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An OOXML thought experiment

An OOXML thought experimentOf course notI realize this is just rhetorical, but it's obvious that it's only Microsoft's technology that is objected to, not the idea of multiple competing standards per se. If Microsoft were to drop OOXML tomorrow and adopt ODF, the same people would insist that MS is...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Quality, Adobe PDF, Venn, monoculture, OOXML, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format

Discussion threads 2007-08-17

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The story of Web 2.0 and SOA continues - Part 1

It's nearly the middle of 2007 already and I've had occasion to sit down and look at where Web 2.0 and SOA software models have evolved lately. Partly it's because we're now seeing some of the bigger software companies seriously embrace lightweight SOA recently, and it's also because we're...

Tags: Ajax, Architecture of Participation, ATOM, Collective Intelligence, Convergence, Encouraging Unintended Uses, Enterprise Web 2.0, Global SOA, Governance, Lightweight Service Models, Mashups, Open APIs, Products, REST, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), Right To Remix, RSS, SOA, SOAP, User Generated Content, Web 2.0, Web 2.0 Platforms, Web as Platform, Web services, Web-Oriented Architecture (WOA), WS-*

Blog posts 2007-05-17

Pedophiles seek community online

In the Internet stew that holds equal all things good, bad and in-between, a two-part article in The New York Times on the rise of a pedophile movement stands out as particularly hard to digest. Through Internet chat rooms, podcasts and streaming radio, pedophiles from diverse backgrounds are...

Tags: pedophile, Internet

Blog posts 2006-08-21

Next generation social networks & unintended consequences

Recently, I wrote that social networks were double-edged swords for media companies… they can be assets, or liabilities. While I’ve generally been quite positive about the strategic implications of media companies owning a social network, indulge me for a moment as I now go in the opposite direction by...

Tags: social networking

Blog posts 2006-04-26

SQL Set Operators: So Handy Venn You Need Them

When it comes to combining data from multiple tables in the SQL Procedure, joins get most of the attention and subqueries are probably second. Often overlooked are the set operators (OUTER UNION, UNION, INTERSECT, and EXCEPT). This paper begins by relating OUTER UNION to similar functionality provided by the DATA...

Tags: Operator, SAS Institute, SQL, Programming Languages, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2006-02-28

All about ITIL

Government Technology has a long piece explaining ITIL, the framework of IT best practices created in the UK, and why it's only just now catching on in the US. ITIL, or the IT Information Library, is a series of 10 volumes that address service delivery and support across...

Tags: ITIL

Blog posts 2005-08-09

Venn Group Maintains 100% Record in Security With MIMEsweeper

Venn Group is one of the UK and Ireland's leading providers of temporary and contract recruitment consultancies. The company wanted to maintain a reliable email system and combating considerable dangers posed by spam. The company also wanted to maintain a secure, virus-free business and reduce maintenance time. As a solution...

Tags: Clearswift Corp., Venn Group, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Security, Online Communications

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