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Symantec CEO John Thompson on Microsoft, Google and Switzerland

Symantec CEO John Thompson on Microsoft, Google and SwitzerlandSymantec wants to be the Switzerland of safe computing onn the Webbut they're really more like the Elbonia of the computer world. I haven't used a Symantic security product that didn't fail to cause many problems from the git-go. I think they...

Tags: SECURITY, Product marketing, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., Elbonia, John Thompson, system work, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-07-31

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GPL's cloudy future

GPL's cloudy futureIn the Cloud: ANYBODY can do ITANYBODY. I believe that is the essence of the Cloud revolution.Users old enough remember the IBM PC. It was a revolution. A maneuver around traditional IT which gave rise to a new generation of software and hardware development without...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Configuration Files, GPL, AGPL, Google Inc., information technology

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

The sinking dollar and offshoring

The sinking dollar and offshoringWon't make any differenceTo a well-run shop, the [u]cost[/u] of engineering services comes a very distant second to the value received: delays or low-quality work cost so much more than a salary that it's a sucker's bet.The problem is, most corporate management either has no idea...

Tags: Outsourcing, Recruitment & Selection, Protectionism, offshoring, salary, Chinese Government, Microsoft Corp., job

Discussion threads 2007-07-25

Congress spanks naughty sex sites

Congress spanks naughty sex sitesOf all the things they can do, this is it?Oh, apart from giving themselves raises while allowing offshoring which in turn prevents people from paying taxes, how quaint! :DCongress spanks naughty sex sites!I like the title of this article!:-)What's an example of misleading?I don't think...

Tags: Vertical industries, Web site, U.S. Congress, sex site, naughty sex site, government

Discussion threads 2006-07-25

Microsoft tells judge it's antitrust-compliant

Microsoft tells judge it's antitrust-compliantHmmmmm ....Sounds like the old saying:"It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission"Sounds like the right thing to me.Face it, training 60,000 employees does not happen overnight. (Ask anyone that's done it.) The great thing is it was caught by MS internaly and was...

Tags: Corporate law, thuggary, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, police officer, antitrust

Discussion threads 2005-11-30

H-1B visa limit for 2005 already reached

H-1B visa limit for 2005 already reachedOh No!Now they have to hire AMERICAN workers (at least until congress gets bought off, again).boo hooi think they let in more than they should. Companies hire them a lot of the time just because they think they are 'better' than most american...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, H-1B visa, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., H-1B

Discussion threads 2004-10-01

Does election fallout bode ill for India tech?

Does election fallout bode ill for India tech?The Golden Goose...everyone knows what happened to that unlucky bird.This change in government ISN'T good news for the Indian economy, and American companies considering outsourcing as an option are right to consider the political climate. Leftist governments aren't known for low taxes.Hey,...

Tags: Capability maturity model (CMM), Free trade, coalition government, outsourcing, government

Discussion threads 2004-05-18

Spam bill authors: Misguided criticisms

Spam bill authors: Misguided criticismsBut how do you stop "lawful" SpamSo, now, I have to get spam from businesses that,,,, have a header, and a real subject line, and I have to go through and opt out of every single one of them, so I don't get even more spam...

Tags: Cyberthreats, e-mail, spam, Elbonians, e-mail address, Opt-Out

Discussion threads 2003-12-17