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Defense worried about Israeli acquisition of SourceFire: Defense worried about Israeli acquisition of SourceFireIt's open source, so how can security be compromised?Make a copy of what it is now, compare any new version to detect changes, analyze the changes. You can bet enough users will do this that any attempts to interfere with its security will...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Israeli Acquisition, Sourcefire Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-03-06

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SEC introduces IDEA: Earlier today, Christopher Cox, SEC chairman introduced IDEA - Interactive Data and Electronic Applications, an XBRL framework for surfacing information used by investors. In prepared remarks, Cox said: "It will be faster, cheaper, better [than EDGAR.] Better data analysis will have a positive impact on the market as a whole....; Tags: SEC, Investor, Analysis, IDEA, Cox, Financial Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-08-19
Wordcamp 2008: In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...; Tags: Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, Plug-in, Automattic, Wordcamp, Mullenweg 3:00, BuddyPress, Discovery Channel, Al Upton, ChickSpeak, ScholarPress, Netconcepts, Post Title, Akismet, Virality, Diso, Compliment Spam, Monotone, Prologue, GigaOm Daily, Gigalogue, Comments Screen, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2008-08-16
Patent suit targets company being acquired by Microsoft: Patent suit targets company being acquired by MicrosoftLooks like DATallegro is a perfect MS acquisition.NT; Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-08-14
Patent suit targets company being acquired by Microsoft: On the surface, the latest patent lawsuit to hit the court systems looks like many of the others: allegations of infringement, ongoing unauthorized use and so on. But there's a little bit of a twist to this one. DATallegro, the company that reportedly is doing such infringing, is in the...; Tags: Patent, Microsoft Corp., Defendant, DATallegro, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Storage, Databases, Research & Development, Business Operations, Investment, Finance, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-08-13

SAP: Oracle price-gouges customers even more than we do: SAP: Oracle price-gouges customers even more than we dowhat else could he say? but SAP is a BLACK HOLE!!but just ask some customers that have had to dump millions into high price patches, maintenance, resources... SAP sap your bank account and then some...SAP is the BLACK HOLE of technology!!!!!!!!!!!!;)"near freezing...; Tags: Strategy, SAP AG, Oracle Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-08-13
JDA acquires i2: Oh how the world has changed: Catching up on other news, I see that i2, one of the dot bomb mavens has succumbed to acquisition pressure at a 12.5% premium to its share price. JDA is the lucky (or is it plucky?) acquirer of this once fascinating supply chain/demand planning provider, scooping up i2 for $346...; Tags: I2 Technologies Inc., JDA, Maintenance Revenue, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Operational Accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-08-13
Best Buy plays defense with Apple, iPhone: Update: Best Buy will begin selling Apple's iPhones in its store and the relationship between the two parties has become quite symbiotic. According to various reports, Best Buy (all resources, BNET profile) will start selling Apple's iPhone in its stores beginning Sept. 7. For Apple, Best Buy...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Best Buy Co. Inc., Apple Inc., Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Business Structures, Personal Technology, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-13
JDA Software scoops up i2 for $346 million: JDA Software said Monday that it will acquire i2 Technologies for $346 million, or $14.86 a share, in its latest step in rolling up supply chain management software companies. i2 makes supply chain management software and JDA specializes in planning an optimizing those applications. The end game:...; Tags: supply chain, i2 technologies inc., scm, jda software, supply chain management (scm), transportation, enterprise software, software, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-11
The Tech I.P.O. 2008, R.I.P.: There was not a single fresh offering of stock in a technology company to the public in the quarter ended June 30. That kind of goose egg hasn't been laid since 1978. Don't expect that to change any time, soon. Let's look at the...; Tags: tom steinert-threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-08-08
Will the Olympics melt the Internet?: Will the Olympics melt the Internet?Well...No one really watches the Olympics, so it won't be a test.ScalingThe Internet will be able to handle it... unless they use Twitter's servers.Umm...2006?The Internet didn't melt then.p2pusers already use p2p programs and they download a massive amount of GB/week of films, but the network...; Tags: Olympic Games, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-08-07
Google unloads Performics to Publicis Groupe: Publicis Groupe will buy Google's Performics search engine marketing unit for an undisclosed sum. Google acquired Performics via the DoubleClick acquisition and the unit sparked a little bit of a firestorm. The problem: Owning Performics could be viewed as a conflict of interest for Google. After all,...; Tags: Google Inc., Performics, Advertisement, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Are we seeing a disturbing trend in "blackmail" innovation...?: I've been thinking about the acquisition of a Silicon Valley startup, Ribbit, by BT, the giant British telecoms firm. Ribbit started out in classic form as the vendor of disruptive telecom technologies. Ribbit declared itself "Silicon Valley's First Phone Company" - a...; Tags: Silicon Valley, Innovation, Telecommunications Company, Ribbit, Telecom & Utilities, Leadership, Telecommunications, Telephony, Strategy, Management, Networking, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-08-04
PRTG Network Monitor (zip): An advanced, easy-to-use network monitoring solution. Features include: up/downtime monitoring, traffic and usage monitoring, analysis and reporting. SNMP, WMI, Packet Sniffing, and NetFlow data acquisition methods are supported. Users can monitor their networks using more than 30 sensor types. Alerts are sent as soon as a network outage occurs. This...; Tags: Network, Data Acquisition, Network Monitoring, Paessler, Alerts, Network Administration, Networking, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-08-04
Google goes investing: The news that Google is close to launching its own venture capital fund may raise a lot of hopes, but the history of corporate investment isn't fantastic and comes with a heavy price for portfolio companies that win a corporate sweepstakes. It also tells a lot about Google's own sense...; Tags: Google Inc., Investor, Investment, Finance, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-07-31
EDS shareholders approve HP deal; EDS shoots down layoff rumors: Updated throughout: EDS said Thursday that shareholders have approved the HP acquisition of the IT services company. Internally, rumors about impending layoffs at EDS are surfacing, but a company spokesman called the rumors "completely factually incorrect." According to a statement, 98.8 percent of EDS common stock was...; Tags: Shareholder, Layoff, Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Workforce Management, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-31
Omnisio snapped up by Google for YouTube: Google today announced the acquisition of Omnisio, a video website that lets users publish their own compilations of videos, and then allow viewers to annotate them. Google says the Omnisio team will be joining YouTube, and they will be likely working on integrating the technology they have developed, and...; Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., Omnisio, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Marketing, Internet, Investment, Finance, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-07-30
News to know: Microsoft Midori; Sub $600 PCs; Dell; Neosploit; SOA: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: More tech details emerge on Microsoft's 'Midori' What if Apple had conducted the 'Mojave Experiment'? Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Microsoft, In Search Of Itself Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The 'Mojave Experiment' - Just an exercise in guided clicking or does it...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Malware, SOA, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, BIOS, Mergers & Acquisitions, Web Services, Viruses And Worms, Security, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Components, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-30
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
Better RIAs from the Ribbit-BT Acquisition: This morning Ribbit and BT confirmed previous rumors by announcing an acquisition price of $105 million. I've been a big fan of Ribbit since they launched because they made voice a first class citizen and data type for rich Internet applications. They helped bridge the gap between voice in your...; Tags: Acquisition, Voice, Ribbit, British Telecommunications, Rich Internet Application, Telecommunications, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-29