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Five reasons why Nokia should consider buying Yahoo: Nokia makes some awesome devices and I continue to be impressed by their innovation and functionality. However, as we saw last year Nokia is expanding their service offerings, largely through aquisitions. I think Nokia will continue with their hardware, but their future focus on services may be where they focus...; Tags: Nokia Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Stephen, Ovi, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-02-07
Microsoft shake-up: The e-mails on President Raikes' depature: We know what Microsoft told press and analysts about yesterday's announcement by Microsoft Business Development MBD President Jeff Raikes that he'll be passing the torch, come September, to former Juniper Networks Chief Operating Officer Stephen Elop. But what did Raikes and CEO Steve Ballmer tell Microsoft's near-80,000 employees about the...; Tags: Jeff Raikes, Business, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Business Development, Jeff, Stephen, Microsoft Business Solutions, Leadership, Professional Development, E-mail, Business Structures, Management, Career, Online Communications, Finance, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-01-11
Juniper Networks exec to succeed Microsoft Business Division President Raikes: In what I consider surprising timing, Microsoft announced on January 10 that one of its three corporate presidents, Jeff Raikes, is retiring in September 2008. Raikes will be succeeded by Stephen Elop, who until today was chief operating officer at Juniper Networks, according to a Microsoft statement....; Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Jeff Raikes, Microsoft Corp., Helm, Stephen, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-01-10
How Dell screwed up my order: Yesterday I put in an order for twin Dell Vostro 200 mini-towers for the kids anyone who has two boys will understand why I had to get two identical machines. The transaction was simple, just using a credit card over a secure web site. I expected an uneventful sale and...; Tags: Card, Customer Service, Dell Computer Corp., Phone, Credit Card, Computer, Stephen, Sales Channel, Productivity, Financial Services, Sales, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2007-12-13

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Ask.com buys Dictionary.com; Bolsters reference content: Ask.com plans to buy Lexico Publishing Group, the company behind Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com, for an undisclosed sum. The fourth largest search engine briefed a few reporters on its plans such as News.com's Stephen Shankland. The deal is expected to be officially announced Thursday. ...; Tags: Ask.com, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15

No Office 2007 for UK classrooms?: InformationWeek is reporting on new complaints from the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency BECTA against Microsoft's lack of support for open standards. Now that OOXML has been adopted as an ISO standard, it's hard to say where this will go; however, the agency makes the case for steering...; Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Office Open XML, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-13
UK education agency nixes OOXML: Office Open XML – the open standard with a trademark in its name – might be good enough for the International Standards Organization but it's not acceptable to British schools, InfoWeek reports. "In the context of the education system," lack of truly open standards in Office 2007 "can result...; Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Agency, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, Microsoft Office, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Office Suites, Software, Emerging Technologies, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Microsoft Biz Unit Chief Jeff Raikes to head Gates Foundation: For all those wondering what Microsoft Business Division President Jeff Raikes would do once he retires from Microsoft in September, the uncertainty is over. Raikes is going to become the new CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Raikes is replacing another former...; Tags: Jeff Raikes, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Google's open source problem is Affero: Google's open source problem is AfferoOrly?So, if I understand things correctly from the linked article and this, Affero would require Google to release their source code updates for software that runs the [i]services[/i] they sell, not just for compiled software packages as under the current Affero?In the case of the...; Tags: Mac-user, Affero, F/OSS, open source, AGPL, Google Inc., source code; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Commercial OpenSolaris ships: After a three-year incubation period, Sun's long promised OpenSolaris, the third open source variant of Unix, was officially delivered Monday. "It's the first Opensolaris operating system that's fully supported," said Jim McHugh, vice president of Solaris marketing for Sun. OpenSolaris will compete in a...; Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-04
The cloud era and open source: My co-blogger Paula has a great piece over at Dan Kuznetsky's shop this morning, concerning an open source cloud computing platform called Enomaly. Everybody has a cloud these days. Google has a cloud. Microsoft has a cloud. Sun has a cloud. Now, you can have a cloud...; Tags: Cloud Computing, Cloud, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-02
What would you change (first) about Windows' look and feel?: If you were hired by Microsoft to make the Windows experience less annoying, what would be on your to-do list? Mark Hamburg, the Adobe Photoshop/Lightroom guru recently hired by Microsoft, is tasked with figuring out how to improve the way Microsoft's operating system works. ...; Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Corp., David Vaskevitch, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Microsoft's competitor to Adobe Lightroom gets another champion: What's Microsoft want with Adobe Photoshop guru Mark Hamburg, who recently joined the Redmond juggernaut? Hamburg a programmer who has been part of the Adobe Photoshop team since version 2.0 and helped lead the Photoshop Lightroom one, is now a Softie, as News.com's Stephen Shankland reported on...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Corp., Team Management, Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Star Wreck says it's the real open source thing: I got a call from Finland this morning, where Stephen Lee has set up the open source Star Wreck Studios outside Helsinki. His message is this is the real open souce thing. "It's like Sourceforge. Some people create crap and some create really good stuff. Everyone...; Tags: Long Tail, Film, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-25
EPA scientists face political pressure: The Union of Concerned Scientists has documented widespread political interference at the Environmental Protection Agency. The group conducted a broad investigation that combined interviews, analysis of documents and 1,600 responses to a survey. The results of these investigations show an agency under siege from...; Tags: Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Marketing Research, Marketing, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Google names new CIO: Google has named Benjamin Fried chief information officer. Fried, had been a managing director at Morgan Stanley's Application Infrastructure group. News.com's Stephen Shankland reports that Fried will take over in May. Fried replaces Douglas Merrill, who left earlier this month to go to EMI. ...; Tags: Google Inc., Web, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Benjamin Fried, Portals, Change Management, Web Technology, Channel Management, Productivity, Groupware, Tools & Techniques, Internet, Management, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Time and talent are the open source speed limits: The launch of an open source movie studio dovetailed with a recent conversation I had with a West Texas entrepreneur. (Image courtesy Star Wreck Studios.) Stephen Lee is convinced there is a ton of time and talent which isn't getting a shot, which is why he's backing...; Tags: Talent, Movie, Workforce Management, Open Source, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Are there enough suckers in the world to make a market for Mac clones?: Much like the fascination one finds when driving by a traffic accident, the Mac community is abuzz with questions of whether or not the supposed Mac cloner Psystar is a real company and will sell real Mac clones. But the real question is whether anyone in their right mind will...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Machine, Psystar, Desktops, Hardware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Comscore: The Google fallout: Comscore: The Google falloutYes, MS does wich they could shut-up all of the analyzers talking about thedirty tricks, and problems with Vista, MS Office, etc. Ain't a gonna happen. Do we feel sorry for Billy and Stevie having their feet held to the fire?????Microsoft paid Comscore to lower forecastsfor paid...; Tags: Financial accounting, ComScore Networks Inc., Google Inc., fallout; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Why are reformers destroying Veterans' health computer system?: Roger Maduro right doesn't look like a hero. Like most heroes he never sought the status, just tried to do right and shine a light on what works. What works, he thinks is VistA, and the Veterans Administration system that computer code supports. In shining the light...; Tags: Agency, Hero, U.S. Congress, Microsoft Windows Vista, Health Care, Computer, Roger Maduro, VA, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-18