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BIt: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe

From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe This is the 4th excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: BIT: Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Note that the section this is taken from, on the evolution of...

Tags: IBM Mainframe, Environment, Mainframe, Data-processing, Computer, COBOL, IBM Corp., Flowmatic, Data Division, Identification Division, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-06-06

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Most security products flunk quality tests

Testing company ICSA Labs reported that 78 percent of security products fail their first test due to inadequate performance of core product functionality. In a report released Tuesday, ICSA Labs noted that 78 percent of product failures during the first series of tests are due to inadequate...

Tags: ICSA Labs, Security Product, security, test, Liau Yun Qing, ZDNet Asia, Liau Yun Qing, ZDNet Asia

News items 2009-11-17

In Smartphone Wars, Darwinism Triumphs Over Intelligent Design

OT, but what the heck.The remark:"...even the mechanism called Natural Selection referred to in Evolution, bears the mark of underlying intelligence, since the only way such a sophisticated mechanism could be implemented, is via a highly sophisticated and capable intelligence."flies in the face of established creationist beliefs. The creationist...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Handhelds, Smart phones, Intelligent Design, deity, Microsoft Windows Mobile, theory, Smartphone

Discussion threads 2009-11-08

Yahoo: Giving users a mobile experience, not a mobile OS

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, who was scheduled to speak at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco this morning, has been bitten by a flu bug and didn't make it to center stage today. But that's OK - her team was on-hand for a media breakfast and shared her vision...

Tags: Mobile, Operating System, Yahoo! Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists

Yeah, they have been saying this same thing for years....and everytime, they find a way to make computers even faster. I don't think that they will EVER reach a limit for computer power. Not ever.FacinatingI always knew there would be a wall somewhere, but what will be needed with that...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

"Most, if not all" Sidekick data recovered

Well this is going to be interesting...So they had a catastrophic screw up and it looks like they worked their tales off to get it fixed.So that got a big black eye but at the same time it looks like they got it fixed. Whoever fixed this just got...

Tags: Backups, backup

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

The case of the missing iPhone 3GS's

When I finally filled my iPod Touch 16GB and realized that I really do like a lot of the iPhone apps, it was time to bid my Nokia N96 which has been a problem child goodbye and go straight for the top: an iPhone 32GB. I'd not...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Telefonica S.A., Spain, Smart Phones, 3G, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-12

How much can UPS efficiency save you? Eaton has some answers.

I am growing increasingly fascinated by power distribution and regulating equipment. I know, sick admission. Eaton, one of the big uninterruptible power supply UPS and power distribution equipment vendors, is starting to talk up its new Energy Saver System as a tool that data center operators can...

Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Power Supply, Uninterruptible Power Supply, Eaton, NetRiver, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-08

When will Microsoft's Live Mesh matter?

I consider live Mesh to be one of the killer apps...... on my Windows Mobile phone. That explains a lot there. If Microsoft can't get Windows Mobile straight, what hope is there for ancillary services?it is oddIt's bizarre that they haven't used it in other ways. I love it...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Live Mesh matter, Microsoft Live Mesh

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Green Grid releases green data center resources

Looks like The Green Grid is getting deeper into the Green IT tools business. The organization has launched a free online site with maps that data center managers in Japan and 33 European countries can use to figure out the extent to which they can use free cooling (the process...

Tags: Data Center, Grid, Green Grid, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Cisco doubles down on video conferencing; Acquires Tandberg for $3 billion

"Tandberg, a Norwegian video conferencing outfit"You must awfully young. Not that many years ago, Tandberg was a major manufacturer of hi-fi equipment, especially tape recorders. They had a running rivalry with Nakamichi over who made the best cassette deck.Tandberg lives another high-tech life!Yes, it is kind of cool to know...

Tags: Tandberg, Codian, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

The coming "big crunch" - IT systems will start failing on a large scale

ScaremongeringAll that was missing - the placard reading 'The End of the World is Nigh'.So my critical, clustered systems are going to start failing are they? Why did I cluster them then?My RAID arrays are going to start failing are they? Why did I go RAID then? And have I...

Tags: RAID, Hewlett-Packard Co., IT System, power supply, information technology, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Data governance and IBM System z - Your key to business optimization

The pressure's on and it's staying on. How well you manage your data and deliver it can make the difference between business success or failure. The usage, sharing and processing of electronic data continues to rapidly increase, yet many corporations still complain about being data rich but information poor....

Tags: Webcast, Optimization, IBM Corp., Data Governance, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Strategy, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

Webcasts 2009-09-29

Weather Archive Makes Information More Available With Simple Records Management

The National Climatic Data Center NCDC, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, manages the world's largest archive of climate and weather information. NCDC provides support for the study of global climate change and other environmental issues. One of the center's major initiatives is to digitize its...

Tags: National Climatic Data Center, Records Management, Managerial Accounting, Finance

Case studies 2009-09-29

The 2010 Productivity Tool Bonanza - Microsoft, Google, Zoho & Open Standards

On the eve of what looks to be a major Microsoft productivity products year in 2010 with the Windows 7 operating system, Exchange 2010, Office 2010, MOSS/SharePoint 2010 and Azure it's interesting to look at how the market for these products serve has changed. ...

Tags: Google Inc., Open Standard, Zoho, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-09-25

Microsoft exec: 'When Windows is executing well, Microsoft is in good shape'

upgrade pathdo you really think that people will rush to their next best buy to make a clean install on their old xp hardware? do you think corporations will want the hassle of clean installs on their xp hardware? never going to happen. windows 7 is a non event in...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., hardware, clean install, new hardware

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

It's Official: Avaya Acquires Nortel Enterprise

Now What Can Nortel Customers ExpectOkay now that is over, we are all now interested in product rationalization that is going to occur. RE: It's Official: Avaya Acquires Nortel EnterpriseThis seems like it will be very interesting over the next several months. I think that Nortel Customers can expect to...

Tags: Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Wireless and Mobility, Avaya Inc., Avaya Acquires Nortel Enterprise, Nortel Networks Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Who is the 90-day Windows 7 Enterprise trial aimed at exactly?

I don't understand you blog? You don't think there are not many businesses and organizations out there in the SMB market, for example, that fall into a large group that could benefit from trying windows 7 out? Are you saying buying a copy would be better? I don't get...

Tags: Adrian, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York City

Developers, developers, developers, developers... [nt][nt]Here's to that rounding error getting smaller:DRE: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York CitySweet! Wish I could be there to see it. Who knows, maybe something will come up in NYC and I'll be there.RE: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in...

Tags: Chipsets, Branding, developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Gigabyte Technology, motherboard, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Instant Interactive Drills 5.3 (Mac)

Drills provides an interactive and graphically rich environment for up to 50 students to learn their basic mathematic facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). Each student has their own settings, scores and test history. Virtually unlimited customizations available. Students can explore solutions to problems using number lines and other 'assistants'....

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Student, Instant Interactive, Drills, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components

Software downloads 2009-08-27