40 Fantastic Time-Wasting Web Sites - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

This article shows nicely the creativity of entreprenours that have figured out sites that people spend time on.... Read on..


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Gates: Tech Is Key to India's Future

This article is very interesting and shows how the Melinda and Bill Gates foundation is helping out in the good causes. This time the trip that Mr. Gates took was to India to receive an award.

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"Gates: Tech Is Key to India's Future"

Technology holds the key to solving many of India's healthcare and education challenges, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said in New Delhi.

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Microsoft, Yahoo Reach Search Deal

It is official now and Microsoft with Yahoo will put some serious competition against Google. Thi will help the consumers as the competition will spur the innovation at the same time. Bing, Bing, Bing with Yahoo will put the combintion to test against Google.

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"Microsoft, Yahoo Reach Search Deal"

Yahoo and Microsoft agreed to a 10-year search partnership, a deal that ends a protracted dance and unites the pair against Google.

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SAP Reports Mixed Results

I am not at all surprised that the outlook is bleaker for SAP as the enterprise market is still soft and investments in ERP is a big decision for most companies. I expect this trend to continue for a while.

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"SAP Reports Mixed Results"

SAP posted a 4% rise in net profit, thanks to recent cost-cutting measures, but lowered its full-year sales expectations.

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Company Helps ISVs Assess Cost of Microsoft's Windows Azure

There will be tools that ISVs are innovating around Windows Azure and one of them can be describe as follows based on an article in PCWorld.

As part of a new release of its existing Dotfuscator Suite, PreEmptive includes a way for ISVs (independent software vendors) to monitor an application not only to find out how many computing resources it requires when running on Windows Azure, but also to find out how people are using it, said Sebastian Holst, the chief marketing officer at PreEmptive, based in Mayfield Village, Ohio.


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Microsoft, Yahoo Near Search Deal

This is something that the street talked about and now we will hear how Yahoo and Microsoft will combine the search market. Tomorrow Wednesday will be interesting.

"Microsoft, Yahoo Near Search Deal"

Yahoo and Microsoft are moving toward sealing a search partnership, a deal that ends a protracted dance and unites the pair against Google. An agreement is possible as early as Wednesday.

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IBM to Buy Software Firm for $1.2 Billion

This ends one era, almost emotianal to any of us with a academic degree with a requirement of statistical analysis. SPSS is going to be part of IBM and I remember having competed against these guys in the previous BI company we sold in 2004. Time evolves and the big players are eating up the small ones.... It remains to be seen how IBM will impact the culture and perception of SPSS.

"IBM to Buy Software Firm for $1.2 Billion"

IBM agreed to pay about $1.2 billion for SPSS, a maker of predictive analytics software, further expanding its push into the software industry.

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Microsoft Partnering Power – 09 from Chaitra Vedullapalli Blog

This is a good summary of links and resources for Microsoft partners and other interested what Microsoft has to offer for 2009. The blog entry includes links to Bill Veghte, Steven Elop, Bob Muglia, Steve Ballmer and Kevin Turner keynotes as well... Read and watch...

Microsoft Partnering Power – 09 « Chaitra Vedullapalli Blog

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Set Godin presentation at Business of Software 2008

Check out the very nice speech of Seth Godin in the Business of Software 2008 conference... The way Seth Godin relates to software industry is very, very compelling... The new Software Business Conference 2009 is coming up soon.. Check from http://www.isvcommunity.com/ Events link. This video is very good..

Virality is virility - can social networking sites maintain their valuation?

This article highlights the power of 250 million users and why the company valuation is what it is... Can Facebook and Twitter sustain this, that is the big question. This article highlights also Ning, a social networking site with huge amount of users.

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Google, Apple: Two Mobile Software Visions - BusinessWeek

The debate whether mobile apps should be driven by pure Internet browser or an app is going on. Google thinks that browser is the way to go, while Apple thinks that apps are the way to go... there are obvious reasons for both of them.. but I have to say that the app experience is far more superior until we get good screens and enough power in the connections (like 4G)

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Microsoft Broadens Market for Windows Home Server -- Redmondmag.com

I bought HP MediaSmart Server a year ago, put electricity on and it has been humming... it integrates beautifully to Xbox 360, to Windows Media Center and I do not have to think about it at all... It also backups all of our home laptops and desktops.. what else can one ask for... Yes... a standard where all of the media devices would work together.... Read more about an upcoming update..
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Don't Tell Eric Schmidt Google Won't Make Money from Chrome OS

Got to love the competition... Google has not figured out how to make money with Chrome OS.. and I am sure many ISVs are also trying to figure out what it means...

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The 10 Smartest Technologies Introduced in 2009 (So Far) - Technology For Change

I love these types of lists.. check out whether you agree on what the smartest technologies might be. My personal interest is cloud computing and I believe there is going to be lots of innovation around that going forward.


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.NET Pricing in the Cloud -- Visual Studio Magazine

During the WPC conference in New Orleans last week, Microsoft announced the pricing options for the Azure platform. Check out some additional information from Visual Studio Magazine article.

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Labs Gallery: A Look at Advanced Search in Xobni Plus

I have been using the free version of Xobni and have loved it. Bill Gates has referenced to this tool in the past and I have to say that it is effective. Like with any software company, one has to figure out a business model, so Xobni has also now figured out that they need to have one... a paid version with some additional features. Check it out.

Labs Gallery: A Look at Advanced Search in Xobni Plus

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Microsoft`s Big Week: Showing Off Office 2010, Windows 7 at Worldwide Partner Conference

I had a chance to participate in Microsoft Worldwide Conference last week in New Orleans. Once of the big things that was brought up was Office 2010 that is out soon. Read more....

Microsoft`s Big Week: Showing Off Office 2010, Windows 7 at Worldwide Partner Conference

Barnes & Noble Challenges Kindle

Yet another example of a tough competition in the electronic book market. This time Barnes&Noble is going to release its own e-book format. I wish vendors would agree on a standard. I started my ebook testing with Sony Reader, continued with Amazon Kindle and will not go to something else unless there will be something compelling. I have spent far too much in Kindle books to go over to a new standard.

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"Barnes & Noble Challenges Kindle"

Barnes & Noble stepped into the nascent e-book battle, saying it would launch its own e-bookstore with bestsellers priced at $9.99, in line with its rivals.

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Leaks Grow in World of Blogs

Blogs, social networks and social media could become the source of confidential information that disgruntled employees will leak confidential information about the companies and their IP and practices. This is something that companies need to take into consideration.

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"Leaks Grow in World of Blogs"

The recession, combined with new technology, is sparking skirmishes between employers and employees over leaks of sensitive or confidential information.

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Apple, RIM Outsmart Phone Market

This article show how the smart phone market plays itself out from margin and profitability perspective. Apple iPhone and RIM with is Blackberry pretty much divides the market. Read on....

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"Apple, RIM Outsmart Phone Market"

Apple and RIM accounted for only 3% of all cellphones sold in the world last year but 35% of operating profits, underlining the shift in the wireless industry toward feature-rich devices accenting easy-to-use software.

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ZDNet Mobile Reader story - JEFF BEZOS IS WATCHING YOU

I blogged earlier today about Amazon remote delete of a book on users Kindle's. This is scary and when you read this article, you know why it is scary.

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"JEFF BEZOS IS WATCHING YOU"

Amazon's removal of George Orwell ebooks from every Kindle with a paid entitlement is not only ironic in context but has frightening ramifications in terms of privacy and content ownership. Without warning or any sort of advance notification on Friday, Amazon...

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Microsoft to Offer Office Over Web

Microsoft office will be accessible from the web and this will be huge thing for all of us. broadband access, the need to keep files in the cloud has increased and I made a decision already in 2004 to run my business in the cloud. With this announcement, the value proposition became even larger.

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"Microsoft to Offer Office Over Web"

Microsoft will offer a free Web-based version of Office as it looks to compete with Internet-based software from Google and others.

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ZDNet Mobile Reader story - Amazon shows us why DRM is a bad idea

This article describes the issues of DRM and everything that comes with it. In this article, Amazon wiped out a Kindle book remotely from users Kindle... in a mass delete action. Doesn't this also include an issue of privacy?

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"Amazon shows us why DRM is a bad idea"

I wonder if anyone at Amazon thought it ironic to use the remote wipe feature built into each Kindle device to wipe copies of George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm that users had purchased. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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Nokia Lowers Its Forecasts

Nokia posts a 66 percent drop in profit and remains causious of the upcoming months. The smart phone market is very competitive and will remain so going forward. I expect that there will be some sort of merger or buyout at some point in time.

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"Nokia Lowers Its Forecasts"

Nokia cut its outlook for margins and market share, after posting a 66% decline in quarterly profit. Rival Sony Ericsson posted another loss.

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ZDNet Mobile Reader story - Ballmer: "I'm a PC" ads effective against Apple

Steve Ballmer is pleased of the ads that Microsoft has been running when it comes to Apple. Check the latest results from the article from ZDnet.

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"Ballmer: "I'm a PC" ads effective against Apple"

According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the company's latest round of "I'm a PC" have allowed the Redmond giant to claw back lost market share from Apple. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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Magazine Business Suffers Shakeout

What does the change of business model for magazines do for the industry. Newspapers are dying due to sinking ad revenue, TV series are killed due to decreased revenue... BusinessWeek is now on the market to be sold...

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DST Starts Facebook Tender

Facebook employee shares are been bought by the Russian investor. This is unusual for a non-public company to buy shares from employees... What does this do for the company? Will some people take their exit now?

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"DST Starts Facebook Tender"

Russian investor Digital Sky Technologies has begun the process of purchasing shares from Facebook employees at a price of $14.77 a share, as part of its investment in the social-networking site.

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Microsoft Plans Web-Based Office

I am here at #WPC09 (Microsoft Worldwide Conference) and whitnessed this announcement and that will be good for all of us, including my kids. I expect to hear lots more here in New Orleans this week

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"Microsoft Plans Web-Based Office"

Microsoft will offer a free Web-based version of Office as it looks to compete with Internet-based software from Google and increased competition from "open source" products.

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Microsoft Pitches Razorfish to Agencies

This article describes well how the market forces are changing the digital marketing space like Razorfish that Microsoft owns. It looks like there is a business transaction happening.

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"Microsoft Pitches Razorfish to Agencies"

In the latest move in its quest to compete with Google, Microsoft is pitching five advertising companies a deal to buy its digital ad agency Razorfish.

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ZDNet Mobile Reader story - Microsoft to integrate Twitter into its CRM

This is very exciting news, new accelerators to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 like integration social media tools such as Twitter etc.

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"Microsoft to integrate Twitter into its CRM"

Microsoft announced that its Dynamics CRM software will have a 'Social Networking Accelerator' component which will allow companies to monitor what customers are saying on Twitter. Microsoft has integrated Twitter functionality into its customer relationship management software. The company announced on Friday that its Dynamics...

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Microsoft Extends Dynamics CRM 4.0 Capabilities

I read today in Redmondmag.com about new accelerators coming up in Dynamics CRM 4.0 I hope some of these can be deployed in the online version as well.

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SAP Social Media Guidelines 2009

SAP has launched is Social Media Guidelines for 2009. It has been interesting to see that companies are putting more effort to get the policies in place.

http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/108483

Has Social Networking reached the saturation point? From Growth to Value proposition

This article portrays that social networks are going to be saturated and they need to find value and not just growth. Therefore, I feel that whatever social networks one participates in, needs to have a focus like I wanted to have in http://www.isvcommunity.com
"Has Social Networking reached the saturation point?"
There have been countless articles written on the true size of the Social Networking world.  I’ve contributed to the deluge with a couple of posts on my own site (Myths of Social Networking and More Myths of Social Networking).

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Opinion: it May Be Social, but it's Still Media - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

Does your company have a policy ad strategy for Social Media. If not, it is time to start acting on it and get it done!


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Is Facebook Past Its Prime? - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

Are people getting tired of Facebook? This article demonstrates 5 reasons why this might happen. One of them is "do people have a life that are using Facebook?" and a few other similar comments that might lead to people move to something else.... There are already examples of other similar sites that has lost momentum. Will Facebook be the next one?


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Amazon's Kindle to Sell Law Books

Yet another example of Amazon Kindle's applicability, now targeted for legal texts and books. I am a heavy user of Amazon Kindle and even considering buying Amazon DX that has a larger screen when rading manuals.

"Amazon's Kindle to Sell Law Books"
A nonprofit group that provides continuing education for lawyers is making its books available for sale on the Kindle, underscoring the digital reader's widening appeal.


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How Twitter, Facebook and a blog can increase your readership

This article demonstrates how Twitter, Facebook and a blog can be used  effectively to boost your reader audience. Check it out and learn of it! Twitter/Facebook gave me 1000% boost
http://dvirreznik.blogspot.com/2009/07/twitterfacebook-gave-me-1000-boost.html

Gadgets Show How Much Power Your House Eats

This is a good example of how private homes can track electricity use using small measurement gadgets. To become more green is the way to go and even have kids to compete who uses less electricity.

"Gadgets Show How Much Power Your House Eats"

An array of gadgets are vying to help homeowners cut energy spending. The devices provide real-time information about how much electricity is used across a home in terms that are easy to comprehend: cost per hour.

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Ad Spending on Social Networks to Cool

Online advertising in social networks is down and sites such as Myspace has seen its ad revenue drop significantly. This shows that online ads is not the only way to make money in the long run, something else needs to be added in the future to make things more lucrative.

"Ad Spending on Social Networks to Cool"

Advertising on social networks is expected to drop in 2009 after a period of hot growth, according to a forecast from research firm.

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ZDNet Mobile Reader story - Andreessen: Facebook could do $1 billion in revenue if it wanted to

Marc Anderseen is bringing up and important issue: how are web-properties such as Facebook and Twitter going to make money in the long-run? Investors are putting money into these without a solid revenue- or business plan. We have all seen this, haven't we? I am a Facebook user but have recently started wondering why?

"Andreessen: Facebook could do $1 billion in revenue if it wanted to"

Facebook will likely bring in "billions of dollars in revenue" in five years time and could even do $1 billion in revenue this year if it really pushed itself, board member Marc Andreessen told Reuters. Techmeme Instead, it's more important for Facebook - and even micro-blogging site...

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ZDNet Mobile Reader story - Enterprise 2.0 collaboration communities: measurement and metrics

There is not a standardized way to measure ROI in Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 environments. This article takes a stab at Enterprise 2.0 use cases and discusses how social media will have an impact on these types of X 2.0 solutions. This article is worth reading.

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"Enterprise 2.0 collaboration communities: measurement and metrics"

Many participants in the collaboration / Enterprise 2.0 world offer Kumbaya-style enthusiasm without showing concrete evidence of business value. Forrester analyst, Natalie Petouhoff, has the ROI antidote. by Michael Krigsman

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ZDNet Mobile Reader story - Visionary 2009: Jim Clark on the importance of Stanford university to Silicon Valley

Jim Clark, co-founder of Silicon Graphics and Netscape talks about the importance of Standford University to entreprenours etc.

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"Visionary 2009: Jim Clark on the importance of Stanford university to Silicon Valley"

Jim Clark, co-founder of Silicon Graphics and Netscape was one of four winners of the SDForum 2009 Visionary Awards. He spoke about his earlier life and how he was trying to get out of Texas, then trying to get out of the navy. He also spoke about the importance...

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ZDNet Mobile Reader story - Business intelligence comes to Kindle. Will companies care?

To use Kindle DX as a business intelligence frontend? I do not think so. As a Kindle user, i do not see this combination relevant and the fact that Kindle does not display colors, makes it even harder to believe that it could ever become successful.

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"Business intelligence comes to Kindle. Will companies care?"

Business Intelligence provider MicroStrategy said today that it will make its business reports and dashboards accessible through Amazon's Kindle DX reader, bringing one of the first business tools to a device that's been mostly defined by its ability to display electronic books. The company already has an...

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ZDNet Mobile Reader story - Do we need cloud oriented architecture?

Cloud computing and enterprise architecture, is the latter needed in cloud computing scenarios?

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"Do we need cloud oriented architecture?"

One of the criticisms leveled at service oriented architecture is that the 'architecture' aspect has often been overlooked. In one of his latest analyses, ZapThink's Ron Schmelzer wonders where architecture fits among all the excitement around cloud computing. "The discussion of architecture has been given short shrift in cloud...

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