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Oracle apps: an innovation free zone since 2006?

Oracle apps: an innovation free zone since 2006?Timeline Error/Innovation ContinuesFYI, we retired but apparently did not delete that old timeline in 2007 when we launched this:http://www.oracle.com/timeline/index.htmlSo, innovation continues. You just weren't looking at the right record.

Tags: Leadership, Strategy, innovation, Oracle Apps, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

Open source thrives in downturn

Open source thrives in downturn85% of what?Such figures mean nothing if it isn't accompanied by some idea of HOW MUCH they are used in each.Using does not imply anything more than having obtained at least one copy of a product. It says nothing about how much its use permeates those...

Tags: Kudo, open source

Discussion threads 2008-12-04

Looking forward to 2018, let's hear your predictions

Looking forward to 2018, let's hear your predictionsThe Book of Voodoo CommunicationsGoogle fulfills the prophesy of the premise that all knowledge to be learned and all experiences to be had are already documented in The Book of Voodoo Communications. For Cod Knows All: All Thing That Have Been and All...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Even Microsoft, Google Inc., Voodoo Communications

Discussion threads 2008-09-07

Novell insists it's winning the Linux wars

Novell insists it's winning the Linux warsAnd this is differnent .. how?[i]"I would suggest to the customers and to the community, be careful. The way they've written their contract as soon as you look at it, you can't go back and look at Linux."It's a very dangerous contract from my...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Even Microsoft, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux War, Linux, Microsoft Windows NT

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

Google playing politics with open source

Google playing politics with open sourceWell SaidI agree with this, Google has the same back office meetings that any other company does, and the main focus is selling more product and bringing the bling through the door. Both companies have their ups and downs and for us to act...

Tags: subject line, Even Microsoft, open source, F/OSS, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Even Microsoft has trouble understanding what "Vista Capable" means

Even Microsoft has trouble understanding what "Vista Capable" meansi use home basic on my old laptop and it runs betteri use home basic on my old laptop and it runs better than xp ever did on that old thing.home basic works on it because it's striped down with out all...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Even Microsoft, computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

Will XenSource-Citrix Deal Hurt Xen, Open Source?

Will XenSource-Citrix Deal Hurt Xen, Open Source?Open Innovation...I guess I see this not as FLOSS projects/companies being made more closed, but traditionally closed companies recognizing that they need to become more open. Yes, this is a "mixed source" environment, but when you add up the mixture you are now...

Tags: Even Microsoft, FLOSS, Xen, Xen open source, XenSource Inc., Citrix Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-08-17

FairUse4WM breaks Microsoft DRM again

FairUse4WM breaks Microsoft DRM againSo we need to stop buying DRM Music?Does that mean we should pirate everything, or only buy items that don't have any DRM like some of the Apple iTunes. Even though they are watermarked with sales info, they are still free of DRM.ROI is the...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, ROI, Even Microsoft, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-07-17

End of the line for Firefox 1.5 support

End of the line for Firefox 1.5 supportThis is where open source failsMost Linux distributions just released couple of days ago (Redhat Enterprise Linux 5, CentOS 5, Ubuntu 7) shiped with Firefox 1.5. And now it comes to the end of life. Isn' this ironic? Oh never mind, you can...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Ubuntu 7.04, Even Microsoft, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 1.5, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

Discussion threads 2007-04-24

Is EDA the 'new' SOA?

Is EDA the 'new' SOA?Some comments from ApamaJohn Bates and I (Mark Palmer, from Progress Apama), were part of the initial discussion that touched off this discussion. I posted this discussion about your article on our blog (http://apama.typepad.com), which I'll re-post here for convenience:This article (Is EDA the ‘new'...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, Even Microsoft, CEP, SOA, EDA, Progress Apama

Discussion threads 2007-02-27

Has Google maxed out?

Has Google maxed out?analysis is biased. consider the worldyou consider the US only.Google is going global like no other company has done.Ask may work fine in english, but it is useless for me italian and the other 6 billion people NOT living in america.Google launched services on mobile phones, and...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, analysis, Google Inc., Even Microsoft

Discussion threads 2006-08-25

The tools and technologies of the Microsoft platform

The tools and technologies of the Microsoft platformThere can be only one[i]For Microsoft, this depends very heavily on their properties, which makes good business sense. For Adobe, the idea is to be as open as possible with their platform and let developers do whatever they want. I think there is...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Best Guess, tool, Even Microsoft, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-08-16

VMware readies virtualization software for Macs

VMware readies virtualization software for MacsSince they aready make a Linux version, this is no surpriseOS X = FreeBSD; and FreeBSD is not dissimilar to Linux.Tap all the markets; I'm waiting for Apple to say they'll see OS X on normal PCs.MS "exploring opportunities""Even Microsoft has been exploring opportunities in...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, GUESS IT, VMware Inc., Apple Macintosh, virtualization, Apple Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Apple Mac OS X, hardware, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Even Microsoft

Discussion threads 2006-08-07

Sun's Phipps makes a scarecrow argument

Sun's Phipps makes a scarecrow argumentPhipps needs some cold water thrown on him.Perhaps you mean [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchanted_Forest_Chronicles]soapy water with a little lemon juice[/url]?Everybody is wrong, I know everything and I am right - thats your attitudeSimple question - if you know so much, what are you doing sitting and writing a...

Tags: Ubuntu LTS, F/OSS, Phipps, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., software, Even Microsoft

Discussion threads 2006-06-28

Microsoft and big bets

Microsoft and big betsIt's not about the arguement...More so than it is about how we "adapt" to things given to us. Eventually rather than being a "benefit" it becomes an "expectation". Which is quite evident in the article and anyone who uses a computer.The more things become a part of...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Digital music, Desktops, Even Microsoft, Microsoft Corp., big bet, O/S, antivirus, operating system

Discussion threads 2006-04-26

The SOA with reach: Web-Oriented Architecture

The SOA with reach: Web-Oriented ArchitectureSOAP vs. REST; not just about the protocol.The choice whether to use REST or SOAP is not just about the protocol, it's also about development tools.REST is simpler than SOAP, but in many development environments creating or consuming SOAP web services is just a...

Tags: SOAP, Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Even Microsoft, Simple Object Access Protocol, SOA

Discussion threads 2006-04-02

Forget Exchange, the hosted email debate has moved on

Forget Exchange, the hosted email debate has moved onEmail is not the center of the universe"add voice, video, chat, RSS feed subscriptions and more to their e-mail systems"WHY? The email system is broken. Why would you want to add more to it?The next generation of *communication* will not involve the...

Tags: Fax, Even Microsoft, email system, e-mail

Discussion threads 2006-02-20

Mass. to stay the OpenDocument course despite CIO's departure

Mass. to stay the OpenDocument course despite CIO's departureOur hero?The mistakes Mr. Quinn made as a politician and as part of the executive branch of the government of MA might well help produce an outcome he wouldn't approve.That outcome, even the current situation reported from MA, can have a strong...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Even Microsoft, Quinn, OpenDocument Format

Discussion threads 2006-01-04

Man sues Microsoft over alleged Xbox 360 glitch

Man sues Microsoft over alleged Xbox 360 glitchMan sues Microsoft over alleged Xbox 360 glitchAnd the next headlines will say "Man realized he doesn't have a case, drops suit". This guy doesn't stand a chance. Even Microsoft's own numbers said they have a 3% defect rate. This...

Tags: Game players, Games, Backups, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Even Microsoft, Xbox 360 glitch, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360

Discussion threads 2005-12-05

Rosen approves Microsoft Office format license

Rosen approves Microsoft Office format licenseWhy are you whining Dana?If I remember correctly, you were one of the folks shouting to high heaven MS should open up their format. They did, and now you are still whining???If we didn't know better we would suspect you simply want to bash...

Tags: Office 12 XML, Even Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., XML, open source

Discussion threads 2005-11-29