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SAP Makes A Dramatic Move: Ex-Oracle Exec John Wookey To Head up SAP’s New On-demand Market Effort

SAP Makes A Dramatic Move: Ex-Oracle Exec John Wookey To Head up SAP’s New On-demand Market EffortNot going to be easyIt is not easy, and many companies have already failed trying, to rearchitect a legacy software company and its technology for on demand. He will need to overcome organizational issues,...

Tags: Sales force management, Sales strategy, cloud computing, on-demand, Dramatic Move, Ex-Oracle, Head Up, John Wookey, SAP AG

Discussion threads 2008-11-11

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Efficiency, sustainability, and digital natives accelerate paper's path to digital

As people spend more time consuming information digitally at home and at work, reliance on paper continues to decrease. But how far are we across the Digital Divide? In 1975, George E. Pake, then head of Xerox Corp.’s Palo Alto Research Center, predicted that in 1995 his office would be...

Tags: Word-processing, Sustainability, Whiteboard, Tool, Forrester Research Inc., iWorkers, Productivity, Sheri McLeish

Blog posts 2009-12-04

Some global warming observers who don't do politics, spin or computer modelling

Harry, your argument underscores the problem with climatologyFor any of the examples you cited to have any meaning, you must presume and you do that the temperature fluctuations over the 40 year periods you describe are (1) unprecedented when measured against the earth's history, and (2) caused by humans. ...

Tags: computer, carbon dioxide, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-12-03

Microsoft targets programming newbies with new Vedea visualization language

And hear ....... I thought they already had some of these ... Like visual basic, and the developers studio of drag and drop ...These programming-for-non-programmers things......never work, at least not for things much more complex than "Hello World."RE: Microsoft targets programming newbies with new Vedea visualization langInteresting. Is this a...

Tags: Development tools, Programming languages, .NET, programming newby, Vedea, programming, Microsoft Corp., IDE

Discussion threads 2009-12-03

Red Hat is the open source company of the decade

Red Hat is one of many SECURE OS'esCHOICE is nice and people can choose from several Open_Source software vendors.Plus, RHEL is SECURE & I do NOT have to rebootmy servers because I use:http://www.ksplice.com/Open_Source is the future of Software.RE: Red Hat is the open source company of the decadeLet's not forget...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Cannonical, Loverock Davidson, Red Hat Inc., open source, Linux, open source company, BSD, KSplice, distro

Discussion threads 2009-12-03

Admin fired for incompetence, not alien search

Did you say failed to protest...students' and staffs' personal information? I think a similar case could be brought against those using Google. Not much protection there.Reason given is more than enoughInstalling unapproved software that will peg machines at 100% utilization when they have spare cycles is a terminable offense...

Tags: Public relations, PRODUCTIVITY, Recruitment & Selection, Processors, SETI

Discussion threads 2009-12-03

What the "Black screen of death" story says about tech journalism

Well done and well said EdUnfortunately I have no hope that this will even slightly temper the sloppyness of the next one to come down the pike. As you said it's all about the page hits for these turds...Gutmann effectIt would appear that this is just another example of the...

Tags: Blogging, black screen, Reporting, Ed Bott, Gutmann

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Harvard study: for healthcare, IT doesn't seem to matter

AgreeThe problem ?is mainly that computer systems are built for the accountants and managers and not built to help doctors, nurses and patients,?That totally nailed the problem. Yes, I work in healthcare and that is exactly the problem. The systems are written, installed and maintained by IT folks who are...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, HEALTHCARE, patient, health care, tool, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

A modest proposal to transform health care

Not warehouses, service stationsSorry but in a warehouse the stored items sit and wait for resale. They don't think and they don't become ambulatory. I think the better analogy the one you mentioned: car repair shops. The longer cars sit on the lift the less efficient the operation....

Tags: Financial Planning, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, insurance, health care

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Pondering a rogue cloud

Our future[i]Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain plays the contrarian when it comes to cloud computing: Is the cloud really the backbone of the future we want?[/i]I will [u]never[/u] consider storing personal files on anything even remotely considered "The Cloud".The amount of privacy concerns here are mind boggling. Yet, so many...

Tags: Virtualization, Patches, cloud computing, benefit

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Chris Anderson goes analog; We all can be manufacturers

Interesting idea, but I'd rather not.Interesting idea - but the truth is, I'd rather have somebody else manufacture my stuff. I wouldn't know the first thing about designing my own product, and it would probably turn out being pretty crappy stuff. I think I'll leave that stuff to more knowledgeable...

Tags: Manufacturing, Intellectual property, manufacturer, Interesting Idea

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

2010 Mazda Mazda6

Photo gallery:2010 Mazda Mazda6With models such as Camry, Accord, and Altima, the midsize sedan market is at once the most practical and most boring in the U.S. The 2010 Mazda6 is yet another entrant among a class that appeals to comfort, reliability, and economy, yet Mazda tries to differentiate itself...

Tags: interior, Mazda Motor Corp., Mazda Mazda6

Product reviews 2009-12-01

East Anglia hacking: one down, how many to go?

Is that the charge"The planet?s not cooking, they charge, but the data was cooked by dishonest scientists."How would we know whether we're cooking or not with such dishonest science, agendas and manipulation?Many of us believe it's not a very strong foundation to demand massive economically crippling taxes and government intervention."Crooked...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Any cap and trade program in Australia seems dead for now

Actually we call it "a massive tax on everything"The pressure we've applied to our elected representatives pushed the opposition leader out and forced this change of policy.The MSM still hasn't recovered from the shock, it goes against their collective belief.Climategate still isn't widely reported in Australia's MSM, but the pressure...

Tags: Leadership, Cap-and-Trade, Abbott, voter

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

(2011 Chevrolet Cruze revealed (photos))

BoringDid anyone actually believe the rhetoric that the new GM is different. Looks like a Cobalt with new trim. To think they actually pay people to reinvent boring all over again. RE: (2011 Chevrolet Cruze revealed photos)They will probably want $25,000 for this gem, even though it is probably...

Tags: photograph, Chevrolet Cruze, General Motors Corp., hybrid, car, MPG, Chevrolet

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Don't bother finding Tuvalu on a map. It may be gone soon.

Tuvalu vanishing under water - again?I'd first heard this prediction about Tuvalu nearly 20 years ago ...and I expect to hear it again in 20 years, unless 'global climate change' morphs back into 'global coolings' from the 1970's.It would be funny, if it weren't so sad.So what?What has Tuvalu given...

Tags: Climategate, Tuvalu

Discussion threads 2009-11-30

Dark Internet Fundamentals

Head in the clouds? Visibility = ZERO"The implications for those relying on the internet to deliver their data through cloud solutions is significant: if the cables are cut you won?t be able to access it."I've been saying this for years. From a security and disaster preparedness standpoint, only...

Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, Dark Internet Fundamentals, Internet, network

Discussion threads 2009-11-30

Swoopo: a lottery disguised as an auction?

Swoopo, SSDsHi Robin - Thanks for headsup on Swoopo. - I've been reading your excellent articles on SSDs and look forward to an update.- My iPod Touch has an 8 gig SSD and it's performance has been outstanding for a year. No degradation with heavy write usage. I copy a...

Tags: Swoopo, auction, lottery

Discussion threads 2009-11-30

Will the Adult Industry Drive Android Adoption?

Oh come on Jason.Porn can be received on the iPhone/iPod Touch to. Try going to www.youporn.comon your browser or mobile web browser.Not as apps.Web sites, sure. But not as apps.The "Vibrator" appSimply adjusts the rate of haptic feedback, so there is little reason for apple to reject it.ACTUAL Adult content...

Tags: Smart phones, Web site development, Web technology, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Web application

Discussion threads 2009-11-29

As others see us

Anti-American dribblehttp://www.climatechangefraud.com/Author please do without A/C, electricity, andyour standard of living.Then you get Al Gore to do without privatejets, mansions and it will never happenTech news pleasehttp://www.climatechangefraud.com/Can someone get a NEW editor that writes TECH articles and NOT Anti-American TRASH.Tech news pleaseSorry you're made uncomfortable by the complexity of the...

Tags: iPODS, IT Revolution, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-11-28