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Wood, Arrows, and motivation

A comment by frequent contributor Roger Ramjet from last week: Free Databases There are many free databases to choose from: Firebird, Ingres, Postgres, and MySQL to name most of them. Most of the "best" developers and the largest community are behind Postgres. MySQL...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Stagnation, Motivation, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Are Americans under-teched? Part Two

More cautionary tales of stagnation in consumer electronics' gene pool. The first part of this column stirred up a good bit of controversy, when I suggested that the flat numbers in U.S. electronics sales had less to do with consumer confidence and recession fears than with the simple fact...

Tags: PC, Palm Inc., Stagnation, Electronics, Keyboards, Desktops, Sales Strategy, Hardware, Peripherals, Sales, Alice Hill, Technology News

News items 2001-02-06

Additional Resources

Free Microsoft open-source content management app to get its debut next week

Very interestingStrange - Ballmer was all excited about how the SharePoint 2010 team focused on internet facing capabilities. Why play with Orchard if you can get all the features CMS and more with a hosted version of SP2010 at a fairly cheap investment?I guess for small businesses who just...

Tags: Content management, open source, Microsoft Corp., open-source content management app, Free Microsoft open-source content management app, FREE Microsoft, open-source content management, Microsoft Windows NT, content management system, OSS Projects

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

If open source were a monopoly

As always thoughtful, Dana. But there's a related problem..Open Source projects are notoriously bad a promoting the unpopular decisions. As such you can see open source as a form of populism.If someone wants to do a clean break - the sort of break which move technology forward - you will...

Tags: Open Source Project, open source, fork, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Why open source remains an ideological divide

Oh that was superb.Open Source.Stand for something! :)you are ideological from the startIf you want to remove ideology from the equation your clearly state your needs - functionnal, commercial and technical support ... etc, and compare available solutions.Price might be a key factor and it might not; availability of srouce...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, OSS, open source

Discussion threads 2009-09-07

DoubleCAD XT Pro 1.1 (Windows)

DoubleCAD XT PRO is a 2D CAD application with advanced features for outstanding drafting and detailing. It also includes powerful 2D design tools for architectural and mechanical use. DoubleCAD XT PRO is designed to minimize switching costs, and protect your intellectual property in existing drawings. You will be up to...

Tags: 2D, AutoCAD, Microsoft Windows, IMSI/Design, DoubleCAD XT PRO

Software downloads 2009-08-01

It's official: Microsoft-Yahoo ink 10-year search pact; Regulator scrum begins

It's official: Microsoft-Yahoo ink 10-year search pact; Regulator scrum beginsPork Chop DateWe used to joke about a particular person being so ugly their parents would have to hang a pork chop around their neck to attract a date. That's kind of the same feeling I get about Bing. ...

Tags: Free trade, SEARCH, Rep, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Forrester: 2.2 billion people online globally by 2013 (43% in Asia)

Forrester Research on Tuesday projected that the Internet population will hit 2.2 billion people by 2013. Of that tally, 43 percent of the Internet population will be in Asia. In a report, Forrester paints a picture of Internet growth in emerging markets and stagnation in the developing...

Tags: Population, Forrester Research Inc., Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Developing and Fostering an Agile Organization

Business agility is one of the key differentiators in today's market — indeed, a company's future-centricity may soon become the sole differentiator as markets and customers adopt new ways of doing business. Constant change is essential to business success, and it begins with people. Business and HR leaders must work...

Tags: Human Resources, SkillSoft, Business Agility, Leadership, Management

White papers 2009-06-05

News to know: Microsoft layoffs, Kindle, NetSuite, Skype, Tedx

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. Sam Diaz: Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come? Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer's layoff mail to the...

Tags: Google Inc., Layoff, Dana Blankenhorn, NetSuite Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Workforce Management, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Remote Access, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-05-06

NEXT09: domination = stagnation: now the crumbling empires

NEXT09: domination = stagnation: now the crumbling empiresWhat to do with stagnating customers?It is very difficult to be innovative and backward compatible in the software world. Existing customers require backward compatibility for everything.There are only three innovation options: 1. add only minor features that can be fully tested and well...

Tags: NEXT09

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

NEXT09: domination = stagnation: now the crumbling empires

NEXT09 is one of Europe's most important conferences. It brings together some of the edgiest thinkers from around the world, people who challenge accepted norms and put some of the big issues into sharp relief. Today, Umair Haque and Andrew Keen provided conflicting yet paradoxically complementary views of what the...

Tags: Domination, Oracle Corp., NEXT09, Haque, Sales Force Management, Investment, Financial Services, Sales, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-05-05

MySQL vs PostgresSQL

MySQL vs PostgresSQLStability vs. AbilityUnsurprisingly, my reaction to this post is to relate it back to what we were discussing about competition and the "evolution" of software in the previous Talkback.Murph, I think you're arguing at cross purposes here. Elsewhere you argue that competition is good because otherwise we'd all...

Tags: Databases, Sun Microsystems Inc., MySQL, developer

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

Firefox 3.1 beta 3 "done," Firefox 3.5 beta 4 due April 14

Firefox 3.1 beta 3 "done," Firefox 3.5 beta 4 due April 14Good news! Safari is officially toastI gave Safari a shot but it just couldn't compete with Firefox 3.0. Safari has no chance against Firefox 3.5.PS Yes, yes, Safari might get slightly faster javascript scores or higher ACID 3 scores...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari

Discussion threads 2009-03-10

Reading the Oracle tea leaves

In reviewing RDBMS and related licensing I found something I hadn't expected: I knew that Oracle's strategy is to shift the revenue base to applications and so ultimately position itself to give the infrastructure products away - but I hadn't realized that Sybase and IBM have pretty much resigned themselves...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sybase Inc., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Is the PlayStation Doomed?

Sony, putting aside the human toll of massive restructuring, is a fascinating example of the carnage happening in the business world today, and the stifling of innovation in large companies. Today's multinational conglomerate had humble origins in post WWII Japan: Masaru Ibuka started a radio repair...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, Game Players, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation

Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA ViolationApple is much more evil than MS...they've just been so much less successful that no one has noticed just how evil Apple is. People are beginning to notice. :)RE: Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA ViolationI used to use Anapod Explorer for my old...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Computers Today, Apple Inc., Apple Confuses Speech, DMCA Violation, DMCA

Discussion threads 2008-12-02

Reducing Costs With Next Generation Firewalls: Investing in Innovation Pays Cost Savings Dividends

For enterprise IT security organizations, the evolution of applications and threats, coupled with the stagnation of traditional network security technology has resulted in a loss of visibility and control. In today's economic climate, however, any further increase in cost and complexity is similarly unacceptable. Some leading enterprises, however, have found...

Tags: Innovation, Network, Cost Savings, Palo Alto Networks, Network Security, Security, Firewalls, Networking

White papers 2008-12-01

Firefox 3.1 raises the browser bar ... again

Firefox 3.1 raises the browser bar ... againWhat's wrong with the benchmarks?[Quote] "[i]Way to skewer the graphs by comparing everything to IE7 instead of IE8 B2. If you're going to be comparing Beta releases, at least be consistent.[/i]"In the 3 benchmark graphs I see that Chrome, IE7, IE8 beta2, Firefox...

Tags: Web browsers, IE8 Beta, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Chrome, Firefox 3.1, Web browser, WebKit

Discussion threads 2008-10-15

Five unfortunate ways the financial crisis affects your daily grind

Five unfortunate ways the financial crisis affects your daily grindJob SecurityWhile some of those points are quite good, I have to question " Skilled workers might not be spared". When was the last time skilled workers *were* spared? In the IT field, our jobs have been hanging on a...

Tags: Financial services, bank, financial

Discussion threads 2008-10-02