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- Google announces Chrome OS tech partners ... The threat to Microsoft (and Linux as a whole) grows
- Google announces Chrome OS tech partners ... The threat to Microsoft and Linux as a whole growsGood there's no DellDell = Junk so it's good Google is going with solid partners.RE: Google announces Chrome OS tech partners ... The threat to Microsoft and Linux as a whole growsWait, what threat?...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Linux, operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-07-09
- Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac
- I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddanceâ€...
- Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0 - another take on desktop virtualization
- Although the industry's attention has largely be focused on server virtualization and consolidation, there is a very dynamic market for desktop virtualization as well. From time to time I have the chance to speak with executives of companies focused on this market. This time, I had the chance to chat...
- Tags: Environment, On-demand, Provisioning, Virtual Desktop, Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Has Moore
- Has MooreAnd to think...All of the idiots who poo poo'ed Apple for not making low-end budget computers. Once again, Steve Jobs proves he's ahead of the curve. Dell, Gateway and their ilk are doomed. Michael Dell should sell his company now and give the money to the stock holders.A few...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, RAM
- Discussion threads 2009-02-20
- What 'Zune Mobile' is and isn't
- What 'Zune Mobile' is and isn'tOf Course They Will Deny ItIf they came out and admitted they were working on a Zune Phone the amount of flaming that would come from the tech community about copycatting Apple would be tremendous.It'll come, just watch.RE: What 'Zune Mobile' is and isn'tI'm not...
- Tags: Branding, Digital music, Digital media, mobile, Microsoft Zune, Zune Mobile, brand, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-12
- News to know: Microsoft patches; Office 14; Intuit; SAP
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Office 14: The near silence is deafening Ryan Naraine: Hackers exploiting unpatched IE 7 flaw to launch drive-by attacks MS Patch...
- Tags: Intuit Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Patch Management, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- Lenovo: PC industry consolidation coming, acquisitions possible
- Lenovo CEO William Amelio said that his company, the world's fourth-largest maker of PCs, expects more consolidation in the PC industry during the current downtown but is open to acquisitions. "There is no doubt in this economic situation that you will see consolidation of the PC...
- Tags: Acquisition, Andrew Nusca, Desktops, Finance, Hardware, Investment, Lenovo Group Ltd., Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, PC, Strategy
- Blog posts 2008-12-09
- Rio Grande - an Egenera customer profile
- I recently had the opportunity to hear from Danny Cox, CFO of the Bell Group Rio Grande. He spent a few moments sharing his experiences with PAN Manager from Egenera. I've watched Egenera for quite some time and am happy to have had a chance to learn from someone using...
- Tags: Blade, Personal Area Network, Egenera Inc., Rio Grande, Danny, Bluetooth, Servers, Wireless, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- Wall Street's meltdown and the potential technology hit
- Wall Street's meltdown and the potential technology hitPC vs MacHmmmm... I wonder how this might affect the feud between Apple and Microshaft. As the economy lurches towards a cliff, many people are going to balk at shelling out $3,000 for a new MacBook Pro. On the other hand, would it...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Investment, potential technology, meltdown, iKe, tax
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- Xen engine 3.3 released
- On August 27th, the Xen engine version 3.3 was released on Xen.org, the site that houses the open source Xen project. In the words of the organization, "Xen 3.3 includes enhancements that further advance its position as a fast, scalable, secure virtualization engine for the industry’s broadest range of server...
- Tags: Xen, Virtual Machine, Xen Client Initiative, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Inside India's CAPTCHA solving economy
- No CAPTCHA can survive a human that's receiving financial incentives for solving it, and with an army of low-waged human CAPTCHA solvers officially in the business of "data processing" while earning a mere $2 for solving a thousand CAPTCHA's, I'm already starting to see evidence of consolidation between India's major...
- Tags: CAPTCHA, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- Forget AMD, Intel should buy Nvidia
- Forget AMD, Intel should buy NvidiaAre you trying to twist...the knife AMD already has in their gut?consolidation of the tech industry is not in best interest of consumer. (nt:).RE: Forget AMD, Intel should buy NvidiaOddly enough when I build systems for my gaming clients ATI cards seem better paired with...
- Tags: Strategy, GPU, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- What your disk drive isn't telling you
- What your disk drive isn't telling youNo safe havenIt seems that our data simply have no safe place to reside anywhere. Hard disks are unsafe, DVD's are unsafe disk rot.....Come on, industry, give us a safe, reliable and enduring storage medium. How hard can it be?Greetz, Pjotr.Broken main page link,...
- Tags: Storage, HARD DISKS, disk, disk drive, SCSI, RAID, file system
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- Microsoft's unveils its grand virtualization strategy
- Updated 11:00 AM PST: Microsoft will formally unveil its grand virtualization strategy tomorrow at a Virtualization Deployment Summit in Bellevue, WA, highlighted by the acquisition of Calista Technologies, a deeper alliance with Citrix and initiatives for deploying virtualization from desktops to data centers (see also Mary Jo Foley's take on...
- Tags: Combination, Desktop, Server, Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, EMC Corp., System Center, Hyper-V, Money Line, Application Virtualization, Presentation Virtualization, Microsoft System Center, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-01-21
- HP: Bearer of good enterprise spending news?
- When Hewlett-Packard reports its fiscal fourth quarter results Monday it'll be expected to deliver a dose of optimism about enterprise technology spending. After all, we know the bad news. Financial services companies are pulling back on spending with giants like IBM and Cisco. And if those two bellwethers are...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Document Management, Real Estate, Purchasing & Procurement, Financial Accounting, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-11-19
- O'Reilly talks turning IT inside out and data lock-in at SAP TechEd
- SAP's TechEd '07 got off to glitzy start in Las Vegas as the pied piper of Web 2.0 Tim O'Reilly told the crowd of about 6,000 NetWeaver, Java, ABAP, ERP developers about the design patterns and business models for the next generation of software (hint, it's not on premises client/server...
- Tags: Web, Nokia Corp., Information Technology, Interaction, Data, SAP AG, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-10-01
- More antitrust tilting
- Clearly, the silt churned up by the European Court of First Instance's ruling last week has not cleared. So much for my promise that last Friday's post would be my last blog on the topic. As reported yesterday, a Brussels-based think tank which goes by the name...
- Tags: Antitrust, Java, Operating System, Manufacturer, Microsoft Corp., Standards, Computer, EC, Globlisation Institute, Corporate Law, Productivity, Operating Systems, Security, Business Operations, Software, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2007-09-25
- Michael Dell's new focus
- As the New York Times' Steve Lohr reported recently, Dell has suffered a series of setbacks in recent months, from HP overtaking the company as the largest PC seller to an SEC investigation involving falsified quarterly results. In the article, Dell said, “We’re moving the needle in terms of getting...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-09-10
- HP's expanding software portfolio
- Since Mark Hurd took over the reigns of HP on March 29, 2005, the company has been leaning into software, mostly through acquisition. With the last 24 months, HP’s software group has made six acquisitions, totally nearly $7 billion. It's not acquisition at Oracle scale, but it's a big shift...
- Tags: IT Management, Hewlett-Packard, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Datacenter
- Blog posts 2007-08-01
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