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Microsoft: The four elephants in the room

Microsoft: The four elephants in the roomIt happened with AppleWhen it was annouced they would be moving to Intel chips, people held off purchases until then, then once again with OS X when Leopard was announced.It is to be expected with any product, when your new product will be along...

Tags: Operating systems, Strategy, financial meltdown, Microsoft Windows, John DiFucci, hardware, Microsoft Corp., elephant, Microsoft Windows 7, French National Police Force

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

Tech will suffer from financial meltdown

Tech will suffer from financial meltdownOne thing that could be done......would be for the federal government to sell Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and any other firms it "acquires" back to the public once they stabilize would allow the taxpayers to get at least some of their money back. In...

Tags: Financial accounting, Financial services, financial, financial meltdown

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

Additional Resources

U.S. unemployment rate highest in 26 years, at 10.2%

Misinterpreted numbers..."In October, the number of unemployed persons increased by 558,000 to 15.7 million."That's not 190,000. The 190,000 is non-farm payroll decrease, which doesn't include farm workers or self-employed persons who have hung it up.Maybe we need a NEW "New Deal?"Remember the 3 R's of Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal?"...

Tags: Operational accounting, Personal finance, FDR, Common-sense, unemployment rate, New Deal, Obama, Reagan

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Future ERP

Brian Sommer's provocative post that juxtaposes SAP's technology thinking around the 'old' and 'new' worlds provides insights into something SAP was talking about last year - the two speed world of ERP. At the back end there is still plenty to do, hardening applications, winkling out recurring bugs...

Tags: Innovation, Salesforce.com Inc., Financial, SAP AG, ERP, Brian Sommer, Brian, S-curve, Cloud Infrastructure, BRP, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-19

In the aftermath of the T-Mobile Chernobyl

T-Mobile's Sidekick/Danger Inc. meltdown has far-reaching implications for wireless carrier data integrity responsibilities way beyond any immediate remediation the company may need to offer its customers. Yesterday, T-Mobile notified all of its Sidekick device customers that a failure which occurred on Microsoft's Danger,...

Tags: T-Mobile, Customer, Storage, Workforce Management, Disaster Recovery, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Human Resources, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-12

eBay names Sun veteran head of data center strategy

EBay has appointed Dean Nelson, a Sun Microsystems veteran, to be in charge of its data center strategy. Nelson will be senior director of global data center strategy, architecture and operations. Nelson is founder of Data Center Pulse, a non-profit data center industry group. ...

Tags: Strategy, Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., eBay Inc., Dean Nelson, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

FCC's more proactive stance: Should we cheer or worry?

FCC's more proactive stance: Should we cheer or worry?Regulation is not micromanagement"At some point, the FCC meddles in free markets. It will micromanage."Clearly you think more about business than you do about government. Or maybe you're just conservative, politically, and ideological to a fault.This is about the public's interest...

Tags: Federal government, FCC, proactive stance

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too

Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior tooAnalogy:Churchill: "You can't tax yourself out of poverty"Obama: "Let's spend [future generation's money] to become wealthy again".WTF!If Cap and Trade Passes People Will Balk At Buying AnythingPrices of goods and services will go through the roof, think people are going to care about...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

OneWire - Talent acquisition in the Finance sector

What happens when bankers can make their 'true connection' online? Hiring/Recruiting solutions are a varied lot. They almost have to be as the methods that people use to find jobs, learn of jobs, etc. rarely match the ways that employers seek new employees. Add in other issues...

Tags: Acquisition, Brian Sommer, Finance, Human Resources, Investment, Job, Mergers & Acquisitions, OneWire, Recruitment & Selection, Solution, Talent, Workforce Management

Blog posts 2009-05-31

How IT can help save the global financial system

The ongoing global economic downturn, or "Great Recession" as it has been billed, exposed weaknesses in the U.S. financial system and the widespread interdependence of global financial markets. But what about the weaknesses in the information technology infrastructure that makes the global financial system what it is...

Tags: Financial, Information Technology, Data, Financial System, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-26

SAP keynote: Leo Apotheker's appeal for clarity

Leo Apotheker, co-CEO at SAP has just concluded his keynote speech with a call for 'clarity' in enterprises of all sizes. "The past 10 months have indeed been a turning point for all of us...it is time for clarity...time to be clear...We all face a new reality and it's not...

Tags: Software, SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-05-12

Algorithms everywhere: Can IBM automate business decisions?

Algorithms everywhere: Can IBM automate business decisions?IBM made the same claim 25 years ago with MRPMRP Material Resource Planning and MRP II were going to solve all the problems with inventory in manufacturing. Not only would it track and order materials for a manufacture, it would do so for...

Tags: Engineering, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Tools & Techniques, IBM Corp., algorithm

Discussion threads 2009-04-15

Betting on the future: T2 vs. Nehalem

Betting on the future: T2 vs. Nehalem"...but losing everything is like the sun going down on me...Ahhh what a great song...Ok Rudy.Sure IBM can't compete with Sun what with their stock about $100 more per share.My advise is DON'T WAIT! SGI and Sun took a beating from Linux because they...

Tags: Network technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Nehalem, T2

Discussion threads 2009-04-04

Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent

Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees ventSmiling Sam does it againIt seems to me that the government is overlooking one of the critical components of this economic meltdown - the offshoring of American jobs. IBM is one of the worst offenders in this regard. This one...

Tags: Workforce management, Litigation, Financial accounting, Proskauer Rose, Madoff, IBM Corp., SEC, layoff

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

Moody's Bottom Rung list includes AMD, Clearwire, Palm, Unisys; Media default Armageddon

Moody's has released its "Bottom Rung" list of companies that have a high risk of default and weak liquidity and there are a few technology and telecom household names on the list including AMD, Clearwire, Palm and Unisys. Media companies are the biggest chunk of companies on the verge of...

Tags: Unisys Corp., Palm Inc., Media, Clearwire Corp., Moody's Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Telephony, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Investment, Telecommunications, Strategy, Networking, Marketing, Finance, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Housing surplus, the monster in the closet

There are many places where economic meltdown and environmental problems coincide. Petroleum importing to the U.S. Burning coal for "cheaper" electricity than you can get from solar, ignoring the pollution costs. People driving older inefficient vehicles rather than buying new, more efficient, ones. But the one...

Tags: Surplus, Home, Insurance, Telecom & Utilities, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-02-15

Can the media harm the economy?

Can the media harm the economy?Consider this/KPKClearly, reporting in the media tends to amplify consumer and business psychology. Much of media, especially in my opinion cable news, has devolved into drama commentary rather than factual, impassioned reporting. Those who develop and deliver the "news" are chosen less for journalistic brilliance...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, media

Discussion threads 2009-02-06

AOL lays off 700 due to ad meltdown

AOL, a unit of Time Warner, is laying off 700 employees, in part due to a falloff in advertising revenue thanks to a weak economy, as well as recent structural changes intended to "refocus" the online behemoth, according to AllThingsDigital's Kara Swisher. AOL CEO Randy Falco sent...

Tags: Advertisement, America Online Inc., Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-28

Samsung paints an ugly tech picture

It's one thing when Sony loses money--it's not all that surprising. But when Samsung loses money you know things are bad in techville. The big news out of Korea today is that Samsung, one of the globe's tech titans, lost money. The fourth quarter loss wasn't huge--$14.4...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Financial Accounting, Personal Technology, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-23

News to know: Microsoft's layoffs, Google's profits, Win7 netbooks, White House tech

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Microsoft: 'We are not immune' to economy; Cuts 5,000 jobs; Earnings fall short Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft...

Tags: Google Inc., Layoff, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, White House, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-01-23