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- Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal?
- Random comments...How odd the mixed metaphors sound... "built from the ground up to work in the cloud"...The dinosaurs were around for tens of millions of years, and we mammals can barely say the same. The crown of creation can be wrested from the head of the wearer by something unforeseen--like...
- Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Ideation, Google Inc., desktop, dinosaur, Linux, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- What if my kid went to Dawson's School of Online Learning?
- As long as you are not teachingOtherwise they would be in a class called Google101.AcronymsYou gotta be careful about acronyms. SOL is a common acro for s**t-outta-luck. With the D in front, you get: da**-s**t-outta-luck. Not what you should use for a school, is it? And you can't use just...
- Tags: E-learning, training and certification, Sol, education, Dawson, online learning, Harvard
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- The 10 biggest moments in IT history
- Despite its relatively short lifespan, IT has had some huge watershed moments. TechRepublic's Jack Wallen followed the tech timeline to identify the most pivotal events. It’s unlikely that everyone will ever agree on the most important dates in the history of IT. I...
- Tags: ARPAnet, Information Technology, Operating System, Dot-com, Apple Inc., Wikipedia, COBOL, Napster Inc., Wiki, Linux, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Online Communications, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- Sprint extends unlimited plan to businesses; Shares jump on acquisition rumors
- Uh, didn't Sprint and Nextel use "different" technologies?I see the "technology" issue as a short term "problem". No technology seems to have the "killer" superiority so the main issue is portability and wide spread world wide coverage. Even that cannot make up for BAD customer service.RE: Sprint extends...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, Sprint Communications, Nextel Communications Inc., acquisition, acquisition rumor
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Generation Y: 'Email is unfashionable and outdated'
- Steve Clayton, Microsoft extraordinaire and geek in disguise, posted an interesting set of statistics over the weekend, via Socialnomics, on the social media revolution - the movement where media and information spreads far and wide through social techniques; Twitter and Facebook being the two best examples. Students,...
- Tags: Facebook, Generation Y, Student, YouTube Inc., E-mail, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-08-24
- Novell PlateSpin Migrate really moves Solaris workloads
- Novell introduced me to the features of the newest release of PlateSpin Migrate the other day. If you'll recall, I've offered a number of posts on Novell's PlateSpin unit. The most recent of these is Novell PlateSpin Recon 3.6. Novell appears to be one of the few suppliers that offer...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., Workload, Data Centers, Sun Solaris, Servers, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- Coca-Cola Teaches The World To....
- "Participating in the community of the consumer." I love that phrase. That's the way Jim Keyes, Blockbuster CEO described their Facebook group - which is for the most part, despite all our conversations to the contrary, is what most people think of when you say "community" or "social network"...
- Tags: Facebook, Fan, Coca-Cola Co., Beverage, Customer, Machine, Coke, Coca-Cola Freestyle, Food & Beverage, RFID, Manufacturing, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-07-15
- South Carolina's OLPC initiative: money well-spent?
- South Carolina's OLPC initiative: money well-spent?indeed well spentNothing dying about OLPC or olpc, upper or lower case. 1 million kids have XO laptops in 31 countries and 19 languages, with another million headed too them. The results have been nothing less than complete social change. If Rwanda can 20% of...
- Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, OLPC initiative, XO-2
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- WSO2 moves data services component to OSGI-based Carbon framework
- Moving to expand its user base to more database folks, WSO2 is releasing the promised data services component to Carbon, the open source company’s new modular service-oriented architecture SOA framework based on the OSGi component model. WSO2 Data Services is “completely re-architected†for Carbon’s componentized approach to...
- Tags: Data Service, Database Administrator, SOA, WSO2 Data Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Databases, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- The U.S. electrical grid: How big of a cyber target is it?
- Updated: Spies have reportedly been probing the U.S. electrical grid for months and planting software that could be activated at a future date, according to a Wall Street Journal. The report highlights the latest vulnerabilities facing U.S. power infrastructure. The Journal notes that the spies are from China,...
- Tags: Security, SCADA, Grid, Master Station, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- Palm announces Mojo SDK early access for webOS; legacy app support; cloud service
- In his Web 2.0 Expo keynote address Wednesday evening, Palm senior vice president of Application Software and Services Michael Abbott announced that Palm is expanding its early access program for...
- Tags: Program, Developer, Legacy Application, Palm Inc., SDK, Mojo SDK, webOS, Mojo Messaging Service, Q, Palm Mojo SDK, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-01
- Windows 7 Enterprise: the university edition
- We've all heard the stories about Windows 7 - new themes, new wallpapers, better functionality blah blah. I'm just as bored of it as you are. However, on the flip side to all this, I've been delving deep into the specialised university edition - Windows 7 Enterprise....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server, Campus, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Wireless data caps: Are usage based pricing schemes here to stay?
- Wireless data providers--notably AT&T and Verizon--have capped their wireless data plans at 5GB per month. In the billing statements that cap is pretty clear, but the ramifications of exceeding them aren't as obvious. In a research note dubbed “Free†Just Ain’t What it Used to Be, the...
- Tags: Network, Video, Pricing Strategy, Wireless, Craig Moffett, Wayne Burdick, Definition Movie, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-10
- Red Dog: Can you teach old Windows hounds new tricks?
- Red Dog: Can you teach old Windows hounds new tricks?Obviously, Microsoft has a lot of money to invest, and they have nowdecided it is time. Will be interesting to see what they actually create.New tricks for an old dog?No. Just recycling an old one. I see they've retrieved...
- Tags: Data centers, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Obviously Microsoft, Red Dog, old-Windows, new trick, Azure
- Discussion threads 2009-02-23
- Open source causes deflation
- Open source causes deflationFor desktop, proprietary software costs a low. For microsoft desktop products, software costs are an afterthought. Computer that I have been using for almost four years would be entirely covered by two days of my salary. But you are right that Open source causes deflation. Microsoft was...
- Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, open source, income effect, deflation
- Discussion threads 2009-02-09
- Clouds, history, and unmitigated drivel
- Clouds, history, and unmitigated drivelHere come the flames!Regardless of the accurracy/inaccuracy of your vision, I can see the flames coming already.I personally don't see anything overtly incorrect in what you state, but my interpretation differs slightly.In my opinion, until they can find a way to capitalize on the creation of...
- Tags: NETWORKING, New Network Architecture, network, monoculture
- Discussion threads 2009-01-29
- CRM 2.0: The Government, Public Service & A Transformed World
- I KNOW that everyone who reads ZDNET columns loves technology. I get that. I also KNOW that everyone who reads ZDNET blogs loves it when the bloggers dish on technology companies - especially, it seems, Microsoft. I realize that coolness and government don't go together very well - probably something...
- Tags: Institution, Singapore, Public Service, CRM, Stuff Legend, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-01-14
- The emerging case for open business methods
- The Internet has been the genesis of countless useful business innovations over the last several decades. These include a globally unified e-mail network, the advent of search engines, the rise of rich user experiences and SaaS, and most recently cloud computing to name but a few. But perhaps...
- Tags: Business, Business Method, Business Strategy, Dave Bort, Dion Hinchcliffe, Internet, Management, Network, Open Source, Reasons Organization, Strategy
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- The need for a mixed load benchmark
- The need for a mixed load benchmarkThe Emperor has no clothes!As much as you and I have written about the total stupidity of using virtual servers (with *NIX) - there is nary a comment. Is there anyone out there that will refute your ideas - or are they all blind...
- Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Utility computing, Emperor, virtualization, server, software, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-11-11
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