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RIA Case Study : Empowering your sales force with Compel

I was able to take a look at Compel, the CODiE award-winning Rich Internet Application built by the team at Centive which takes advantage of the web and puts information at the fingertips of the people who need it most - the ideal RIA. Compel is a sales compensation...

Tags: sales, Compel

Blog posts 2006-07-20

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YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose

Updated: The latest battle in Google's ongoing court battle with Viacom over YouTube copyright infringement is a glass half full or half empty situation. In the half full department, Google scored a legal victory as a judge shot down Viacom requests for the search giant's search code and other critical...

Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., IP, Video, Viacom Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Prices up, consumption down--market economics working for gasoline consumers?

Yes, American gasoline prices have risen more than 30% in a year. Yes, consumption is now down in the U.S., year to year. Just under 4%. So maybe nobody ever said there was a one-to-one ratio. Bet if gasoline gets to $5 per gallon, consumption will...

Tags: Oil Company, Alternative Energy, Gasoline, Global Warming, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-10

Nokia N95-3 (North American model) firmware update version 20.2.011 is now available

I know that Ricky Cadden from the Symbian-Guru.com site has been waiting very anxiously for the Nokia N95-3 North American version to be upgraded to version 20.2.xxx and Nokia stated that the update would be coming in June. According to users on Howard Forums Nokia was able to release...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Firmware Update, Firmware, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-27

Unixfication II

Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying to myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a...

Tags: GPL, Virtualization, Kernel, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-05-08

Oracle architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red Hat

One Oracle exec said there should be only one Linux distribution -- Red Hat -- and claimed there will be no fragmentation of that code base. In an interview with the Linux Foundation recently, Oracle's chief corporate architect said Oracle Unbreakable Linux is not a product but...

Tags: Linux Distribution, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-06

MobileTechRoundup show #131, WiFi or 3G, what is the mobile users preference?

Listen here (MP3, 31.5 MB, 34:20 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS AT&T is starting to take over for T-Mobile in providing WiFi access at Starbucks and other locations so to kick off...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Mobile, Wi-Fi, 3G, Podcasts, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Change-Congress, an open source strategy for political reform

Lawrence Lessig, known for his leadership on IP reform and the illfated Eldred v. Ashcroft decision, launched his latest project, Change-Congress at the National Press Club on Thursday. Partnering with Joe Trippi formerly of the Dean and Edwards campaigns, Lessig's strategy will be a "bi-partisan, web-based effort to leverage and...

Tags: Open Source, Candidate, Change-Congress, Wiki, Strategy, Online Communications, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-03-23

Will+the+EU+fine+change+Microsoft%3F

Will+the+EU+fine+change+Microsoft%3FOf course not.MSFT is run by the corporate equivalent of a rogue regime, the largest disinformation organization in the world. Only when the financial hurt becomes too high and the regime is toppled by the shareholders will anything change.The current regime is far too filled with liars, cheats and...

Tags: Financial accounting, Balmer, Microsoft Corp., MSFT

Discussion threads 2008-02-28

Toshiba drops HD DVD

Toshiba drops HD DVDWhich is next?At last, a useless costly format war is over. Thank God. I wonder which will be the next useless format war? Industries never learn... And we, consumers, pay the price.Greetz, Pjotr.It's over!And the winner is.. well, still no winners, I think. The HD players was...

Tags: HD DVD, Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc, DVD, DVD Price, Toshiba Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-19

MWC08: A look at the S60 touch UI

S60 will be adding touch to their platform this year with the first devices scheduled for late 2008. I had a chance to check out the S60 interface that was running on a PC. While touch is probably necessary since the iPhone, Microsoft and Symbian UIQ all have it, I...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Touch, Microsoft Corp., S60, Corporate Communications, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-02-17

Retail+displays+transform+transactions+and+markets

Retail+displays+transform+transactions+and+marketsSoon I shouldn't look down...... in order to avoid seeing ads. I wonder how many accidents will be caused by people looking away to avoid advertising and so overlooking important information, like an oncoming automobile. Even if laws are necessary, avoidance shouldn't be dangerous.Also, you do realize that...

Tags: advertisement, McDonald's Corp., food, McDonalds

Discussion threads 2008-02-11

CES: Big thinkers and disruptive technologies

The Consumer Electronics Show about the size of 36 football fields and exhausting, and so are the names of some of the conference sessions. I attended "Big Thinkers and Disruptive Technologies: Today's Thought Leaders and Tomorrow's Technologies," with panelists Dave Habiger, CEO of Sonic Solutions; Levy Gerzberg, CEO of Zoran;...

Tags: Facebook, Specification, Photograph, Sonic Solutions, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Open Source, Security, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-09

Microsoft: 100 million copies of Vista sold at retail

Microsoft: 100 million copies of Vista sold at retailHard to believeI'm sorry, but this alleged 100 million number for RETAIL sales of an operating system (doesn't matter who makes it) sounds more like a big corporate lie than the truth.Here are some simple facts that make the alleged count unbelievable:-...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales strategy, HERE ARE, Microsoft Corp., Average Joe, Microsoft Windows Vista, sales, Vista sale

Discussion threads 2008-01-06

Opera: Acid or no, its Microsoft antitrust complaint goes forward

Now that Microsoft has passed the Acid2 Browser test, is Opera Software satisfied? If dropping its antitrust complaint filed last week with the European Commission is the measure, the answer is no. I asked Opera whether Microsoft's announcement on December 19 that an internal Internet Explorer 8...

Tags: Opera Software, Antitrust, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Standards, Web Browsers, Quality, Internet, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-12-19

Mr. Dodd's filibuster threat works, vote delayed

Mr. Dodd's filibuster threat works, vote delayedGood for Dodd!Companies being granted immunity from prosecution for cooperating with warrantless wiretaps becomes a slippery slope which would allow an abusive executive branch to bypass the separation of powers. In fact, such a law would, in itself, violate the separation of powers.So...

Tags: Telephony, Dodd, filibuster threat work, threat work

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Opera files complaint against Microsoft in the EU over IE, Windows bundle; CTO makes Web standards case

Updated with Opera CTO, Microsoft comments: Opera Software said Thursday it is filing a complaint against Microsoft in the European Union alleging the software giant is abusing its power and tying Internet Explorer to the Windows operating system. Opera also has a beef about Microsoft's support for Web standards. ...

Tags: Web, Opera Software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Standards, European Union, Web Standards Project, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Quality, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Business Operations, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-12-13

Police Blotter: Verizon forced to turn over text messages

Police Blotter: Verizon forced to turn over text messagesThe moral of the story is......text messages aren't private and may be released by court order. Thus, if you're planning something you really don't want other people to know about, encrypted e-mail is much better.RE: Police Blotter: Verizon forced to turn...

Tags: Federal government, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Verizon Communications Inc., Police Blotter, CALEA

Discussion threads 2007-12-05

Privacy: Not So Ironclad

A recent Israeli court case has Google divulging the identity of an anonymous blogger. To find out the implications for US law we asked two US and Israeli attorneys, David Mirchin and Russell Mayer, for their opinions here's what Russell had to say. David's opinion can be found...

Tags: Google Inc., Court, Privacy, Israel, Identity, David, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2007-11-28

How to Build 24/7 Online Demos

Want to maintain a continuous flow of quality leads to sales without having to constantly deliver live Webinars and demos? Many marketing professionals have adopted recorded demos to compel prospects to take action 24/7. During this TechRepublic Webcast, Peter Cohan, author of Great Demo!, discusses the power...

Tags: On-demand, Marketing, Demo

Webcasts 2007-11-15