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Voting For A McCain: SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons So, poor John McCain. At the start of the year, he gets bounced around because he is "not well versed" in economics. In summer, he gets beat up again, because he says he is "illiterate" about technology (and the way he expresses...; Tags: Innovation, Network, John McCain, Obama, Taxes, Free Trade, Internet, Leadership, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Using Flash and Silverlight to move web standards forward: Via John Carroll I saw a blog post by Paul Ellis in which he talks about the shortcomings of open standards, or more specifically, standards bodies, and how that affects the open web. In short, it's led to the innovation and widespread adoption of proprietary technologies like Flash and Silverlight....; Tags: Innovation, Web, W3C, Microsoft Silverlight, Standards, Alex Russell, Channel Management, Marketing, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-15
In the information age, IT innovation means everything: In the information age, IT innovation means everythingInteresting.I think many IT failures are due to misundersyanding the company's business model. The nuances if you will. This is another reason to develop internally. To take it one step further. There are many good IT personnel that only understand IT. They don't...; Tags: Strategy, Leadership, Operating systems, information technology, innovation, Linux, Unix, blog; Discussion threads 2008-07-14
In the information age, IT innovation means everything: As businesses become more competitive the opportunities associated with IT innovation become increasingly important. Software innovation is risky, of course, but the bottom line's simple: enough people trying this will win to ensure that stagnation - staying with the same people, the same ideas, the same software, and the same...; Tags: Innovation, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Strategy, Leadership, Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-07-14
Lithium Technologies raises $12 million; social network for enterprises will invest in innovation: June appears to be the month for social networks to announce new funding. The latest is Lithium Technologies, which today announced that it has closed a $12 million series B round. Lithium is in good company this month, with LinkedIn, Twitter, Jaxtr and others creating a splash with their respective...; Tags: Innovation, Network, Benchmark Capital, Lithium Technologies Inc., June, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jennifer Leggio; Blog posts 2008-06-30

Balancing act: innovation vs. reliability: Jonathan Heiliger, vice president of technical operations at Facebook explains the challenges facing the company, including the trade off between site stability and innovating quickly. by Andrew Mager; Tags: Innovation, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2008-06-27
iPhones, PPC, and DLC: iPhones, PPC, and DLCheh.http://www.virtual-laser-keyboard.com/is offline.Ever considered warning people before you link their site into a blog that sees heavy traffic?Apple designs the chips...... but doesn't make them and the PA Semi acquisition doesn't change that. Apparently from the linked article Samsung provided the manufacturing. That could mean Applehas...; Tags: Leadership, Telecom & Utilities, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, phone, innovation; Discussion threads 2008-06-19
Smart SOA: Best practices for agile innovation and optimisation: In this era of unprecedented change, organizations need agility to adapt rapidly. Part of what separates winners from losers is the ability to respond quickly and intelligently to market opportunities, competitive threats and regulatory constraints - in short, to innovate and create value. The best companies understand how to...; Tags: Innovation, SOA, Best Practice, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-06-13
Gates to look back, ahead on tools in his last Microsoft keynote: Gates to look back, ahead on tools in his last Microsoft keynotehmmm.....So many things to do = so many things that will fail.Gate$ will be better off at his 'foundation' when deadlines will slip and the losses will mount.I pitty the sacrificial lambs tasked with continuing his grand ambitions.Maquito net...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Leadership, tool, MSFT, Microsoft Corp., WinMobile, Even Bill Gates; Discussion threads 2008-06-03
Office Products Maker Boosts Innovation, Collaboration; Cuts Cycle Time in Half: ACCO Brands, the global leader behind Swingline, Kensington, and other brands, wanted to improve innovation and collaboration and to standardize Product Life Cycle Management PLM, in order to speed time to market, reduce costs, and further enhance product quality. The company adopted a Microsoft .NET - based enterprise PLM solution...; Tags: Innovation, Microsoft Corp., Office Product, Leadership, Collaboration, Groupware, Strategy, Management, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies 2008-05-28
From BIT Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From BIT Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeContextThe reason COBOL still does most of the work today is because it has handled, is handling, and will handle simple tasks effectively on software that already exists and has been creepingly adapted to current circumstances.(You wouldn't want to quote that...; Tags: Mainframes, Strategy, Leadership, Programming languages, Servers, IBM Corp., COBOL, innovation, information technology, Web service, business side, mainframe, Web, IBM mainframe; Discussion threads 2008-05-23
Business imperatives theme dominates Forrester's IT Forum conference opener: Forrester Research, the Cambridge, Mass. market research and analysis firm, kicked off its influential IT Forum conference today in Las Vegas with a keynote address by founder and Chairman George Colony on CEO success imperatives. What the success imperatives do you have? Colony asked a series of...; Tags: Innovation, Information Technology, Forrester Research Inc., Leadership, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Privacy, secrecy, innovation and open source: Many arguments over open source are re-hashed versions of arguments we have about data and the Internet. (Kojac Consulting audits networks. I'll explain why this is relevant soon.) When I say users should see the code they are getting the response might be what about incentives for...; Tags: Innovation, Google Inc., Audit, Permission, Open Source, Privacy, Question, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Spigit mashes up social software to reveal innovation: Take the idea of community, sprinkle liberally with process, add a dash of prediction market thinking and a soupcon of reputation analysis, stir gently without too much mashing and you have InnovationSpigit. I really like this idea because it solves one of the...; Tags: Innovation, Idea, Spigit, InnovationSpigit, Research & Development, LDAP, Leadership, Games, Strategy, Business Operations, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Personal Technology, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Where's the next new thing in Silicon Valley?: Excellent article by Jeff Nolan, an ex-VC, writing in SandHill.com on venture capital investments and locating the next big thing. Incrementalism and "The New New Thing" - With all the venture capital moving around in the Silicon Valley, where is the real innovation? He makes many good points...; Tags: Silicon Valley, Innovation, Web, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, Leadership, Investment, Strategy, Finance, Financing Startups, Internet, Management, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-04-28
The new collaboration: Enabling innovation, changing the workplace: While companies see the value of innovation, they frequently fail to put the right tools in place to support those goals. The new collaboration will be built on technologies that enable easy knowledge sharing outside the firewall.Read this white paper to find how to collaborate and utilise these technologies; Tags: Innovation, Workplace, Collaboration, IBM Corp., Leadership, Groupware, Strategy, Management, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-04-23
The CIO profession: driving innovation and competitive advantage: Can the CIO profession evolve rapidly enough to match the pace of global competition and technological change?Last year, the prospects were far from encouraging. In 2006, CIOs felt that senior management did not understand the transformative power of technology and did not appreciate the contribution that CIOs could make to...; Tags: Innovation, CIO, Competitive Advantage, Leadership, Strategy, Groupware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-04-18
Drive Enterprise Innovation with IT Simplication: Today's globally competitive business climate demands that organisations reduce complexity to ensure the reliable delivery of products and services to customers, and to better adapt to fast-changing business needs.This white paper looks into how CIOs can simplify their IT infrastructures to enable the business to function optimally in this...; Tags: Innovation, Information Technology, IBM Corp., Strategy, Management; White papers 2008-04-16
jNetX Deploys Embedded Database to Support Growth and Innovation, While Ensuring Reliability: jNetX develops and markets the key service components of programmable SS7 and Internet Protocol IP networks. jNetX wanted to continue it's growth levels of more than 200% in 2007 and expand customer base globally and focus resources on innovation and product development. The challenge was to grow reputation as a...; Tags: Innovation, Oracle Corp., jNetX, Storage, Product Development, Leadership, Databases, Strategy, Hardware, Research & Development, Business Operations, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies 2008-04-01
Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy Summit: Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy SummitLike patriotism, "innovation" is the last refuge of scoundrels.Whenever government contemplates restrictions in defense of IP rights, the argument that preventing theft inhibits innovation is likely to be heard. Actually, the best way to encourage innovation would be to make activities illegal....; Tags: Government, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Strategy, Tech Policy Summit, DMCA Safe Harbors, Lohmann, innovation, harbor; Discussion threads 2008-03-31