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Penguin Computing hires Sun sales executive

Penguin Computing hires Sun sales executivethey should hire Jeff SpicoliHe has an answer for every discussion Penguin might have when dealing with competition. And if the competition gets to be too much, he can swear at them and loudmouth them until he feels better. I wonder how much...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Sun Microsystems Inc., Penguin Computing, Sun sale, sales

Discussion threads 2005-05-04

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Oracle opponent cheers delay in mySQL decision

If its MYsql the problem make a foundation out of it IF everybody is so worry about MYsql quick turn this into a foundation big time and sell support.Give away the code , give a version of mysql to a competition on EU to shut them...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, MySQL, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

News to know: T-Mobile; Cloud computing; Oracle; HP; Apple

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: HP revamps TouchSmart PCs with Windows 7; starts $899; will you ditch your desktop PC, HDTV? HP...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., PC, T-Mobile, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Clouds vs. Appliances

I still prefer DistributedWhen you set up the Namespace "properly" a sysadmin can handle both client and server machines - i.e. No gurus vs. grunts. With the same configuration on all machines, it is easy to bring machines up in short order. Client maintenance consists of 1) Reboot and then...

Tags: server, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-10-10

News to know: Kanye West; Bing Visual Search; Quicken-Mint; Sprint; 802.11n, Intel

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. Oliver Marks: Kayne West Influences Enterprise Social Business Strategy Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Bing gets visual search; full...

Tags: Larry Dignan, IEEE 802.11n, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Sprint Communications, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-09-15

News to know: Microsoft; T-Mobile Cliq; MotoBlur; @facebook; Oracle

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. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft founds, funds a new open-source foundation Is Microsoft stalling on its GPL Linux drivers? ...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Oracle Corp., Mobile, T-Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Identity Theft, Phishing, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Smart Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-11

Rupert Murdoch's grand subscription plan: Much ado over minimal revenue?

News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch said that the company will begin charging for its news sites. The details were a bit vague, but Murdoch said News Corp.'s big experiment kicks off in 2010. The larger question is whether this move is much ado about little revenue. We'll...

Tags: Revenue, Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., Quality Journalism, Weinkes, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooks

Ballmer: Ultra-thin PCs will be the answer to netbooksThe never ending quest to charge more for a commodity product ntntI am already using an ultra-thin PC, the Toshiba R600.Ultra-thin computers have been out for a decade. People buy netbooks not only for the size but also for the price. Honestly,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, R600, netbook, Ultra-thin PC, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Google, Microsoft and Zoho

The Battle for the Desktop and Beyond Microsoft is in the news lately with its Office 2010 announcements. It contains, no surprise, a number of tidbits to make more of the application suite more cloud friendly and less costly. Implicit in this strategy...

Tags: Google Inc., Zoho, Microsoft Corp., Software Purchase, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Microsoft Office, Management, Hardware, Office Suites, Software, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Amazon's Kindle: A customer relationship management appliance?

Amazon's Kindle: A customer relationship management appliance?WOWAs we all know from reading these forums, anything can be spun, and this article proves it.RE: Amazon's Kindle: A customer relationship management appliance?Following this logic an alternate explanation is possible -- Kindle is primarily a walled-garden distribution platform for maximizing sales by cutting...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), E-books, Advertising & Promotion, Customer relationship management (CRM), Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., customer-relationship management appliance, Amazon Kindle, CRM

Discussion threads 2009-07-20

News to know: Google; IBM; Microsoft's edge; Palm SDK; Twitter

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. Sam Diaz: Google: Nice quarter, but... Larry Dignan: IBM delivers strong second quarter, ups 2009 earnings outlook ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Data Center, Palm Inc., SDK, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Palm Pre, Storage, Desktops, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-07-17

News to know: Intel; Oracle, Microsoft patches; Azure; Mourning a dead laptop

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: Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better Andrew Nusca: PC sales to see biggest drop...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Mobile, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Windows Mobile Customizability, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-15

News to know: Windows 7, HD-DVD, Twitter, iPhone, SOA

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. Christopher Dawson: Windows 7: Good enough to pay for? Andrew Nusca: Quickfire Deal: Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, HD-DVD, Jason Perlow, SOA, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-06-29

Is "market share" thinking "old school" thinking?

Is "market share" thinking "old school" thinking?HealthA fragmented market is a healthy market. You can compare it to an ecosystem: a great variety of species is best. Domination of one species poses risks: diseases, plagues.So we can say that the operating system market shows a healthy trend, but is still...

Tags: Desktops, PC Market, Free Market, Market-Share, O/S, PC

Discussion threads 2009-05-25

Tucci, Maritz talk acquisitions, customers and competition

The CEOs - EMC's Joe Tucci and VMWare's Paul Maritz - took some time this afternoon to meet with reporters at EMC World for a Q&A session about the companies, the technologies and the future. Some highlights from the Q&A session: With $9.8...

Tags: Acquisition, Joe Tucci, EMC Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Storage, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-18

News to know: Google Search; iPod Touch; Pre launch date; Yahoo; Zune; AMD

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: Google: Understanding is the next frontier of search; Meet Wonder Wheel, Google Squared Tom Foremski: How...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple iPod, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Zune, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Google Search, Apple iPod Touch, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Telecom & Utilities, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-13

News to know: Windows 7; Google; Vizio; Treknology; Green tech

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: Windows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozy Sean Portnoy: Surprise! As HDTVs price rise, sales drop and Vizio becomes...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Green Technology, Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Cloud Computing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-05-11

News to know: Wolfram; Microsoft's Pink; Swine Flu; Facebook; RealDVD; Ellison;

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: Wolfram/Alpha's demo: Search results meet analytics Mary Jo Foley: Could Verizon be a (or 'the') carrier for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Flu, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, E-mail, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-04-29

Will Oracle-Sun deal close?

Will Oracle-Sun deal close?90% doneusually the sale contract does not allow the buyee to seek another bidder.The share holders and US gov won't stop this aquisition either.RE: Will Oracle-Sun deal close?Microsoft, again, will heap the benefits!Then why is it at $9.18?Arbitrage spreads generally close to nothing after a deal that...

Tags: Benefits, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

News to know: Oracle-Sun, IBM, Apple ads, Windows 7

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. Complete coverage of Oracle-Sun news: Larry Dignan: Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-21