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Oracle 11g: How fast will folks upgrade?

Oracle is hosting a powwow in New York to tout the launch of its 11g database Wednesday, but it's unclear how fast folks will upgrade. The question for Oracle is just how fast will users upgrade. And that's no small issue considering 11g is Oracle's first database update in four...

Tags: General, Oracle, Software Infrastructure

Blog posts 2007-07-11

Who to watch and what to do in 2005

After a quick hit on Intel CEO Craig Barrett's on stage encounters with Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler I interview THINKStrategies founder and managing directorJeff Kaplan in ZDNet's second podcast (download the MP3, or get it through the RSS feed). Kaplan gazes into his crystal ball for utility computing,...

Tags: IT Research, Kaplan

Blog posts 2005-01-10

Microsoft veep goes on SP2 hotseat in audio Q&A

In a ZDNet audiocast exclusive, Microsoft Security Business Technology Unit corporate vice president Rich Kaplan addresses questions regarding how many of the 200 million-plus users of Windows XP can really take advantage of SP2's Data Execution Prevention DEP security feature and responds to concerns regarding the built-in firewall's lack of outbound...

Tags: Kaplan, Service Pack 2

Blog posts 2004-08-10

Additional Resources

Joost arrives for iPhone

Back in April 2007 when I first wrote about Joost it was an invitation-only video streaming service from the wunderkind responsible for Skype and Kazaa. Back then it required you to download a proprietary client, then in October 2008 it morphed into a Web-based service. In its...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Joost, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Video, Marketing, Internet, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Syncing Entourage with the iPhone

A colleague, Ryan Kaplan, sent me the following Entourage > iPhone syncing tip. Anyone else experienced this problem? I was having a heck of a time syncing my iPhone with Microsoft Entourage. Every time I would try to sync, it would stall. I called Apple technical support several times...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Contact, Productivity, Handhelds, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-22

A peek into Silicon Valley and beyond . . .

I enjoy being a journalist and reporting on the business and culture of Silicon Valley. Most of my reporting is done the traditional way, with a notepad and pencil. Increasingly journalists have to do more, carry a camera, do podcasts, run video. Software engineers have to...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Tom Foremski, Journalist, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-08-26

NYT profiles iFund's Matt Murphy

The New York Times has posted an interesting profile on Matt Murphy, the venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers that oversees the iFund. Kleiner established the US$100 million iFund to invest in start-ups specializing in iPhone applications. So far this year, Mr. Murphy and...

Tags: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Monitors & Displays, Venture Capital, Hardware, Components, Finance, Financing Startups, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-22

A Random Walk Through Intel Developer Forum . . .

A peek into my Intel Developer Forum experience... A short description for a short video: Here is part of my day at Intel Developer Forum. You get to see some of the Intel Insiders in action; plus you meet the founder of...

Tags: Intel Corp., Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-08-21

SAP Business Objects Influencer Summit: Strategy to execution

SAP is presenting the Business Objects Influencer Summit, an invitation-only event being held today in Boston. "Strategy to execution" is a key theme across the many numerous presentations. The following diagram gives an overview of this concept. Note the role of insight as driver for making smart...

Tags: Business Objects, SAP AG, Balanced Scorecard, Strategy, Marketing, Marketing Research, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-08-12

Sync files to your iPhone with FileMagnet

I recently booked a trip and saved my confirmation page as a PDF.  I usually print the PDF and take it with me to so that I have all of the important information at hand.  With my new iPhone, I wanted to be able to bring the PDF to the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe PDF, FileMagnet, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-31

Microsoft's search plan: It's about semantics and possibly for naught

Microsoft's search plan apparently revolves around semantics. The software giant picked up Powerset, a natural language search provider for an undisclosed sum. Will it be enough to close its yawning Google and even Yahoo search gap? Probably not, but Powerset could give Microsoft a little leapfrog ability...

Tags: Google Inc., Natural Language, Microsoft Corp., Powerset, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Secrets of a fresh beer

According to the latest American Chemical Society ACS Weekly PressPac, scientists in Venezuela have found a way to keep beer taste fresher for long times. Here is a link to this PressPac, from which you'll be able to read a very short note simply titled 'Keeping beer fresher.' The researchers...

Tags: Beer, Maillard, Wiki, Team Management, Food & Beverage, Web Site Development, Online Communications, Management, Manufacturing, Internet, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-06-03

San Jose's hipster festival: Zero 1 - Art on the Edge

For at least five days San Jose, California, is the hipster capital of the west. It is Silicon Valley's answer to Sundance and South-by-South-yawn-West. Here is a flavor of what's in store (video by Lucaso and Laura]: ...

Tags: Festival, San Jose, Steve Dietz, Ryoji Ikeda, Corporate Communications, Virtual Reality, Sales Force Management, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-06-03

NetSuite cuddles up with OpenAir buy

NetSuite made its first ever acquisition today, buying Boston-based professional services automation vendor OpenAir, which I once described as "one of the most consistent performers of the on-demand applications sector." I had a joint call this morning with OpenAir CEO Morris Panner and NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson, both of whom...

Tags: NetSuite Inc., OpenAir Inc., On-demand Financial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-06-02

Review: CardIris 3.0 scanning software

I've been using the tiny IRIS Business Card Reader II for about two years and love it. A colleague, Ryan Kaplan, recently shared his experience with CardIris scanning software: Having purchased several scanners in the last year to make my life more paperless I finally decided to take the...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Business Card, Card, Scanners, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

Blog posts 2008-05-17

Powerset shows semantic search solution

Beating the rush of press releases likely to flood inboxes during next week's Semantic Technology Conference, Powerset today announced the public availability of a service that adds a whole new dimension to searching for information from Wikipedia. Whilst much of the functionality unveiled today has been visible...

Tags: Natural Language Processing, Team, Xerox PARC, Wikipedia, Powerset, Wiki, Online Communications, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-12

Red Hat calls JBOSS problems solved and marketing related

Addressing a blogger's snarky criticisms directly, the Red Hat vice president in charge of JBOSS' middleware insisted the unit's problems are now under control and were really all down to marketing anyway. Craig Muzilla said a Red Hat reorganization over the last six months has given him responsibility for...

Tags: Marketing, Red Hat Inc., JBoss, Middleware, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-10

RedPrairie Case Study: Kaplan Early Learning

Kaplan Early Learning is a leader in the field of early care and education through its publishing and development of curriculum and assessment products. It specializes in providing products to schools, day cares, preschools, teachers, and parents that lay the foundation for early learning. Additionally, the company has a growing...

Tags: RedPrairie, Kaplan Early Learning, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Software

Case studies 2008-02-22

Wizkid robot unveiled at MoMA

On February 24, 2008, a new exhibit will open at the Museum of Modern Art in New York MoMA, Design and the Elastic Mind. And until May 12, 2008, you'll be able to interact with Wizkid, which looks like a computer, but is really a robot. As said the European...

Tags: Robot, Computer, Wizkid, Productivity, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-02-20

Recession proofing with on demand services

With "recession" permeating the air, on demand services are looking even more attractive to CIOs and investors. Jeff Kaplan, managing director of THINKstrategies, wrote: Escalating oil prices, the uncertain political landscape and faltering financial institutions beset with the aftereffects of the sub-prime lending debacle could mean a...

Tags: On-demand, Software As A Service (SaaS), Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-11