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- Chimer (ZIP)
- Chimer is designed as a clock with all the flavours of yesteryear and today's modern technology. Chimer features are analogue hour/minute/second hands, chime hourly/quarterly, click and drag positioning, always on screen" safety feature. Lock Position, On Top, System Tray/Taskbar, Start Minimised, variable dial size: 20-100%. 4 different dials: Antique, Gem,...
- Tags: Succession, Harmony, Chimer, Branding, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-11-28
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- Apple: Perception is Reality
- When a technology columnist known for his critical views on Apple makes statements to the effect that the company should consider defining and publicly communicating a succession strategy, many Apple fans might consider the subject too close to home and inappropriate. It will generate heated discussion...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- If you don't like AAPL's "Steve's health is a private matter" statement, then sell
- If you don't like AAPL's "Steve's health is a private matter" statement, then sellorder of successionI think people would be less worried if Apple were more open about their order of succession. I think Steve has put the company in the right direction so, if something happened to him, they'd...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Apple Inc., private matter, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?
- Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?The perception is ...... Apple can't be great without Steve Jobs. I personally don't feel this is necessarily the case even though when Jobs was ousted proved to be a disastrous decision for Apple.Apple is in a strong growth period and...
- Tags: Quality, Desktops, Digital media, Steve J, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?
- As we wait for Apple to announce Q3 08 earnings, the media hacks are falling into the predictable pattern of making some news they wait for the earnings report. The story du jour revolves around Steve Jobs, specifically his health and how thin he looked at WWDC. The pressure is...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Health Care, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?
- Updated: AMD CEO Hector Ruiz has stepped down and the chipmaker has named chief operating officer Dirk Meyer as its new leader. The news comes amid the latest financial miss for AMD--a second quarter loss that missed estimates by a wide margin. Meyer's job: Restore credibility. According...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Product Momentum, Asset Management, Research & Development, Processors, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Taking the 'H' Out of HR
- Taking the 'H' Out of HRand trying to get it back ?The ultimate goal behind self-service has always been in my opinion to solve the issue you are pointing out now.A few years back, HR department was struggling with tons of paper forms and manually entering tons of information in...
- Tags: Human Resources, HR Department
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- Thinking about multicore and software
- Informit.com recently ran a fascinating Andrew Binstock interview with Donald Knuth touching on some of the same topics we discuss here - programming methods, the value of open source, and the links between programming and hardware change. I want to get...
- Tags: Software, Job, T2, Multi-core, Hardware, Multi-threading, Tim Bray, Open Source, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Delaying a PC revolution in cell diagnosis
- What if we could revolutionize medical testing, a platform as basic as a PC? Then what if every application, and every input, had to be separately inspected and approved by the FDA? That's life. Iknoisys of New Haven says it has just such a...
- Tags: FDA, PC, Test, Clearance, Party Solution, Federal Government, Government, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- A new robotic tasting device
- According to the latest American Chemical Society ACS Weekly PressPac, French researchers have developed an artificial mouth that chews apples like you and me. Here is a link to this PressPac, from which you'll be able to read a very short note titled 'Munch-o-matic: Scientists develop the artificial mouth.' The...
- Tags: Food, Compound, Hre, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Sony Ericsson K850i - black (unlocked)
- Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson K850iWe don't get many Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot cell phones in the United States, which is unfortunate considering that they tend to be quality devices. We liked the Sony Ericsson K790a and the K800i so much that they both won our Editors' Choice Award. Indeed, both handsets offered...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, GSM K850i, display, Sony Ericsson K850i, phone
- Product reviews 2008-04-28
- Questioning IT
- Questioning ITConsistencyIn a prior entry, didn't you make the unassailable point that in a disaster Murphy's Law (a tribute to haplessness?) will assure that the best laid plans...So all that practice is like the mouse's "mony a weary nibble" creating a home that was destroyed in the Robert Burns poem...
- Tags: Data centers, Storage, UNIX, data center, traditional systems environment, systems environment, dual data center, disaster recovery, insurance company
- Discussion threads 2008-04-25
- Questioning IT
- Questioning IT This is the 14th excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. This section is concerned with things you should talk to your CIO about - informally, but with attention. Topic one: disaster avoidance Basically...
- Tags: CIO, Data Center, Information Technology, Credit Card, Clustering, Membership Database, Data Centers, Backups, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- A SaaSy SAP vs. Salesforce debate: Is Benioff overestimating his platform?
- Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff and SAP Chairman Hasso Plattner dueled at the Churchill Club in a debate about the future of software and the generation gap couldn't be larger. Benioff brought the bluster, portrayed SAP as a dinosaur and prodded his much larger rival to develop in...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, SAP AG, Updates, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- EIC podcast: SAP, Intel, Dell, XP and Google
- In this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk SAP, Intel's Mobile Internet Devices, Dell and Google's employee exodus. Dan and I mull over the SAP's succession plan. SAP named Leo Apotheker co-CEO with Henning Kagermann, who has a contract that runs out in 2009. Apotheker will be...
- Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, SAP AG, Intel Corp., Dan, Merrill, Podcasts, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-03
- News to know: Ubuntu; Firefox 3; RIM; CTIA
- Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro? Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 Beta 5 released, RC1 Freezes April 8 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 - Fastest browser yet! Release notes Larry...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Mobile, Network, SAP AG, CTIA, Data Centers, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-03
- SAP's Succession Plans: Making Things Safe for Business ByDesign?
- SAP's Succession Plans: Making Things Safe for Business ByDesign?He's staying a bit longer than you might thinkZencke agreed to do a extra time through a consultancy. Plattner said Zencke's role is being re-distribute among the board.Consulting is what it isYou're right that Peter Zencke has agreed to stay on as...
- Tags: Outsourcing, Zencke, Succession Plan, Business ByDesign, SAP AG
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- SAP's Succession Plans: Making Things Safe for Business ByDesign?
- SAP executed the beginning of a well-orchestrated and otherwise somewhat boring and boring is good management transition with the much-expected elevation of co-CEO Leo Apotheker to the more important title of heir-apparent. In the process, Henning Kagermann assumed the title of retiree-in-waiting, and all was good with the world. ...
- Tags: Peter Zencke, SAP AG, BBD, Corporate Governance, Sales Strategy, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Sales Force Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sales, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- SAP sets succession plan; Apotheker named co-CEO
- Update: SAP said Wednesday that it has named Leo Apotheker [at right] co-CEO with Henning Kagermann in a move that solidifies the company's succession plan. Kagermann's contract with SAP runs out in May 2009. SAP made the announcement in a company statement. Apotheker's role...
- Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Kagermann, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Corporate Governance, Sales, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- The MacBook's mysterious WiFi dropout problem is still unsolved
- The MacBook's mysterious WiFi dropout problem is still unsolvedYou forgot one solutionSwitch back to Windows.[i]Unless something changes I can’t imagine recommending Apple to a friend or ever buying it again[/i]You were lied to my friend by the very people who are going to reply to this blog with apology after...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Apple Inc., router, wireless, firmware, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows, Wi-Fi
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
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