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Numbers show Obama plan won't work: Honest numbers and real straight talk about who will pay those costs have yet to come from either side in this debate. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Costs, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-14
Small differences can make a BIG difference: I recently got a chance to talk with one VC firm that's focused some of its attention and money on cleantech. One of their investments is in OPX, which seems to have a unique approach to solving some of the energy and raw material supply issues facing the planet....; Tags: Chemicals, Clean Technology, Costs, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Medical and Hospice Center Revives Failing Network at an Affordable Cost: The Frannie Peabody Center is a private, non-profit organization committed to compassionate care for people infected with and affected by HIV and AIDS in Maine communities. Costs are always a factor for non-profit organizations. Operating costs at Frannie Peabody Center are fixed. Frannie Peabody Center doesn't have any on-site IT...; Tags: Network, Compatibility, Frannie Peabody Center, Costs, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Network Administration, Networking, Operating Systems, Software; Case studies 2008-03-06

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SaaS vendor quits browser to boost sales: SaaS CRM vendor Entellium is phasing out its browser-based offerings in favor of a smart client version that it says sells faster, better and at one-fifth of the marketing costs of the old version. by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Entellium, Software-as-a-service, Sun Java Studio Creator, On-demand, Sales, Web Browser, User Experience, Johnston, Rave Complete, Rave Insight, Rave Marketing, Rave Care, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018: Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018Infogreat info...to bad most want to stay on the bandwagon...politically correct view...passing the LIE around...then understanding Global Warming is a political tools to keep those we dont want in power to stay there.RE: Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate...; Tags: global warming, foreign oil, attention-getting challenge, latest attention-getting challenge, oil, Gore, dependence, fossil fuel; Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamed: Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamedWho is really to blame?SOA makes things easier for the end user, but harder for IT. But is it really SOA that should take the blame or are IT shops just really bad at "real" software engineering? I vote for the later. ...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, software, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamed: How many moths would it take to bring down a SOA? by Joe McKendrick; Tags: SOA, International Data Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Tools & Techniques, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-07-18
From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeGood PostIn those days i was the Manager of Technical Services and Computer Operations and remember not too fondly the innumerable meetings, courses, seminars required to implement changes. The technique "Structured or Top-down programming" was used to insure data integrity when program...; Tags: Mainframes, Servers, mainframe, Y2K, IS-department, data-processing, IBM mainframe, business rule, IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Joyfax Server (exe): Joyfax Server is a designed client/server-based application that makes sending and receiving a fax more efficient, simpler and cheaper. With the integration of Joyfax client and the Joy fax printer driver, faxing from any standard application will be as easy as printing. Due to the client/server architecture of Joyfax, all...; Tags: Client-server, Joyfax Server, Fax, Servers, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-18
Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router: Editor's note: Although our First Look video states that the WRT610N costs only $149, the street price may prove higher.The Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router is the first true dual-band wireless router we've reviewed, and one of only a few on the market. In our tests, it easily...; Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Network technology, Network-attached storage (NAS), NETWORKING, wireless router, Storage Link, WRT610N, Linksys Inc., router, Linksys WRT310N, storage; Product reviews 2008-07-17
GE's Enterprise Collaboration Backbone: General Electric, the venerable multinational that was founded in 1878 in New Jersey, have at their core a hugely sophisticated enterprise collaboration system that is arguably the largest in the world. I was able to see Dr Sukh Grewal, Manager of GE's 'SupportCentral' collaboration...; Tags: Backbone, General Electric Co., SupportCentral, Collaboration, Groupware, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Google earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economy: Updated: Google's second quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates and executives moved to allay concerns about the company's ability to weather a dicey ad environment. The search giant on Thursday reported net income of $1.25 billion, or $3.92 a share, on revenue of $5.37 billion excluding...; Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Earnings, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-17
SAP 'Mittelstand' customers upset at new maintenance charges: Following on from yesterday's announcement of a hike in SAP maintenance charges, the German title Computerwoche implies that the powerful 'Mittelstand' group in the German SAP user group are far from happy. Under the title: "Higher maintenance costs upset SAP customers ," Computerwoche interviewed Gunther Rheinhart, executive member of the...; Tags: Customer, SAP AG, Mittelstand, Gunther Rheinhart, Auto-renew, Software As A Service (SaaS), Workforce Management, Outsourcing, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-17
More iPhone 3G observations: After almost a week with the new iPhone 3G I have some additional thoughts that I wanted to share on my experiences: As I previously mentioned, AT&T's 3G coverage is completely non-existent in my area, despite AT&T's coverage viewer claiming that I'm blanketed in 100 percent 3G....; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-17
PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.: PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.WellWell, that shows that Apple is still not significant worldwide,which is not surprising !MisleadingAlthough Apple slightly edged out Acer in US sales, it comes nowhere close to Acer in international sales. So to claim that Apple topped Acer in shipments...; Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., PC, PC shipment, No. 3, Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move along: NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move alongThe fact that Nvidia is not telling us...the whole story tells us the whole story. If it wasn't "that bad", they wouldn't be afraid to come forward with all the facts. This is typical behavior for a corporation, if the news is...; Tags: Notebooks, Semiconductors, store owner, NVidia Corp., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
SAP pulls the trigger on higher support costs: SAP pulls the trigger on higher support costsPlease be careful when you claim "paid support"Dennis, Unless you have a copy of the invoice from IDC, you shouldn't flatly state that she was paid or otherwise compensated for her quote in a press release. Bad form from an otherwise reliable...; Tags: Firewalls, Dennis, SAP AG, support cost, financial relationship, trigger; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
News to know: Google; Microsoft; eBay; SAP; Apple: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Google's second quarter: What to expect Deb Perelman: The Techie Hall of Shame Phil Wainewright: How much is a unit of cloud computing? Joe McKendrick: Seven SOA experts explain how to 'just do it' Robin...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; Blog posts 2008-07-17
PCVox Phone Recorder (exe): The PC-Vox and an indispensable tool to guarantee the safety in your company, to reduce costs with telephone and to improve the service quality. It needs the adapatador for phone line, that can be set up of the outline supplied with the program. More safety for your residence or company....; Tags: Phone, Phone Line, SISCORB Virtual Work, Telecom & Utilities; Software downloads 2008-07-17
Ringleader of cybercrime group to be offered a job as cybercrime fighter: Owen Thor Walker, a 18 years old ringleader of an international cybercrime group, known as AKILL, part of the A-Team, a group of 8 script kiddies which were all caught in a operation called "Operation Bot Roast II" bust executed by the FBI and several international law enforcement agencies in...; Tags: Job, Malware, Bot, Malware Bot, PRIVMSG, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-16