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Hobson's EMT saves time and money with Virtual Iron

Hobson's EMT saves time and money with Virtual IronXenServer shames Virtual IronI find it interesting that "Patrick" recommends doing a Bake-Off of all solutions and his best answer for not choosing XenServer from Citrix is that "it seems to be geared toward a single server environment". now, that doesnt make...

Tags: Virtual Iron, XenServer, Citrix Systems Inc., Hobson

Discussion threads 2008-07-28

Hobson's EMT saves time and money with Virtual Iron

I had an opportunity to ask Patrick McFadin, Director of Engineering, Hobsons EMT, a few questions about how his organization is using tools from Virtual Iron. A highly edited, slightly sanitized version of our conversation follows.Please tell me who you are and a bit about your organization?Patrick is the Director of Engineering...

Tags: 64-bit, Dan Kusnetzky, Virtual Iron, Hobson, EMT

Blog posts 2007-08-10

PBS' NerdTV steers clear of Microsoft's media juggernaut

PBS' NerdTV steers clear of Microsoft's media juggernautOgg and not wmv.Yes, that's a political statement.Reminds me of the observation by Mr. Kristof of the Times when he was touring Africa with Bill Gates that Gates should retire to devote himself to philanthropy and no longer be associated with mean old...

Tags: Corporate communications, Digital video, Digital media, Hobson, Microsoft Corp., PBS

Discussion threads 2005-07-14

Additional Resources

2010 Honda Fit Sport

Photo gallery:2010 Honda Fit SportSince its introduction to the U.S. market in 2007, the Honda Fit has endeared itself to small car lovers with its economical engine and flexible interior. The car received an update for 2009, gaining size and an optional navigation system. Those updates came just in time,...

Tags: Saving Grace, Scion xB, Honda Fit, Honda Motor Co., car

Product reviews 2009-11-19

GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstream

No weak password can survive a GPU-accelerated password recovery attack. Last week's released Wireless Security Auditor is prone to shorter the time it takes for a network administrator to pen-test the strength of the WPA/WPA2-PSK passwords used on the wireless network. Its core functionality of shortening the wireless password recovery...

Tags: Password, Network, Password Cracking, Wireless, GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi Password Cracking, Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-01-22

Mulling the impact of new Reg FD guidance

While most commenters on the new Reg FD guidance are understandably cautious, I'm going to stick my neck out. Trying to parse the opaque language used in the guidance is not easy, couched as it is in unhelpfully vague terms. That doesn't stop the social media mavens...

Tags: SEC, Social Media, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-31

Virtual Iron Customer Profile: Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann, LLP

I had the chance to speak with Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann's David Roden, a few questions about their use of Virtual Iron's virtual server environment. Thanks for spending time with me, David! Here are my questions and David's answers: Who are you and what...

Tags: Virtual Iron, Server Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Animoto goes commercial

It's only a couple of weeks ago that Neville Hobson introduced me to Animoto. Like he, I made the impulse upgrade to the then premium version. At $30 a year, it's a no brainer for the person who does the occasional presentation or just wants to spice up a blog...

Tags: Animation, Animoto, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-24

Social networking, IBM, Microsoft etc: the Twitterverse debates

Charles Cooper's article noting the rise of Twitter as part of the media fabric is a cue for surfacing a long conversation I had yesterday with some of my 800 Twitter followers. The pretext was my post about the end of software and the number of thanks folk posted on...

Tags: Social Networking, Consultant, Network, Information Technology, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, IBM Corp., E-mail, Knowledge Management, Groupware, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Software, Data Management, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-03-21

U.K.'s Elonex readies low-cost Linux laptop

U.K.'s Elonex readies low-cost Linux laptopPotential but.....until I see it it's vaporware. The cost seems right. I have nothing against Linux. However the missing component is an actual system up and running for said price.Pagan jimanother agenda perhaps?It just could be that the Brits want their kids...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux proponent, Linux, laptop computer, Elonex, low-cost Linux laptop, Linux laptop, multimedia

Discussion threads 2008-02-18

Facebook and the CIA

In a piece of carefully researched critique, Guardian Unlimited writer Tim Hodgkinson does a masterful job unpacking the politics of Facebook, implying that the company's backer's real agenda is the realization of the original American dream: Here at last is the Enlightenment state longed for since the Puritans of...

Tags: Facebook, Nature, CIA, Tim Hodgkinson, Corporate Governance, Blogging, Venture Capital, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Internet, Finance, Financing Startups, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-01-14

OpenID for unlocking enterprise value

Neville Hobson's views on OpenID struck a chord:It seems to me that OpenID is still a very early-adoption technology, the domain of serious geeks and tech enthusiasts.Well, I’m as enthusiastic as the next geek but I just don’t really get OpenID yet.Since reading Neville's piece, I've been trying to contextualize...

Tags: Groupware, Dennis Howlett, OpenID, Plaxo Inc.

Blog posts 2007-08-22

Sony VAIO RC310G

A format war is brewing for the hearts and minds of media fans everywhere. In one corner, Sony stands ready to do battle with its next-gen optical format, dubbed Blu-ray. In the other corner, Toshiba is prepared to wage war with HD-DVD. While both formats have been hampered by product...

Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Desktops, Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray drive, Sony Vaio, disc, Sony Corp., Sony VAIO RC310G

Product reviews 2006-06-09

Brand You must be delivered in many media

Niall Kennedy writes: Last weekend I decided to break free of the standard boring job résumé or CV and express my job history in the Atom syndication format complete with audio enclosures. Syndication geeks may appreciate the implementation details. A while back, Tom Foremski, Neville Hobson and I (over...

Tags: Brand

Blog posts 2006-01-04

Forbes: Attack of the Blogs

Look, Mom, I'm in Forbes magazine! Ed Brill, an IBMer who works on Notes marketing and publishes his own blog (edbrill.com), responded on July 23 last year to Radicati's bearish Notes report. He questioned whether she had ties to Microsoft and referred readers to two...

Tags: Ed Brill

Blog posts 2005-10-28

The SkypeOut Forum is a chamber of horror stories

As our own Ben Charny reports today, users of Skype's new PC-to-phone SkypeOut service report multiple customer service problems.I've just come back from a point-and-click sessionon the SkypeOut section of the Skype Forum. You'll find a chamber of horrors... choppy calls, non-connects, mis-credits, non-credits, inexplicable errors.Theseshortcomings mesh with the complaints...

Tags: SkypeOut

Blog posts 2005-02-16

Blu-ray group gets behind Microsoft tech

Blu-ray group gets behind Microsoft techMPEG4 on DVDI think the Japanese makers want a new disc because DVD & MPEG4 players are dominated by the Chinese. They need something new to sell.But maybe the better option for Hollywood is to make a DVD with the Hi Definition MPEG4 stream on...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital video, Digital media, DVD, VC1, Microsoft Corp., MPEG-4, codec

Discussion threads 2004-09-01

Tech, Hollywood heavyweights create content coalition

Tech, Hollywood heavyweights create content coalitionDefinitely Jekyl and Hyde in action-- "A particular challenge here is making sure that we strike the right balance in managing digital rights and yet having the simplicity that you can move the content that you paid for around and have it available in the...

Tags: piracy

Discussion threads 2004-07-13