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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers

RHEL is the standard of Linux distro'sRHEL is the defacto standard for the Enterprise and small business.Secure, Reliable and Robust the ultimate server OS.And this transcends to virtualization how?MS IS the defacto standard. Yet Hyper-V has a long long way to go.

Tags: Operating systems, cloud computing, Servers, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Utility computing, Storage management, defacto, virtualization, server, Red Hat Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Report: Americans dumber than a box of rocks about spam

Report: Americans dumber than a box of rocks about spamUse data that means somethingThe survey results might be more interesting or relevant if the data were normalized by population. Otherwise to me at a rough look seems that the percentage ranking for the most part would fall along the...

Tags: Cyberthreats, spam

Discussion threads 2009-07-20

Facebook testing real-time search before Twitter becomes defacto

Facebook testing real-time search before Twitter becomes defactoCompetition is a good thing when you're in it...FB vs TwitterKeywords "public forum." Facebooks control access to the public. If they opened the network, would be no need to catch up to twitter. Facebook feels like prison, locked down to one...

Tags: SEARCH, real-time search, Facebook, Twitter, Real-time Search, defacto

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Using AI to train firefighters

Computer scientists at the University of Southern California USC have developed DEFACTO, a training program which uses artificial intelligence AI to help firefighters practice simulated emergency situations. The system is currently used by the Los Angeles Fire Department. DEFACTO has committees of AI 'agents' which can create disaster scenarios with...

Tags: Computers &, Internet, Defense &, Security

Blog posts 2007-06-06

Don't sacrifice innovation in push for standards

Don't sacrifice innovation in push for standardsYou expect innovation from Microsoft????gimme a break!OverlookedFrom the article:"Instead, the Microsoft DOC file format is today the "de facto standard"You failed to explore WHY .doc is the "defacto standard". An examination of why it is would contradict the point your have tried to make...

Tags: Quality, Modems, Strategy, ASCII, standards, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, real standard, innovation, defacto, doc

Discussion threads 2006-01-04

Why IE 7.0 needs CSS

Why IE 7.0 needs CSSFace i t John,your employer is playing catch up, that's all there is too it.M$ won't get too many more chancesto get things right. IE 7.0 SHOULD have tried to pass the Acid2 test - lack of CSS support has been tarnishing IE's image for YEARS....

Tags: Web browsers, rationalization, Microsoft Internet Explorer, CSS, Microsoft Corp., Acid2, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, defacto

Discussion threads 2005-08-01

Additional Resources

Microsoft to add SharePoint access to Live@edu

This is goodMy Organization rolled out Live@edu for it's students primarily as an email client so that kids can safely email their teachers and communicate safely without the risk of opening up general email. This allowed us to create accounts based off their ID number and now teachers can...

Tags: Groupware, Collaboration, Bing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SharePoint, Live@edu, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

VMware facing challengers on all sides

VMware is the defacto standard...Let me guess, MS with Windows Hyper-V is goingto conquer VMware now......More dribble from the Ad campaign headquartersfor Windows.already has here.....We tested both Vmware and Hyper-v and they both worked great, but with what we wanted to do the cost of vmware was too much to...

Tags: Virtualization, VMware Inc., challenger

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Is this Barnes & Noble's secret e-book reader?

The other big question:How big? If it's paperback size, as most of the ones now out are, then it's too small to do serious readers (science, business reports, financial tables, CAD/CAM drawings, etc.) any good. Way too much scrolling around.Not ANOTHER DEVICE?!?!? ARGGGGGG!!!This is getting stupid.Why so serious?Are you...

Tags: E-books, Tablets, Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Barnes & Noble Inc., e-book Reader, Hewlett-Packard Co., iTablet, Apple Inc., vaporware

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Microsoft’s Project 2010

The conference announcements so far... I just watched Microsoft executives demonstrate the upcoming Project 2010 product here in Phoenix at the Project Conference 2009. Here are my first blush comments/observations: 1) The product has matured significantly as a PPM solution....

Tags: Microsoft Corp., PPM, Portfolio Management Function, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-09-16

Will online education kill the university?

More to Harvard than the ClassesWhile I'm a big proponent of online and hybrid courses, I don't think that the residential college will go away entirely. People go to places like Harvard and Yale not just because they might learn more (and they might, depending on a lot of...

Tags: Harvard, education

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Intel appeals EU $1.45b fine

Unfortunatelywhen has a companies own shortcomings in marketing itself ever had weight in court. I think it should, but I wouldn't believe a court would take into account the plaintiff and/or "victim"s part in a situation as long as they are deemed a business.RE: Intel appeals EU $1.45b fineThis...

Tags: Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

802.11n ratified ... finally

better......late than never i guess.Now just the "minor" task of getting all the routing and switching vendors / OEM's compliant AND most all enterprises to deploy and implement it..."..you want it when?!?";*PI'm getting tired of long standards processesI'm getting tired of long standards processes. The same is going on for...

Tags: Quality, Draft-N, standards, IEEE 802.11n

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Open source revolution at Sony

FunnyFunny that you put "root" into your final sentence of your Sony article. I guess open source will make it harder for Sony to hide their root kits! ;)RE: Open source revolution at SonyJust to mention, PS3 supports unbuntu.WrongNot any more. Given the context of this blog, can you...

Tags: UNIX, Sony Corp., open source, Linux, Open Source revolution, router

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

The new Sony Reader Daily Edition may replace my Kindle and Reader 505

And it's real easy for you to transfer, right?All you have to do is push a button, or make a phone call, or send an email, and all your Kindle stuff moves right over to the Sony?Of course notBut that's the risk you take when you deal with companies that...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Reader 505, new Sony Reader Daily Edition, Sony Reader Daily Edition

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

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

Mozilla execs raise objections to Microsoft's browser-ballot proposal

Mozilla should focus on its product!No matter what decision Microsoft makes, will never satisfy Mozilla. Why don't Mozilla use all that energy and market Opera to the world. Just like every other company in the world, they market their product to make consumer aware. Its pathetic that...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

HITRUST to seek government certification authority

HITRUST to seek government certification authorityHITRUST - More Than Another System CertificationThank you, Dana, for helping bring clarity to these important issues. HITRUST believes that establishing trust in our healthcare system is critical for the successful adoption of electronic health records and other health information systems. Toward this end there...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, E-health, Quality, HiTrust, health care

Discussion threads 2009-07-25

King of the QWERTYs: RIM BlackBerry Tour

King of the QWERTYs: RIM BlackBerry TourCarrier choices...something's missing.Why no mention of Sprint? They released the Tour the same day as Verizon, and for me, their coverage is really good.(And apparently, I'm not alone: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20868)Plus, they also have options like Sprint Music Store, Sprint Software Store, Nascar app, NFL Mobile...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, RIM BlackBerry, Sprint Communications, QWERTYS, RIM BlackBerry Tour, Wi-Fi, Research In Motion Ltd., e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

When you see Chrome OS think business model

When you see Chrome OS think business modelI stopped reading at."But when you consider the $50/year price to license an anti-viral, the $30/year to license a malware program and the additional $30/year you need for a registry cleaner"Talk about exaggerating the costs to justify the rest of your article. Not...

Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Chrome, Chrome OS, Google Inc., operating system, malware, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-07-10