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IT enters its most fertile development era ever

IT enters its most fertile development era everMany Americans want to.:shrug:Once our cost of living matches India's, America will be a competitive nation once again.editingInnovative is a verb now? You wrote:> The trends auspiciously portend less risk for businesses, both for entrepreneurs and enterprises alike, to innovative in ways that...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Development tools, information technology, software, Dana, development era, Fred Brooks, innovation

Discussion threads 2007-07-15

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Efficiency, sustainability, and digital natives accelerate paper's path to digital

As people spend more time consuming information digitally at home and at work, reliance on paper continues to decrease. But how far are we across the Digital Divide? In 1975, George E. Pake, then head of Xerox Corp.’s Palo Alto Research Center, predicted that in 1995 his office would be...

Tags: Word-processing, Sustainability, Whiteboard, Tool, Forrester Research Inc., iWorkers, Productivity, Sheri McLeish

Blog posts 2009-12-04

Falling behind in science? No kidding!

Our school district is providing H1N1 shots to any students whose parents request it. It's an easy way to build some so-called "herd immunity" in the age group most vulnerable to this particular flu strain. In fact, my 7-year old was the very first in the district to...

Tags: Vaccine, Flu, H1N1 Flu, Science Education, Healthcare, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Chrome OS: More questions than answers?

And exactly why....would students be part of the target market or any other particular group for that matter?This is a silly post. Chrome will be lean, cloud based, local caching of data, some and growing off-line capabilities and probably grow in features/capabilities over time. It will NOT be everything to...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Outlook, Wi-Fi, operating system, Google Inc., Chrome, HTML5, Chrome OS

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome Frame

HAHA! Way to go Microsoft! They basically just told Google to suck it! The best part is they were right the whole time. Yet people blindly defended Google. It would seem Google has more software issues than anyone else.RE: Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome FrameI'm not...

Tags: Web browsers, security, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., attack surface, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Do we need a 'beautiful mess' in operating systems? Yup

To make a good soup, you've got to stir the pot...Ok, sure - it turns cloudy, short-term. Just be sure to filter it or let it settle, before serving.Whereas the classic 'design-by-committee' model so often fails, its always useful to have multiple, talented teams working on similar projects, independently. With...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, Linux Distro, operating system, John Gruber, Linux, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Google-Microsoft rivalry on with ChromeOS launch

This will usher in an era of intense competition and innovation, as well aslower prices.This will be good for all concerned. Windows users will get lower prices and faster innovation. The Windows users should be Google's biggest fans here.Chorme OS could get 10% or more of the netbook market. That...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Chrome, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Google: Firms can get rid of Office in a year

In other words, Google Appsare still at that 1 to 2 percent mark.Good Riddance!It won't be missed.Man, so true, MS Office is a big hairball of baroque features to format for8.5x11. MS Office will be on a downward slide from here on out.In terms of what is need for the...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Would you buy a personal supercomputer (for $8K)?

Silicon Graphics International today unveiled a "personal supercomputer," called the Octane III, with a price tag that starts at $7.995. For some reason - and maybe it's just me - I just can't seem to figure out who the target customer is for this machine. I think...

Tags: Supercomputer, High-performance, Silicon Graphics Inc., Leadership, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Culture of cheap: How discount computers cost the consumer

The speed of TechThe problem is not cheap, but rapid devaluation. Tech has always had a sweet spot value for price. I am not keen on spending top dollar only to have the hardware devalue by 50% in a week. This is where cheap comes in. If the thing is...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer, Honda Civic, Honda Motor Co., advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Panel: too much to lose by moving to generic services and cloud?

Do we put competitive advantage at risk when moving to generic services? Or perhaps the whole scenario of enterprise IT being edged out by the cloud is overblown? Consider the the mainframe, as Dana Gardner recently put it: "In the early 1990s, IT pundits, and my former boss Stewart...

Tags: Data Warehouse, Information Technology, SOA, Cloud, Jim, BBrad, Business Intelligence, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Strategy, Mainframes, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Web Services, Management, Servers, Hardware, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-08-10

Foundation of our green future

I recently got to speak with Steve Vassallo, an exec at Foundation Capital. They're an investment firm firmly in the greentech camp. They've been in the VC business for 14 years. They don't just talk the talk, Foundation's putting their money where the matter is. The firm's...

Tags: Foundation Capital, Florida Power & Light, Construction, Strategy, Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-10

Some important truths about pen-testing

Guest editorial by Alberto Soliño Penetration testing is a highly scientific, metrics-driven approach to IT security that has been in practice since almost the dawn of the modern computing era when programmers first began conducting organized tests, or “hacks” of their own, or others’ technologies to test...

Tags: Process, Security, Penetration Testing, IT Security, Information Technology, Organization, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-07-20

IBM gives Mobile County Public Schools power to be proactive

When IBM PR folks sent me their press release on their recent efforts with the Mobile County Public Schools in Alabama, I was moderately impressed. They were harnessing a lot of data for educators but it hardly seemed revolutionary in this era of data-driven instruction. Then...

Tags: Performance, Mobile, Student, Teacher, IBM Corp., Performance Management, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Databases, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-12

NSA will monitor private-sector networks

The Bushization of Obama continues with a plan to involve the NSA in screening private-sector networks, The Washington Post reports. The plan not only uses the NSA to monitor private networks but it does so in a way that makes it unclear who exactly is in charge...

Tags: Monitor, Network, AT&T Corp., U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, NSA, Post Story, Privacy Advocate, Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Web Squared: Web 2.0's Successor?

Tim O'Reilly and John Battelle discussed their vision and nomenclature for the next iteration of the web in a webinar last Thursday: I believe the recording will be available online sometime this week, slides are above. With the term 'Web 2.0' enjoying its fifth birthday...

Tags: Web, ISBN, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-06-28

Cheap jibe sullies SAP's SaaS strategy

Cheap jibe sullies SAP's SaaS strategyYou got it TOTALLY wrong!"The message this sends is that Wookey?s initiative doesn?t have the wholehearted support of SAP?s board."No, that's not it at all. [b]The message this sends is that Force.com from Salesforce.com is not a viable competitor in the large enterprise.[/b] Are you...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, Leadership, SAP AG, software-as-a-service, SaaS strategy

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Building a vision for Government 2.0

Government 2.0 isn't waiting for a federal mandate. Earlier this week, the nation's first ever CIO, Vivek Kundra, urged the use of Web 2.0 approaches to address the needs of government and citizens at the Management of Change conference in Norfolk, Virginia. Kundra outlined several important areas where he...

Tags: Web, Citizen, Web 2.0, Vision, Vivek Kundra, Government, Vertical Industries, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: The Path From Carter and Reagan-Era Faith in Deregulation to Widespread Products Impacting Our World

The rules adopted in Docket 81-413 had a much greater impact than any of its advocates could ever have imagined at the time. They enabled the development of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, the majority of cordless phones now sold in the US, and myriad other lesser-known niche products. In doing so they...

Tags: Deregulation, Electronics, Bluetooth, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility

White papers 2009-05-31

News to know: Google I/O; Zune HD; Bartz and Twitter at D7; Mac updates; AT&T's 3G

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Google I/O kicks off with bigger push into Android, Web apps and more Google: Programming for the...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, I/O, Microsoft Zune, AT&T Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, 3G, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-05-28