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- Java Objects Everywhere A CORBA-compliant ORB from Sun. It allows a Java-compliant Web browser or network computer running a Java operating system to have access to CORBA objects...
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- Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader
- Much better than a Kindle in a LOT of ways, butThere is still the issue of being able to use my books on any device I own. Plus, what is the pricing on books? If I can read my purchased ebooks on any device I own and the books are...
- Tags: E-books, Barnes & Noble Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Cloud offers SOA apps a 'venue to stretch their legs'
- Here we go againJoe, Joe, Joe, Really, passing along bad SOA propaganda after all this time? :-) SOA [u]IS NOT[/u] an application architecture. For those that still don't get it like Mr. Hall, SOA [u]IS NOT[/u] an application architecture. This has been a Public Service...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, Joe, application architecture
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- EPIC seeks to intervene in Books settlement, says privacy policies are no solution
- What qualifies EPIC to "represent the public's interests"?[i]"the Electronic Privacy Information Center ... is actually seeking to intervene in the case since, it says, none of the parties are representing the public?s interests"[/i]Who the hell is EPIC? In order to be able "to represent the public's interest" the organization has...
- Tags: Litigation, EPIC, Fred, Joe
- Discussion threads 2009-09-05
- On2 shareholders sue to stop Google acquisition
- I smell M$ hereWho is most interested in this deal not completing...M$!The price was more than fair, only some shareholders that were promissed more ca$h by M$ could have come with this frivolous lawsuit.RE: On2 shareholders sue to stop Google acquisitionNovember 6, 2008 - 5:00 PM EasternThird Quarter 2008 Results...
- Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, acquisition, Joe, stock, On2 Technologies, stock market, Master Corp., shareholder, On2 shareholder, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
- BriefingsDirect Analysts take Microsoft's pulse: Will the software giant peak in next few years?
- What’s driven Microsoft from day one, and continues to do so, is that Microsoft is the software company for Joe the Plumber. That’s their constituency, not necessarily Joe the Developer. They cater to Joe the Developer, Joe the CIO, and Joe the Analyst certainly likes to check in on what...
- Tags: Software, Analyst, Microsoft Corp., Joe, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dana Gardner, Desktop, SOA, Apple Macs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Virtualization, Web Services, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Pricing, Middleware, Storage Management, Hardware, Marketing, Storage
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- "Joe the Plumber"'s data compromised by government insider
- "Joe the Plumber"'s data compromised by government insiderIllegal activity no big deal...because the security breach benefits the Dems, who are overwhelmingly supported by the media and government workers. Hey, slap on the wrist, don't do that again.Now, if the breach had gone the other way, it'd be front-page news...
- Tags: SECURITY, Obama, devilcrat, Joe, Plumber
- Discussion threads 2008-10-25
- What's a Little Money Between Friends?
- Gaming Incentive Systems Joel Spolsky (www.inc.com/keyword/spolsky) wrote a nice piece in the October 2008 issue of Inc. magazine. The article, Sins of Commissions, provides a cautionary tale to executives who are contemplating the addition of or changes to sales incentives in their workforce. ...
- Tags: Incentive, Commission, Joe, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Should engineers fix climate change?
- Should engineers fix climate change?Democracy and the Long ViewThey are, of course, famously incompatible.That said, there is an argument in favor of self-interested First World countries moving as rapidly as possible towards a lower carbon footprint. On the one hand, they're the ones with the most to lose from...
- Tags: global warming, ice, climate change, Joe
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- Should engineers fix climate change?
- Two weeks ago, I wrote that 1,500 ships could fight climate change. Many readers sent me interesting comments. And of those, who wants to remain anonymous, sent me his thoughts about climate change. This started a conversation between the two of us and you'll see the result of our exchange...
- Tags: Greenland, Ice, Pollution, Climate, Joe, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- Why IT mergers fail
- Why do so many IT mergers fail? Because the people pushing them understand money management; not technology, not people, and not technology markets. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: Layoff, Hewlett-Packard Co., Merger, Information Technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Joe, Mergers & Acquisitions, Workforce Management, Investment, Finance, Human Resources, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Governance: SOA starts -- and ends -- here
- Governance: SOA starts -- and ends -- hereThanks Joe!Thanks for the congratulations and link Joe! I'm definitely happy to be getting to bed at a normal hour again and not burning the midnight oil editing chapters.SOA projects doomed for fail, sinceit is for programmers, not for end users! It...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, Joe
- Discussion threads 2008-09-20
- ManageIQ releases EVM 2.0
- Joe Fitzgerald, CEO of ManageIQ, gave me an update on what his company was doing and the improvements that would be in the second version of the company's Enterprise Virtualization Managementâ„¢ EVM Suite. Joe's rich experience in management technology really shows during our discussions. Here's...
- Tags: Virtual Environment, Resource, Virtual Machine, ManageIQ, Joe, EVM Suite Version 2.0, EVM Control, VM, Policy Template Library, Desktop Virtualization, RSS, Internet, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-06-11
- Joe's Lottery Number Generator 1 (Windows)
- Joe's Lottery Number Generator may help you pick lottery numbers. It is a .NET utility and needs .NET to run. You will have to adjust settings to your lottery number needs for good results. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Rake Software, Joe, Lottery Number, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Microsoft Windows, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems
- Software downloads 2008-06-04
- Details here: BlackBerry-maker RIM gets hit with patent infringement suit
- Details here: BlackBerry-maker RIM gets hit with patent infringement suiti may just be stating the obvious, but...If a resourceful person offered to gather my US mail and other parcels from diverse carriers, and be readily available for me to give outbound items, as well as do this all autonomously as...
- Tags: patent, Joe
- Discussion threads 2007-12-22
- Measuring SOA success
- Joe McKendrick, ZDNet blogger and all-around SOA expert, reported on a simple and interesting way to evaluate the success of SOA (service-oriented architecture) implementations. Joe says that a decrease in an organization's IT backlog can be used as a "metric to judge the efficiency and ROI of the SOA implementation."...
- Tags: SOA, Joe, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-11-25
- Verizon drop suit to change spectrum auction roles
- Verizon drop suit to change spectrum auction rolesWonder why !!!Considering the worthless monopolistic scum went after a measly Vonage with considerable vim, I think there is some loophole they found in this auction that they could use to their advantage and screw people more or that they have other dirt...
- Tags: Verizon Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- Small companies don't have time for SOA
- You hear it constantly from vendors -- the SMB market (small to medium-size businesses) is where it's at, baby. This is especially the mantra we're hearing more and more in the service-oriented space. IBM talks SMB for new SOA deployments, and vendors such as Microsoft and JBoss are purportedly...
- Tags: SOA, Small And Medium Business, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2007-08-23
- Day 10 of the old coffee-in-the-keyboard trick
- Day 10 of the old coffee-in-the-keyboard trickEnjoyed......your 'humility' and self-effacing sense of humor.Don't be so hard on yourself!(Seriously. A Good Read)ThanksCoffee-in-the-keyboard trickI really enjoyed your experience at Dell. I am sorry that you had to go thru so much frustration to get it fixed. I also had...
- Tags: Day 10, Dell Computer Corp., Joe
- Discussion threads 2007-07-10
- MySpace to 175 million friends: It's OUR Space, not yours!
- “Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you if you’re young at heart,” so croons Frank Sinatra. Maybe, but the very young are getting their hearts broken at MySpace!It apparently is not an easy task to maintain over 175 million friendships, even if Friend in Chief is founding...
- Tags: Social Web, Social Software, Social Networking, Social Media, Social Capital, Self-Promotion, Political Campaign, MySpace, Marketing, Facebook, Barack Obama
- Blog posts 2007-05-03
- Posting your Microsoft license keys to Web not the brightest thing to do
- Posting your Microsoft license keys to Web not the brightest thing to doIt appears to be posting license keys for other software tooIt appears to be reading license key store and posting license keys of non-microsoft products too.Posting reports on the Web's a bad idea...... but Belarc Adviser is...
- Tags: Channel management, Patches, Tools & Techniques, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Joe Cracker, Web, Joe, software
- Discussion threads 2007-04-16
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