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SC07 Day 1: Parallel computing 101

Quentin Stout and Christiane Jablonowski from the University of Michigan gave a nice introduction to parallel computing on Sunday. They covered everything from architecture to APIs to the politics of sharing a common compute resource. Hardware designs for parallel computing are as diverse...

Tags: Processor, Controller, Computing, SIMD Architecture, Shared-everything, MPI, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2007-11-12

Additional Resources

Enterprise password management really isn't a good idea

Being at a university and working for a government department allows me to understand this concept well. There are shared resources here, there and everywhere, provided by different people and providers, all open to a "certain type" of person - employees or students. By having a single sign-on SSO point...

Tags: Software, Password Management, Mozilla Firefox, Password, Single Sign-on, RoboForm Enterprise, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Should political postings stay or go? A survey.

I've been blogging for ZD Net for several years, writing for ZD publications for almost 20 years. I've always found readers to be intelligent and thoughtful, which is why I continue to do this while doing other things as "work." My posting, A virus in your genes, think about that,...

Tags: U.S., R&D, Discovery, Blog, Politics, Survey, Creationism, Rational Rants, Research & Development, Blogging, Business Operations, Internet, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Deploying and managing online communities: Who, how and why?

There was an interesting discussion at Office 2.0 that dealt with the topic of online communities. There's a lot of noise on the Web today and it's easy for that to noise to get – for lack of a better phrase – out of control. So should a company try...

Tags: Community, Marketing Research, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Ten leading platforms for creating online communities

Ten leading platforms for creating online communitiesTen leading platforms for creating online communitiesJust an editing note: You have Drupal listed as #3, so you have two #3's on the list. Feel free to delete this after correcting.RE: Ten leading platforms for creating online communitiesWhy did you choose not...

Tags: Social networking, Ning.com, leading platform, online community, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Ten leading platforms for creating online communities

Creating online communities of customers and workers has been one of the hotter topics in business and technology this year. Whether you're on the business side, in IT, or are just trying to build virtual teams around shared goals, online communities are rapidly becoming a popular way to organize people...

Tags: Community, Platform, List, Open Source World, Community Platform, Joomla, PHP-Nuke, KickApps, Pinax, Open Source, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Live Webcast: Growing Your Business with CRM

Smart business owners and executives already understand the importance of customer service to the long-term success of their business, but many fall short when it comes to effective customer relationship management, or CRM. To learn proven strategies for getting customer service right, join Growing Your Business...

Tags: Strategy, Customer Service, Webcast, CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Product Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing

Webcasts 2008-09-04

Remove Excel Write Password (exe)

Remove Excel Write Password removes any MS Excel shared workbook password, password to modify, workbook protection and sheet protection passwords. If you have forgotten any internal Excel password this is the solution for you. Passwords of any length and character set are supported and removed in a few minutes each....

Tags: Password, Dombaj Soft, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2008-09-04

Axigen Mail Server Office Free Edition (msi)

Axigen Office Edition is a reliable messaging solution intended for home users and small companies. It offers integrated mail services and basic support, personal organizer and groupware for 5 mailboxes, 1 server. Main services: ESMTP/IMAP/POP3/WebMail, integrated list server, advanced logging/reporting, all controlled from centralized Web/CLI Administration. Enhanced mobility and communication:...

Tags: Personal Organizer, GeCad, Microsoft Office, Server, Messaging, Axigen Office Edition, Groupware, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Internet

Software downloads 2008-09-04

Sony Vaio JS190J (silver)

Finally, a Windows-based all-in-one earns our admiration. We've seen new all-in-one PCs from Hewlett-Packard and Averatec this year, and Apple also refreshed its popular iMac. None of them deliver as much in the way of features and performance as Sony's new, $1,499 Vaio JS190J. A full-size desktop processor helps make...

Tags: Desktops, Blu-ray, Vaio JS190J, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2008-09-03

Forms in Google Docs

Google has been getting a lot of attention in the last couple of days for its Chrome browser. As a Google devotee, I'm particularly bitter that the Mac port of Chrome hasn't made its way out of development yet. However, I did discover a slick new Google feature...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Spreadsheet, Productivity, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Webcast: Simplified Payroll Services

From keeping track of hours and taxes to making bank deposits and signing checks, it's no wonder that businesses of all sizes are choosing to outsource their payroll services all together. But how do you know which payroll service is right for your business? And how do you keep it...

Tags: Webcast, Payroll, Payroll Service, Payroll Solutions, Operational Accounting, Finance

Webcasts 2008-09-03

TeamCalendar (exe)

View ALL shared Outlook Calendars from a Windows Mobile device. Quickly identify meeting slots when all required participants are available - Smart Planning. Send meeting requests. Work over any wireless connection. Version 2.05 works with Windows Mobile 5 and 6.

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, HandStep A/S, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Wireless, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-09-03

Acer Aspire X1200-U1520A

The Acer Aspire X1200 line of minidesktops fits budget PC components inside a compact case and offers some features that let it act as a light home theater companion. Our $450 review model came with a dual-core AMD processor, 4GB of memory, and 64-bit Windows Vista, which make it...

Tags: Corporate communications, Semiconductors, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Consumer electronics, Aspire X1200, Acer Inc., video, chip

Product reviews 2008-09-02

(First look at Google Chrome)

First look at Google ChromeRE: First look at Google ChromeI guess I am an early installer of Google Chrome from South Africa, and all I get is the Aw! Snap message trying to get ZDNet and even South African sites like ananzi.co.za. I can't keep any web site...

Tags: Web browsers, PRODUCTIVITY, Google Inc., Google Chrome, First Look, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Will Google Chrome be the Android's mobile browser?

Will Google Chrome be the Android's mobile browser?I can not imagine that they would NOT put Chrome on Android. But, the firstshipping version might not be. For them to not use their own browser on their own mobile OS would be suicide.Memory Models may Dictate OtherwiseGoogle state that Chrome's design...

Tags: Web browsers, Advertising & Promotion, Google Chrome, mobile, Web browser, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

New SOHO networking blogger intro: The Network Effect

New SOHO networking blogger intro: The Network EffectWhat are you looking for from networking in the near future?Hi Sean ... got a project for you :-)I want to network a bunch of my neighbours houses together. We get on pretty well in the terrace. I am 'local IT support' and...

Tags: network, blogger intro, SOHO Networking, network effect, SOHO

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Data center energy use

Data center energy useHmmmm....1. It's still a positive contribution, even if it is a small one. 2. And I think real enterprises are seriously eying desktops a real money sinks when it comes to power.3. The same argument could be applied to oil. We shouldn't...

Tags: Data centers, Operating systems, Servers, hardware, Data Center Energy, Sun Microsystems Inc., data center, Process Protection

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Are we to have two Internets?

Are we to have two Internets?And what machine were you testing?"Apache dies when hit with about seven to ten thousand user floods. Yaws just kept on going on up to 85,000 simultaneous users."What kind of setup did you test this on?Great responseI don't agree with all your premises but I...

Tags: Web browsers, PRODUCTIVITY, NETWORKING, Intranet, Yaws, Microsoft IIS Server, Extranet, Erlang, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet, Microsoft Corp., tool, Web

Discussion threads 2008-09-01

SOA adoption down from 2006: if so, why?

SOA adoption down from 2006: if so, why?The SOA Problem has moved elsewhereMy comments here.http://www.gandalf-lab.com/blog/2008/08/soa-adoption-down-from-2006-are-you.htmlI think the problem SOA tried to solve has moved elsewhere. With WOA ,SaaS and crowd sourcing the notion of a central body managing all enterprise services has diluted and hence you see a lot of...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA Problem, SOA

Discussion threads 2008-08-27