a $98 laptop !!...and negroponte rolls in...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), ARM, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Find interesting Twitterers with Twintro
- A new service launches today called Twintro, a Twitter bot that retweets one interesting person's updates each day. The idea is simple: find new and interesting people and decide if you want to follow them. This is the first "Twitter discovery" app that...
- Tags: Twitter, Twintro, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Google Chrome: The enterprise playbook
- Google is launching a Web browser dubbed Chrome in a move that's garnering a lot of attention--because it conveniently fits with the Microsoft vs. Google plotline--but how much should businesses pay attention to this move? First a quick recap Techmeme, Google will launch the Chrome browser and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Dennis Howlett, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Debate rages over SOA's 'cloudy' future
- Debate rages over SOA's 'cloudy' futureMaybe the best way to put it is that with WOA, we just pick the low hangingfruit first, and do not need to get into religious wars, or get company wide buy-in, you just do it. Not sure which name will win out, but getting...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, cloud computing, WOA, SOA
- Discussion threads 2008-08-29
- My Awesome IT Job: Vice president of Operations, Limelight
- Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...
- Tags: Event, Information Technology, Internet, Cloud Computing, Team Management, Strategy, Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- Psystar hires firm that hit Apple for $10m
- Wacky Psystar has hired a Palo Alto law firm known for busting Apple for some big bucks, ChannelWeb reports. Apple is suing Psystar for its fun-time Mac clone computer. Psystar said it was able to deliver way more performance for less money than Apple charged....
- Tags: Apple Inc., Wacky Psystar, ChannelWeb, Litigation, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
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