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Enterprise mashups need complexity to create value

Those who drink the Web 2.0 Kool-aid live in a idealistic world where we can mentally connect a great idea to a great implementation of that idea. We live on faith that the great implementation will come, since there are plenty of smart people out there who will eventually figure...

Tags: LinkedIn, Mashup, Collaboration, Gil Yehuda

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Why The Big Fuss Over Microblogs?

I microblog.Why? The truth is, I learn by doing and by speaking with others who do. So I dabble with Twitter, Plurk, Pownce, Spoink, Rakawa, Tumblr, Utterli, Yammer, FriendFeed, 12seconds, and probably a few others that I signed up for and forgot to use. I have found a nice collection...

Tags: Mobile, Fuss, Tool, Productivity, Web 2.0, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Gil Yehuda

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Additional Resources

Gachon University Gil Hospital Improves Patient Care With Event Monitoring System

Founded in 1958 as an obstetrics and gynecology clinic, Gachon University Gil Hospital has grown to become one of Korea's leading healthcare providers. To prepare for its 50th anniversary in 2008, in 2003 Gachon University Gil Hospital launched an initiative called 'Take-off 2008: Health Hub in Asia'. The aim was...

Tags: Patient, Hospital, Oracle Corp., Monitoring System

Case studies 2008-07-01

The Steve Jobs Standard

Ever since the black turtlenecked one appeared at the Worldwide Developers Conference, there has been no shortage of discussion about the health of Steve Jobs, the worry that he is mortal and who might succeed him.There's the photo by photo rundown of the increasingly thin Jobs. There's the discussion...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Digital Music, Benefits, Healthcare, Digital Media, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Consumer Electronics, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-06-30

Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the most

Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the mostBrilliance = Techie + Financial ManagerialI think one of the reasons Microsoft has been so succesful is that Bill Gates was adept not necessarily the best at both spectrums: the techie and the business side. Witness General Motors under the "Smith" bean counter tenure:...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Recruitment & Selection, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

Leaked Pentagon doc slams Lockheed

A leaked Pentagon report said Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense contractor, failed to "provide the requisite definition and discipline to properly plan and control complex, multi-billion dollar weapon systems acquisition programs." This allegation casts doubt on Lockheed's ability to manage large programs, including major IT...

Tags: Lockheed Martin Corp., Pentagon, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Performance Management, Productivity, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Investment, Finance, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Government IT failures: "Room for improvement" [interview and podcast]

Given the size, scope and frequency of government IT failures, it's important to understand the dynamics underlying these projects. To learn more about federal IT, I interviewed two federal systems experts from CA, developer of the Clarity project portfolio management PPM solution. Gil...

Tags: Project, Podcast, Agency, Information Technology, OMB, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Government, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Marketing, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-05-07

Of course you realize, this means war.

Of course you realize, this means war.Jason, that was superb.ntI disagree with you, Jason"Apple could significantly expand its market share by allowing Mac OS X to run legally on other hardware platforms"1. Writing an operating system for one set of hardware is way easier than for the "whatever" hardware. You...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, MacOS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., hardware, Jason, PC, Wintel, accident

Discussion threads 2008-04-23

PC Industry Episode II: Attack of the Mac Clones

As I am sure like many of you, I watched the entire Psystar imbroglio unfold last week, snickering under my breath with unabated amusement while I imagined the collective blood pressures of Apple executives boil to a protective fever, with armies of attorneys ready to stream out in phalanx attack...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Attack, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-04-21

fring VoIP and IM client is now available for the Apple iPhone

I've written about my favorite mobile VoIP client, fring, several times in the past on this blog and was very pleased to receive the news from Gil that fring is now available on the Apple iPhone. This current version is for iPhones that have been jailbreaked to run 3rd party...

Tags: Apple iPhone, IM, Apple Inc., IM Client, Fring, Instant Messaging, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Internet, Online Communications, Networking, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-04-15

Who should be thanked for the return of Mr. Jobs to Apple?

News of Singularity, a non-Windows operating system from Microsoft, sparked my interest in OSes past and present. It got me thumbing though the back issues of MacWEEK for memories of OSes that were built from scratch and now forgotten. But in the research, I found some ironic gold regarding NeXTstep,...

Tags: Strategy, Job, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, MacWeek, Operating System, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., NeXTstep, Singularity OS, Operating Systems, Software, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-03-07

Microsoft releases another Vista SP1 refresh to 15,000 testers

Microsoft releases another Vista SP1 refresh to 15,000 testersVista on the up?I get the feeling that SP1 is only going to make Vista into a reasonable os at the end of the day, after all the hype has died away; a bit like XP SP1 - But XP SP2 really...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows XP, SP1

Discussion threads 2008-01-10

Wikia looking to topple Google, but will fail miserably

The CEO of Wikia, a search engine launching soon with an open algorithm, has been talking big for a long time now. Unfortunately for Gil Penchina, not much scares Google -- they will just get more aggressive. I can almost hear someone at Google singing "Anything you can...

Tags: Algorithm, Google Inc., Search Engine, Development, Wikia, Search, Engineering, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2007-12-08

In Burma, the revolution is being YouTube-d

Some 33 years ago, author and poet Gil Scott-Heron uttered his famous words, "the revolution will not be televised." Well, here we are in 2007 and few if any "revolutions" are being televised. But as for being streamed and distributed...

Tags: Revolution, Video, Corporate Communications, Telecommunications, Marketing, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-09-27

EU ruling deals setback to Microsoft

EU ruling deals setback to MicrosoftQueue the WinZealots...]:)Queue the PatriotsThis article is incorrect on the ruling having nothing to do with the USA - which has "settled". The USA is very much trying to reform Microsoft which is viewed now as a transnational big business rather than an American company...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Corp., EU ruling deals setback, deals setback, EU Ruling, American company, big business

Discussion threads 2007-09-17

Web ad blocking may not be (entirely) legal

Web ad blocking may not be entirely legalNot just noisy clutterAt present, sites aren't being held responsible for the content of their third-party ads. Some of these have contained malware:http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/07/myspace_ad_served_adware_to_mo.htmlhttp://www.infoworld.com/article/07/03/26/HNfinjanreport_1.htmlI don't want to read Mr. Lewis's blog THAT badly.He might be able to detect Adblock PlusBut apparently it's not...

Tags: online advertising, advertisement, AdBlock

Discussion threads 2007-09-14

D5 Live: No fight--Gates and Jobs ponder the past and the future

The highlight of the D: All Things Digital conference featured Bill Gates and Steve Jobs on stage together, with event co-hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher as referees.It was more like a Rock & Roll hall of fame induction honoring the two legends than a verbal battle over past...

Tags: Apple, D5, Microsoft

Blog posts 2007-05-30

Everything old is new again...

Everything old is new again...WHAT !!!!!!!So how is this different from groove ? Groove has this feature for last 5 years. This Proclamation of everything new or bottled as new as web 2.0 or web 3.0 sic is getting old pretty quickly.CozyBug.comLocal Online Flea Market and Garage Sale!...

Tags: Groupware, Collanos, Groove Networks Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-04-27

Google: Stingy with click fraud refunds?

Google: Stingy with click fraud refunds?Sole Discretion RefundsThe Google Click Refund Policy goes back to putting the Fox in charge of the henhouse. Another similar situation is eBay's insurance program when you have received bogus merchandise from a seller. A Coach bag bought by my friend was not an...

Tags: Financial Planning, Google Inc., eBay Inc., advertisement, insurance, click fraud

Discussion threads 2007-03-01

Fluenz Mandarin 1+2 (exe)

A full session from Fluenz Mandarin 1+2 version 1. This software was designed by a small team with a clear mission: get people speaking Chinese as quickly as possible. We designed and built our ideal learning program, combining common sense, solid linguistics and the latest technology to allow for faster...

Tags: Fluenz Mandarin, Corporate Communications, Team Management, Marketing, Management

Software downloads 2007-02-01