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- Sun sees future in computing service providers
- Sun sees future in computing service providersBig Iron and timesharing, deja vu ...All the IT vendors dream of a return to the days of big iron, centralized control, and the high priesthood of MIS datamasters.IT people remember those times with fond affection, but most others remember it as a time...
- Tags: Mainframes, Business services, Servers, Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., computing service provider, mainframe, service provider
- Discussion threads 2006-10-26
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- Forrester fuels the SAP maintenance price hike debate
- The last few days I've been exchanging email with R 'Ray' Wang, VP and principal analyst at Forrester about the kerfuffle over SAP's unilateral decision to apply a price hike to its maintenance and support fees. Ray specializes in the enterprise market and has special experience of SAP going back...
- Tags: Customer, SAP AG, Forrester Research Inc., Ray, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Investment, Business Structures, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- First impressions of the Dash Express connected GPS device
- I checked out a Garmin StreetPilot c580 last summer and thought it was a pretty compelling dedicated GPS system since it had MSN Direct integration to provide some wireless functionality. While it was useful for some things, the MSN Direct service is not designed for real-time wireless data and coverage...
- Tags: Device, Display, Traffic Data, Maps, GPS, Wi-Fi, Handhelds, Internet, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Antitrust suit against Apple, AT&T moves forward
- A federal judge has ruled that an antitrust suit against Apple and A&T over exclusivity deals for the iPhone may move forward, Ars Technica reports. Apple and AT&T signed a five-year exclusive deal but only told consumers they would have to sign up for a two-year...
- Tags: Antitrust, Consumer Protection, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Trying to increase productivity? Send your employees home.
- Companies that give their workers the option of telecommuting are seeing greater productivity, lower costs, improved employee health and greater employee retention, according to a survey released today by the Computing Technology Industry Association. Case in point: I'm typing this from this from my own home office...
- Tags: Phone, Telecommuting, Telecom & Utilities, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification
- The bust of the notorious ATM scammer going under the handle of Cha0 in early September, once again puts ATM skimming in the spotlight. Among the main insecurities scammers face while embedding an ATM skimmer, is the retrieval process of the device that is now containing the credit card details...
- Tags: Device, Credit Card, built-In, SMS, Scammer, ATM, Network Technology, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Apple notebooks to be fabricated from a solid "brick" of aluminum
- The term "brick" was mentioned in a 9-to-5 Mac rumor piece on 10 September 2008 when their source said that the MacBook update is "all about the Brick." 9-to-5 Mac now claims that the "brick" isn't a specific Apple product but rather a manufacturing process that uses lasers and jets...
- Tags: Brick, Apple Inc., BW, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- BI Crystal Ball – Next Gen BI May Be Closer Than You Think
- Most modern large enterprise Business Intelligence BI tools are very robust and feature rich these days. Up until a few years ago BI users could blame vendors for most of their BI ills. This is getting harder and harder to do. Many of the BI tools, especially the ones reviewed...
- Tags: Application, User Empowerment, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Boris Evelson
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- From the vault: Lisa demo
- From my forthcoming book, Corporations that Changed the World: Apple Inc. After a tour of the Xerox PARC Palo Alto Research Center laboratories in December 1979 and a demonstration of their Alto computer, Steve Jobs decided that the Graphical User Interface GUI was the future of computing. Apple traded...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Xerox PARC, Lisa, Productivity, Podcasts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Ask revamps for faster Web search, more relevance
- Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to deliver faster results and improved relevance as it bids to win share from market leader Google. NEW YORK--IAC Corp's Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to deliver faster results and improved relevance as it bids to win share from market...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Ask.com, Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search, Channel Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Reuters, search, Google
- News items 2008-10-07
- Does this make me a member of the mile-high club?
- Now I can say I blogged from 35,000 feet. I knew American Airlines was testing GOGO's WiFi service on select flights between New York and San Francisco, but was still pleasantly surprised this morning to find out that my 7am flight out of Kennedy this morning was...
- Tags: Flight, Wireless LANs, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Wi-Fi, Wireless, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Josh Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters capital
- AMD said Tuesday that it will split off its manufacturing operations in a deal with the Advanced Technology Investment Company of Abu Dhabi. AMD will also receive a capital infusion from Mubadala Development Company, which will wind up owning more than 19 percent of Intel's smaller rival. ...
- Tags: Asset, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATIC, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- News to know: AMD; iPhone security; Linux; SAP
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: AMD to spin off manufacturing. Techmeme Heather Clancy: The color that shall not be named. AMD's Vertal downplays green credentials, plays up efficiency arguments ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Information Technology, SAP AG, RIM BlackBerry, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Web Servers, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Strategy, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Internet, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Live Webcast: The 2008 Email Security Benchmarking Report
- Email is a critical tool for business communications, but its use is threatened by the growing volume and sophistication of external attacks. Today's best-in-class organizations are realizing significant benefits compared to other organizations, particularly through the use of Software as a Service SaaS security applications. Join this...
- Tags: Google Inc., Webcast, E-mail Security, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Online Communications, Security
- Webcasts 2008-10-07
- MozyPro for Mac goes public beta
- Online backup storage provider Mozy on Tuesday will roll out a public beta for MozyPro for the Mac, a new service for businesses using Apple's Mac platform. MozyPro for the Mac resembles Mozy's business lineup for Windows. It allows online backup for the Mac like its MozyHome...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Public Beta, Backup, MozyPro, Mozy, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A
- There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...
- Tags: India, Pyramid, Laughter, Network, Microsoft Office, Steve Ballmer, Product, Microsoft Corp., Programmer, Question, Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- With Systinet 3.0, HP broadens SOA governance role to encompass services lifecycle, business processes, IT service management
- The movement is to expand SOA governance, but perhaps more importantly, expand governance in general across more of what IT touches. Rules, roles, business context, policy, development-to-deployment lifecycles, operational efficiency, projects and services -- all need to be brought into a contextual whole. Not by a common product set, but...
- Tags: Business Process, Registry, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, IT Service Management, SOA, SOA Governance, Systinet Corp., HP SOA Systinet 3.0, HP Software, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Startups listen up: you've got a pricing problem
- Just about every new product coming to market is being offered as a service rather than packaged software. But pricing remains something of a mystery. A while back, I started a spreadsheet that plots price points for different saas accounting offerings. At the time I concluded that no-one has figured...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Small And Medium Enterprise, Web Application, Pricing Strategy, Phil Wainewright, Pricing, Smb/Sme, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- SAP: Business drop was 'sudden and unexpected'; Credit crunch hurt IT financing
- SAP said Monday its business fell off in September as the company warned that its third quarter wouldn't meet its previous targets as a broad swath of customers delayed information technology projects. In contrast to SAP's upbeat outlook in July, the company in a statement said it...
- Tags: Software, Revenue, Information Technology, Financing, SAP AG, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- SAP: first to hit the buffers
- SAP pre-announced its Q3 results at what could not have come at a worse time for the beleaguered stock market. Although executives were bragging about 4% growth in software sales as though BusinessObjects doesn't exist the reality is that year over year growth was off 9%. Management...
- Tags: Software, SAP AG, U.S. GAAP Software Revenue, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
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