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Running your SOA like a Web startup

Running your SOA like a Web startupPhenomenal articleDion, this is a tour de force that will certainly be required reading at Mashery and recommended reading for the dozens of customers whose APIs we run.Opening an API is indeed a business decision. And often the open API leverages the services created...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web, API, SOA

Discussion threads 2009-06-13

Additional Resources

Frugal Friday: RIP Crunchpad, Apple/Psystar Settlement, Comcast/NBC, Chrome OS, Google DNS, Microsoft Forefront TMG and UAG

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the untimely death of the CrunchPad, the Apple vs. Psystar Settlement, Comcast's new controlling interest in NBC, recent advancements in Chrome OS, Google's new public DNS service and talk with Bill Jensen, Senior Product Manager in Microsoft's Identity and...

Tags: Google Inc., NBC Universal Inc., DNS, Comcast Corp., Settlement, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-12-04

Goodbye, Dictionary.com...Hello, Google Dictionary

Another pro-Google and nothing to do with education post. Seriously dude, just get with Garret Rogers and combine your blogs with his.Google will struggle with this dictionary site just like their other sites. One reason being that Google's employees will forget about it after 6 months. The other reason being...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Web browsers, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-12-04

Sanyo SCP-6760 Incognito (Sprint)

The Sanyo SCP-6760 Incognito for Sprint has quite a bit in common with AT&T's Pantech Impact. On the exterior, the Incognito and Impact are a bit quirky with their touch keypads and tiny displays. Both handsets also open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard and they share several features...

Tags: Cellular phones, flap, Sanyo Incognito, display, Sanyo Electric Co., Sprint Communications, InCogNiTo, phone

Product reviews 2009-12-02

11 open source business models

You are looking at it sideways.It's never as simple as you make it seem. Things usually can't be broken into neat little lists which are really just stereo types.From Wikipedia: Business Model: "A business model describes the rationale of how an [b]organization[/b] creates, delivers, and captures value[1] -...

Tags: Strategy, business model, open source, EULA Ware, software

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

That giant sucking sound: Sun's server share continues to deteriorate

Can someone remind me of why Oracle bought Sun?Server sales across the board have dropped, but Sun servers are tanking. Windows and Linux OS's, while dropped, aren't very bad and look like they'll both grow. Not so much for Solaris. Sun also has the Java portfolio, but there are lots...

Tags: Sales strategy, Servers, Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., server

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Are you using Joomla! yet? Why the heck not?

And how does Google Sites compare with this?Google Sites is available to both Gmail and Google Apps users.Good work!! And of course you should pay somebody to host it, so as to not waste tax payer money hosting it yourself.And, of course, you can run Joomla on a reliable platform!...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, cloud computing, Joomla, Google Inc., Google Sites, Joomla!

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Brekeke PBX 2.3.8.4 (Windows)

An award-winning product, Brekeke PBX is a SIP-based IP-PBX system for call centers, enterprises and service providers. Brekeke PBX solutions are cost-effective and provide flexibility to meet each telephony system's requirements. Brekeke PBX comes in two editions: Basic Edition with traditional telephony features and Pro Edition which includes a full...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PBX, Brekeke Software Inc., Brekeke PBX, Brekeke PBX Solution, Telephony, VOIP, Call Centers, Telecommunications, Networking, It Operations

Software downloads 2009-12-02

MSI A6000-029US (Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium)

Very Bad Experience with MSILet me try to summarize the situation. Last month I was considering purchasing a new computer. I looked at Apple's and Dell's websites, but I also decided to go to the local Office Depot and look at the computers they had. I spent about...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Intel Core 2 Duo, MSI, XP Mode, Microsoft Windows 7, computer, Microsoft Windows XP, recovery disk, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Nokia sues Samsung, LG over LCD price fixing

Poor Nokia... unable to gain market tractionFirst go after Apple and then hardware suppliers... cry us a river.Or maybe just make something innovative that people will want to buy.You missed the point@crobertsIt has nothing to do with gaining traction. I'm certain Nokia does not make their own LCD displays (and...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Nokia Corp., LCD, LCD Price, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Self-censoring upcoverting DVD player filters inappropriate content

Why not?I'd love to watch The Matrix and have the DVD player skip the sex part and adjust some of the filters for other parts of the movie (I'm okay with vulgar and violence).I'm in for a kick-a$$ music without me having to do some skipping. :)ClearPlay is AWESOME!!I've had...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, MIB, ClearPlay, DVD, movie, DVD player

Discussion threads 2009-12-01

How to Improve Customer Service

Your customers and managers have different needs, putting enormous pressure on your service department. Rich Caballero, vice president of product management at Oracle, explains how a good customer relationship management tool can please customers, while saving the company time and money.

Tags: Customer Service, Oracle Corp., Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Product Marketing, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing

Webcasts 2009-12-01

All Things On Demand

Traditional customer relationship management CRM systems fall short when it comes to usability, deployment and payment speed. Software-as-a-Service SaaS 1.0 offers such features, but it is limited in other respects. Adam May, director of product management at Oracle, explains how Oracle On Demand provides all of the business features users...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Oracle Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Operational Accounting, Emerging Technologies, Finance

Webcasts 2009-12-01

Yellowbook for Android 1.0 (Mobile)

Yellowbook for Android provides an interface to search within the business directory Yellowbook.com. Yellowbook uses phone's current location information to search for businesses right in your location. With Yellowbook for Android you can explore local business listings and get addresses, phone numbers, get maps and directions from your Android-powered phone....

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Yellowbook, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2009-11-30

Lawn Manager Pro 3.2.2 (Windows)

The Lawn Log is used by Lawn Service companies both large and small. It provides the means to keep current with schedules, customers, and billing. It's hard to stay organized in a small business, where everybody has a lot of hats to wear, and where customers expect your immediate reaction...

Tags: Lazy Bayou, Lawn Log, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-30

Will the Adult Industry Drive Android Adoption?

Oh come on Jason.Porn can be received on the iPhone/iPod Touch to. Try going to www.youporn.comon your browser or mobile web browser.Not as apps.Web sites, sure. But not as apps.The "Vibrator" appSimply adjusts the rate of haptic feedback, so there is little reason for apple to reject it.ACTUAL Adult content...

Tags: Smart phones, Web site development, Web technology, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Web application

Discussion threads 2009-11-29

Apple Store fails the Nordstrom test

Yet another Apple horror storyOnce again, an Apple horror story, trouble straight out of the box (forget "it just works").Most of the Apple afficionados I know have such horror stories. There's a massive one right now with the new iMacs. On the other hand, I know very little such stories...

Tags: Desktops, UNIX, Apple Inc., Apple Store, Nordstrom Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Brekeke SIP Server 2.3.8.4 (Windows)

Brekeke SIP Server provides SIP-based communication platform for service providers and enterprises. The product has original NAT traversal functionality, TCP-UDP (UDP-TCP) conversion as well as flexible control routing functions. Brekeke SIP Server enables high-quality and reliable IP communications with minimal initial investment.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Brekeke Software Inc., Brekeke SIP Server, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Business Services, Networking, Servers, Emerging Technologies, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-26

sbFirstDay - Netbook 2.1 (Windows)

sbFirstDay-Netbook is appointment-based business software for the independent service professional Book appointments; create and send stunning, high impact marketing e-mails to your customers, track inventory, run reports (income statement, sales detail, sales tax reports, inventory reporting). Create standing appointments, e-mail appointment reminders. Complete video training fo r every window in...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Netbook, Rhino Heaven Software, sbFirstDay-Netbook, E-mail, Sales Strategy, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Sales Force Management, Online Communications, Sales, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-26

For The First Time in Ages, I Agree With Apple

Spiders and dust on a slippery slopeWorst inside of a computer I've ever seen was a spider infestation. Must have been a million of them. But what I wonder is where does voiding the warranty stop?A generic abuse statement may not be sufficient in the world of EULA's....

Tags: Manufacturing, PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Inc., manufacturer, smoker, First-time, computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-24