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- Microsoft Money Just Wants to Be Free
- Microsoft is abandoning its personal finance software, Microsoft Money, after over 16 years of development and marketing. But why abandon perfectly good software when it could be released to the community as an Open Source project? This week, Microsoft announced its...
- Tags: Be Free, Microsoft Money, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Personal Finance, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
- Hooray! Oracle acquisition of Sun makes perfect sense
- Hooray! Oracle acquisition of Sun makes perfect senseYou said ..."Open source, too, may take a hit, as I don?t expect Unbreakable Linux to remain Oracle?s point on the OS arrow. Solaris will be the prime OS, meaning Oracle?s channel pipeline to Red Hat will shrink."As one WHO has a TON...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Linux, Corporate law, Sun Solaris, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., Oracle acquisition, Hooray, acquisition, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense
- IBM is reportedly in talks to buy Sun Microsystems for $6.5 billion and the deal is long overdue. The companies mesh on the open source software front, Sun is struggling and IBM can consolidate some server market share. First, the headlines. The Wall Street Journal is reporting...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Matt Asay, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- Upgrading older systems
- Upgrading older systemseBay "support"At FORD, we had many legacy machines in differing states of "decay". One was a NVH (Noice/Vehicle Harmonics) platform - which consisted of a specialty input card (ISA bus?) that connected hundreds of different sensors on a vehicle to check noise levels. A new card was pretty...
- Tags: T5440, P550, Sun Microsystems Inc., P690, older system, Upgrading, Ford Motor Co., eBay Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-02
- Demo Jam Live: SAP meets enterprise 2.0; The ROI of spell check
- Welcome to Demo Jam Live--SAP's developer fest meets American Idol. Here's how it works: Techies submitted proposals for their newfangled enterprise creations and the list was whittled down to a few key finalists. These finalists will then duke it out for the best demo of the night--as judged by the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Data Integrity, ROI, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Enterprise 2.0, SAP Data, Applause-o-meter, Panaya, Roi/Tco, Programming Languages, Asset Management, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
- The meaning of Microsoft Server 2008
- The meaning of Microsoft Server 2008Strange curriculum for bossesPeople with no interest in technical issues took courses in Unix in school and remember the content well enough to consider PowerShell nostalgically?Well, that's what you wrote:Surprisingly it could also turn a long term Microsoft strength, the lack of interest in technical...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., Unix, software
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
- Linux leaders plot counterattack on Microsoft
- Linux leaders plot counterattack on MicrosoftLinux leaders plot counterattack on MicrosoftLOL! Microsoft has the whole linux movement running scared now. That's power! There leaders are so scared they have to resort to plot an attack. Its too bad they are wasting their time with such nonsense. ...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Linux Leaders Plot Counterattack
- Discussion threads 2007-06-14
- Consultants hold an influential SOA role, and the vendors are a courtin' it
- It's hard to find a software vendor that aligns to services oriented architectures SOAs that isn't in full seduction mode right now when it comes to enterprise consultants and integrators.Whether you're a best of breeder, open source supporter, or a stack master, the role of professional services for ushering SOAs...
- Tags: Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA Governance, SOA architect, SOA, Open Source, IT Management
- Blog posts 2007-06-09
- Following the money in open source
- Following the money in open sourceClarification, please.You wrote:"The reason you don't see this any more, I feel, is because the cash flow has moved, and become integrated into the development process. Enterprises get some, in the form of code. Developers get some, often in the form of prizes and recognition."Code...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Operational accounting, technology user, media, legacy vendor, software, marketing, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-05-22
- What web 2.0 could teach Warner's Music's Eric Bronfman
- [Note: At the end of this post Ill be asking for your support so stay tuned.]Im a Sonos owner. A Mac user. An iPod lover. A Sansa enthusiast. Whats wrong with this picture?If you said Digital Rights Management DRM, youd be correct. In the Web 2.0 world everything makes or...
- Tags: Web 2.0, Media, Social Media, Microsoft, Google, Mashups, Apple, Community, DRM, digital-rights management
- Blog posts 2007-02-12
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