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Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and Editorial Director of ZDNet's sister site TechRepublic. He was most recently Executive Editor of News and Blogs at ZDNet. Prior to that he was executive news editor at eWeek and news editor at Baseline. He also served as the East Coast...
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- Analyst: Palm Pre supply, demand in balance
- Palm Pre inventory at its key stores are in balance with demand with roughly 40,000 devices sold a week, according to a J.P. Morgan report. In a research note, J.P. Morgan analyst Paul Coster wrote: We have concluded our 3rd round of channel checks for the...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- What a difference a name makes: What if Live Search did Tweet searches?
- The Bing phenomenon continues and one day Microsoft's search rebranding effort may make a great marketing case study. Microsoft renamed its search Bing, added some neat logic, focused on important verticals. Microsoft has even snared a bit of search market share and has generated buzz unforeseen among tech's peanut...
- Tags: Microsoft Live Search, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Tweet, Bing Phenomenon, Web 2.0, Marketing Research, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- IT lessons from Facebook's user name launch
- Facebook has detailed some of the backend moves as it prepared to roll out usernames to 200 million users. The blog post is the latest in Facebook's effort to allow us peak behind the scenes a bit. Facebook allowed its 200 million users to pick names while...
- Tags: Facebook, Information Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Take steps to prevent IT myopia [video]
- Most lists for improving IT tend to focus on project management issues. While that’s important, if you get too caught up in the details of project management, you may miss out on the broader, more strategic view that’s critical for successful IT operations. This episode of Sanity Savers for IT...
- Tags: Information Technology, Video, Project Management, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- News to know: Facebook privacy, Windows 7, Kindle, Firefox 3.5
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Facebook's privacy settings: users get more control as wall gets torn down Ed Bott: Microsoft to offer Family Pack...
- Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Andrew Nusca, Privacy, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Oracle's Fusion middleware master plan starts coming together
- Oracle on Wednesday launched its Fusion 11g middleware family and the effort is aimed at linking the technological underpinnings of all of the company's acquired applications, owning the market, creating one fundamental software stack for the enterprise, laying the foundation for a cloud strategy as well as a few other...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Chances, Miko Matsumura, Middleware, Programming Languages, Java, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Overstock dumps affiliates, rants about tax-happy states
- Overstock is joining Amazon and Blue Nile in the parade of e-commerce companies dumping affiliates in states that aim to slap a tax on Internet referrals. On Wednesday, Overstock said that it will drop its affiliate advertisers in California, Hawaii, North Carolina and Rhode Island---four states looking...
- Tags: Overstock.com Inc., Amazon.com Inc., E-business, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Internet, Web Technology, Financial Planning, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- RIM: Is the BlackBerry OS the weak link?
- The Boy Genius Report has a treatise on Research in Motion's future and it's a must read for BlackBerry watchers. In short, the limitations of RIM's operating systems are becoming more apparent by the day and the company needs a plan to compete with the iPhone OS, WebOS and Android...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Operating System, RIM BlackBerry, Boy Genius Report, Boy Genius, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- LogMeIn's IPO: The VCs made money. Will you?
- LogMeIn, which offers on demand remote access software, goes public today at $16 a share and is getting a nice round of applause from the folks following the venture capital world. After all, LogMeIn raised $107.2 million or so in a stock market that stinks. LogMeIn shares...
- Tags: LogMeIn, Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, IPO, Financial Services, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Top 10 galleries of the year (so far)
- The first half of 2009 is in the books and not surprising Windows 7 garnered a ton of interest. The Palm Pre and iPhone 3G took a close second and third, respectively. Here's a look at the top 10 galleries through June 30 . 1. What to look...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- News to know: Firefox 3.5; Lenovo; Blackberry Tour; Chambers
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Benchmarking Firefox 3.5 Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons! Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.5 released, more...
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- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Cisco CEO: 'Video is the killer app'
- At Cisco Live in San Francisco, CEO John Chambers talks about the key technologies he envisions growing the Internet of the future. Chambers discusses video as an important part of the company's strategy, enabling better collaboration technologies such as Cisco's TelePresence. [video=316923] Also see:...
- Tags: John Chambers, Killer Application, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Review: Feds provide a handy window into their IT spending
- The Federal IT Dashboard, a tool that puts the government's technology spending on display, is a handy overview of agency spending that provides a few "did you know" moments. The IT Dashboard is an effort by the U.S. government to be more transparent about spending. And when...
- Tags: Agency, Information Technology, Window, IT-spending, IT Dashboard, Advertising & Promotion, Government, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Firefox 3.5: Well positioned as mid-sized browser gorilla
- Mozilla has launched its latest browser, Firefox 3.5, and at first glance it appears to be an improvement with solid reviews. It certainly is speedier, but the broader question is whether the Firefox can adjust as a 300 pound gorilla. CNet News' Stephen Shankland raises the question. Clearly,...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, CNet News, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Forrester expects IT spending trough in third quarter; U.S. tech spending to fall 5 percent in 2009
- Forrester Research has revised its 2009 technology spending projections with expectations that U.S. IT spending will fall 5.1 percent in 2009 with global outlays to drop 11 percent. Forrester's revision is a cut from the 3.1 percent decline expected in its March report. Forrester analyst Andrew Bartels...
- Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Business Investment, Information Technology, IT-spending, Forrester Research Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Broadcom ups hostile offer for Emulex; Sets July 14 deadline
- Broadcom raised its hostile takeover bid for Emulex from $9.25 a share to $11 a share and told its target that it shouldn't get too cocky about its future prospects. The message from Broadcom: Without a buyout Emulex is unlikely to see $11 a share for a while. ...
- Tags: Broadcom Corp., Emulex Corp., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Analyst: Kindle to reach 10 percent of Amazon's customer base; Ending Target deal a risk
- The great Kindle sales guessing game continues. Cowen and Co. analyst Jim Friedland upgraded Amazon to outperform from neutral on Tuesday and his case depends heavily on future Kindle sales---along with the power of Amazon Prime subscriptions and new businesses like Amazon Web Services. However, Friedland also...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Target.com, Jim Friedland, Business Structures, Web Site Development, Sales Strategy, Web Technology, Strategy, Finance, Internet, Sales, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Amazon vs. tax happy states: E-tailer could nuke Associates program and still win
- Updated: Amazon is in a high-profile tax showdown with states over its Associates referral program and is likely to come out a winner either way. Amazon has pulled its Associates program, which allows Web site operators to drive sales to the e-tailer in exchange for commissions of...
- Tags: Tax, Amazon.com Inc., State, States, Sales Strategy, Marketing Research, Sales Force Management, Sales, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- IT Dojo: Configure wireless network settings via Group Policy
- For many offices, wireless networking is an important complement to the wired network, and in some cases, may even replace it. But, manually configuring the wireless settings on hundreds, or even thousands, of PCs can be a real chore. Luckily, there is a way to speed up the process. In...
- Tags: Group Policy, Network, Information Technology, Wireless Network, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- News to know: Windows 7; Dell; IT salaries; Enterprise 2.0
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: One year after Bill Gates' 'retirement': What's different? Microsoft: Windows 7 Upgrade deal maxes out at 25...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Apple Inc., Enterprise 2.0, Photograph, Salary, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-30

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