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HP Report: Good Performance on Sustainability (but dinged by Greenpeace)

HP released their 2008 sustainability report today and again, unsurprisingly, it's a deeply impressive effort. HP has pushed the boat out with substantive improvement in the quality of the disclosure as well the accessibility of the report which has been much enhanced with the use of interactive dashboards. I'm finding...

Tags: Sustainability, Greenpeace, Hewlett-Packard Co., Performance, Commitment, Goal, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Sun's continuing open source problem

Despite its best efforts Sun Microsystems still has a big open source problem. Commitment. (Affordable Wedding Bands sells rings in both gold and platinum.) Any salesman is expecting a commitment from a buyer. But an open source salesman is expecting a deeper commitment. A...

Tags: Commitment, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-05-07

MemoThis 2005 (Mobile)

A super Datebook! Write down any kinda of stuff, commitments and everything you want! MemoThis is a simple program to use! it is perfect for you to write your daily tasks and duties in an easy and fast way. With MemoThis you will never forget about your duties, tasks or...

Tags: Duty, Mobile, Commitment, MemoThis, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing

Software downloads 2005-03-25

Diagnostic tool for assessing employee commitment

You can administer this brief survey to all employees who have spent more than a year working in your company. Then use it to diagnose the commitment level of your staff.

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Commitment, Tool, Productivity, Marketing Research, Marketing

Tools & templates 2003-09-19

Additional Resources

See what Google knows about you, kind of

Smoke and Mirrors?What makes an illusionist so good? The ability to show you exactly what they are doing, while never actually doing what you are seeing.You may [i]believe[/i] Google is showing you what they "know" about you, while never actually showing you what they really know about you.RE: See what...

Tags: Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

10 ways to evaluate your IT management software

Does your helpdesk work for you or do you work for your helpdesk? Saar Bitner of SysAid Technologies tells how to manage you IT management software. Commentary - Choosing the right IT management software solution is a strategic decision that requires the careful planning and consideration of every IT...

Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Software Solution, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, IT management, software, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-05

What would make you trust Microsoft?

Flame on!Let me save a couple people the time of posting"Microsoft is the most evil thing on earth and should be destroyed" - Linux Geek, Ole Man, D.T, No More Microsoft Software ...."I trust Microsoft with my life" - Mike Cox, Loverock, ... "They are a company. I trust them...

Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., extremist, open source, MHD

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Washington: lots of talk about global warming

Lots of talk around the American capital today on the topic of global warming. The CO2 emissions from various political factions and lobbyists alone could raise the global temp another degree or two. And that's not counting the carbon footprint of all the plane travel involved in moving...

Tags: U.S., Republican, Climate Change, U.S. Senate, Global Warming, European Union, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Seeking IT failure experts on Twitter

I'm assembling the definitive Twitter list of folks who have demonstrated deep insight and commitment into analyzing the causes and prevention of IT failures and need your help. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Twitter Inc., Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Motorola delivers profit; Android-powered future awaits

Motorola reported a slight third quarter profit and projected better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings. But Motorola's real prospects going forward will depend on how many Android devices it can sell. Sanjay Jha, co-CEO of Motorola, said the company met its commitment to deliver Android devices. Now consumers just have to...

Tags: Motorola Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-29

SharePoint: The team that makes the donut(s)

No wonder they're successfulThey have a process, they watch actual humans use the product, and accept feedback.RE: SharePoint: The team that makes the donutsAs a long time SharePoint consultant my impression is that the SharePoint team is totally out of touch with enterprise customers. SharePoint 2010 is the same old...

Tags: Content management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise software, SharePoint 2010, team, Microsoft SharePoint

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Boomi issues Dream Widget challenge ahead of Dreamforce show

A company called Boomi is so confident of its application integration technology that it has issued a challenge ahead of next month's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco: tell Boomi which application you'd most like to see integrated into salesforce and Boomi will create the "Dream Widget" to give away at...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force, Integration, Boomi, Application Integration, Sales Force Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Windows 7: An impressive upgrade

Windows 7 review:Windows 7 review: 'New' OS is just Vista with small changesPerformance enhancements"We have already determined that W7 won't make your computer run any faster. And if you are upgrading from XP, it might run slightly slower, just as with Vista. ......But it's not really anything new. We hate...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, impressive upgrade, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Demand this from software vendors

I was getting a briefing last week from a software executive. We got to a point in the conversation where the discussion was focusing on existing products. I moved the conversation to a different space, though. If you're getting a pitch from a vendor, you should move the conversation, too!...

Tags: Software, Vendor, Customer, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Sales, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-10-20

HP's kinder, gentler stance toward printer paper

I know I'm dating myself, but when I was a girl hooked on Nancy Drew mysteries, disappearing ink was all the rage as a tactic for covert operations. Now, as I sit staring at my printer every day, reluctantly printing out notes and other items that I just can't deal...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Photograph, Printing, Printers, Document Management, Digital Cameras, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-20

SCO story ends with a whimper

William Shakespear should have expanded on his "first ... the lawyers" bit!It is hard to feel sorry for people who go crying all the way to the bank!BAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!Good riddance.Someone remind meThis turned out exactly how Bitty/No Ax predicted, right?: o )SCO Xenix & UnixRather sad that their expertise at delivering...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, SCO Group Inc., BSD, Linux, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just Q4

rest of your lives!Tips to Having an Inexpensive WeddingNow don't think just because your wedding is cheap it has to look cheap! My weddings total cost including my women's dresses was about $350.00. It was beautiful and I would not change anything about it even after looking back 13 years....

Tags: Gender and diversity, Intel Corp., women

Discussion threads 2009-10-17

Is the Motorola CLIQ good enough to recommend?

egin your new adventure together for the rest of your lives!Tips to Having an Inexpensive WeddingNow don't think just because your wedding is cheap it has to look cheap! My weddings total cost including my women's dresses was about $350.00. It was beautiful and I would not change anything about...

Tags: Gender and diversity, Motorola Inc., women

Discussion threads 2009-10-17

Jungle Disk 3.0b1 (Mac)

Jungle Disk is an application that lets you store files and backup data securely to Amazon.com's S3 Storage Service. Store an unlimited amount of data for only 15 cents per gigabyte No monthly subscription fee, no startup fee, no commitment Your data is fully encrypted at all times Data...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, Amazon.com Inc., Jungle Tools, Backups, Data Centers, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS

Software downloads 2009-10-17

Upcoming energy efficiency research from Pew will provide corporate benchmarks

The Pew Center on Global Climate Change is preparing a report on corporate energy efficiency, to be released in March 2010. Turns out Toyota is the big sponsor of this project, putting up a $1.4 million grant over three years. The data was SUPPOSED to be based...

Tags: Energy Efficiency, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-12