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- Rockefeller makes support for open source explicit
- Rockefeller makes support for open source explicitWhat's the difference?You state: "While introducing his bill Rockefeller did not mention Medsphere, whose software is installed at many state hospitals. Instead he focused on the Veteran Administration?s VistA system, and the NHIN-Connect system for linking medical records installed by Harris Corp., which includes...
- Tags: Taxes, Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, open source, Rockefeller, tax
- Discussion threads 2009-04-27
- The Andrew Carnegie of our second gilded age
- The Andrew Carnegie of our second gilded ageLump of Coal or Coke to build the next empireAlthough from the past, I do recall in my mind the perception of comparing Gates to Carnegie. I never realized the connection all this time, esp. given what you report (i.e. backgrounds, culture, beliefs,...
- Tags: Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Robert Woodruff, Carnegie, Coke
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- NSA cooperation: OK for e-mail, IM companies?
- NSA cooperation: OK for e-mail, IM companies?This whole mess tells me that...Some really, REALLY bad stuff is about to be uncovered.Not good. Government uses paranoia to expand power.If the bill had included the clause, "provided that the parties involved in wiretapping was approved by a FISA court", I would agree...
- Tags: Instant messaging, Vertical industries, Federal government, IM company, NSA, government, IM, e-mail, Rockefeller
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- Gates, Rockefeller charities to aid African farmers
- Gates, Rockefeller charities to aid African farmersyeah...rightthose mone are actually used to bribed the officials and plant M$ agents that fight against the Linux penetration.Gates, Rockefeller charities to aid African farmersThe Gates foundation sure does know how to make a country happy. Its amazing what wonderful and selfless acts...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Gates Foundation, Rockefeller, African farmer, Rockefeller charity, farmer
- Discussion threads 2006-09-13
- Tech cheapskates--help someone else
- Tech cheapskates--help someone elsePeople Are Afraid Of Microsoft's ThieveryIf you invent or innovate something, Microsuck will come along and either buy it from you or beat you to the patent and claim it as their invention.Thugs and organized crime work the same way.I believe that for Bill G. the money...
- Tags: Leadership, Strategy, National Park, Rockefeller
- Discussion threads 2005-08-12
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- The real-life energy battles are NOT fought in Congress
- humm, I don't think we have all the facts.humm, okay.I'm gonna say that there's probably a lot of details involved, and the EPA probably didn't wake up one day, grow a green heart, and take action just because they turned green one day.And don't look now, but the Democrats aren't...
- Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, energy battle, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- T-Mobile turns Sidekick data disaster into a PR mess
- This wasn't cloud computingThis wouldn't have happened with cloud computing. In a cloud architecture users wouldn't have even realized any disruption. They would have automatically been distributed among other non failed geo dispursed instances while the failed instance was automatically restarted on other hardware and restored from replicated data...
- Tags: Virtualization, PDC, cloud computing, SideKick, T-Mobile, public relations
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- Open Books Alliance: Google Books is nothing less than price-fixing and collusion
- Open Books Alliance accuses Google of creating Rockefeller-like collusion that defeats antitrust and copyright law. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Google Inc., Alliance, Collusion, Corporate Law, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-09-08
- SmartPlanet: 3 of 4 executives say outsourcing necessary to maintain bottom line
- SmartPlanet: 3 of 4 executives say outsourcing necessary to maintain bottomCompletely disagree. Outsourcing only works for small projects that can't be done in-house, like wiring jobs, installing generators and the such. Outsourcing entire departments doesn't work. I've seen it before, when the employee is on a contract...
- Tags: Managed hosting, Outsourcing/Offshoring, outsourcing, outsource
- Discussion threads 2009-09-01
- Apple removes Google Voice-based apps from the App Store
- Apple removes Google Voice-based apps from the App StoreIt's time to embrace SIP/VoIP, stupid Apple/AT&T! :)Besides, paying 20 cents a minute for a GoPhone is too pricey!Any surprises here? No.As long as Apple and AT&T exercise anti-competitive and capricious control over iTunes and the App Store, the iPhone is dead...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, HTC Hero, Apple Inc., Google Inc., AT&T Corp., App Store
- Discussion threads 2009-07-27
- Is Michael Jackson dead? Would Twitter lie?
- Is Michael Jackson dead? Would Twitter lie?Seems to be trueJust heard it on CNN. The L.A.Times is claiming to have confirmed it. ...I'm planning to pass on, in bed, with a bottle in one hand......and a stripper in the other.RE: Is Michael Jackson dead? Would Twitter lie?i think that this...
- Tags: L.A.Times, Michael Jackson, Twitter
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Genachowski sails through FCC confirmation hearings
- The FCC is broken, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) informed Julius Genachowski, the nominee to head the agency. Fix this agency. Or we will fix it for you. Really. I'm not sure Congress has ever fixed an executive agency. Legislative oversight just...
- Tags: FCC, Agency, Federal Government, Advertising & Promotion, Government, Marketing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-17
- Microsoft to turn .Net Micro Framework code, support over to the community
- Microsoft to turn .Net Micro Framework code, support over to the communitySpeaking of "developing patterns" I've noticed you tend to use a lot of words to say pretty much nothing at all.How do you do that? is it practiced, or does it just come natually?:)"(why research when you can't develop?)"Excellent,...
- Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, John Zern, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., IT IS
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- Google, Books and the Nature of Evil
- Google, Books and the Nature of Eviljust that simpleYou are wrong. Current copyright laws are wrong.Its just that simple.Join the LudditesJoin the Luddites with Rob Enderle et al. I never saw forward thinking coming from his direction.Google is doing the right thing and it upsets many people, mostly in...
- Tags: Google Inc., Evil
- Discussion threads 2009-04-30
- News to know: Swine flu; Microsoft; Windows 7; iPhone and Verizon
- 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. Andrew Nusca: Swine Flu: Where to find virus, track outbreak, learn symptoms, more Harry Fuller: Swine flu and the enviornment? Mary Jo...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-28
- Rockefeller makes support for open source explicit
- The danger in Rockefeller's legislative move is that open source could become a partisan issue, which it is not. It will be interesting to see if Republicans seeking funding for 2010 start soliciting donations from proprietary companies promising to "get government out of the software business." by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Government, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-04-27
- Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?
- Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?Lotus SymphonyWhat about Lotus Symphony? It's multiplatform, free and based in OpenOffice. Altough I'm a happy MS Office 2007 user and haven't used Symphony, it looks like an option in case OO "dies". http://symphony.lotus.comRE: Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?Sun and Oracle...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- White House takes control of cybersecurity
- White House takes control of cybersecurityThey can talk all day long...But I will wait to see what happens in the coming months. It sounded like talking points and nothing new really that we haven't known for a long time. Now lets see if they can put those words...
- Tags: White House, cybersecurity
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- Bill to centralize cybersecurity
- Cnet reports that Sens. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and Olymbia Snowe have introduced legislation to create a cyberczar position in the White House. According to a press release, the bill would: establish an Office of the National Cybersecurity Advisor that would take the lead...
- Tags: Cybersecurity, Security, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-04-01
- Greenest billionaires? Guess who's on top...
- #1 eco-billionaire according to the "Sunday Times" in Britain: Warren Buffett, the money man of Omaha. He is listed as major player in wind energy. The "Times" just published its annual "Green Rich List." It's necessary to note that this newspaper is owned by Rupert Murdoch, but of course...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Healthcare, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-03-02
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