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- Gartner to DBAs, BI vendors: Time to reinvent yourselves
- Gartner to DBAs, BI vendors: Time to reinvent yourselves?? I'm speachless ??I don't know what they are feeding these Gartner analysts... I think it's too much stupid sauce.In theory,,, yes... In practicum.... NoThink about it. Gartner is only covering the OLTP aspect of these databases. What about OLAP? Historical Data....
- Tags: Databases, business intelligence, Now-What, RFID, Gartner Inc., RFID tag, database, soup, special offer
- Discussion threads 2005-10-21
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- Forrester fuels the SAP maintenance price hike debate
- The last few days I've been exchanging email with R 'Ray' Wang, VP and principal analyst at Forrester about the kerfuffle over SAP's unilateral decision to apply a price hike to its maintenance and support fees. Ray specializes in the enterprise market and has special experience of SAP going back...
- Tags: Customer, SAP AG, Forrester Research Inc., Ray, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Investment, Business Structures, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- First impressions of the Dash Express connected GPS device
- I checked out a Garmin StreetPilot c580 last summer and thought it was a pretty compelling dedicated GPS system since it had MSN Direct integration to provide some wireless functionality. While it was useful for some things, the MSN Direct service is not designed for real-time wireless data and coverage...
- Tags: Device, Display, Traffic Data, Maps, GPS, Wi-Fi, Handhelds, Internet, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification
- The bust of the notorious ATM scammer going under the handle of Cha0 in early September, once again puts ATM skimming in the spotlight. Among the main insecurities scammers face while embedding an ATM skimmer, is the retrieval process of the device that is now containing the credit card details...
- Tags: Device, Credit Card, built-In, SMS, Scammer, ATM, Network Technology, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Startups listen up: you've got a pricing problem
- Just about every new product coming to market is being offered as a service rather than packaged software. But pricing remains something of a mystery. A while back, I started a spreadsheet that plots price points for different saas accounting offerings. At the time I concluded that no-one has figured...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Small And Medium Enterprise, Web Application, Pricing Strategy, Phil Wainewright, Pricing, Smb/Sme, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- CEATEC Roundup: Sony's 0.3mm OLED display, Sharp's solar-power TV, Panasonic's LifeWall concept
- While we all wait around until January for the Consumer Electronics Show, an event like CEATEC Japan can give us a taste of the future for home theater. And since ZDNet didn't offer to fly me over there to check it out first-hand (cough, next year, cough), I had to...
- Tags: Sony Corp., 3D, Panasonic, Organic Light-emitting Diode, Sharp Corp., TV, Wall, Construction, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Microsoft starts sharing details on SQL Server 'Kilimanjaro'
- Just a couple of months after releasing to manufacturing SQL Server 2008, Microsoft is starting to offer details about its next release of its flagship database. That product, code-named "Killimanjaro," will ship in the first half of 2010, according to Microsoft officials. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Team, Microsoft SQL Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Kilimanjaro, Project Madison, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Team Management, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Blackberry Storm, 'Application Center' info leaked
- Wow, a whole lot of Blackberry-related news surfaced this weekend. First, the user's guide to the highly-anticipated Blackberry Storm was leaked by the ever-intrepid BoyGeniusReport, who posted exclusive images on their website. Second, and more importantly, news of the Blackberry Application Center has emerged....
- Tags: Application, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Carrier, App Center, Handhelds, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Sony AW series: The best laptop display?
- With expansive 16:9 displays and Blu-ray drives, the new crop of desktop replacements with 18.4-inch displays are geared toward mobile entertainment. Though its design is nothing special, the Sony VAIO AW series stands out from this group, according to reviews at PCMag.com and LaptopMag.com, thanks to its high-quality, LED-backlit 1,920-by-1,080...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Desktop Replacement, Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Display, Desktops, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Marketing, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- A Consumer Electronics Carol
- I recently received a promotional email from a large Internet-based retailer that shall for the moment remain nameless (cough! Amaz-ahem!) As I was considered to be a high-volume "Prime" customer, this online retailer wanted to offer me a 30-day trial of their their premier store-branded consumer...
- Tags: Retail Company, Retail, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Data Doctor Database Converter MS SQL to MySQL (exe)
- MSSQL database conversion software migrate MSSQL server database rows columns records to MySQL. MSSQL migration utility facilitates user to convert individual database table or group of tables as per their choice. Database converter is an advance tool that maintains originality of the converted database file. Database file converter application is...
- Tags: MySQL, SQL, Microsoft Corp., Datenrettung, Database Converter, MSSQL Migration Utility, Database Migration Tool, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-10-05
- To ESped or not to ESped
- To ESped or not to ESpedBlended SolutionOur SIS eSchooData allows a link to be created from student rosters directly to a copy of the IEP created by the Special Ed techers in their fully functional IEP tool IEP Direct. It seems to be a good fit. Special Ed teachers...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, IEP Direct, ESped
- Discussion threads 2008-10-04
- Vudu offers new format to stream 1080p HD movies to its BX100 player
- As I mentioned in my post yesterday about Netflix, one of the obstacles video-streaming services are going to have to overcome is the quality of the files they're sending to big HDTVs. Apple has recently introduced 720p HD files on iTunes to download to its Apple TV device, but lesser-known...
- Tags: Video, Movies, 1080p, Vudu, HDX, Pogue, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Marketing, Internet, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Velocity 103
- We've seen plenty of Windows Mobile devices in our day, and at times they all start to blur together--same story, just different packaging. However, back at CTIA Spring 2008, a new company called Velocity Mobile caught our eye, impressing us with a fresh approach to the user interface. Recognizing that...
- Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Cellular phones, Monitors & displays, Handhelds, Velocity, Velocity 103, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch
- Product reviews 2008-10-03
- Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ800U
- The big-screen HDTV arena is still owned by rear-projection models, but with every passing year flat-panel versions, especially plasmas, fall in price and become attractive targets for folks seeking massive home theater pictures. But prices haven't fallen far enough yet for most people, so for the foreseeable future big-screen plasmas...
- Tags: Quality, TV & Home Theater, TVs, plasma, Panasonic, Panasonic TH-58PZ800U, THX Display Certification
- Product reviews 2008-10-03
- The quad-core laptops are here . . . sort of
- Back in August Dell, HP and Lenovo all announced mobile workstations that offer Intel's first quad-core chip for laptops. Those systems are now available for order and reviews of at least one model--the Lenovo ThinkPad W700--are giving a glimpse of the performance you can expect from these 17-inch powerhouses. ...
- Tags: Mobile, Mobile Workstation, Lenovo Group Ltd., Quad-core, Laptop Computer, Quad-core Laptop, Core 2 Quad Extreme, Workstations, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- My growing hatred for calculators
- My growing hatred for calculatorsNokids need to think mathematically when doing math and programmatically when programming and literarily when reading literature, etc.Spreadsheeting for math? Joy. We all get to castrate mathematical symbology in order to shoehorn it into a spreadsheet cell t=sqrt(a^3)Wonderful.I guess when the only thing you know is...
- Tags: Microsoft Excel, PRODUCTIVITY, calculator, Mathcad
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- To ESped or not to ESped
- Our SIS now includes a fairly mature special education module. It's not perfect, but it's well-integrated with the rest of the SIS and gives teachers immediate and easy access to the accommodations they need to provide for students. From a teacher's perspective, it really rocks. ...
- Tags: Teacher, SiS, ESped, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Research & Development, Development Tools, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Business Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Mac ready for the enterprise?
- Larry Dignan makes a spirited argument as to why Apple should be working much harder on getting Mac kit into the enterprise. I know it's a Friday afternoon for me and we've already had one false alarm earlier today that got everyone a-Twitter. Only the other day I managed to...
- Tags: Lid, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Computer, Productivity, Keyboards, Desktops, Notebooks, Corporate Governance, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Slimming down the bloated iTunes 8 installer
- Slimming down the bloated iTunes 8 installerPerformance?Let alone the installer size, does anyone else out there have kind of mediocre performance with iTunes in Windows Vista? I've had a number of times where it just seems to come up black, or respond slowly, or syncing just slows my PC to...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, installer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
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