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Chip industry's boom/bust cycles and the failure of business intelligence

Chip industry's boom/bust cycles and the failure of business intelligenceWe're nowhere near thisThe fact that we have to resort to multiple CPUs to get computers to do what we need them to do shows this. As the prices come down, applications of the cheap power get created as we move...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, chip, Chip industry, business intelligence

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

One of these five companies will buy Zillow

One of these five companies will buy ZillowRealogy buys Zillow? Not a chance...The real estate industry is scared silly of Zillow because they think it's a disintermediation play, even though Zillow has said very loudly on many occasions that it's a _media_ company making money on advertising and has...

Tags: Real estate, real estate industry, Zillow, Realogy

Discussion threads 2006-10-25

Additional Resources

Why Android is beating Windows Mobile

So, the analysts have it wrong.because they do not agree with your assesment, but they have it correct when they do?That seems quite selective, but then again, it could be true. That is why when I see anaylyst that believe that Android (for as good as an operating system that...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, operating system, Microsoft Windows, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

The key to understanding Google - CEO admits it is a media company

that's not the main pointThe main point is that FOSS enabled Google to make tons of money by leveraging the community and media companies failed to jump into this bandwagon.Thanks for the confirmationGlad you took the time to make it even more obvious.But - "they" still won't believe you ...RE:...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Web browsers, Google Inc., McDonald's Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Home Buying Payment Calculator 9.0 (Windows)

Can You Afford Your Dream Home? Find Out today. After purchasing my first home at a young age, and working in the real estate industry, I found out that many people have no idea what price range to look at when buying a home. Since I was already a computer...

Tags: Payment, Microsoft Windows, Home, NewTrend Software, Operational Accounting, Real Estate, Finance, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-10-04

LifeSize PassPort: The First Skype-Compatible Telepresence System

Cisco's $3 billion offer to buy Tandberg yesterday may bring Cisco a more economical telepresence solution than its own not saying much, but that's only part of the challenge of bringing the technology to the small business and our homes. On Monday, LifeSize will take a big step towards solving...

Tags: Video Call, Skype Technologies S.A., Video, Cisco Systems Inc., HD, Passport, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-10-02

The Math Behind Accenture’s Restructuring

Will more cuts come? Thursday, Accenture announced that they were going to reduce their senior executive ranks by about 7%. The company stated: Approximately $128 million of the charge is for severance and related costs of workforce actions, primarily at the senior-executive level, which...

Tags: Accenture Ltd., Restructuring, Senior Executive, Executive, $119mm, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Payroll Solutions, Real Estate, Outsourcing, Human Resources, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-26

Aquapolis (Windows)

As a deep sea developer, it's up to you to construct and improve eight thriving underwater communities. From a sunken shipwreck to the shores of Atlantis, your swimming stewards are counting on you to construct new homes, grow gorgeous gardens, and create centers of deep sea industry. Use coral to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Trymedia Systems, Games, Real Estate, Personal Technology, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-08-20

News to know: Microhoo; Multilingual spam; Apple; Verizon; Sprint

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Microsoft-Yahoo search pact appears to be a win-win if smaller deal Boomtown: Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Struck-Will Be Announced...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Verizon Communications Inc., SPSS Inc., Apple Inc., Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Business Analytics, IBM Corp., Web Browsers, Financial Planning, Channel Management, Internet, Finance, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Green shoots

I would not hazard a guess about what's happening to the storied "green shoots" in the American or global economies. There are many economists and financial "experts" hazarding widely divergent guesses already. I will guess that green technology continues to have appeal in many nations. Green shoots...

Tags: Brazil, Spain, Hydrogen, SWITZERLAND SOLAR Solar Panel Production, Oerlikon Solar, Spanish Project, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-23

News to know: Microsoft, Yahoo; AMD; Apple

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Who will get the Windows 7 bits and when? Microsoft's fiscal 2010 game plan: Seven must-see...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-22

Acer Aspire One 751h-1545

The definition of a Netbook keeps getting fuzzier around the edges, with displays growing from the original 7-inch designs, and the selection of CPUs expanding to include Intel, AMD, and Via. If we are to take 12-inch systems such as the HP dv2 and Samsung NC20 as Netbooks (we've so...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Processors, Acer Inc., netbook, Intel Corp.

Product reviews 2009-07-08

Enterprise 2.0: The Kumbaya irony

Enterprise 2.0: The Kumbaya ironyCase studies and market maturityHi Michael,for the second year I was among the many participants to the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston. As you and Susan stated clearly this market is in its infancy and customers still have a strong appetite for success stories, lessons learned...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Kumbaya irony, Kumbaya

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

What do Green IT, the economic crisis, and best selling author, Thomas Friedman, have in common? Poor accounting

Consider the following questions posed by Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist and author of The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, and more recently, Hot, Flat And Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution - And How it Can Renew America: “Was it an...

Tags: Accounting, Friedman's Inc., Financial, PC, Information Technology, Environment, Green IT, Economic Crisis, Printing, Strategy, Management, Doug Washburn

Blog posts 2009-06-25

The Internet devalues everything it touches . . .

Ever since I first heard about the Internet and then saw its incredible development and application across industries, I've been on the look out for the economic effects of this powerful platform technology. The specific economic influence I've been looking for is a strong deflationary trend. That's when we will...

Tags: Software, Craigslist, Advertisement, Technology, IBDT, Internet, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-20

A Better Alternative: An Improved Approach to Facilities Management

Real estate is typically the second largest corporate expense after personnel, so why do so many organizations remain unchanged in the way they manage their facilities? Shouldn't they, and you, start to look at alternative workspace solutions? Join leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and industry leaders from...

Tags: PeopleCube, Real Estate, Leadership, Business Operations, Management

White papers 2009-06-16

Dictionary of Real Estate Terms 1.0 (Mobile)

Dictionary of Real Estate Terms provides a convenient and user-friendly reference tool that will prove as invaluable to real estate professionals as it is for current and prospective home buyers. From Abatement to Zoning Variance, the Dictionary of Real Estate Terms is filled with over 3000 industry-specific terms, covering every...

Tags: Mobile, Intersog, Real Estate, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-06-02

The case for a Global Digital Public Library Network policy

By Bill Kallman This guest blog is penned by Bill Kallman, CEO of Scayl, a direct, unlimited secure email solution, a longtime VC and real estate investor. He was a founding director of Streamcast, one of the defendant's in the landmark MGM v Grokster ruling. He holds...

Tags: Google Inc., Network, Radio, Library, Digital Library, Library Network, GDPLN, Content Industry, Copyright War, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-22

Why it is always 1986 in health IT

Why it is always 1986 in health ITIt's not profitablein the capitalist sense; it's a drag; it's a cost of meeting regulatory requirements. We have long passed the point where government regulation increases business profitability. It's all a drag.However, the current environment IS profitable for corrupt government officials who can...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Regulations, health-IT

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player

Updated: Oracle said Monday that it will buy Sun Microsystems for $9.50 a share in cash, or about $5.6 billion excluding debt, in a deal that plunges Larry Ellison & Co. into the hardware market. The company added that the acquisition of Java "is the most important software Oracle has...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Larry Ellison, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sun Solaris, Data Centers, Corporate Law, Storage, Databases, Investment, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-20