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Service Component Architecture gets slapped around a bit: Service component architecture SCA is a good thing, right? Isn't it supposed to elevate SOA-ish things above Java and all that other those other bothersome languages with their own protocols, complexities, and latency issues?Well, some analysts out there have professed that SCA has, well, issues. David Chappell, for one,...; Tags: web services, vendor watch, standards watch, general; Blog posts 2007-06-01
IBM disses UDDI; calls for a new SOA registry standard: IBM spokespeople are stating that the UDDI standard for registries isnt cutting it, and the "time is now" for a new registry standard more focused on todays SOA realities.In a new report in ITWeek, IBM manager states that SOAs have stretched the Universal Description, Discovery and Integration UDDI web services...; Tags: general, standards watch, vendor watch, web services; Blog posts 2007-04-26
Analyst: IBM bypasses UDDI standard: An industry standard is a great idea -- every vendor should have one of its own. The industry has made some progress in getting vendors to line up behind standards, but vendors being vendors, they still alway insists on releasing their own flavor of standards in products. IBM, which proclaims...; Tags: vendor watch, standards watch, web services, general; Blog posts 2007-04-20
Microsoft applies BPEL to Windows Workflow; analysts scratch their heads: Microsofts Paul Andrew made it official on his blog: Microsoft will be supporting BPEL, Business Process Execution Language, as early as this month. According to Andrew, "in March 2007, Microsoft plans to release a CTP [Community Technology Preview] of a set of BPEL activities for Windows Workflow Foundation WF. This...; Tags: standards watch, vendor watch, general; Blog posts 2007-03-01
ESBs, acquisitions, and Java EE topped SOA news in 2006: ZDNet Blogging colleague Dana Gardner just surfaced Michael Meehans top eight picks for SOA and Web services stories of 2006.Mike does a great job of spotting the most important news shaping the SOA world, starting with number eight here and wrapping up the top four here. In ascending order,...; Tags: web services, vendor watch, standards watch, general, soa; Blog posts 2006-12-27

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Will the Olympics melt the Internet?: Okay, sky-is-falling fans and network neutrality proponents: We're about to find out whether the Internet can â€“ or will â€“ break down under the strain of mass consumption of streaming video. At least that's the opinion of Brick Eksten, the president and CEO...; Tags: nbc, network, video, stream, internet, corporate communications, web site development, marketing, tom steinert-threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-08-07
I went to Moscone Center and all I got was this stupid T-Shirt: Where's the hot chicks? Yeah you heard it, Summer LinuxWorld Expo sucked. Again. No, I didn't go this year. In fact, I haven't gone in two years. So how can I say it sucked? Because everyone who I know...; Tags: booth, trade show, webcast, linux, internet, rss, web site development, web technology, operating systems, software, jason perlow; Blog posts 2008-08-07
Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder: LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...; Tags: mozilla firefox, window, training, web browser, mozilla corp., window snyder, web browsers, security, internet, ryan naraine; Blog posts 2008-08-06
TSA vendor finds lost laptop, remains suspended: Travelers who use the Transportation Security Administration's Registered Traveler program might be verified as good security risks but the same can't be said about Steven Brill's Verified Identity Pass, one of the TSA vendors that operates the program. VIP, under the brand name Clear, lost a laptop containing...; Tags: transportation security administration, laptop computer, vip, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, richard koman; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plans: Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plansWhere had you read that?[i]When it comes to new hardware, most makers charge you for Windows even if you don’t get it. They do this to maintain their relationship with Microsoft[/i]Actually, I hear that these companies charge you for FreeDos, (though they claim it...; Tags: operating systems, ibm corp., microsoft corp., oem, lenovo group ltd., microsoft windows, agreement, linux; Discussion threads 2008-08-06
Second Circuit overturns remote-DVR ban: Second Circuit overturns remote-DVR banThis had to go to court?Holy-wood! What a bunch of elitist greedy "Do as I say, not as I do" psuedo moralists!I've been using an external 750 Gig USB drive to store my recorded movies etc. for nearly a year now...So how is it Holy-Wood doesn't...; Tags: tv & home theater, holy-wood, remote-dvr, second circuit; Discussion threads 2008-08-06
The social media corporate identity crisis: The recent "hijacking" of the ExxonMobil brand for Twitter use made a whoosh as the news traveled around the socialsphere. It also brought into view a lot of questions around brand validity and responsibility in terms of social networking. Joel Postman, principal of Socialized, authored this guest piece on the...; Tags: brand, social media, twitter, joel postman, popeyes chicken, q., branding, social networking, marketing, online communications, advertising & promotion, jennifer leggio; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Six steps to an effective data governance program: As data governance becomes a key benchmark of a company's responsibility to enhance and protect data, here are six simple steps that start to develop a program based on individual needs. In the past few years, dozens of high-profile incidents involving data mismanagement have gained international attention. Caught off...; Tags: data, organization, corporate governance, tools & techniques, pricing, databases, business operations, corporate law, management, marketing, enterprise software, software, data management, data governance, mismanagement, steve alder, ibm, special to zdnet; News items 2008-08-06
IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop: IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktopIbm should spend 1% of its revenueeach years to help , expend and monitor/sponsored open sourceUp to a certain point IBM OS/3 "pay back" linux or bsd flavor since we are into the "if/why not"...; Tags: unix, operating systems, open source, servers, desktop, ibm corp., linux, microsoft corp., symphony, server; Discussion threads 2008-08-06
IBM should spend another $1B to sell its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop to the masses: IBM is enlisting the help of the top three Linux distributors to help its desktop Office and messaging software gain ground. It's a small step forward but Big BlueÂ must reach out to the masses to win this game. At LinuxWorld, IBM announced that Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red...; Tags: microsoft office, ibm corp., linux, open source, unix, operating systems, desktops, software, hardware, paula rooney; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Cisco Telepresence: Coming to a home near you (someday): Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers can barely keep quiet about the company's Telepresence video effort, a high-end video conferencing system, but on the company's fourth quarter conference call he was especially chatty. The big takeaways: Telepresence will be a $1 billion business within five years and it will be coming...; Tags: john chambers, cisco telepresence, video, cisco systems inc., telepresence, corporate communications, collaboration, tv & home theater, marketing, personal technology, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-06
GPCS 2007 Professional Keylogger (zip): GPCS 2007 runs hidden on your computer. Silently records every key stroke, including passwords, takes screen shots, and allows you to see and know everything anyone does on your computer, period. Watch your spouse, your children, or your employees. GPCS is only accessed via custom hot key combination which in...; Tags: password, keylogger, computer, gpcs, productivity; Software downloads 2008-08-06
Greg the SOA architect is 'flattened'!: Greg the Architect has morphed, from Ken-doll-ish action hero to Archie Andrews. But no matter what form he takes, he remains determined to see SOA through the right way. He's even ready to talk to 28 vendor reps -- all at the same time! Perhaps the consolidation that's been hitting...; Tags: soa, service-oriented architecture (soa), web services, middleware, enterprise software, software, joe mckendrick; Blog posts 2008-08-05
NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 - wireless router: The Netgear RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 features a rather misleading name. The router doesn't support true dual-band wireless-N, nor does it offer very good range. It's a basic router with two separate access points AP, one of which supports Wireless-N and can operate in either 2.4GHz or...; Tags: routers & switches, network technology, networking, home networking, wireless, wireless router, router, wndr3300, netgear, netgear rangemax, netgear rangemax dual band wireless-n router wndr3300; Product reviews 2008-08-05
Copying pasting blogging = trouble: Copying pasting blogging = troubleAgreeI agree... Too many people talking about the same thing.RE: Copying pasting blogging = troubleIt drives me nuts. The amounts of comments pinged back to my blog are purely regurgitated, as if it's been automatically picked. It's just...; Tags: blog, blogging, cut-and-paste; Discussion threads 2008-08-05