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EMEA LAN switch market down 6.9% in Q1 2005: EMEA LAN switch market declined strongly in Q5 2001 both in port shipments and revenues compared to Q4 2004, after the market experienced high growth in shipments and revenues between Q3 2004 and Q4 2004. Port shipments declined 6.9% from 17.5 mln in Q4 2004 to 16.3 mln in Q5...; Tags: Q5 2001, Q4 2004; Blog posts 2005-06-15

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Judge finds Oracle's Ellison withheld evidence: According to Bloomberg, in a ruling that has important implications for Larry Ellison, Oracle's CEO and the company itself, district judge Susan Illston found that Ellison: ...deliberately destroyed or withheld e-mails and failed to preserve tape recordings that should have been turned over to lawyers for shareholders suing him......; Tags: Oracle Corp., Susan Illston, Larry Ellison, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-09-05
My Awesome IT Job: Senior IT Manager, Cisco: Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...; Tags: Information Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Microsoft to slash price of Xbox 360: Microsoft announced that it will cut the price of its Xbox 360 game console to $199, just in time for the holiday shopping season. SEATTLE--Microsoft said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console...; Tags: Console, Video, Microsoft Corp., Price, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Reuters, video consoles, video games, Xbox, Wii, Playstation 3. Microsoft; News items 2008-09-04
Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper: Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperHave you ever read MS EULA? In short...We can go into your machine and do what ever we want.If this is the case with the browser....how are they using your data in their cloud?Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperI looked...; Tags: Web browsers, EULA, Google Inc., Chrome EULA, TOS; Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Dell repair adventure, day 3: Dell repair adventure, day 3dell next day serviceI had to use the service back in February for my XPS 1330 as it had the Nvidia Issue. I have to say that as for the repair, they turned it in about 2 hours (according to the tracking numbers.) It...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Dell Computer Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-09-02
62% of salaried Americans happy with their medical and retirement benefits: When asked whether this is a bad time to find a quality job, 65% of Americans said it was, matching the level of the 2001 recession, according to Rutgers University’s John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. With unemployment at 5.7%, the highest level since 2004, and weekly unemployment claims...; Tags: Credit Card, Benefit, Worker, Sales Channel, Sales, AM; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Average US company collects bills in 41 days: The 1,000 largest US public companies in 2007 took 41 days on average to collect payments from their customers, up from 39.7 days a year earlier and 39.2 days in 2001, REL and CFO Magazine found. by AM; Tags: Operational Accounting, Finance, AM; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Web archiving enterprises: keep trying: Web archiving enterprises: keep tryingMSN VistaDrive is Coming!VistaDrive and the MS Cloud will radically change all computing! Steve talks about it:http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.comNot nice to dis your mom in public...[i]Normally when saving a page like this, it’ll come out as an array of absolute mess and formatting turns out looking like my...; Tags: Business intelligence, Web archiving enterprise, archiving enterprise, archiving, Web; Discussion threads 2008-08-24
China cuts off iTunes, likely over 'Songs of Tibet': China cuts off iTunes, likely over 'Songs of Tibet'Learn from M$, Google and YahooThey cooperated with the local bully, they were allowed to run business over there. Don't p*ss of their government, that's the key in China. Yahoo went so far they handed in evidence to China government to help...; Tags: Tibetan family, Han, census, Apple iTunes; Discussion threads 2008-08-22
When will cleantech be profitable? How about Q2, 2008!: The world's first solar power billionaire is on a role. Not in Silicon Valley or Spain or even solar-blessed Arizona. In China. The global gold medal winner in solar profits: Shi Zhengrong, head of Suntech Power. They make photovoltaics sold the world over. Free...; Tags: China, Spain, Stock, Photovoltaics, Clean Technology, Suntech Power, Zhengrong, Manufacturing, Investment, Finance, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-08-21
Office 14: Alpha testing to begin before year-end: Office 14: Alpha testing to begin before year-endSlowly but surely going 64-bitI heard about the nominations for TAP and I was interested in joining but after reading about the requirements I think I will skip and hold out until the private technical beta. Its good to see Microsoft is moving...; Tags: Office 07, Microsoft Office, Office 14, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-08-18
Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe: Swaddled in air-conditioned comfort, sipping a Diet Coke I hardly noticed the late afternoon thunderstorm that blew in last Friday. They're a common occurrence in central North Carolina in the summer time; so I continued with my work secure in my technological web. In the background I could hear the...; Tags: Lightning, Tree, Mississippi, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-08-18
Forrester: The X Internet is coming (for real this time): Forrester Research is pitching an "IT everywhere" vision that's comprised of existing technologies as well as some emerging trends--including the X Internet where physical objects are networked to the Web. In a report, Forrester analyst Bobby Cameron concludes: Today's technology trends may appear like only incremental...; Tags: Forrester Research Inc., Extended Internet, Internet, RFID, Operational Planning, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-14
Court clarifies open source copyright: Key excerpts for the enterprise: Court clarifies open source copyright: Key excerpts for the enterpriseCourt clarifies open source copyright: Key excerpts for the enterpriseHuge break for all the people out there working on projects, only to have their stuff picked up and altered and their credit taken awayAre you kidding?Really Larry?The teaser for this column...; Tags: District Courts, open source copyright, open source, Federal Circuit; Discussion threads 2008-08-14
When the going gets tough, will the tough go to Web 2.0?: A few months back, in a post over at the FastForward Enterprise 2.0 site, I pondered if new, on-demand technologies would change the dynamics of economic downturns. The post garnered some interesting reactions, and it's still extremely timely, so I thought I'd share it with readers here as well: ...; Tags: Web, Economic Downturn, Recession, Worker, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-08-12
Go MIT! (or should the students get a slap on the wrists?): Go MIT! (or should the students get a slap on the wrists?)Government censorship is wrong...and UNconstitutional.Make no mistake, the MBTA is a government organization.The US Constitution states "no law abridging freedom of speech".The judge who issued the restraining order is:1. an idiot2. a d_o_u_chebag3. a fool4. retardedRE: Go MIT! (or...; Tags: Government, DC-metro, Government Censorship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrist; Discussion threads 2008-08-11
Netscape keeps users; Vista struggles to grab new ones: Netscape keeps users; Vista struggles to grab new onesNew CokeNew Coke wasn't a perception problem.It tasted terrible.Ok......since Vista is 'struggling' with corporate adoption perhaps you'd be so kind as to compare its adoption rates with those of XP at the same point in its lifecycle.Just so we have something to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Netscape Communications Corp., Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2008-08-11
Dell's 'Cloud Computing' and other strange stuff: Dell's 'Cloud Computing' and other strange stuffDell is Weird, but still love the laptops!I remember Marc Andreessen talking about Cloud Computing in 2001. Now that HP owns Opsware, I wonder if they can claim rights to the Cloud Computing trademark.; Tags: cloud computing, Dell Computer Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-08-07
Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plans: Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plansWhere had you read that?[i]When it comes to new hardware, most makers charge you for Windows even if you don’t get it. They do this to maintain their relationship with Microsoft[/i]Actually, I hear that these companies charge you for FreeDos, (though they claim it...; Tags: Operating systems, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., OEM, Lenovo Group Ltd., Microsoft Windows, agreement, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-08-06