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Photos: IBM lifts lid on Web 2.0 tech

Go behind the scenes at Big Blue's U.K. research lab to see what's up with projects like DIY Shopper and QEDwiki.IBM has been showing off some of the tech at its research and development labs at Hursley, near Winchester, England. Silicon.com popped over to take a look at, among other...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, photograph, DIY Shopper, Second Life, mashup, IBM Corp., Web, mobile, Web 2.0, buddy list, vessel, coast, tablet PC, ATM, tablet, retail application, vicinity, banking, occupant, shipping company, monitor, lid, withdrawal, bar code, avatar, Silicon.com, aircraft

Image galleries 2007-08-08

Migros: Guaranteed Fresh With Retail Applications From SAP

Migros Aare and other cooperatives in the Migros Group need to process large volumes of data on sales of fresh goods within strictly limited timeframes. After the retail stores close in the evening, all data must be processed rapidly to allow enough time for the re-stock quantities to be calculated...

Tags: Retail Application, SAP AG, IBM Corp., Sales Strategy, Retail, Vertical Industries, Sales Force Management, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software

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iPhone replacements

washed out row of pixelsI had a washed out row of pixels on my screen and they just gave me a brand new one. Took about 5 minutes, and when I hooked it up to iTunes, everything I had synced: contacts, songs, movies, text messages, alarm clocks, notes, etc. was...

Tags: Sales strategy, Smart phones, Sales force management, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, sales

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

HP Pavilion dv4-1555dx

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. With its stylish, Imprint-finish chassis, excellent audio output, and remote control, the 14-inch HP Pavilion dv4-1555dx is best suited for students and others...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Notebooks, HP Pavilion, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-11-20

Gateway NV7802u

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.Gateway continues to offer some of the best bang-for-your-buck retail laptops. The NV7802u is a fine example: It's a 17-inch wide-screen model with a...

Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Intel Core 2 Duo, Gateway Inc., Intel Corp., laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-11-13

Is Windows 7 a Mac OS X wannabe? That explains why I like it

no, it looks like kde but doesn't have it's functionalityjust put kde 3.5. with transparent taskbar and crystal theme and you got what win7 looks like.and kde 3.5. was way older than vista and 7.So it IS about pride after all?To Apple fans it is always important who copied who....

Tags: Operating systems, TRANSPARENCY, Apple Mac OS, task bar, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of them

And, as servers move to the cloud, fewer and fewer will be Windows servers.When you deploy thousands, you can pay millions in licensing for Windows, and, then Windows is less stable and less secure.RE: No more servers? Rackspace says IT workers are tired of themI wonder how well those outsourced...

Tags: Servers, server, information technology, Rackspace

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Gateway NV5207u

The Gateway NV5207u is what happens when a slow processor happens to an otherwise respectable budget-priced laptop. It's a good-looking notebook with a large screen, a decent port assortment, and a couple of extra features to sweeten the deal. But its AMD processor is a poor performer despite being dual...

Tags: Processors, Gateway Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor

Product reviews 2009-11-05

PhotoPrice for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

PhotoPrice for iPhone is the first and only application wedding and portrait photographer to assist in pricing services and products. It helps you figure out your COGS so you know what you are making on what you are charging. When you know what your costs are, you know what is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Pricing Strategy, Strategy Avenue, Pricing, Smart Phones, Marketing Research, Strategy, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Black Duck finds its business makes sense

managing dual-use encryptionThe important lesson from the Jonathan Erickson (Dr. Dobbs) piece is that a simple application filing averted the panic that ensued when he received a "charging letter" from U.S. export enforcement officials. 88% of all export applications qualify for exceptions given to ?mass market? or ?unrestricted? retail...

Tags: SECURITY, encryption

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

News to know: Windows 7, Net Neutrality, Nokia-Apple; Kindle

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. Windows 7 Coverage Andrew Nusca: Liveblog: Microsoft CEO Ballmer kicks off Windows 7 availability Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-10-23

B&N's Nook e-reader: Weirdly unrevolutionary

In addition to this posting, please visit this clarifications posting to get the whole picture. It would be nice to say, as Matt Miller has, that the e-book and e-reader market was revolutionized today. It simply got more interesting. A careful reading of the $259 Nook's...

Tags: E-reader, Device, E-book, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Inc., Wireless, B&N, Nook, Cover-flow, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Five steps before moving to Windows 7

I found this part disturbing.[i] Gartner estimated that it will cost US$339 to US$510 per user to move from Windows Vista to Windows 7, and US$1,035 to US$1,930 per user to move from Windows XP to Windows 7.[/i]Unless that includes more than just the OS. A site license should cost...

Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Whole Thing, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Oracle OpenWorld 2009 - Social CRM Technology Rears an Actual Head

I am almost always in awe of Oracle OpenWorld.  The scope of this conference is spectacular. Can you imagine an event that the attendance is down to 37,000 attendees?  Actually, that puts me in awe of their event planners more than even the event. How in the name of whoever...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., CRM, Anthony Lye, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Microsoft hints at second low-cost Office option

Looks like they figured out that the price people are willing to pay for MSOffice is going to be falling like a rock. Can you say "pennies on the dollar"??$0 is about rightfor all the headaches MS has caused the world.M$ still has to drop the price a lotin order...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

EcoCar Professional Edition 2.0 (Windows)

Eco-Car Professional Edition is a smart application software to find out how much you can save or loose if you do Car-Pooling instead drive to your destination address alone. It need an Internet connection and the computation can take several minutes, depends from the band speed. All the costs and...

Tags: Internet Connection, Logistics, Microsoft Windows, Eco-Car, Eco-Car Professional Edition, Car-Pooling, Supply Chain, Transportation, Internet, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-10-09

EcoCar 2.0 (Windows)

Eco-Car Professional Edition is a smart application software to find out how much you can save or loose if you do Car-Pooling instead drive to your destination address alone. It need an Internet connection and the computation can take several minutes, depends from the band speed. All the costs and...

Tags: Internet Connection, Microsoft Windows, Journey, Eco-Car, Eco-Car Professional Edition, Internet, Supply Chain, Transportation, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-10-09

The Apple-Palm cat-and-mouse game: How long can it last? [poll]

Reflects badly on both companiesI think this whole ordeal reflects badly on both Apple on Palm.It makes Apple out to be hypocrites. I mean, wasn't the whole reason for the lack of interoperability with other players a DRM issue? Didn't Steve Jobs say this himself the last time Apple was...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, game, itune, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

MS Security Essentials test shows 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples

I have to defend Microsoft on this...I have to defend Microsoft on this because Symantec is probably the [i]last[/i] company to be complaining.I can't tell you how many computers I've "fixed" simply by removing any and all Symantec/Norton products from a computer, then installing Avast or AVG.Symantec makes some of...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., heuristics, security, detection rate, malware

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

MS Security Essentials test shows 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples

According to recent tests conducted by AV-Test.org aiming to measure the performance of Microsoft's Security Essentials, the freeware application achieved 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples including viruses, bots, trojan horses, backdoors and Internet worms, also achieving 90.95% detection rate for 14,222 adware/spyware samples it was tested against. ...

Tags: Freeware, Antivirus, Malware, Microsoft Corp., Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-10-01