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OOXML: Unofficially yes, formal announcement Wed.

PCWorld reports that the ISO has been telling member countries that OOXML will be approved, official announcement to be distributed Wednesday. Of the 87 countries taking part, 61 approved the draft standard DIS29500, 10 disapproved and 16 abstained. There's more work for...

Tags: Leader, ISO, Committee, MSFT-employed Bell, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Leadership, Quality, Business Operations, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-04-01

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News to know: XP meets XO; Yahoo; Facebook; Verdiem; DIY phishing

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO. Christopher Dawson: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack Larry Dignan: Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Privacy, TechMeme, Icahn, Phishing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software

Blog posts 2008-05-16

Bell Canada's packet inspection violates privacy law, group says

And you didn't like Comcast's TCP resets. Something far more egregious is going on in Canada, where Bell Canada has been engaged in deep-packet inspection of traffic. Bell is using DPI to find and limit the use of peer-to-peer applications such as BitTorrent, which it says are congesting its network,...

Tags: Bell Canada, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Combined HP-EDS can explore missing methodology around how to offload IT to the cloud(s)

Combined HP-EDS can explore missing methodology around how to offload IT to the cloudsISP's snooping through your data.http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Charter-Starts-Selling-Your-Browsing-History-94356http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Bell-Canada-Accused-Of-Privacy-Invasion-94350What Enterprise in their right mind is going to put their IT at risk? None that I am aware of.http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/Googles-Cloud-Utopia-Doesnt-Mesh-With-The-Enterprise/The cloud and the Enterprise is just NOT going to happen. Get...

Tags: Strategy, information technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2008-05-13

News to know: Facebook; OpenOffice; Firefox; RIM

Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May Joe McKendrick: Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day? Tom Foremski: Informatica is on the block say senior sources Michael Krigsman: Hosted...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, OpenOffice, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows XP, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-12

Samsung Access

Though Verizon Wireless ruled the mobile TV roost for more than a year, AT&T finally offered Big Red some competition last month with the launch of AT&T Mobile TV. Like V Cast Mobile TV, AT&T's service offers stunning video quality, but its real appeal depends entirely on the handsets that...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, keypad button, Microsoft Access, phone, LG Vu, mobile TV, AT&T Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., toggle, AT&T Mobile TV, TV

Product reviews 2008-05-10

Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online media

Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online mediaAnti-economies of scaleYou can't just be a big fat monster and demand more more more.Humans are cleverer than that.MS should mitigate the importance of searchI personally believe having ad overlays on music tracks and video could be a great way to mitigate...

Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Corp., algorithm, search algorithm, Google Inc., Web page, online media, MSFT, acquisition

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online media

Businessweek's cover story is: "Inside Microsoft's War Against Google - With Yahoo off the table, Microsoft plans to challenge Google's online-ad juggernaut alone. A behind-the-scenes look at its provocative strategy." This behind the scenes look isn't very deep. It mostly centers on MSFT's "top U.S. salesman for...

Tags: Acquisition, Advertisement, Online Media, Microsoft Corp., Online Advertising, MSFT, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-05-09

Microsoft still shopping; Approached Facebook

Microsoft still shopping; Approached FacebookMicrosoft is black and white: you are enemy or friendOh boy. This is how it starts. As I've written on my blog ( http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=558&message=1&_wp_original_http_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fsmoothspan.wordpress.com%2F ), now that Microsoft has moved Yahoo to the "enemy" column, they'll do anything to crush them. Investors...

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Still Shopping

Discussion threads 2008-05-07

News to know: SAP; Hacking NASA; Apple; OpenSolaris

Notable headlines: Nate McFeters: Hacking NASA: One small step for man, one giant leap for hackers? Common misconceptions about database security Sapphire 2008: Dennis Howlett: The changing SAP culture Larry Dignan: SAP's Apotheker: Business ByDesign costs led...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., OpenSolaris, Hacking, Yahoo! Inc., T-Mobile, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-06

2008 BMW 135i Coupe

Photo gallery:2008 BMW 135i CoupeBMW's announcement of the 135i hit us like Pavlov's bell, the one he used to make his dog salivate. Once we got into the 2008 BMW 135i Coupe, all of our expectations were met, and more. BMW threw its best engine into its smallest car, leading...

Tags: BMW AG, Mph, Laguna Seca

Product reviews 2008-05-05

SAP CEO: Ballmer should have bought Yahoo

SAP CEO: Ballmer should have bought YahooMS shouldn't be allowed to buy any big companiesThey should get their own house in order first, release worthwhile OS's, and put an end to their sick anti-competitive bullying.The world needs free markets and competition to thrive, not one huge monopoly.The more MS can...

Tags: INTERNET, Kagermann, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., SAP AG, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

From fungus to fuel

An international team of researchers led by some U.S. Department of Energy's research labs has decoded the genetic sequence of a fungus named Tricoderma reesei. The team has found how this organism breaks down plant fibers into simple sugars and how to use this fungus to produce fuel. 'The finding...

Tags: Team, Biofuel, Researcher, T., Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-05

WSJ cleverly coins 'Motorborg', creates jealous blogger

The Wall Street Journal reported recently on Inrix, Inc., a Kirkland, Washington-based Microsoft spinoff that tracks speeds on 100,000 miles of US highway using data from GPS-enabled fleet vehicles, toll booths, road sensors...and citizens' mobile devices. The data is sold to a variety of companies (including MapQuest, Dash, and...

Tags: Wall Street Journal, Sensor, Blogger, Dash, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Ed Gottsman

Blog posts 2008-05-05

Which stock to buy today: YHOO, MSFT or GOOG?

Which stock to buy today: YHOO, MSFT or GOOG?MSFT because they're a big famous successful companyMeanwhile, back in the real world :1) Google because of the ad revenue growth which will accelerate as the economy picks up again following the foreign forays2) Yahoo, because they have a lot of stuff...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Investment, Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Yahoo! Inc., stock

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

Poll: Post-Yahoo, what should Microsoft do?

Poll: Post-Yahoo, what should Microsoft do?What to do?It is time for MSFT to begin to produce products that actually satisfy customers, not OEMs.It is time for MSFT to give up the "Let's emulate the other guy" mode.This means no more me-too junk like Vista, Zune, Xnox, WinMobile, Spot or (the...

Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

Which stock to buy today: YHOO, MSFT or GOOG?

The Microsoft-Yahoo deal implosion was a near certainty when the talks began. Two cultures as convinced that they are superior to one another can never coexist, so forget blaming anyone for what was inevitable. At least it didn't take two years and billions of dollars in real losses, as compared...

Tags: Google Inc., Stock, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Operational Accounting, Business Structures, Finance, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-05-05

MSFT walks away from YHOO: The antitrust connection

MSFT walks away from YHOO: The antitrust connectionMonkey Boy knows all about anti-trustSo he would be banging THAT drum.RE: MSFT walks away from YHOO: The antitrust connectionBallmer was right. As soon as Yahoo started talking with Google antitrust played a very big part of this deal. Yahoo is dealing...

Tags: Corporate law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Yahoo! Inc., antitrust, uninvention, antitrust connection, MSFT, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows, Monkey Boy, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

MSFT walks away from YHOO: The antitrust connection

It's interesting that such a large part of Steve Ballmer's letter giving up on the Yahoo deal focused on the antitrust implications of Yahoo's deal with Google. In four separate bullet points, Steve explains Microsoft's "particular concern" over the arrangement: undermining Panama, harming engineer retention, giving Google even greater dominance...

Tags: Antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-04

Microsoft walks: Five reasons why it's a good move

Microsoft walks: Five reasons why it's a good moveEC hating MIcrosoft?Nah, bureaucracies don't hate, they just use their system to grind people into compliance with their expectations. It's not their fault Microsoft chose to fight the system.Microsoft fails to embrace and extinguish Yahoo!.. now that's good news.Historic news?In the last...

Tags: Mainframes, Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-03