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Analysis: Server Side Java energy efficiency versus load

With the arrival of the latest standardized energy efficiency benchmark from SPEC, we have a good way to measure server efficiency.  In light of the recent controversy over flawed energy efficiency studies that have unfortunately been touted by so many in the press instead of SPEC, I thought I'd offer some more in-depth analysis...

Tags: Performance, Java, Workload, Efficiency, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Analysis, Intel Corp., Energy Efficiency, SPEC, Neal Nelson, Performance Management, Servers, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-01-23

Beware of flawed CPU efficiency study

Update 2/22/2008 - I originally used the word "rigged" to describe Neal Nelson's study. My reasoning for using the word "rigged" was due to the fact that the test platforms used in Nelson's study painted an inaccurate picture. Nelson's study omitted two generations of Intel products while including...

Tags: Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., Neal Nelson, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-01-15

Additional Resources

Yahoo nears Google search deal; Icahn's plan goes kaput

Yahoo nears Google search deal; Icahn's plan goes kaputWhat happens if...Icahn's slate wins this is still a serious possibility and MS still isn't interested in buying, or would only be willing at a greatly reduced price? I would think that Icahn would have no choice but to run Yahoo...

Tags: Financial accounting, Investment, Yang, Google Search, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

Micro iPhone charger only in U.S.

Neal Hoskins and his UK colleagues are a little jealous of the iPhone 3G's tiny AC adapter. It appear that the new ultra-compact charger only comes with the U.S. version. Tsk, tsk Apple! Pictured at right is the decidedly horsey UK iPhone charger from the UK iPhone specs page....

Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-06-10

iPhone 3G to hit Europe July 1st?

T-Mobile Germany has added a yellow offer sticky in last few days to their iPhone page stating that they will only be offering the current iPhone until 30 June 2008. So can we infer that that means that Europe will get the iPhone 3G on 01 July? (Tip: Neal Hoskins)...

Tags: Apple iPhone, T-Mobile Germany, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-06-05

NetSuite cuddles up with OpenAir buy

NetSuite made its first ever acquisition today, buying Boston-based professional services automation vendor OpenAir, which I once described as "one of the most consistent performers of the on-demand applications sector." I had a joint call this morning with OpenAir CEO Morris Panner and NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson, both of whom...

Tags: NetSuite Inc., OpenAir Inc., On-demand Financial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-06-02

Coach's 'Ubuntu' mantra helps lead Boston Celtics to NBA Finals

Doc Rivers' "Ubuntu" mantra helped lead the Boston Celtics to its first NBA Eastern Conference championship in 20 years.    So said one ESPN commentator, citing the Beantown coach's use of the African term as a way to drive the team's "collective success." The sportscaster said it following the Celts win...

Tags: Ubuntu, Team, Mantra, NBA, Team Management, Linux, Open Source, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-30

A sailing robot to cross the Atlantic

The Times of London reports that seven robotic craft will compete in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in October 2008. One of them, 'Pinta the robot sailing boat,' has been designed at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. Pinta is expected to sail for three months at a maximum speed of...

Tags: Pinta, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-11

Amazon.com sues NY over sales tax law

New York's new online sales tax law applies a novel way to get revenue out of online retailers. It's ready-made to tax Amazon.com and the Seattle-based company doesn't like it one bit. Amazon sued New York this over the law. Here's the theory, as the Times explains:...

Tags: New York, Amazon.com Inc., Taxes, Free Trade, Sales Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Sales, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-02

SAP's SaaS pull-out will help rivals in Europe

The news that SAP has pushed back the roll-out of Business ByDesign by twelve to eighteen months should be music to the ears of its SaaS competitors, especially on SAP's home turf in Europe. By announcing its own SaaS product for the midmarket late last year, SAP put its stamp...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, On-demand, NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-05-02

NetSuite turns into battlground among analysts; High hopes for OneWorld

On the surface NetSuite's first quarter was pretty good. The company beat its earnings targets by a penny a share and revenue was better than expected. However, the on-demand ERP software provider's deferred revenue fell short of what analysts expected. As Credit Suisse analyst Philip Winslow, who...

Tags: Revenue, Analyst, NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, OneWorld, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-02

Is Stiglitz the official economist of open source?

Is Stiglitz the official economist of open source?Counter nominationThat's all well and good, but Yochai Benkler (http://www.benkler.org) has actually been doing serious research and publication on [i]software libre[/i]Economists hate each other!It is a joke - no two econmists will ever have the same opinion. It was interesting to read your...

Tags: open source, Stiglitz

Discussion threads 2008-04-25

NetSuite rolls out OneWorld suite; Eyes ERP in the cloud

NetSuite on Thursday officially launched OneWorld, a cloud computing ERP, CRM and e-commerce suite designed for small and midmarket companies and divisions within large corporations. The SaaS provider says OneWorld is for multinational companies looking to connect their operations across the globe. According to NetSuite the biggest...

Tags: NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, ERP, OneWorld, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-17

A change that's headed right for Green Tech Industrial Park

We live in an era of change, you and I. Some unprecedented. Never before has the world shared a communications technooogy as flexible and open-ended as the Internet. In the days of newsprint or even broadcast, the concept of unlimited space or storage was inconceivable. I...

Tags: Food, Green Technology, Energy, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-03-25

Customization: curse or blessing?

At the high end of the platform-as-a-service spectrum, there's a cluster of vendors that offer fully templated but still highly customizable business applications, targeting small to mid-size businesses and departmental managers in larger organizations. Interestingly, in a poll of ZDNet readers I ran earlier in the month asking where you'd...

Tags: Application, Curse, Platform, NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, Customization, LongJump PaaS, Mike McGinn, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-03-24

The media center keyboard Apple should have made

The media center keyboard Apple should have madeYou left off the obvious choice.A Media Center PC which runs rings arround all of the choices you listed.perfectHalf way through this article I called my friend who has a mac desktop tower hooked to a HDTV in his living room. This...

Tags: Keyboards, Media Center PCs, Mice, dude, keyboard, Media Center PC, Apple Inc., media center keyboard, mouse, Logitech

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

Two more Microsoft execs fly the coop

A couple more execs from Microsoft's list of who's who at the company have moved to allegedly greener pastures. Joanne Bradford, corporate vice president and chief media officer of MSN, is leaving Microsoft to join Internet-based ad agency Spot Runner Inc, as initially reported by Todd Bishop...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Joanne Bradford, Majidimehr, Hd Dvd, Advertising & Promotion, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-13

Health conspiracies usually aren't

Health conspiracies usually aren'tExonerated?Don't you mean implicated? If not, please explain.How old was Woody Allen in Sleeper?Remember the scene in "Sleeper" where Woody's character, a health food nut, is surrounded by doctors smoking cigarettes and drinking martinis?Don't think tobacco will be rehabilitatedThe health problems associated with tobacco usage over...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, statin, Health conspiracy, health care, Statins

Discussion threads 2008-03-03

Apple to make iPhone SDK 'roadmap' announcement next week

Apple to make iPhone SDK 'roadmap' announcement next weekgetting into businessApple seem to finally be serious about getting into business ... from the top down rather than the bottom up: they've played to their strengths and made the phone and the laptop most likely to be desired by the bosses......

Tags: SDK, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-02-27

RiffTrax DVD Player (exe)

RiffTrax DVD Player is a free DVD Player for Riff Files, Pop in a DVD, load up a RiffTrax in the RiffTrax Player and you're off and running. Feature-length commentaries by Mike Nelson (plus other stars of MST3K and guest celebrities) and listen to your favorite Riff Files.

Tags: LegendFilms, RiffTrax DVD Player, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Media Players, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2008-02-25