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Manageability InteropFest for ATCA Building Blocks

The Communications Platforms Trade Association CPTA was launched to drive a mainstream market for interoperable communications platforms by solving interoperability issues that are not currently addressed by the existing specifications in the communications platforms industry. This white paper discusses how the CP-TA community plans to address interoperability issues in the...

Tags: Interoperability, White Paper, CP-TA

White papers 2006-11-01

Additional Resources

Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?

  A few days ago an industry colleague and I were having a discussion about Linux and whether or not it is necessary for it to be application compatible or simply just "interoperable" with Windows from a protocol and data exchange standpoint. His view is that Linux...

Tags: Intel X86, Architecture, IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-22

AT&T blunders on free Wi-Fi for iPhones

AT&T just can't commit. To free Wi-Fi for iPhone 3G customers, that is. The company seems to be having a blunder-fest with announcements that iPhone 3G customers can get free Wi-Fi at its nationwide AT&T WiFi HotSpots most notably in Starbucks stores. The carrier trumpets the free service...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Card, AT&T Corp., Starbucks Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, Wireless LANs, 3G, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rik Fairlie

Blog posts 2008-07-21

DIRECTV, what about "Make the products work" and "Keep the customers happy" do you not understand?

Well, I was going to write my post-mortem of the iPhone launch and go into an entire diatribe on crappy customer service and the perils of early adoption, but then I found myself with a much better target than AT&T  Wireless and Apple  -- the idiots...

Tags: Customer Service, DirecTV, HR-20, HR-21, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-14

DataBull (exe)

DataBull is a comprehensive downloader for historical, end-of-day, and intraday data from over 50 international exchanges. DataBull directly passes the data into your TA-software. DataBull writes the data automatically and directly to your TA-software without using other data converters. DataBull produces data output in MetaStock-format, .PRN-format, ASCII-format and Excel. This...

Tags: Data, Mikron, DataBull, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2008-07-14

'Agility' 10 times over -- and other ways to tell it's not SOA

I got some interesting responses to my recent post, "Ten Ways to Tell It's Not SOA." Dave Linthicum added five more to the list, including: "11) If this is a change in 'paradigm' and not a change in 'architecture' ... it's not SOA." "12) If your...

Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-07-10

Thoughts on Bill Gates

When I think of Bill Gates, I can't help but think back to that famous photo taken of his team shortly before they moved up to Washington State from Albuquerque.  This rag-tag band somehow served as the base for a company that now employs 75,000+ people (including myself, until recently)...

Tags: Software, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Tools & Techniques, Management, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-06-27

Old DEC code open sourced by HP

Old DEC code open sourced by HPMove on... why botherWow, and if IBM open sources OS/2, we'd have two museum pieces to admire. AdvFS was DOA five years ago, the last thing we need is another retrieval from the grave.DEC started search enginesFew people remember that DEC started search engines....

Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Desktops, Olsen, Hewlett-Packard Co., Digital Equipment Corp., AdvFS, VAX, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

iPhone 3G - questions still remain ...

iPhone 3G - questions still remain ...Your fixation with iApple is soooo apparentiJunk, 6 out of the last 9 posts. Well done! You've reduced your blog to just two thirds dedication to iApple!Could this be the "less expensive" version?With the subsidies Apple just opened two new price points up. ...

Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G, 3G

Discussion threads 2008-06-09

Do we need two open source office suites?

Do we need two open source office suites?That Made Me Scratch My Head, TooMethinks Dana needs to go back and double-check his sources. And, by the way, StarOffice's roots actually go back much further than that: Star Division's StarWriter was first developed back in the mid-80's for CP/M. ...

Tags: OpenOffice, Linux, Word processors, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, open-source office suite, Symphony, StarOffice, Novell Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

MinWin: Is it or isn't it part of Windows 7?

Confusion over exactly what MinWin is -- Is it a concept? a new operating system kernel? a floor wax? a dessert topping?) -- and how/whether it will be part of Windows 7 is still rampant, a week after Microsoft "communicated" about Windows 7 via a Q&A with News.com. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Kernel, MinWin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-06-02

Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 1

Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 1Great! Some multimedia tips.In the sequel you might find it handy to include the swiftest way to add the missing restricted multimedia-codecs, plus a new thing on Sun Java (new since 8.04):- establish internet connection- Applications - Add/Remove- Show: all available...

Tags: open source, OpenOffice Draw, multimedia, Medibuntu, Linux, w32codec, Click Apply, plug-in

Discussion threads 2008-05-23

If hackers don't get you, maybe Google will

Two weeks ago my personal blog StorageMojo was hacked. Turns out that Google can be a bigger problem than the hackers. Here's how it works and tips on protecting yourself. "Don't be evil" is a pretty low bar There's been a lot of blog hacking going...

Tags: Google Inc., Site, Hosting Company, Hacker, StorageMojo, Blogging, Security, Internet, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-05-18

Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patches

Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patchesThen there will be...a reboot to the reboot to the reboot to the reboot to the....Well, you get the drill.The people who brought you Zune, Xbox (love those thermals?), SPOT and WinMobile (looking for a WinMobile "Killer"?) now bring you endless reboots of (ta-da:...

Tags: Patches, XP SP3, endless-reboot patch, Microsoft Windows XP, patch management, Hewlett-Packard Co., reboot, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-16

SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'

SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'there a few people that are out of realitymac bride is one ballmer is also a other one keep spinning idiot spinning .......They aren't dead yet? ]:)The sad thing is......I strongly suspect that he really believes it.Words right outta...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Unix, SCO Group Inc., LINUX IS, SCO Chief

Discussion threads 2008-05-02

AT&T first quarter on target; Wireless data access revenue strong; iPhone demand solid

AT&T said Tuesday that it ended the first quarter with 71.4 million wireless subscribers and a retail churn of 1.2 percent. The telecommunications giant detailed its wireless stats on its first quarter earnings report statement. AT&T reported first quarter net income of $3.5 billion, or 57 cents...

Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Data Access, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-22

UNIX - Let's get together and feel all right

UNIX - Let's get together and feel all rightEric may be right, it ttmight just be too much legal work, but, Sun couldGPL important parts that could be mixed with Linux. Of course that would mean they would have to move to Linux at some point and give up the...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Sun Solaris, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, nothing, UN*X, Unix, AT&T Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-18

Digging into Psystar

Digging into PsystarDigging into PsystarTwo options: 1) too good to be true, or 2) They really did not plan or prepare for the mediaEVERYONE knows this kind on news attracts a GREAT deal of attention, so I´m afraid its number one... Its all a sand castle...SHould have looked deeperpsystar.corp was...

Tags: Web site development, Channel management, Web technology, Fax, Desktops, Psystar

Discussion threads 2008-04-16

Ready for a CyberWalk?

Even with recent improvements in virtual reality technology, it's still almost impossible to physically walk through virtual environments. Now, European researchers have started a project named CyberWalk and they'll demonstrate next week their omni-directional treadmill, named CyberCarpet. According to ICT Results, the researchers 'had to address five key issues: providing...

Tags: Treadmill, Environment, CyberWalk, CyberCarpet, Chain Element, Virtual Reality, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-04-11

Microsoft wasting no time rejoicing in its OOXML win

Microsoft wasting no time rejoicing in its OOXML winLong live the Microsoft Zimbabwe standardIn recognition of ISO adoption of IS 29500 it will hence forth be formally known ans the Zimbabwe stand.Microsoft vote riggers sorry I mean keen standards followers were quoted as saying "we learnt all about ballot...

Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, Sanity, Microsoft Corp., OOXML

Discussion threads 2008-04-01