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• Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet?

  Is Linux ready to replace Windows on the desktop? Linux advocates think that light, cheap netbooks show off the advantages of an open-source OS over Windows. Out in the real ...

  Tags: Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, Ed Bott, Software, UNIX, Microsoft Windows

  Oct 06, 2008 11:28 AM PDT

• The Secrets of CEOs

  I just finished reading an advance US manuscript of 'The Secrets of CEOs - 150 Global Chief Executives lift the lid on business, life and leadership' by Steve Tappin, who ...

  Tags: Management, Oliver Marks, Collaboration, Strategy, Software, CEO, Enterprise Software, Groupware

  Oct 06, 2008 11:20 AM PDT

• WSO2 eases enterprise data availability for SOA access, consumption

  In its initial release, the application supports access to data stored in relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL and IBM DB2, as well as the comma-separated values CSV file format, ...

  Tags: Database Administrator, Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Management, Dana Gardner, Enterprise Software, SOA, Data Service, Web, Databases

  Oct 06, 2008 11:16 AM PDT

• iPhone sales: 10 million yet?

  When it comes to product inventory, there's a clear distinction between what's been manufactured and what's been sold. And sales figures also need to take into consideration other factors, such ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Sales, Sales Strategy, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Sales Force Management, Apple iPhone, Consumer Electronics, Smart Phones

  Oct 06, 2008 11:14 AM PDT

• iPhone 2.2 features trickle out

  iPhone 2.2 firmware beta 1 seeded to developers on 25 September 2008 contains some hints at more new features coming to the mobile OS, despite a changelog that lists only ...

  Tags: Firmware, Apple iPhone, Jason D. O\'Grady, Google Inc.

  Oct 06, 2008 11:06 AM PDT

• SAP: Business drop was 'sudden and unexpected'; Credit crunch hurt IT financing

  SAP said Monday its business fell off in September as the company warned that its third quarter wouldn't meet its previous targets as a broad swath of customers delayed information ...

  Tags: Management, SAP AG, Financial Accounting, Finance, Tools & Techniques, Information Technology, Larry Dignan, Strategy, Software, Revenue

  Oct 06, 2008 10:47 AM PDT

• SAP: first to hit the buffers

  SAP pre-announced its Q3 results at what could not have come at a worse time for the beleaguered stock market. Although executives were bragging about 4% growth in software sales ...

  Tags: Management, SAP AG, Dennis Howlett, Tools & Techniques, Software, U.S. GAAP Software Revenue

  Oct 06, 2008 10:39 AM PDT

• Mono 2.0...why not Microsoft?

  The release of Mono version 2.0, the open source implementation of .NET that is available for use on Mac, Linux and Windows platforms, is an achievement in itself. I often ...

  Tags: Microsoft Corp., .Net, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software/Web Development, Software Development, Software, Mono, Development Tools, John Carroll

  Oct 06, 2008 10:06 AM PDT

• You get what you pay for: Paid contributors drive open source

  What's the difference between a paid contributor to a FOSS project and a volunteer contributor? According to a paper by Evangelia Berdou, quite a bit. Berdou finds that paid developers ...

  Tags: Joe Brockmeier, F/OSS, Open Source, Contributor, Core Contributor, Developer

  Oct 06, 2008 9:57 AM PDT

• Eight ways to track your portfolio on the iPhone

  In case you haven't been paying attention, U.S. financial markets are in a tailspin (Dow and AAPL both down 4%+ today). Securities continue on their relentless roller coaster ride that ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Stock, Apple iTunes, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Apple iPhone, Investment, Analysis, Finance, Google Finance

  Oct 06, 2008 9:45 AM PDT

• The ultimate earmark in Wall Street bailout

  There is no clear line in mental health leading from diagnosis to cure, as there is in physical health. A patient must accept the need for a cure, or the ...

  Tags: Human Resources, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Health Care, Dana Blankenhorn, Software, Benefits, Enterprise Software

  Oct 06, 2008 9:25 AM PDT

• Blackberry Storm, 'Application Center' info leaked

  Wow, a whole lot of Blackberry-related news surfaced this weekend. First, the user's guide to the highly-anticipated Blackberry Storm was leaked by the ever-intrepid BoyGeniusReport, who posted exclusive images on ...

  Tags: Application, Andrew Nusca, Handhelds, App Center, Hardware, RIM BlackBerry, Carrier, Research In Motion Ltd.

  Oct 06, 2008 9:21 AM PDT

• Discovering Venice with a CINeSPACE device

  There are many existing services to help you to discover a city you don't know, but the EU-funded CINeSPACE project is quite unique. It combines GIS and semantic technology to ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, GIS, Roland Piquepaille, GPS, Handhelds, Hardware, Image, Software, Consumer Electronics

  Oct 06, 2008 9:02 AM PDT

• Hollywood to kids: Pay up for preschool movies

  The scene: An Irish preschool for toddlers. The children sit on the floor in a semi-circle, watching a TV screen. They squeal with delight at "The Little Mermaid," "Toy Story" ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Peripherals, Mice, U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, Taxes, Marketing, Hardware, Hollywood, Corporate Communications, Free Trade

  Oct 06, 2008 9:00 AM PDT

• MobileTechRoundup show #149, Netbook talk, WiMAX available, new phones in the house

  While we were recording MobileTechRoundup show #149 Kevin was able to swap out internal parts on his MSI Wind and is trying out for the Netbook pit crew. We chatted ...

  Tags: Components, Memory, Flash Memory, WiMAX, Matthew Miller, Hardware, Wi-Fi, Semiconductors, Memory Card, Phone

  Oct 06, 2008 8:51 AM PDT

• Apple manufactures 10M iPhones

  About a month ago creative individuals determined that Apple has sold 8 million iPhones based on collected International Mobile Equipment Identity IMEI numbers. A joint project of AFB and Investor ...

  Tags: 3G, Personal Technology, Sales, Cellular Phones, Sales Strategy, Apple Inc., Sales Force Management, Apple iPhone, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

  Oct 06, 2008 8:36 AM PDT

• LinkedIn and Xing set to benefit from downturn?

  One theory: LinkedIn, the social network for "professionals", could actually be benefiting from the downturn. That's because the site's value proposition really kicks in for those that have or fear ...

  Tags: Human Resources, Workforce Management, Steve O\'Hear, LinkedIn, Slogan, Benefit, Job, Recruitment & Selection

  Oct 06, 2008 8:18 AM PDT

• RealDVD sales suspended, case moves north

  A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against Real, suspending sales of RealDVD, NewTeeVee.com reported over the weekend. Hollywood studios had sought the injunction as part of a suit ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Sales, Home Entertainment, Sales Strategy, DVD, Richard Koman, Movie, Sales Force Management

  Oct 06, 2008 8:01 AM PDT

• No company-wide hiring freeze (yet) at Microsoft

  Is Microsoft slowing its seemingly never-ending hiring or actually putting a halt on it? It sounds like certain groups inside the company have been told to stop hiring, at least ...

  Tags: Hiring, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley, Recruitment & Selection

  Oct 06, 2008 7:59 AM PDT

• Copyright Board's ringtone decision shows failure of the system

  The Copyright Royalty Board's decision last week to keep composer royalties for downloads at 9.1 cents per song keeps Apple's iTunes store online (OK, the idea that Apple would shut ...

  Tags: Ring Tone, Copyright Royalty Board, Vertical Industries, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Government, Richard Koman, Software, Enterprise Software, Rate

  Oct 06, 2008 7:45 AM PDT

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