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NDConnect, plagued by unreliability, prepares for switch to Fusion

The North Dakota University system, which has come under criticism lately due to its faulty ConnectND system, has decided on an upgrade which may help the transition to Oracle Fusion, reports the Grand Forks Herald. Laura Glatt, university system vice chancellor for administrative affairs, said that since...

Tags: Fusion, ConnectND, Laura Glatt, Glatt

Blog posts 2006-10-13

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Unpatched code execution bug haunts BlackBerry

Unpatched code execution bug haunts BlackBerryHmmm...Nobody interested?Now I wonder why that is......Really?I don't see why you would think that. What is there to say about the article? Was a question, or a potentially scandalous opinion voiced?It was informative. Unless you have something to add, why bother to...

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, execution bug

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Another mobile phone recycling resource

Heard from someone this morning with another place where you might donate your old mobile phone, when you're looking to upgrade. The 911 Cell Phone Bank out of Ocala, Fla., is another non-profit who distributes phones for emergency purposes to crime victims, people in witness protection programs and senior citizens...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-14

Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the most

One of the most disheartening things that can happen in any job is when the boss that inspired you, the one you loved to learn from and who made a grueling job more bearable leaves the building. It may be no different at Microsoft this week, as the "geeks" or...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Government, Recruitment & Selection, Sales, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-06-26

Why Cisco's new low-carbon diet isn't just a fad (updated)

(Updated to include video blog link.) Is Cisco CEO John Chambers' aggressive commitment this morning to a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 just a ploy/play for green headlines? Actually, I think this very public very high-level move represents just the first part of...

Tags: Greenhouse Gas, Cisco Systems Inc., Aldrich, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-06-24

Microwhatting in the enterprise?

Microblogging applications will eventually roll out in the enterprise. There's tremendous value to be gained from the new communications platform. Guest post by Laura Fitton of Pistachio Consulting. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Network, Twitter, Microsharing, Microcollaboration, Blogging, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-06-23

diversITy: the lack of women in the IT industry

This series of entries, called diversITy, will cover a number of topics all concerning the diversity of people within the IT industry. Whether we discuss women in industry, sexual orientation in the workplace, religion or ethnic background; these are all topics which will have an effect on students, if not...

Tags: Women, Information Technology, Industry, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-21

Laura Jones and the Gates of Good and Evil (exe)

The famous adventurer Laura Jones gets a letter from Professor Adams about a strange ancient talisman. The talisman turns to be one of the keys to the Mystical Gates preserving the source of sacred powers of Art, Love, Strength, Will, Talent and Knowledge. These powers affect people all around the...

Tags: Power, SpinTop Games, Evil, Workforce Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Management

Software downloads 2008-06-20

Students to design, create and launch satellite

Students at the University of Leicester have started a project working towards launching their very own satellite into Earth's orbit. Over twenty undergraduates from their Physics and Astronomy department at the university are working on the project, named "Plume", helped along by a neighbouring engineering company Magna Parva by donating...

Tags: Orbit, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-14

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

Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging markets

Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging marketsIt is a process to hit price points that will work everywhere. OLPC hasat least hit price points that mean probably hundreds of millions more will now be able to afford computers. True, there are billions in need, but, prices will...

Tags: Financial services, Marketing research, emerging market, $100 laptop, laptop computer, Gartner Inc., phone, computer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-07

I don't need GPS in my iPhone

I don't need GPS in my iPhonecool stats 67%-50%I don't know what that means. Half of us want GPS in our next iPhone, just like the Blackberry, 67% of us don't. 17% of us are just conflicted?how often are you in the streets of NY City w/ your car?Most people...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS Units, GPS, Apple iPhone, phone

Discussion threads 2008-04-07

We're number 43!

The late, great Douglas Adams once wrote that the secret to the universe is 42, so we're pretty close. But 43 in this case is our ranking in Laura Milligan's list of "The Top 100 Academic Medical Blogs." Looking over the list, it seems...

Tags: Fish, Business Ethics, Productivity, Blogging, Vertical Industries, Development Tools, Handhelds, Leadership, Management, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-04

The Mac snobbery, arrogance, confidence debate

In August 2007 I posted a piece asking if Mac users were smug and arrogant. Over 4,000 of you voted in the poll at then end of the story with 64 percent stating that Mac users are smug and arrogant. Then in October I asked if Apple, Inc. was arrogant....

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Arrogance, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-03-09

iPodPink appears just in time to save the economy

iPodPink appears just in time to save the economyIt might just be fluff...Different colors might just be "fluff"...but fluff sells. Every female I know who has a Moto Razr, has the pink one. Go Apple!enough is enoughI enjoy my nano but the Apple hype machine is getting to...

Tags: Quality, Digital music, Object Management Group, iPodPink, JIT, Chuck Norris, Pink

Discussion threads 2008-01-22

Are so-called anywhere applications getting somewhere?

Customer relationship management software, particularly from Salesforce.com, has come the closest to being an "anywhere application," but other enterprise tools still need work, according to a report by the Yankee Group. Even though anywhere enterprise applications need work, technology managers need to prepare for them even though...

Tags: Software, The Yankee Group, Application, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-04

Nanodisks used to encrypt information

PhysOrg.com reports that U.S. researchers have used nanotechnology tricks to develop nanodisks which could be useful to create codes to encrypt information. This method, which conceptually is similar to barcodes, could be used for DNA tagging or tracking goods and people. Even if this looks interesting, the best part is...

Tags: Researcher, Disk, DNA, Northeastern University, Strand, Northwestern University, Author, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-12-28

Benazir Bhutto assassinated: Twitter's utility

If anyone needed convincing of Twitter's business utility, today is that day. As I write this post, the Twittersphere is going nuts over the assassination of Benazir Bhutto which occurred around 5.15am Pacific Time. Bhutto was a Pakistani opposition political leader whose charisma and family history made...

Tags: Media, Twitter, Predictions08, Advertising & Promotion, Blogging, Marketing, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2007-12-27

What iPhone can learn from Verizon's Voyager

What iPhone can learn from Verizon's VoyagerIts an “iPhone killer” after it kills iPhone in the market place - NTNTStill Waiting On That Zune Phone.....Cmon Microsoft, give us a laugh.NokiaI've installed this year more than 3 updates on my Nokia [url=http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N800]N800[/url] and [url=http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N95?cp=1107A&entry=N95Article3]N95[/url].My Nokia N800 (same processor as N810) is...

Tags: 3G, Engineering, Keyboards, WIRELESS, Cellular phones, Verizon Communications Inc., Kiplinger, Apple Inc., MMS, Apple iPhone, Voyager, battery

Discussion threads 2007-12-12

The half-government solution

One would expect a Wall Street Journal piece on health care to bash Democrats. Sometimes, one would be wrong. A piece yesterday by Laura Meckler notes that Democratic health care plans may actually be better for the insurance industry than what Republicans offer, but...

Tags: Health Care, Government, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-11-20