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Sonic ESB Is a Sure Bet for the Tote

The Tote is a familiar landmark on the Great Britian horse racing scene. To improve its customer service and business agility, the Tote needed to replace its existing monolithic Will Pays system with a modern service-oriented architecture. The Tote created a SOA-based Will Pays system, creating of reusable, business focused...

Tags: Progress Software Corp., SOA, Tote, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Service Bus, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2007-07-02

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A Chrome OS Video Tour

Microsoft: Watch Out, We're Coming to Getcha!Open Source is like water, you can't stop it.Bwahahahahahhhhhhhhhh................Man this OS is a POS.There is nothing this OS can do that I can't do already with Windows 7. It looks like a piece of crap and I really wanted to give Google the...

Tags: Operating systems, INTERNET, NaCl, Chrome, Chrome OS, Chrome OS Video Tour, operating system, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Widespread BlackBerry data outage reported, is it time to move on?

umgotta say this sounds like a justification for an iffy iphone purchase or usage maybe? you make it sound like if BIS goes down you're dead in the water, but if BIS goes down all you lose is what you don't have with any other service anyway, you still get...

Tags: Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, BIS, outage, BlackBerry Data, RIM BlackBerry, phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Envizen Digital Duo Box Pro ED8850A

You probably haven't heard of Envizen, but it's one of several off-brand companies that are putting out new digital portable TVs to replace all the obsolete analog units that were toted to sporting events or kept around for emergencies when the power went off. As implied by its name--the Envizen...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, DVD, Games, digital television, TV

Product reviews 2009-10-27

For ZDNet readers, tripods are casual accessories

The majority of ZDNet readers don't use their tripods often, according to an online poll opened on October 2. 24% of voters said they only use a tripod once or twice a year, and 20% said they use one every few months. Only 7% of participants said they use a...

Tags: Accessory, Poll, Camera, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Poll: How often do you use a tripod?

TripodHaving image-stabilized lenses helps a lot. I can actually shoot 3-4 shots handheld and do a reasonable job stitching a panorama in Photoshop. But if I'm shooting HDR, going after a 360-degree panorama, or shooting in very low light, I'll still drag out the old Manfrotto.Poll is inconclusivebecause...

Tags: photograph

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Bose QuietComfort 15

In designing its fourth-generation consumer noise-canceling headphones, the QuietComfort 15s, Bose has done something interesting. Instead of coming up with a whole new look for its headphones as it did with the QuietComfort 3s, Bose has left the basic design of its popular QuietComfort 2s intact and simply redesigned them...

Tags: QuietComfort 3s, Bose, headphone

Product reviews 2009-08-21

$299 laptop specials keep back-to-school shoppers happy; would you buy over a Netbook?

This will only drive down the cost of netbooksSo laptops drop to $299, netbooks will drop to $199. Or less. This is really a bad news trend for MS. As hardware prices drop, Windows becomes a higher percentage of the unit cost. When it comes to...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, laptop computer, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Sony Vaio VGN-NW125J/T

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-school 2009 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. It won't be the lightest laptop on campus this fall, and it may not fit into every knapsack or laptop bag, but...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, software bundle, laptop computer, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-08-07

Where's the competition to Sony's P-Series?

Way back in January, Sony debuted its P-Series Lifestyle PC, an 8-inch laptop computer that shoehorned netbook-level innards into a men's suit wallet (or women's wallet) -sized form factor. It wasn't a netbook, it wasn't a laptop, it wasn't a tablet or anything...

Tags: Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-03

National Geographic Walkabout Rucksack (small)

Photo gallery:National Geographic Small Walkabout RucksackAfter two-plus years, switching camera backpacks has become somewhat of a traumatic experience for me. Not only have I been quite happy with my Kata Ergo-Tech Sensitivity V Backpack because of its combination of slim profile and infinite-seeming capacity--though it frustratingly doesn't have a bottom...

Tags: Notebooks, National Geographic, National Geographic Walkabout Rucksack, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-06-10

Mother's Day Tech: Gifts for the geeky mom

Mother's Day is just days away, and if you have yet to get Mommy Dearest a gift, now is the time. Sure, flowers and brunch are nice, but why not surprise her with something useful? Check out these Mother's Day tech ideas for this year's gift. If your mom is...

Tags: Mom, Camera, HX1, JVC HA-NC250 Noise Canceling Headphones, MIMOBOT, QuickCam Pro 9000, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Notebooks, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-05-05

(Lenovo teases "Pocket Yoga" mini-laptop)

(Lenovo teases "Pocket Yoga" mini-laptop)Pocket Yoga looks great, but where are the specs and price? I want one. Can I afford it? Can I afford not to have one? If I tote it around in my right hip pocket, will it crumble when I sit on it? I'm not...

Tags: Pocket Yoga, Lenovo Group Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

Is your Java up to date?

Is your Java up to date?What about all the previous versionsis there a Utility to remove ALL previous versions - it's really a pain to manually uninstall all previous versions of Java ... not just the Update 11 Environment ...Ludoshutdown -9In the UK there is an agency with which one...

Tags: Programming languages, Java, JRE, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java, OpenJDK

Discussion threads 2009-02-14

iPhone nano? A load of bunk. Here's why

iPhone nano? A load of bunk. Here's whyiPhone upgrades...How about the most obvious.... A Sprint and Verizon version!iPhone Shufflejust shake it a few times to make a call.The telephone number from your phonebook would be randomly chosen, but you know eveybody in your phonebook already, so it doesn't...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, DOES IT

Discussion threads 2008-12-15

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best luxe Mac accessories

What do you get for that special person on your list already owns a Mac, iPod and a nice digital camera? Accessories! Here are my picks for the Best Luxe accessories ($200 and up) that are perfect for the Mac user with everything. Don't forget...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Accessory, Video, Blu-ray, Camera, FlipShare Software, 7xx-series, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Logitech Pure-Fi Express

Editors' note: The Logitech Pure-Fi Express is the updated version of the Logitech AudioStation Express. The two offer the exact same design and technology; the only differentiating factor is the name.There's no shortage of made-for-iPod speaker systems on the market, and plenty of them are made by Logitech. Given the...

Tags: Engineering, AudioStation Express, Logitech

Product reviews 2008-11-18

Review: Why Android is for me and the G1 isn't

For me, when it comes to cell phones, it's a marriage of convenience. I value the basic function of a cell phone to connect me to the rest of the world from almost anywhere, but beyond that, I couldn't care less about the "features." Despite my power...

Tags: T-Mobile G1, Phone, T-Mobile, Cell Phone, E-mail, HTC-made G1, Telecom & Utilities, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-12

Gateway T-6330U

Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. The 14-inch laptop seems to be a dying breed, as manufacturers move toward slightly more portable 13.3-inch or slightly more spacious 15.4-inch screens....

Tags: Notebooks, Gateway T-6330U, Gateway Inc., laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-10-17

Mobile Edge The Element - notebook carrying case

Mobile Edge has long been a trendsetter when it comes to women's laptop bags; the company was one of the first to concentrate on incorporating serious functions in a fashionable case. The Element briefcase continues the tradition, wrapping a number of thoughtful organizational touches--as well as solid laptop protection--into a...

Tags: Notebooks, notebook, laptop computer, Mobile Edge, strap, mobile

Product reviews 2008-10-06