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- Oracle Fusion - a damp squib
- Earlier in the week I speculated that Larry Ellison, CEO Oracle would make a monster announcement about Fusion apps. I was wrong. According to Sam Diaz, it's worse: Ellison spent some time talking about new Fusion applications coming down the pipeline. But first, Ellison said he recognized that companies...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Jim, Revenue Recognition, Team Management, Public Relations, Operational Accounting, Strategy, Financial Services, Management, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- Pay to play: The vendor / analyst mating dance
- Analyst Liability?Could you imagine if a customer held an analyst liable if their review/recommendation was markedly different than the customer's experience? I know your Devil's Triangle theory would make it near impossible to "pin" it on the analyst review, but it is an intriguing idea given the "mating dance" you...
- Tags: Pay-to-play
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- Pushback on cloud computing: next year, 'Intelligent Fog'?
- ma.gnoliaI recently wrote a blog at TR on ma.gnolia, the cloud based web bookmarking service. It is clear that this cloud based business model did not do their due dilligence in backup and DR recovery planning, and when their DB imploded, it took valuable user data with it. The basic...
- Tags: Virtualization, Intelligent Fog, cloud computing, Pushback
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Is Your IT Shop Mature Enough for Cloud Computing?
- Recently, I’ve written about software vendors being or not being ready for cloud computing. I’ve also written about large consultancies being able to support their clients as they move to the cloud. These consultancies and systems integrators are taking the cloud mainstream. Last week, I spoke...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- Scalia gets a schooling in online privacy
- Scalia gets a schooling in online privacyI agree with ScaliaI've been saying for years now how the idea of "privacy" through anonymity on the Internet is incredibly ignorant. It's like saying that anytime I leave my house I can put on a costume and take off my car's license...
- Tags: NOW IT, Scalia, schooling, online privacy
- Discussion threads 2009-05-18
- Pirated Windows 7 leads to malware, botnet
- Pirated Windows 7 leads to malware, botnetIdiots....Who are the morons pirating something given away for free?Security an after thought with Windows ;)Super secure Windows where malware is a feature not an option!dumb peoplesome people are so stupid. why the hell would they download windows 7 from a torrent site...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, Pirated Windows 7, server
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- From ???Payola??? to ???Pay for Say???: Will Metrics Aid Honesty or Abet Dishonesty in Online Conversation?
- From ???Payola??? to ???Pay for Say???: Will Metrics Aid Honesty or Abet Dishonesty in Online Conversation?I actually like this, maybebecause it has a potential to influence more perhaps speaking to the subconscious and because it might not be so darn disturbing as ad-breaks in the middle of a good movie,...
- Tags: Pay-for Say???, Online Conversation, Metrics Aid Honesty, Abet Dishonesty
- Discussion threads 2009-05-10
- Facebook to open up to developers: Here comes the feed frenzy
- Facebook to open up to developers: Here comes the feed frenzyHere comes the malware/privacy breach frenzyCorrected the headline for you...Eyes wide shut?Operative expression is "easy to use", which equals the possibility of a large take-up; Facebook has a strong base, so adding more functionality makes sense.By contrast and perhaps balance...
- Tags: Here Come, frenzy, Facebook
- Discussion threads 2009-04-27
- Microsoft gambles that "Starter" edition dissatisfaction will boost revenues
- Microsoft gambles that "Starter" edition dissatisfaction will boost revenuesPure marketing poisonIf you are a consumer and you see a great netbook on sale only to discover after you buy it you'll need to pay $ X more to upgrade, wouldn't you be ticked off?If I got caught with such a...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, revenue, Microsoft Corp., Starter, netbook, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-03-11
- Facebook's TOS debacle: Be upset for a better reason
- Facebook's TOS debacle: Be upset for a better reasonWhy I started the group on FacebookI just wanted to clarify why I started the Facebook group "People Against the new Terms of Service TOS" yesterday. Personally it wasn't so much about getting Facebook to change their TOS. If you read the...
- Tags: INTERNET, Facebook, terms of service
- Discussion threads 2009-02-17
- Dell Studio XPS 13 - First look
- Dell Studio XPS 13 - First lookStudio 15 is overheating a bitI have a Studio 15 and it's overheating to the left of the touchpad. It's not insanely hot, but I have the habit of resting my wrist there and after a few hours it can get pretty uncomfortable.HAWTNESSI'm gonna...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Studio XPS 13, Dell Studio XPS, Dell Studio, First Look, Studio 15
- Discussion threads 2009-02-12
- Five cloud computing myths exploded
- Five cloud computing myths explodedSales and Marketing guys are not honest????What a surprise!!! Anyone who believes the hype deserves what they get.As long as companies believe dishonesty is the way to conduct business, it will always be caveat emptor.RE: Five cloud computing myths explodedOf course we're honest. It's when...
- Tags: cloud computing, cloud company, cloud computing myth
- Discussion threads 2009-02-02
- In Skins vs Believers: Linux always loses
- In Skins vs Believers: Linux always losesSo tell me murph,Is that why you were so quick to point fingers at MS when the London Stock Exchange experienced an outage, despite the official reason was a "network connectivity problem"?The same political bias......is often evident when eco-bullies demand that "big oil" companies...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Niagra, fossil fuel, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-12-15
- Black Friday '08: Deals, steals & specials guide
- Black Friday '08: Deals, steals & specials guideA different take on Black FridayI read an article a couple of weeks ago about Black Friday. The interesting thing is it's proven to be accurate so far.If anyone is interested, it's on http://www.uberi.comThe specific article is titled "What About Black Friday?"...
- Tags: Notebooks, MicroCenter, Black Friday
- Discussion threads 2008-11-24
- More OLPC Give One Considerations
- It's the second day of sales for the OLPC Give One Get One program on Amazon; the site is still up and still claiming next day delivery is available (anyone who gets theirs in a day, please talk back below). I posted several musings yesterday on this latest effort...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- One a Day Mens can't meet promises
- One a Day Mens can't meet promisesHow about using "OT" next to these stories?OT for off-topic. Yes, story is interesting, and yes, not relevant to the main theme of this site. Still, in moderation, such stories add a bit of flavoring. Please, no politics or religion.As for...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, RSS, topic header, health care, Day Mens, vitamin, blog
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malware
- Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malwareAsus ships Eee Box PCs with malwareThis is a deliberate attempt by Asus to get people to move away from Microsoft Windows and get the Asus eee's with linux installed. I hope Microsoft sues them for negligence. After that people will not want...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, ASUS, Eee Box PC, malware
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- I'm well aware what I pay for Google's services
- My post on Google earlier Tuesday was met with mixed reactions. A few folks agreed that, in fact, Google's suite of services is quite slick, long live GOOG, etc. Others, like fellow ZDNet blogger, Michael Krigsman, disagreed pretty strongly. In his response, Michael didn't leave much doubt...
- Tags: Google Inc., OpenOffice, Productivity, E-mail Providers, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Internet, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Google and Sirius XM: Build my "Dream" Handheld
- The current rumor-mongering seems to indicate that HTC's "Dream" will soon be making landfall in the US. Based on the initially leaked specs of this device, it still sounds like it doesn't do what I really would want it to do in order to replace by Blackberry 8820. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Handheld, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Video, Sirius, Android, Mesh Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Networking, Marketing, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-24
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