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SaaS vendor quits browser to boost sales

SaaS CRM vendor Entellium is phasing out its browser-based offerings in favor of a smart client version that it says sells faster, better and at one-fifth of the marketing costs of the old version. by Phil Wainewright

Tags: Entellium, Software-as-a-service, Sun Java Studio Creator, On-demand, Sales, Web Browser, User Experience, Johnston, Rave Complete, Rave Insight, Rave Marketing, Rave Care, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-07-18

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IAB to FTC: Rescind blogger rules

Completely self-servingBy this rationale, why does anyone ever have to disclose anything? You can apply this logic to traditional media as well. Afraid to admit in the blog that you got the stuff you rave about was free? The real impact is it opens a channel for the vendor to...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, blogger, free speech, traditional media, blog, blogging, Interactive Advertising Bureau, FTC

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Six surprising things about Microsoft's PhotoSynth

Six surprising things about Microsoft's PhotoSynthI would have installed it already, but...... it looks like I have to install the photosynth application as well as the plugin. I would like to see how the "synths" really look and perform, but I'm not planning on making any anytime soon, so...

Tags: Web site development, Microsoft Photosynth, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

RCA Small Wonder EZ200

Until the recent arrival of Creative's Vado, the biggest competitor for Pure Digital's Flip Video products in the minicamcorder, straight-to-Web video arena has been RCA's Small Wonder. While the video quality of the Small Wonder hasn't quite measured up to the Flip Video models, it does bring some features to...

Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, Small Wonder, MyLife EZ200, Pocket EZ205, video, LCD

Product reviews 2008-06-20

RCA Small Wonder EZ205

Until the recent arrival of Creative's Vado, the biggest competitor for Pure Digital's Flip Video products in the mini camcorder, straight-to-Web video arena has been RCA's Small Wonder--which just happens to use technology licensed from Pure Digital. While the video quality of the Small Wonder hasn't quite measured up to...

Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, Small Wonder Pocket EZ205, LCD, video, camcorder, Small Wonder

Product reviews 2008-06-16

Jobs' Apple as premier platform mantra to accelerate

Jobs' Apple as premier platform mantra to accelerateNo, ZDNet talkbacks are the reason[i]So, instead, they declare the Mac user irrational.[/i]5 minutes on ZDNet talkbacks are all we need to declare Mac users irrational. :)False on many frontsWhy PC users are not excited about their machines? Completely wrong. Plenty...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, job, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, computer

Discussion threads 2008-06-09

Windows Vista: More than 88 million copies sold

Windows Vista: More than 88 million copies soldThe name of the gameIt's called "creative accounting" in legal circles, and hyped as "big business" by the liberal press all owned by corporate America.Street language has many more colorful, easy to understand descriptors for what Microsoft and other predatory corporations are doing.Blowing...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales strategy, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., sales

Discussion threads 2007-10-25

SAP's Business ByDesign go to market

One of the niggling questions about SAP's Business ByDesign is just how the heck it is going to reach the numbers it says it wants to achieve. 10,000 new customers a year by 2010, many coming from this market, is ambitious. To date, SAP has been fuzzy about how that...

Tags: SAP AG, Steve Mann, Blogging, Tools & Techniques, Sales Strategy, Frame Relay, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Management, Sales, Networking, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2007-10-02

Microsoft finalizes Windows Home Server code

Microsoft finalizes Windows Home Server codeI cannot waitI have not used any of the Beta versions, but I am excited about this. I know I know LInux can do this for free, and Mac OS is better, but I choose to use Microsoft. I do hope that Windows home server...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Corp., WHS, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, server, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-07-16

Steve Jobs goes 'all in' with the iPhone

Steve Jobs goes 'all in' with the iPhoneWaiting...Nice phone, just nice all around.When they get the things I need to really justify this phone I'll look again.-no 3G-no doc editing-don't use iTunes, why do I have to register to use this phone-many othersMy Blackjack does almost all this and then...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Fake Steve, technology writer, Apple iPhone, phone, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-06-25

Why home RAID won't fly

Why home RAID won't flyRight onA home server is a silly concept. Just backup your stuff easily and cheaply on an external hard disk in a USB casing. 500 GB storage for about $ 150.To top it off: this is a much "greener" solution as well... You only have to...

Tags: Storage, Backups, home server, RAID, backup

Discussion threads 2007-05-29

Microsoft to push IE7 as an automatic update

Microsoft to push IE7 as an automatic updateHe's got a point...I mean yes it's a bit bluntly put, but he does have one. Anyhow they've already shown incosistency with that in respect to Windows Defender, which could be argued as a security update.They should make security updates available to allBecause...

Tags: Business structures, Patches, Operating systems, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Automatic Update

Discussion threads 2006-07-26

Dell to acquire Alienware

Dell to acquire AlienwareLet's hope Dell won't remove the AMD systemsI might consider buying a Dell if it has AMD inside, and obviously Linux as the OS.Good luck DellHopefully they are aquiring them for the brand name and not the technology....[url=http://news.zdnet.com/5208-9584-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=18903&messageID=365871]link[/url]Alienware needs onsite warrantiesI don't know about elsewhere but here...

Tags: Financial accounting, Branding, Dell Computer Corp., Alienware

Discussion threads 2006-03-22

You've heard of the 'aha' moment? How about Microsoft and IBM's 'uh oh' moment?

You've heard of the 'aha' moment? How about Microsoft and IBM's 'uh oh' moment?point in orderi know that you used some other products before MS mail, but did you forget about word perfect office?that was imho the 'first' email and calendaring suite integrated together.it was around well before...

Tags: PDAs, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Handhelds, Groupware, Spongecell, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., PDA

Discussion threads 2006-01-30

Santa is bringing coal for Google--shoveling up a ton of it

Santa is bringing coal for Google--shoveling up a ton of itToo lateGoogle, with its dark fiber and portable data centers is poised to take over the internet (or more precisely, BECOME the NEW internet). Read Cringley http://www.pbs.org/cringely/ if you want to know the "truth".Never mind the man behind the curtainThat's...

Tags: INTERNET, Social networking, Microsoft Outlook, Google Inc., Santa

Discussion threads 2005-12-12

Blizzard wins lawsuit on video game hacking

Blizzard wins lawsuit on video game hackingWhy do they careWhy do they care, they are taking weight off their server and more people will buy a game if they know there are lots of servers.UnderstandableI don't like the DMCA, but this particular situation, Blizzard certainly was well within their rights...

Tags: Games, Servers, hacking, video game, video, Blizzard, server, game

Discussion threads 2005-09-02

Creative's Zen Vision to battle iPod

Creative's Zen Vision to battle iPodYawn...And if you order today, we'll throw in this handsome set of steak knives...Could be interesting.. nice specsThe VGA OLED screen seems revolutionary. Not sure if OLED is available in things other than a Kodak camera and Motorola cellphone...It would be interesting to see what...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, pod, vision, Creative Zen line, Apple iPod, Creative Zen, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-08-03

Intel wags mangy Centrino dog by Boeing's tail

Intel wags mangy Centrino dog by Boeing's taildixie and the cupis there any difference between a "dixie cup" and a paper cup? Probably not much, the high end ones are nice, but the bargain basement is just the same. Branding is here to stay and has nothing to...

Tags: Processors, brand, Boeing Co., Intel Centrino, Intel Corp., marketing

Discussion threads 2005-08-02

HP to stop selling Apple's iPod

HP to stop selling Apple's iPodUmm, OKopinionReasons for failure?1. Why by from a middle guy when you can get one from the big Apple, (Pun very much intended.)2. HP had nothing but service to offer over Apple. Apple's service is just as proficient. 3. HP got all...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, tech giant, Hewlett-Packard Co., Apple iPod, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-07-29

Flaws could open systems to attack

Flaws could open systems to attackWell how bout thatI guess every dog has its day"Microsoft also uses Kerberos, but a homegrown version that is not affected by the flaws."Go figure. Well let's see how the ABMers attack this one.Well, yeahI mean, Gentoo -- that gang pretty much points you...

Tags: SECURITY, Well Let, John Q. Public, Preventsys, flaw, Kerberos, Microsoft Corp., vulnerability

Discussion threads 2005-07-13