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IBM sticks head in the clouds

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:07:00 GMT

Don't you just love buzzwords?

So that's Chrome

appsed@techworld.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:45:00 GMT

By now the whole world and his dog will have had a chance to play with Chrome, Google's new browser.

See the Chrome, feel the Chrome ...

appsed@techworld.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:33:00 GMT

Anyone thinking that the Labor Day weekend is a traditional quiet period for IT news had a rude awakening after Google announced the imminent launch of its Chrome browser.

Microsoft and the just desert

appsed@techworld.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:24:00 GMT

It's not often that one compares Microsoft to Gordon Brown but that's the comparison that struck me this week.

Killing the goose

appsed@techworld.com — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:59:00 GMT

If a Martian came down to earth and wanted to know what all the fuss on open source was about, this last week would have given it (Martians of course having no gender) some thought.

IBM's small business exchange

appsed@techworld.com — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:46:00 GMT

There have been some weird coincidences in the world but Intel and IBM both launching an SMB marketplace on the same day takes some beating.

IBM's small business exchange

appsed@techworld.com — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:46:00 GMT

There have been some weird coincidences in the world but Intel and IBM both launching an SMB marketplace on the same day takes some beating.

What's your price?

appsed@techworld.com — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:58:00 GMT

What's the connection between the computer security industry and prostitution?

What's your price?

appsed@techworld.com — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:58:00 GMT

What's the connection between the computer security industry and prostitution?

Where's my shiny spacesuit?

appsed@techworld.com — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:44:00 GMT

Those old enough to remember the 1980s will also remember that IT pundits were predicting the paperless office by the turn of the century.

Where's my shiny spacesuit?

appsed@techworld.com — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:44:00 GMT

Those old enough to remember the 1980s will also remember that IT pundits were predicting the paperless office by the turn of the century. A prediction that will raise a hollow laugh from anyone walking past me and seeing the state of my desk - it looks about as accurate as predictions in the 60s that we'd all be wearing spacesuits and living on the moon by the year 2000.

How the V word frightens Microsoft

appsed@techworld.com — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:39:00 GMT

There’s an old industry joke about two women describing their husbands.

How the V word frightens Microsoft

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:39:00 GMT

There's an old industry joke about two women describing their husbands.

Let's give Microsoft credit

appsed@techworld.com — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:03:00 GMT

The news that Microsoft has decided to open up its APIs has caused a seismic shock.

Let's give Microsoft credit

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:03:00 GMT

The news that Microsoft has decided to open up its APIs has caused a seismic shock.

Happy anniversary TCP/IP

appsed@techworld.com — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:01:00 GMT

While we were nursing our sore heads yesterday, a significant anniversary passed us by: it was 25 years since Arpanet adopted TCP/IP as the protocol suite for the fledgling Internet, replacing NCP.

Happy anniversary TCP/IP

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:01:00 GMT

While we were nursing our sore heads yesterday, a significant anniversary passed us by: it was 25 years since Arpanet adopted TCP/IP as the protocol suite for the fledgling Internet, replacing NCP.

Making the call on virtualisation

appsed@techworld.com — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:40:00 GMT

It's not all that long ago that virtualisation would have been deemed an esoteric subject more suitable for research establishments and uebergeeks than commercial enterprises. Now, a leading virtualisation website has set up a community site for those users itching to find like-minded users. And with more than 600 users already signed up for the site, the signs are that there's going to be plenty of interest.

Making the call on virtualisation

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:40:00 GMT

The SOA backlash begins

appsed@techworld.com — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:59:00 GMT

There's nothing journalists like better than an easy piece of copy to write (actually, there are several things they like more: lunch at a Michelin-starred restaurant, test match tickets, a jucy bit of gossip ... but an easy bit of copy will do for starters).

The SOA backlash begins

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:59:00 GMT

Excuse me, are you qualified to serve that pint?

appsed@techworld.com — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:21:00 GMT

My local paper is reporting that a pub landlady will stand down after more than 50 years behind the bar because she won't take the bar exams that the government has insisted all pub landlords and landladies must take.

Excuse me, are you qualified to serve that pint?

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:21:00 GMT

Get your ITIL pens and ITIL notepads here

appsed@techworld.com — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:33:00 GMT

A colleague has sent me a press release from BMC that says that 71 percent of SAP users are implementing ITIL as part of their IT strategy - which looks impressive. Closer examination of the survey, carried out by the bizarrely-named Pink Elephant, reveals that the respondents are all either responsible for ITIL strategy or managing SAP installations as part of an overall ITIL strategy, which is a pretty good way to get such a juicy figure.

Get your ITIL pens and ITIL notepads here

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:33:00 GMT