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America's Future...isn't in America

America's Future...isn't in AmericaHere's the deal.First of all, there is no problem with America having too few people interested in Science and Engineering. The problem is that the employment prospects for those fields are so dim, the people smart enough to succeed in those fields are also savvy enough...

Tags: growing economy, capitalism, English Language

Discussion threads 2006-05-17

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Reid promises 60 on Saturday

promises, promises, promisesHe will not get his 60 on Saturday. There are enough senators with the backbone to avoid what will be an economic catastrophe for our nation.Obama created phantom jobsSomeone did bother looking into the jobs Obama claimed to save / create and found this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1t3zZBhJ7wBlog not about Obama or...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Reid

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Green building boom

Somebody please explain something here.How can these green building--and associated manufacturing--jobs not be the same old "not green" jobs just slid into a new spot? Are these in addition to the "not green" jobs. Are the old "not green" just canned and dropped from the rolls of humanity....

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, McGraw-Hill Construction, job

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Kerry-Boxer bill battle set for Tuesday

That is just the bipartisanship ........ President Obama campaigned on. Not!!!Harry leaves and we're all better offWhy don't you go somewhere else to blow off all this hot air and perhaps the U.S. emissions will be cut in half? :-)Harry's blogs: e-pollution on this IT tech site.ntLeveling the playing field...The...

Tags: Blogging, Arctic

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

The maintenance renewal landscape

A small and therefore statistically dubious quarterly CIO survey undertaken by Kash Rangan's team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch published earlier this month makes revealing reading. On the general spending front, it should be no surprise that the survey believes CIO's are under spending relative...

Tags: Revenue, SAP AG, Maintenance Fee, Maintenance Revenue, Data Centers, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Team Management, Operational Accounting, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-23

7 Days of Windows 7 offers

really funnyhhahhaa............Great for US...... Horrible for the rest of the world,in Brazil I had to dig up, and dig up more, for me to get to see what was supposed to be the price of windows 7 here. Got redirected 3 times to the "windows store" in UK! and a...

Tags: Piracy, Microsoft Windows 7, income, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

PC report: Apple pushing 10 percent share; Win 7 not expected to have big Q4 impact

Not what I'm seeingNot sure where this guy thinks people are buying PCs AHEAD of Windows 7 release. Most people that I know that are looking or have been looking for PCs are INDEED waiting for Windows 7. Why would you go through the trouble of upgrading when you...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Will the Palm Pre come to Verizon? Analysts debate

Do any of you realize that analysts get paid to GUESS about things?So here we have a bunch of idiot analysts GUESSING what might, or might not, happen regarding Verizon and the Palm Pre. Give me a break.It's like the report I heard in Bloomberg TV the other morning. The...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Federal government, WebOS, Verizon Communications Inc., Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pre, phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

RIM signals price war potential; Fallout could be substantial

Thesis-changing?Potential MBAs racing to their pcs to start re-writes?RE: RIM signals price war potential; Fallout could be substantialWant to see consumers really scoop up smart phones? Have the carriers charge $5.00 a month for data plans... Some consumers don't see the value in paying $30 a month for mobile...

Tags: Keyboards, E-mail, Smart phones, Handhelds, Research In Motion Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort of

but Obama's going to pay all my bills!RE: Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort ofDo you remember being a student? The is par for the course. It is about being pro-American, pro-'democractic' system, and respecting the office of the president."How does the President inspire you? What resonated with you from Obama?s...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Taxes, Obama, job, tax

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Small signs of a health care deal forming

what deal?The New York Times is the least reliable source of information.If you want signs of a deal in the making just watch the conservatives talk shows: O'Reilly, Beck, Hannity, etc as real Americans do.They would tell us if there are any talks about it. RE: Small signs of a...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Nissan Leaf, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Mid-range European ERP portending the future?

On my personal blog, I skimmed over recently published results for Agresso and COA Solutions. Agresso is emerging in the US as a small if solid player in public sector as well as for those businesses that need a more agile approach to business configuration than you'd likely get from...

Tags: Revenue, Public Sector, Vendor, SAP AG, Agresso, COA Solutions, COA, Maintenance Revenue, Saas/on-demand, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Virtualization: a good idea but still some growing pains to consider

I sat down with a group of execs from NetIQ during a break from the VMWorld show yesterday. They wanted to talk about the company, which offers a lineup of software products for improving IT processes, and its role in the virtual world, specifically process automation. But...

Tags: NetIQ Corp., Virtual World, Compliance, Virtual Environment, VMware Inc., Exec, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Strategies for Developing a Highly Collaborative Support Environment

Web collaboration has emerged from the economic ashes of 2009 as a bright new support tool with a compelling ROI. It's no wonder: Web collaboration benefits for technical support include improved service levels, reduced operational costs and an impressive competitive advantage. View this TechRepublic Webcast to hear...

Tags: Strategy, Web, Web-based Collaboration, Environment, Collaboration, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Webcasts 2009-08-26

When Consultancies Feel the Pain of Recession

Phil Fersht, an AMR analyst and blogger, wrote yesterday about the bad year that major outsourcing consultancy TPI is having. He went further and checked with other consultancies about how they are doing. In short, he found that some firms were doing more outsourcing consulting and some less. But, he...

Tags: Recession, Consultancy, Phil Fersht, Managed Hosting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Are Silicon Valley VCs killing innovation?

There is a growing imbalance in terms of the risk/reward ratio between venture capital firms and entrepreneurs. And the current economic situation is making things worse. Very little funding is happening. VC firms do have funds but they are focused on trying to keep portfolio companies alive....

Tags: Silicon Valley, Innovation, Entrepreneur, Silicon Valley VC, Venture Capital, Investment, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Financing Startups, Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Cisco's fourth quarter's crib sheet: Gauging enterprise spending

Cisco reports its fourth quarter results Wednesday and analysts are looking for a few signs that the enterprise business has stabilized and an outlook that's a touch optimistic. Cisco is expected to report fourth quarter earnings of 28 cents a share on revenue of $8.5 billion. Cisco...

Tags: Router, Cisco Systems Inc., Routers & Switches, Sales Strategy, Network Technology, Networking, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-05

Ballmer on the Microsoft-Yahoo deal: 'Nobody gets it'

Ballmer on the Microsoft-Yahoo deal: 'Nobody gets it'I was ge... liquidity means monetization, wha?I didn't really care. It's a better idea than Microsoft buying Yahoo (from Microsoft's point of view.)One day is too soon for the wisdom of the crowd to truly kick in (and I am dubious about the...

Tags: Investment, Bing, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Barnes & Noble offers free Wi-Fi in stores nationwide, no purchase necessary

Barnes & Noble offers free Wi-Fi in stores nationwide, no purchase necessaryWowNow i can sit in Starbucks next to Barnes and Noble and mooch free Wi-FiBordersBorders Books should have done this long ago. Instead, I smell another growing Circuit City with Borders.RE: Barnes & Noble offers free Wi-Fi in stores...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Barnes & Noble Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Using Good Information Governance to Manage Growth and ROI in a Down Economy

Information volume is growing at an exponential rate each year. Taking control of this information can seem overwhelming - especially with a tight budget. By classifying content at creation and implementing retention-enabled business processes, one can more effectively manage information growth and increase the ability to reuse information to increase...

Tags: Business Process, ROI, EMC Corp., Manage Inc., Information Volume, Operational Planning, Storage, Records Management, Business Operations, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-07-28