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Worries about PC sales snowball; Intel downgraded: Worries about PC sales snowball; Intel downgradedIdiotsTo show how much deep thought goes into these announcements, they downgraded not only Intel but every other semiconductor manufacturer, including those who make embedded silicon for things like cellphones -- and who are actually seeing increased sales and revenue.All it takes is to...; Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Microsoft Office, Semiconductors, Investment, GDP, Intel Corp., U.S. GNP, sales, PC sale, semiconductor, PC; Discussion threads 2008-01-04

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SEC urged not to revive 'terrorist' watch list: SEC urged not to revive 'terrorist' watch listGee, now I wonder why they did that?Could it be because people think they are scum? Yeah, just might be...lolState sponsors of terraism bad.Except when sacred profits are at stake.:o)It's true...The greed of these people knows no bounds.They are busy selling off...; Tags: Homeland security, terrorism, SEC; Discussion threads 2008-01-18
Don't sweat copyrights, it's good for the economy: Don't sweat copyrights, it's good for the economyDon't sweat copyrightsDid I miss something here guys, or are you intentionally trying to be vague and ambiguous?Many of these same CCIA members depend on adequate copyright protection for their own survival. And I bet if they are asked, rather than lumped together...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), digital-rights management, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Fair Use; Discussion threads 2007-09-13
Webcor Builders CIO - Transcript: Dan Farber: Greg, Thanks for joining me.Gregg Davis: Thank you. Appreciate being here.Dan Farber: Webcor builders is a major force in the construction industry especially in California and yet I don't often think of the construction industry as something associated with high tech. Gregg Davis:...; Tags: Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-07-17
Webcor Builders CIO - Transcript: Dan Farber: Greg, Thanks for joining me. Gregg Davis: Thank you. Appreciate being here. Dan Farber: Webcor builders is a major force in the construction industry especially in California and yet I don't often think of the construction industry as...; Tags: Job, Project, Construction, Industry, Issue, Technology, Job Site, RFI, Construction Environment, Recruitment & Selection, Wireless, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2007-07-17

FBI chief blames computers for privacy flap: FBI chief blames computers for privacy flapTalentless musician blames instrument for lack of talent.Refresh my memory cells...The FBI is protecting us from WHAT?Once again... either they lie or they are incompetent...I wonder which it is.My feeling/hunch is that the system is abused on a regular basis, with citizens being spied...; Tags: Federal government, FBI, blames computer, chief blames computer, computer, privacy; Discussion threads 2007-03-27
Judge OKs new Microsoft antitrust deadline: Judge OKs new Microsoft antitrust deadlineM$ got away in USby abusing the justice system.In any other country M$ executives would have been arrested and the company split or disolved.Money runs the country.Microsoft bought the right people. It's cheaper for them to break the law in the U.S. and pay...; Tags: Corporate law, Emperor, Vista Experience, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., antitrust law; Discussion threads 2006-09-07
France to try euro-per-day PC plan: France to try euro-per-day PC planAnother Microsoft fine should cover this..I think milking Microsoft to fund this socially responsible gesture is warranted. It should not hurt MS too much. Remember, you don't want to eat or hurt the american cow. You want to milk it and ride it until the...; Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PC, cow, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, computer; Discussion threads 2006-07-13
Bill Gates, charity and ending poverty: Bill Gates announced his "retirement" plans live on Microsoft's corpnet an hour before I headed for LAX to make a week-long trip to Mexico. It wasn't your typical trip, as it started in Mexico City and veered into Vera Cruz state by way of Orizaba (the site...; Tags: poverty, Bill Gates, Jeffrey Sachs; Blog posts 2006-06-27
Gates sees end to passwords in sight: Gates sees end to passwords in sightSorry boss, can't work today, I forgot my wallet?Somehow I just don't see this working. I may be wrong, but your going to have to show me.This is stupid!On the Mac I have a "keychain" which manages my passwords, infocard, what the ****...; Tags: password; Discussion threads 2006-02-14
One city's move to open source: One city's move to open sourceWonderful, just wonderfultaking your city's programs by the source and being free of proprietary restriction. I expect to see great things from them, a better ratio of costs of living and higher ed standards as well as GNP. Every country can learn a...; Tags: Operating systems, Mannheim, open source, Linux; Discussion threads 2005-12-05
Distributed Querying of Internet Distance Information: Estimation of network proximity among nodes is an important building block in several applications like service selection and composition, multicast tree formation, and overlay construction. Recently, scalable techniques have been proposed to estimate inter-node latencies, including network coordinate systems like GNP and Vivaldi. However, existing mechanisms for querying such information...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Node, Internet, Networking; White papers 2005-09-24
Questionable $178M loss: Employees' fault? Or management's?: Questionable $178M loss: Employees' fault? Or management's?How did WebSense determine the numbersThese kinds of audits I have completed are really a lottery of best estimates. What cold hard facts did WS use?Management fails to understand staffing requirementsIf you hire 3 people to do 1 person's worth of work, do...; Tags: staffing, monitoring; Discussion threads 2005-07-20
Intel targets notebook users in China: Intel targets notebook users in ChinaChina Pipe Dream"The chipmaker, like many tech companies, has a keen interest in the potentially huge Chinese market."What they all fail to realize, being blinded by greed and all, is that China is run by a burtal dictatorship that really doesn't like the rest of...; Tags: capitalist, CHINA IS, Chinese Government, Intel Corp., notebook; Discussion threads 2005-04-14
EU suspends Microsoft sanctions: EU suspends Microsoft sanctionsMicrosoft bigger than European StatesJanuary 14thEuropean Commission decides to sue the 15 member states of the European Union for voting to suspend rules that would have forced France and Germany to make deep budget cuts to bring their deficits within lawful limits.June 27thFaced with total flat non...; Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Digital video, integration, Microsoft Corp., Monti, Microsoft Windows Media Player; Discussion threads 2004-06-27
EU suspends Microsoft sanctions: EU suspends Microsoft sanctionswhat a shame!who should be ashamed?MS for defending its turf, or the commision for crafting remedied reaching to far?Temporary delayThe article summary:The European Commission has temporarily suspended an order requiring Microsoft to sell a version of Windows without media player software, just before it would have taken...; Tags: Sales force management, Microsoft Windows, Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Corp., commission; Discussion threads 2004-06-27
GNP Finds Hardware Trustworthy After Installation of Virtual Technology: In order for Grupo Nacional Provincial (GNP) to be a strong, reliable partner for its policyholders, strict quality standards are a must, especially in internal operations. Yet in 1994, sudden technology failures caused data loss and lengthy recovery periods. After evaluating four RAID technology alternatives, GNP selected the Iceberg 9200...; Tags: Disk, Sun Microsystems Inc., RAID, Storage, Hardware; Case studies