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Open source as the villain in its own story: Open source as the villain in its own storyhuh?I read a lot of words there, but failed to discern any content!Value of a brandMicrosoft spends so much assuring it remains one of the top 3 most respected and approved brands in the world because sales are increased by trust. ...; Tags: Branding, brand, goodwill, Microsoft Corp., real dollar, open source, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
goodwill's mapping mashup: Steve Bergman, CIO at Goodwill Industries discusses new innovations within the organization including a new Web 2.0 mapping tool which allows users to type in their zip code and find the closest donation location in their area. by Administrator; Tags: Goodwill, Mashup, Web 2.0, Productivity, Leadership, Strategy, Internet, Management, Administrator; Blog posts 2008-03-03
goodwill going green: Steve Bergman, CIO at Goodwill Industries talks about the company's green initiatives, which includes re-constituing parts to create other computers and breaking PCs down completely for e-recycling. by Administrator; Tags: Goodwill, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware, Administrator; Blog posts 2008-03-03
goodwill's online auction site: Steve Bergman, CIO at Goodwill Industries describes how the company is attracting 35,000 daily visitors to its non-profit auction site, "Shop Goodwill" by Administrator; Tags: Online Auction Site, Online Auction, Goodwill, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Administrator; Blog posts 2008-03-03
Surveillance is Tyranny: Surveillance is TyrannyIf you have done nothing wrongI think the ultimate comment on that line is the list of despots who have used it.If our Government were all that trustworthy, our Constitution would be a whole lot shorter and we could do without the Courts entirely.Yes. You are paranoid.Or...; Tags: Vertical industries, goodwill, extremist, Islamic terrorism, government, WWII; Discussion threads 2006-05-18

Gates: Beating Asia piracy will take 10 years: Gates: Beating Asia piracy will take 10 yearsSAPing Goodwillhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=SAP&annual25% growth in 2002->2003 in Goodwill43% growth in 2003->2004If SAP gets software patents in Europe, will they bump up the intangible asset valuation by similar rates?False value 'Goodwill' Rights"In the long term, Gates said, both China and India would respect intellectual property...; Tags: piracy, Beating Asia, Beating Asia piracy, Linux, west, goodwill, software; Discussion threads 2006-01-27

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It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO: Microsoft's participation in the One Laptop Per Child OLPC initiative has been fraught with mystery and disinformation from the get-go. But on May 15, Microsoft officials finally gave the OLPC project Redmond's official blessing. Up to this point, OLPC Chief Nicholas Negroponte preannounced Microsoft's every move on...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Intense (and really thoughtful) ranting from the OLPC front: Ivan KrstiÄ‡ has made his way into this blog before. As OLPC's former director of security architecture and one closely involved with their Peru rollout, his posts offered great insights into just how the XO worked or was supposed to work on the backend. Now he,...; Tags: One Laptop Per Child Project, Ivan KrstiÃ„Â‡, Nicholas, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Novell to Sun: Here's an offer you can't refuse: Novell to Sun: Here's an offer you can't refusewell can we trust Novell to anything now sincethey made deal with MS ......Don't think so. Well even if thay you be very nice to have a unix-fication under a mother distro .....im worry that MS goes up with dirty...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Virtualization, OPEN SOURCE, toughie, Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., NOVELL HAS; Discussion threads 2008-05-12
Sun's continuing open source problem: Sun's continuing open source problemSun executives are fucking morons...and a scarey bunch in general. I once heard some brain dead Sun twit emotionally speak about Scott McNealy as their spiritual leader. It seems like every couple of months some "new" strategy will save them from their ultimate demise. Hey guys,...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., hardware, open source; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Open source as the villain in its own story: Maybe because of JavaOne and Sun's well-known concerns about open source profit the idea of proprietary hooks which make people pay for open source software is big again. After all, if the code is free and visible why should an enterprise customer write a check to its...; Tags: Asset, Open Source, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Good Microsoft, Bad Microsoft: On paper and in theory, Microsoft is a single corporation, with something like 80,000 employees worldwide. In the real world, it's actually a collection of dozens, maybe even hundreds, of small companies that appear to act without a lot of central supervision. That is the only possible...; Tags: MSN, Microsoft Corp., Entertainment, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-23
The poverty of enterprise 2.0 and social media: The poverty of enterprise 2.0 and social mediaMaybe the root problem is......The seemingly total inability to spell or proof read? This blog is unreadable on its face apart from the blather of whatever the argument might be -- "argingerging," "ligs anogs," "chaineasinleasing hhuge," "Onoblem. Onlat can retrocan." Is this insider...; Tags: poverty, social media, Enterprise 2.0, collaboration, incoherence, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-16
Microsoft's End to End trust vision: Can this identity, trusted stack thing work?: Microsoft's End to End trust vision: Can this identity, trusted stack thing work?Wow then why is Microsoft even doing an whitepaper?Because it's obvious that you have all the answers. What's stunning is that you have all the answers yet none of this is done. Bottom line: This proposal is complicated....; Tags: Microsoft Corp., identity, End-to-End trust vision, stack thing work, thing work, software; Discussion threads 2008-04-08
Microsoft's End to End trust vision: Can this identity, trusted stack thing work?: Microsoft unveiled its "End to End Trust" security vision and now the real work begins: Will anyone buy into it? At RSA, Microsoft rolled out a whitepaper that at the very least is quite the conversation piece. Reading through the whitepaper--something I encourage everyone...; Tags: Software, Audit, Privacy, Vision, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Identity, Accountability, Audit Data, Internet, Financial Accounting, Security, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-08
RSA: Microsoft launches trusted Internet initiative; Aims for security dialogue: Microsoft said Tuesday at the RSA security conference that it is launching a trustworthy Internet initiative much like its Trustworthy Computing plan launched in 2002. And like Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative it all started with a whitepaper. That fact is what makes Microsoft's strategy and research chief's...; Tags: RSA Security Inc., Microsoft Corp., Trustworthy Computing, Craig Mundie, Internet, Security, Viruses And Worms, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-08
I've been fired!: I've been fired!He did say at the end :"I know this: yesterday wasn’t April fool’s - and tomorrow maybe somebody will think this is funny - but right now it’s about 1:15 in the morning and come 8:30 - I’ll be on the phone to the lawyers."Yes, smells fishy to...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Roger, April Fool, job; Discussion threads 2008-04-01
Making cash with SaaS and Web 2.0: Ever wondered why so many Web 2.0 or SaaS offerings are free or bundled? It's because the vendors can't work out how to bill for them. Don't believe me? Here are some real-life examples: A monitoring vendor that switched a $10,000-a-year data extraction option to free because...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Web, Software-as-a-service, Web 2.0, Billing, On-demand, Aria Systems Inc., Zuora, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-03-13
goodwill Industries CIO: Steve Bergman: Steve Bergman, CIO of Goodwill Industries talks to ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber about innovating technology for the non-profit. From an open source web portal to geo-spatial mapping tools for the organizations retail site. Bergman also shares his business approach to inventory management, and the...; Tags: CIO, Industry, Portals, Open Source, Internet, Administrator; Blog posts 2008-03-03
Time to call the Red Hat-JBOSS deal a failure?: One of the first in-person interviews I did for this blog was with Marc Fleury, then CEO of JBOSS. He was celebrating a business deal, but soon after had much more to celebrate, the acquisition of JBOSS by RedHat for $350 million. Fleury left...; Tags: Code Base, Customer, JBoss, SpringSource, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Open Source, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-03