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HP's Mercury acquisition fortells changes for SOA infrastructure: HP's Mercury acquisition fortells changes for SOA infrastructureBuy a SOA StackIs yet another I-buy-a-SOA-stack?I don't know but made a small cartoon. See:http://geekandpoke.blogspot.com/2006/07/soa-stack.htmlBye,OliverSOA will go mainstream once you can test itWe think that another way of looking at this deal is this: Does $4.5B buy the end-to-end SOA and service management...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, points of interest, SOA, Hewlett-Packard Co., acquisition; Discussion threads 2006-07-28
HP bids $4.5bn for Mercury for lead in IT center management tools: HP bids $4.5bn for Mercury for lead in IT center management toolsHP/Mercury Merger Is Good For SOAThis is a big move for HP. The points of interest are two-fold:1 - from the technology perspective, I see increased convergence of testing, network monitoring and management, and governance. This is much bigger...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, information technology, points of interest, SOA, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mercury; Discussion threads 2006-07-26

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Smart HCCI cars talk to the pump: Researchers from the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society CITRIS are developing more efficient engines for cars. They are specifically working on Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignited HCCI engines. An HCCI engine 'combines the efficiency and versatility of diesel engines with the cleanliness of spark-ignition engines.' For...; Tags: University Of California At Berkeley, Engine, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-04
Trick out your fleet with fuel consumption monitors from Networkcar: OK, I admit it. When I bought my car a year-and-a-half ago, comparing the fuel consumption metrics among the different models WAS part of the equation, but not the most important part. Now, with gas lines forming in my own little town and people putting summer trips...; Tags: Monitor, Performance, Technology, Performance Management, GPS, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Why tech jobs are beating the employment odds: Why tech jobs are beating the employment oddsCan somebody tell me whenan economist has ever called it right? Every piece of economic news includes the line "more than" or "less than" what economists predicted.Why do we even listen to these folks?I'd have just put it more brutally...US companies have wanted...; Tags: employment odd, tech job; Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Apple caught neglecting iPhone security: Apple caught neglecting iPhone securityApple doesn't really care.I believe that Apple puts security of its products at the bottom of the list, with cool design at the top. All this stuff just proves me right, that sure they have a neat casing and a touch screen, but underneath it...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, security, iPhone security; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Can Mozilla's security metrics project end the patch-counting nonsense?: Can Mozilla's security metrics project end the patch-counting nonsense?Can Mozilla's security metrics project end the patch-counting nonsense?I only had a quick look at the spreadsheet so I may be wrong. However it looks like this is bug counting exercise with a bit of 'how long were we exposed?' thrown in....; Tags: Patches, patch-counting nonsense, security metric, Mozilla Corp., nonsense, security; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!: If you read my blog postings semi-often, you know that I'm very, very critical of problems with airport security. Nicole Wong of the Boston Globe reported that Boston's Logan International Airport will become the next airport to implement full-body scanners (thanks for the link from the LiquidMatrix guys!) that can see...; Tags: Imaging, Airport Security, Privacy, Transportation Security Administration, Image, Attack, Madness, Scanners, Document Management, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4: Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.Get the environazi boot of our neck.Build more refineries.Reduce government regulations.Eliminate the Endangered Species Act.Build more dams for flood control.Build more highways to relieve traffic congestion.Relax nuclear power plant requirements to build more reactors.Your mindset is...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, vision, computer; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail's CAPTCHA broken by spammers: Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail's CAPTCHA broken by spammersIt is impossible to manage...networks the size of Google with technology alone. It takes a real live person. Now we can expect more spam coming from these networks. Spam that will be harder to filter. If these companies can't manage their networks in...; Tags: Spam, E-mail providers, Yahoo! Inc., Google Gmail, CAPTCHA, spammer, MSN Hotmail; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
DJ your Independence Day party with your Mac: If you're having people over to your house this weekend to celebrate Independence day (04 July, here in the U.S.) – a few tunes are probably in order. Luckily the Mac is one of the best platforms for creating a great party environment thanks to its vast music playback options,...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Radio, Apple iTunes, Music, Pandora, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-03
YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose: YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users loseCompetition?Does Viacom think that a 10 minute pixellated clip of a show or movie is really competition for seeing the entire show/movie on a TV or big screen? This is getting ridiculous. If anything, having these clips on YouTube is free...; Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, Viacom Inc., Google IP, YouTube Inc., IP, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors cool: Updated: Nvidia said its fiscal second quarter revenue will fall well short of targets because of weak demand, pricing pressure from AMD's ATI and a faulty graphics processors on older notebook systems. In an SEC filing, the company said it is offering a driver that keeps fans running to relieve...; Tags: Processor, Notebook, NVidia Corp., Notebook Chip, Chip, GPU, MCP, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
News to know: Searching Silverlight; IE 8; Dell; Google vs. YouTube: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: Silverlight content searchable, too Ryan Stewart: Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom with Michael Cot LineRider releases a Silverlight 2 version Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Mobile, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Linux, UNIX, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4: Something about getting a new neck earlier this spring made me start thinking about how to change my life to make America a better place. Here a few that you can try to make the country better over the Fourth of July weekend: 1.) Turn off your...; Tags: Phone, PC, Cell Phone, Computer, Productivity, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Does True Knowledge see value in distance from the bubble?: The flurry of attention around yesterday's Microsoft/ Powerset news set me thinking once more about UK-based True Knowledge, which has been compared with Microsoft's latest acquisition. TechCrunch UK's Mike Butcher reported last month that nameless venture capital firms were valuing True Knowledge at about £20million ($40million), and...; Tags: Valuation, Knowledge, U.K., Microsoft Corp., TechCrunch UK, Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Care to spend your holiday weekend policing directory listings?: Care to spend your holiday weekend policing directory listings?waiting for 9 year oldsJust wanted to congratulate you seriously on pulling out of the LA times article on Whyville one of the unfortunately buried positive comments about the kind of learning that goes on in Whyville -- (buried because the editor...; Tags: Whyville; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy name: Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy nameJust what is "Equipt"?This name certainly does not contain any hint as to why someone would want it. Product names should be at least somewhat related to the purpose of the product.I also dont like software subscriptions. It seems that they are simply another way...; Tags: Microsoft Equipt, Microsoft Corp., lousy name, good deal, Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Care to spend your holiday weekend policing directory listings?: I'm not a fan in general of sites that create a listing or profile for you, hoping you'll eventually claim and/or correct it. This tactic, neither user-centric nor user-driven, is insidious for at least three reasons: inaccuracies proliferate, privacy is frequently...; Tags: Reunion.com LLC., Security, Denise Howell; Blog posts 2008-07-02
PCI-DSS 1.1 points to outdated OWASP Top 10: OK, I'm not going to freak out about this too bad... I've already pointed out enough problems with PCI, but I did find it morbidly entertaining. My good friend Jeremiah Grossman pictured at right blogged today about the PCI-DSS 1.1 section 6.5, which covers "prevention of common coding vulnerabilities in...; Tags: XSS, PCI, Security, Storage, Hardware, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-02