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Yes, IT is a competitive differentiator

Esther Dyson, chairman of EDventure Holdings and one of the top thought leaders in technology who was contributed blog postings here at ZDNet, just published a piece in the Wall Street Journal on the business potential in the aerospace and commercial space travel. (March 20, 2007) Esther points to...

Tags: Blogging, IT IS, competitive differentiator, differentiator, McAfee Inc., information technology

Blog posts 2007-03-21

Riding the hockey stick: Scaling Web 2.0 software

Riding the hockey stick: Scaling Web 2.0 softwareIt's time to move to fabless Web 2.0Dion,Thanks for raising this very important issue (and for mentioning 3Tera :-)). Debra Chrapaty's belief that "operational environment will be a key differentiator" is, of course, completely self-serving. We have seen this movie before.20 years ago,...

Tags: Semiconductors, Channel management, Today most Web site, horizontal specialization, hockey stick, chip, Web 2.0, specialization, differentiator, Web

Discussion threads 2006-07-19

Oracle Business Activity Monitoring and Oracle Business Intelligence: Powering Event-Driven Real-Time Business Analytics

Both Business Intelligence BI and Business Activity Monitoring BAM address the needs of monitoring business processes in order to enhance efficiency. The key differentiator relates to the how quickly the business needs to react to an event or process exception. Oracle BAM and BI together provide operational managers a versatile...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Monitoring, Oracle Business Intelligence, Differentiator, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management

White papers 2005-09-01

Additional Resources

Are there really too many Windows editions?

Are there really too many Windows editions?Are there really too many Windows editions?Nope!Still, from a consumer point of view, he wants one version, 20 bucks,enable any features you want. The multiple versions are ONLY for Microsoft's benefit in order to extract more money from YOU the eager customer.There is something...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Smart grid tech player Silver Spring receives a cool $75M

Despite the ongoing financial meltdown, people still are throwing money around for greentech/cleantech companies. For now, at least. Silver Spring Networks, which develops Smart Grid technology, said it has received an additional $75 million in funding intended for global expansion. The investment round was led by Kleiner...

Tags: Financial, Venture Capital, Financial Accounting, Investment, Telecom & Utilities, Finance, Financing Startups, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?

Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?Following Steve's PhilosophyAs you so accurately noted, Steve has a knack for whole numbers as we know from his Microsoft Office reign. Office 12 (2007), Office 11 (2003), Office 10 (XP or version 2002), Office 9 (2000) and these were the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Vista R2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, new name

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Oracle's Mix Network, thoughts on remote conferencing

A couple of thoughts on the large scale Oracle OpenWorld Conference, which has a downtown San Francisco street closed, over 40,000 people in attendance and 1,700+ sessions. The logistics of catering to this number of people is huge, and so is the associated airlift. ...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Network, Conference, Web 2.0 Movement, Mix Network, Web 2.0, Blogging, Java Development Tools, Enterprise Software, Internet, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Celio Redfly - access virtualization using smartphones

Celio Corp has a different take on how to offer mobile staff access to applications and data, one that is based upon making use of the power of Windows Mobile-based Smartphones. This way mobile staff members can access pocket office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint) using a much larger screen...

Tags: Device, Virtualization, Mobile, Smart Phone, Celio Corp., REDFLY Mobile Companion, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Keyboards, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-19

Palm moves more than 1 million smartphones in quarter

Palm moved a lot of smartphones--1,029,000 to be exact--and revenue was well ahead of expectations, but the company's turnaround is still a work in progress. The company, which has been living off the $99 Centro, is hoping to raise margins with its new Treo Pro, which currently...

Tags: Revenue, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Palm Treo, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-18

What went wrong with Joost's desktop client?

What went wrong with Joost's desktop client?That explains it....The client was invisible to the user as a cost-saver, rather the cost savings were apparent to the video distributor. So, how does the client app make itself valuable? Joost had several interesting features besides this P2P media capability, but it also...

Tags: Joost, desktop client, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Cablevision blankets Long Island with Wi-Fi

Cablevision Systems, one of the biggest cable providers in the New York City metro area, announced that it's completed the first stage of a massive Wi-Fi network project called Optimum WiFi that will eventually cover the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area. The company says that its wireless networking equipment now...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Handicapping the Fall Enterprise Software Race: SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft

It's leapfrog time in enterprise software land, and the next frog to jump will be Oracle, which is hosting industry analysts next week in Redwood Shores and then hosting the entire world at its much-too-massive Open World Conference in San Francisco the following week. Oracle is...

Tags: Strategy, Small And Medium Enterprise, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Smb/Sme, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Samsung PN50A650

Samsung makes so many different varieties of flat-panel HDTVs, sometimes it's difficult to keep up. This particular plasma, the 50-inch PN50A650, was released in the spring of 2008 right around the same time as the slightly less expensive PN50A550, which we reviewed way back then. We really like both of...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, more-expensive version, Overall IT, redesign, Samsung PN50A650, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., plasma, HDTV, TV

Product reviews 2008-08-27

Open source and innovation as maintenance models

Following my piece on a proposed model for enterprise applications maintenance, two fresh posts, one from Matt Aslett at 451.com and another from Leigh Cauldwell offer alternative ideas around how the present conundrum might be solved. Matt offers the open source position arguing that:  This would appear to be...

Tags: Innovation, Leigh Cauldwell, Matt, Savio Rodrigues, Open Source, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Lijit secures $7.1 million series C round

Lijit Networks, which provides search and analytics engines that benefit both bloggers and their readers, announced today that it has closed a $7.1 million series C funding round. Foundry Group, which was a late investor after Lijit closed its $3.3 million series B round last year, led this round. Existing...

Tags: Network, Analytics, Blog, C, Lijit, Blogging, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-08-12

Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz)

We've already shown our affection for Apple's highest-end iMac, but with back-to-school shopping season in full-swing, the time felt right to fill in a gap in our review database by covering the lowest-end, $1,200, 20-inch model. What we find is that the most affordable iMac has the usual content-creation strengths...

Tags: Desktops, Apple iMac, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2008-08-11

Has Dell lost its mind?

Has Dell lost its mind?Dell has lost it's wayAnd Michael isn't the guy to bring it back. Making colorful boxes isn't the way either.Your solution is spot on, but it's too simple! They can't see past the BS like "cloud computing". WTF does that mean to someone who is shopping...

Tags: cloud computing, XP1, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

'ESME': Social messaging within an enterprise SOA environment

There are interesting community driven enterprise developments around SAP's 'Netweaver' SOA ('service-oriented application') and integration platform, with a sophisticated Twitter - style tool created by a diverse group of international users taking shape. Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to...

Tags: Environment, SOA, Messaging, Twitter, ESME, Company Usage, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Team Management, Productivity, Groupware, Middleware, Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-08-04

Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone space

Microsoft has long prided itself on its open partner ecosystem and cited it as a key differentiator from Apple, which provides all of the hardware and software for its products. But that equation may be set to change, based on a somewhat cryptic comment from CEO Steve Ballmer. by...

Tags: Phone, PC, Steve Ballmer, OEM, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Telecom & Utilities, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-07-24

SOA market will double, but will success stories follow?

SOA market will double, but will success stories follow?No they won't.SOA proponents are throwing out the propaganda. But that is all SOA has to offer. SOA does one thing efficiently - burn money. If it has the word service in its description, it has become a joke. Every layer of...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA proponent, SOA, SOA Market

Discussion threads 2008-07-11