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Roadblocks, new ideas in video-on-demand biz

Roadblocks, new ideas in video-on-demand bizDirect to Internet?"But companies that want to provide downloadable movies, or digital on-demand movies, as a direct substitute for DVD purchases or rentals, have found themselves left out in the cold. Today, they are pushed into the pay-per-view window, when movies have long been available...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Digital media, ROADBLOCKS, DVD, movie, VoD

Discussion threads 2005-10-21

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Social computing and the enterprise, part one

Searching Social MediaI liked the discussion I watched, and while the discussion on the implementation of the social media in the work place seemed light, a point I thought that really needs to be addressed and can easily be addressed / researched and developed is the searching of Social Media,...

Tags: Web 2.0, social computing, social media

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Verizon preps fourth quarter device barrage; Droid will 'stimulate demand'

Nice and Sharp Future Focus of Verizon!! BUT....The article covered most of the solid facts containing the research of verizon. They are the strong contender for the future of Wireless Industry of US.But still, the roadmap of telecom is not predetermind.Also the dwindling policies of FCC are creating roadblocks for...

Tags: Smart phones, Telephony, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Communications Inc., fourth quarter device

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

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

Republicans back off net neutrality gambit

RE: Republicans back off net neutrality gambitas a republican you have to favor net neutrality. it is the only way to encourage innovation and competition within the marketplace. call or email your congresspeopleThe FCC net neutrality principles are astonishingly good sense. Contact your Senators and Representatives and tell them to...

Tags: Net Neutrality, off-net neutrality gambit, neutrality gambit, off-Net

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Microsoft screwing themselves while they try to screw Google

It turns out Microsoft has been busy holding weekly "Screw Google" meetings, trying to figure out how to throw roadblocks in front of Google as they continue to dominate the search arena. It's easy for me to say, but doesn't it make a lot more sense to spend millions...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Web Browsers, Development Tools, Middleware, Internet, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-08-29

IBM Webcast: Information as a strategic asset for smarter SOA

Implementation roadblocks cause some SOA projects to fall short of delivering expected ROI. Join the Webcast and see how IBM® data services, data abstraction and your own information assets can help you achieve the business benefits and ROI you expect from your SOA project.

Tags: Asset, Webcast, ROI, SOA, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Roi/Tco, Web Services, Asset Management, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Operational Planning, Business Operations

Webcasts 2009-08-06

Why writing a Windows compatible file server is (still) hard

Why writing a Windows compatible file server is still hardThis article was more chatty...than SMB/CIFS. I was ready for the answer to the riddle about half way through. But other than that... interesting stuff. It makes me want to test the issue. Thanks.Good jobntLolSo A windows feature is...

Tags: File servers, Storage management, Servers, Operating systems, Windows CIFS, Is it Microsoft, Samba, Microsoft Corp., file server, server, Windows Compatible, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

Major U.S. Gas Company Boosts, Refines Information Access, Increasing Risk Avoidance

Southern Union, one of the largest diversified natural gas companies in the United States, faced a challenge familiar to most large, fast-growing companies: the need to use information to support growth rather than put up roadblocks to that growth. Employees needed faster access to authorized information and a better way...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., Southern Union, Content Management, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Office, Enterprise Software, Software, Office Suites

Case studies 2009-08-01

5 Strategies to Overcome Mobile Policy Enforcement Roadblocks

This paper discusses 5 key strategies for overcoming the roadblocks to mobile policy enforcement. Culture shift is one of the most overlooked aspects of deploying smart devices in the enterprise. When it comes to taking control of smart devices in the enterprise, culture and resistance to...

Tags: Strategy, Mobile, ProfitLine Inc., Mobility, Wireless And Mobility

White papers 2009-07-30

Global Collaboration Competitive Success: Old Dogs, New Tricks & The Shift Index

Global Collaboration Competitive Success: Old Dogs, New Tricks & The Shift Indexyou forgot the parasite employees that cause the falling ROA."The paradox of falling ROA alongside growing productivity is explained at least in part by the rising total compensation of knowledge workers and other talented employees"?????!!!!!!!!you've forgot the blood sucking...

Tags: Benefits, Personal finance, ROA, Global Collaboration, New Tricks, collaboration

Discussion threads 2009-07-10

Five reasons why ITIL implementations fail [video]

Lots of organizations are jumping on the bandwagon of ITIL hoping to improve the management and efficiency of their IT departments. Unfortunately, many are ill-prepared to deal with the challenges of implementing ITIL. In this episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives Jason Hiner discusses five real-world...

Tags: Video, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Vote for open source

Vote for open sourceTalk about FAIL...Why do you need these kinds of desperate measures just to get something accepted when it is supposed to be so much better to begin with? Can't it stand on its own?OSS, the ultimate FAIL.Pathetic, really...OSS needs some form of affirmative actionEU should learn...

Tags: Party Discipline, open source, OSS, Talk about FAIL

Discussion threads 2009-05-22

Chuck Norris Syndrome and IT failure

Chuck Norris Syndrome and IT failurelololoolloolARghhhhhhh thx for the good laugh you make my day man .....Chuck norris syndrome arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhHuman's Hate ChangeThis is a statement I make repeatedly - in every presentation I ever deliver and especially in my Process Management presentation. So your following summation truly...

Tags: Strategy, Chuck Norris Syndrome, information technology, IT Failure, Chuck Norris

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

7 (nasty) truths about IT spending

7 nasty truths about IT spendingWisht that I could work....For an over funded IT department. Or even have a project that is anywhere near properly funded. Where do these slices of heaven exist?agreedIt does seem simplistic to simply kill a project because it hit a threshold. If an unexpected data...

Tags: Strategy, Financial accounting, information technology, IT-spending

Discussion threads 2009-04-14

On Demand Webcast: A Smarter way to Successful SOA - Information as a trusted strategic asset

Implementation roadblocks cause some SOA projects to fall short of delivering expected ROI. Join the Webcast and see how IBM® data services, data abstraction and your own information assets can help you achieve the business benefits and ROI you expect from your SOA project.

Tags: Asset, Webcast, ROI, SOA, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Roi/Tco, Web Services, Asset Management, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Business Operations

Webcasts 2009-04-02

Questions for Pwn2Own hacker Charlie Miller

VANCOUVER, BC -- At the CanSecWest security conference here, I got a chance to sit down with Charlie Miller, the researcher who broke into a fully patched MacBook machine using a Safari code execution vulnerability. We discuss the state of Web browser security, the vulnerability marketplace and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Vulnerability, Bug, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Hacker, Exploit, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-03-19

Has Microsoft fired its first shot in the patent war against Linux?

Has Microsoft fired its first shot in the patent war against Linux?The cornered rat is always the most dangerousSimply put, Linux is threatening Microsoft's proprietary model of extracting profits. Others have put it another way: Linux is a disruptive technology: one that overturns the traditional way of doing...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Adrian, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2009-02-26

Solving the Performance Hurdle for Integrated IPS: New Check Point Technologies Enable a Full-Function, Integrated Intrusion Prevention System Without Compromise to Performance or Security

Whenever IT performance barriers fall, there is a discovery phase as organizations learn they can solve formally unsolvable roadblocks to critical services. This white paper describes such an event for network security. For the first time, new processing technologies for a network gateway have enabled a full-function integrated Intrusion Prevention...

Tags: Intrusion Prevention System, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Performance, Network, Intrusion Prevention, Performance Management, Security, Human Resources, Workforce Management

White papers 2009-02-20

Get me out of this social media echo chamber, please!

Get me out of this social media echo chamber, please!So What Companies shouldn't be in Social MediaJen.. I don't disagree but you just kinda threw that out... I have an assessment that companies can take to determine whether its right for them or not ( http://snurl.com/ayml3 ). What are...

Tags: social media

Discussion threads 2009-02-04