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Microsoft's 'multipoint' tech for emerging markets

To bring technology to emerging markets, Microsoft has an ongoing project called Unlimited Potential. CNET News.com's Ina Fried sat down with Microsoft VP Will Poole to discuss what the project's new "multipoint" technology is doing to help address the problems of having just one computer for a large classroom.

Tags: Microsoft Corp., News.com, Marketing Research, Financial Services, microsoft, will poole, unlimited potential, multipoint, emerging markets, emerging segments, third world, cell, mobile, cellular, phone, computer, pc, Emerging Market, Marketing

Videos 2007-10-10

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Is open source hurt by piracy?

Is open source hurt by piracy?Only hurts Open Source if proprietary is seen as "better"Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office...

Tags: Operating systems, open source, piracy, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Childs rigged crazyquilt private network

Childs rigged crazyquilt private networkBut who is monitoring the monitor?Gartner's statement not worth quoting. They are the most worthless thing to hit IT.Was Childs the only IT person on staff that knew anything about computers? That's what it sounds like. But this isn't that hard to believe. Most IT...

Tags: NETWORKING, Most IT department, private network, network, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Qualcomm, Nokia deal ends long legal battle

Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. NEW YORK--Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. ...

Tags: Patent, Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Reuters, Nokia, Qhalcom, patents, legal, cellphones

News items 2008-07-24

DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality

DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Intuit cut 575 jobs - is this "user generated unemployment?"

The other day I reported that Brad Smith, the CEO of Intuit, had asked his managers to see which jobs could be cut because there were volunteers among Intuit's 50m users that were doing a better job -- and for free. These seem to be the emerging business benefits from...

Tags: Job, Intuit Inc., Unemployment, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Smart grid players extend their influence beyond the pilot phase

When it comes to real market potential in the green tech space, smart grid-related technology is right up there. In any given week, I could post a half-dozen blogs about developments in this world. Echelon, in particular, has had a very busy summer, inking a new deal in Denmark, expanding...

Tags: Echelon, Project Deployment, Pricing, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing Research, Marketing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-21

AMD on road to recovery, says research firm

Technology Business Research says Opteron and Puma are boosting AMD's chip business, but the company could be hurt by the economic downturn. While AMD's processor business is showing strength, the company is still in a worse position than Intel to face a dip in demand for the rest of...

Tags: Recovery, Technology Business Research, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, AMD, Opteron, processors, servers, PCs, Victoria Ho, ZDNet Asia

News items 2008-07-21

Office 2008 vs. iWork vs. NeoOffice vs. OpenOffice

The more I use these, the more I really don't care for iWork. Sure, Keynote makes some darned pretty presentations, but NeoOffice and OpenOffice for the matter cuts the mustard quite handily. For real polish, you still can't beat Office 2007/2008, as much as I hate to admit...

Tags: Suite, Apple iWork, Office 2008, NeoOffice, X11, OpenOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-18

IBM: Big Blue beats expectations; raises full year guidance

updated: IBM, a bellweather that analysts have been watching as an indicator of the tech industry's economic health in the U.S., reported second quarter earnings of $2.8 billion, or $1.98 a share, an increase of 28 percent over the same quarter a year ago. Revenue was $26.8 billion, a 13...

Tags: Revenue, IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-17

PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.

PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.WellWell, that shows that Apple is still not significant worldwide,which is not surprising !MisleadingAlthough Apple slightly edged out Acer in US sales, it comes nowhere close to Acer in international sales. So to claim that Apple topped Acer in shipments...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., PC, PC shipment, No. 3, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

New hybrid delivery security architecture

Secure Computing's Ken Rutsky tells how to integrate Software-as-a-Service SaaS, virtualization and appliance security offerings to let users get exactly what they want. “In the past, CIOs deployed their own self-contained application architectures on their own servers and storage systems. This old model is giving way to a hybrid...

Tags: Appliance, Software, Software-as-a-service, Platform, Information Technology, Advantage, Hardware, Model, Service, Architecture, Organization, Delivery Security Architecture, IT Security Professional, Delivery Platform, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Security, Emerging Technologies, Management, CIO, SaaS, virtualization, IT appliances, service delivery, IT management, Ken Rutsky, Secure Computing

News items 2008-07-16

Intel's second quarter delivers; Cheap laptop demand up

Updated: Intel on Tuesday reported second quarter earnings of $1.6 billion, or 28 cents a share, on revenue of $9.5 billion, up 9 percent from a year ago. The results topped Wall Street expectations. According to Thomson Financial, Intel was expected to report earnings of 25 cents...

Tags: Revenue, Paul Otellini, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Operational Accounting, Chipsets, Sales Strategy, Finance, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Zoho lands Swisscom as partner

Zoho said Tuesday that it will partner with telecom company Swisscom to offer the company's business applications to its enterprise customers. Swisscom has 300,000 business customers and for emerging software as a service SaaS player Zoho it's a big win. Zoho said in a post that the...

Tags: Swisscom AG, Zoho Business, Human Capital, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Hyperlocal social networking: iPhone 3G may be the trigger

Hyperlocal social networking: iPhone 3G may be the triggernice articleNice information and article. Thank you. I agree. Apple does target a lot of teenagers and young adults with all these Networking Apps. )RE: Hyperlocal social networking: iPhone 3G may be the triggerM:Metrics is now part of "comScore", not Compete.com.RE: Hyperlocal...

Tags: M:Metrics, Hyperlocal social networking, Hyperlocal, social networking, iPhone 3G, trigger, 3G, Apple iPhone, network

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Xilisoft Video Converter Platinum (exe)

Xilisoft Video Converter Platinum can convert between almost all video and audio formats including AVI, MPEG, WMV, DivX, MP3, WAV etc., even HD videos. It supports various preset profiles for iPod, PSP and other digital devices. You can set multiple output formats simultaneously from the same source for output to...

Tags: Video, Xilisoft, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-07-14

Where to ditch that old iPhone? Recycling and mobile phones

This story from the Environmental Leader is perfectly timed, considering the overwhelming media din over today's iPhone launch. According to a timed survey released by Nokia, it seems that only three percent of people opting for a new mobile phone actually recycle the old ones when...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Mobile, Recycling, Cell Phone, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Vista To Win in the Enterprise, The Ugly Way

Vista To Win in the Enterprise, The Ugly Wayre: Winning Ugly[i]Why should Microsoft be any different? If you look at how enterprise software vendors have traditionally dealt with upgrades to their software products, the general tendency has been to put the vendor’s interests well ahead of the user. Upgrades to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, Yes Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

Vista To Win in the Enterprise, The Ugly Way

I came away from this week's Microsoft Worldwide Partner WPC conference convinced, finally, that the future of Vista is assured in the enterprise. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't because of anything Microsoft said -- the combined mea culpa/back atcha delivered by Microsoft's Brad Brooks, the Corporate Vice President in...

Tags: Desktop, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-07-11

A time and need for service innovation, education

The vision behind Service Science is to build a coherent body of knowledge for service innovation, says IBM's Jim Spohrer. Commentary--Services make the world go around. In modern day society, we are all connected to each other by either giving or receiving a service. ...

Tags: services, IBM

News items 2008-07-10