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Barnes & Noble's e-reader triplets and the e-commerce distribution game

Barnes & Noble reportedly is planning to sell its own branded e-reader in a move that would give it three devices hooking up to its book store. The Wall Street Journal reports that Barnes & Noble is planning a device with a six-inch screen and a touch...

Tags: Game, E-reader, Barnes & Noble Inc., E-business, Game Plan, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Microsoft's fiscal 2010 game plan: Seven must-see slides

Microsoft's fiscal 2010 game plan: Seven must-see slidesA way forward for MSFTMSFT should explicitly recognize the failure of Vista by offering a no charge upgrade to Win7. This move would be a PR plus. Any lost revenue on upgrade charges would be minimal. Past history has shown that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, game plan, Microsoft Windows Vista, MSFT, Microsoft Corp., game

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

MS' Fiscal 2010 game plan: The marketing calendar (Slideshow: A look ahead at Microsoft's FY 2010 launch plans)

MS' Fiscal 2010 game plan: The marketing calendar (Slideshow: A look ahead at Microsoft's FY 2010 launch plans)One long ball after another.MS is certainly knocking them out of the park this year.RE: MS' Fiscal 2010 game plan: The marketing calendar (Slideshow: A look ahead at Microsoft's FY 2010 ...

Tags: Games, marketing calendar, FY 2010, WM7, Microsoft Corp., game plan, slideshow, marketing, game

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

ObamaCare opponents scramble to build a winning coalition

ObamaCare opponents scramble to build a winning coalitionObamaCare sneaks a foot in the doorExisting insurance companies and health care providers worry about the government plan because it is the pre-ordained winner on the path to single payer, not because a government plan would be inherently superior.Any Democrat worth their credentials...

Tags: Vertical industries, Healthcare reform, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, game plan, health care, single payer, ObamaCare, ObamaCare opponent

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Algorithms everywhere: Can IBM automate business decisions?

IBM outlined a vision---and of course a new services unit to go with it---that takes a little time to grok. Big Blue talked about the "information journey," fact-based enterprises and nudging out gut calls in everyday management for decisions based on hard, cold facts. But when you boil it all...

Tags: Algorithm, Fact, Vision, Risk Management, IBM Corp., William Pulleyblank, Game Plan, Engineering, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Services, Security, Finance, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-15

Can Cloudera take Hadoop commercial?

Cloudera, a Burlingame, Calif. start-up, on Monday said that it has raised $5 million in venture funding and aims to take Hadoop, the open source software behind Facebook, Google and Facebook, to a data center near you. Hadoop is open source software used to store and process...

Tags: Apache Hadoop, Game Plan, Cloudera Distribution, Data Centers, Storage, Team Management, Open Source, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Novell, VMware unveil collaboration pact

Novell and VMware said Tuesday that they are collaborating so independent software vendors can build SUSE Linux Enterprise virtual appliances. The two companies will also develop VMware-ready appliances on SUSE Linux. In a statement, the companies said: With VMware Studio, ISVs can use VMware-based tools to...

Tags: Novell Inc., Collaboration, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware Inc., SuSE Linux, SuSE, Game Plan, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-24

Lenovo enters server market; Targets SMBs

Lenovo on Tuesday said it is entering the server market with the ThinkServer, a lineup starting at $749 targeted at small and medium sized businesses. Lenovo, the former PC business of IBM, hit the market with a focus on laptops and notebooks, but now appears to be...

Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., Small And Medium Business, Game Plan, Smb/Sme, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Infosys: Moving up the consulting food chain

An Infosys executive reiterated that the offshore outsourcing business is holding up amid an economic slowdown and outlined plans to continue to move up the technology food chain to offer consulting services. Speaking at the Citigroup Technology Conference in New York, Ashok Vemuri, head of banking and...

Tags: Food, Consulting, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Axon Group, Game Plan, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly?

Comcast has acquired Plaxo in a move that aims to make the cable giant's interactive portfolio more social and potentially bring a little Web 2.0 to your set-top box. Financial terms weren't disclosed, but TechCrunch puts the deal at about $150 million to $170 million. Comcast has...

Tags: Plaxo Inc., Network, Comcast Corp., Game Plan, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Social Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-14

World cup Almanac & Match plan 2006 2006 (Mobile)

The "Worldcup 2006 Edition" software will help you enjoy the Football World Cup to the full. This is software for your pocket PC giving you all the match data you need : just right for when youre discussing the matches with friends, afterwards! You want to know whos got the...

Tags: Team, Mobile, FIFA, Match, Stadium, Anthem, World Cup, Game Plan, Team Management, Games, Management, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2006-04-12

Sony hits play for new game plan

Sony hits play for new game planSony is missing the mark, I thinkFor me, the future is something like the QuickTimeFilm Store or the iMovie Film store. You rent a movie via download, you get to watch it about 5 times in 6 months, play it through your television and...

Tags: Games, TVs, Digital media, Digital music, TV & Home Theater, Sony Corp., game plan, game

Discussion threads 2005-02-08

Additional Resources

Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?

I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, operating system, desktop, Google Inc., desktop app, netbook, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Android army keeps growing as Dell enlists; Will the mobile OS war follow PC history?

Well, this is exactly what MS wanted to do with Win Mobile - that fizzled.I think that was mostly due to that fact that Win Mobile was is so bad.But, Android is the real thing, and is a great OS, to the point that nobody is even talking about Win...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Manufacturing, Operating systems, PC, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Win Mobile, mobile, operating system, manufacturer

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

The real pros and cons of server virtualization

YepVMwear is starting to look like Windoze - adding unneeded functionality just because it can. Moving VMs around from server to server live - is COOL. But why do you need it? If you are on a consolidation binge and utilization is king, then there will be no "extra" capacity...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, Virtualization, server virtualization, VMwear, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-07

Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal

Opera"Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal". . . and by "browser rivals" you really mean Opera, who has been whimpering and whining the whole time. A browser that barely appears on anybody's charts, but still retains a cult following.I think Microsoft is improving with IE7...

Tags: Web browsers, ballot screen, Web browser, Opera Software ASA, ballot screen proposal, Microsoft Corp., official complaint

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

HP LP3065 30-inch monitor

The most appealing selling point of the 30-inch HP LP3065 is its super-high 2,560x1,600 resolution. Gamers with powerful enough video cards to run at that resolution will not be disappointed. With its great color preproduction and wide viewing angles, movies also look great on the large display. Professional graphic artists...

Tags: Monitors & displays, bezel, monitor, HP LP3065, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-10-29

E-book reader news and releases round-up

The last two weeks have been especially busy for the e-book reader industry and probably pretty frightening for Amazon. Here's a quick round-up of what's been released and what we have to look forward to this holiday season: 1. Barnes & Noble Nook:...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-book Reader, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Inc., E-books, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-10-28

Carper option in final Senate health bill

opt outdoes that mean a state can decide, whether or not, their citizens can get national health care?"Let the trolling begin in earnest."?I think you meant:"[i]Let those who disagree with me begin posting.[/i]"No......trolling is posting deliberately inflammatory remarks in order to get responses. You've even admitted you're doing that, because...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Financial Planning, U.S. Senate, health care, insurance, Carper, Lasik

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Piracy and the Apple App Store

PiracyI'm curious as to how they discovered that 80%. I'm assuming (I know, bad idea) that they post the app on the app store (well, Apple does after reviewing it) and someone has to buy it in order to pirate it or is the App store itself broken into? If...

Tags: Games, piracy, game, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26