I worked briefly with Microsoft UK in 2006 but no longer have any connection with the company. Regardless, I remain impartial and unbiased in my views. I don’t hold any stock or shares, investments or industrial secrets in any company, but have signed confidentiality agreements with a number of UK and U.S. organisations, whose names [...]

Rudolph: We’re a very silo-based environment. We have dedicated network storage and a server team responsible for resolving issues in our infrastructure. What we’ve seen in the past were a lot of problems in getting these people together. Everybody had different management tools from the different vendors and nobody had an over-all view about the [...]

On Sunday, I’ll be departing the chilly East Coast on a cross-country flight to balmy Las Vegas to once again attend this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show. My colleague Rachel King will also be on hand, from San Francisco; noble chief Larry Dignan will be manning the cockpit from New York, with the usual crew at [...]

Paula Rooney has covered the technology industry for more than 15 years, starting with semiconductor design and mini-computer systems at EDN News and later focused on PC software companies including Microsoft, Lotus, Oracle, Red Hat, Novell and other open source and commercial software companies for CRN and PCWeek. She received a silver award from the [...]

Welcome to the new electronic fishbowl, please deposit your privacy in the waste-bin as your enter. Both the enemy and the ally want to know everything about you, so it can be used to oppress you for their enrichment. regards,Jon Article source: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/india/india-in-talks-with-interpol-to-help-intercept-electronic-communication/827

“there are a lot of jobs on the line”True … and some will become protectionist … but just as IT has removed jobs in other industries we (in IT) have to accept the loss of our own legacy and move on … but that’s not my main objection. “Business decision makers see that only the [...]

Almost a year ago I wrote a piece entitled “Android Virtualization: It’s Time.” The piece was a reaction to a rant from our new Mobile News columnist, James Kendrick that Android updates were taking way too long and that the process was inherently flawed because too many cooks were actually involved in the process: Google [...]

@symbolset “Publish a minimum hardware spec that handset makers must follow… Cut carriers out of the equation… possibly go as far as cutting the hardware makers out too… Discourage carrier branding…” The only thing left off the list is discourage end user customization. Most of the items on the list seem designed to kill off [...]

The Kusnetzky Group LLC is an independent technology industry research firm that focuses on system software, virtualization and cloud computing technology. Dan’s opinions are based upon research, personal experiences and actual use of technology. They are not based upon the relationships the company may or may not have with suppliers, end user organizations, the media, [...]

At various times during his adult life, David has voted for both Democrats and Republicans, and has been disappointed by both. He is deeply disturbed by how partisanship has come before patriotism in America, which gives him the freedom to pick on both sides. David is a frequent guest on TV and radio stations across [...]