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mgm mirage's IT green field: RFID meets alcohol; predictive modeling; bandwidth galore: Very few technology executives ever get a green field to play with. MGM Mirage CIO Tom Peck has an $8 billion green field--actually massive construction project dubbed CityCenter--right in the middle of the Las Vegas strip. Peck was speaking at the Gartner Emerging Technologies Conference in Las...; Tags: Bandwidth, Information Technology, MGM Mirage, SOA, Modeling, CityCenter, RFID, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Middleware, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-10
mgm mirage Antes Up on Itanium 2-Based Servers for Cost-Effective Growth: MGM MIRAGE has continued to grow both organically and through acquisition. The merger of MGM Grand and Mirage put a severe strain on some of MGM MIRAGE's critical business systems. One of the worst hit was the business data warehouse that started when the company only had five properties in...; Tags: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Intel Itanium, Intel Itanium 2, Intel Corp., MGM MIRAGE, Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; Case studies
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Exchange Server - mgm mirage: MGM MIRAGE operates around the clock and had an e-mail system running on Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 with 10,000 email accounts. With a user base of that size, MGM MIRAGE faced challenges in providing optimum service to its employees to ensure that e-mail was readily available and quickly restorable...; Tags: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Microsoft Exchange Server, ROI, Server, Microsoft Corp., MGM MIRAGE, E-mail Servers, E-mail, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications; Case studies

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Stargate Screensaver 2 (zip): MGM put an average of $1,400,000 into each episode of Stargate SG-1, and regards it as one of its most important franchises. It has won the Saturn Award for Best Syndicated Television Series on numerous occasions, and its cast has won similar awards for acting. This version is the first...; Tags: Screensaver, Wallpaper Screensavers; Software downloads 2008-04-30
Traditional software licensing: Why you pay more and a look at your options: It's hard to believe that some of the most profitable software companies in the world--Oracle, Microsoft and SAP--are sitting on a licensing model that is untenable in the long run and will increasingly irk customers. But there may be a revolution in the cards that could tip the balance of...; Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Open Source, Software Company, Margin, Tools & Techniques, Software As A Service (SaaS), Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-11

News to know: The week in video; Software licensing doomed?; Windows Mobile UI; Microhoo: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Traditional software licensing: Could a customer revolt cook the model? The week in video: Cisco's virtual health care project Sun Labs looks into 'proximity communications' RSA 2008: Sizing up security RSA 2008: Emerging tech...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Video, Microhoo, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Patches, Corporate Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Marketing; Blog posts 2008-04-11
MGM Grand's IT green field: RFID meets alcohol; predictive modeling; bandwidth galore: MGM Grand's IT green field: RFID meets alcohol; predictive modeling; bandwidth galoreThe house always has the edge ...A lot of Vegas fans believe that they know the system, how to get the best deals and comps, and how to protect themselves against over-extending. But the reality is that comps are...; Tags: Research & Development, MGM Grand, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, RFID, modeling, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-10
As SOA hype turns five, IBM turns to Smart SOA Social Network to bind communities of users: The global WebSphere ecology has trooped to Las Vegas this week for the IBM Impact 2008 conference, with a kick-off rally of sorts in the MGM Grand arena this morning. I saw Fleetwood Mac here at a Comdex, must have been 12 years ago. IBM has sure...; Tags: SOA, IBM Corp., WebSphere Ecology, PT, Smart SOA Social Network, Lotus Connections, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Cable vs. FTTP competition may mean 42 cents off your bill: Comcast reported its fourth quarter earnings and the results were just fine although the outlook was a little light. But the big number that's worth watching is $42.44. That sum, which was disclosed in Comcast's fourth quarter earnings Techmeme, is the company's monthly average revenue per subscriber--a...; Tags: Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-14
(Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2): (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)Emergency landing...I bet it needs an extra long runway so where will it land in an emergency ???RE: (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)The concord failed why will this be profitable?RE: (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)Cool concept, hard to imagine foreigners...; Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Best Cars, aviation, foreigner, aircraft, Cool Concept, Airbus; Discussion threads 2008-02-06
Gates gives CES keynote swan song--no fireworks: At his annual Consumer Electronics Show opening keynote address, Bill Gates made a few announcements as he prepares to head into the sunset...sort of. In July this year Bill Gates will no longer be part of the day-to-day operation of Microsoft. He has been gradually moving...; Tags: Software, PC, Xbox Live, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Media Center PCs, Tablets, Game Players, Tools & Techniques, Notebooks, Desktops, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Management, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-01-06
Coming soon: iTunes movie rentals: A report in the Financial Times says that Apple and Twentieth Century Fox have reached a deal to provide movie rentals on the iTunes Store: Apple has signed News Corp's 20th Century Fox studio to a new online video-on-demand service in a deal that could change the way people...; Tags: Movie, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Studio, Digital Music, Digital Media, Video On Demand (VoD), Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-12-27
The RIAA is NOT saying that ripping your CDs is illegal: The RIAA is NOT saying that ripping your CDs is illegalThis seems to be "news" to some of us!What about the "all copying is illegal" mantra that has beenflying back and forth for the last year or so? What about theSony "root kit" fiasco?I find it hard to ignore...; Tags: Place-Shifting, RIAA, CD; Discussion threads 2007-12-11
Inia unit (FogScreen features breakthrough projection technology): Inia unit FogScreen features breakthrough projection technologyseaQuest today?Does anyone else remember how Captain Bridger had one of these in his quarters, upon which an artificial intelligence agent was projected?I think the idea is all wet...;-)I haven't the Foggist Idea how they can sell this. ;-) NT.Incredible!!!I saw something like that...; Tags: Inia, FogScreen, projection technology; Discussion threads 2007-11-07
Acoustic Research WHT6024: The Acoustic Research WHT6024 is the latest in a barrage of attempts at a wireless surround speaker system. Keeping in line with others we've tested, the wireless solution bundled with the WHT6024 is simply not wireless--in fact, there are more wires used in this $800 system than most wireless solutions...; Tags: Wi-Fi, Network technology, Acoustic Research WHT6024, speaker, wireless; Product reviews 2007-10-31
Must employers really pay to play?: Must employers really pay to play?There's no surprise, this was predicted!Corporations have been abandoning loyalty to the employee for over 15 years now. How long has it been since any company rolled out a new pension plan or offered to repurpose a large and obsolete workforce due to changes in...; Tags: Workforce management, Outsourcing, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, talent, workforce; Discussion threads 2007-10-25
Total Eclipse: Total Eclipse originally created with Mirage And Elysium source codes. Eclipse has become the top of the 2D gaming industry. With its revolutionary features, great support, and smooth game play. With Total Eclipse you don't have to spend Hundreds of dollars on over - priced gaming engines or graphic programs....; Tags: Eclipse, Games, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Personal Technology, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2007-04-23
XBOX 360 and HD-DVD: XBOX 360 and HD-DVDCorrectionsIt is HDi not iHD. It is HD DVD not HD-DVD. It is Blu-ray Disc or BD nor Blu-Ray or BR.There is a technical reason Microsoft could not include the drive in the Elite. Xbox games are DVD9 and require a DVD 12x drive to work. Currently...; Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox Games, Microsoft Xbox 360, HD-DVD, DVD, corporate officer; Discussion threads 2007-04-11
WinDVD 8 and AACS key revocation: WinDVD 8 and AACS key revocationPeople react to what they see...... and what they will see is a box from manufacturer XXXXXXX that won't play their disc for them. Most of them have never heard of Intervideo or Corel and so they won't blame them for problems. They'll blame Sony,...; Tags: Consumer electronics, HD DVD, Digital rights management (DRM), DVD, WinDVD 8, disk, HD-DVD, DVD player; Discussion threads 2007-04-11
Art Revolution 9 ScreenSaverS Pack (exe): Watch natural sunsets on background moving clouds and alive sea on your desktop. Screensaver displays five beautiful sea sunsets and other images, which is differently repainted and animated by means of new art revolution realtime technologies. ScreenSaverS Pack Content: The Palm, Sea Sunset, Deserted Mirage, Sea Sunrise, Sea Panorama. Enormous...; Tags: Sea, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security; Software downloads 2007-04-03

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MGM Mirage: MGM Mirage is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. owns and operates hotel, casino and entertainment resorts. At Dec 31 2007, Co. owned and...; MGM Mirage company page on BNET »