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The Sullivan Group a Marathon Technologies Customer

I've spoken with the good folks of Marathon Technologies on several ocassions see Marathon Technologies launches everRun VM and Marathon Technologies and Microsoft dance together. This time, I had the opportunity to speak with  Erika Simpson, Network Administrator, and Rob Jones, IT Director, a user of Marathon's everRun VM, from...

Tags: Software, Marathon Technologies, Sullivan Group, SamWare, Server Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-05-13

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Grado PS1000

Grado is one of America's oldest hi-fi companies. In the 1950s it manufactured phono cartridges, turntables, and speakers. While Grado still makes a full line of highly regarded cartridges (budget-priced all the way up to high-end models), it's perhaps better known today for its headphones, which spring from the professional...

Tags: ear cushion, Grado, headphone

Product reviews 2009-10-15

Let it (not) be

Won't be released 9/9/09....but probably will be released next Monday. Hey - we may as well keep reading double meanings into every statement.Any chance of a TomTom takeover by Apple? TomTom no longer need to produce hardware....Don't think smallThe big explosion (i.e. US at least) was...The Ed Sullivan...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, McCartney, Beatles, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Conspiracy theory: Yellow Submarine iPod touch on 9/9/9

already predictedNo, we didn't hear it here first. Merlin Mann's been predicting this particularly the Yellow Submarine iPod since 2007. Give credit where credit's due.RE: Conspiracy theory: Yellow Submarine iPod touch on 9/9/9Interesting theory. It would be nice to finally see the Beatles on iTunes since they clearly are a...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Merlin Mann, Beatles, conspiracy theory

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Security risks of Web 2.0 tools should not be overlooked by enterprises, individuals

Like it or not, the use of Web 2.0 technology use in enterprises is here to stay. Even longstanding enterprise software providers, such as Salesforce.com, have created tools for integrating social networks into the customer support and lead generation process. And you'd be hard-pressed to find a Fortune 500 company...

Tags: Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-08-05

Pelephone - a Xeround customer profile

Sullivan Group profile Xeround inroduced me to one of their customers, Pelephone, so that I could hear first hand experience's with Xeround's "Intelligent Data Grid." I've spoke with Xeround in the past (see Xeround's Intelligent Data Grid for more information.) I spoke with Ilan Alter, Director Cellular Applications...

Tags: CDMA, HSPA, Xeround, Pelephone, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-05-22

News to know: Intel; WiMax, Oracle; Craigslist; Apple's WWDC

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. Andrew Nusca: EC: Intel 'abused dominant position' vs AMD; fined record $1.45 billion in antitrust case Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: EU...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Craigslist, Richard Koman, WWDC, Oracle Corp., Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Virtualization, WiMAX, Corporate Law, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Security, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility, Business Operations

Blog posts 2009-05-14

Industry commits to comparative effectiveness

Industry commits to comparative effectivenessUniversal Health Insurance CoverageI love your unstated assumptions. The first obvious one is that universal coverage will be deemed successful by the using public.It could be perceived as successful but I doubt it for the following reasons:1) Insufficient health care providers to handle the increased...

Tags: health care, patient

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

AP eyes news aggregators; Risks exposing its lack of value add

So the Associated Press is mad and isn't going to take it anymore. It's eyeing news aggregators who are stealing a few paragraphs and failing to link to it as an authoritative source.  Be careful what you wish for AP. Bloggers and news aggregators are a smart...

Tags: Associated Press, DefenseLink, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-06

A panel discussion about Obama's tech policies and Silicon Valley

Fridays with Foremski: panel discussion I recently hosted a panel on President Obama's tech policies and how they might affect Silicon Valley. My panelists were: ...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Panel Discussion, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-02-23

How to keep your data secure

How to keep your data secureThe Most important point of DLP - Accuracy RateMr. Almer failed to mention the most important function of any dlp product is to accurately block data. Most DLP vendors can NOT accurately block secured data therefore they push to monitor and not move to...

Tags: DLP, DLP/ILP

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Informatica is on the block say senior sources

I have heard from two senior sources in the software industry that Informatica [INFA] is on the block and it has approached Oracle [ORCL]. I don't know what the possible acquisition price would be or any further details. Informatica's share price closed at $16.45 on Friday May 9. It's...

Tags: Informatica, Oracle Corp., Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Business Intelligence, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Management, Software, Data Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-05-11

HIMSS moving on interoperability roadmap

One of the big problems in hospital computing has long been simple interoperability. Given the high sales cost and high value of a hospital sale, vendors resist this. Proprietary protections make the HIMSS show floor look like a trip back to the 1980s. There are big booths...

Tags: Open Standard, Goal, Workflow, Hospital Computing, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-02-27

Graphing social patterns: The intersection of search and social

The dean of search engine analysis Danny Sullivan, editor-in-chief of Search Engine Land, gave a talk on how "social" intersects with search at the Graphing Social Patterns conference in San Jose. At this point, there isn't much intersection between search and social. But, he said Facebook could enable social search...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Social Search, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Search Result, Eurekster, Social Networking, Search, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-10-08

A (Microsoft) Code Name a Day: Montauk

I'm resuming my Microsoft Code Name a Day series that I started in December 2006. The goal: To provide the back story, each day in August, on one of Microsoft's myriad code names. Some of these code names might be familiar to Microsoft watchers; others hopefully will be brand-new.Microsoft code...

Tags: Game, Codename, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-08-15

Foo Camping

I was invited to Foo Camp this past weekend for the first time and after going, I can definitely see why it's such a big deal to go and why it's become an uber geek event. If you've never heard of Foo Camp, there's a pretty good article over on...

Tags: Rich Internet Applications

Blog posts 2007-06-25

Alleged smear campaigns happen every day and privacy doesn't exist

Privacy International flunks Google on its privacy policy. Google fires back unofficially. Privacy International alleges that Google has launched a smear campaign. It's really just another day at the office. What's different this time is that this war of words between Privacy International, Google and Google's supporters is escalating in...

Tags: Yahoo, Web Technology, Search, Microsoft, Google, General

Blog posts 2007-06-11

Fear and loathing in the Internet echo chamber

Ever since Leon Festinger first formulated his theory of cognitive dissonance people have, usually reluctantly, accepted the reality that we seek out information confirming our beliefs while actively avoiding contrary information. The obvious lesson for people who are aware of this is...

Tags: Unanswered questions, General

Blog posts 2007-05-07

Microsoft MSN vs. Windows Live dance continues

The “brand war” between MSN and Windows Live is still to be settled, so suggested the man who leads them both for Microsoft, Steve Berkowitz, senior vice president of the Online Services Group, responsible for marketing, sales and business development for both MSN.com and Windows Live.Keynoting at SES today in...

Tags: Search, Microsoft, Search Advertising, Advertising

Blog posts 2007-04-11

Berkowitz: More integration coming across Microsoft's online properties

If you cant beat em, surround em. Thats Microsofts search motto, according to Steve Berkowitz, Senior Vice President of Microsofts Online Services Group, who keynoted the Search Engine Strategies SES conference in New York on April 11. "Its going to be the things we surround search with that...

Tags: Windows Live, Search, Google

Blog posts 2007-04-11