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Open source shrugs at EU liability plans

Open source shrugs at EU liability plansI've said it beforeFOSS companies should not worry.Having liabilities for the free speach makes no sense and would violate the constitution.Only propietary companies need to worry about it.RE: Open source shrugs at EU liability plansI agree with Dana; the current "exemption" by many software...

Tags: OSS Developer, liability plan, open source, precaution, OSS, F/OSS

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

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Are Silicon Valley VCs killing innovation?

VC's and InnovationThe title of your blog suggests that VC's are in control of innovation - a position that is correct only if entrepreneurs grant them that power.I am no fan of VC money (I get along with some VC's personally) because it is so expensive and the need for...

Tags: Entrepreneurship, investor

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Top 5 reasons healthcare in America is broken

Top 5 reasons healthcare in America is brokenMy top 5whats wrong with the current health care reform bill:1. Illegal aliens are not excluded2. Congressmen are excluded (remember all the rhetoric about every American deserving the same health coverage that they get?) Do as I say not as I do.3. It...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Food & Beverage, Illegal Aliens, health care, diabetes, Top 5 reasons healthcare, food

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

A CIO's take on the home PC support dilemma

This is a guest post by TechRepublic's Scott Lowe, CIO of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. You can find more posts like this in TechRepublic's IT Leadership blog. This week, Bill Detwiler posed the following question in a poll: Should corporate help desks support home PCs? The responses...

Tags: Home PC, Employee, PC, Computer, Productivity, Help Desk, It Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-16

$1.9m verdict is unconstitutional, Thomas-Rasset says

$1.9m verdict is unconstitutional, Thomas-Rasset saysRasset should just pay the fine because...Jammie Thomas-Rasset should just pay the fine because I have heard that the RIAA is very close to gaining control of the U.S. Justice Dept., and they plan to raise the penalty for infringement of even one song to...

Tags: NOW IT, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, RIAA, CD

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

The desktop fight you've all been waiting for

The desktop fight you've all been waiting for*yawn*Tried both, and they're both Windows/MacOS wannabes. I'd much rather get the real thing.If you wanna go for free and cheap stuff, they're fine, but if you're able to pay for Windows - Windows 7 will beat KDE any time.Yeah! The fight of...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Linux-on-the-desktop, KDE, desktop, GNOME, KDE 4.2

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

Upgrade talent for the economy to come

Bad pathologies to avoid in new employees One of the best pieces of advice that came from last week’s IDC Directions conference was an almost throwaway comment from one of the IDC executive speakers: Start planning for the recovery. That’s actually...

Tags: Talent, Firm, Self-starters, Malcolm Gladwell, Stars, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Google Android business plan starts to come together

Google Android business plan starts to come togetherAndroid needs a sleek handsetAll Android needs is a sleek handset design think iPhone, to really take off. I'm just curious to see which vendor will be the first to deliver it.RE: Google Android business plan starts to come togetherI'm excited about the...

Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, open source process, Google Android business plan, Google Android, Apple iPhone, headphone, Google Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2009-02-16

Protect Yourself Against Internal Threats: Reduce the Risk and Liability of Data Breaches

The threat of insider data breaches is substantial. Research indicates 70 percent of security incidents incurring actual losses occur internally, so there is need of plan to protect the critical assets. The presenter shows how to protect the organization from internal data breaches. The presenter will also share the results...

Tags: Compuware Corp., Data Breach, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Commitment to standards

Commitment to standardsOn the standardsThis point of view emerges from ten plus years in the industry.Standard are very slow to emerge as they are based on the consensus of the actors of a sector. As these actors are never willing give up any competitive leverage they might have over competitors,...

Tags: Quality, standards, Web, Laziness

Discussion threads 2008-12-18

Cell phones and health risk

Cell phones and health riskRF EnergyBack in the mid-80s I used a high-power portable radio in military security duties. A friend showed me how you could light your flashlight with no batteries in it by holding your radio near the bulb and press the transmit button. It worked!...

Tags: Pascal, cell phone, Voltaire Inc., phone, health risk, health care

Discussion threads 2008-12-17

The uncertainties of social media for traditional brands

Guest post: Drew Bartkiewicz is a vice president of Technology and New Media Markets for The Hartford, and author of the upcoming book, Unseen Liability. In today's 24/7 business world, companies and their customers are consuming, sharing and storing data at an unprecedented rate. This data has...

Tags: Web, Brand, Network, Social Media, Tiffany, Web 2.0, Intellectual Property, Internet, Research & Development, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Insurers place first bid made in health reform game

Insurers place first bid made in health reform gameTaking the easier questions.Sometimes Who shall live? and Who shall die? are policy questions subject to cost benefit analyses. You're right. And some day those decisions may be made by the equivalent of a clemency board for death sentences. ...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, game, insurance company, health care, insurance, community rating, healthy people

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

Opening arguments in Drew case

The opening argument in the Lori Drew case may hint at just how difficult it will be to keep the case focused on the actual charges of computer fraud and misuse, rather than Drew's liability for the suicide of Megan Meier. The New York Times reports federal...

Tags: Internet, Productivity, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: "I don't think anyone can make money from the Linux desktop"

Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: "I don't think anyone can make money from the Linux desktop"Exactly, its not about making money.Which is why it never will. The Linux community is anti-profit. Every profit making scheme is labeled as "evil" and a corruption of the FOSS way of life.Absolutely Correct!It is a...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, thing technology need, SJVN, Linux desktop, Ubuntu, desktop, Linux, barn, Shuttleworth

Discussion threads 2008-10-28

Dell repair adventure, day 4

Dell repair adventure, day 4Litigation"The expectation is that a person will arrive on site the next day having 1) the skills to diagnose and repair the problem, 2) the parts necessary to repair problem and 3) the tools necessary to do the work."1. Litigate: misleading advertising.2. Where is ZDNET's legal...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Do 4 in 5 of us want real health care reform?

Do 4 in 5 of us want real health care reform?Universal not a good idea . . .Universal health care is not that good of an idea - the taxes can really kill an economy, and there's no guarantee the quality will be any better.We simply need a better idea.Remember...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Universal Health Care, health care, insurance

Discussion threads 2008-08-08

Judge hints he will declare mistrial in Thomas case

The judge in the Jammie Thomas copyright-infringement case is likely to declare a mistrial because of his reliance on the RIAA's specious "making available" theory, Wired reports. Last year, a Minnesota jury may headlines by the RIAA a $220,000 verdict against Thomas pictured. But the verdict was based on...

Tags: Distribution, RIAA, U.S. Congress, Judge, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-04

Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?"

Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?"What is the maintanance cost, and backup planshould a storm or fire destroy the structure?It's all about feeling goodThere are people who think logically, and people who think emotionally. Logically, solar is still a losing technology when factoring in all costs...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Real-Time Patient Liability Calculations Deliver Cost-Savings

A payer organization provides healthcare coverage to more than 2 million people, with PPO, POS, Consumer-Directed Health CDH plans and other plan designs for the commercial market as well as products for Medicare and Medicaid enrollees. The company wanted to implement a technology solution that delivers to members and providers...

Tags: Patient, Health Care, Cost Savings, Payer Organization, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources

Case studies 2008-08-01