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Are faux-Zuckerbergs a threat to corporate harmony?

Are faux-Zuckerbergs a threat to corporate harmony?This is what you get.When you raise kids to believe that self esteem is an inalienable right.MonotonicityThe WWII Generation lived through the Depression, fought WWII, and then came home expecting a chance to work hard and have a home of their own.Their children grew...

Tags: faux-Zuckerbergs

Discussion threads 2007-10-22

Ozzie: Innovation coming from consumer, not corporate, market

Ozzie: Innovation coming from consumer, not corporate, marketWell, duh, OzzieIt's all about inertia and the bottom line. If something in the corporate world works, even half-a$$edly, they will continue to use it and use it rather than invest a bucket of money in a new, maybe better, way of doing...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Leadership, Strategy, Desktops, Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., tool, corporate world, PC, innovation

Discussion threads 2007-07-31

iPhone: Coming to a corporation near you?

iPhone: Coming to a corporation near you?Apparently the major corporations do not agree with Apple...[url=CIOs pooh-pooh the iPhone]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/24/cios_badmouth_iphone/[/url][i]Four out for four CIOs agree: the iPhone is no match for the Blackberry. Last night, at an event hosted by Silicon Valley's tech-happy Churchill Club, four high-profile CIOs - representing Google, Hasbro,...

Tags: Microsoft ActiveSync, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., corporate world

Discussion threads 2007-07-26

GPL 3 isn't the 'last call;' FSF locks in on Microsoft-Novell

GPL 3 isn't the 'last call;' FSF locks in on Microsoft-NovellSeveral thoughts...I guess the first thing that stands out to me is the depth of the legalize. The size of the new licnense Users have always had a difficult time understanding and applying the GPL properly (several law...

Tags: Free Software Foundation, GPL 3, Microsoft Corp., corporate world, open source, GPL, Novell Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-03-28

Additional Resources

The little wind turbines that could

I have to admit, I'm more used to reading about U.S. tech firms expanding abroad rather than the reverse. But in the case of certain green tech innovations, I suppose it makes sense to flip this idea on its head. Just heard about the example of Proven...

Tags: Turbine, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Intel launches new chip for consumer electronics

In its latest bid to expand beyond PCs and servers into industrial and consumer electronics applications, Intel has announced a new family of embedded processors. These chips are not based on the Atom processor already used in netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices MIDs--those versions won't arrive until...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, SoCs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-07-24

2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."

July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an aggressive personal trainer session from the...

Tags: PC, Linux, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac

I almost missed Parallels' announcement of Parallels Server for Mac. I didn't speak with company representatives. All I saw was a press release. It was nearly lost in a huge pile of other mail in my inbox. Although there are several virtual machine software products that support...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Parallels Server, Parallels Management Console, Toolset, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Are solar-energy materials in short supply?

Are solar-energy materials in short supply?Need Ink ContractsImprovements in solar photovoltaic sources of materials brings to my mind the need of inks that will allow painting your own photovoltaics in colorful designs and patterns stressing advertising as much as is possible to enliven the circles of users. Inks of N-type...

Tags: Manufacturing, photovoltaics

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Managing growth - a followup to yesterday's guest blog

Yesterday, Dean Cycon of Dean's Beans wrote a guest blog for this column on "Starbucks' Dirty Little Secret". The blog is worthy of some followup, as well as some additional information that Dean shared with me about their corporate philosophy. Growth is good for a company,...

Tags: Trader, Blog, Dean Cycon, X2 Development Corp., Strategy, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Attack code published for DNS flaw

Attack code published for DNS flawIrresponsible and evil"In an IM exchange, Moore told me his exploit takes about a minute or two to poison a DNS cache but said he is working to improve it in version 2.0."As far as i am concerened he is just an evil person to...

Tags: Domain names, Halvar, exploit, DNS

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Microsoft splits its Platforms

Microsoft splits its Platformsjohnson leavingFirst of all, this is good news. It's not like he as done a good job running this companies marketing and online business. This is good news. Microsoft is making changes and its for the better. For all your naysayers who like to...

Tags: NETWORKING, Microsoft Corp., Johnson, rep, Juniper Networks Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Accenture gets deeper into the green IT services game

Need some outside perspective on the green status of your IT infrastructure? Accenture, which is one of Forrester Research's darlings when it comes to green IT services, has created a set of services called the Accenture Green Technology Suite that handle anything from basic green "maturity" assessments and modeling tools...

Tags: Game, Data Center, Accenture Ltd., Green IT, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-23

iPhone vulnerable to phishing, spamming flaws

iPhone vulnerable to phishing, spamming flawsBut I was told OS X would save me from things like this.[i]In the meantime, iPhone users should avoid clicking on links in the Mail app that refers to trusted sites.[/i]So if my mom sends me a link to a web album, I shouldn't open...

Tags: Spam, Cyberthreats, Desktops, SECURITY, spamming, Apple iPhone, PC, phishing

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Enterprise communities: build or join?

Enterprise communities: build or join?Online communities that connect clients?Jennifer:Have you ever heard of an online community that connects clients for their mutual benefit? I realize their may be concerns about sharing information with competitors, but I also find that there are opportunities to connect several of my clients for mutual...

Tags: Benefits, Jennifer

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Telcos hurting national interest says Vint Cerf - Father of Internet

Telcos hurting national interest says Vint Cerf - Father of InternetAs Always, Vinton Tells It Like It IsVery well thought-out answer, and absolutely on the mark...the telcos are ruining the advancement of the Internet in this country and the fact that they are systematically raping the consumer with their "Hi-speed"...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, telecommunications company, national interest, Vint Cerf, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

How sick is Steve Jobs?

Apple Inc.'s stonewalling over this material corporate event says something very bad about the company. It says they're totally dependent on Jobs, that no one can tell him no on anything, and that when you buy the stock you're buying a man. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Steve Jobs, Cancer, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA

Yesterday I sat down and talked with Entellium, an on-demand CRM company that has recently gone away from a purley browser-based model and moved into a desktop smart client application. In doing so they saw a big increase in conversion numbers and the customers have responded well to having the...

Tags: Entellium, Sun Java Studio Creator, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Application, Video Game, Video, CRM, Desktop Application, Games, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-07-23

NY gov signs game bill into law

NY gov signs game bill into law"A bill that will have made it illegal"????Wow.RE: NY gov signs game bill into lawThe panel needs to include parents - real parents who have to deal with these games, the consoles, how the game developers create games that force a child to keep...

Tags: Games, gaming industry, game

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience

Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experienceNow, why can't they get their OS right?I'm probably too old to be a fan boy here, especially since I love about every game platform. But as a XBL user I can say Microsoft has seriously earned some respect points with the whole...

Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., Xbox 360 experience, new Xbox 360, PC, hard drive, Microsoft Xbox 360, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-07-23