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- Information Agenda: A strategy shift from applications to information
- Stuck between business challenges on the one hand, and information management systems on the other hand which simply limit your ability to respond. IBM's Tom Inman wants an easy way to spread your information across the board. Commentary--As the CIO of a flourishing business, you are happy to report...
- Tags: Information Management, Business, Information, Information Agenda, IL&P, Competency Center, Strategy, Management, customer relations, IBM, application agenda, IT, Tom Inman IBM, Special to ZDNet, Tom Inman IBM Information Management division, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2008-12-04
- 588 Kleiner Perkins iFund developers accidentally leaked to Web
- A MySQL file containing contact information, founder bios, business plans, demos and financial information for 588 applicants to Kleiner Perkins's iFund – a $100 million fund to invest in startups building applications for the iPhone – was accidentally posted to the Web and indexed by Google. Kleiner...
- Tags: Developer, Web, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Fruux, BIOS, Open Source, Databases, Financial Accounting, Hardware, Components, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Finance, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Slicing up Sun
- Slicing up SunDell seems a better fit.If any company could make money on Sun's current products, Sun itself is the most likely to do so. That Sun cannot produce profits means that the buyers would not be interested in continuing what Sun is now doing.Sun's most important assets are...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, OPEN SOURCE, Manufacturing hardware, Sun Microsystems Inc., Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- Slicing up Sun
- Being employed by a large technology company and being a freelance technology writer has its pitfalls -- one of which is from a disclosure perspective, I'm not allowed to talk about strategy and forward-looking statements regarding the company I work for. The risk...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage, Open Source, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Zoho launches CloudSQL; Plays anti-lock-in card
- Zoho on Tuesday launched CloudSQL, a middleware layer that gives developers access to Zoho Applications data via a SQL database call. With the move, Zoho is playing an anti-lock-in card. One of the biggest worries about software as a service is that your data--and your business--can be...
- Tags: Card, Monitor, Data, SQL, CloudSQL, Zoho Applications, Databases, Software As A Service (SaaS), Programming Languages, Monitors & Displays, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 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
- News to know: Apple and anti-virus; Vista SP2; Kumo; Palm; Linux
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)? Ryan Naraine: Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus Breaking...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Antivirus, Service Pack 2, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?
- Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?We have been suffering so long with poor quality voice, that we are used toit. It almost does not seem like a phone call when the quality is good. But, talking so someone with high quality voice IS really nice. Of course...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Sun warns of bugs as it releases MySQL 5.1
- Sun warns of bugs as it releases MySQL 5.1Good questionI first question why the first priority wasn't on fixing the bugs instead of adding features. I secondly question the purpose of including features that are of beta quality - if they need 'real world testing' then they should have included...
- Tags: MySQL 5.1, Sun Microsystems Inc., MySQL
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Sun warns of bugs as it releases MySQL 5.1
- MySQL's founder has released version 5.1 of the open-source database software, but simultaneously warned of a number of bugs present in the new features that still need to be fixed. Sun has released version 5.1 of the open-source MySQL database software, but the software's founder simultaneously warned...
- Tags: MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sun, MySQL 5.1, bugs, Lana Kovacevic Builder AU
- News items 2008-12-01
- Hapax CEO recognises importance of shared infrastructure moving forward
- I had an enjoyable conversation with Mark Redgrave recently, ahead of his company's unveiling of their 'meaning platform,' Amplify. Mark is CEO of London-based Hapax, a company that has been applying patented technology to natural language processing NLP since 2000. According to the Press...
- Tags: Natural Language Processing, Advertisement, Brand, Ontology, Amplify, Branding, Marketing, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-11-28
- Brenthaven Sling II
- We're fans of the sling-style laptop bag, which combines the shape of a backpack with an across-the-chest strap more commonly seen on messenger bags. The end result: a bag that sits high on your back but distributes the weight across your body instead of all on one shoulder. While many...
- Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Digital music, laptop compartment, zipper, laptop computer, strap, Brenthaven Sling II
- Product reviews 2008-11-26
- Is Apple pricing itself out of education?
- Is Apple pricing itself out of education?Apple is destinedto remain a niche 'elite' market player.o Their O/S is proprietary, o Their iPOD is proprietary,o Their iPhone is proprietary,o Their Mac is proprietary,o Their Hardware is proprietary and locked to their O/S.Apple has essentially 'locked' itself into a limited market for...
- Tags: Desktops, pricing strategy, Apple Inc., education, Microsoft Windows NT, Apple MacBook
- Discussion threads 2008-11-25
- Benchmarks: AMD's 45nm 'Shanghai' Opteron
- AMD's 'Shanghai' processors are the company's first chips to utilize the improved performance and efficiency of 45nm technology. ZDNet Germany tests show that they have made up important ground on Intel Xeon chips. AMD's 'Shanghai' processors are the company's first chips to utilize the improved performance and efficiency of...
- Tags: Performance, Level 3 Communications Inc., Shanghai, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Nehalem, Dunnington CPU, Processor Development, Performance Management, Servers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, AMD, Opteron, Intel, Xeon, benchmarks, processors, Shangahi, Christoph Hochstatter, ZDNet Germany, Christoph Hochstatter, ZDNet Germany
- News items 2008-11-24
- Which check to write? when open source means Jack
- Which check to write? when open source means JackBut what if it actually costs less to use Windows?I don't know in reality. It seems like most of the analysts out there seem to think it just doesn't matter that much which OS you use - though I would say...
- Tags: Operating systems, Linux, open source, Microsoft Windows, OSS, WINDOWS BASED
- Discussion threads 2008-11-20
- Please, give me a few billion, pretty please
- Please, give me a few billion, pretty pleaseThis is a tough callI say Yes to the handout to keep the many, many thousands of people who work for GM and it's affiliates employed. I say No to giving my tax dollars to a mega-corporation who can't manage its money,...
- Tags: Manufacturing, jet, General Motors Corp., Please Give
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- Can database lock-in be broken
- Can database lock-in be brokenCredit Larry for being very good, cheap enough, and just enough lock-in.But, there are a lot of transactions done by open source databases and it is growing. It would be interesting to know the percentage of transactions done by each database worldwide.Ingres and Postgres"Ingres is based...
- Tags: Databases, Ingres, Oracle Corp., Postgres, Michael Stonebraker, database
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- Dick, Jane, and MySQL: why recessions favor open source
- Dick, Jane, and MySQL: why recessions favor open sourceA few questions+ can you give me an accounting open source software that is accepted by accountants that produces year in year out up to dates forms accepted by the fiscal administration ?+ can you give me the name of an...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, recession, MySQL, open source, software
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- News to know: Microsoft; Psystar; Mozilla; Storm; Office 2.0
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Microsoft kills OneCare, replaces it with freebie ‘Morro' Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft kills off Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription services Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Office 2.0, Software As A Service (SaaS), Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
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