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- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture
- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing cultureShibboleth?Here's the dictionary definition:1. a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons. 2. a slogan; catchword. 3. a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth. A report, providing...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Mgmt, packaged application, job, software
- Discussion threads 2008-08-29
- SAP's CTO: Business knows 'what', IT knows 'how'
- The Naked IT interview series talks with innovators about the evolving relationship between IT and business. Please listen to the audio podcast and enjoy the brief excerpts below. Vishal Sikka is SAP's Chief Technology Officer. Reporting directly to CEO Henning Kagermann, Vishal is responsible for driving...
- Tags: CTO, Line Of Business, Information Technology, Packaged Application, SAP AG, Business byDesign, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Cost and Time of Implementing Packaged Applications Reduced by a Third
- Before 2001, several proprietary applications, developed in-house, mainly based on VAX/VMS, were used for running the Kiabi business. However international expansion, as well as improvements in the responsiveness to ever-changing customer requirements, led to several supply chain innovations. These enable Kiabi to offer a better fashion mix with ideal supply-demand...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Sun Microsystems Inc., Packaged Application, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2006-08-30
- The Financial Impact of Packaged Applications
- Imperative reading: this report from Forrester, "The Financial Impact of Packaged Applications," sponsored by IBM, discusses Forrester's ROI-based methodology for evaluating costs, benefits, and risks of deploying and maintaining ERP, SCM, and CRM applications. It can also be used as a predictive tool.
- Tags: Financial, Packaged Application, IBM Corp., Forrester Research Inc., Roi/Tco, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software
- White papers 2006-07-11
- Forget about implementation, focus on results
- I'm often asked, what's the big deal with software as a service SaaS? If all you're doing is hosting the application instead of installing it locally, it's just an alternative delivery mechanism. So why do people talk as though it's a whole new category of software? ...
- Tags: delivery mechanism, software, packaged application
- Blog posts 2006-06-20
- Oracle Warehouse Builder 10g Release 2: Integrating Packaged Applications Data
- Warehouse Builder is Oracle's tool to easily integrate this data, and in the meantime infuse data quality checks, compliance monitoring and metadata management into the integration process. The connectors for eBusiness Suite and PeopleSoft are new, the connector for SAP is greatly enhanced for this release. The paper gives an...
- Tags: Data Quality, Oracle Corp., Packaged Application, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2006-06-01
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- JumpBox for the Silverstripe Content Management System 1.1.6 (Mac)
- Silverstripe is a standards-compliant content management system that allows the user to manage a dynamic content site. Silverstripe utilizes MVC architecture and has a desktop feel with its use of AJAX-based controls. This JumpBox is based on the 1.1 JumpBox Platform and includes a backup system that supports archiving the...
- Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Dynamic Content, JumpBox, Silverstripe, Tools & Techniques, Backups, Benefits, Servers, Management, Human Resources, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-07-02
- JumpBox for the PMwiki wiki system 1.1.6 (Mac)
- PmWiki is a wiki-based system for collaborative creation and maintenance of websites. PmWiki pages look and act like normal web pages, except they have an "Edit" link that makes it easy to modify existing pages and add new pages into the website, using basic editing rules. PmWiki is a clean...
- Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Benefit, JumpBox, PMwiki, Wiki, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2009-06-30
- 'Acid test' for Ubuntu on a netbook
- 'Acid test' for Ubuntu on a netbookI thought UbuntuHad packaged installers? Or has skype not been approved by the Ubuntu Community?Try opening CheeseCheese is the native UNR webcam application used for quick pictures and videos. If that program works then the drivers are okay and it's a Skype problem. If...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Loverock, Built-in Camera, Ubuntu, Acid-test, netbook, Skype Technologies S.A., Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-06-23
- Microsoft's IE8 "Get the facts" campaign - heavy on propaganda, light on facts
- Microsoft's IE8 "Get the facts" campaign - heavy on propaganda, light on factsHmmmYes, heavy on propaganda, however just a comment on CSS3. Just because most browsers are passing the ACID3 test, doesn't mean that that's the "standard". As far as I know CSS3 is still under drafting so features and...
- Tags: Web browsers, IEPro, Microsoft Corp., IE8
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- Forrester survey: Enterprises taking aim at legacy apps
- Large enterprises plan on replacing their old applications this year, holding their software budgets steady and aiming to improve integration to save money, according to a report from Forrester Research. In a survey of 2,200 IT executives in North America, Forrester found the following: ...
- Tags: Software, Legacy Application, Information Technology, Survey, Enterprise, Forrester Research Inc., Human Capital, Software As A Service (SaaS), Human Resources, Workforce Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Is SOA governance also its own silo?
- The purpose of SOA governance is to cut across all the silos and get all the business on the same page, using the same services. However, my chum Tony Baer over at Ovum is seeing evidence that organizations may be spawning a brand-new silo in the process...
- Tags: SOA, SOA Governance, Silo, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Nokia E75
- Announced at GSMA 2009, the Nokia E75 is the latest Nokia E series smartphone to hit the market. Unlike the Nokia E71/E71x, the E75 features a more compact, cell-phone-like design, which is a welcome change from the recent deluge of slate QWERTY devices. In addition, the E75 includes the company's...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, alphanumeric keypad, Nokia E75, Nokia Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-06-04
- ESXX 0.9.20090521 (Windows)
- ESXX, pronounced Essex, is a Web application server that executes Web applications written in JavaScript AKA ECMAscript on the server-side. It's written in Java and has no external dependencies except for J2SE 6.0. Everything else that's required is packaged in one single, executable JAR file, ready to be tested in...
- Tags: Web Application, Martin Blom, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Apple Mac OS X, Sun Solaris, Java, Linux, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Application Servers, Software, Apple Mac OS, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software
- Software downloads 2009-06-01
- Open source shrugs at EU liability plans
- Open source shrugs at EU liability plansI've said it beforeFOSS companies should not worry.Having liabilities for the free speach makes no sense and would violate the constitution.Only propietary companies need to worry about it.RE: Open source shrugs at EU liability plansI agree with Dana; the current "exemption" by many software...
- Tags: OSS Developer, liability plan, open source, precaution, OSS, F/OSS
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- Citrix Receiver: instant access to Windows applications on iPhone
- Citrix announced last week its Citrix Receiver application for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch that gives users access to full-featured Windows applications and documents from their mobile device. Citrix says the application will enable users to run existing enterprise applications on iPhone while maintaining control of...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Windows Application, Apple iPod, Citrix Systems Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-05-11
- Samsung BD-P4600
- Samsung likes to say its "Touch of Color" design scheme elevates products to become a "work of art," but really it comes down to three main principles: rounded corners, translucent red highlights, and a glossy black finish. The Samsung BD-P4600 is the epitome of that design philosophy. It looks like...
- Tags: Cable, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., power port, Samsung BD-P4600
- Product reviews 2009-05-04
- Windows Azure: a very difficult concept explained
- Since the announcement of Windows Azure, codenamed "Red Dog" as discovered by my colleague Mary-Jo Foley, at PDC 2008, I have felt an element of doubt hanging over the service, simply because I didn't know enough about it. This post will explain everything you need to know about Azure -...
- Tags: Operating System, Server, Microsoft Corp., Service, Windows Azure, Mary-Jo, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Data Centers, Storage, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-05-01
- HTC Touch Cruise (unlocked)
- Navigation capabilities on smartphones are becoming an increasingly popular feature, and it's almost gotten to the point where a handset is scoffed at if it doesn't include GPS. Well, HTC is taking the concept to another level with its HTC Touch Cruise series by shipping the smartphone with full navigation...
- Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, GPS, High Tech Computer Corp., Touch Cruise, HTC Touch Cruise, HTC Touch, smart phone
- Product reviews 2009-04-29
- Books: Entering the Age of Glosses
- Here's the key to thinking about the future of writing, something straight out of the manuscript era: the humble gloss or "scholia," for those who prefer the Latin. They are the notes, in margins, footnotes at the bottom of a page (the standard starting around 1700) and later in the...
- Tags: Movie, Audible Inc., Cryptography, Books, Copy, Kindle, Master File, Page Number, E-books, Digital Security, Security, Personal Technology, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2009-04-27
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