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- IBM considering financing IT project partners because of banking crisis
- I recently ran into Drew Clark, head of IBM's Venture Capital Group, based in Menlo Park, California. I asked him about the financial crisis and what IBM could do in response. "We would never make an equity investment but we are looking at financial help in projects where we partner...
- Tags: Financial, Information Technology, Banking, Financing, IBM Corp., Financial Accounting, Investment, Strategy, Finance, Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- sBOOKs - Robert Louis Stevenson (exe)
- See 15 ebooks from R. L. Stevevson in one easy to use application. Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh on the 13 November 1850. He studied at Edinburgh University and also qualified as a lawyer. He travelled extensively in Europe and began his writing career during these years. He...
- Tags: SmartSolutions, E-books, Professional Development, Personal Technology, Career
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
- $236m judgment against spammer couple
- How much is spam worth? In the case of a couple who sent millions of spams to a small ISP, $236 million. That's the judgment a federal judge in Iowa levied against the husband-and-wife spamming team of Henry Perez and Suzanne Bartok, IDG reports. Over four months in 2003,...
- Tags: Judgment, Spammer, CIS Internet Services, Spam, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Forget the damn Linux netbooks. Can Windows replace Windows?
- My esteemed ZDNet colleague Ed Bott, God bless him, wrote a very insightful piece in which he discusses Taiwanese PC mainboard and component manufacturer MSI's challenges of selling Linux-based versions of their netbook, the Wind U90. Apparently, according to MSI, Linux-based versions of their netbook are...
- Tags: MSI, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- The color that shall not be named. AMD's Vertal downplays green credentials, plays up efficiency arguments
- I realize Advanced Micro Devices has some news in the offing this week that likely will supersede the urgency of this blog's content, but I wanted to recount some high points from a conversation I had about two weeks ago with Larry Vertal, the company's senior strategist when it comes...
- Tags: Energy Efficiency, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Larry Vertal, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Mono 2.0...why not Microsoft?
- Mono 2.0...why not Microsoft?Mono is an IP trap. Don't touch it with a barge pole.ntStrategic options[i]What I sometimes wonder, however, is why Microsoft has no interest in doing such a thing themselves.[/i]According to Scoble, MS management is reserving the option of suing non-MS versions into oblivion, as discussed at...
- Tags: .NET, Development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Other Software, Mono, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- More on wikipedia abuse
- More on wikipedia abuseThanks!That's an interesting report - if the research stands up, the method used could form the basis for a more general approach. Thanks for pointing it out.RE: More on wikipedia abuseReaders might be interested in seeing a study on vandalism of US senator's WP articles here :...
- Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia
- Discussion threads 2008-10-04
- Ballmer previews 'Windows Cloud'
- Ballmer previews 'Windows Cloud'Sounds cool! NT.Let me dust off my TerminalSounds like we're going back to the Stone Age. Back in my terminal days, there was a screen and keyboard. The server was in the basement of the building and tons of serial cable connections. This type...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Microsoft Corp., Pay-Per-Use Taxi, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, server, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- NetApplications Sept 08 data
- NetApplications Sept 08 dataTypo?"Linux is at 0.91% (down from 0.03% the previous month)"Should that be 'down by'?statisticsit is amazing how you can twist numbers: intel mac share? how about the whole mac share including ppc? which is 8,23%. why would you just count intel mac? and this statsitic it is...
- Tags: NetApplications Sept 08
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Apple strikes back against Psystar, asks for counterclaim to be dismissed
- Apple strikes back against Psystar, asks for counterclaim to be dismissedEver wonder?Why Apple computers are so expensive and of such lower quality? because Apple is the whorst computer monopoly ever (like MS, but time 1000). Apple will do all it can including well known illegal activities to prevent competition and...
- Tags: Software price, Apple Inc., MAC
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal waveStallman sounds panicIf FOSS folks believe they can compete with proprietary software, why not build their own FOSS cloud and then take the battle right to the other proprietary cloud platforms?Ever been in a restaurant kitchen ?How old is the food ? Where have...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cable, OPEN SOURCE, Stallman, cloud computing, tidal wave, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Palin had '10 to 15' secret email accounts
- Palin had '10 to 15' secret email accountsWhy...Why are you people so hard on Palin? She can't help it. She suffers from Palinitis: You open your mouth, out pops a lie.I mean, she is only running for Vice President of the United States, with the additional possibility...
- Tags: Devilcrat, Obama, e-mail, Palin, secret email account
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Sustainability is big concern for mobile telcos says head of Orange Mobile
- I recently met with Olaf Swantee, the head of Orange Mobile, a large telco owned by France Telecom. Mr Swantee said sustainability and the availability of spectrum were two key challenges. Other highlights from the interview: -WiMAX is not...
- Tags: Orange PCS, Sustainability, Mobile, Telecommunications Company, Spectrum, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Ballmer says MSFT not immune to financial crisis
- Steve Ballmer was asked about the financial crisis and its effect on the IT industry last week and he didn't seem too concerned. But today, speaking at a press conference in Norway he appears to have changed his view. Reuters reported: Financial...
- Tags: Financial, Steve Ballmer, MSFT, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Zoho bitterness at the credit crunch...and a solution
- Zoho bitterness at the credit crunch...and a solutionMissing Facts...You're missing several key facts about our current mess...1) The banks were forced into making high risk loans by our delightful government. Based on a study later determined to be flawed showing bias in lending, the Clinton administration passed laws requiring banks...
- Tags: Government, Obama, JFK
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Economic meltdown: the insanity of disagreement
- Economic meltdown: the insanity of disagreementI agree with your points and your questions...Way too many "loopholes" and bad decisions have been put into this bailout bill. Not the least of which is absolutely no accountability.To use Mr. Krigman's IT project analogy it would be like seeing that poor decisions...
- Tags: Taxes, Team management, Leadership, Free trade, Financial services, Economic Meltdown, insanity, disagreement
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- India's outsourcing bubble is bursting
- India's outsourcing bubble is burstingIndia's outsourcing bubble is burstingProbably because outsourcing doesn't work.Long overdueIt's about time. It never should have gained traction in the first place. It makes me cringe everytime I hear out political leaders saying how "education" is how we must compete in the global economy....
- Tags: outsourcing, outsource
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Apple: Is it really recession proof?
- Apple: Is it really recession proof?One thing to keep in mindThe analyst's employer, Morgan Stanley, just had to sell 21% of itself to get needed cash. In other words, they f--ked up bigtime.Other Wall Street "genius" firms include bankrupt Lehman and forced sale Merrill Lynch.Back in the days of...
- Tags: Apple Inc., recession, recession proof
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Congress passes 'unconstitutional' Pro-IP bill, Bush likely to veto
- Congress passes 'unconstitutional' Pro-IP bill, Bush likely to vetoGee...What a surprise that a bunch of compromised congresscritters pass another attack on the People with the backing of the "Copyright Alliance". (read, BSA, MPAA, RIAA, MS, Time Warner, Disney...)It's good that Bush will veto it. Even though he's only doing it...
- Tags: Blogging, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Bush, Pro-IP, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
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