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- Is Eric Schmidt still the grownup Google needs?
- Is Eric Schmidt still the grownup Google needs?Impact of Partnership is with StarOffice and Projity knocking OfficeThe most useful outcome of this partnership will clearly be less directly financial gain and more on influence. Microsoft's strength due to the monopoly with Office is undeniable. I have been using two beta's...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Nigel, StarOffice 8, Eric Schmidt, blog search, Google Inc., Projity, StarOffice, open source, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-10-05
- Addition by subtraction for Google and Sun
- Addition by subtraction for Google and SunHow does Google make money from this?You're a Google shareholder. You bought late, so you know how much of your money can be lost if Google's price deflates. You're waiting to see how the company will increase its search ad business so...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Linux, Business structures, Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, StarOffice 8, Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Projity, Microsoft Corp., StarOffice
- Discussion threads 2005-10-04
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- News to know: Microsoft; Google; Dell; Robo-pills; Android;
- 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. Ed Bott: A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps Gallery: Office Web Apps Technical Preview ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Smart Phones, Federal Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Government, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- News to know: Facebook; Psystar Chapter 11; Intel; Twitter API; Nokia's Ovi Store
- 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. Larry Dignan: Facebook snares $200 million investment from Russian investor Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Psystar files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
- Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., API, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Twitter, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operational Planning, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Business Operations, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-27
- Microsoft Office still owns the desktop, future of StarOffice unclear
- Since the Oracle acquisition of Sun, there’s been no official word yet on the road map for Star Office. Oracle says it’s vision is to deliver an integrated system from applications to disk, ostensibly a commitment to an OpenOffice.org productivity suite. Yet, that’s not a foregone conclusion. Star Office was just...
- Tags: Desktop, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Sheri McLeish
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Microsoft give students the finger, once again
- Microsoft give students the finger, once againHere`s my takeI have a theory that explains why MS did that.1. Windows Vista and the currently circulating build of Windows 7 have Windows Defender as a bundled application. It is a pure antispyware product. If you look at the current client security applications,...
- Tags: Operating systems, Viruses and worms, Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- From Windows Capable to the Linux laptop
- From Windows Capable to the Linux laptopPlease not another ....... "This is the year for Linux" prediction. You guys are a broken record.Full of IT?Can you post a link that backs up anything you spout?From HP:..Get things done, stay connected, and enjoy entertainment in a protected environment with genuine...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux laptop, laptop computer, Linux, window
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- How many distros can a healthy netbook market stand?
- How many distros can a healthy netbook market stand?So what exactly is the problem?Do a little research on the device you're buying, and make sure it comes with the software you want. If you're an RPM guy, don't by the Ubuntu-based netbook.Don't you do research before you buy a...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Linux Standard Base, distro, Ubuntu, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-10-27
- On the Linux laptop the bundle is all
- On the Linux laptop the bundle is allI don´t like teenagersI don´t like teenagers or stories about teenagers. But I will say yours seems dumber than most.The bundle is all only if the package is badA properly packaged Linux system should make installing programs child's play. Though I own an...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, distro, Linux laptop, Linux, Xandros, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 betaOLD NEWS: Don't expect OpenOffice to develop more perfect compatibilityI gave up on OpenOffice a long long time ago and I'm not surprised that the compatibility is still pitiful. OpenOffice's Presentation could never handle PowerPoint files properly. OpenOffice's Writer could handle simple documents,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Buy techies with trust and freedom, not dollars
- Rewarding techies This is the 12th excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. The biggest problem you will face in hiring a good CIO is that, in systems, failure succeeds and success fails. In IT:...
- Tags: Job, CIO, Information Technology, Finance, Help Desk, Call Centers, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, It Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Microsoft makes last-gasp OOXML push
- Microsoft makes last-gasp OOXML pushHmmmmInteresting load of bunk.Funny, they could not even give one example of something in a legacydocument that cannot be translated to ODF. Nor could they give even one example of something required for MS Office that can not be supported by ODF.Statements like this show they...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Corp., OOXML, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-01-29
- Report fuels OpenOffice vs. OOXML debate
- Report fuels OpenOffice vs. OOXML debateThe funniest quote from the Burton report:ODF is primarily focused on content and presentation domains, and it is far less useful for scenarios requiring advanced structure and behavior capabilities."That just make me laugh!! Can they give one scenario or example??? What exactly are "advanced" structure...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), OpenDocument Format, OOXML, Microsoft Corp., digital-rights management, OpenOffice
- Discussion threads 2008-01-17
- There's still a lot of life left in desktop office suites
- There's still a lot of life left in desktop office suitesSlight CorrectionThe author said: "Until now, Sun supported only StarOffice, which is based on the OpenOffice code base"OO is based on the Star code base, which Sun donated.Which will be faster, Google adding offline capabilities, or MS addingonline capabilities. Also,...
- Tags: Word processors, OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, desktop office suite, OOo, Sun Microsystems Inc., word-processor, online word-processor, security
- Discussion threads 2007-12-16
- Symphony plays on in Notes 8
- It's the morning after IBM's Lotus Collaboration Summit, at which IBM announced that the reincarnation of an ODF-compliant Lotus Symphony is integrated into Notes 8 -- as well as being offered as a free download. The media coverage conveys that IBM is trying to win over the Microsoft Office...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, IBM Lotus Notes, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Media Coverage, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Maurene Caplan Grey
- Blog posts 2007-09-19
- IBM Symphony falls on deaf ears without open source e-mail, calendar
- IBM Symphony falls on deaf ears without open source e-mail, calendarAdd-on?Hardly, Paula. This is functionality that's baked into Notes 8. Corporate customers looking for collaboration will find that this is a lot more integreated than the Office + Outlook + OneNote + Exchange kludge, at around a $100 per...
- Tags: Groupware, E-mail servers, Enterprise software, Mozilla Corp., IBM Symphony, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., open source, IBM Lotus Notes, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- Google kicks Microsoft where it hurts, again
- Google kicks Microsoft where it hurts, againGet it Right ...Staroffice is available from SUN in which you get support and addition templates, graphics for the $70 USD.OpenOffice is the same core, with no support. other than thru the community, but it is FREE.GOOGLE has been supporting the OpenOffice version.Message has...
- Tags: OpenOffice, StarOffice, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-11
- Friday Rant - The Office Ribbon
- Friday Rant - The Office RibbonRibbons learning curve is anti-productiveWhen I bought a new computer at the end of January, it came with a trial edition of Office 2007. After trying to use Word briefly, I immediately installed my Office 2003 on the system. I use office every...
- Tags: Word processors, Part-of IT, Office Ribbon, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2007-05-18
- Will Dell stuff Ubuntu PCs full of craplets?
- Will Dell stuff Ubuntu PCs full of craplets?Perhaps Nero?Nero is one company that I imagine might want to get their software on preloaded Dells.Of course they will ...We all know that "crapware" offsets the cost of OEM licenses for Windows. Well since there is no license cost for Ubuntu every...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Games, PC, Dell Computer Corp., Ubuntu, Linux, Nero
- Discussion threads 2007-05-15
- IT: where success fails, and failure succeeds
- In reviewing discussions responding to last weeks "what users want" theme I was struck by the extent to which most of us get so wrapped up in fighting alligators that we completely forget about draining the swamp. Fortunately theres always somebody willing to remind us - in...
- Tags: Sun, IT Retardants, Enterprise Policy, General
- Blog posts 2007-03-08
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