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Skyfire 1.5 Browser For Windows Mobile Launches
Skyfire has just taken their browser and upgraded it for Windows Mobile phones. The browser now supports Flash and Silverlight right in the browser just like your desktop. It also supports Ajax, which is what Gmail and other sites use to easily change what is on the screen without forcing a refresh.
John Foley
Open Government's Challenges, Pitfalls, And Skeptics
When federal CTO Aneesh Chopra and federal CIO Vivek Kundra unveiled the Obama Administration's Open Government Directive on Dec. 8, it marked the end of one long, drawn out process and the beginning of what's sure to be another. Good luck making it work.
Serdar Yegulalp
Chrome: Google's Cross-Platform Platform
No one ought to be surprised by the notion that Chrome is Google's big cross-platform play -- a way to get their app-delivery system running everywhere. It's not just a way to soften people up for the arrival of Chrome OS, either.
Bob Evans
EU Hits New Low Vs. Oracle As Kroes Mocks Senate Letter
It's unwise to expect much intellectual integrity from the European Union bureaucrats as they put the screws to Oracle, but leader Neelie Kroes has set a new low by dismissing and mocking an official letter of support for Oracle from the U.S. Senate. This is the most disgraceful proof yet that the EU is purely playing politics while thousands of Sun employees lose their jobs.
George Crump
When Controllers Fail
What are the chances of a controller failing in a storage system? I don’t know the exact statistic but its safe to assume that its pretty low. When they do fail, the ramifications can be extreme, especially in the increasingly virtualized data center that counts on shared storage. Active-Active controllers provide the protection from controller failure but they are a bit of a misnomer. Both controllers are being used but they are assigned to specific workloads.
Nicole Ferraro
Open Government Directive Gets Its Unveiling
After much anticipation, the Obama administration has unveiled its Open Government Directive
Tracey Hughes
Here's to the First Responders!
We admit to throwing around some pretty charged terms in a loose fashion. Sometimes we forget that not everybody is drinking the koolaid. We [assume] that words like paradigm, architecture, and model mean the same thing to everyone. Of course we are wrong (what they say about 'assume' is still in effect).
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Facebook Privacy Changes Draw Flak
Members fear their information may be inadvertently exposed to the entire Web.
Feds Launch Internet Healthcare Initiatives
Department of Health and Human Services programs promote research data sharing, employee collaboration, and flu safety.
Global CIO: Why SAP Won't Match Oracle's 22% Maintenance Fees
Here are five reasons why SAP won't make the awful mistake of raising annual maintenance fees to match Oracle at 22%.
Red Hat Open-Sources Virtualization Protocol
The SPICE protocol is designed to improve desktop virtualization for bandwidth-intensive applications, such as video or voice over IP.
Apple Tablet Eyed For March Release
The iPad watch has gained ground in the wake of a report from an Oppenheimer tech analyst.
Facebook Christmas Worm Spreads Holiday Infection
Koobface, the worm that has plagued Facebook, Twitter and other social sites, is back.
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Bob Evans
Global CIO: Why SAP Won't Match Oracle's 22% Maintenance Fees
Here are five reasons why SAP won't make the awful mistake of raising annual maintenance fees to match Oracle at 22%.
Robert L. Otto
Government CIOs Must Focus On Results, Not Data Centers
Data center proliferation entails unacceptable cost and risk, says the former CIO of the U.S. Postal Service. With cloud computing as an option, it's time to pursue a more sustainable strategy.
Rob Preston
Down To Business: How Indian CIOs Stack Up
IBM thinks they're more progressive than CIOs elsewhere in the world, given their emphasis on innovation, customers, and other strategic matters.
Art Wittmann
Practical Analysis: Pundits, Facts, And Competing Goals
There's no silver bullet when it comes to building a technically competent enterprise content management strategy.
Alexander Wolfe
Wolfe's Den: Intel CTO Envisions On-Chip Data Centers
Justin Rattner, chief technology officer at the chip giant, talks about the explosion of multicore processing, bringing security to cloud computing, and processor-based networking.
Fritz Nelson
Full Nelson: Video: San Francisco Goes Open, Transparent
An interview with the city's mayor and IT principals about DataSF.org and its groundbreaking applications
Chris Murphy
Global CIO: General Motors CIO On 4 Essential IT Skills
He'd like to hire people with all 4 into the new GM. But how can IT pros get this broad experience?
Brian Gillooly
Global CIO: Building A Brand Takes IT Flexibility
There are fundamental differences in how marketing and IT see their roles, and the world. And it's bad for a company's brand when the CIO and marketing execs don't get along.
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