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- Does IT really need to fear multicore?
- While multicore chips hold great promise for applications and computing power they could wreak havoc on technology departments. That's the message from Gartner analyst Carl Claunch, who argued Thursday that IT types should fear--yes fear--multicore technology. Multicore chips carry multiple brains on them and companies like Intel...
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Multi-core, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?
- Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?What are the specsI haven't seen the specs yet (are they published?) but I don't think it's going to be enough. They either need to compete with Windows PC's or not. Don't half ass it. My guess is the lower price will still not match...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, new MacBook line, MacBook line
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- How green is your vendor?
- Gartner analyst Simon Mingay on Tuesday unveiled ratings for technology vendors to highlight who's talking green and who's actually delivering. Just don't expect anything too quantitative just yet. Mingay's presentation at the Gartner Symposium ITXpo caught my attention given that every vendor is...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?
- Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?Your Mac Lust borders on Creepy....Geez... that article is just a little bit scary. The kid on the eTrade commercials is in my head..."I seriously underestimated the creepiness factor"... he says this about a clown and I am applying it...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, Notebooks, Apple Inc., video
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Cisco's Chambers sees collaboration fueling productivity gains; Web 2.0 as new enterprise engine?
- Cisco CEO John Chambers said Tuesday that there will be an "instant replay" in technology-led productivity gains in the current downturn just like the U.S. saw in the mid-1990s. The difference this time around: In the mid-90s those productivity gains were based on big enterprise resource planning...
- Tags: John Chambers, Web, Collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Social CRM: Interview with Oracle SVP Anthony Lye [podcast]
- Oracle's Social CRM product combines social networking and Web 2.0 sensibilities inside a traditional enterprise software wrapper. To learn more, I interviewed Anthony Lye, Oracle's Senior Vice President for CRM. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Oracle Corp., CRM, Web 2.0, Enterprise Software, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Podcasts, Internet, Software, Marketing, Michael Krigsman, Podcast, Social CRM, Data Portability
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Are software megavendors too big to stumble?
- Are software megavendors too big to stumble?Upstarts are unlikely to arise...... so long as open source limits the profitability of alternatives. And, as Oracle has shown, when there's real value and credibility, an open source project can be purchased becoming part of the stack.So the real question is, which...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, software-as-a-service, software
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Are software megavendors too big to stumble?
- There's a good chance you get most--if not all of your software--from four massive companies: IBM, Microsoft, SAP and Oracle. And their game is simple: Grab more of your so-called wallet share. The big question is whether these vendors are so massive that they can do no...
- Tags: Software, Gartner Inc., Tools & Techniques, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- SharePoint: What are the risks, rewards?
- SharePoint: What are the risks, rewards?Great Session Great ArticleI appreciated seeing this article so quickly after the talk. Mark Gilbert makes some interesting commentary. Nothing too new here, but a good regurgitation of what's been said by Matt Cain and others about the need for governance and the...
- Tags: Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise software, Mark Gilbert, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Can virtualization help when times get tough?
- When times get tough, many organizations look for new ways to reduce costs while still being able to provide their customers with the products and services they need. This appears to be just such a time. Virtualization technology can most certainly be part of the solution. Let's review how each...
- Tags: Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Why Apple will shift to an NVIDIA chipset
- Why Apple will shift to an NVIDIA chipsetNvidia- Extent of Chip PerformanceThe move if true could leverage Transmeta's Intellectual Property.It would be a fast trac expedite, but the leg work could have been done during the due dilegence by Nvidia.Yes I am a Transmeta shareholder.This may balance the NVidia vs...
- Tags: Chipsets, Performance management, Notebooks, Semiconductors, NVidia Corp., graphics, performance, chipset, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-12
- Remember IBM at $10.50 per Share? Oracle as a penny stock? Tales of Hope from the Great High Tech Depression of âÂÂ89
- Remember IBM at $10.50 per Share? Oracle as a penny stock? Tales of Hope from the Great High Tech Depression of รขยย89I allready started buyingjust added to my portfolio at some great prices.I'm sure they'll easilly grow in the next year or two again.
- Tags: TALES, penny stock, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-11
- Remember IBM at $10.50 per Share? Oracle as a penny stock? Tales of Hope from the Great High Tech Depression of â89
- Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak โฆ..October. Paraphrasing Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven seems somehow appropriate to this moment, when it seems that everything we've all worked and dreamed about is going up in smoke. And yet, having seen a version of this movie...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Recession, Stock, IBM Corp., Tech Stock, Investment, Finance, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Apple's $800 notebook - Winners and losers
- Apple's $800 notebook - Winners and losersYou left out Apple as a choiceI think this will appeal more to the people who where allready going to purchase an Apple laptop then a less expensive Dell or HP.It may hurt Apple a bit in that the margins I would imagine, will...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Inc., notebook, OEM, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malware
- Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malwareAsus ships Eee Box PCs with malwareThis is a deliberate attempt by Asus to get people to move away from Microsoft Windows and get the Asus eee's with linux installed. I hope Microsoft sues them for negligence. After that people will not want...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, ASUS, Eee Box PC, malware
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Amazon cuts S3 pricing; Dangles carrot in front of enterprises
- Amazon said Thursday that it will cut prices on its Simple Storage Service (S3) and offer more volume discounts. The pricing, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, may reflect that Amazon is looking to grab share as competition from Microsoft and others is about to heat...
- Tags: S3 Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- News to know: IBM earnings, Blackberry Storm, WiMax arrives, Oracle+ Primavera
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: IBM reports early. Profits up 20 percent, full year estimates reaffirmed. Larry Dignan: IBM: Beats earnings target but... Times are officially...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, RIM BlackBerry, Earnings, IBM Corp., E-mail, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, WiMAX, Monitors & Displays, Online Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Components, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Where are all the programmers?
- I was at a conference Wednesday that covered an awful lot of ground. There were some good sandwiches, too, and the cookies were first-rate. One thing that stuck out in my mind, though, aside from the deserts, was one companies inability to hire good programmers domestically. This...
- Tags: Recruiting, Programmer, Computer, Development Tools, Productivity, Recruitment & Selection, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Renaissance in Portfolio Management & GRC?
- Why Oracle Bought Primavera Now ? (Note: I actually prepared this post 24 hours before the Oracle - Primavera announcement. Now, it seems a bit obvious.) A few months ago, businesses had access to vast amounts of inexpensive capital. With lots of exceptionally low cost...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Initiative, Project Portfolio Management, Primavera, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
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