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Top semiconductor vendors for 2004: Intel, Samsung, TI, Renesas, Infineon: Silicon Strategies published IC Insights 2004 semiconductor sales forecast. No surprises in the top 5 except for Infineon getting the 5th spot. The company ranked 7th for 2003 sales. IC Insights semiconductor sales includes pure-play foundries. 2004 rank forecast 2003 rank Company 2004 sales forecast 2003 sales % change 1 1 Intel $30,050 mln $27,030 mln 11% 2 2 Samsung $15,930 mln $10,400 mln 53% 3 3 TI $10,885 mln $8,250 mln 32% 4 4 Renesas $9,475 mln $7,970 mln 19% 5 7 Infineon $9,365...; Tags: sales, IC Insights, Infineon Technologies AG; Blog posts 2004-11-23

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What the fight against cancer really needs: What the fight against cancer really needsSadly this is where a problem existsCuring cancer would be great on the human level. But it doesn't make good business sense for doctors and pharmaceutical companies that rely on patients to make money. Much like many other diseases, it's more profitable to keep...; Tags: cure, pharmaceutical company, patient, government; Discussion threads 2008-09-05
Now that the HP-EDS deal has been consummated: The Irregulars draws its 'crew' from a wide and varied group of technology interests. One is Charlie Bess, an EDS Fellow. These are the brightest of the brightest among EDS thinkers and we are honored to have Charlie's insights. Now that the HP-EDS deal has been consummated, Charlie felt free...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Investment, Finance, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analytics: With better data reach and inclusion, come better results. So BI allows leaders can establish the trends early that will determine their future success or failures. In a fast-paced, global, hyper competitive business landscape these insights are the currency of success for the future. The better you do BI, the...; Tags: Performance, Analytics, Data, MapReduce, Curt, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Financial Planning, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Finance, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.: Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.Yep, going green allrightIt's called moss growing over all the abandoned homes and industry as Colorado slips into economic depression.The question now becomes how much misery will Americans allow greens to foist upon us until we've finally had...; Tags: serious greening, Microsoft Excel; Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Office 2.0: an Irregular mashup: The upcoming Office 2.0 conference is one of the first in the fall calendar that keeps people like me in more airports than I care to think about. It's also one for which I have fond memories. Office 2.0 started out as an idea put out into the Enterprise Irregulars'...; Tags: Innovation, Conference, Office 2.0, Mashup, Unconference Session, Ross, Susan Scrupski, Zoli Erdos, Vinnie Mirchandani, Vinnie, David Tebbutt, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-08-25
About Atom: Intel's big plans for its little chip: One of the bolder goals Intel set at IDF this week is that within a decade it wants ship 1 billion Intel-based mobile computing devices each year. That's a big bet when you consider Intel estimates there will be a total of 163 million notebooks shipped this year. ...; Tags: Mobile, Intel Corp., Chip, Menlow, Moorestown, Advertising & Promotion, Processors, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-08-20
Open source and innovation as maintenance models: Following my piece on a proposed model for enterprise applications maintenance, two fresh posts, one from Matt Aslett at 451.com and another from Leigh Cauldwell offer alternative ideas around how the present conundrum might be solved. Matt offers the open source position arguing that: Â This would appear to be...; Tags: Innovation, Leigh Cauldwell, Matt, Savio Rodrigues, Open Source, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-08-20
Video: Top leadership qualities of CIOs: What does it take to be a great IT leader? The best insights come from the CIOs who are out there doing it every day. In this episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives, see what CIOs have identified as the top leadership qualities needed to run an IT department....; Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Video, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-14
Exclusive: A robot with a biological brain: University of Reading scientists have developed a robot controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons. And this is a world's premiere. Other research teams have tried to control robots with 'brains,' but there was always a computer in the loop. This new project is the first one to...; Tags: Project, Brain, Multi Electrode Array, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-08-13
News to know: SAP; Microsoft patches; Nvidia; iPhone: Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: SAP: Oracle price-gouges customers even more than we do Michael Krigsman: Business Objects Influencer Summit: Strategy to execution Larry Dignan: Microsoft plugs IE, Office in big patch haul Roland Piquepaille: No more need for...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, NVidia Corp., Patch Management, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, 3G, E-books, Web Browsers, Linux, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Software; Blog posts 2008-08-13
Discussion features insights into using RESTful services plus cool iPhone app: Included in the discussion is my introduction on how to increase value payback, followed by a presentation from Adrian Trenaman, distinguished IONA consultant, on creating RESTful services using FUSE. by Dana Gardner; Tags: Apple iPhone, Iona Technologies, RESTful, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-08-12
Dell throws down the green gauntlet, again. Fulfills carbon-neutrality pledge: When was the last time you heard about a high-tech company reaching a promised delivery date AHEAD of schedule? And, yet, that is exactly what Dell says it has done. Last fall, it pledged to achieve carbon-neutrality by the end of 2008. Well, it's just the start...; Tags: dell computer corp., investment, finance, heather clancy; Blog posts 2008-08-10
Microsoft to stop selling boxed copies of Money Plus: Microsoft to stop selling boxed copies of Money PlusNew ModelsWith Microsoft working on cloud software and subscription-based models... this may help with transition to the new. Further, this would be a great product to link up with Mesh.It's about recurring revenue and maintenanceThe software market has shifted from selling software...; Tags: Big Bang, Microsoft Corp., software; Discussion threads 2008-08-08
Top leadership qualities of CIOs: What does it take to be a great IT leader? The best insights come from the CIOs who are out there doing it every day. In this episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives, see what CIOs have identified as the top leadership qualities needed to run an IT department.; Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Leadership, Strategy, Management, techrepublic inc., sanity savers; Videos 2008-08-08
Google gives us the keys to insightful information: If you are someone who can't get enough data, Google's new "Insights for Search" (which I'm sure will be renamed to simply "Google Insights" when they realize the current name is too long) is going to be a place that you want to visit. Google Insights for...; Tags: google inc., advertisement, brand, tool, branding, productivity, marketing, garett rogers; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Jobs acknowledges MobileMe failure: Jobs acknowledges MobileMe failureMobilMe... maybe notBack in 2005, I gave up all of my other sources of email, etc. in favor of .Mac. Without warning or notification, they switched to this "less than" lovely system. It wasn't broke, so why fix it... especially in the way that they did. It's...; Tags: E-mail, cloud computing, job, MobileMe, MobileMe failure, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-08-05
Serena Software brings business mashups to mainframe application release process: Serena Software brings business mashups to mainframe application release processA Broadening of Perspectives – It’s a Good ThingAs a fellow blogger for Software AG’s Modernized Insights (http://blog.softwareag.com/?cat=7), it’s great to run across news and articles that showcase a broadening of perspectives when it comes to the mainframe. While there’s...; Tags: Mainframes, Case-in-point, mainframe, Serena Software Inc., Software AG; Discussion threads 2008-08-02
Facebook teams with Intel to set stage for Web 2.0 growth: The headline on a Facebook-Intel announcement today is FB's selection of Intel-based processors to beef up its infrastructure as the company expands. That's good news for Intel. Facebook has become one of the most popular Web 2.0 sites/platforms on the Internet and people are starting to use it as a...; Tags: Web, Facebook, Team, Intel Corp., Web 2.0, Open Source, Internet, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-31
What is the best language for our kids to learn?: What is the best language for our kids to learn?Absolutely. But don't forget...that your kids have a reason to learn them: they are exposed to all of them every day. In the US, most people can't even tell you the names of more than 5 languages. But the reason...; Tags: English Speaking; Discussion threads 2008-07-29