tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13830266005994326622011-11-27T19:30:06.928-05:00<i><p align="center"><small>Insights and featured news items from the world of technology.<br>Written by Jose Roig, Executive IT Advisor at Hartman Executive Advisors.</small></p></i>José Roignoreply@blogger.comBlogger2311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-82242981873956654152011-10-06T11:20:00.000-04:002011-10-06T11:20:23.648-04:00

It was 1984 and I was a wide-eyed freshman in engineering school. My dad bought me a Mac, along with a gargantuan 20MB external hard-drive. It had a black & white screen, and 2 floppy drives and ... um ... that was it. But that little machine transformed what was to become my career. What I learned how to do on that computer formed the foundation of what I know now. To say that Apple had a

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-43609311267104426772011-09-06T08:15:00.000-04:002011-09-06T08:15:00.510-04:00

The lawless, depraved group called "Anonymous" appears to be planning to disrupt the lives of law-abiding computer users and companies. According to the Department of Homeland Security, Anonymous has stated publicly that the tool will be ready for wider use by the group in September 2011. But though there have been several publicly available tools that claim to be versions of #RefRef, so far it's

José Roignoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-79699425155790166052011-07-18T21:08:00.000-04:002011-07-18T21:08:16.815-04:00

This is an amazing graphic (please click to enlarge): According to this Cisco blog post, the amount of traffic generated by 20 average households this year will surpass ALL of the traffic generated in 2008. The illustration attempts to identify some of the sources of all that chatter: People communicating with other people People communicating with machines Machines communicating with other

José Roignoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-11499437427103667272011-07-11T10:12:00.000-04:002011-07-11T10:12:26.185-04:00

Corporate marketing departments have made huge investments - mostly in time and energy - in social media. The major names - Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn - are all firmly established as necessary communications channels, deserving of strategic thought and management. But what about internal communications? Will social media tools ever catch on inside the network? Microsoft has built a variety of

José Roignoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-53614402640219953452011-06-22T07:49:00.000-04:002011-06-22T07:49:01.699-04:00

One of the interesting things about legacy telephone contracts is that they were created before wireless carriers realized how valuable they were. But times change, and the carriers have been shifting their pricing plans to recognize that data access is far more valuable than minutes. The news that Verizon is moving to tiered data plans should not come as a shock to anyone. It was inevitable. And

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-2672845781043663582011-05-16T06:24:00.000-04:002011-05-16T06:24:35.905-04:00

The Apple and Linux operating systems don't get much attention when it comes to virus warnings and outbreaks. That's the upside of having such small market share ... no one dreams of infecting less than 15% of the machines out there. So I guess it's a badge of honor that infection rates among Windows 7 PCs is now estimated at 4 PCs per 1,000. Not surprisingly, Vista PCs are infected at a rate of

José Roignoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-15043379907608224552011-05-04T09:09:00.000-04:002011-05-04T09:09:53.956-04:00

At least for large companies, it seems that cloud-based storage is off the table for now. According to a survey by TheInfoPro, a research firm based in New York City, less than 10% of respondents (247 of the Fortune 1000) are even considering plans to place bottom tier data in the cloud. Generally, respondents cited performance and possession as their primary concerns: Performance still comes up

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-69557239213024924952011-03-28T08:39:00.001-04:002011-03-28T08:39:00.482-04:00

In December, my boss got all of us iPads as an end-of-year gift. Since that time, I have tried to find the right applications that will turn the device into a real business tool. While there are some very large missing pieces, here are a three versatile applications that have made the iPad a worthwhile investment: Taking Notes: So far, the killer app for note taking is still OneNote, from

José Roignoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-69257755821798420862011-03-15T08:51:00.000-04:002011-03-15T08:51:00.359-04:00

Remember the big moments in mobile technology? My first cell phone - actually it was a car phone - could hold 99 speed dial numbers, and I occasionally would have trouble in traffic when the cord got caught up in the gear shift of my 1988 Ford Ranger. We've come a long way. The smart phone changed a lot for us. Its introduction was an inflection point in the way we used mobile technology. It

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-23116854204935695012011-03-14T08:24:00.000-04:002011-03-14T08:24:00.159-04:00

The news coming out of last week's devastating earthquake in Japan doesn't seem to be getting any better. As of this writing, engineers and other experts are working to stabilize a nuclear power facility that was seriously damage in the tremors. Nuclear power produces a significant amount (perhaps as much as one-third) of Japan's electricity, and the loss of a major supply point will have

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-79143993906264335472010-11-22T09:16:00.000-05:002010-11-22T09:16:00.307-05:00

Here is a shocking statement of the obvious. It's not the users' fault! I was speaking with a client the other day and we talked about how deploying SharePoint in his small business ($5MM (US), 40 team members) would cost around $15-20K... but if he wanted to, he could spend 10 times that amount. It is the classic problem of the clean canvas. SharePoint can do so many things, in so many ways,

José Roignoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-53529912839005244752010-10-26T16:30:00.004-04:002010-10-26T16:55:16.965-04:00

It's never talked about, but it is one of the most far-reaching consequences of the invention of the iPhone. Not too long ago -- maybe 3 years at most -- the "Smart Phone" was almost exclusively for corporate use. And they were almost exclusively Blackberries. In fact, people didn't even refer to them as phones anymore. They just called them a Blackbery. Now, just a few years later, smart phones

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-63053739562602779632010-10-22T16:07:00.003-04:002010-10-22T16:17:58.859-04:00

By now, you've probably heard about H-P's Slate 500 tablet, on sale at H-P for $799. It's a Windows 7 based machine, with a touchscreen and stylus. Will it pose a serious threat to the one that created the category? Or will it be a reprise of the old clunky Toshiba tablets from the early 2000's? Well for one, H-P is marketing the Slate 500 as a Business tool, not a consumer tool. This is a key

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-25715630736205398592010-10-11T10:24:00.000-04:002010-10-11T10:24:00.236-04:00

Your PC will likely reboot on Tuesday night. October 12, 2010 is Patch Tuesday for Microsoft software, when the Redmond-based company releases security fixes and updates to address security vulnerabilities across its product line. This month, the update is addressing a record number of holes in all of its major PC applications. The old record of 34 vulnerabilities - which was only set last month

José Roignoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-18037610794862840802010-10-08T15:01:00.003-04:002010-10-08T15:01:00.244-04:00

Nielsen recently surveyed about 1,700 people who purchased smart phones in the past six months. They've been doing this survey monthly (see the graph below) and it reveals some interesting trends. First of all, notice the what happened to Apple just in the July and August ... their share of new phone buyers dropped by nearly a third: from the 35% range to the 25% range. Next, notice the steady

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-14563370399081063932010-09-29T10:39:00.000-04:002010-09-29T10:39:00.324-04:00

AS you look around your world, you'll find lots of technology innovations that have outlived their usefulness. I believe the computer mouse is one of them. Another is the cigarette lighter power supply. I don't even know what its official name is in the automotive industry. But I do know that there is nothing in my car that is less useful than that device. A modern car engine is more than

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-16825039605162728382010-09-27T10:19:00.004-04:002010-09-27T10:19:00.359-04:00

Industry analysts, such as Ticonderoga Securities and Mercury Research, are expecting server demand to weaken in the next six months. While Dell and H-P had strong performance in the first half of 2010, most analysts attributed this to pent-up demand as firms delayed purchases during the recession. (source: ComputerWorld) Now that those lifecycle replacements have been completed, it makes sense

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-34642661582137060922010-09-09T07:29:00.003-04:002010-09-26T10:35:12.870-04:00

According to a Nielsen survey of current mobile phone subscribers who are thinking of switching phones, the iPhone is currently the most appealing 'next' phone. But that's not really news, is it. Take a closer look at the graph. Both the Android and the iPhone have earned tremendous customer loyalty with nearly 90% of current iPhone users and over 70% of current Android users waning to stay with

José Roignoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-43635844542589296862010-09-06T08:45:00.004-04:002010-09-06T09:10:38.530-04:00

Back in April, when the iPad first hit the market, I suggested that this revolutionary device represents a turning point in mobile computing. For that to happen, of course, other manufacturers will have to try and beat Apple at its own game. Samsung appears to be the first to enter the fray, introducing the Galaxy Tab last week. The company expects to launch the device in European markets by

José Roignoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-75464042438912662232010-08-26T19:58:00.005-04:002010-09-06T08:45:03.056-04:00

We knew this day was coming ... and it did about 5 weeks ago. Amazon announced, and the major publishers have confirmed that they sold 43% more e-book copies than hardback copies during the second quarter of the year. Celebrated novelist James Patterson has sold more 1 million e-books and other popular writers are seeing similar results. Although digital book sales account for only 6% of the

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-8842942853552080222010-07-21T12:29:00.003-04:002010-07-21T12:54:26.987-04:00

Here are some of apps that I have found to be the most useful for me, not including the ones that come pre-installed on my Droid. Quick Profile: I use it to quickly set the volume for various notifications, based on where I am and what I'm doing. My "car windows down" profile turns the volume up on phone calls, Bluetooth in-call volume, and notifications. My "meeting" profile sets the phone

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-12333918560077087132010-07-12T09:14:00.003-04:002010-07-12T14:51:49.153-04:00

A few years back, the Project Management Office was the hot trend in business, especially among enterprises on the large side of the mid-sized spectrum. Clearly, these firms saw the benefits of investing in the discipline of project management and of standardizing best practices across their companies. Graphs like this actually mattered to people. A PMO that didn't have the right cultural fit

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-74974781108291056592010-07-07T08:49:00.003-04:002010-07-07T09:20:24.289-04:00

Blogging is earning a unique place in the hierarchy of marketing tools. Not too long ago, a corporate blog was seen as something that that the kids were doing down on the first floor. The grey-beards were intrigued and impressed with the display of initiative, but didn't pay much attention to the activity. Now the perspective is that a blog is a necessary ... even indispensable ... part of the

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-51226181032533453842010-07-06T11:35:00.003-04:002010-07-06T11:53:02.057-04:00

You are driving down the road and the car in front of you starts ... slowing down for no apparent reason using up the entire lane, and maybe a little more than the lane then straightens out and speeds back up Did you notice the driver's head, as it turned down and to the right? Voice activated dialing will help some of this, but the caller still needs to pick which number to use, right?

José Roignoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-2199225159397947182010-05-10T07:59:00.004-04:002010-05-10T08:16:11.111-04:00

Last week, Intel announced a new line of processors built for the latest style of portable computer: Ultra Thin Laptops. The idea is to take the form factor of the netbook -- skinny & light -- and imbue it with the power of a modern laptop. The chips are the latest iteration in the ultrathin processor series that AMD pioneered last January. According to Intel, this chips require less power than

José Roignoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-49250620325079286082010-05-03T18:39:00.005-04:002010-05-03T19:02:15.512-04:00

Google's Chrome browser hit the market just over a year and a half ago and it is fast becoming the replacement of choice for people seeking to break free from Internet Explorer. As the table presented here shows, Microsoft's flagship browser (regardless of version) has been steadily losing market share for a long time. Firefox had earned most of IE's losses by virtue of its superior interface,

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-72088044729339946392010-04-30T13:00:00.004-04:002010-04-30T13:18:16.874-04:00

News of this week's purchase of Palm, Inc. by Hewlett-Packard has drawn a mixture of responses. Of course, H-P sees that the future is mobile. Perhaps they have decided that buying their way into the mobile market is cheaper than trying to develop a product that competes with the Droid or iPhone. Some industry analysts see this as a bad omen for Motorola, Apple and RIM. For two reasons, I'm

José Roignoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-67797713235281665922010-04-26T08:59:00.000-04:002010-04-26T08:59:00.291-04:00

So it's been a few weeks now since Apple's iPad went on the market. And later this week, a more useful 3G version hits the streets. Last week's Earnings Call (which took place on April 20, 2010) shed little light on the sales performance of the device, except to say that Apple's executives aren't displeased by the early returns. Of course, the Wall Street Journal's Walter Mossberg raved (link for

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-65621571951338797442010-01-24T19:49:00.003-05:002010-01-24T19:56:05.986-05:00

InformationWeek's David Berlind posed a provocative question on Government Blogs this past Friday. He compares the recent hacking of U.S. businesses by government-sponsored criminals to an act of war... If the attacks were indeed backed by the Chinese government, then what China did was an act of war against the US. -- David Berlind, InformationWeek The article is worth reading in its

José Roignoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-35823219551690667152010-01-14T18:07:00.004-05:002010-01-14T18:21:31.266-05:00

Someone needs to break the news to Microsoft, Yahoo!, Ask, and even the venerable Yellow Pages. No one out there says they need to "Bing" something or other. Google has become a verb in our lexicon. And even though Yahoo! has been around longer, and even though Bing is getting decent reviews, more users Google topics on the web than all of the other search engines ... combined!. Yesterday,

José Roignoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-39963997579416945542010-01-06T19:42:00.004-05:002010-01-06T19:59:55.262-05:00

On the eve of the International Consumer Electronics Show, HP has unveiled a new netbook equipped with a Touchscreen. The HP Mini 5102 enables users to navigate through Windows applications and web pages with the touch of their fingers, and ... here's the big news ... it has a starting list price of only $399. Lenovo is in the mix, too, having introduced the IdeaPad S10-3t convertible netbook,

José Roignoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-65399854164731594512009-12-28T14:31:00.006-05:002009-12-28T14:54:40.953-05:00

We use a lot of technology in our lives that really should have been consigned to history a long time ago. Today's topic ... the mouse. The computer mouse is an outmoded, unwieldy device that still stumps beginning computer users. It is supposed to act as a "pointing device," even though the Lord gave each one of us several highly flexible pointing devices at the end of each arm. We should be

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-48623315299304615532009-12-24T14:53:00.002-05:002009-12-24T15:11:15.964-05:00

When Microsoft released Windows 7 in the fall, it began to release a modest amount of pent-up computer purchasing demand. According to research done by Andy Golub at ChangeWave, companies have been holding off non-essential PC purchases in hopes of bypassing Vista altogether. Now that Win7 is coming as the default operating system on new systems, corporate purchases of PCs is beginning a modest

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-52535218860643661042009-12-23T08:32:00.002-05:002009-12-23T08:46:14.752-05:00

Mozilla has been talking about the next major revision of Firefox, version 4.0, which is slated for release some time in 2010. A series of ideas have come to light, including a "ribbonized" browser, using similar user interface ideas as Microsoft Office 2007. ComputerWorld reports that "users blasted the idea" and that Mozilla backed away from that terminology. The great power behind Firefox is

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-6366047783803742272009-12-16T20:34:00.005-05:002009-12-16T20:50:48.411-05:00

With today's release of Firefox 3.5.6, I thought it would be worthwhile to look at the changes in market share for the major web browsers. Over the past three months, the data at W3Counter indicate that we seem to have entered a period of detente. This chart shows that much of the bluster about Chrome's market share versus Firefox versus IE is just white noise. Over the past three months,

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-33773868573320219372009-12-14T10:40:00.000-05:002009-12-13T23:02:30.971-05:00

Market analysts are starting to predict the demise of the netbook. A ComputerWorld contributor, Mike Elgan, has published his vision of seven key attributes that will vault the tablet to the top of the mobile computing heap within the next few years. Here is his list ... Touch instead of pen Cell phone operating systems Cheaper components App stores The rise of e-books Faster mobile broadband

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-87008547079342849252009-12-07T20:40:00.004-05:002009-12-07T20:54:54.261-05:00

Evans Data Corporation, a software development research firm, conducted a study earlier this year to identify the best public and private cloud solutions. The company surveyed hundreds of software developers, asking them to rate cloud platforms across a number of areas, including of scalability, reliability, security, and openness. The clear winner, in the public space, is Google. 31% of

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-1105903536155239122009-12-03T07:44:00.002-05:002009-12-03T07:56:30.383-05:00

The data center world is headed for major changes. Yesterday, Intel debuted a fully-functional, 48-core chip, which is expected to be 10 to 20 times more powerful than conventional dual- and quad-core chips. What this means is that today's data centers and server rooms, with 5, 10 or even 15 robust servers, can potentially be scaled back to 2 or 3 servers. This has significant implications for

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-32963482207291545722009-11-30T20:09:00.004-05:002009-11-30T20:22:38.711-05:00

Industry analysts are reporting that Verizon Wireless and Motorola have likely sold between 700,000 and 800,000 Droids since the device was launched in early November. In his research note, equity analyst Mark Sue (RBC Capital Markets), says that sales of "1 million Motorola Droids [is] achievable for 4Q09." This would be a tremendous milestone, not only for Motorola and Verizon Wireless, but

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-90482955879377408202009-11-27T12:59:00.004-05:002009-11-27T13:10:29.234-05:00

Goldman Sachs has released its 2009 IT Spending Survey and results indicate that technology spending will recover modestly in 2010. This is in line with growth projections for the economy-at-large. David Rosenberg, of CNet News highlights a few key points from the report: With recessionary buying cycle clearly through the trough, the remaining question centers on the pace of recovery for 2010.

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-4619595348494241372009-11-24T18:39:00.001-05:002009-11-24T18:58:38.489-05:00

At this point, no one can claim to be surprised by today's announcement that Windows 7 was running more computers than Apple OSX. The data was compiled during the past weekend (November 21-22) by Net Applications and showed that Win7 was running 5.07% (daily average) of the PCs that were connected to the internet. Apple OSX was running 5.0% of the computers, so the difference does not appear, at

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-74710727273597728942009-11-20T11:08:00.003-05:002009-11-20T11:12:53.451-05:00

Microsoft is understandably pleased to announce that Windows 7 is off to a strong start, claiming they have sold more than double the copies of any other operating system over the same time period. Despite the market gains by Apple, Google and Linux, this tells me that Microsoft's season of desktop dominance is far from over. Vista was truly a mistake, just like Win98 and WinME. But Win7 has

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-64223401898056349722009-11-12T09:50:00.002-05:002009-11-12T11:11:07.630-05:00

According to an industry analyst, Verizon Wireless sold about 100,000 Droids over this past weekend (Fri 6 Nov to Sun 8 Nov). Although Verizon Wireless (VZ, NYSE) is not confirming those numbers, no one is really disputing them. What is a matter of dispute is whether 100K phones is "strong" start or a "weak" start. Those who say it's a weak start compare the phone's performance to the iPhone,

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-41042424806102139732009-11-09T11:30:00.001-05:002009-11-09T11:30:00.327-05:00

On November 9, Microsoft will make Exchange 2010 available for general release. This, of course, creates on more decision that CIOs and CTOs will be considering in the upcoming year. Of course, there is rarely a tangible return on what is almost always a significant investment when it comes to in-place upgrades. The incremental benefits of the new system usually are not compelling enough, by

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-16335784301835777812009-11-06T17:05:00.003-05:002009-11-06T17:12:45.377-05:00

On Thursday, Google announced on The Official Google Blog the release of Google Dashboard. If you have a Google account (through GMail, Google Talk, Blogger, etc.), then the company has been collecting a fairly comprehensive history. They have a record of your recent web searches, your RSS subscriptions, your chat history ... you name it, they've recorded it. Understandably, this has folks a bit

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-6913878028033109112009-11-02T08:47:00.000-05:002009-11-02T08:47:00.653-05:00

On Friday, a Syracuse, N.Y.-based computer support company stuck its neck out. Rescuecom, in an interview with ComputerWorld, is advising users to wait for the first Service Pack to be released before upgrading an existing PC to Windows 7; especially if that PC is still working well. This is certainly sound advice. WinXP is remarkably stable and mature ... and Microsoft is still releasing bug

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-55767308735272630022009-10-28T16:32:00.004-04:002009-10-28T16:39:36.686-04:00

It is illegal, in the state of Maryland, to text while driving. This is a good thing, right? What about reading a map? What if the map is on your cell phone?? Today, Google unveiled the beta version of Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0 devices. Essentially, Google is trying to get into the fast-growing GPS system market. Now I've seen turn-by-turn directions delivered to a cell phone. One

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-28292576394711127002009-10-27T22:01:00.003-04:002009-10-27T22:07:54.063-04:00

In the epic struggle for browser share, Firefox continues to take users from Internet Explorer. Tristan Nitot, president of Mozilla Europe, claims that in 17 European countries, Firefox is now the dominant browser. Microsoft's enhancements to IE have simply not slowed down the open source browser's growth. I believe that their decision to restrict plug-ins in IE will prove to be as short-sighted

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-49271123225359020872009-10-27T18:18:00.003-04:002009-10-27T18:25:55.214-04:00

If you're preparing for your upgrade to Windows 7, this article is a good place to start. Some of their advice it is pretty obvious, like backing up your files. But it lists good resources for online storage if you'd rather not store everything on CD or DVD. Be aware, though. Comcast places a daily upload limit of 1Gb. If you exceed that limit, they cut you off ... forever. It's a hard lesson to

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-31345062037207829092009-10-27T15:06:00.002-04:002009-10-27T15:15:03.993-04:00

Today, VMWare announced support for Windows 7 Workstation in the virtualized environment. This should help Microsoft build momentum for the operating system and accelerate the pace of transition from WinXP to the new platform. At the same time, however, it does make it easier to keep a limited number of PC's on WinXP. This will ease the transition costs since it will help companies put off

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-10901662430204559662009-09-15T13:18:00.003-04:002009-09-15T13:33:11.480-04:00

Your customers may be talking about you .... are you listening? There are plenty of reasons for getting into the social networking mix. The most compelling might be that it will give you the opportunity to tune into the conversation about you, your competitors and your customers. TweetGrid (screenshot shown at right) is my favorite monitoring tool. It's free and easy to use. It won't give you

José Roignoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-74027872546909641722009-09-15T07:48:00.001-04:002009-09-15T07:48:00.142-04:00

Now that Sun is part of the Oracle family, Oracle is working fast to capitalize on potential synergies. On Tuesday, both firms issued mirrored press releases inviting the public to attend a webinar that features Oracle's database platform running on Sun machines. This isn't all that new. What is new is that the machine takes advantage of Solid State Drives (SSD) that Sun has been working on for

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-35307432019185857532009-09-08T09:20:00.000-04:002009-09-08T09:20:00.099-04:00

Last Friday, Microsoft published a Security Bulletin announcing that today's update will include five critical updates. While these updates are meant to deal with several Windows issues (none are targeted to Office applications or other Microsoft software), the just announced IIS vulnerability is not expected to be addressed in this update. All of the major Windows operating systems are included

José Roignoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-37558960801792845822009-09-06T11:55:00.003-04:002009-09-06T12:12:57.732-04:00

A few weeks back, ComputerWorld published an analysis of what five top PC makers are planning for the touch-screen market. I found it to be eye-opening. Here are some highlights from the article:Lenovo Group plans to release a touch-screen model soon after Windows 7 goes into production release.Acer is planning three touch-screen models for Windows 7.Micro-Star International (MSI) is planning a

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-81759787758427558992009-08-31T12:01:00.003-04:002009-08-31T12:10:26.132-04:00

Every so often, we come across one of these amazing scientific developments that will shape technology for generations. Earlier this year, I posted an entry announcing the discovery of a new battery type. Today, I'm passing along the news that scientists at IBM have photographed a single molecule. This has never, ever been done before. The long-term effects could be remarkable. We'll gain deeper

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-17080255170325689162009-08-24T07:37:00.002-04:002009-08-24T08:01:13.144-04:00

Salesforce.com (CRM [NYSE]) released results for the quarter that ended on 31 July 2009. Here are some of the highlights: Revenue: Total Q2 revenue was $316.1 million, an increase of 20% on a year-over-year basis. Subscription and support revenues were $293.4 million, an increase of 22% on a year-over-year basis. Professional services and other revenues were $22.6 million, a decrease of 3% on a

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-30521391470423388332009-08-18T15:28:00.002-04:002009-08-18T15:41:40.766-04:00

Did you know that RIM Technologies, the Canadian-based producer of the BlackBerry, has had 77% revenue growth and an 84% increase in profits 84% over the past three years? For all the hype and hoopla over the iPhone and the Android, it seems that the ubitiquous BlackBerry is holding its own. Obviously, the consumer market has been dominated by other brands, such as Nokia, Qualcomm, LG and, of

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-34584720693527087352009-08-17T19:27:00.002-04:002009-08-17T19:33:28.133-04:00

I've always wondered why more phones don't come with a genuine GPS app built in. I know that the firmware needs to be modified to accurately track with the sattelites, but that shouldn't be that hard. Well, once again, Apple is at the forefront of innovation: TomTom launches $100 GPS app for iPhone Now ... when will RIM catch on and create a reasonably priced GPS app for the BlackBerry?!

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-69680450207560174472009-08-09T19:36:00.003-04:002009-08-09T19:51:51.751-04:00

I've long held that SharePoint, Microsoft's flagship content management software, is a great solution, provided it is deployed carefully. It seems that millions of experts agree! Even with all of the bad news that the software industry has endured over the past 12 months, Microsoft is claiming over 17,000 customers for SharePoint. Why would this be happening? In my view, SharePoint provides

José Roignoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-36970678959298193722009-08-03T15:47:00.004-04:002009-08-03T16:03:48.656-04:00

On Saturday, Net Applications released usage statistics for the various browsers. ComputerWorld's analysis is that Firefox and Safari are bearing the brunt of Chrome's entree into the marketplace. I disagree. This graph depicts the market share of each browser by month for the past 10 months. Based on what we see here, the one taking the hit from Chrome is Internet Explorer (all versions).

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-17333299418529518632009-07-31T08:25:00.002-04:002009-07-31T08:41:14.271-04:00

On Tuesday, IBM purchased SPSS, Inc., a make of predictive analytics software. SPSS' primary rival in that space is SAS Institute, a privately held firm based in Cary, NC that makes (in my opinion) the best business intelligence software in the world. Their marketing decisions, however, are sub-standard. In fact, I'd go so far as to call them stupid. Jim Davis, chief marketing officer at SAS,

José Roignoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-34205390994925523132009-07-28T10:12:00.005-04:002009-07-28T10:39:17.301-04:00

Later today, Microsoft is expected to release a security patch that is believed to address vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. I say "believed" because Microsoft has taken the highly unusual step of forbidding the development team from commenting on the measures until after the patch is released. So right now, all we have are rumors, educated guesses, and our own imagination. I suspect that

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-61755967701105242902009-07-19T09:50:00.003-04:002009-07-19T10:06:49.674-04:00

Despite the unassailable growth of low-cost and open-source database solutions, Oracle (ORCL: NASDAQ) commands a huge share of the enterprise class database market. It's no surprise to me that they are looking for ways to capitalize on this by raising prices on ancillary products. The basic entry point for their database software hasn't changed much. But add-ons such as Tuning Pack and Diagnostic

José Roignoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-6554197009015165282009-07-07T10:19:00.003-04:002009-07-07T10:36:08.710-04:00

If you're still using Internet 6 or 7, then take a look at the article linked below. Microsoft has confirmed that hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in those versions. "A user needs to be lured to navigate to a malicious Web site or a compromised legitimate Web site to be affected ... [but] no further user interaction is needed," according to Chengyun Chu, of the Microsoft Security Response

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-29173128231541442782009-06-23T14:44:00.003-04:002009-06-23T14:51:29.940-04:00

Testing is expensive. Of course, unless your code is perfect, then not testing is even more expensive. One of the barriers to entry is, naturally, the creation of the testing environment. Ideally, you want it to be robust enough to handle thorough testing, but you don't want to break the bank on it. Well, here's an interesting idea ... Why not rent the environment? Get cheap virtual machine space

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-50212224357377475852009-05-12T17:02:00.003-04:002009-05-12T17:09:40.148-04:00

Microsoft released a security patch today that addresses fourteen vulnerabilities in PowerPoint. Eleven of those flaws were rated as critical. At the same time, the company stopped support for PowerPoint 4.0 in PowerPoint 2000, which they had already done for later versions of the software. Although the patch addresses a large number of vulnerabilities, it is still a single patch available via

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-41025738783742786002009-05-04T09:49:00.002-04:002009-05-04T09:59:26.341-04:00

Wireless technologies have become almost ubiquitous in our society. Just about every commercial enterprise has fairly mature wireless connectivity for its staff and authorized guests. Healthcare is one glaring exception. Some are seeing that change, however. In article published today at ComputerWorld, the chief academic officer at Scripps Health, Dr. Eric Topol, expressed his optimism that

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-43175015615290222422009-04-27T10:03:00.005-04:002009-04-27T10:11:50.115-04:00

Microsoft confirmed that the next Release Candidate of Windows 7 will be available starting May 5th. Microsoft spokesman Brandon LeBlanc also announced that the RC will be made available to subscribers developers and IT professionals later this week: "The RC is on track for April 30 for download by MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Broader, public availability will begin on May 5.". Clearly,

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-82119559127247567452009-04-22T18:25:00.002-04:002009-04-22T18:38:15.199-04:00

A new version of Firefox was released on Tuesday, according to a security advisory that was posted on April 21, 2009. The advisory indicates that the release, version 3.0.9, resolves twelve known vulnerabilities in the popular browser. Several of these vulnerabilities are categorized as "critical" by the company. Along with this patch release, Mozilla is in final preparations for a fourth beta

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-14752308813930846372009-04-21T09:20:00.003-04:002009-04-21T09:41:28.548-04:00

Last month, I blogged about Unified Infrastructure and its potential benefits. At the top of the list would have to be a dramatic simplification of the overall IT infrastructure for organizations. Hewlett-Packard Monday, Hewlett-Packard announced the launch of a data center system that incorporates storage, computing, and networking in a single unit. Along with Cisco, H-P now is the second

José Roignoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-58458389651617880202009-04-20T15:34:00.003-04:002009-04-20T15:48:26.368-04:00

AT&T announced that they are rolling out faster network speeds across its network. The company uses a High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network to provide 3G services, and it currently tops out at 3.6 Mbps downlink speed. The second-largest U.S. carrier is in the process of using software upgrades to boost that to 7.2 Mbps download speed. While the theoretical limit for HSPA is over 14Mps, few

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-36521402530504781002009-04-15T16:18:00.003-04:002009-04-15T16:30:37.500-04:00

Every time I see an iPhone, I'm more amazed at what it can do. More specifically, I guess, is that I'm amazed at the creativity and practicality of the various applications that are now available for these devices. My personal favorites are the "lighter" and the level. The level is truly remarkable, using the built-in accelerometers to detect how plumb the device is, and the display is a stunning

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-42763911717577467662009-04-06T14:53:00.002-04:002009-04-06T15:05:56.922-04:00

Verizon Wireless will launch its App and Music mobile download site on April 7. This move puts the wireless giant in direct competition with Apple's iTunes store, with music available for download at $0.69, $0.99 and $1.29. Most app stores are geared to users of sophisticated smartphones, like the BlackBerry. But Verizon sees ample growth opportunities with selling mobile programs to

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-59194580827122956682009-04-06T10:05:00.002-04:002009-04-06T10:19:12.470-04:00

Just about every enterprise software vendor has released, or is making plans to release, a Software-as-a-Service version of their application. I'm working with a major Project Management Information System (PMIS) vendor to get their solution configured as Saas. And there are several consultancies that have built successful practices by exclusively focusing on implementations of SaaS solutions.

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-393250287823417332009-04-03T15:31:00.003-04:002009-04-03T15:51:51.815-04:00

Research in Motion (RIMM NASDAQ) announced results for the quarter & year that ended on February 28, 2009. And on Friday, their stock was up over 20% (as of 3:30pm EDT). Based on that, you'd expect that their performance for the 4th quarter was pretty good, and you'd be absolutely correct. Revenue for the quarter was more than 80% higher than the same period previous year, and nearly 25% higher

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-57692438153524661472009-04-02T15:02:00.002-04:002009-04-02T15:11:51.063-04:00

Apple has updated their developer program license agreement. By adding a few new clauses, the company now prohibits the distribution of iPhone applications by any means besides the App Store. The new agreement also explicitly forbids "jailbreaking" the device. Jailbreaking gives developers access to the Unix core of the iPhone OS, and it enables users to do things that Apple wishes they wouldn't.

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-34530887647174346902009-03-31T14:26:00.005-04:002009-03-31T15:02:21.336-04:00

It's getting harder and harder to tell the difference between a "netbook" and a "notebook". Last year, Microsoft and Intel colluded to set forth the definition of a so-called netbook PC. For example, Microsoft characterized machines as ultra-low-cost PCs if they ran a processor running at or below 1-GHz and possessed 1GB or less of RAM. Furthermore, the machine could have a maximum hard drive

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-53057543034646862632009-03-30T14:59:00.003-04:002009-03-30T15:15:36.359-04:00

Over the last few weeks, Palm has been attempting to generate buzz around the Pre, which is expected to hit the market later this year. Palm believes that this new device will draw existing iPhone users as their 2-year contracts come up for renewal. As I have noted before, I have serious doubts about the efficacy of this strategy, and Apple is making it even more of a long-shot than ever. On

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-73764398990595673272009-03-27T11:19:00.003-04:002009-03-27T11:33:34.805-04:00

Over the past 10 days, I've asked colleagues and connections to answer a few questions about their intentions to use the next version of Internet Explorer. Version 8 is expected to be released in the next few weeks, and Microsoft is expecting the new product to reverse the trend away from IE in the browser wars. Based on these results, I'd say their confidence is not completely justified. Of the

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-432454732831435592009-03-24T13:41:00.003-04:002009-03-24T13:55:17.240-04:00

At a March 24, 2009 speech in Tokyo, Michael Dell announced that his company is "...exploring smaller-screen devices. We don't have any announcements to share today, but stay tuned as when we have new news we will share that with you." Their laptops and notebooks have been shipping with 3G radios for the past three years, and it's a reasonably understandable path from small-form PCs to

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-25238082608695735542009-03-23T15:26:00.002-04:002009-03-23T15:43:19.389-04:00

Oracle announced their FY09 third-quarter results last week, and the firm turned in an exceptional performance considering economic conditions. For the quarter that ended on Feb 28, 2009, total revenues were $ 5.4 billion, or $100 million more than the same period one year earlier. While their sales of new software licenses took a hit, dropping 6% in nominal terms over the prior year, even a

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-43157718696621422692009-03-20T10:02:00.002-04:002009-03-20T10:16:34.206-04:00

Yesterday, Palm released their 3rd Quarter results and, to no one's surprise, it is was a difficult period for the once-dominant PDA provider. For the quarter ended Feb 27, 2009, the company had $90 million in sales, well below expectations of about $150 million. The company admits that they are enduring "a challenging transitional period" as they work feverishly on their next model, the Pre.

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-53005419423638578812009-03-18T14:15:00.003-04:002009-03-18T14:26:54.500-04:00

Internet Explorer 8 is set for final release some time this week. The big question is ... will anyone care?? According to a recent survey of almost 52,000 people inside enterprises (conducted by Forrester), 78% use IE. Of those 40,000 users, only 39% are using IE7, leaving over 60% still using the more reliable version 6. More than 20% of enterprise customers utilize a browser other than Internet

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-23432364165533599452009-03-17T12:45:00.003-04:002009-03-17T13:12:27.463-04:00

In February, Amazon.com's Simple Storage Service (S3) suffered an eight-hour failure on July 20, 2008. In February, the S3 system was down for two hours. For enterprises that have outsourced 100% of their data storage to services like this one, this is a nightmare scenario. When you cannot get to any of your data, you are effectively out of business. Your customer-facing websites will not

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-62726245896928147942009-03-16T17:07:00.005-04:002009-03-16T17:54:26.304-04:00

Mozilla is moving closer to a general release of the next version of Firefox -- currently listed as v3.5. Most industry observers believe that the general release is still a couple of months away. The organization released a 3rd beta last week ... on March 12, 2009 ... requesting feedback on a number of fairly technical features. For example, the Mozilla Blog includes the following as a feature

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-79521269371513526032009-03-15T10:20:00.005-04:002009-03-15T11:24:22.986-04:00

Enterprises need to start planning for life after this recession (whenever that is). Part of that plan should focus on an in-depth assessment of the physical architecture of their data center. Virtualization has created a problem: Data center architects need more connectivity into virtualized servers because they're used for multiple purposes. A non-virtualized environment has each server running

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-8542719021697569942009-03-12T15:31:00.004-04:002009-03-12T15:57:58.558-04:00

University researchers have discovered a new kind of battery, according to a study published in Nature. Scientists at the University of Miami (FL), the University of Tokyo and the University of Tohoku have created a device that stores energy in magnets rather than through chemical reactions. Conventional batteries store and give forth electrical power through a chemical reaction. When the

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-73986558289666133022009-03-11T09:17:00.003-04:002009-03-11T09:36:07.376-04:00

ABI Research has published a study indicating that firms are starting to switch out their existing wireless infrastructure. 802.11a/g access points still dominate the market, with about 84% of the installed devices using that standard. However, the research finds that, in recent months, health care and higher-learning institutions have begun deploying the faster 802.11n access points. This has

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-51065556018059260112009-03-09T15:29:00.002-04:002009-03-09T15:44:59.068-04:00

Back in November, I posted a blog on Larry Ellison's down-beat assessment of Software-as-a-Service models. Just five short months later, Oracle is set to launch a subscription-based procurement program application called Oracle Sourcing On Demand. It has a fairly high price-tag -- $850 (US) per user per month (PUPM) -- especially compared to their SaaS CRM product which clocks in around $100(US)

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-166238697402094792009-03-06T09:58:00.004-05:002009-03-06T10:15:22.942-05:00

Secunia, a vulnerability-testing company located in Copenhagen, Denmark, released a report earlier this week that highlights the security performance of the top browsers, including Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari. Interestingly, 115 bugs and flaws - including security and non-security issues - were reported for Firefox in 2008, while on 31 were reported for IE. However, Firefox bugs were

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-29618083774122192532009-03-05T19:48:00.003-05:002009-03-05T20:04:30.026-05:00

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation - a non-partisan research and educational institute - has identified how they believe $7.2 billion in government subsidies should be allocated. The recently enacted "recovery bill" allots that amount "in support of broadband" initiatives, and ITIF has stated that those funds should be used to deploy moderate-speed broadband to locations in "

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-33057191798347100032009-03-05T13:28:00.003-05:002009-03-05T13:46:42.362-05:00

Recent spending bills have authorized $19 billion to accelerate the use of computerized medical records in doctors' offices. The legislation calls for incentive payments of more than $40,000 -- spread over the next few years -- to physicians who buy and use Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems. Last year, the New England Journal of Medicine found -- in a government-sponsored survey -- that

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-67714028972625779692009-03-04T17:01:00.005-05:002009-03-04T17:19:47.859-05:00

A new technology is on the horizon that could provide a significant boost to the Storage Area Network (SAN) market. It's called Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and it is expected to hit the streets later this year. All of the major players are developing the necessary infrastructure, including chipsets, network adapters and switches capable of handling 10 gigabits per second of data transfer.

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-51100868658021655512009-03-03T14:51:00.003-05:002009-03-03T15:16:36.467-05:00

The current standings in Internet search are ... Google -- 58.8% Yahoo! -- 22.2% Microsoft - 9.8% Based on my years' of observing the Redmond, WA company, they don't like to be second place at all, much less in third place. Once they set their sites on a competitive target, they normally catch up within 2 years. For instance, Lotus 1-2-3 was the de facto spreadsheet standard for almost a decade.

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-33600415912200386442009-03-02T11:20:00.003-05:002009-03-02T11:38:25.790-05:00

There are clear signs that broadband adoption is nearing its saturation point in the United States. According to Steve Rago, an analyst with iSuppli, new subscriber additions amounted to 3.1 million in 2008 million, down 56.1 percent from 6.5 million in 2007. Since economic conditions worsened so dramatically in the 3rd and 4th quarters, it's tempting to attribute such a slowdown to the recession

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-6867350802005785382009-02-27T14:58:00.004-05:002009-02-27T15:19:59.686-05:00

This past Wednesday, Salesforce.com’s announced that revenue for the quarter (that ended January 31, 2009) increased by 34% over the same period a year earlier. Even deferred revenue, which is a good barometer of new sales made by the company, was up by more than 26% quarter over quarter -- from $470 million in the previous quarter (ended Oct 31, 2008) to $594 million. Obviously, the dramatically

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-85648387246306039932009-02-26T15:27:00.002-05:002009-02-26T15:39:32.575-05:00

Today, Microsoft published a partial list of the fixes and enhancements to Win7 that they are working on in response to user feedback. It's a nice list, and -- Project Managers take note -- it's an excellent policy to make this kind of information public. And based on the comments to the blogpost, I seem to find myself in the majority. Microsoft still has not announced a date for the release

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-87895534694620712402009-02-25T16:55:00.005-05:002009-02-25T17:13:52.133-05:00

One of the big challenges for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) implementations is integration with operational systems. This can be especially difficult for organizations that rely on a high-volume of transactions from an existing client base to drive revenue. Since it is these types of organizations that can benefit the most from a solid CRM implementation, back-end integration becomes a critical

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-64312538760517855332009-02-24T13:29:00.002-05:002009-02-24T13:55:40.085-05:00

Red Hat recently announced the upcoming release of four new products designed to bolster its position in the server virtualization market. Their hope is that more corporate users will see open source solutions as being robust enough for mission critical systems. The product line will be made up of: Red Hat Enterprise Linux featuring KVM, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager for Servers, Red

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1383026600599432662.post-6140148475486357532009-02-23T10:12:00.003-05:002009-02-23T10:28:30.302-05:00

SFC, a company based in Brunnthal, Germany, is developing a fascinating portable electrical power system. Right now, development of the JENNY 600S fuel cell focused on military applications, which makes a lot of sense. Soldiers us a tremendous amount of batteries while in the field. Virtually all of their important combat systems require electricity, from night-vision goggles to communications

José Roignoreply@blogger.com0