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Kindle books come to the PC -- a Nook counterpunch

Platform expansion is the logical counter to new competition at the device level. Amazon, facing the introduction of BN.com's Nook and other e-readers this week, has announced it will support reading of Kindle books on Windows 7, Vista and XP Service Pack 2 PCs in November. The...

Tags: PC, Amazon.com Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc., Platform Expansion, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-10-22

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Fachinformationszentrum Chemie GmbH Improves Information Platform Performance by Up to 30%

Fachinformationszentrum Chemie GmbH wanted to meet rising performance demands for processing approximately 70 million documents and a 7 terabyte data volume in full-text online databases and update systems to prepare for the sharp increase in both data quantity and number of users over the next few years, due to the...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Performance, Fachinformationszentrum Chemie GmbH, Performance Management, E-books, Storage, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Personal Technology, Hardware

Case studies 2009-10-01

If open source were a monopoly

As always thoughtful, Dana. But there's a related problem..Open Source projects are notoriously bad a promoting the unpopular decisions. As such you can see open source as a form of populism.If someone wants to do a clean break - the sort of break which move technology forward - you will...

Tags: Open Source Project, open source, fork, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Automated Workload Scheduling

IT professional are increasingly challenged by the number of jobs and workloads created by company growth and expansion. Existing workload scheduling solutions are often inadequate and there is often no way for IT departments operating a manual scheduling system to add sufficient staff and resources to handle the growth...

Tags: Workload, Recruitment & Selection, Mainframes, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Servers, Hardware

White papers 2009-09-18

Successfactors: Execute, Execute, Execute!

Successfactors SFSF the Strategic Human Capital Management/people performance software as a service company I last wrote about in June, today expanded their scope to embrace 'Business Execution Software', which is now the strap line under their company logo. As Larry Dignan covered here...

Tags: Talent, Performance, SuccessFactors Inc., Talent Management, Business Alignment Category, Workforce Management, Performance Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-09-10

ScriptDev 2.3 (Windows)

ScriptDev is developed by a powerful scripting language integrated development environmentIDE, can be used for Python, Ruby, Lua, Tcl, Perl scripting language, such as the development and debugging. ScriptDev similar to the components of the Eclipse framework to support the expansion of rich, Users can also follow their own ScriptDev...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Scripting Language, ScriptDev, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-09-10

Goodbye myTouch 3G and hello HTC Touch Pro2

I got my TP2 on release dayI can understand why you got the mytouch, because everyone at tmobile hears "touch pro 2" and thinks, "oh you mean the mytouch?" ... that happened to me like 3 times.But I didn't want that big brother stuff... I was coming off of the...

Tags: Operating systems, HTC Touch, operating system, High Tech Computer Corp., phone

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

HyundaiCard and Hyundai Capital Prepare for Global Expansion With Integrated HR Platform

HyundaiCard and Hyundai Capital wanted to standardize Human Resource HR systems to provide managers with a unified view of HR issues and integrate business processes and create seamless links between HR functions, with the aim of achieving improvements in all HR areas. The challenge was to create a single access...

Tags: Hyundai, Human Resources Inc.

Case studies 2009-08-01

Galam Ltd. Streamlines Manufacturing Processes and Improves Business Intelligence Reporting

Galam Ltd. wanted to implement an Enterprise Resource Planning ERP solution that can manage the company's rapid growth, support mergers and acquisitions, and streamline international expansion and eliminate manual data processing from multiple sources to improve decision making. The challenge was to improve business processes and control over business information....

Tags: Business Intelligence, Oracle Corp., ERP, Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-08-01

Nokia Surge 6790 (AT&T)

The Nokia 6790 Surge for AT&T is a bit of a departure for the Finnish handset manufacturer. You wouldn't know it just by looking at it, but the little guy is actually a smartphone like the Nokia N and E series devices. It runs on the Symbian S60 platform and...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Handhelds, AT&T Corp., Nokia Surge, phone, Nokia Corp.

Product reviews 2009-07-29

Apple owns the market on expensive PCs

Apple owns the market on expensive PCs91% of a market?[i]91 percent of all computers sold at retail for more than $1,000 were Macs.[/i]Windows has less marketshare than that and they are a monopoly. I guess that means Apple now has a monopoly on PCs over $1,000! I know that when...

Tags: Desktops, Food & Beverage, Apple Inc., PC, expensive PC

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

TealMover Plus 2.31 2.31 (Mobile)

SD Card and File Companion: Deluxe File Manager An invaluable file management utility, TealMover beams, deletes, renames, moves, and copies files both in memory and on external VFS-compatible expansion storage cards. Feature Highlights File information File property edit File rename File beam File send File delete System information Record viewer...

Tags: Mobile, TealPoint Software, TealMover, File, Palm OS, Mobile Operating Systems, Handhelds, Mobile Applications, Operating Systems, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-08

TealMovie Plus 4.12 4.12b (Mobile)

Mini Multimedia on the Move: Unmatched Functionality Play and convert high-quality video and synchronized sound with the TealMovie multimedia system. TealMovie includes a handheld audio/movie player and a Windows AVI/MPEG/Quicktime converter program. Offering features previously unavailable, TealMovie supports smooth playback up to 60 frames per second, high-quality full screen TrueColor...

Tags: Multimedia, Mobile, Palm Inc., TealPoint Software, TealMovie, Palm OS, Handhelds, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-08

TV's future: the partnerships are forming now

In just the last few days, there were a few news announcements that, separately, were kind of ho-hum. But together, it appears that the stars are suddenly starting to align for the next generation of television, one that's more of an on-demand Internet-based experience, instead of a schedule-driven feed from...

Tags: Partnership, TiVo Inc., Programming, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-25

HP, Intel, Yahoo collaborate on cloud computing

HP, Intel and Yahoo today announced that three new research organizations will join their Open Cirrus joint effort, a global open source testbed for the advancement of cloud computing research. The continued effort marks increased collaboration between the tech giants for cloud computing....

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Yahoo! Inc., Intel Corp., Open Cirrus, Testbed, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

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

Palm Pre (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Palm PreWe haven't seen so much buzz over a phone since the iPhone, but for the past six months, all eyes have been on the Palm Pre. Introduced at CES 2009, the Palm Pre quickly became the most anticipated phone of the year, not only for what it meant...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Palm Pre, Palm Inc., Sprint Communications

Product reviews 2009-06-04

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

HP Software: Talking strategy; Looking to grow; Gunning for Teradata

Hewlett-Packard's software unit is tiny relative to the company's overall revenue, but it is being counted on to fuel future growth. The plan: Expand into the data warehouse market occupied by the likes of Teradata, focus on performance and project management and continue to automate data centers.  ...

Tags: Software, Strategy, Teradata, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Software Unit, Data Centers, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-05