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- Applying the Midas touch to Mactel
- Applying the Midas touch to MactelFreescale had their chanceFreescale was around and in-contention when Apple made their latest deal with the devil. Why didn't Apple jump on it in the first place? The roots of this decision go back to the begining, when Apple, IBM and Motorolla came together to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Processors, Apple Inc., PPC, Freescale, Motorolla, Daystar Technology today
- Discussion threads 2006-02-16
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- Does IT really need to fear multicore?
- While multicore chips hold great promise for applications and computing power they could wreak havoc on technology departments. That's the message from Gartner analyst Carl Claunch, who argued Thursday that IT types should fear--yes fear--multicore technology. Multicore chips carry multiple brains on them and companies like Intel...
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Multi-core, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- ebay beats Q3, adjusts guidance for Q4, FY08
- eBay reported third quarter earnings today, beating Wall Street's expectations with revenues of $2.12 billion, up $228 million from the third quarter of 2007. It reported non-GAAP profits of $592 million, or 46 cents per share. GAAP profits were $492 million, or 38 cents per share. Analysts had been expecting...
- Tags: Earnings, eBay Inc., GAAP, Financial Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Microsoft plays up 'less is more' as its holiday retail message
- With consumers hunkering down, how is Microsoft hoping to get them to spend on technology toys and software this holiday season? The theme at the company's Holiday 2008 "In the Know" showcase in New York City this week is less is more. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management, Mary Jo Foley, Phone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- It's not easy being green--Optimizing eco-friendly packaging
- Early adopter brands have further differentiated their products and won consumer affinity by adopting green strategies in their brands and packaging. But risks are many says Affinnova's Steve Lamoureux. Commentary--On every progressive brand manager’s short list is a sustainability initiative. In just a few short...
- Tags: Risk, Brand, Standard Quantitative Approach, Branding, Marketing, Steve Lamoureux, Affinnova, Special to ZDNet, Steve Lamoureux, Affinnova, Special to ZDNet, green, packaging
- News items 2008-10-15
- The final debate: Don't expect Obama and McCain to spar over net neutrality
- When John McCain and Barack Obama take the stage tonight for the final debate before the election, I expect to hear plenty about the economy, domestic issues and foreign policy. What I don't expect to hear about is net neutrality, wireless spectrum or broadband. In tech circles,...
- Tags: Wired Inc., Broadband, John McCain, Net Neutrality, Barack Obama, Internet, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- YouTube: No special DMCA policies for candidates
- McCain wants YouTube to give special handling to DMCA takedown notices regarding political campaigns. Today, YouTube gave the campaign the cold shoulder. It seems McCain has run afoul of copyright holders more than once, with the use of news clips from CBS and Fox. McCain is probably right that their...
- Tags: YouTube Inc., DMCA, McCain, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman, Takedown, John McCain, Piracy, Intellectual Property, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Research & Development
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Smart fabrics and interactive textiles
- The European market for smart fabrics and interactive textiles SFIT represents about 300 million euro today and is growing at a yearly rate of about 20%. These smart textiles are used in 'clothes that monitor your heart, measure the chemical composition of your body fluids or keep track of you...
- Tags: Textiles, Vertical Industries, Monitors & Displays, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Roland Piquepaille, Sensor, Information And Communication Technology, SFIT
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- JetBlue unveils high-tech terminal Oct. 22; IT as customer service tool
- Joseph Eng, executive vice president of JetBlue's systems and technology, said the company will unveil its high-tech terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York Oct. 22. The terminal when it launches will be the culmination of one big technology project. JetBlue's terminal at JFK,...
- Tags: Customer Service, Information Technology, JetBlue Airways Corp., Tool, Projects, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Operational Accounting, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- 80 ways to mix open source and business
- Open source and business do mix. In fact, according to Matthew Aslett at the 451 Group, you can mix open source into more than 80 combinations of development model, licensing model, and revenue schemes. Usually, people talk about three licensing combos: Proprietary, mixed, and "pure" open source...
- Tags: Aslett, Open Source, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- 360 degree virtual reality training RIA
- SitePoint and TechCrunch both have some information up about something that EffectiveUI is building for Intelligence Gaming. It's a video-based virtual reality training simulation for the army. It's one of the coolest RIAs that I've seen. The application uses a combination of high quality video and hardware to immerse people...
- Tags: 360-degree, Rich Internet Application, Video, Training, Hardware, Corporate Communications, Virtual Reality, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks
- Since my last comparison, Apple and Dell have both come out with even smaller notebook computers to tempt you away from your old fashioned desk-bound workstation. How do they stack up? Today I look at the low end MacBook White and Dell Inspirion 13 to find out. ...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Battery, Apple Inc., Centimeter, MacBook White, Engineering, Serial ATA, Notebooks, Storage, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Gartner Top 10 embraces the Cloud
- As in previous years, the analysts at Gartner have unveiled their 'Top 10 Strategic Technologies,' and Jason Hiner provides details elsewhere on ZDNet. The press release is here. One of the analysts involved David Cearley discusses the Top 10 over on YouTube, and posts the information from...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., David, Jason, Semantic Web, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Facebook and its ilk are for the enterprise too
- Companies are blocking Facebook, frowning on social networking and pretending that employees don't peruse information from Wikipedia and Delicious, but they should embrace those sites. In fact, it may make sense to bring them into the enterprise instead of buying some corporate social networking application. Gartner analyst...
- Tags: Facebook, Network, Chances, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- High-tech manufacturers rev up Oregon e-recycling program
- The Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company is flipping the switch on its state-wide electronics recycling program in Oregon. The next three months will represent a pilot phase, funded by Panasonic Corp. of North America, Sharp Electronics Corp., Toshiba America Consumer Products and CRT Processing, which is an e-waste recycling...
- Tags: Oregon, Electronics, Manufacturer, E-waste, CRT, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- ManageFusion 2008
- I'm sitting in the media workroom preparing for today's sessions at Symantec's ManageFusion 2008. The event is being held at the JW Marriott resort and conference center in the land of the Mouse, that is Orlando, FL. I'll be adding things to this post throughout the day as interesting things...
- Tags: Software, Application, Symantec Corp., Software Virtualization Solution Professional, Steve Morton, Security, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Conversation with Richard Muirhead of Tideway Systems
- Richard Muirwood, CEO of Tideway Systems, and I had our semi-annual chat the other day. Tideway's Tideway Foundation™is a management tool making it possible for organizations to get a clear understanding of the underlying physical and virtual infrastructure supporting their business applications. They call what they do "dependency mapping." ...
- Tags: Tideway Systems, Richard, Productivity, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Live Webcast: The Privileged Account Management Debate
- There has been a furor of debate following the recent issues with the City of San Francisco and its administrator not divulging administrative passwords. Much of that debate has centered on whether other admins would perform similarly malicious acts following an employment termination. Some reports have this percentage...
- Tags: Password, Webcast, Account Management, Admin Password, Quest Software Inc., Sales Channel, Sales Force Management, Sales
- Webcasts 2008-10-15
- The Future looks very Cloudy
- I've just attended the one day, highly-focused executive 'Cloud Summit' conference. The Cloud—used to describe everything from internet-based computing utilities to Software as a Service — was examined and its future impact explored within the highly appropriate venue of the Silicon Valley Computer History Museum. ...
- Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Trend Micro Inc., Information Technology, Cloud, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Management, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Apple notebook hits and misses
- The Apple product transition mentioned by Apple's CFO has arrived. Like other industry watchers, Storage Bits looked into its crystal ball to predict what it would look like. Overall, Apple did OK, with some surprising omissions and changes. Hits: Product = notebook In the first...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Quad-core, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Steve, Notebooks, Engineering, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
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