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Want To Buy a Toyota Prius?
When you have highly complex, real-time software controlling hardware systems, it's virtually imposs...
Sun Veteran Joins Google, Hates Apple
Bray's comments clearly signal the beginning of a war between Google and Apple. You have to wonder w...
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BlackBerry Users Rethinking Their Phones
Restlessness is one thing, practicality is another. I swapped my Blackberry for a Droid and found my...
BlackBerry Users Rethinking Their Phones
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Data versus information
Written by Richard D. Cushing
Writing in InfoWorld magazine (6 Jan 2003), Ephraim Schwartz said: "The goal of IT, since its inception, has been the timely (a relative term) delivery of information to those who need it. Behind this goal is an unspoken belief in technology: If IT could deliver to its internal enterprise c... (4327 more chars)

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Information is not knowlege
Written by Richard D. Cushing
"Information is not knowledge. Knowledge comes from theory." -- W. Edwards Deming   When Sir Isaac Newton was conked on his head by the falling apple (as the story goes), he had information. The information was, "apples fall from trees" or, put more generically, "things fall to th... (3181 more chars)

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When Insourcing Makes Sense
Written by Tom Hoffman
p { text-indent:0px; padding-bottom:10px; } Under the weight of enormous budget pressures like other states, New York recently decided to insource as many as 500 IT jobs which could save the state up to $70 million annually. On the face of it, the plan, which was approved by the state legi... (1639 more chars)
SAP Gets Agile to Spur Product Development
Written by Mel Duvall
Facing uncertainty over its plans to win back customer satisfaction, SAP Co-Chief Executives Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe, arrived in Silicon Valley this week looking to set the record straight.   Their joint appearance comes as the company tries to stem a sales slump which ultimate... (2238 more chars)

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Getting Serious With Google Apps
Written by Mel Duvall
Google Apps has been a great place to access basic applications such as programs for sharing documents, calendars, and of course, email. But it has been a work-in-progress in terms of getting full featured business applications.   That appears to be quickly changing. In recent months the Goog... (2423 more chars)

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10 Inspiring Quotes on Leadership
Written by Ann Spoor
10 Inspiring Quotes on Leadership 1.     The goal of many leaders is to get people to think more highly of the leader. The goal of a great leader is to help people to think more highly of themselves. --J. Carla Nortcutt   2.     Communication seemed to me s... (1346 more chars)

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