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Yahoo's open source bet is a long run thing

Yahoo's open source bet is a long run thingYahoo's open source bet is a long run thingBad for Google, great for everyone else!"In the long run we're all dead......and for a long time."RE: Yahoo's open source bet is a long run thingIs there anything open source at all about what...

Tags: MS API, Open sourcing, open source, Darwin, Apple Inc., Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-10

The settling of old scores

The settling of old scoresI'd like to see Sun make a profit...... before the company is considered a lasting part of a triad.This is a period in which companies can be acquired or fail. And I still can't see what Sun has to sell aside from IP that will...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, Open sourcing, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source

Discussion threads 2005-07-02

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Pre-Copenhagen climate talks end in Barcelona

Who could he be talking about?How about the 57% of people in America who don't buy carbon emissions causing global warming?Looks like the other "vested interests" needs to step up their re-education regime, er, I mean, need to do more "raising awareness."Lies told to control populationOh yeah, look at Al...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Kevin Rudd

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Google Wave: Has potential, but let loose too soon

Open sourceKeep in mind that the code to developers is completely open source. If someone wants to make their own wave software or use the real time HTML 5 support for something else.Besides this is just a preview of the basics. Open to only 100,000 people, you can't expect much....

Tags: Google Inc., developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Tornado: The real-time web server from Facebook

Facebook is known for creating evolutionary software to keep up with its ever-growing userbase, and then giving away the recipe for developers to play with. Their latest is called Tornado. It's the framework that Friendfeed was built on. It focuses on real-time web services, namely connections...

Tags: Web Server, Web, Facebook, Server, Channel Management, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-09-24

News to know: Scareware; HP; SAP; Cloud computing

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dancho Danchev: The ultimate guide to scareware protection Gallery: The ultimate guide to scareware protection 9/11...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Andrew Nusca, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-14

RealNetworks: It can get worse

It couldn't happen to a more deserving company. ntntReal is paying a price for not open sourcing its codeTrying to be like M$ harmed Real.They must GPL their code immediately, in order to survive.Real should also shoud push for M$ removing media player from windoze, and embrace Linux as the...

Tags: Digital media, OPEN SOURCE, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Moderated Knowledge Sharing Bases

There's so much going on in the cloud world you need air traffic control to figure out what solutions to your problems are safe to bring to earth and put to work. The instant gratification world of cloud - select solution> apply credit card to...

Tags: Collaboration, Knowledge, Knowledge Base, MindTouch Collaborative Knowledge Base, Wiki, Strategy, Networking, Online Communications, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Falling profits forced Microsoft's open source hand

Falling profits forced Microsoft's open source handDana, your dreaming. nt.StillFirst of all, I think everyone has seen earnings drop since November of last year. I don't think Microsoft's market share in relation to Linux has changed much over the last year. If someone can show me numbers...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, open source, software, Dana, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

News to know: Intel; Oracle, Microsoft patches; Azure; Mourning a dead laptop

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better Andrew Nusca: PC sales to see biggest drop...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Mobile, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Windows Mobile Customizability, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Microsoft Money Just Wants to Be Free

Microsoft is abandoning its personal finance software, Microsoft Money, after over 16 years of development and marketing. But why abandon perfectly good software when it could be released to the community as an Open Source project? This week, Microsoft announced its...

Tags: Be Free, Microsoft Money, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Personal Finance, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-12

With Wave, did Google jump the (Microsoft) shark?

With Wave, did Google jump the Microsoft shark?From what I've seenwave will only be of interest to bloggers and teenage girls. Others will try it, become bored, and leave it, much as many other so-called innovations long left by the wayside.As far as being Microsoft like, I don't see that,...

Tags: E-mail, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-29

The Ultimate Tablet: On Palm's webOS?

Palm's soon to be launched Pre on the Sprint mobile network will introduce the first webOS-based device into the consumer market. But should webOS be restricted to just smartphones? What about larger devices such as a tablet in the conceptual rendering above? (NetPilot Tablet Design Concept...

Tags: Device, Palm Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Keyboards, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-05-26

Sugar CRM reduces prices across the board, looking for broad adoption

Sugar CRM reduces prices across the board, looking for broad adoptionI Couldn't Agree MoreDennis,You are just SOOOO right about this. This is a smart significant move by SugarCRM which on the one hand, at least reflects they listen to customers and on the other is a savvy competitive move in...

Tags: Corporate governance, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise software, Sugar CRM, broad adoption, CRM, board

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

Simon Phipps amazed Google dancing around Java compatibility

Simon Phipps amazed Google dancing around Java compatibilityfor embedded devices compatibility makes no senseAn embeded device has to trim all the fat and the unused code that does more harm to performance.Sun should have known that open sourcing means customization and their cries are stunning given the fact that you'll...

Tags: Programming languages, Google Inc., Java compatibility, Java, Simon Phipps

Discussion threads 2009-04-14

Today's Cloud: garbage; Tomorrow's? insanely great

The near term truth about cloud computing is that it's only useful for enterprise applications if you're a user manager who wants to get around the obstacles in IT - that's what supported time sharing in the seventies and could make it a short term success again today. ...

Tags: Agent, Data, Real Estate, Business Operations, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-23

Reading the Oracle tea leaves

In reviewing RDBMS and related licensing I found something I hadn't expected: I knew that Oracle's strategy is to shift the revenue base to applications and so ultimately position itself to give the infrastructure products away - but I hadn't realized that Sybase and IBM have pretty much resigned themselves...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sybase Inc., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-10

The downside to corporate wireless plans

Guest post: When looking at corporate wireless plans, TechRepublic's Jay Rollins finds that the promise of pooled minutes, volume discounts, and a dedicated account manager may seem like Nirvana, but you’re giving something up. You can find more posts like this on TechRepublic's CIO for Hire blog. ...

Tags: Customer Service, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Telecommunications, Wireless, 3G Card, Wireless Coverage, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-04

VMWare's filesystem clustering cracked open

VMWare's filesystem clustering cracked openwhat customers wantCustomers should want open standards and non-proprietary flexibility. They should always have the option of switching vendors with as little stress as possible. Why would any company want to lock itself in? It takes away any incentive for the vendors to...

Tags: clustering, VMware Inc., filesystem clustering, VMFS, file system

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

VMWare's filesystem clustering cracked open

Late last week, an important plate in VMWare's proprietary battle armor was cracked open when Fluid Operations, the company behind the eCloudmanager storage virtualization product open-sourced on the community Google Code site their clean room implementation of VMFS, the clustered locking file system used by VMWare's ESX Server hypervisor...

Tags: Hypervisor, Clustering, File System, VMware Inc., VMFS, Virtualization, Ip storage, Open Source, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-03