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Just as old media once berated and belittled the Internet as a silly fad, now too with cleantech: That venerable pillar of old, very established business, the Wall Street Journal has gone public with the bitter resentment of old business and fossil fuel for those upstarts who are trying to shift the business model. The editorial attacking VC Vinod Khosla is just one volley in what will...; Tags: Biofuel, Wall Street Journal, Media, Business, Clean Technology, VC Vinod Khosla, Internet, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-21

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Sequoia bets on enterprise apps in the cloud: Big-hitting VC firm Sequoia Capital has invested in SaaS pureplay integrator Appirio, making a bet that bringing cloud applications to the enterprise will prove to be a disruptive opportunity. by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Professional Services, Sequoia Capital, Appirio, Cloud Computing, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-07-21
This could be a window to our solar future: American researchers say they've developed a system of concentrating solar energy. It could be twice as efficient at turning sunlight into electricity. And it uses special paints. They could even be put onto windows. And the coatings add minimal cost while doubling efficiency. Here's...; Tags: Window, Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Construction, Research & Development, Business Operations, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-07-10
VCs a glum bunch over economy, lack of exits: Venture capitalists are having a confidence crisis as dwindling exit opportunities and a weak economy conspire to put the kibosh on returns. According to the Silicon Valley Venture Capital Confidence Index the second quarter registered a reading of 3.07 on a 5 point scale, down from the...; Tags: Entrepreneurial, Confidence, VC, Mark Cannice, Venture Capital, IPO, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance, Financing Startups, Financial Services, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-09
$1 Million prize offered for cracking an encryption algorithm: It's 2008, and companies perhaps rich on VC money to waste in a guerilla marketing tactic for generating viral buzz, still talk and act as the utopian "unbreakable encryption" algorithm is the panacea of security, or the "Hackers Hell: Privacy That Can't Be Compromised" as they pitch it. ...; Tags: Passphrase, Malware, Encryption Algorithm, Encryption, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-07

$34m VC round for Spanish SaaS venture: $34m VC round for Spanish SaaS ventureSaaS - not quiteMy feeling is that this company is not SaaS. Specificlly because it is a service company relying on human labour. To double revenues you need to double people utilisation rates assumed constant. Yes there is a web front-end but this alone...; Tags: Spanish SaaS; Discussion threads 2008-07-04
News to know: Microsoft; Yahoo; Google; IT contractors: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft's search plan: It's about semantics and possibly for naught. Dennis Howlett: Powerset's smarts are Microsoft's gain Paul Miller: Powerset really does go to Microsoft... but for how much? Mary Jo Foley: Confirmed: Microsoft buys Powerset natural-language search...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Team Management, 3G, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-07-02
News to know: Apple patches; Adobe; XP-Vista; Yahoo: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities. David Morgenstern: Apple releases Leopard 10.5.4 update Apple update notice. Robin Harris: Why computers fail Adobe: Adobe Advances Rich Media Search on the Web ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Patch Management, Apple Inc., IBM Consulting Service, Web 2.0, 3G, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Open Source, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing; Blog posts 2008-07-01
$34m VC round for Spanish SaaS venture: One of the largest rounds of VC funding for a SaaS venture this year was closed earlier this month by Barcelona-based NTRglobal, which although little known outside its own market is one of Europe's biggest SaaS players. by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Software-as-a-service, NTR Global, NTRglobal, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Remote Administration, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Serial Port Control (bin): Serial Port Control is an inexpensive royalty-free component. You can use it with any development environment, such as VB, VB .Net, VC++, C#, Delphi, etc. Just put it on a form and vou've got all the functionality you need to access an RS232 port. The event driven architecture makes it...; Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic, Serial Port, FabulaTech, Serial Port Control, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, C#, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2008-06-26
Bill Gates' web experience: Byzantine, idiotic logic: Bill Gates' web experience: Byzantine, idiotic logicFinally, The man gets a taste of his own chocolateThis has been one heck of a delightful tale, finally The Bill himself goes through the same hell the Windows users have to face every time that dreaded Update Icon enters the fray.Now let's see...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Channel management, Operating systems, Strategy, Now Let, Bible Story, Babel, Bill Gates, idiotic logic, web experience, Web; Discussion threads 2008-06-25
Bulls in the corn field, beware! Ethanol from corn? Mooooo.: Those are market bulls of the two-legged sort similar to the ones currently jacking up crude oil futures. The next great investment bubble may focus on the fields of Iowa. Today's Department of Agriculture numbers on the American corn crop (the world's largest) are not encouraging for corn...; Tags: Biofuel, Corn, Corn Production, Current Estimate, Khosla, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-10
More oil refineries coming right up. Will this stunt cleantech growth?: Saudi Arabia is preparing to add more refineries in the next few years. And they plan to begin refining more of their less desirable, more sulphurous, crude oil. Saudi is aiming for an 80% increase in refining capacity. Most refineries in the world can now only handle...; Tags: Refinery, Canada, Clean Technology, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-09
Market disaster on Wall Street plays positive in Silicon Valley: You may think the U.S. is divided along political lines, perhaps you sense a rift in cultural values. But let me tell you that's peanuts compared to the coming brutal high-stakes rift over the core of the US economy. Will it be Pentagon contracts, oil and gasoline? ...; Tags: Clean Technology, Wall, Construction, Mortgages, Investment, Finance, Capital Structures, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-07
How much green in greentech? An accounting: One VC firm has just added another $450-million US to its fund for placement in cleantech companies. Those may be devalued US dollars, but that's stillmore than you or I make in a whole month. RockPort already has considerable money in cleantech start-ups. RockPortr now has nearly...; Tags: Accounting, Clean Technology, American, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-06
Iraq War gives assistive technology a permanent boost: Iraq War gives assistive technology a permanent boostIraqhasn't killed anyone. Jihadists killed them. And the number is higher than 4,000. That's just the current battle. The total count is significantly higher when you take in all American casualties in this war. 3,000 alone died in the attacks of 9/11.But all...; Tags: assistive technology, permanent boost, Iraq War; Discussion threads 2008-06-03
Jobs or air pollution--is this a false dicotomy?: It looks like battles over the environment and global warming are likely to be central to the American political system for months, perhaps years, to come. Right now the punditocracy and the lobbyists on both sides are tossing rockets over a bill about global warming. The bill is...; Tags: Job, Turbine, Pollution, Clean Technology, Global Warming, Bubble, Second,it, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-02
Energy and food becoming global battlegrounds while high profile VC becomes lightning rod: Energy. Food. Money. The nexus is fraught with political disagreement, high intensity accuations and lots of potential for profit, or disaster. All depends on who you listen to. If the era of cheap petroleum is truly and forever dead, then these battles shall only get more nasty,...; Tags: Brazil, Food, Biofuel, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Haves vs. haves: corn and cows and the men who love them: We urbanites are sitting in the bleachers for what portends to be a helluva gladiatorial battle. Corn. Cows. And it's all being fought over energy and centers, as all fine money matters in "cleantech," around the EPA. Here's what's up: Texas is a...; Tags: Biofuel, Texas, Corn, Iowa, Generation Biofuel Folk, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-26
Facebook censorship; Twitter raises another $15 million; Facebook's pending redesign: Facebook censorship; Twitter raises another $15 million; Facebook's pending redesignSystem allowing messaging between peopleI've got a great idea for a system that lets you send messages, uncensored, between friends.It's called PGP-signed e-mail.VC money, please.Kirkpatrick needs a dictionary and a lawbook1. The concept of censorship only applies to what a government...; Tags: Facebook, Kirkpatrick, censorship, Twitter; Discussion threads 2008-05-22