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Microsoft indemnifies. But does it really matter to you?

Microsoft indemnifies. But does it really matter to you?The devils in the small print - LOOPHOLESEven Microsoft's 2004 May 27th changes which apply only to customers under enterprise licensing contracts, which Microsoft claims grants greater immunity, contains many loop holes which greatly negate Microsoft's liability.The section 6 clause contain...

Tags: Databases, Even Microsoft, Does Microsoft, Microsoft Corp., service deliverable, Timeline Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-11-10

Microsoft to back customers in infringement cases

Microsoft to back customers in infringement casesSomehow this smacks of more FUD and PRNice to see as soon as Novell stated that they give full indemnification up to i think $1.5 mil, M$ suddenly say they fully indemnify customers against IP. Pity they dont have some kind of recall for...

Tags: Even Microsoft, Microsoft Corp., service deliverable, Timeline Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-11-10

Additional Resources

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish

At first glance, Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (SLED 11) is virtually indistinguishable from the company's Free/Open Source and community supported Linux distribution, openSUSE 11.1. But does SLED 11 have the extra polish and the value add to justify its position as Novell's premier enterprise...

Tags: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-23

SaaS delivers return *before* investment

SaaS delivers return *before* investmentBut is it SAAS that delivers?Sounds like a great win/win -- but the benefit is in the service, and the sales-pipeline expertise, surely, rather than in the SAAS part? What's to stop a non-SAAS vendor from doing exactly the same? LucidEra might argue that they can...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, traditional POC, POC, software-as-a-service, investment

Discussion threads 2008-12-21

Windows 7: Now a late 2009 deliverable (again)

Windows 7: Now a late 2009 deliverable againI don't care about it. I stick with VistaI don't care about it. I stick with VistaRE: Windows 7: Now a late 2009 deliverable againThat will be nothing new, just think - another operating system delivered in beta status, with millions of people...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Well Let, Microsoft Windows 7, deliverable, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-05-28

Windows 'Fiji' beta testing has begun

Speaking of Microsoft information lockdown, there's been no word in ages from Microsoft about "Fiji," the next version of Windows Media Center Edition. But that isn't because Fiji has evaporated. In fact, the Fiji beta began a few weeks ago, according to a few sources with whom...

Tags: Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp., Tester, Fiji, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-05-20

Don't be fooled: Windows 7 hasn't slipped to 2011

This is just a quick post to help guide those who aren't used to Micro-speak. Contrary to many blog posts you may have read over the past day or so, Windows 7's due date has not slipped -- at least not yet. This is the exchange between...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-01-28

Counting to (Windows) 7

I've gotten lots of questions from Windows users this week about TG Daily's story that Microsoft is running early with Windows 7 and has delivered an early build to unnamed parties outside of the company. Here's what I know and don't. First off, Microsoft...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., TG Daily, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-01-18

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) sued by Sydney Water over IT failure

Sydney Water Australia is pursuing litigation against PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC over the failed Customer Information Billing System CIBS project. The core software was supplied by Severn Trent Systems STS in the UK. A recent report published by the New South Wales Audit Office, says: Sydney Water is...

Tags: Project, Information Technology, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Matter, Sydney Water, Strategy, Corporate Governance, Tools & Techniques, Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2007-12-01

DOJ comments on Net neutrality; Histrionics ensue

The Department of Justice comments on potential Net neutrality regulations, indicates that broadband Internet providers can charge for premium services and the usual Armageddon chorus emerges. After all, it's just wrong to charge for faster speeds when you have spent billions to build a network. Russell...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Internet, Antitrust, Regulation, Net Neutrality, U.S. Department Of Justice, Department, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-09-07

INTERVIEW: Colby Thames (President - On Demand Delivery, BSG)

Colby Thames has lived in the world of traditional consulting and large account management for a many years. At SunGard Data Systems, he was responsible for the company’s largest accounts, and before that he founded a consulting company and worked for Ernst & Young. However, what really caught my eye...

Tags: Software, Team, Consulting, Technology, Colby Thames, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2007-08-26

Drawing more Microsoft roadmaps

Now that Microsoft has provided an official ship target for Windows 7, the next major version of Windows client, it's time for some educated guess work.Windows 7 is the only piece of the Windows client roadmap for which Microsoft is willing to provide a date right now. Here's what I'd...

Tags: Windows XP, Windows Server 2008/ Windows Server Longhorn, Windows server, Windows Midmarket Server, Windows client, Windows 7, SharePoint Server, Office 2007, Office, Fiji, Corporate strategy

Blog posts 2007-07-23

INTERVIEW: Paul Dandurand (CEO, PIEmatrix) on Project Failure and IT Governance

At the recent Enterprise 2.0 Conference, I was quietly eating essential nutrients cookies and coffee, when Paul Dandurand, founder and CEO of PIEmatrix, introduced himself. Paul’s company is developing a process management and governance solution for IT projects, and he’s no stranger to this field. Before starting PIEmatrix, Paul co-founded...

Tags: Risk, Project strategy, Interview, Enterprise2conf

Blog posts 2007-06-25

Microsoft says false alarm: No XP SP3 this year

Sorry, Windows XP fans. It looks like the "end of 2007" date for XP Service Pack SP 3 that was in a Microsoft press release issued this week was mistake.At the end of the east coast day on May 23, a Microsoft spokeswoman provided the following update:"I just received additional...

Tags: Corporate strategy, Windows client, Windows XP

Blog posts 2007-05-23

Microsoft: XP SP3 is still on the schedule for Q1 2008

Ive got to admit that I wouldnt be surprised to see Microsoft table Service Pack SP 3 for Windows XP, as Windows expert Paul Thurrott claims the Redmondians have done. "The company has completely abandoned Windows XP, and it has absolutely no plans to ever ship an XP SP3,"...

Tags: Corporate strategy, Windows XP, Windows client, Support

Blog posts 2007-04-09

Avoid the Postal Hike Blues With e-Mail Appending

Postal rates are increasing in May, and smart marketers are insulating themselves from the hit by plunging headfirst into acquiring multichannel contact points for all of their customers. E-mail appending, a service where a vendor matches missing e-mail addresses to your postal file, must be considered. Typically, the costs are...

Tags: Penton Media Inc., E-mail Address, E-mail, Online Communications

White papers 2007-04-02

Microsoft tries to stamp out Windows 'Fiji'references

In the new Windows regime, all references to Windows futures seem to be verboten. After I linked to Windows Media Center Product Manager Charlie Owens post about Microsofts release plans for the next version of Media Center (code-named "Fiji,"), Owens pulled his post and deleted from his blog...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Fiji, Charlie Owens, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-21

Microsoft to release Dynamics CRM 4.0 in phases

Microsoft is now planning to release its Dynamics CRM 4.0 product in phases during the third and fourth quarters of 2007, rather than all at once in the third quarter of this year, company officials said on March 15. Microsoft plans to get the software-as-a-service version of CRM 4.0...

Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Enterprise software, Microsoft Corp., Dynamics CRM 4.0, CRM

Blog posts 2007-03-14

DEMO 2007 kicks off with innovation showcase

DEMO 2007 is about to kick off. The topic for the morning session today is "Wheres the innovation? Everywhere!"Presentations by the following companies:Kauffman Innovation Network – the iBridgeNetwork – a non-profit portal desinged to connect innovations coming out of university research with the world of business opportunity.ZINK Imaging –...

Tags: Wyse Technology Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Demo 2007, tool, innovation

Blog posts 2007-01-31

A (Microsoft) code name a day: Titan

Even though more and more teams at Microsoft seem to be shying away from christening their fledgling products with good, old-fashioned code names – favoring the ever-so-boring “V.Next” designation instead -- there are still some who are doing so. Microsoft code names always have piqued my interest....

Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, codename, Microsoft Corp., CRM

Blog posts 2006-12-21