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- Converging federation standards?
- Key members of the federated identity specification and standards gangs—OASIS, Liberty Alliance and the IBM/Microsoft led WS-* --met at Digital ID World 2005 today to discuss their different approaches to deriving specifications and the possibility of convergence.Moderator Mike Neuenschwander of the Burton Group tried to locate any sensitive areas among...
- Tags: specification, standards, George Goodman, Shewchuk, John Shewchuk
- Blog posts 2005-05-11
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- What happens when the "cloud" starts to precipitate? A hard rain's agonna fall . . .
- i use a lot of online services and I try to push as many applications as I can into the cloud. This means that I can work from anywhere on virtually any computer device. I don't need a personal computer (but I do need a personal cellphone - the new...
- Tags: Web, Web Service, Web Services Company, Web Services, Cloud Computing, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- I'm well aware what I pay for Google's services
- I'm well aware what I pay for Google's servicesI agreeOther than search, I don't use a lot of Google's offerings. But I do use Google Earth. 33 years ago a buddy & I travelled from Montreal to Prince George, BC. where we ended up working in an isolated sawmill for...
- Tags: Google Inc., Prince George, mill
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Techies choose Obama - by a landslide
- If techies could choose the next President, Obama would win in a landslide. Checking donors from 10 large tech companies, including Apple, Dell, Google and Microsoft, over 90% of the donations support the senator from Illinois. Why does high-tech love Obama? First the numbers The...
- Tags: Landslide, Broadband, Obama, McCain, Telecommunications, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-10-05
- Citizen journalism might try to kill you
- Citizen journalism might try to kill youDouble edged swordCitizen journalism almost sounds like a contradiction. One one hand, so many people nowadays carry a device that can at least take snapshots, but more are taking video. Real journalists can't get to where a story is very fast so it takes...
- Tags: Citizen Journalism
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- President Obama will take away kids cold medicine
- President Obama will take away kids cold medicineWhy regulate something that is only a problem due to irresponsible parentsALL over-the-counter OTC medications have information about who can use it and how much medicine it should get. Every bottle of OTC medication has very visible warning and most specify that...
- Tags: blog author, gov, cold medicine, Obama, prescription, medication
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- CA Dems: Scrutiny of Yahoo-Google deal threatens competition
- Seeing as how Google and Yahoo are both California companies, California House members have taken it upon themselves to tell the Dept. of Justice to butt out of the advertising swap between the two Internet honchos. In a letter of Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the Democratic reps said: ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Agreement, Computer Associates International Inc., D, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Wall Street slams tech on bailout bill's failure
- Wall Street slams tech on bailout bill's failureGive them money or they plungeIt's like extortion.RE: Wall Street slams tech on bailout bill's failureAnyone else notice that Apple trades at almost 4 times what Microsoft does!? Not bad for a "little" company. ]:)The government gibing money to the wrong peopleInstead of...
- Tags: Mortgages, Government, Investment, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Reuters sues university over open-source citation extension
- Zotero, a Firefox plug-in, looks like an amazing tool for academic and legal writing, what with "automatic citation capture" from webpages, formatted citation export and integration with WordPress. Developed by George Mason University, the tool has already been adopted by 100 major institutions. So who doesn't like it?...
- Tags: Thomson Reuters Corp., Thomson Corp., GMU, Productivity, Open Source, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Gauging the ThinkPad: Before (IBM) and after (Lenovo)
- Gauging the ThinkPad: Before IBM and after LenovoI'm deeply dissapointedI've bought a business Thinkpad T61 for a premium price one year ago, hoping for the best of their product line. A few weeks ago their update tool pushed a BIOS and graphics card update to fix the famous overheating issue...
- Tags: Notebooks, System Spec, Lenovo Group Ltd., IBM ThinkPad, laptop computer, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- If McCain skips debate, there's always Google In Quotes
- John McCain just called for postponement of Friday's debate until the financial crisis is solved, as the Boston Globe reports. If that happens, there's always Google In Quotes, a Labs project offering up news quotes from the candidates, not only for the U.S. presidential race but also for contests in...
- Tags: Google Inc., Health Care, John McCain, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Bill O'Reilly's web site hacked, attackers release personal details of users
- Bill O'Reilly's web site hacked, attackers release personal details of userssmalkl little people who hack and use the same escuseTypical idiot cop :)Wow...Way to stereotype. Lemme guess - you're ex-military, with a crew cut, nasty cigar and a stick up your arse? Does that sound fair? What? That doesn't describe...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Channel management, SECURITY, Bill O'Reilly, attacker, Web site, Web
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- A tribute to Pop
- It's been a rough week up here in our neck of the woods. Sure, global financial markets are collapsing, Sarah Palin's email got hacked, the wars in the Middle East show no signs of ending...You get the idea. However, for us, we've been taking care of my wife's...
- Tags: Teacher, Computer, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- A conversation with Thomas Otter, Gartner analyst and blogger
- While away, I briefly saw some comment about Gartner's latest foray into the blogging world. Past efforts have been abysmal but this latest attempt looks much more promising. Carter Lusher at SageCircle interviewed Andrew Spender, Gartner's VP of Corporate Communications, via email. The answers were somewhat stilted in my opinion....
- Tags: Analyst, Blog, Gartner Inc., Blogger, Thomas, Tele-management, Blogging, Internet, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- The most "dangerous" celebrities to search for in 2008
- Searching for details regarding the latest celebrity gossip may expose you to everything the IT underground has to offer - from adware and spyware to misleading offers and fake newsletters enticing you to opt-in into a spammer's campaign. McAfee owned SiteAdvisor has recently released the 2008 list of the celebrity...
- Tags: Adware, Web, Celebrity, Web Site, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Web Site Development, Cyberthreats, Web Technology, Viruses And Worms, Channel Management, Security, Internet, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- Caribbean medical schools and the primary care shortage
- Caribbean medical schools and the primary care shortageIs a Carribean-trained MD good enough?He is if he passes the boards and does the same internship and residency as anyone else (except I'd waive the internship and residency if the applicant has actively practiced medicine abroad for at least 5 years). ...
- Tags: Corporate governance, Caribbean medical school, medical school, primary care shortage, care shortage, residency training
- Discussion threads 2008-09-17
- Did McCain invent the BlackBerry?
- Did McCain invent the BlackBerry?Obama's childish attack????Kinda like the one where McCain says Obama wants to teach sex education to kindergartners, when in fact, what he wanted was to teach them how to recognize inappropriate touching to protect them from child predators? Ridiculous, childish attack INDEED!Um ridiculous and childishlike...
- Tags: INTERNET, RIM BlackBerry, Obama
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Photos: Lucas launches new 'Star Wars' game
- Film series creator George Lucas surprises dressed-up fans at Best Buy in San Francisco with a visit to help give the new video game a strong debut. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Star Wars, Photograph, Games, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-09-16
- Microsoft Dynamics Goes for the Mid-market (Again)
- Microsoft Dynamics Goes for the Mid-market AgainPartner + Vendor lead approach better all roundI think a partner-led (or partner+vendor) approach is much more credible than a vendor-led sale. A partner can talk about cross-platform integration, compatibility and value added services like support and training. Sometimes a vendor could be prejudiced...
- Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise software, Microsoft Corp., CRM, Microsoft Dynamics
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Judge: Probable cause required for location info
- Yes! A federal judge ruled Friday that the government must have probable cause before ordering cellphone companies to turn over location-identifying data, The Washington Post reports. Only one problem: The decision, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan, is "very likely wrong" and faces "an uphill battle...
- Tags: Cause, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-14
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