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- Comcast takes broadband cap plunge; Other carriers likely to follow
- Comcast will implement a 250 GB data monthly cap on customers starting Oct. 1. The move, reported first by DSL Reports, was confirmed by Comcast today Techmeme. On its site, Comcast posted its amended user policy: We've listened to feedback from our customers who asked that...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Dell: Turnaround interuptus as share grab hurts net, margins
- Dell's second quarter earnings fell short of projections, but revenue was well ahead of targets. Translation: Dell is gaining share at the expense of its bottom line as price competition heats up. Dell reported fiscal second quarter earnings of 31 cents a share on revenue of $16.4...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Sprint unveils location-based 'geobrowsing' on eve of WiMax launch
- With the launch of its long-hyped WiMax service XOHM scheduled to debut in September in Baltimore, on Thursday Sprint announced a set of location-based personalization features that will enhance the user experience of WiMax subscribers by allowing them to, for example, quickly look up restaurants, check traffic and weather, and...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Next generation of business intelligence
- Data warehouses collect gigabytes of data everyday but the information is not always meaningful. Why? Angela Shen-Hsieh, President and CEO of Visual I/O, says it's because the tools are not user friendly. Find out how the next generation of business intelligence will move beyond the spreadsheet to let you...
- Whiteboards 2008-08-28
- The End of SaaS? Or Just the End of Hype?
- Lawson CEO Harry Debes started -- or rather continued -- a brouhaha that's getting some pixels in the blogosphere, and his position is worth commenting on for both its courage foolhardy and its excess hyperbolically so. According to Harry, the SaaS market will collapse in two years time, due to...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Why does Safari stink?
- I started my day with several calls from our Special Ed folks who suddenly couldn't access their student information portal (e-Sped). I could access it without problem, our Special Education administrators could access it, but several teachers and counselors were discovering (since this was the first student day back...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- First images of Google-powered HTC Dream
- It was rumored that the HTC G1 Dream would be the first Google powered phone on the market, and if everything pans out, those rumors will end up being true with a launch date sooner than later. Android Guys have the first mock-up drawings of the Dream, and it's...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Perot: Making sure "everybody has access to the truth"
- He doesn't "do a lot of Internet work." He's not on Facebook, LinkedIn or MySpace. He's not an iPhone guy. He prefers to get "instant feedback from the people,'' from face-to-face contact and phone calls. But Ross Perot, now 77, is back and using...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- GoBootstrap: simplifying SME accounting
- I'm keen to see startups in the accounting for small business space. Part of that is because I spent more years than I care to remember in finance roles, part is in the belief that accounting systems that reflect a 600 year old methodology are well...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Tweetrush for enterprise?
- Much has already been said about Tweetrush, the service that allows you to get statistics on your personal Twitter usage. I particularly liked Bernie Goldbach's commentary where, among other things, he says: Tweetrush is Sweet Infoporn. I like stats. I like comparing like to like....
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- It must be a rough day in Cupertino
- It must be a rough day in Cupertinonot having an issuesettings>general>passcode lock on>require passcode immediatelyRE: It must be a rough day in CupertinoThe lawsuit over Psystar has a precedent, in favor of Psystar.Remember that there was a lawsuit like this against Data General some years back, alleging illegal tying because...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Taiwan busts hacking ring, 50 million personal records compromised
- Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau CIB has successfully tracked down and arrested six people in what the CIB believes to be the biggest personal data breach in Taiwan to date. Apparently, the group also managed to obtain personal data on Taiwan's current and former presidents : "The suspects are believed...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analytics
- Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analyticsAster In-Database MapReduce Available NowDana - great article – thanks for covering this. Many agree this is a game-changing innovation for the database industry. I'd just like to point out: [1] Aster In-Database MapReduce is available now for evaluation...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Mozilla Ubiquity: Is Mozilla building out a different kind of RIA platform?
- Mozilla Ubiquity: Is Mozilla building out a different kind of RIA platform?And this is why Mozilla is so important. MS wants to keep the standard webdumbed down, so you have to use MS only technologies for anything fancy. Mozilla will not let that happen!!But, the monetization issues are going to...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud fails
- MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud failsMore to blameShame on the customers who selected this vendor. When evaluating vendors in the cloud, your RFP should identify exactly how these companies secure, backup, and process your data. I fear that poorly run IT shops like this one will...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Mozilla Ubiquity: Is Mozilla building out a different kind of RIA platform?
- Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo. I watched the Mozilla Ubiquity video last night and it struck a chord. The crew over at Mozilla Labs is doing some very cool, forward thinking stuff. In the process, I think they're evolving what the browser is into...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- MeteoSwiss watches the skies in 3D
- MeteoSwiss, the Switzerland's National Weather service, is using a new system to build 3D maps of Swiss skies. This LIDAR Light Detection and Ranging weather measurement system has been developed at the Lausanne-based Federal Institute of Technology EPFL. According to EPFL, this new system will be able to provide real-time...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud fails
- Online storage service MediaMax, also called The Linkup, went out of business following a system administration error that deleted active customer data. The defunct company raises questions about the reliability of cloud computing. by Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analytics
- With better data reach and inclusion, come better results. So BI allows leaders can establish the trends early that will determine their future success or failures. In a fast-paced, global, hyper competitive business landscape these insights are the currency of success for the future. The better you do BI, the...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
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