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SaaS star leaves SAP for Salesforce.com: Enterprise software giant SAP has lost Business Objects' Steve Lucas, one of its brightest software-as-a-service stars, to Salesforce.com, where he takes up a new role driving the vendor's platform strategy by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, ISV, SAP AG, Steve Lucas, Force.com, TenWolde, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Sales Force Management, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-07-07

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Mainstream media writes Windows obit: Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog that Windows is "already...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mainstream Media, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Microsoft exec rebuts hypervisor security claims: Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has answered claims that the company's hypervisor software could be maliciously replaced on PCs without administrators knowing. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--Senior Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has used the vendor's TechEd conference in Sydney to rebut claims by a Polish researcher that Microsoft's hypervisor software could...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Hardware, Liam Tung ZDNet Australia, rootkit, hypervisor, Joanna Rutkowska, security; News items 2008-09-05
News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...; Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Microsoft Student Technology Day UK: Note Wednesday 1st October 2008, a little over 3 weeks away from today in your diary. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft and a whole load of influential partners and companies will be in London for the Microsoft Student Technology Day. It's a day about and for students,...; Tags: Entrepreneurial, Microsoft Corp., Entrepreneurship, Management, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-09-04

First Microsoft make-over ad airs: $300 million well spent?: First Microsoft make-over ad airs: $300 million well spent?Hmmm ....Could be worse ....Homer: [narrating a TV commercial] Are you tired of having your hands cut off by snowblowers? And the inevitable heart attacks that come with shoveling snow?Maybe......they should hire the company that does the Mac commercials....; Tags: humour, advertisement, Seinfeld, Microsoft Corp., ad air; Discussion threads 2008-09-04
EIC Podcast: Google Chrome; Apple; Dell and Salesforce.com: On this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk Google's Chrome browser, Apple's iPod event next week and my theory that Dell and Salesforce.com should merge. On Google's Chrome browser we riffed on the importance of the launch, how it's really a battle over cookie files...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Web Browser, Sales Force Management, Web Browsers, Digital Music, Digital Media, Sales, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Microsoft to slash price of Xbox 360: Microsoft to slash price of Xbox 360Xbox 360 reduces cost by $50.Wow, and I've just spent 200 bucks on the console just last week. I doubt the reduction will stop Sony out-selling their consoles though.Awww...nobody wants your Xbox 360s??So sad. :( I thought they were already selling...; Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-09-04
Dell repair adventure, day 5, with updates: Since our last episode, our hero has been communicating with Bob Pearson, Dell's VP of Communities & Conversations, and Bill Bivin, Dell's Community Liaison, about getting my Dell Lattitude D620 back up and running. Both Bob and Bill give every impression of trying very hard to deal not only with...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Anyone bothering with client-side AV anymore?: Anyone bothering with client-side AV anymore?God help your state’s taxpayers.God help your state’s taxpayers. Anyone who would take your view of client side protection in a school is incompetent.Since I use Linux for servers and clients...I only use ClamAV to scan inbound email.RE: Anyone bothering with client-side AV anymore?Do...; Tags: Flash memory, client side; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
Facebook: when targeted ads cause offense: It's easy to brush off an irrelevant or offensive ad if it's the result of a sledge hammer campaign that "has nothing to do with me". But when it gets personal, it's personal. by Steve O'Hear; Tags: Facebook, Advertisement, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-09-03
News to know: Google Chrome; WinMobile's future; WiFi's big success; VMware: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Google Chrome One day after Google inadvertently discloses the impending release of Chrome, we get to see the browser first-hand. See my gallery tour...; Tags: Google Inc., VMware Inc., Wi-Fi, Virtualization, Web Browsers, Sales Strategy, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Internet, Sales, Storage, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-03
Attention Shoppers: Apple Worth More Than Google: Attention Shoppers: Apple Worth More Than GoogleSo what?Honestly, I will suffer if Google is not here and Apple not affecting my life. I never use Apple products in years but I use Google search engine everyday. So, Google worth more for me.Steve Jobs and Apple"But, what's this? Who's now...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Apple Products, Apple QuickTime; Discussion threads 2008-09-02
Attention Shoppers: Apple Worth More Than Google: Apple and Google almost are acting like the McCain and Obama campaigns. You try to grab attention and I'll try to top you. Just when Google took over the tech news attention cycle for a full 24 hours, the invitations for its "Let's Rock" event went out....; Tags: Google Inc., Market Capitalization, Apple Inc., Web Browsers, Internet, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-09-02
Apple: "Let's Rock" on September 9: Apple: "Let's Rock" on September 9I guess...I guess they are going to announce that Apple is better that PC,OS X than Windows Vista!, iPhone than Nokia, etc etc.I hope Apple Stocks go UP to $200. Investors please buy!RE: Apple:DRM free music across the board.iPods? Those obsolete things?In keeping with all...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Games, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, iPODS; Discussion threads 2008-09-02
Microsoft's WinMobile team: Big on futures, slow on deliverables: Microsoft's WinMobile team: Big on futures, slow on deliverablesMicrosoft should not emulate appleIn my mind, Microsoft's way of having software that works on phones of different manufacturers, and being able to buy applications from different companies is the right way to do business. Apple achieves a lot trough hype and...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, application store, Microsoft Corp., WinMobile team, deliverable, mobile; Discussion threads 2008-09-02
News to know: Google Chrome; CAPTCHA breaking; StatusHQ: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Google to launch browser to target IE; Is Firefox a target or tag-team partner? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is Google Chrome an IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer? Ryan Naraine: Google Chrome, the security...; Tags: CAPTCHA, Google Inc., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-02
Live Feed: Facebook takes lifestreaming mainstream: As much as I love Twitter, and A-list bloggers constantly bang on about FriendFreed, Facebook will be the one to take lifestreaming mainstream. by Steve O'Hear; Tags: Facebook, Twitter, FriendFeed, Blogging, Internet, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-09-01
Microsoft to bolster Live Search in Europe with Greenfield acquisition: Microsoft to bolster Live Search in Europe with Greenfield acquisitionReagrding MS Live SearchHas it occurred to Microsoft that a great many people, far more than they imagine absolutely can't stand Live search. Microsoft's foray into the new and improved is a disaster and should be withdrawn, or at the very...; Tags: SEARCH, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Live Search, Europe-with Greenfield acquisition; Discussion threads 2008-08-30
iPhone tethering rumored: When I travel I carry a second phone alongside my iPhone â€“ for one reason. Tethering. I need to be able to get online wherever I am and Wi-Fi isn't exactly ubiquitous and free Wi-Fi seems to be getting scarcer with each passing day. To make matters...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Apple Inc., 3G, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-08-29