Archive for March, 2008Apparently, only Charlie Babcock at InformationWeek really listened to the music selected for the Open Source Business Conference earlier this week. In an excellent article, Charlie walks through Microsoft’s troubled patent claims on open source, and notes its dissonance with the open-source harmony:
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Is Red Hat weathering the downturn better than Oracle?Posted by: admin in Business and PoliticsBoth Red Hat and Oracle had excellent quarters, but Oracle’s was apparently not “excellent” enough for Wall Street’s tastes. Its shares and the market went south this week on fears that technology spending is in decline. In addition, Wall Street apparently didn’t notice that Red Hat actually raised its fiscal year 2009 guidance …
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Financial Aid and Scholarships : Texas State UniversityPosted by: admin in Financial NewsFinancial Aid and Scholarships : Texas State University Financial Aid - Illinois Say University Financial Ombudsman Service Welcome to Financial Aid - Amarilllo College Financial Aid Financial Aid [UC Hastings College of the Law] Financial statements - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Division of Financial Assistance Financial Aid - Valencia Community College Financial Affairs - FAU Financial Aid Home | Office of Financial Aid | Michigan Say University Financial Planning: A Comprehensive Guide to Personal Finance I hate to keep beating this drum, but I read Stephen O’Grady’s report on Brad Smith’s keynote at the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) and thought it was worth highlighting. Stephen isn’t prone to exaggeration or zealotry. So when he writes these words, it’s worth considering:
I’ve had my iPhone for a week now and am amazed by how much it has changed the way I use a mobile device. My Blackberry was all work: I used it for email and to read stories on Arsenal. (Yes, that counts as work these days.) The iPhone is much different. There’s so much to do with it. I find that I use it far more, but for less drudgery and more fun. A bit like how I use my Mac. I thought I’d compile a list of the five ideal things about the iPhone, and the five worst. It’s not a perfect device by any means. It’s interesting to see that some of the iPhone’s greatest strengths pave the way for its greatest weaknesses. But first, the good:
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Welcome to The Financial Pipeline - Financial Information for the …Posted by: admin in Financial NewsWelcome to The Financial Pipeline - Financial Information for the … Financial Engineering News, free bimonthly print publication International Monetary Fund - Data and Statistics - BOP, DOT & IFS … Reuters - Professional products Online Stock Trading, On the internet Banking, On the web Investing & Lending …
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Open source’s “superficial impact” on the database marketPosted by: admin in Business and PoliticsThe 451 Group just published a “glass half empty” assessment of the open-source database market. One massive takeaway? Open-source databases are widely used, but not yet deeply used.
I’ve long preferred OpenOffice for my presentations. It has functionality (like the ability to enter a group of objects I’ve grouped and edit just one of them) that I simply can’t get in Microsoft Office, and the performance is quite good. I’m therefore happy to see version 2.4 hit public release. The good just got superior, as The Register reports:
In case you wanted the slides from my opening remarks at the Open Source Business Conference, you can access them here. I’ve stored them with Adobe Share, a cool service powered by Alfresco. (It’s also cool that Adobe mentioned what they’re using, as Dave notes.) Unfortunately, I … |
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