An Innovative Approach to Software Distribution

On 01/23/2009, in Systems Management, by Tom

Every once in a while a software vendor steps out of the box.  Tideway Systems has done so with the introduction of the Community Edition of their core product, Foundation.  You may be saying to yourself; there’s nothing new with being able to download a 30 day trial or evaluation version of software,; Microsoft and [...]

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US Fallout from Satyam Scandal

On 01/15/2009, in Business, by Tom

So now that the dust has settled, I ponder what the ultimate impact will be given the events that occurred at Satyam last week.  Given that Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju admitted to falsifying the books of his firm for several years, these actions will surely cause  many CIOs question their relationship with Satyam or other [...]

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Personal Fitness Data In the Palm of Your Hand

On 01/14/2009, in Featured, Fitness, by Tom

So I am standing in line on New Years Eve at Dicks Sporting Goods to return some items that I got for Christmas that didn’t fit.  While in Line I see a pamphlet for a device that promises to tract the calories I burn while I do normal activities and store them on a personalized [...]

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Leading Economic Indicators Highlight Strength of Recession

The Conference Board announced yesterday that the leading index continued to fall in November, down another 0.4% m/m.  This is after a downwardly revised .9% percent decline in October.  This decline was lead by large declines in building permits, stock prices, and initial unemployment claims.  All of these issues continue to overshadow the continued positive [...]

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