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Revolution? Please, Not Again!

I am appalled at what has been happening in the economy lately. Seems like we are moving from one crisis management to another. First it was the oil price increase crisis, now it’s the credit markets crisis, while the oil crisis seems to have disappeared. There are revolutionary approaches to...

Tags: Recession, Economic Condition, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Boris Evelson

Blog posts 2008-10-17

27% of Americans think the economy is good or excellent

27% of US consumers rate current economic conditions as good or excellent, a new low for annual Discover survey. At the same time, consumers rating the economy as poor rose to 36%, a new high. Singles and families with children showed more concern about the economy than those married and...

Tags: Economic Condition, Economy, Financial Accounting, Finance, AM

Blog posts 2008-01-13

Additional Resources

Updegrove: Obama should give FOSS equal treatment

ConsortiumInfo.org's Andy Updegrove urged President Obama to show more public support for free and open source software. In a blog featured on the site today, Updegrove said open source has made huge inroads in various government sectors, especially the Department of Defense,  but it's high time that...

Tags: Procurement, F/OSS, ConsortiumInfo.org, Open Source, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-10-20

'How I tweeted my way out of spinal surgery'

Surprise, surpriseObama says that doctors provide unnecessary surgeries to boost their bottom line, and lo and behold, we suddenly get stories of people being coerced into unnecessary procedures.And, of course, we all know that anyone who tweets anything is telling us the absolute gospel truth.And, of course, if this woman...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Obama, hospital, health care, surgeon

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

The good news about WalMart

The magic of jiu jitsuYou praise what a company reviled by the left is doing. The right rises. Then you point to WalMart's support of true health reform, and pound them with it. How does this help the public option?I don't see it.So you are saying that because of some...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Benefits, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-07

What Obama can do for and to open source

What Obama can do for and to open sourceSorry we let you down.It doesn't surprise me though. We are very focused on our agendas. The Obama Administration presents a large field of issues. The only thing I can say so far is that his choice to fill...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Obama, open source

Discussion threads 2009-05-16

AMD: Intel's Otellini 'doesn't get' his consumer disrespect, has 'no remorse'

After listening to Intel CEO Paul Otellini speak in a brief conference call this morning about the $1.45 billion fine Europe levied against the company this morning, AMD CMO Nigel Dessau has strong words for the chief executive of the world's largest chip maker: "I think he doesn't get,...

Tags: Consumer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Dessau, Retail, Operational Accounting, Processors, Finance, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Apple cuts 1,600 full-time equivalents (Updated)

Despite blowout second quarter results and excellent survey results Apple recently shed 1,600 jobs full-time "equivalents" (from 15,600 to 14,000) at the end of Apple's first fiscal quarter, according to a SEC filing. As of March 28, 2009, the Retail segment had approximately 14,000 full-time equivalent employees and had outstanding...

Tags: Recession, Apple Inc., Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-24

Software in the Obama world

Is it time for a changing of the software guard? A lot of material has crossed my desk lately regarding software sales in the Obama, crisis-cleanup world. There is some interesting material here and two vendors stand out in the midst. First, let’s discuss...

Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, OpenAir Inc., Entity, PBO, Government Contractor, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Project Management, Emerging Technologies, Management, It Operations, It service Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-03-02

World leaders in CO2 now talk climate change

World leaders in CO2 now talk climate changeLearn to spellTobacco.A little educationNot everyone who smoke develops cancer. Not everyone who develops cancer smokes.Smoking does not cause cancer. Smoking increases the risk of contracting cancer.There is a difference.BREAKING: The arctic ice is actually growing!HarryYou seem to be the point man for...

Tags: Branding, global warming, carbon dioxide

Discussion threads 2009-02-21

What is American?

What is American?hear hearI agree wholeheartedly, JohnCompletely agree! Great post.I completely agree with your post, John. I hate it when people try to impose what being an American means. Being American means being someone who is willing to learn and word hard to achieve his dreams, not someone who thinks...

Tags: H-1B program, H-1B

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

Tough times for H-1B visa holders

Tough times for H-1B visa holdersGood send them back homeGood bye and don't come back!Had to happenUsing off-shore and imports to do work on the cheap undermines the local worker. This, along with human rights and environmental issues will bring back duties and tariffs to level the playing field. We...

Tags: H-1B visa, H-1B, worker

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

IT jobs outlook for 2009: The good and the bad

IT jobs outlook for 2009: The good and the badGood and Bad SimultaneouslyCISCO is on the list of cash rich companies that are laying off ... They're also on the list of companies that are hiring tech. Recycling positions to lower the compensation package? Apple is on...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Workforce management, Strategy, IT jobs outlook, IT job, information technology, layoff, job

Discussion threads 2009-01-27

Apple beats for Q1; iPod sales strong

updated: Apple, which has grabbed headlines recently over the health of CEO Steve Jobs and its withdrawl from the annual Macworld conference, today reported a first quarter profit of $1.61 billion, or $1.78 per share, on revenue of $10.17 billion, beating Wall Street's estimates of $1.39 per share on sales...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple iPod, Analyst, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Digital Music, Digital Media, Sales, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-21

Forget MacWorld and the keynote. Jobs as Obama's CTO? No.

So Mike Contaxis at MacSoda had the "real reason" why Steve Jobs was not going to give the keynote today at MacWorld. This was before Jobs' disclosure of the "hormonal imbalance" that his medical team has determined is leading him to lose weight. Jobs is set to...

Tags: Job, Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt, CTO, Macworld, Obama, Internet, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Collision course for American-owned car makers

Collision course for American-owned car makersDo not blame the auto companies, blame the UAWhow can anyone afford to make a sale, having to raise the price of an auto beyond the reach of many in the public, because UAWers are receiving salaries of 60,000 dollars a year plus full benefits...

Tags: Manufacturing, car, auto company, automobile company

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

Circuit City files Chapter 11

Circuit City said Monday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and that the company plans to operate its business without interruption. Circuit City, the second largest electronics retailer behind Best Buy, has been thumped by its bigger rival and stores such as Wal-Mart. The company...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Liquidity, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-10

President Obama will take away kids cold medicine

President Obama will take away kids cold medicineWhy regulate something that is only a problem due to irresponsible parentsALL over-the-counter OTC medications have information about who can use it and how much medicine it should get. Every bottle of OTC medication has very visible warning and most specify that...

Tags: blog author, gov, cold medicine, Obama, prescription, medication

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

How do we address the have-nots?

How do we address the have-nots?It's the NetThe problem is no longer the availability of hardware: many computers are being dumped that can easily be made productive again, by installing a lean Linux on it like Xubuntu. So poor people can have a fine computer for free. That's easy to...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, INTERNET, computer, Internet access

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Market disconnects

Market disconnectsLootoI remember a few years back, the state Lotto was over $100 million. An investor firm wanted to buy one ticket for every number (at the time, about 20 million numbers). They went to the state and asked to purchase the 20 million tickets. The state came back and...

Tags: Investment, trader, Warren Buffet, Sun Microsystems Inc., stock

Discussion threads 2008-05-27