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- TIBCO and SAP: place your bets
- TIBCO Governance?TIBCO has certainly made an investment in Cloud with Silver.But to say that they understand Governance and can lead that is an overstatement... They OEM their Governance technologies from Amberpoint and Systinet and hardly have much to say on the topic themselves.Full disclosure, I work at Software AG and...
- Tags: Middleware, Web services, Enterprise software, TIBCO Software Inc., SAP AG
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Process Services Firm Aims to Significantly Boost Profits for Its Customers
- Changes in the chemicals used in process manufacturing, such as oil refining, can have profound effects on product quality and company revenues. Nalco wanted to overhaul the time-consuming process by which it collected the data needed to provide effective process improvement services to its customers. By integrating the PI enterprise...
- Tags: Nalco Co., Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- IT Consulting Firm Enhances Expertise and Collaboration by Changing Operating System
- IT service provider PI Services believes in and uses the solutions it develops for its customers. To enhance the productivity of its consultants and provide a technological showcase for customers, the firm migrated its computer environment to the Windows Vista operating system. Now, PI Services is saving time, optimizing its...
- Tags: Information Technology, Operating System, Environment, Workforce, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Collaboration, Groupware, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Transcript: PDC08 Keynote â€" Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson
- Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet; Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething â€" and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...
- Tags: Keynote, Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Service, App, Liveside, Neowin.net, Tom Riley, Signal God, Paul, MJ, Azure, Z, Red Dog, Download Link, Saruhan, Bluehoo, MOS, SSDS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Chrome and why Gates was right to be paranoid
- Chrome and why Gates was right to be paranoidGo on Google, kill them off once and for alllet's rid the world of these sloppy fat liars and have technology once again !!!!RE: Chrome and why Gates was right to be paranoidThe browser came about because IE 8 really scared the...
- Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- VMWare: Time to Pay the Open Source Piper
- It would not be an exaggeration to say that yesterday was a very bad day for VMWare. My friend and fellow tech blogger colleague at ComputerWorld, Steven J Vaughn-Nichols, thinks the company will be down for the count when they take their next hit, that essentially, the...
- Tags: Software, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Hardware, Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Oil's superspike may make telecommuting the norm
- Oil's superspike may make telecommuting the normUnlike the Music Industry - Never heard of "oil payola"Superspike? Really. It's interesting that we have so much of the stuff that why don't the companies start paying us to use their fuel? I guess that would probably be "illegal" at...
- Tags: Gas Prices, telecommuting
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Microsoft: Pondering the alternatives to Yahoo
- Microsoft: Pondering the alternatives to YahooI don't see Yahoo is worth itPaying $44B for a 12% search market share that is dwindling, does not strike me as being prudent. Granted there is more to Yahoo than search, but still, I think MS can spend its money a whole lot better.RE:...
- Tags: Web technology, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., advertisement
- Discussion threads 2008-04-27
- A successful Veterans Administration is dangerous
- A successful Veterans Administration is dangerousAgreedIt has not always been so. In years past the VA did an outstanding job, and it remains a very cost-effective provider. The question is whether its recent mismanagement is fixable, or endemic to its nature.Do you know any Vets receivingmedical care? I help...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Veterans Administration, medical care
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- Former Softie Maritz to head cloud computing at EMC
- Former Microsoft Platforms chief Paul Maritz may be best remembered for his alleged threat to "cut off Netscape's air supply." (For the record, Maritz has denied he ever said those exact words.) But in his new job, as head of EMC's newly created Cloud Infrastructure and Services...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Computing, EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- Justice comes out against Jammie Thomas
- Justice comes out against Jammie ThomasI could be sarcastic and cynical......but instead I'll merely wonder why the DOJ feels compelled to intervene.A great need to punish Thomas harshly.Especially since she represents all that conservative godf******s loathe:Single mother two kidsMinority Native AmericanPoor (can't afford the good legal defenders)More informed about the...
- Tags: Digital media, Jammie Thomas, U.S. Department of Justice
- Discussion threads 2007-12-05
- Bill Gates seeks patent for ad-rebate program
- I don't write a lot about Microsoft patent applications, as they're often so vague that guessing their true intent is an effort in futility. But when it's Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' name on the application, things get a little more interesting.Gates and a Microsoft researcher applied for a patent in...
- Tags: Advertisement, Patent, Search Engine, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Patent Application, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-08-22
- A Mac-to-school guide
- A Mac-to-school guideSorryBut an Ivy League student's opinion about what computer is the best won't go very far - considering parents can get a PC notebook or desktop for half of the price of a Mac. Save the TCO arguement, it's all about upfront cost to a parent. ...
- Tags: Desktops, PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Macintosh, computer, Vista WOW, notebook
- Discussion threads 2007-08-14
- Privacy International pokes a stick in Google's eye
- Privacy International pokes a stick in Google's eyeUntrustworthy?Personally, I don't trust it. They appear to have *preemptively* singled out how Google is worse than Microsoft - why? They take offense to things that don't matter to me (what is wrong with seeing whether someone has read an e-mail...
- Tags: SECURITY, Google Inc., Privacy International
- Discussion threads 2007-06-10
- Close all Google accounts: Google doesn't care about privacy
- Close all Google accounts: Google doesn't care about privacygoogle privacyi do have to say i have had nothing but issues since i joined "myspace" which is generated by google. i don't know much if anything about computer stuff, but i have so much spam coming through on my email...
- Tags: SECURITY, Cyberthreats, Authentication/Encryption, Google Inc., privacy, Privacy International
- Discussion threads 2007-06-09
- Close all Google accounts: Google doesn't care about privacy
- I know, the title is ridiculous -- but that's exactly what Privacy International is saying about Google in a report that was published today. They gave Google the lowest possible score when it comes to privacy according to the AP. It's funny how they know so much about...
- Tags: Privacy, Google
- Blog posts 2007-06-09
- Indian offshore call centers 'not doomed'
- Indian offshore call centers 'not doomed'Outsourcing AmericaI know there are many, many arguments on both sides of this issue. But as an IT professional. I make a point to not speak with an offshore technical support staff and to not support their corporate sponsors. - The reversal of the outsourcing...
- Tags: Call centers, Investment, stock market, Corporate America, outsourcing, American Corporation, help desk, call-center
- Discussion threads 2007-03-08
- Feds seek middle ground in Net neutrality feud
- Feds seek middle ground in Net neutrality feudNet NeutralityAny idea that those of us who want complete net neutrality are throwing out rhetoric and fear mongering just do not understand the depth of public interest and investment in this topic. In fact the telcoms and network companies better take heed...
- Tags: Net Neutrality, network, bandwidth, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-13
- The power of PI: the rise of community owned Public Internets
- From my news story: "San Francisco activist groups rally against Google/Earthlink "monopoly" deal for free WiFi " Several San Francisco activist groups and non-profit internet companies have joined together to protest a proposed deal between the city and a Google/Earthlink partnership to provide free WiFi. Called the Public Net San...
- Tags: Trend watch, New Rules, Google Inc., Internet, Public Internet
- Blog posts 2007-01-29
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