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XBinder 2.0 (Windows)

The complexity of producing well constructed, reliable class libraries from XML schema can challenge any project's timeline and staff productivity. The XBinder XML to C / C++ / Java / C# data binding tool substantially streamlines and simplifies a project's development and maintenance time by automatically serializing objects into XML...

Tags: XML Schema, Compiler, Microsoft Windows, Objective Systems, XBinder, XBinder Compiler, XML, C#, C/C++, Programming Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development

Software downloads 2009-09-22

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'The Purpose of a Business is to Create a Customer' - Peter Drucker Centenary

This month marks the centenary of Management guru Peter Drucker's birth, and the Harvard Business Review - the Vogue magazine of management fashions - has a terrific section devoted to his legacy and ideas this month. The paper version is a keeper. Drucker's...

Tags: Performance, Knowledge, Drucker, John Hagel, Knowledge Stock, Lloyd, Strategy, Collaboration, Groupware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)

Without demonstrated Linux or OSX support......what's the point? Who does video stuff on Windows?Plenty do.....You just don't get out much. My XP system with cakewalk software did me just fine and that was on a P4 system that couldn't keep itself cool, ever. But my audio quality...

Tags: Desktops, Maingear, personal supercomputer, supercomputer, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

MultiSpec 10.1.09 (Mac)

MultiSpec is a processing system for interactively analyzing Earth observational multispectral image data such as that produced by the Landsat series of Earth satellites and hyperspectral image data from current and future airborne and spaceborne systems such as AVIRIS. The primary objective of MultiSpec is as an aid to export...

Tags: Purdue University, Earth, Apple Macintosh, MultiSpec, Network Technology, Networking

Software downloads 2009-10-01

Can Linux beat the bloat

I think the whole "bloated" thing is hogwash.There's no such thing.Neither Windows nor Linux are "bloated". Nor is OS/X. You want functionality you have to pay for it. One man's lean and mean is another man's anemic.Functionality simply isn't free.How many lines of code did USB take? How about multi-threading?...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu 9.04, Linux, Ubuntu, OS/X, Linus, bloat, kernel, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

EC reveals details of Intel antitrust breaches

investigation should be expandedThis does not surprises anyone since Inhell had M$ as a mentor.I'm wondering if M$ had sabotaged AMD too, through delays and poor code quality on AMD systems.here we go aggainOnce aggain MS haters launch another crusade aggainst their percived devil.... regardless of the fact that the...

Tags: Corporate law, Intel Corp., Intel antitrust, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

The 10 biggest moments in IT history

Despite its relatively short lifespan, IT has had some huge watershed moments. TechRepublic's Jack Wallen followed the tech timeline to identify the most pivotal events. It’s unlikely that everyone will ever agree on the most important dates in the history of IT. I...

Tags: ARPAnet, Information Technology, Operating System, Dot-com, Apple Inc., Wikipedia, COBOL, Napster Inc., Wiki, Linux, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Online Communications, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-21

(Microsoft trains Best Buy Linux assassins)

despair?Are MS in despair?..Linux has better hardware support than windows.They forgot wine too. This disgusts me. The day Gates comes near me and holds out his hand expecting me to shake it is the day I rip it off.Keep in mindThat the users that these best buy employees will be...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Best Buy Co. Inc., wine, Microsoft Corp., Best Buy Linux, Best Buy Linux assassin, assassin

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

HP to Cut Loose its BPO operations?

Why sell what you just bought? A recent Channel Insider article raised the concern that HP might sell off or shutter some of its outsourcing business. Specifically, the article speculated on the BPO operations that EDS brought into the firm as part of HP’s acquisition of EDS....

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., BPO, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Outsourcing, It Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-09-07

Snow Leopard geared for multicore future

You do realize that...You do realize that GCD is just a combination of 2 technologies that already existed previously on other platforms, right?a) Apple finally added "closures", aka "anonymous methods" or "lambda expressions" to Objective-C. Other languages have had this for many many years, and it is what you need...

Tags: Apple Inc., multi-core

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

VQLab Standard 1.2 (Windows)

VQLab is a fast, reliable and cost-effective tool for assessing the quality of your processed video. With native support for a wide range of video formats: AVI, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AVC/H.264, VC1, DV, raw YUV format (supported fourCC: YV12, UYVY, AYUV, YUY2, YVYU, YVU9, Y211, Y41P, IYUV, CLJR, I420), VQLab can...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Standard Corp., Video Format, Semaca, VQLab, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-08-26

Apple to ship Snow Leopard Aug. 28

Just orderedI just ordered mine.Family Pack Order CompletedWe have rescheduled our Mac UG meeting for Friday evening for the Snow Leopard release to show it. Should be fun for everyone.Correction:Online Apple Store states flat-out, that product "Delivers on August 28."RE: Apple to ship Snow Leopard Aug. 28This is a really...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, GCD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Media divides politically on Gardasil

Hold on there, tigerTo come out as questionable as to whether Gardisil significantly reduces the cancer risk and is worthwhile, you label such opinions as fear-mongering. But a not-so ringing endorsement of "seems to work", the equivalent of an literary shrug, should be taken as bible? Followed up...

Tags: Gender and diversity, HEALTHCARE, Gardasil, vaccine, HPV, women

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Schmidt resignation: Is Apple search on the way?

When the first iPhone came out two years ago I was astounded that there was no way to search its contents: Searching For Search On the iPhone One year later, in 2008, after many updates to the software and new hardware: still no search function! Only now, in the...

Tags: Google Inc., Brand, Search Engine, Apple Inc., Search, Branding, Marketing, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-08-04

KPN Drives a Customer-Centric Approach and Simplifies IT Systems With Prebuilt Integrations

KPN provides high-quality telephone, internet and television services and products and is an all-round provider of ICT services. The communications provider realized that to attract new customers, retain its more than 30 million existing customers, and remain competitive as a multiplay provider, it needed to focus on creating a more...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Integration, KPN, Strategy, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Management, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Case studies 2009-08-01

Intel vPro Plugged in to eGovernment

The key objective of the eGovernment initiative in the Czech Republic is to make it easier for businesses and citizens to interact with the government. To ensure everybody has access to online government services, Autocont, as one of the systems integrators participating in the project, is putting 500 self-service terminals,...

Tags: Intel vPro, Intel Corp., E-government, Government

Case studies 2009-08-01

Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home Server

Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home ServerWin 7 Support?I've been running Win 7 for months and using it with my Windows Home Server without issue. It backs up files and I was able to use the WHS to restore a file that I accidentally overwrote...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), netbook, server, WHS, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Win7, Win 7

Discussion threads 2009-07-17

Cyberaide Creative: On-Demand Cyberinfrastructure Provision in Clouds

As demand for grid and cloud computing solutions increases, the need for user oriented software to provide access to these resources also increases. Until recently the use of computing resources was limited to those with exceptional knowledge of the system design and configuration. With the advent of grid middleware projects...

Tags: Software, On-demand, Rochester Institute Of Technology, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Management

White papers 2009-07-16

NSA will monitor private-sector networks

NSA will monitor private-sector networksSigh, These things always depress me.Someday, I am going to end up living in a cave with out any type of electrical device, just to enjoy some privacy. This will probably be illegal as not wanting some one to invade your privacy will be a crime.Is...

Tags: Vertical industries, private-sector network, NSA, government, Bush, imager, monitor, Socialism, network

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

Time to Put A Stake in The Ground on Social CRM

Time to Put A Stake in The Ground on Social CRMThe clarion call it is!Paul, this certainly is the clarion call for action!Am glad you picked up the threads of this fight a couple of weeks back & hope that you have put an end to the bickering! :)I am...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise software, Social CRM

Discussion threads 2009-07-06