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- Microsoft admits its GPL violation; will reissue Windows 7 tool under open-source license
- Tar and feather them nt ;-)ntYeah - they made good on GPL2 - tar them anyway!It's Microsoft - hurt them even when they do admit their errors and make good on them!Seriously Dude, see a shrink!A tad serious?Lighten up a bit - a shrink? I will put my mental health...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, tool, Microsoft Windows 7, open source, Microsoft Corp., GPL
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- IT Security: Context is King
- One of the big blockers for enterprise collaboration uptake is ediscovery and compliance - and depending on the business entity the familiarity, processes and confidence in dealing with legal issues. This is a broad topic, but you can simplify it down into two broad camps: companies that are set up...
- Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Enterprise 2.0, Web 2.0, Strategy, Security, Internet, Management, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- IBM releases upgrade to Tivoli software
- IBM today announced the release of a new verison of its Tivoli Identity Manager, which includes upgrades that allows the company to "administer, secure, monitor and certify user identities and their access to applications, information and systems." Basically, this is about access and being able to manage...
- Tags: Software, Tivoli Software, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Regulations, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Government, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- IBM on Sustainability: Time For Real Time
- Its hard not to be impressed with the strength of focus coming from IBM these days on sustainability. I'm ususally pretty sceptical about sustainability marketing efforts and IBM have a high hurdle to jump to reach a point of public credibility. But on the other hand technology companies, more than most sectors, are obliged to lead...
- Tags: Sustainability, IBM Corp., James Farrar
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- GNERA ENERGIA Y TECNOLOGIA S.L. Manages Emerging Power Market With Robust IT Solution
- GNERA wanted to enable the company to enter the renewable energy market and facilitate entry into the Iberian Peninsula's energy market by streamlining compliance the requirement of Operador del Mercado Iberico de Energia and Red Electrica (the Spain-based manager of that country's electric system. The challenge was to generate client...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Compliance, GNERA ENERGIA Y TECNOLOGIA S.L.
- Case studies 2009-05-01
- Is information technology management stuck in the 19th century?
- Is information technology management stuck in the 19th century?Is our culture holding us back?I'm thinking that one of the big challenges to moving forward with any information technology is cultural change. We've seen an amazing capacity for younger generations those in their teens and twenties today to be able...
- Tags: data model, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-04-17
- Sistema de Retiro para Maestros Achieves Operating Transparency and Improves Service to Beneficiaries
- Sistema de Retiro para Maestros wanted to establish a robust, highly available IT infrastructure to provide transparency and visibility of financial data for pension funds and centralize financial information to facilitate quick access and processing of up-to-date information for beneficiaries active and retired teachers. The challenge was to automate accounting...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- Bloor Research Case Study: SenSage at O2 Ireland
- O2 is a part of Telefónica, which was originally established as Companiia Telefónica Nacional de Espana in 1924 as the Spanish subsidiary of AT&T. It needed to meet the requirements of the EU Data Retention Directive, to meet the demands of other compliance requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley SOX and the...
- Tags: Compliance, O2 Plc., SenSage, Bloor Research, Event Data Warehouse, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- Mosquitoes in schools
- Mosquitoes in schoolsThe question I have is why are people so worriedabout teenagers 'congregating' in places? I mean, it isn't like they are harder to deal with than adults, in fact from what I have seen most of them (excluding 'tough boys' who would never get near my home or...
- Tags: Mosquitoes, music
- Discussion threads 2009-03-15
- Directory Services Integration With Database Enterprise User Security
- Enterprise User Security EUS, an Oracle Database Enterprise Edition feature, leverages the Oracle Directory Services, and gives one the ability to centrally manage database users and role memberships in an LDAP directory. Enterprise User Security reduces administration cost, increases security, and improves compliance through centralized database user account management, centralized...
- Tags: Security, Oracle Corp., Directory Service, Integration, Enterprise User Security, Storage, Roi/Tco, Databases, Hardware, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2009-03-01
- New auto emission regs could block some car sales
- Detroit automakers and their wealthier Japanese competitors have one more obstacle to rebuilding car sales. They are about to face a spate of new state-level auto emissions restrictions across the United States. Some current and planned models may not make the cut. It's being leaked about D.C....
- Tags: Car, Automobile Company, Emission, California, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Sales, Manufacturing, Regulations, Government, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-01-26
- Microsoft OOXML opponents won't back down
- Microsoft OOXML opponents won't back downIt lies with the winner?Microsoft didn't win--it did it's usual thing of lying and cheating to steal a result it couldn't earn. E.g.,http://deepakphatak.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-is.htmlNot a standard, yetWith the appeals and the lack of publishing, it's still not a standard.OOXML is largely irrelevant and will "die"ISO...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Office Open XML, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- Disaster averted: But (sob) my next notebook might not be an Apple one
- I'm thinking I owe GreenTech Pastures readers an update on the state of my Apple PowerBook G4, which now is resting comfortably on the desk behind me, although it's in a bit of rehab with some applications that have disappeared. (Yes, I have two computers, so shoot me.) One of...
- Tags: Toshiba Tecra, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-05-17
- A robotic chef for your kitchen?
- The European Commission has founded a project named 'Co-operative Human Robot Interaction Systems' CHRIS for a cost of €3.65 million. The project, which started in March 2008, will last 4 years. It is based at Bristol Robotics Lab BRL which will work with the University of the West of England...
- Tags: Project, CHRIS, Service Robot, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- ESG Lab Validation Report: EMC Avamar - Revolutionizing Backup and Recovery
- Rapid adoption of virtual server technology and the challenges associated with the backup and recovery of ever-growing stores of information located within branch and remote offices is causing a number of IT managers to reevaluate their data protection strategies. New backup and recovery methods which use data de-duplication technology to...
- Tags: Recovery, Virtual Server, EMC Corp., EMC Avamar, Backups, Server Virtualization, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Virtualization
- White papers 2008-05-14
- Microsoft Meets Open Source: Glasnost 2.0
- Microsoft Meets Open Source: Glasnost 2.0My Wish List.Only one thing: I would like Microsoft to get solidly behind Mono to get a complete and up-to-date .Net implementation for Linux.Very interesting. Not sure what they hope to gain here or how the willmaintain the block-in. Probably the best answer, is that...
- Tags: Linux, .NET, Development tools, Golden Age, Microsoft Corp., Glasnost 2.0, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- Microsoft's OOXML gets ISO approval ... maybe
- Microsoft's OOXML gets ISO approval ... maybeFraud and corruption is the new International standard.Congratulations Microsoft for absolutely nothing of value, and enjoy the backlash ;-)Interesting language"[i]Microsoft maintains that Office dominates on the desktop worldwide and that OOXML is a de facto standard anyway[/i]"In other words, MS thinks that whatever they...
- Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, German Standard, OOXML, Microsoft Corp., ISO, Microsoft Office, irregularity, Microsoft OOXML
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- FCC: Verizon Wireless a big 700 Mhz auction winner; Now what?
- Updated: Verizon Wireless was the biggest winner in the Federal Communication Commission's 700 Mhz auction. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin revealed Verizon Wireless as the biggest winner of spectrum. Martin made the comments at a press conference at FCC headquarters. Here's Martin's statement (also see...
- Tags: FCC, AT&T Corp., Verizon Wireless, Spectrum, Auction, Federal Government, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Government, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- Maintaining Continuous Compliance With PCI DSS Requirements
- The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS has in recent years emerged as a de-facto best practices security approach in the payment card industry. Compliance is much more than a single deadline. Having tools in place that help maintain compliance on a continual basis will lessen the financial...
- Tags: Payment, Audit, Safeguard, Compliance, Triumfant, PCI, Operational Accounting, Storage, Hardware, Finance
- White papers 2008-03-14
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