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Transitioning NASA: Tensions high between Griffin, transition team

Transitioning NASA: Tensions high between Griffin, transition teamHe has always voted against anything NASAHis original plans were to cancel every mayor project at NASA.Then he changed his stand the same day he visited Florida to give a speech near Kennedy Space Center. Then and only then he was pro-NASA.His...

Tags: O'Keefe, NASA, Griffin, Transitioning, transition team, Space-X

Discussion threads 2008-12-12

Transitioning NASA: Tensions high between Griffin, transition team

Barack Obama has his scalpel poised over NASA's Constellation program and NASA Administrator Mike Griffin is fighting back, engaged in a no-holds barred campaign to save his baby, the Orlando Sentinel reports.fd In a heated 40-minute conversation last week with Lori Garver, a former NASA associate administrator...

Tags: Team, NASA, Griffin, Transition Team, Barack Obama, Sentinel, Aerospace & Defense, Team Management, Manufacturing, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-12-12

Additional Resources

10 ways to evaluate your IT management software

Does your helpdesk work for you or do you work for your helpdesk? Saar Bitner of SysAid Technologies tells how to manage you IT management software. Commentary - Choosing the right IT management software solution is a strategic decision that requires the careful planning and consideration of every IT...

Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Software Solution, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, IT management, software, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-05

Smooth Transition: Preparing for IFRS

The SEC proposes that 2014 be the first year for US registered companies to file their financial statements in International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS format. This white paper covers how to effectively managing the this upcoming transition to IFRS. You will learn how to form the IFRS transition...

Tags: International Financial Reporting Standards, Free Trade, Finance

White papers 2009-10-01

Watch Out for That Meteor, Stallman.

Richard M. Stallman RMS the founder of the Free Software Foundation, has labeled prominent Open Source software developer Miguel De Icaza a "Traitor" for  joining the Board of Directors of Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation as well as for his creation of the Microsoft .NET-compatible Mono software development...

Tags: Ubuntu, Free Software Foundation, GNOME, Microsoft Corp., Richard Stallman, Miguel De Icaza, Mono Framework, Genie, Linux, Open Source, C#, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, .Net, Operating Systems, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Rules are for impatient people

I prefer University 2.0University 1.0 is classroom, pen, paper, and book-bound.University 2.0 is on-line classes & exams, pc-based note-taking, still book-bound though. University 1.5 is a mix of the two, call it a transition stage.University 3.0 is 100% electronic. All your books and reference materials are in electronic format...

Tags: Classes

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Nokia: Please start again with your not-so-smartphones

With the exception of my first mobile phone at the age of 12, my heart was set on Nokia. Back then, growing up and living in a rural part of the English countryside, we had very little to occupy our minds. Anything new and shiny would be idolised as it momentarily...

Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., E-mail, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-20

How Earnouts are Costing Huron its CEO, CFO and CAO

Earnouts are those interesting residual matters that pop up in some acquisitions. An earnout exists to provide a transition period between some of the acquired firm’s owners and the new owner/management team. Earnouts are certainly valuable for an acquirer when there are key persons in the acquired organization who can...

Tags: Shareholder, Acquisition, Payment, Financial, Performance, Earnouts, Earnout, Huron Consulting Group, Company, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-02

Microsoft's Project Natal for business: In your dreams

Natural user interfaces will be big. Anyone that sees Microsoft's Project Natal demo comes away impressed. Once Microsoft execs try to extend that to the business world you can't help but snicker. That clunky transition from the Xbox to the business world was in plain view at...

Tags: Environment, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Business World, Mundie, Game Players, Microsoft Project, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Delays, delays on White House cyber positions.

Where is the cybersecurity czar? And the White House intellectual property coordinator? The folks for those important federal tech positions have been chosen but there is no sign of announcements being made, NextGov says. The likely nominees for cyberczar: Howard Schmidt, former White House special adviser...

Tags: Job, White House, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-27

SipGate Brings Enterprise Telephony to the Cloud

Cloud communications took a twist yesterday with the launch of Team Edition by SipGate. The Web-based service replaces both phone systems and phone lines with a Web-based softphone, allowing small and mid-size companies to move their corporate phone service to the cloud. At the same time, the lack of scaleable...

Tags: Phone, Collaboration, Telephony, Softphone, SipGate, Deployment Time, Auto-attendant, Telecom & Utilities, LDAP, Data Centers, Telecommunications, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Oracle closes in on 'any'-ware with debut of middleware behemoth 11g suites family

Oracle closes in on 'any'-ware with debut of middleware behemoth 11g suites familyOne ring to rule them allI talk about 11g herehttp://www.soacenter.com/?p=188My analysis of the Oracle 11g launch is1) The Chuck Phillips "One Technology Stack to simplify IT" is a completely faulty premise2) The hardest part of integrating BEA is...

Tags: Web services, suites family, Oracle Corp., middleware

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Yahoo: Showtime for shareholders this morning

A lot has changed at Yahoo since its shareholders last gathered last year. Back then, Jerry Yang was running the show and anger was in the air over a missed opportunity to be acquired by Microsoft earlier in the year. The lynch mob of shareholders, led by billionaire investor Carl...

Tags: Shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Categorizing the SaaS Vendors

Categorizing the SaaS VendorsLine between these categoriesNice article, thanks. But do you think there is a clear line separating these categories ? Where would you put companies like Oracle where leader keeps flip-flopping on his comments on SaaS ? :-)RE: Categorizing the SaaS VendorsWhat a great succinct analysis of exactly...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, SaaS company

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

News to know: Apple vs. Palm; Windows 7; Adobe; Twitter and Iran

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: Apple: Third party read Palm Pre iTunes sync can work for now Jason O'Grady: A fix for Mail...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Twitter, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Mice, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Sales

Blog posts 2009-06-17

Yahoo names Tim Morse as new CFO

Tim Morse, the former CFO of Altera Corp. and a veteran executive of General Electric, has been named Yahoo's new Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1. Morse takes over for Blake Jorgensen, who resigned shortly after new CEO Carol Bartz joined the company but has stayed on during a transition...

Tags: Morse Plc., Yahoo! Inc., CFO, Blake Jorgensen, Mergers & Acquisitions, Personal Finance, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Team@Work 3.1.2 (Windows)

Team@Work is a workflow management system specially designed to serve small and medium-sized companies. It is built on principles of simplicity, efficiency, zero-administration and low cost. Besides its simplicity Team@Work allows to define and manage complex workflows that include parallel branches, variants, alternatives and time-based activities. Workflow schemes are...

Tags: built-In, Microsoft Windows, Messaging, Workflow, Workflow Management, Efficient Software Systems, Team@Work, Workflow Scheme, Runtime Engine, CAD, Instant Messaging, Process Improvement, Groupware, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Quality, Business Operations, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2009-05-30

In fairness to Moblin

I've been enthusiastically toting around my little Classmate, happily telling anyone who will listen how enamored I am of both the device and Ubuntu's Netbook Remix NBR that I have running on it. At the same time, I've been giving further thought to Moblin and had an interesting chat...

Tags: Ubuntu, Palm Inc., Moblin, Classmate, Tablets, Microsoft Windows, Keyboards, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Desktops, Operating Systems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Software, Peripherals, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Tuesday Silicon Valley news link report

Google CEO urges grads: 'Turn off your computer' -AP "Turn off your computer. You're actually going to have to turn off your phone and discover all that is human around us," Schmidt said. "Nothing beats holding the hand of your grandchild as he walks his first steps."...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Social Media, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-05-19

Second look: A 40-year old's usage experiences with the Sidekick LX 2009

Second look: A 40-year old's usage experiences with the Sidekick LX 2009Use as you transition to a smart phone?First, what's so difficult about a smart phone that you need a transition? Second, what's so difficult about a smart phone that you need a transition that costs $20 more than the...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, SideKick, smart phone, SK1, phone

Discussion threads 2009-05-13