![]() | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2007 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
Additional Resources
- Exploring Mars with Java
- At the JavaOne conference in San Francisco Friday, James Gosling, Sun Microsystems vice president and fellow, talks to Arizona State University geological sciences professor Phil Christensen about the school's geospatial software, JMARS. The open-source project is available to the public and used by NASA to find and gather scientific data...
- Videos 2008-05-09
- Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online media
- Businessweek's cover story is: "Inside Microsoft's War Against Google - With Yahoo off the table, Microsoft plans to challenge Google's online-ad juggernaut alone. A behind-the-scenes look at its provocative strategy." This behind the scenes look isn't very deep. It mostly centers on MSFT's "top U.S. salesman for...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Interview: IBM Cognos chief Rob Ashe
- Interview: IBM Cognos chief Rob AsheIBM is completely missing the SaaS BI trendI wasn't surprised by Rob's comment that "BI doesn’t lend itself to SaaS" (though I suspect that the folks from Cognos' Celequest acquisition were caught a bit off guard.) But, I strongly disagree. The notion that...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- RU-Software Log-Analyzer
- Ru-Software Log-Analyzer is Web log analysis software. It provides you with a quick and easy way to know all about your Web site popularity: visitors activity (hits, hosts, and sessions), referring sites, most popular pages & search phrases. You can get a lot of statistical reports not only for all...
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- Seeking the iPhone in Adobe's annual analyst briefings
- Even if you're not an analyst, Adobe's 2008 financial briefings available online make interesting viewing, from its showcase of new AIR tools to the "soul" of Adobe, Google and Microsoft. And then there's the iPhone. The recordings cover the morning and afternoon sessions...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Data Portability: Social Infrastructure still very much wanting
- In a penetrating analysis of the Facebook developers forum, 20bits shows that the participation of programmers in the discussion about the Facebook platform is rapidly dwindling, which suggests the platform itself is incompatible with the needs of the market. The fewer programmers writing for the Facebook platform, the less relevant...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Monetizing social media: Still an uphill climb; Some friends may be worthless
- Monetizing social media: Still an uphill climb; Some friends may be worthlessSomething is worth exactllywhat someone else is willing to pay for it.Couldn't be because they stink?Their revenue shortfall and lack of growth could just as likely be traced to their notorious right wing bias. As the neocons fall...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Delaying a PC revolution in cell diagnosis
- What if we could revolutionize medical testing, a platform as basic as a PC? Then what if every application, and every input, had to be separately inspected and approved by the FDA? That's life. Iknoisys of New Haven says it has just such a...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Second Life is the latest reason our kids are doomed
- Second Life is the latest reason our kids are doomedSecond LifeShouldn't keep telling people to get a life . they have...a second one.Ban Republinazis from Congress.And while we're at it we can start hanging the traitors.Even him...Maybe somewhen he could suffer a seizure and become a terrorist/rapist or whatever word...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Pengsdata file Classification Manager (zip)
- Iit is able to categorize files by filenames automatically. Suppose there are four files in source directory: Excel_Services_Architecture.txt; Word Viewer.pdf; Excel_2003_Reference.html; Word_97_Annoyances.txt. After Analysis, program will create two directories under the target directory, which named 'excel' and 'word', then place Excel_Services_Architecture.txt and Excel_2003_Reference.html to directory named 'excel',and the other two...
- Software downloads 2008-05-08
- Government IT failures: "Room for improvement" [interview and podcast]
- Given the size, scope and frequency of government IT failures, it's important to understand the dynamics underlying these projects. To learn more about federal IT, I interviewed two federal systems experts from CA, developer of the Clarity project portfolio management (PPM) solution. Gil...
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Facebook is the new Google as exodus of top xooglers continues
- The latest high-level executive to leave Google for Facebook is Elliott Schrage, who headed the corporate communications team. When the top person responsible for Google's messaging across all products and for its international policy leaves this points to a serious change within the company. Facebook has been...
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- IM-Translate (msi)
- IM-Translate features immediate translation of instant messages using an intuitive machine-based language translator. IM-Translate conjugates verbs and uses sentence analysis to render the most accurate translation possible, instantly. Even IM chat slang/jargon has been incorporated into the translator. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-05-07
- T1 ISDN PRI Debugger Lite (zip)
- T1 ISDN PRI Debugger Lite is a network tool design to simplify PRI activity analysis and troubleshooting. The tool takes Cisco(R) debug logs from the router that has the PRI interface in it and extracts the ISDN information to present: Caller / Called numbers / Direction of Call / Status...
- Software downloads 2008-05-07
- A new robotic tasting device
- According to the latest American Chemical Society (ACS) Weekly PressPac, French researchers have developed an artificial mouth that chews apples like you and me. Here is a link to this PressPac, from which you'll be able to read a very short note titled 'Munch-o-matic: Scientists develop the artificial mouth.' The...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- IT politics killed White House email project
- Data archiving in the White House is a serious business mandated by the Presidential Records Act of 1978, which was passed following the Watergate scandal. The Act requires the White House to maintain an historical archive of its activities, policies, and decisions. Despite...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- SAP aims to make upgrades easier; Rolls out enhancement packages; Touts analytics
- Henning Kagermann, co-CEO of SAP, wants to do away with the upgrade-go-round with its upcoming Business Suite 7.0 with "enhancement packages," small optional updates designed to add functionality to enterprise resource planning applications. Enhancement packages are small SOA-enabled packs that can add new functionality to SAP's Business...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Consumer Reports: Apple leads in support - by double digits
- Consumer Reports: Apple leads in support - by double digitsWOW!!!!Apple just slaughtered the competition. That speaks volumes in itself. Apple... leading by a huge double digit margin...BTW.. Shadetree, Non_Zealot, No_Axe, and Ye... A double digit is a number that is higher than any of you guys can count to.Paid for?Looks...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- Winningtools (zip)
- Access to all markets datas in realtime Free of charge Forex, certified News, quotes, technicals analysis. Direct access to tradingnews. Free of charge. No need to launch your Web browser. Keep an eye on the markets to take trading opportunities. Version 2 has multilingual news, new skins certified, and news...
- Software downloads 2008-05-06
- Hilow Chart V90 (exe)
- One of the most unique charting software is "Hilow Chart V9.0", which allows to make technical analysis with more than 30 types of technical charts and indices for securities or commodity prices in the markets. In addition to common charts such as, MACD, Stochastics, etc., it includes popular Japanese charts...
- Software downloads 2008-05-06
Neighboring Terms
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- Become an Intel® Premier IT Professional Member!
-
Designed specifically to address the concerns of senior IT managers at organizations with more than 100 employees, the Intel Premier IT Professional Program provides best practices via local and e-Seminars and a members-only Web site.
- Sign-up free and access best practices resources >>






