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Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and SmartPlanet as well as 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...- more about Larry Dignan »
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- Google Buzz: Forget Twitter, Microsoft's SharePoint is a bigger target
- Google launched its new social Gmail experiment dubbed Buzz and the "Twitter killer" comments will be a dime a dozen. But from an enterprise perspective, Google Buzz has a far larger target in mind: Microsoft's SharePoint. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Google Inc., Twitter Inc., Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- Seagate unveils 600GB, 2.5-inch enterprise hard drive
- Seagate launched a new 600GB enterprise drive that runs at 10,000 RPM in a 2.5-inch package. The drives are designed for data centers. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Hard Drive, Data Center, Seagate Technology LLC, MBTF, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- RIM's BlackBerry, Apple iPhone rule smartphone roost
- Research in Motion's BlackBerry platform has a comfortable lead in U.S. smartphone market share with Apple's iPhone a solid No. 2, according to comScore data. Microsoft's Windows Mobile comes in third place. The comScore data is notable as a contrast to the buzz-o-meter. For instance, RIM, which...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Smart Phone, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- RIM: BlackBerry sales on solid footing
- While there is some concern about Research in Motion's roadmap for its BlackBerry device, sales appear to be chugging along at a healthy clip, according to an analyst. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Walkley, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Handhelds, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-09
- IBM launches Power7 systems; Wages YouTube, Facebook war on Oracle's Sun
- IBM rolled out its latest Power7 systems, which are designed to power everything from smart grids to analytics, but the real story may be Big Blue's attempt to punch Oracle and its Sun Microsystems-powered hardware systems in the mouth via YouTube and Facebook. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Facebook, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., YouTube Inc., Salary, IBM Corp., Power7, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- Can SAP rebuild trust and innovation?
- SAP chairman Hasso Plattner started with contrition and signaled that product development will lead the rebound in the company. Plattner's task: Rebuild employee and customer trust. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Innovation, SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Dennis Howlett, Product Development, Strategy, Product Marketing, Leadership, Research & Development, Business Operations, Management, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- Server wars: Intel, HP prep new Itanium; IBM launches new Power7 systems
- Unix servers may not be the most glamorous market in IT, but the big players are duking it out to grab more share. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Itanium, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Power7, CNet News, Crothers, Details, Processors, Servers, UNIX, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- Xerox closes ACS purchase: A look at the grand plan
- Xerox has closed the purchase of ACS and the deal transforms the company from a document management outfit into one that extends into business process outsourcing. The big question is what comes next. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Business Process, Xerox Corp., BPO, Technology, ACS, Blodgett, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Operational Planning, Outsourcing, It Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- Smart Planet: Meet the 'Indiana Jones' of NASA
- NASA scientist Chris McKay takes his work to the far reaches of planet Earth, studying extreme conditions in order to find life on other planets. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: NASA, Planet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- News to know: SAP; Facebook Mobile; Google ad; Kindle; Macworld 2010
- SAP's new leadership and Google's Super Bowl commercial top today's headlinees. by Sam Diaz
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Mobile, Mary Jo Foley, SAP AG, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Linux, Web Browsers, E-books & E-Readers, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2010-02-08
- SAP: New leadership, same old story?
- SAP CEO Leo Apotheker has resigned and two of his former lieutenants have become co-CEOs. Are these two executive the answer or does SAP need some outside intervention? by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Leadership, SAP AG, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Strategy, Sales, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-07
- Microsoft, Facebook expand search partnership; Facebook to sell own ads
- Microsoft and Facebook have revised their search pact into a global deal where the social networking giant will sell its own ads and get more of Bing's features on its Web results. In a blog post, Microsoft outlined the changes: Facebook users will get...
- Tags: Facebook, Advertisement, Partnership, Microsoft Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Business Structures, Marketing, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-05
- Amazon losing the e-book pricing battle: Will content trump distribution?
- Amazon continues to joust with book publishers over the price of e-books. The skirmish started a week ago with a showdown with Macmillan, spread to Harper Collins and now includes Hachette. These battles boil down to one question: Does content trump distribution or vice versa? by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-book, Pricing Strategy, Macmillan, Book Supply Chain, Pricing, Marketing Research, E-books & E-Readers, Marketing, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-05
- IBM hits graphene transistor breakthrough
- IBM Research has demonstrated a radio-frequency graphene transistor with the highest frequency (100 GigaHertz) so far. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Transistor, IBM Corp., Graphene, Semiconductors, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-05
- News to know: Microsoft; IBM; SuccessFactors; Pluto images
- Microsoft's patch day and mobile strategy, SuccessFactors, IBM, latest images of Pluto and working robots headline Friday's headlines. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Innovation, Google Inc., SuccessFactors Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Internet, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-05
- SuccessFactors makes first acquisition; Buys Inform for $40.5 million
- SuccessFactors on Thursday said that it will acquire Inform Business Impact, a privately held company that focuses on performance measurement and workforce planning software, for $40.5 million. The deal is the first in SuccessFactors' history. Inform, formerly known as Infohrm, has about 134 customers, 24 of them...
- Tags: Acquisition, SuccessFactors Inc., Infohrm, Performance Management, Human Capital Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-04
- Pondering a robot as co-worker
- NASA and General Motors are collaborating on next generation robot technology. This robot, dubbed Robonaut 2 or R2 for short, could be your co-worker someday. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: NASA, General Motors Corp., R2, Robots, Automotive, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-04
- IBM to design cloud computing network for Air Force
- IBM will unveil advanced cybersecurity and analytics technology as part of a 10-month project to design and demonstrate secure cloud computing infrastructure for the Air Force. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Network, Analytics, Air Force, IBM Corp., Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Financial Planning, Virtualization, Security, Finance, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-04
- Lenovo sales surge; Company hits stride in third quarter
- Lenovo delivered a solid fiscal third quarter profit on strong PC sales in China and the U.S. The PC maker reported an operating profit of $99 million, a sum that doubled the second quarter tally. Fiscal third quarter revenue was up 33 percent from a year ago...
- Tags: Revenue, Lenovo Group Ltd., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-04
- IBM launches Lotus Symphony 3 beta; Office alternatives pile up
- IBM rolled out the beta of Lotus Symphony 3.0, its free office productivity suite built on the OpenOffice.org code base. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Beta, IBM Corp., Alternatives, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2010-02-04
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