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"When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount." That, legend has it, is tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians that has been passed on from generation to generation To all chief security officers out there: Although the horse isn't quite dead yet, it's time to start thinking about alternative transportation meth...
I had my annual meeting with my friends at Walker Information the other day when they were in Boston talking about their latest report. I have written about Walker before, and it gives me pleasure to do so again -- and to point out that I have no business relationship with them; I just like what they do If you are not familiar with Walker, they ha...
As technology creeps into more and more areas of consumers' everyday lives, the risk of overexposure to gadgets, content, games and high-tech services rises. How much is too much? This first article in a three-part series on the potential dangers of substantial exposure to technology focuses on the risk to infants and children From Baby Einstein ta...
Google has announced that it will comply with a Brazilian court's order to turn over data that couldidentify users of its social networking site, Orkut, who are suspected of illegal activities such as child pornography A Brazilian judge hearing the case had threatened to levy a US$23,000 fine for each day Google refused to comply....
Sony Electronics said it would soon launch three products that let consumers access their home entertainment libraries from anywhere, offering direct competition to the Slingbox and other remote TV technologies The product suite, billed by Sony as "LocationFree Living," is aimed at frequent travelers and those who don't want to be away from their p...
Following Microsoft's Friday release of Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1), the software giant on Tuesday announced plans to make the software available for broad customer and partner testing Microsoft will reopen the Customer Preview Program (CPP), its pre-release testing program, to new enrollments this month. Windows Vista's final release i...
Intel is expected to announce up to 10,000 job cuts as soon as Tuesday, as it moves to adopt a more streamlined and profitable business structure The company has made no secret of its intention to implement a major restructuring plan as it moves to restore its slipping profit margins. Intel's goal is to continue developing cutting-edge products in ...
Nokia on Monday unveiled three new cell phones with design in mind. The 7390, the 7360 and the 7373 offer new looks for the fashion conscious with plenty of bells and whistles for the technologically demanding Nokia is describing the latest additions to its L'Amour Collection as style with substance. All three of the new phones draw their design in...
The supply chain management applications market grew by 3 percent to US$5.6 billion in 2005, according to a new report by AMR Research. It was the second year of growth for the sector, and it exceeded the firm's expectations of a 1 percent increase. 2006 promises to be even stronger, with AMR calling for a 7 percent increase as more and more companies refocus on SCM initiatives...
As data warehousing continues to take hold as a powerful tool of modern business, developers are hard at work trying to build applications that will move the technology to the next level. Part 1 of this three-part series looks at how some developers are attempting to fuse two seemingly disparate worlds of data collection and retrieval -- business intelligence (BI) and geographic information systems (GIS) -- to create the multidimensional data warehousing model of the future. This installment examines some of the problems associated with that endeavor, along with some approaches toward solving them...
Many Americans have come to dread hearing a foreign accent when a customer service representative comes on the line, assuming that such agents will be ill-equipped to help them. In fact, asPart 1 of this two-part series notes, many would rather speak to someone blatantly rude or condescending than to a person whose English inflection differs from their own...
So all this hype about podcasting has tickled your curiosity, but you haven't a clue where to start. Try WildVoice WildVoice, currently in beta, is a Web site designed for creating and hosting podcasts....
America's professional IT class is quite restless. About 60 percent of employees engaged in information technology work are looking for a new job as summer comes to a close. They are seeking new opportunities to stimulate their creativity, according to a new survey by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), a trade association for the computer industry, based in suburban Chicago...
Summer is the time to relax, take in the weather and drink a Mint Julep ... right? Someone should tattoo this information on the heads of a number of executives I know because this summer has been anything but relaxing and I still haven't even seen a Mint Julep This last week was no exception, with Apple putting Google CEO Eric Schmidt on its boar...
Promising applications are powering the market for WiFi chips and related equipment, raising the expectation among analysts and other observers that the market will grow to US$3 billion during the next three years, according to new research "Propelled by emerging WiFi applications such as wireless game consoles, PDAs, cell phones and home entertain...
There is a new browser available for Internet users seeking a more private way to surf the Web -- a group that has suddenly become much larger in the wake of AOL's accidental disclosure of some members' search terms. Called Browzar, it has been launched by Ajaz Ahmed, founder of the Freeserve ISP in the United Kingdom Browzar doesn't save any cache...
With rumors swirling that it will be acquired as the PC industry continues to consolidate, Gateway said Friday it had rejected an unsolicited bid to buy its retail operations for US$450 million Gateway said its board of directors had determined the offer was "not in the best interest of shareholders."
Touting support for both Intel and AMD virtualization technology, Microsoft released a second beta of its Virtual Server 2005 Release 2 Service Pack 1 (R2 SP1) this week The capabilities of the free Virtual Server 2005 update -- including Active Directory integration, improved backup and recovery and offline management tools -- will eventually be i...
France-based telecom giant Alcatel said Friday it had reached an agreement to acquire the Universal Mobile Telecommunications (UMTS) wireless access business unit of Nortel in a deal valued at about US$320 million The deal is aimed at boosting Alcatel's profile in the wireless broadband space, and represents the latest change for the transforming N...
SanDisk on Friday introduced the latest MP3 players in its Sansa c200 series, a line of low-priced flash memory-based MP3 players loaded with features that the firm hopes will make Apple iPod shoppers think twice For about US$100, the c200 series offers a bright LCD color screen and up to 2 gigabytes of storage. There are two new models in the line...
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