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How China's universities fuel tech growth: How China's universities fuel tech growthChina is evilVery evil dump.Hmmmm and MS is still trying to .... [i]patch Excel[/i] !!!"[i]It takes longer to get a Ph.D. in China," he continued, in his good English. "I've spent 6.5 years trying to get mine. For us engineering students, there are a lot...; Tags: CHINA IS, tech growth; Discussion threads 2006-06-21
Study: Outsourcing fuels tech growth: Study: Outsourcing fuels tech growthGrowth...Everywhere but where it counts...For richer and for poorer...Don't bitch... vote. Its fine to sound off once in a while, but every time there's an article like this there's a ruch of people willing to say business is the bad guy. Business does what's...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Gartner Inc., outsourcing, tech growth, CxOs, tax; Discussion threads 2004-05-18

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Top search engines in July 2008: Core Search Entity Jun-08 Jul-08 Growth, MTM Total Core Search 100.0% 100.0% NA Google Sites 61.5% 61.9% 0.4 Yahoo! Sites 20.9% 20.5% -0.4 Microsoft Sites 9.2% 8.9% -0.3 Ask Network 4.3% 4.5% 0.2 AOL LLC 4.1% 4.2% 0.1...; Tags: Search Engine, Site, Search, NB; Blog posts 2008-08-29
Green Plug snags heavy hitter for board: Who says green tech isn't rocket science? Starting Sept. 1, green tech start-up Green Plug, which is pushing for the concept of a universal power converter, has appointed former White House advisor George Keyworth as the chairman of its board of directors. Keyworth was Science Advisor to...; Tags: Green Technology, White House, Board, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-08-29
The biggest health tech story of our time: It's the sort of work politicians have been doing for decades, only with much greater depth, because the database is deeper, and with a purely scientific motivation. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Study, Health Care, E-health, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Storage, Benefits, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Human Resources, Data Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-08-29

Historical e-commerce growth rates, June 2007 to June 2008: Month YTY growth Jun-07 25% Jul-07 22% Aug-07 28% Sep-07 19% Oct-07 19% Nov-07 20% Dec-07 18% Jan-08 12% Feb-08 14% Mar-08 9% Apr-08 15% May-08...; Tags: E-business, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-08-29
Empower your people: It's the beginning of the year and I'm going out of my mind. Even though we've added my position of "Technology Director" and I don't have to teach anymore, we're still not exactly overstaffed on tech here in the district. I'm supposed to be handling curriculum and designing...; Tags: SiS, E-mail, Workforce Management, Online Communications, Human Resources, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-29
Novell: Quietly developing some momentum: Novell's fiscal third quarter was notable for reasons beyond Linux sales and its core product line. Novell's most recent quarter was the sixth consecutive one that topped expectations. That consistency may mark the days where Novell becomes something more than an afterthought. Now it's no coincidence that...; Tags: Novell Inc., Linux, Operational Accounting, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-29
Comcast's Web limits: Saving bandwidth or stifling innovation?: The first computer I ever bought had a whopping six-gigabyte hard drive inside - far more storage capacity than anyone might have ever dreamed of using some ten years ago. Back then, no one was really downloading music or uploading digital photos, let alone streaming video or placing VoIP phone...; Tags: Innovation, Web, Bandwidth, Comcast Corp., Internet, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Number of Internet users in Asian countries in April 2008: Country April 2007 April 2008 Growth, % Asia Pacific 280,418 318,623 14 China 90,274 102,848 14 Japan 53,685 55,260 3 India 22,395 28,375 27 South Korea 26,323 25,652 -3 Australia 10,048 10,904 9 Taiwan 9,245 10,388...; Tags: Internet User, ComScore Networks Inc., Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Dell: Turnaround interuptus as share grab hurts net, margins: Dell's second quarter earnings fell short of projections, but revenue was well ahead of targets. Translation: Dell is gaining share at the expense of its bottom line as price competition heats up. Dell reported fiscal second quarter earnings of 31 cents a share on revenue of $16.4...; Tags: Revenue, Dell Computer Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-28
SaaS market will 'collapse' in two years: Lawson's CEO, Harry Debes says SaaS is the third attempt at "on demand" in his lifetime and predicts it will take the same path as the first two--to oblivion. Lawson's CEO, Harry Debes, doesn't believe in software-as-a-service SaaS. ...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Software as a service, SaaS, software, Lawson, Asia, Victoria Ho, ZDNet Asia; News items 2008-08-28
Dell's second quarter: Another milepost in the turnaround tale: Dell reports its fiscal second quarter results on Thursday after market close and analysts are turning optimistic about the company's turnaround prospect amid better consumer notebook designs, emerging market revenue and solid server sales growth. Dell is expected to report fiscal second quarter earnings of 36 cents...; Tags: Revenue, Dell Computer Corp., Miscioscia, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Sales, Finance, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Smart grid player Trilliant closes $40 million in funding round: Trilliant, a green tech company that's working with about 100 utilities on various smart grid deployments, has just closed a $40 million round of equity funding from a group of investors including affiliates of MissionPoint Capital Partners and zouk ventures. Trilliant CEO Bill Vogel characterizes the investment...; Tags: Green Technology, Ontario, Trilliant, Vogel, Government, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-08-28
News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Password, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Hero of the week: Mike McDerment: It's rare for me to pick out individuals but Mike McDerment CEO of FreshBooks deserves attention by anyone in the startup game and especially those trying to develop business applications. I first came across Mike some two years ago when FreshBooks had about 70,000 registrants. That number is now over...; Tags: Start-up, Hero, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-08-28
How do we address the have-nots?: How do we address the have-nots?It's the NetThe problem is no longer the availability of hardware: many computers are being dumped that can easily be made productive again, by installing a lean Linux on it like Xubuntu. So poor people can have a fine computer for free. That's easy to...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, INTERNET, computer, Internet access; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
Now that the HP-EDS deal has been consummated: The Irregulars draws its 'crew' from a wide and varied group of technology interests. One is Charlie Bess, an EDS Fellow. These are the brightest of the brightest among EDS thinkers and we are honored to have Charlie's insights. Now that the HP-EDS deal has been consummated, Charlie felt free...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Investment, Finance, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-08-27
EIC Podcast: Apple-Psystar; Cisco vs. Microsoft; DNC; Dell: On this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk about that ongoing Apple-Psystar legal showdown, Cisco and Microsoft's collision course, the Democratic National Convention and Dell's plans for the cloud. On Wednesday Psystar--that little Mac clone maker in Florida--sued Apple for antitrust violations. The big question:...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., PostPath, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Clean-tech gets political while China moves into first place: Clean-tech gets political while China moves into first placeYou should add that there are about 5 times more Chinese, so, they arestill using 5x less per capita. I do agree that the rapid increases in use in China is troubling . . . . .; Tags: China Move, clean technology; Discussion threads 2008-08-27