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- CDXZipStream (msi)
- CDXZipStream is a complete solution for importing zip code and census data into Microsoft Excel. Using an intuitive, patented interface, you simply specify the data you want and where you want it. CDXZipStream also features reverse zip code look-up, distance and radius calculations. Premium data feeds are optionally available and...
- Tags: ZIP Code, Data, Hughes Financial Services, CDXZipStream, Premium Data, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2008-06-10
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- Gartner Top 10 embraces the Cloud
- As in previous years, the analysts at Gartner have unveiled their 'Top 10 Strategic Technologies,' and Jason Hiner provides details elsewhere on ZDNet. The press release is here. One of the analysts involved David Cearley discusses the Top 10 over on YouTube, and posts the information from...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., David, Jason, Semantic Web, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- ManageFusion 2008
- I'm sitting in the media workroom preparing for today's sessions at Symantec's ManageFusion 2008. The event is being held at the JW Marriott resort and conference center in the land of the Mouse, that is Orlando, FL. I'll be adding things to this post throughout the day as interesting things...
- Tags: Software, Application, Symantec Corp., Software Virtualization Solution Professional, Steve Morton, Security, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Photos: A look at HP's portable data center
- One of the more busy areas of the expo floor at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo this week was a walkthrough of HP's "Performance-Optimized Data Center." These portable data centers, also known as PODs, went on sale a little less than a month ago, according to HP representatives....
- Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Photograph, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Surviving the recession with Free Enterprise OSes (Part 2)
- In Part 1, I discussed the four Free Linux distributions that are best position to provide extended support and ample functionality to an end user through a protracted recession, as well as having the characteristic "safeness" or "stability" factor in terms of being able to weather...
- Tags: Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Sun Solaris 10, Red Hat Inc., Recession, Operating System, Novell OpenSuse, BSD, CentOS, Scientific Linux, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- OLPC and Intel trumped by small-scale virtualization
- I had planned for my next post to be a followup to my interview with Sun's Joe Hartley, but it's going to have to take a back seat to a story about small-scale virtualization in the 1:1 computing market. Maybe, though, this particular story suggests that Sun is headed...
- Tags: Desktop, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- New Wi-Fi chipsets promise up to 2x throughput of current 802.11n devices
- A couple of weeks ago I did a post on the Home Theater blog about Celeno Communications' wireless chip that the company claims can support four different HD streams simultaneously. Now another company has announced its own Wi-Fi technology that promises significant performance improvement over the 802.11n spec. Quantenna's QHS...
- Tags: Throughput, IEEE 802.11n, Quantenna, Chipsets, Wi-Fi, Semiconductors, Wireless, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits
- In a recently conducted comparative review, Danish security company Secunia, tested the detection rate of 12 different Internet Security Suites against 300 exploits (144 malicious files and 156 malicious web pages) affecting popular end user applications, to find that even the top performer in the test is in fact performing...
- Tags: Web, Malware, Exploit, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Thoughts on Apple's new products
- Thoughts on Apple's new productsExcept the rest of the market didn't hold an event......announcing new products.The reasons to not buy anything always outweighthe reasons to buy.When you switch to a MacBook Air, you can't believe how you just don't care about what connectivity you don't have. With wi-fi everywhere...
- Tags: FireWire, Notebooks, GO PC, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- More on Apple's new Mini DisplayPort
- More on Apple's new Mini DisplayPortDisplayPort is fine...but include the VGA port too so we don't have to carry around an extra cord....duh. It doesn't take up much space and EVERY windows laptop has a VGA port.30"!It's nice that it finally works with 30" even on MacBook (non-Pro).I just...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Notebooks, Network technology, DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, Mini, Apple Inc., adapter
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?
- Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?What are the specsI haven't seen the specs yet (are they published?) but I don't think it's going to be enough. They either need to compete with Windows PC's or not. Don't half ass it. My guess is the lower price will still not match...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, new MacBook line, MacBook line
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?
- Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?Your Mac Lust borders on Creepy....Geez... that article is just a little bit scary. The kid on the eTrade commercials is in my head..."I seriously underestimated the creepiness factor"... he says this about a clown and I am applying it...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, Notebooks, Apple Inc., video
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- MacBooks: out with the old, in with the new
- MacBooks: out with the old, in with the newMulti-touch trackpad: gimmick or useful feature?The thought of having to use gestures with 4 fingers on a small trackpad as opposed to a touch screen display sounds absolutely nightmarish in terms of UI usefulness. Multi-touch on the iPhone is a total joke...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, multi-touch, Apple MacBook, keyboard, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?
- Apple on Tuesday moved to address a weakened consumer and its statement on a its refreshed MacBook lineup is telling. Since when does a premium brand like Apple worry about price and making its notebooks "far more affordable?" The company's latest MacBook lineup (live blog, Techmeme and...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- What OpenOffice site crash means
- What OpenOffice site crash meansSo, I should pay for free software so I don't pay Microsoft?It's not for everyone. However, the reason Microsoft has more robust features is because they spend more money on it. That money is funded by higher prices for their software. If you or your company...
- Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, object-oriented, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, free software, Open Office Writer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Poll: Best personal finance software?
- Poll: Best personal finance software?MoneydanceMoneydance - moneydance.comSplashMoneyGreat little app originating for the Palm OS. Has been ported to Windows and iPhone worlds. I can keep track of my expenses on my iPhone and sync it via wireless connection with my desktop. Good tool set and it is a darn sight...
- Tags: INTERNET, Financial accounting, personal finance software, personal finance, Moneydance
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Cisco's Chambers sees collaboration fueling productivity gains; Web 2.0 as new enterprise engine?
- Cisco CEO John Chambers said Tuesday that there will be an "instant replay" in technology-led productivity gains in the current downturn just like the U.S. saw in the mid-1990s. The difference this time around: In the mid-90s those productivity gains were based on big enterprise resource planning...
- Tags: John Chambers, Web, Collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Lead, Melamine, and Backdoored Routers
- Lead, Melamine, and Backdoored RoutersBackdoored Routers - A Good IdeaWhat's the problem with backdoored routers? It's a good handy way to make sure that you are not stealing Intellectual Property. If the Chinese government, RIAA, etc. watches every move you make, then probably your moves will all be...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Manufacturing, Backdoored Routers, Melamine, router
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Avanade software helps you get a grip on more than 100 green IT variables
- For those of you seeking a green IT / power management calculator that isn't necessarily tied to one vendor's view of the world, you might want to consider a tool being used by services company Avanade to evaluate more than 100 different variables related to the data center. ...
- Tags: Software, Data Center, Green IT, Avanade, Data Centers, Productivity, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Brightcove overhauls UI with Brightcove 3
- Today Brightcove is rolling out a new application as part of their web platform for content creators (Update: here's a post by one of the Flex developers who worked on it). The new user interface and features are some of the coolest things that I've seen in the ever popular...
- Tags: Brightcove, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
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