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technology voters' Guide: Chris Dodd: Technology Voters' Guide: Chris DoddThat's nice, but Dod dropped out hours before this was posted.Sorry, he dropped out after a poor showing in Iowa.; Tags: Technology Voters, Chris Dodd; Discussion threads 2008-01-04
technology voters' Guide: John Edwards: Technology Voters' Guide: John EdwardsJohn Edwards for Specific ChangeNot only is John Edwards offer an "attitide of hope" as many Obama Supportors will generically say, He also has SPECIFIC plans and responses to voter concerns. As shown in the above article, Edwards KNOWS what he is talking about, yeah...; Tags: John Edwards, Technology Voters; Discussion threads 2008-01-04
technology voters' Guide: John McCain: Technology Voters' Guide: John McCainClueless!!!!He should read Ron Paul's submission and details... AND LEARN!Even Hillary Skillery has better responses! He's a typical Bush Monger in a Sheeps Disguise!God Bless You Mr PaulI'd make an argument for McCain being the most successful case of animatronic anthropomorphic taxidermy if it weren't...; Tags: John McCain, Technology Voters, Ron Paul; Discussion threads 2008-01-03
technology voters' Guide: Ron Paul: Technology Voters' Guide: Ron PaulThose candidates refusing...to respond have been checked off of my possible vote getters list.I hope others interested in technology feel the same. The future of technology depends on it.Paul's stance on Net Neutrality...cost him my vote. To think it will harm technology is ludicrous.Ron...; Tags: Regulations, Internet, Technology Voters, Ron Paul, Net Neutrality, Paul; Discussion threads 2008-01-03
technology voters' Guide: Barack Obama: Technology Voters' Guide: Barack ObamaBetterMore straight forward than Hillary, but still good at dodging. Typical politician. As to those who declined the interview, idiots.Do my eyes deceive me?Or, did a politician actually give a simple, one word answer to a question?Excuse me. I must stumble outside to insure the...; Tags: Barack Obama, Technology Voters; Discussion threads 2008-01-02

technology voters' Guide: Hillary Clinton: Technology Voters' Guide: Hillary ClintonHmmmm....I only see Clinton responding! But the questions are mostly the same spew on the major media coverage. I'd like to see some critical questions answered. Such as... 1) Since you know that the Bush Administration has lied about the war, tortured prisoners,...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Clintons, Hillary Clinton, Technology Voters, Barack Obama; Discussion threads 2008-01-02

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HP to Acquire EDS ?: As I've noted elsewhere HP's takeover of Compaq destroyed essentially all of HP's pre-takeover value and left the Compaq organization operating as HP. Now they've announced their intention of taking over EDS. On the good news side there won't be a culture clash...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows, Manufacturing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Investment, Finance, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-13
EDS internal memo on the HP purchase: HP acquired EDS in a deal valued roughly at $12.8 billion. The move was outlined Tuesday morning amid a healthy dose of skepticism. Here's a memo from EDS CEO Ron Rittenmeyer, who will now report to HP CEO Mark Hurd. To the EDS Worldwide Team: Today...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Branding, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Olympus E-520 dSLR debuts: Cue "The Price is Right" music -- Olympus E-520 dSLR, come on down! In today's news, Olympus announced their E-520 this morning, the replacement for the E-510. Notable improvements in the new body include sensor-shift stabilization (including an updated system with a mode that...; Tags: Body, Olympus Corp., ISO, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Pricing, Quality, Business Operations, Marketing, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Combined HP-EDS can explore missing methodology around how to offload IT to the cloud(s): HP's now official pending EDS buy for just shy of $14 billion positions the combined companies to organize and manage the hosted/on-premises mix to maximum efficiency and lowest TCO. It's a great goal to shoot for because all they have to do is beat IBM. With this...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., End Goal, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-13
HP's bid for EDS: Opportunity costs loom: The debate around Hewlett-Packard's purchase of Electronic Data Systems follows three primary questions. Is the EDS acquisition another Compaq--a deal that will take years to pay off? Is EDS the right acquisition for HP? Are there other places where HP should spend its money? HP on Tuesday...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Dennis, Tools & Techniques, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Outsourcing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Still ranting about interfaces: My argument, yesterday, that how an application is to be used is more determinative of the right toolset for building it than what the application does, embeds the assumption that the people we sell our software or development ideas to, either are end users or make decisions on the basis...; Tags: Corel WordPerfect, Standards, Word Processors, Quality, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Software, Business Operations, Office Suites, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-13
THE SUN FIRE X4600 M2 SERVER AND PROVEN VIRTUALISATION SCALABILITY: Nearly every Information Technology organisation is using consolidation, or is considering using consolidation, as a way to reduce both capital and operating costs. IT organisations with a number of applications running on older, inefficient, and under-utilised servers can consolidate them onto a smaller number of high-performance, energy-efficient servers that can...; Tags: Virtualization, Information Technology, Consolidation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Fire, Servers, Hardware; White papers 2008-05-13
Olympus announces new E-520 midrange DSLR update: Olympus has finally announced the previously leaked E-520, an update to its well-regarded E-510. Like the entry-level E-420, the E-510 is really a minor update to its predecessor. Not surprisingly, updates include most of the new features the E-420 added over the E-410, such as a bigger and better...; Tags: Olympus Corp., Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Is it RIP for my aged Apple laptop?: OK. I may just have found a very relevant reason to go out and buy a new computer: I think I have officially killed my four-year-old Apple notebook. And, yes, I will lose data if I can't recover the hard drive. And, yes, I am traveling as this discovery is...; Tags: Thin Client, Apple Inc., Laptop Computer, IGEL, Thin Clients, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Electrical outages make you appreciate mobile technology: I awoke this morning to the crackle and thunderous crash of a 100-year-old oak tree snapping and falling in my next-door neighbor's yard (iPhone picture above). We're lucky that no people or property were damaged, but the tree fell on a power line knocking out service for my...; Tags: Mobile, Apple MacBook, Battery, Outage, Engineering, Modems, Notebooks, RSS, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Internet, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-12
HP bidding for EDS; Deal would ramp up services: Updated: Hewlett-Packard is in talks to acquire Electronic Data Systems in a move that would reshape the technology services and outsourcing market. In a statement Monday, HP and EDS confirmed the talks, first reported by the Wall Street Journal: HP said: HP today...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Outsourcing, Data Centers, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-12
AMD rejiggers management; Forms central engineering group: AMD on Monday named a new head of its computing solutions group and created a central engineering unit to improve execution at the chipmaker. Among the moving parts: Randy Allen was promoted to lead the computing solutions group at AMD, which focuses on the...; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Workstations, Processors, Human Resources, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Microsoft issues first SP1 betas for VS 2008, .Net Framework 3.5: Microsoft is making available to testers a first beta release of Service Pack (SP) 1 for Visual Studio 2008 and the accompanying .Net Framework 3.5. On May 12, Microsoft made available to any/all interested parties the first beta bits for both VS 2008 SP1 and .Net Framework...; Tags: Microsoft ADO.NET, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Astoria, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Sourceforge missing community manager opportunity: Sourceforge community manager Ross Turk called today and we had a nice talk about the site's Community Choice Awards, whose nominations opened today. (Shown is the avatar of Socrates Jansma, community manager for OurVirtualHolland. Notice the nifty virtual tie with matching handkerchief. Every girl's crazy about a...; Tags: SourceForge, Community Manager, Wiki, Benefits, Online Communications, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-12