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- Metatomix seeks to bridge divide between structured and unstructured information
- Recently I spoke with Howard Greenblatt, CTO of Semantic Technology company Metatomix. Headquartered in the north-eastern US State of Massachusetts, Metatomix provides a 'Semantic Platform' that; "intelligently connects all of your data in real-time and makes it available to any application, providing a 360° picture...
- Tags: Metatomix Inc., Analysis, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo
- Adobe Systems, Inc. announced yesterday in a statement that it will eliminate 600 full-time positions, or roughly 8 percent of its workforce, amid weaker than expected fourth quarter earnings. Fellow ZD blogger Larry Dignan notes that demand for Creative Suite 4 was weaker than expected and the...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Macworld, Workforce Management, Operational Accounting, Human Resources, Finance, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- JavaFX Q&A
- To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...
- Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Owen Bird Law Corporation a Virtual Iron Customer
- I recently had the opportunity to speak with Stephen Bakerman, Director of Information Technology, Owen Bird Law Corporation, a Virtual Iron customer. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with their software. Stephen's comments follow. Please tell me who you are and what your organization...
- Tags: Environment, Virtual Iron, Stephen, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Sun launches JavaFX 1.0
- On Thursday Sun released the production version of JavaFX, a new platform for building rich internet applications. Version 1.0 targets web browsers and desktops, but subsequent releases will be available on mobile devices, TVs, and other consumer electronics devices. A mobile emulator is included for developers to preview building mobile...
- Tags: Asset, Developer, Web, Mobile, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web Browser, Plug-in, Graphics, Mobile Emulator, JavaFX Development Environment, JavaFX Desktop, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Adobe lays off 600 workers, CS4 demand weaker than expected
- Adobe said Wednesday that it will eliminate 600 full-time positions, or roughly 8 percent of its workforce, amid weaker than expected fourth quarter earnings. The company said in a statement that it will deliver fourth quarter revenue between $912 million to $915 million, down from its previous...
- Tags: Revenue, Adobe Systems Inc., Earnings, Worker, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Microsoft's OOXML viewers, translators, SDK to help interop with Firefox, OpenOffice?
- Microsoft's OOXML viewers, translators, SDK to help interop with Firefox, OpenOffice?Microsoft announcement URL, pleaseThe link provided in the article text merely jumps to another ZDNet news posting that also fails to provide a link to MS content.It is just that everybody stopped using .docx format, since most people cannot read...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft OOXML, Office Open XML, OpenOffice, SDK, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Microsoft's OOXML viewers, translators, SDK to help interop with Firefox, OpenOffice?
- I must admit I'm more than a bit skeptical when any company, Microsoft in particular, goes out of its way to make rivals' software work better with its own, especially if it's a cash cow product. But here we are, nine months after Microsoft announced its document...
- Tags: Interoperability, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Office, SDK, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, OpenDocument Format, OpenXML Document Viewer, OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenOffice, Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Office Suites, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Microsoft boosts OOXML compatibility
- Documents created using the Office Open XML document format can now be viewed through a simple Firefox plug-in, while OOXML's compatibility with ODF and Apache has also been enhanced. Microsoft on Wednesday announced several incremental enhancements to the compatibility of its Office Open XML document...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, OpenDocument Format, OOXML, standards, ISO, OpenDocument, Standard, OpenOffice, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk
- News items 2008-12-03
- Avira AntiVir Personal 8
- Avira's AntiVir Personal 8 comes highly rated by independent third-party antivirus experts, so we were eager to compare it with other antivirus products. While we can't complain about its high level of protection, there were several nitpicks about the application itself that set us back. For one thing, you pay...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, AntiVir, AntiVir Personal 8
- Product reviews 2008-12-02
- Zoho's CloudSQL: a real step forward
- Zoho just can't stop churning out software. Today it is launching the Zoho CloudSQL. Put simply, this is the first step to providing a cloud based integration framework that allows developers to pass data between Zoho applications and their own. This is exciting stuff. For the...
- Tags: SQL, Cloud, Zoho, Smb/Sme, Databases, Programming Languages, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Nokia updates Nokia Maps and Nokia Messaging clients and services
- Nokia updates Nokia Maps and Nokia Messaging clients and servicesN97 Videos and specshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CpesK7lmMgNokia N97 Data SheetPlanned Market Introduction•1st half 2009Category•ExploreInternet•Easy and fast connections to internet services •Easy text input with QWERTY keyboard and touch screen•3.5 inch sliding tilt display •Live personalized home screen with widgets•Up-to-date information via RSS feed•Fully compatible...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Digital media, Cellular phones, Digital video, GPS, Nokia Corp., video
- Discussion threads 2008-12-02
- 2009 Nissan 370Z
- Photo gallery:2009 Nissan 370ZNissan's Z car tradition goes back to 1969, when the company was called Datsun and the Z launched with a 240 designation. At the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, the latest Z came out as the 2009 Nissan 370Z, its new name reflecting a bigger engine and...
- Tags: Nissan 370Z, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., car
- Product reviews 2008-12-01
- Highlights from NetApplications data for November '08 - Firefox and Vista break 20% mark
- Highlights from NetApplications data for November '08 - Firefox and Vista break 20% markWhat's your ......obsession with NetApplications?^o^Well, the import thing is that Firefox is ABOUT 20% and rising, IE is ABOUT70% and falling. That is what we can draw from this. No need to argue about a percent or...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Apple Macintosh, NetApplications, Chrome, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Who gains from Microsoft's free Morro antivirus?
- Microsoft is dropping its subscription-based antivirus software in favor of a free package, code-named 'Morro'. ScanSafe Internet-security expert Mary Landesman investigates Microsoft's motives. Commentary--Microsoft is to replace its paid-for antivirus product with a free one, citing an altruistic desire to spread protection around the world. But many are less...
- Tags: Software, Brazil, China, India, Microsoft Corp., Infection Rate, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Security, Morro, Microsoft, Mary Landesman, antivirus, free, OneCare, ScanSafe, Special from ZDNet UK, Mary Landesman, ScanSafe, Special from ZDNet UK
- News items 2008-12-01
- Microsoft puts more muscle behind its potential 'Kumo' search brand
- Microsoft puts more muscle behind its potential 'Kumo' search brandWell, it is a good brand name for a cheap, tired, worn out search engine.Kuhmo is a brand of cheap tires that quickly wear out. The marketing guys at Microsoft are brilliant in finding brands to fit the products.Microsoft rename Microsoft...
- Tags: Branding, Manufacturing, Microsoft Corp., brand, MS-search, Donnie, Google Inc., Balmer
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Crappy economy = great time for open source in schools
- Crappy economy = great time for open source in schoolsI can imagine a converstion like this...taking place in school districts across the nation. I know it's taking place about 30 miles west of you Christopher. I can also imagine the Microsoft faithful predicting gloom and doom for those...
- Tags: UNIX, open source, Linux, great time, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-11-28
- NASA and DoE team on dark energy research
- NASA and DoE team on dark energy researchCongrats JDEM.........but if you don't terraform Mars soon, none of this new information is going to do anyone much good, now is it?Seems like a stupid response? Not so....1. We breed too much and we grow too little food and we use the...
- Tags: team, human race, NASA
- Discussion threads 2008-11-27
- Microsoft still fighting a losing battle against Google
- Microsoft still fighting a losing battle against Googlebut MS has shown they can't think outside the box...all they do is make 'me too' products and add on gimmicky low utility features like "the social" with the Zune. Seach is not different... they add nothing to the mix that really...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2008-11-26
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