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- Georgia conflict may mean the birth of modern cyber-warfare
- As widely reported (ZDNet's Zero Day blog summarizes the events as well as anyone), Georgia government websites site down were attacked in just about the time frame as Russia's Prague 1968-style attack of the country. The question is, who's responsible? The Russian government appears to have managed to keep its...
- Tags: Georgia, Attack, Russian Government, VNUnet, Government, Security, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- It's the economy stupid – collaboration ROI
- With today's news that oil has reached $135 a barrel – a 100% increase in a 12 month period – it's clear that there are some serious economic challenges ahead. A liter of unleaded in the UK today at 114 pence ($2.25) is equal to $8.50 a gallon in...
- Tags: Collaboration, ROI, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- The power of you: Siemens recognizes green efforts of three U.S. communities
- I've been remiss in following up some admirable community sustainability awards that are being sponsored by Siemens in conjunction with the Business Civic Leadership Center and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. While these projects aren't strictly green technology initiatives, they ARE being pushed forward by advances in alternative energy and...
- Tags: Community, Green Technology, Siemens AG, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Analyst Insights podcast examines WOA-SOA continuum with keen eye on cloud computing
- Analyst Insights podcast examines WOA-SOA continuum with keen eye on cloud computingDion Hinchcliffe bolsters WOA's roleZDNet blogger Dion Hinchcliffe had some email comments, repurposed with permission here:I find it intriguing that even amongst this group that WOA is considered an artificial construct or "pie-in-the-sky", when it's just the opposite.WOA simply...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, cloud computing, podcast, WOA, SOA
- Discussion threads 2008-04-27
- Enterprise 2.0 industry matures as businesses grapple with its potential
- Some of the big IT news over the weekend was the announcement that Forrester predicts that the Enterprise 2.0 space will be a $4.6 billion industry within 5 years. ZDNet's Larry Dignan had the full breakdown yesterday on Forresters bullish outlook while Dennis Howlett immediately took umbrage with...
- Tags: Software, Application, Information Technology, Industry, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise 2.0 Industry, Enterprise 2.0 Tool, Self-service, Dion Hinchcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- 'Enough with WOA, stick to SOA,' say IT architects - I say drop WOA and SOA
- Mike Meehan at SearchSOA.com has done some homework on the use of Web Oriented Architecture WOA, and the IT folks in the field are fed up. Enough with the labels, they seem to be saying. And they raise excellent points. I for one am by no means...
- Tags: Web, Information Technology, SOA, Service, Web Oriented Architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- Mac Clones and Psystar
- Mac Clones and PsystarOpen ArchitectureMany of the issues with Windows are actually extend from open architecture. The solution isn't to replace one monoculture with another. Nor is the solution the continued service of the feudal tech economy that Microsoft has given us. The computer is now more code than silicon...
- Tags: Operating systems, Semiconductors, UNIX, Psystar, Apple Inc., tech economy
- Discussion threads 2008-04-20
- Are SOA-related business concerns outside the IT 'comfort zone'?
- Those folks at Burton Group really know how to rattle our cages. A few weeks back, Anne Thomas Manes declared that she has yet to see any solid SOA success stories, and reportedly is still looking for one. When the subject of SOA business value came up,...
- Tags: Information Technology, Business, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Thought leadership grows around advancing 'WOA plus SOA' as enterprise-cloud duo
- Respected developer, adviser and thought leader Dion Hinchcliffe has posted a watershed blog that develops a compelling rationale for Web Oriented Architecture's (WOA's) advancing role in enterprises. The logic is not to supplant or dismiss Service Oriented Architecture SOA, but rather to examine how WOA -- also...
- Tags: Leadership, SOA, WOA, Dion, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Web 2.0 success stories driving WOA and informing SOA
- The striking contrast between the stories that we've been hearing lately about the slow going of SOA initiatives in the enterprise and the vibrant and rapidly growing ecosystems similar to them on the consumer Web has been generating a lot of debate and discussion in the enterprise IT community recently....
- Tags: Web, Web 2.0, SOA, Organization, Enterprise, WOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Channel Management, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Dion Hinchcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Sears and the dishwasher that didn't
- Sears and the dishwasher that didn'tI figured it out right away....I saw "Sears" and "Dishwasher" and pretty much figured out that it had nothing to do with virtualization. I also figured out that it's Dan's blog and that he can write about whatever the hell he wants to write...
- Tags: Financial services, Sears Roebuck & Co.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-10
- Sluggish economy may spur more, but smaller, SOA projects
- Will 2008 be a year of retrenchment of our expectations of SOA, or will things really take off? There's a debate as to whether a slow economy would help or hurt SOA. It's worth noting that the case for SOA, in tandem with Web services, was forged...
- Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-03-27
- Facebook: Revolution, Weed and Philanthropy
- At the risk of endlessly re boiling the cabbage on the now infamous Sarah Lacy interview of Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW, it is worth highlighting some pretty important things he had to say on Facebook & corporate philanthropy before the reporter became the bigger part of the story. The flippant style of interview...
- Tags: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Web 2.0, Government, Homeland Security, Strategy, Internet, Management, James Farrar
- Blog posts 2008-03-21
- Will IE 8 break the Web?
- Will IE 8 break the Web?It's an opportunity for the money puppetswho write IE only sites to re-screw their customers and charge hundreds to add appropriate headers to their sites.RE: Will IE 8 break the Web?I think they originally didn't want to "break the web" because it would make IE...
- Tags: Web browsers, Channel management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web, IE 8, IE8, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- RIA wars heat up with arrival of Adobe's AIR and Flex
- In the world of Rich Internet Applications RIAs, the battle for hearts and minds -- not to mention eyeballs and desktops -- heated up this week when Adobe Systems took the wraps off its Adobe Integrated Runtime AIR. Adobe AIR, according to the buzz on the...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Application, Adobe AIR, Rich Internet Application, Workday, Flex 3.0, Human Resource Management (HRM), Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-02-27
- Collactive Web Assistant (xpi)
- Downloading this extension enables you to receive Collactive Web Assistant alerts directly to your browser. From there it only takes one click to take action and join the effort to raise awareness to global warming. Collactive Web Assistant is an online grassroots initiative whose goal is to raise public...
- Tags: Web, Awareness, Global Warming, WorldCoolers, Collactive Web Assistant
- Software downloads 2008-02-27
- Google on Markey net neutrality bill:let's stop the "gatekeepers"
- Without mentioning Comcast's broadband Internet throttling by name, Google's Public Policy analyst and blogger Derek Slater has just made a post resoundingly in favor of the net neutrality legislation introduced this week by Congressmen Ed Markey and Chip Pickering: Today, Rep. Ed Markey and Chip...
- Tags: Google Inc., Broadband, Net Neutrality, Broadband Policy, Internet, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- Will Vista and Windows Server 2008 really be better together?
- Will Vista and Windows Server 2008 really be better together?Examples of the Turd, pleaseExactly what is it about the core of Vista you find to be such a turd? What experiences have you had where the core of Vista has failed you? Please elaborate on the problems you've...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows 2008
- Discussion threads 2008-01-29
- Microsoft makes Visual Studio 2008 more broadly available
- Microsoft makes Visual Studio 2008 more broadly availabledoes anyone really care about pricey M$ tools?even on windoze there are better and free development tools created by the community.I don't even count Linux because M$ is a 'no show' here.RE: Vista and Windows Server 2008--an unbreakable couple?Huh? This isn't the article...
- Tags: Microsoft development tools, PRODUCTIVITY, .NET, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Application servers, Middleware, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET, tool, FoxPro
- Discussion threads 2008-01-29
- Naked IT: Shel Israel on social media and IT (includes podcast)
- The Naked IT interview series talks with innovators about the evolving relationship between IT and business. Please listen to the audio podcast and read this blog post for additional analysis not included in the recording. In this segment, we talk with Shel Israel, co-author with Robert Scoble...
- Tags: Podcast, Information Technology, Social Media, Enterprise, Shel, IT Guy, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
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