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EIC Podcast: Apple-Psystar; Cisco vs. Microsoft; DNC; Dell

On this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk about that ongoing Apple-Psystar legal showdown, Cisco and Microsoft's collision course, the Democratic National Convention and Dell's plans for the cloud. On Wednesday Psystar--that little Mac clone maker in Florida--sued Apple for antitrust violations. The big question:...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., PostPath, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?

Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?And, those costs are just the start. How about the staff to keep it running24x7?? Better to just pay somebody to host it all, and you will save a ton of money and have better uptime. Also, a lot more storage....

Tags: Groupware, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, WebEx Communications Inc., PostPath, CAL, collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?

Cisco on Wednesday bought email and calendar software maker PostPath for $215 million in a move that may signal bigger plans for WebEx. Simply put, Cisco and Microsoft are increasingly on a software collision course. Cisco said its latest acquisition will be used to "enhance the existing...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, WebEx Communications Inc., Microsoft Office, Cisco Systems Inc., PostPath, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-27

PostPath intros plug-compatible Exchange Server

PostPath intros plug-compatible Exchange ServerShould Be An Appliance...If postpath is listening, I would highly suggest moving your product down an appliance path. Making it easy as installing an image on a server from CD and configuring the box just like you would IPCOP or a PFSENSE, this will ensure...

Tags: E-mail servers, Groupware, PostPath, server, Microsoft Exchange Server

Discussion threads 2006-09-27

PostPath intros plug-compatible Exchange Server

At DemoFall 2006, PostPath introduced what company CEO Duncan Greenwood called a "plug-compatible" Microsoft Exchange server. The Linux-based server talks the same network protocols as Exchange Server so the Microsoft software cannot tell that that is running on a 'foreign' box. "This is the first time any company, outside...

Tags: Exchange, PostPath, Greenwood said.Greenwood

Blog posts 2006-09-27

Finding cool companies

Finding cool companiesI guess you decisions are based on the imageI guess you judge a book by its cover." PostPath has a linux email server that is a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Exchange Server. Finally, freedom from Microsoft is possible!" Looking cool, appearing cool is whats...

Tags: PostPath, cool company, server, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-05-24

Additional Resources

Microsoft's cloud is more about Notes migration and less about a new IT architecture

Microsoft's cloud is more about Notes migration and less about a new IT architectureYou nailed thatIt's the only card they have left in the deck, and they can play it because they are positioning an unknown buzzword gamble against the customer's existing environment. I am talking to lots of...

Tags: E-mail servers, Groupware, Enterprise software, information technology, IBM Lotus Notes, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx

IBM will announce Monday that it is launching a beta of "Bluehouse," a social networking and collaboration service designed to link businesses with various partners. The move, part of a broader effort to define IBM's cloud computing strategy, will put it in direct competition with Cisco's collaboration...

Tags: WebEx Communications Inc., Collaboration, Beta, Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Cloud Computing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-05

Cisco's Stepping Up To Collaboration As Business Transformation

Following on the recent analyses  by my colleague Rob Koplowitz on Cisco's Jabber and PostPath acquisitions, here are some additional things that Information and Knowledge Management Professionals should tune into regarding Cisco as the new collaboration kid on the block: First, Cisco is building a meeting-centric workspace...

Tags: Team, Cisco Systems Inc., B2B, Team Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Ted Schadler

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Cisco unveils collaboration lineup; Enterprise 2.0 on the move?

Cisco unveils collaboration lineup; Enterprise 2.0 on the move?Where's the enterprise e-mail?To me there's an elephant in the Cisco room: what about e-mail? Cisco's PostPath cannot challenge Exchange 2007 and Cisco has no Outlook equivalent. More analysis here.

Tags: Groupware, Cisco Systems Inc., collaboration lineup, Enterprise 2.0, collaboration

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

Cisco unveils collaboration lineup; Enterprise 2.0 on the move?

Cisco on Wednesday rolled out its collaboration portfolio as it targets the enterprise market--and notably the Microsoft SharePoint juggernaut. At least Cisco isn't alone--Oracle earlier this week unveiled Beehive, which is another collaboration effort. Oracle wouldn't say that Beehive is a direct competitor to SharePoint, but it...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-24

News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Password, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Quit pickin' on Microsoft, EU

Quit pickin' on Microsoft, EUMedia Player is the least interesting partIf you look at the ruling, Media player is the least interesting part of the ruling. What's more interesting is what this ruling means. Some legislation concerning competition was put on hold, but will be implemented in the next year....

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Bravo EU, WMP

Discussion threads 2007-09-17

Exchange 2007's "Trustworthy Computing"

Exchange 2007's "Trustworthy Computing"Nice thought but...I must admit, Microsoft's email server proliferation is mind bogglingly confusing. But let me put it in terms that I can grok. To assist an Exchange server in doing what it should have done all along (filter spam, viruses, etc.) MSFT would like you to...

Tags: Servers, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Trustworthy Computing, server, Microsoft Exchange Server, e-mail, Hub Transport, MSFT, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-12-13

Web 2.0 Clones - where is all the innovation?

Cloning has been one of the biggest themes to come out of my Read/WriteWeb series on international web markets. Ive noticed that every country has its set of web 2.0 clones - bookmarking sites that look like delicious, photo sharing sites like Flickr, social networks like MySpace, community news sites...

Tags: Web, Web 2.0

Blog posts 2006-10-03

DEMOFall 2006 coverage

Dan Farber has put together extensive, company-by company coverage of DEMOfall 2006 on his blog. Weve collected all of the ZDNet blog coverage of the event here. Day 2 included a number of excellent ideas to address information security issues like a better way to digitally sign documents from DSI,...

Tags: DEMO, DemoFall 2006

Blog posts 2006-09-29

Finding cool companies

Trying to keep up in the technology space is a full time job. Just when you think you have a handle on things someone asks if you heard about company “X” or product “Y”. In the spirit of sharing what I stumble upon as I travel industry...

Tags: JavaOne, Gartner Inc.

Blog posts 2006-05-23

Web-based collaboration apps invade the enterprise

Web-based collaboration apps invade the enterpriseOften Need Coexistence to Enable New StuffNice article.Web-based tools really are "raising the bar". But in many enterprises, they can end up getting locked out if they don't play nicely with legacy applications. Take a case as apparently harmless as IM - in some places,...

Tags: Instant messaging, Strategy, New Stuff, Web-based collaboration

Discussion threads 2006-05-15