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- Handicapping the Fall Enterprise Software Race: SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft
- It's leapfrog time in enterprise software land, and the next frog to jump will be Oracle, which is hosting industry analysts next week in Redwood Shores and then hosting the entire world at its much-too-massive Open World Conference in San Francisco the following week. Oracle is...
- Tags: Strategy, Small And Medium Enterprise, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Smb/Sme, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- 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
- VMware debuts premium Recovery, Stage Manager services
- VMware has released two new virtualization management services and bundles to advance its technical lead in the market. To that end, the Palo Alto, Calif. announced Tuesday plans to deliver the VMware Site Recovery Manager, VMware Stage Manager and a number of bundles combining those with existing products...
- Tags: Recovery, VMware Inc., Disaster Recovery, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Data Management, Hardware, Storage, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- AMD still mum on its 'asset smart' strategy
- The wait for AMD to outline its so-called "asset smart" strategy continues. AMD CEO Hector Ruiz in his annual shareholder meeting address failed to add any more detail about its manufacturing strategy going forward. AMD outlined its new server roadmap on Wednesday. In many respects, Ruiz...
- Tags: Asset, Shareholder, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Strategy, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- News to know: Apple; Fixing Vista; Earth Day; Web 2.0 Expo
- Notable headlines: Tom Foremski: Open letter to Steve Jobs: Apple should have a first adopter network program and give discounts to loyal customers Jason O'Grady: Something killed my MacBook Pro David Morgenstern: Are there enough suckers in the world to make...
- Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- A complete EMR system for half the money
- Midland Memorial Hospital is finally ready to brag about its Medsphere EMR system, installed for $7 million when other vendors were asking at least $18 million. Director of IT Systems David Whiles and his 30-person staff removed the hospital's patient charts a year ago and are now calculating their return...
- Tags: Hospital, Midland Memorial Hospital, Systems David Whiles, Midland, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- IE 8 to feature WebSlices, Activities
- IE 8 to feature WebSlices, ActivitiesRE: IE 8 to feature WebSlices, ActivitiesMary Jo, once again you have shown you are one of the quickest journalists to cover MS tech news!looking forward to IE8 Beta1!I've got a funny feelingthat it's going to make writing "MS javascript TM" and "MS CSS TM"...
- Tags: Web browsers, WebSlices, IE 8, Activities, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8 Beta1
- Discussion threads 2008-03-05
- Sprint plans to open up WiMAX, launch SDK, open APIs
- Sprint plans to make its Xohm WiMax service an open platform with open APIs and an software development kit. According to Jason Hiner at Techrepublic, Sprint plans to allow hardware and software makers to develop technology that use its WiMAX network. The rationale here...
- Tags: API, SDK, Sprint Communications, Hiner, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- Nokia debuts Android phone, sort of
- Nokia debuts Android phone, sort ofNever say NeverI wouldn't discount or underestimate Nokia's effect on the advancement mobile device technology. They are generally 3-5 years ahead of their competition and first to market with new concept reference designs.The N800/N810 Debian Linux-based Internet Tablet Maemo GTK+ touch UI is demonstrative of...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Nokia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- Does IT matter?
- As someone who has been accused of publicity seeking through grand pronouncements I can understand the motivation behind Nicholas Carr's 2003 article in Harvard Business Review: "IT Doesn't Matter". His main thesis is: For a brief period, as they are being built into the ...
- Tags: Concept, K Mart, Information Technology, Wiki, Matter, Marketswiki.com, Interactive Brokers, Strategy, Management, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2008-02-17
- BitGravity LiveBroadcast to stream DEMO 08
- This week I'll be at the Demo 2008 Conference checking out the more than 70 products showcased, and you can watch a live video feed of the proceedings courtesy of BitGravity. The startup content delivery service is launching LiveBroadcast, a flash-based streaming service. According to...
- Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., Startup Content Delivery Service, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- Ahead of its financial powwow, AMD takes ATI writedown
- Advanced Micro Devices said in an SEC filing Wednesday that it will take a goodwill impairment charge due to its October 2006 acquisition of ATI Technologies. These goodwill impairment charges are taken when a company doesn't expect to get its expected returns on an acquisition. AMD is basically punting...
- Tags: Financial, ATI Technologies Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Asset Management, Balance Sheets, Semiconductors, Mergers & Acquisitions, Network Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Finance, Hardware, Investment, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-12
- PG&E CIO: Pat Lawicki - Transcript
- Dan Farber: Pat thanks for joining me. Pat Lawicki: Thank you, I'm delighted to be here. Dan Farber: Now you've been at PG&E in 2005, it's a company that's undergoing some transition as you're putting in new systems. What is the scope of...
- Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, PG&E Corp., Customer, Vision, Lawicki, Data Centers, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2007-12-11
- Leapblogging: The Salesforce.com Ecosystem Debate, Round II
- Dan Farber's rebuttal to my most recent post on Salesforce.com seems to miss the main point of my blog, and instead goes into an extensive discussion about a broader comparison between the two companies than I ever intended to make. I never claimed that the two...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Partnership, Ecosystem, Salesforce.com AppExchange, Dan, Business Structures, Sales Force Management, Finance, Sales, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2007-11-30
- Can Sprint be saved?
- You're a potential CEO of Sprint Nextel. You're interviewing with the recruiters and whether you get the job or not depends on one question: What would you do with Sprint Nextel? The question is a tough one. Would you keep former Sprint CEO Gary Forsee's big WiMax plan? Some...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Sprint Communications, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-11-01
- Leapfrog Services Provides Faster, Smarter and Cheaper Customer Support With Integrated IT Management
- Leapfrog Services provides outsourced and managed IT and network services, its priority is meeting customer's expectations for service and reliability. The customers want network reliability and responsive technical support so that any issues can be quickly resolved. To ensure it can provide clients with a cost-effective and responsive service, Leapfrog...
- Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Computer Associates International Inc., Leapfrog Services, Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2007-11-01
- Japan, green cars and blowback
- Later this month Honda will show off its new hybrid sports car. That'll be at the Tokyo Auto Show on October 27. Some see this as Honda's attempt to catch up, or leapfrog Toyota in the hyrbid competition. Meanwhile, Toyota is getting some unwanted...
- Tags: Car, Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Quality, Business Operations, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-10-10
- You can have an OLPC XO for only $400!!!
- You can have an OLPC XO for only $400!!!No, but three nephews 11 and under willI already have an email alert. I will donate one, get the tax writeoff and the OLPC will replace the leapfrog that was used through the years now, with the last one (age 5...
- Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, OLPC XO, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-09-24
- NASA pundits launch debate over space flight
- NASA pundits launch debate over space flightNot sure I agree with RutanThe fact is, that the airplane industry is incredibly advanced. Which is precisely the problem.What do I mean by this? Well, we've had cars around for about as long, and that industry has flourished. And yet its the issue...
- Tags: Government, Aerospace & Defense, Vertical industries, NASA, space flight
- Discussion threads 2007-09-21
- Open source in its boom phase
- Sometimes Matt Asay makes me laugh out loud. (To the right, the logo of a Sand Hill Road VC, Leapfrog Ventures.) Matt's piece yesterday, dissing the open source wannabes now beseiging Sand Hill Road, reminds me so much of where I was 10 years ago. ...
- Tags: Open Source, Money, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-09-13
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