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Get ready for GBT--Green Business Technology: Guest post: Christopher Lochhead, the former chief marketing officer at Mercury, was the driving force behind the concept of BTO Business Technology Optimization, which is about aligning IT investments deeply with business goals. Now Christopher is thinking "green," looking at what he is called Green Business Technology GBT. In this...; Tags: Datacenter, General, Green Tech, IT Management; Blog posts 2007-06-18
Photos: Legal fights over digital rights: The tech industry has seen several legal dust-ups over the demonstration of how to get around software protections.; Tags: digital-rights, tech industry, photograph, industry, software; Image galleries 2007-05-02
Gartner: Web 2.0 to make waves in enterprise: Gartner: Web 2.0 to make waves in enterpriseGartner strikes againWhen are people going to learn that Gartner group knows NOTHING about what is going to happen in the future. This is the same group that predicts explosive growth in US computer careers one week, then the next week says...; Tags: AJAX, Web 2.0, Gartner Inc., flashy term, advanced use, AJAX Web 2.0, push technology, current technology, tech industry, Web; Discussion threads 2006-08-10
Where is the new leadership of the tech industry?: Where is the new leadership of the tech industry?Larry Ellison next?Let hope so! ;)I have also advocated Sun and HP teaming up. It makes sense but, they are BOTH weak on Linux and application software. In some ways it would be just as successful as DEC and COMPAQ buyouts/mergers ....; Tags: tech industry, leadership; Discussion threads 2006-04-26
Where is the new leadership of the tech industry?: Scott McNealy's departure from Sun Microsystems has been on the cards for more than a year. It will likely be just one of many departures by veteran Silicon Valley and other captains of the tech industry over the next year or two, as that generation moves into the grey zone...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., leadership; Blog posts 2006-04-25

Hollywood hails P2P shutdown: Hollywood hails P2P shutdownOh big whoop !It's just like the war on drugs . You take out a drug dealer on a corner , and he will be replaced by two . Who is winning the war ? "In a world without walls and fences , who needs windows and...; Tags: Sales strategy, Peer to peer (P2P), Storage, fab, tech industry, P2P; Discussion threads 2006-02-22
RFID: Security, Privacy, and Good Public Policy - Part 2 of a 2 Part Analysis: Radio Frequency IDentification RFID is an emerging technology that is often misunderstood. Critics often downplay the benefits of RFID while exaggerating its risks to personal privacy and security. The tech industry is as concerned as anyone about securing the integrity of personal information. Without a secure system, RFID technology garners...; Tags: Privacy, Analysis, Tech Industry, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics; White papers 2006-02-01
Motorola's pugnacious Ed Zander chosen to lead US high-tech industry in important policy battles: Ed Zander, CEO of Motorola, is the new chairman of the Technology CEO Council--a Washington D.C. lobbying group consisting of the top echelons of the US tech industry.Take a look: Founded in 1989, its members include Mark Hurd, CEO of Hewlett-Packard; Joseph McGrath, CEO of Unisys; William Nuti,...; Tags: industry, tech industry, tech company; Blog posts 2005-12-09
Can tech industry rise to Katrina's housing challenge?: Can tech industry rise to Katrina's housing challenge?One efforthttp://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/citizenship/giving/relief.asp; Tags: Katrina, tech industry; Discussion threads 2005-09-04
Can tech industry rise to Katrina's housing challenge?: Apparently, my wife and I aren't alone. We know we can donate money to various organizations like the Red Cross. We also know that we can help in some other direct way as well. For example, the idea of offering up some space in our home and the...; Tags: Katrina, tech industry, industry; Blog posts 2005-09-02
Why cable companies call Internet telephony "digital phone" instead of VoIP: Why cable companies call Internet telephony "digital phone" instead of VoIPMaybeSome columnists would say that using the VoIP terminology - means that cable companies recognize the presence of telephony in its network. If you call your WON offering "digital phone", then you can do things like give less priority to...; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, tech industry, IP telephony, cable, VoIP, digital phone, phone, telephony; Discussion threads 2005-05-26
Outgunned on copyright?: Outgunned on copyright?Just to set the record straight right from the start......before this forum gets set ablaze with shill apologists and troll dancers...[i]"A number of years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt with a man......The Supremes did not condone his actions, but did make it clear that it was not...; Tags: industry, tech industry, Induce Act, MPAA, copyright law, RIAA; Discussion threads 2004-11-22
FCC chief blogs to tech industry: FCC chief blogs to tech industryThis is funny.....OK.. im laying out my plan in a blog as the FCC Chairman... DO as i type or be left out.. A pink boy if i ever did see one.. Looks like he's trying to circumvent the true process because half his stuff...; Tags: Federal government, Blogging, FCC, FCC Chief, blog, job, tech industry, Looks Like; Discussion threads 2004-07-10
EC's Microsoft ruling--a big mistake: EC's Microsoft ruling--a big mistakeAnti-trust needed...Capitalism has proven to be the best economic system for humans. Having said that, capitalism only really works when practiced by people of integrity. Unfortunately there are people and companies who will abuse power to cripple capitalist mechanisms such as competition.When a company abuses monopoly...; Tags: Leadership, Digital music, Digital media, Telecom & Utilities, tech industry, Microsoft Corp., capitalism, Anti-trust; Discussion threads 2004-03-30
IT industry watches Iowa: IT industry watches IowaViews on MS even more important..I am watching the race as well, looking for clues that any of these candidates truly understands the importance of Microsoft technologies in today's modern age. Some quotes I found to be quite disturbing from some of the candidates, especially around reversing...; Tags: Outsourcing, Diebold Inc., ITAA, American Worker, tech industry, IT industry; Discussion threads 2004-01-19

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XP on XO: Negroponte has lost his bearings: At ZD's Hardware 2.0 blog, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes cites this quote from former OLPC developer Ivan Krstic about Nicholas Negroponte's rapidly shifting mission statement: In fact, I quit when Nicholas told me — and not just me — that learning was never part of the mission....; Tags: Education, Team, Microsoft Windows XP, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Nicholas Negroponte, Team Management, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-16
RIM's Lazaridis on why Qwerty's still working: RIM's co-CEO tells Silicon.com why he believes smartphones are the future, why Qwerty is so exciting, and why the Bold has nothing to do with the iPhone. BlackBerry maker RIM has been very busy this week hosting the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando, Fla. One of the announcements...; Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Phone, Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, Qwerty, Keyboards, Smart Phones, Monitors & Displays, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Silicon.com, Consumer electronics; News items 2008-05-16
Office 2008 for Mac: The straw that broke the backs of Microsoft's Windows developers?: Could it be that a Macintosh program will be the tipping point for the confidence that ISVs have in Microsoft as a technology partner? One c-level technologist for a Windows enterprise app says "no more" to Redmond's vision. I wrote the other day about Microsoft's Mac Business...; Tags: Developer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, Window, ISV, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Engineer, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-16
WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too: Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...; Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Web 2.0 and the end of advertising: The idea that software on the Web is going to be largely funded by advertising is just so wrong-headed, I hardly know where to start. It had me spluttering in the latest BriefingsDirect Insights analyst podcast hosted by Dana Gardner — more on that in a moment. Let's move on...; Tags: Software, Web, Web 2.0, Advertisement, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-16