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Oerlikon Solar sees a shining future despite dark clouds over Wall Street

Oerlikon Solar sees a shining future despite dark clouds over Wall StreetRE: Oerlikon Solar sees a shining future despite dark clouds over Wall StreetI like the idea of solar, but need to know what the real TCO is.1. How many years will it sit on my roof before needing costly...

Tags: Oerlikon Solar, dark cloud

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

Dark Clouds and Silver Linings

Dark Clouds and Silver LiningsWhy Does SAP's product have the vision but lack in execution?It's always hard to tell from ads and web sites, but it seems as if it has it all.BBD Awating A Full-blown LaunchThe lack of execution I mention relates to the fact that SAP is still...

Tags: Dark Cloud, Silver Lining

Discussion threads 2008-02-18

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ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall

Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Other governments are "Going Google," too - not just L.A.

Ha.....I bet they will mention any problems they have to the public. Im sure Google and LA have taken the attorney-client privilege on this install. Of course there will be issues...Certainly, this change for LA won't be completely seamless nor without issues. Any migration, change with software hardware...

Tags: Government, migration issue, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Why is Microsoft opening up its Outlook file format now?

Customer says: nopen/tPartner: Can't hurtIf I had to list out things I'd like to see from Microsoft, this would not be on the top of the list, but it's a great move I think.People looking to move away from other mail systems could see more tools available that make the...

Tags: E-mail, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

America backs away from the Internet with a whimper

Just like how the EU workswhen they do not agree on something, the bargining, voting, referendums, treaties, et cetera begin.And nothing gets done. I guess the internet will now become another thing to be bargin, bantered, discussed, and not agreed apon.Yes, the future looks so bright for it. I wonder,...

Tags: Mediterranean, Internet, parody, Dana

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Norton AntiVirus 2010 (1 User, 1 PC)

Dramatic improvements to Norton over the past two years indicate that Symantec has been listening to the needs and complaints of consumers. Strong and surprising changes to Norton's effects on system performance introduced last year are maintained in this new version, and a new behavioral detection engine called Quorum shows...

Tags: SECURITY, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, PC, Norton Co., Symantec Corp., Quorum

Product reviews 2009-09-25

Norton Internet Security 2010 (1 User, 3 PCs)

Dramatic improvements to its Norton suite during the past two years indicate that Symantec has been listening to the needs and complaints of its customers. The company's strong and surprising changes to Norton's impact on system performance that it introduced last year are maintained in this new version, and a...

Tags: SECURITY, PC, installation process, Norton Co., Symantec Corp., Quorum, Norton Internet Security

Product reviews 2009-09-24

Six tips to photographing beautiful sunsets

Sunsets are probably my favorite non-human subjects to photograph. Each one is different, yet beautiful in its own way. The sky is rich with colors and can change the entire landscape around it. But, if you're not careful, sunset and twilight photos can turn out dark, hiding details in the...

Tags: Sun, Sunset, Photograph, Sunsets, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Brent Leary Expounds: The SMBs Rejoice

Brent Leary, who is not only my bud, but one of the leading, no, the leading, small business consultant and analyst when it comes to small business (duh!), CRM, social CRM and social media,  is someone that I want to highlight on these pages.  Not that you need to come...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Leader, Small Business, Small And Medium Business, CRM, Brent Leary, Maximizer Needs, Price Point, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-09-14

Cast Iron, Amazon partner to push migration to EC2 cloud

You've no doubt heard all the buzz about virtual data centers and doing business in the cloud, as well as all the money that can be saved. But when it comes time to do make the move, there are a lot of things to think about. Will...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Migration, Cloud, Registration Information, Data Center Virtualization, Software As A Service (SaaS), Storage, Hardware, Data Centers, Data Management, Virtualization, Emerging Technologies, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-01

DOJ gives blessing to Oracle-Sun, awaiting EC approval

Yeah but...Sure wish they'd fire McNealy & Schwartz, then it would make it all worthwhile.Michael Murdock, CEOWell I never liked Oracle anyway......good way for Oracle to shoot itself in the foot. :)Did you know that large snakes can misjudge prey and try to eat something too big? Then they literally...

Tags: Linux, Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft development tools, U.S. Department of Justice, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

OpenSource World kicks off with sparse crowds, nothing-new keynote

If the attendance at the opening keynote for OpenSource World formerly known as LinuxWorld serves as a barometer for anything to do with the economy, the tech industry or even trade shows, things are not looking good. There were no lines this morning to get inside San...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Cloud, Keynote Speech, Data Centers, Strategy, Linux, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-12

What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search)

What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search)Typo"Business Productivity Online Services, Windows Azure, desktop virtualization, storage Data Protection Manager and identity ser[b]v[/b]ices."Me: I would really work much harder on mobileI think Microsoft is doing the right thing in the Enterprise space. I even think it is a...

Tags: Research & Development, Collaboration, Groupware, Content management, Enterprise software, NOW IT, Microsoft Corp., billion-dollar business, R&D, Microsoft SharePoint

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Live: Cisco Live Blogger Meetup

Warning: This is a live blog. Words may be misspelled. Sentences, incomplete. But the photos will be plenty, so you can't be mad either way. Cisco Live is the ultimate networking event; literally, physically, and socially. Engineers from all over the globe have...

Tags: Meetup, Event, Cisco Systems Inc., Blogger, Cisco Live, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Oracle's Fusion middleware master plan starts coming together

Oracle on Wednesday launched its Fusion 11g middleware family and the effort is aimed at linking the technological underpinnings of all of the company's acquired applications, owning the market, creating one fundamental software stack for the enterprise, laying the foundation for a cloud strategy as well as a few other...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Chances, Miko Matsumura, Middleware, Programming Languages, Java, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-01

One year after Bill Gates' 'retirement': What's different?

One year after Bill Gates' 'retirement': What's different?Who's Bill Gates?Their motto should be Microsoft:Bill who? No one even cares about Bill Gates any more.Steve will die in office as CEO because Bing will never take over Google.In 10 years people will say Microsoft the company Steve built. Bill Gates...

Tags: Operating systems, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

The Internet devalues everything it touches . . .

The Internet devalues everything it touches . . .Cloud Computing: The low cost arrived to IT business?Hi Tom,Great analysis, and of course I agree.And dare to say that Cloud Computing is also the IT business ?low cost?:http://www.cloudviews.org/2009/05/cloud-computing-the-low-cost-arrived-to-it-business/RE: The Internet devalues everything it touches . . .i don't think it can...

Tags: Internet, gravity, industrial revolution, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-06-20

Is our love for Palm clouding our Pre judgement?

Is our love for Palm clouding our Pre judgement?A Year Or So Behind?I'm not quite sure what you mean when you say that Palm is a "year or so behind iPhone and several months behind Android." If you are referring to the product launches and broad availability of developer...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Apple iPhone, Pre, Palm Inc., judgement

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

Paranormal Meets Verizon's Cloud Computing Service

I was speaking yesterday with Verizon about its new hosted data center service, Computing as a Service CaaS, and flashed back to those spoon bending parties of the ‘70s. Back then stage psychic Uri Geller inspired normally sane...

Tags: Spoon, Verizon Communications Inc., Computing As A Service, Data Centers, Virtualization, Servers, Cloud Computing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-06-03