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MIX076: The remix from day one: In the aftermath of MIX07 day one, with the announcements around Silverlight (see yesterdays ZDNet coverage from Mary Jo Foley, Ryan Stewart and myself), the blogosphere is weighing in with more coverage and analysis. Steve Gillmor has emerged from his cave to comment on the calculus of Microsofts latest moves...; Tags: General, Microsoft, Web Technology; Blog posts 2007-05-01
MIX07: Microsoft's expanding Web platform: I met with Charles Fitzgerald this afternoon to talk about the MIX07 Silverlight and related announcements. He is general manger of platform strategy for Microsoft, which means he carries the evolving script for understanding how all the pieces at the company should fit together and cohere as an underlying, point...; Tags: Broadband, General, Microsoft, Personal Technology, Software Infrastructure, Storage, Web Technology; Blog posts 2007-04-30
Debate over Microsoft break-up idea devolves: Oy vey. In the event that you missed my post yesterday (see Penfield-Jacksons Revenge? For Silverlight to succeed, must Microsoft break itself up), I contemplated the idea that, in its own best interests, it might be better for Microsoft to consider breaking itself up (perhaps into an online company and...; Tags: Web technology, IT Management, Software Infrastructure, General; Blog posts 2007-04-18
Penfield-Jackson's revenge? For Silverlight (and Microsoft) to succeed, must Microsoft break itself up?: By now, you cant have missed the news about how Microsoft has officially given the name "Silverlight" to its Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere (WPF/E) platform. If the coverage you read didnt just report the news, it probably drew attention to the theoretical battle that looms between Microsoft and the incumbent Adobe...; Tags: Web technology, Software Infrastructure, General, Entertainment; Blog posts 2007-04-17

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Gilbane Conference: Communities in the enterprise world: Social media and Enterprise 2.0 tools, such as Facebook and Twitter, have grown in popularity, with millions of users and lots of attention from the press. Despite consumer popularity, the enterprise continues to have mixed emotions toward these applications. On one hand, the opportunities for communication and information -- with...; Tags: CIO, Social Media, Gilbane, Mzinga, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-12-05

UK plans lunar phone network: The UK is planning mission to put a satellite in orbit around the Moon which could one day enable lunar colonists to use mobile phones to communicate with each other A UK-led mission to put a satellite in orbit around the Moon which could one day enable lunar colonists...; Tags: Phone, Mission, Phone Network, Orbit, Satellite, British National Space Centre, Network Technology, Networking, moon, NASA, network, communications, Natasha Lomas silicon.com; News items 2008-12-05
Intel maintains commitment to education: Despite dismal economic times, Intel, creator of the Classmate PC, an associated software stack, and a pedagogical model for its use in schools, has reaffirmed its commitment to education. Today, the company announced that it had achieved its goal of 1 million volunteer hours from its employees. According...; Tags: Education, Intel Corp., Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-12-05
CRM 2009 - Part 2.1 - Can't Believe I Forgot These: I forgot to write in two of my forecast segments yesterday. I think for the purposes of blaming something else, I'll blame my car accident last August for the memory loss. I have to say that because I don't think I can use the term I want to about what happened...; Tags: Customer, Tool, CRM, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg; Blog posts 2008-12-05
Citrix Netscaler 9 - AppExpertTemplates simplify deployment: Citrix recently lauched NetScaler 9, an application virtualization and delivery tool. The primary enhancement was the addition of sophisticated templates making deployment of applications via NetScaler dramatically simpler. Citrix describes the enhancements in the following way: NetScaler 9 introduces AppExpert Templates that capture hundreds of deployment...; Tags: NetScaler, Citrix Systems Inc., NetScaler AppExpert Templates, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-12-05
News to know: Layoffs at AT&T, Adobe, Real; AMD warns; $99 iPhone: Larry Dignan: AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, will cut capital spending Jason D. O'Grady: Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Sam Diaz: Next up for layoffs: Real Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: AMD warns of 25% drop in Q4 sales Larry Dignan: AMD:...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Layoff, Larry Dignan, AT&T Corp., Health Care, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-12-05
Coming on Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 6 critical: The final Microsoft Patch Tuesday for 2008 will be a big one: 8 bulletins covering serious code execution flaws in a wide range of ubiquitous software. According to the company's advance notice mechanism, six of the eight bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The...; Tags: Flaw, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-12-05
Harden Facebook? Sure, but where to start?: * Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Paul F. Roberts You may have heard the news that everybody's favorite social network, Facebook, won a big legal settlement on Monday against spammers who were using the 100 million strong network to distribute what the...; Tags: Facebook, Application, Network, Attack, Social Networking, Networking, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-12-05
Pepsico Saved from Suicide Campaign by Twitter?: It's not easy to push consumer products these days as discretionary spend dries up and advertising channels become ever fragmented. Understandable then when corporations are seduced into more edgier terrain by their creative agencies. And yet where trust and sustainability is at a premium, its hard to figure how BBDO convinced Pepsico to cross the line...; Tags: Advertisement, PepsiCo, Suicide, Twitter, BBDO, Christine Lu, TBWA, James Farrar; Blog posts 2008-12-04
Buffalo Technology moves closer to returning to U.S. Wi-Fi router market: Wireless watchers may have noticed that Buffalo Technology disappeared from the router game some time back, due to a successful suit brought against it by an Australian company. But Buffalo may be getting back in the market, due to a new court decision that stayed the injunction against it selling...; Tags: Buffalo, Buffalo Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Wireless LANs, Routers & Switches, Games, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy; Blog posts 2008-12-04
Facebook Connect goes live; Tell your favorite Web site: The curtain has been officially raised on Facebook Connect, a feature that links partner Web sites with the profiles of Facebook members.Techmeme Everyday, Facebook looks more and more like a platform instead of just another social networking site. Now, using Facebook Connect, members can share information about...; Tags: Web, Facebook, Web Site, Curtain, Web Site Development, Social Networking, Web Technology, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-12-04
Microsoft hires former Yahoo exec to run online services: Microsoft has hired former Yahoo executive Qi Lu to run its online services business. Lu will start on January 5 and report directly to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, according to a CNET report. The company also announced that Brian McAndrews, the former CEO of Aquantive and a...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., aQuantive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-12-04
Former Yahoo exec to head Microsoft Online Services; Former aQuantive chief quits: Microsoft's search for a leader for its beleaguered Online Systems business is over and at least one of its top execs seemingly is none too happy with the results. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., aQuantive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Exec, Lu, Research & Development, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-12-04
CRM 2009 Forecast - Part 2 - Sticking My Hands Out To Be Slapped: Last week at this time I was throwing my neck out there forecasting some of CRM's moves in 2009 - and no one chopped it off, thank goodness. So, now, in the same spirit, I'm going to do part 2 of three and stick my hands out to be slapped...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, PaaS, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Emerging Technologies, Paul Greenberg; Blog posts 2008-12-04
NYT takes new approach, taps blogs to keep readers informed: Have blogs become the new AP for news outlets? The New York Times has announced the launch of Times Extra, an online view of its front page that comes with links to content from other news outlets and blogs. For a long time, news outlets have been...; Tags: Blog, NYT, News Outlet, Blogging, Internet, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-12-04
Microsoft Big Brains: Dave Campbell: The Microsoft "Big Brains" series, via which I am profiling Microsoft's roughly two dozen Technical Fellows, continues. This week's fellow is Dave Campbell, the head of strategy and architecture for SQL Services. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Team, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, Microsoft Corp., Team Management, Databases, Storage, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-12-04