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- AMD rejiggers management; Forms central engineering group
- AMD on Monday named a new head of its computing solutions group and created a central engineering unit to improve execution at the chipmaker. Among the moving parts: Randy Allen was promoted to lead the computing solutions group at AMD, which focuses on the...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Sourceforge missing community manager opportunity
- Sourceforge community manager Ross Turk called today and we had a nice talk about the site's Community Choice Awards, whose nominations opened today. (Shown is the avatar of Socrates Jansma, community manager for OurVirtualHolland. Notice the nifty virtual tie with matching handkerchief. Every girl's crazy about a...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- SOA Software acquires respository and governance vendor LogicLibrary
- SOA Software, a provider of governance solutions for services-oriented architecture (SOA), has acquired LogicLibrary, a leading SOA repository and governance vendor. The acquisition of the Pittsburgh, Pa.-based LogicLibrary by Los Angeles-based SOA Software creates a more comprehensive SOA governance and automation solution, said the companies. The goal...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Vermedx diabetes system wins Texas trial
- Vermedx said its diabetes management program will be the centerpiece of a market test in San Antonio that could quickly spreadĀ statewide. Vermedx consists of databases and treatment information on diabetes. Alerts can be sent automatically to patients based on test results. Note that...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- PrinterSetup project for CUPS
- A recently released printer utility for larger Mac deployments is in "prototyping phase." For those managing mass-quantities of Macs and Unix machines, this project could be useful. PrinterSetup is a component of PrintingWorks, an open-source CUPS "print accounting solution" by Lucid Information Systems. The docs say it's...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Novell to Sun: Here's an offer you can't refuse
- Last week, I blogged about the possible future of a unified UNIX GPLv3 operating system "mother distro" comprising the merged source code of the Solaris and Linux kernels (and presumably, the source code of other vendors as well) and related GNU stack with associated tools and applications. ...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Where is the money going in health care, and why?
- I stumbled today upon an ADVANCE 2008 investment outlook for health care, and decided you might like me to hit some of the high points. The piece is written by James BrennanĀ (right), managing director of VirtualCDO, a medical merger outfit whose Web page describes him as the...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- MobileTechRoundup show #133, REDFLY and Nokia N82 arrive, IdeaPad U110 is rocking
- Listen here (MP3, 32.1 MB, 35:00 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) James, Kevin, and I were up early Saturday morning to record MobileTechRoundup show #133 and as you may be able to...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- True Server Virtualization
- I see that Tony Asaro, Chief Strategy Officer over at Virtual Iron, recently presented some interesting comments about what makes up true server virtualization in his blog. In his post, he points out that "The hypervisor is important and is useful for consolidating servers. But true server virtualization isn't just...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day?
- What is event processing and how could it make a difference? Here is one example of where it could take us: Scientists are talking about the possibility of an in-body network that could detect heart attacks or diabetic collapses and alert emergency services. A typical company deals...
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- VCs put big sums into SaaS
- VCs put big sums into SaaSWhat else would software investors invest in?We still see high VC/investor interest FWIW. At the end of the day, if you are a VC in the software (esp. business software) vertical, what is there better to invest in than SaaS?RE: VCs put big sums...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- VCs put big sums into SaaS
- Several SaaS vendors have announced some big funding rounds the past couple of weeks, which suggests that SaaS is still able to command strong VC support where vendors can show good traction for their offerings. The three rounds that caught my eye were: Rearden Commerce, $100 million....
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Microsoft not pulling XP SP3 again (so far)
- Microsoft isn't halting Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 distribution -- so far, at least -- in spite of endless-reboot problems reported by AMD-based PC customers, a company spokeswoman said on May 9. Reports of the reboot problem are cropping up on Microsoft forums and other sites...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 betaOLD NEWS: Don't expect OpenOffice to develop more perfect compatibilityI gave up on OpenOffice a long long time ago and I'm not surprised that the compatibility is still pitiful. OpenOffice's Presentation could never handle PowerPoint files properly. OpenOffice's Writer could handle simple documents,...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Network Magic simplifies tasks for home users
- Network Magic from Pure Networks isn't a new product, but it's new to me. I've been playing around with this home-network manager for a week or so, and I think it's a great solution for those who are unfamiliar with networking. Its clean design and easy-to-understand interface helps you perform...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?
- Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?Yes butThis is a constant refrain. The short termism we see dominates the way tech companies behave.. It's dark side is what happens when companies get over awed eg i2. I'm glad so many of the newbies are not looking for exits...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- A brief summary
- This is not an excerpt from Brief - those ended last week, and next week we'll start the long and boring slog through the second volume in the series: Business Information Technology: Foundations and Culture. Its purpose, where Brief is addressed to top level executives and Defen is intended for...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- A brief summary
- A brief summaryCompare with CFOIn many parts of the world, the CFO must be a chartered/certified accountant. In the US, this is now also (essentially) the case, due to SOx, and SOx is there as a result of accounting scandals.IT continues to disregard formal qualifications and licencing. Maybe the CIO...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- WinMyDNS (60)
- WinMyDNS is a new type of DNS intelligent analytic software, which is based on the windows platform. DNS config data stored in ACCESS or MSSQL databases; easy to support Secondary development,all need to do is read or write database tables, such as SOA table,or RR table. The software also has...
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- MedBASE HER (msi)
- MedBase EHR provides: Smart Progress Notes - Real-time Suggested E&M Coding Appointments Management Digital Patient Charts/Chart Room Prescription Writing and Medications Management Accessible Patient Charts, even outside the Program. The center piece of the system is the progress notes, patent pending, smart coding area shown in the screenshot. 95% of...
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
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