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TechNet Summit: The new era of innovation: The first panel at this mornings TechNets Annual Innovation Summit, hosted by Charlie Rose, focused on whats next in the new era of innovation. Panelists included Jerry Yang, founder and Chief Yahoo, Yahoo; Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix; Brian Halla, chairman and CEO of National Semiconductor; and Charlie...; Tags: General, Personal Technology, Software Infrastructure, Web Technology, Mobile, Science, Jerry Yang, Reed Hastings, innovation; Blog posts 2006-11-15
When can we expect Web 3.0?: Netflix CEO looks into camera, sees futureReed Hastings sees video flowing wirelessly through your home, and not too far in the future. He talks with News.com's Charles Cooper about Web 3.0.; Tags: Web 3.0, Web, Reed Hastings; Videos 2005-11-17
Netflix CEO: Broad selection of broadband: Broadband is coming and no federal roleReed Hastings, Netflix CEO, talks to News.com's Charles Cooper at the TechNet Innovation Summit. Where's our broadband going to come from?Hastings says there'll be a variety of competing sources, but it will get here without the federal government being involved.; Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, broadband, Reed Hastings, NetFlix Inc.; Videos 2005-11-17
What's next for the Web: At the TechNet Innovation Summit held at eBay’s conference center in San Jose, Charlie Rose is holding all day taping of several programs. Technology and Web 2.0 was the subject of the first taped panel, with Marc Benioff, CEO of salesforce.com; Bill Cobb, President of eBay North America; Reed Hastings,...; Tags: Marc Benioff, Chief Yahoo Jerry Yang, Reed Hastings, Web; Blog posts 2005-11-16

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Mayor: Cleantech leaders are finding their way to San Jose: The great thing about visiting my brother and his family in San Jose is that there is almost always a business reason for me to be here. I used my latest trip ending tomorrow to catch up with the mayor of San Jose, Chuck Reed, about his city's aggressive green...; Tags: San Jose, Leader, Clean Technology, Capital Structures, Finance, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-22

Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018: Since my blogging buddy Harry Fuller is on vacation this week, I need to pick up the gauntlet and ensure that we've got some good political fodder for those of you who want to debate the existence of global warming and the necessity of reducing our dependence on foreign oil....; Tags: San Jose, Mr., Al Gore, Fossil Fuel, Gore, Blogging, Investment, Internet, Finance, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Microsoft's manycore strategy: The post on Apple's Grand Central multicore support in OS X.vi had some commenters claiming that Microsoft had already solved the multicore software problem. Far from it. And Microsoft knows it Microsoft has a multi-pronged campaign to get in front of multicore. They're hiring smart...; Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Corp., Multi-core, MR, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-06-25
Risking Another Frontline Disaster: The Wall Street Journal says in an editorial that FCC chair Kevin Martin is about to screw things up again on the public wireless Internet front. The first time around Martin tried to rig the D block auction to hand 700MHz spectrum over to Frontline Wireless, formed by former commissioner...; Tags: FCC, Auction, Journal, M2Z, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-06-06
Online Company Expands Services with New Web Environment: To expand its online business and increase revenue, reed.co.uk wanted to add new recruitment services. In 2007, the company collaborated with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Attenda to plan a Web environment based on the Windows Server 2008 Standard operating system and Microsoft .NET connection software. Now, the development team can...; Tags: Web, Microsoft Corp., Channel Management, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Marketing, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; White papers 2008-06-04
Roasting biomass to produce more energy: According to engineers at the University of Leeds, UK, it is possible to use torrefaction, a process usually associated with coffee production, to increase the energy content of some of some crops by up to 20 per cent. Not only torrefaction would lead to an increase of the energy extracted...; Tags: Energy, Public Relations, Construction, Benefits, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Human Resources, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-23
When did people forget how to spell? Or complete sentences? Or form thoughts?: I just bought an electric guitar, ostensibly for my 5-year old, who requested one for his birthday, but really as an early graduation and Father's Day gift for myself. I didn't spend much; I found a good deal on an Epiphone "starter pack" and had myself an amp and...; Tags: Standards, Kid, Quality, Business Operations, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-20
HRH Prince Penguin: Did anyone else happen to notice that Prince Charles is a closet Penguin? On our UK-based sister site, ZDNet.CO.UK our British colleague Andrew Donoghue quoted His Majesty as follows: "Many of the case studies we received highlight the...; Tags: Thin Client, Thin Clients, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-09
10 reasons for IT failure: 10 reasons for IT failureThe number one reason...I still say the number one reason for failure is the mind set that in some magical way IT project management is different than other diciplines. (Engineering projects as an example.)One of the short comings I see in most curriculum for computer...; Tags: Strategy, Project management, information technology, IT Failure; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Is Congress looking at the right VA scandal?: The U.S. Senate is finally getting on the Veterans Administration's VA case. Spurred by a class action suit which is now going to trial, Sen. Patty Murray has demanded the resignation of Dr. Ira Katz, the head of the agency's mental health wing. As...; Tags: Sen., U.S. Congress, Health Care, John McCain, VA, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-24
VistA dieing of starvation and neglect: The Veterans Administration VA is starving its world-class VistA medical records software to death. At a time when organizations around the world are switching from proprietary to open source models of support, an agency which created such a model from scratch is going the other way. ...; Tags: Electronic Health Record, Microsoft Windows Vista, U.S. Department Of Defense, Veterans Administration, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), E-health, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Working in a small business can make you sick: Working in a small business can make you sickSmall Bus. healthcareI have coverage through my employer a four employee company. He pays half, I pay the other half. It's $2750 a year vs. $5400, so it's better than nothing!One of two things has to happenAnd this is the case for...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Blankenhorn, small business; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Rocker Lou Reed takes aim at new technology: Rocker Lou Reed takes aim at new technologyGive me a breakMaybe if he was a symphony conductor I could take his rantings seriously.Sure MP3 is not perfect, but it's better than Am radio and pretty much on-par or slightly better than FM.We have better formats... Its called MP4 AACThe iTunes...; Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Rocker Lou Reed, AAC; Discussion threads 2008-03-14
A geek's trip to Capitol Hill on Network Management: I appeared before congressional and government staffers on Capitol Hill for a panel on Network Management sponsored by iGrowthGlobal. This was my first time in Washington DC and while it was a little cold for my Californian bones, it was a beautiful city and seeing the capitol of the nation...; Tags: BitTorrent, Japan, Network, Comcast Corp., P2P, Mr., Video, DOCSIS, Geek, Wireless Network, Presentation, Network Management, Richard Bennett, Cable, Peer To Peer (P2P), Networking, Internet, Corporate Communications, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Marketing, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-03-03
Fastest-growing UK sites in January 2008: Property December 2007 January 2008 Growth, % Total Internet 32,981 33,254 1% First Choice Holidays PLC 1,612 3,874 140% Arcandor AG 1,877 4,396 134% TUI Group 2,065 4,577 122% British Airways 1,963 3,564 82% Moneysupermarket.com...; Tags: Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-03-01
Leading Online Recruitment Company Expands Services With New Web Environment: To expand its online business and increase revenue, reed.co.uk wanted to add new recruitment services. In 2007, the company collaborated with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Attenda to plan a Web environment based on the Windows Server 2008 Standard operating system and Microsoft .NET connection software. Now, the development team can...; Tags: Web, Microsoft Corp., Channel Management, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Marketing, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Case studies 2008-03-01