SAP Decides to Go to the Prom
by Tony Kontzer When I was a senior in high school, I was not a member of the "in" crowd. In fact, my friends and I mocked the "in" crowd for being superficial and trendy, and we knew (hoped?) that...
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June 17, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:45 AM/EST
June 15, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009 10:32 AM/EST
Is Google the Next Halliburton?
by Tony Kontzer In the latest issue of Funny Times (a collection of left-leaning cartoons and columns), there's a drawing of a man with his finger lodged up his nose, and the caption reads, "Oops! Is big brother watching?" Only...
June 10, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:40 AM/EST
Like a Virgin: Google Partners to Promote Cloud Computing
by Tony Kontzer What happens when The Cloud meets a man with his head in the clouds? We'll all find out June 24 when Richard Branson, the eccentric billionaire adventurer and entrepreneur behind Virgin Atlantic and Virgin America airlines, unveils...
June 8, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009 10:12 AM/EST
Are You a Part of the iPhone Revolution?
by Tony Kontzer Is the iPhone America's best hope for economic recovery? And is your company with the program? This week, as the Apple developer community gathers in San Francisco to learn how to build cutting-edge apps for the iPhone...
June 3, 2009
Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:33 AM/EST
Is the Man Keeping You Down?
The Justice Department is investigating alleged collusion between big tech companies to manipulate the labor market and keep worker salaries down. Dignan pooh-poohs the entire thing, before acknowledging that he knows nothing about it. He may well be right about...
June 1, 2009
Monday, June 01, 2009 10:43 AM/EST
Editing Is Not Censorship
A reader says our decision to remove several anonymous comments violates the First Amendment and amounts to "censorship." Makes you wonder what they teach in school these days. The First Amendment protects our right to speak freely without government sanction....
Monday, June 01, 2009 10:25 AM/EST
Google Plays Offense, Microsoft Defense
by Tony Kontzer If there was any remaining doubt that Google had established itself as Microsoft's Public Enemy No. 1, it's officially gone. The companies' dueling announcements last week -- Microsoft with its Bing "decision engine," and Google with its...
May 20, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10:31 AM/EST
IT Spending: More Pain Ahead?
"Breaking from other technology chiefs who have recently expressed optimism, Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Mark Hurd warned he hasn't seen the tech industry emerge from its painful slump." So says the Wall Street Journal in an article posted behind its...
May 11, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009 10:08 AM/EST
Smarter Search with WolframAlpha
UPDATE: How Google will respond to WolframAlpha Coincidental with the release of the new Star Trek movie is the appearance of WolframAlpha, a search engine capable of delivering the sort of answers to complex questions that Gene Roddenberry imagined all...
May 6, 2009
Wednesday, May 06, 2009 10:33 AM/EST
IT Employment Picture: Clear as Mud
by Tony Kontzer One of the things we're all quickly learning about a prolonged recession is that nothing is what it appears to be. Or maybe it is. The point is, none of us has any idea what to think....
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