Archive for December, 2005
Monday, December 19th, 2005
Lotus Notes Sucks ?
I came across a website called Lotus Notes Sucks - which is dedicated to lambasting IBM’s Lotus Notes corporate messaging client.
The author chooses to remain anonymous since he is forced to work for a company that uses Notes and he (for some reason) is concerned about letting his employer know just how much he hates […]
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Saturday, December 17th, 2005
Lenovo’s million biometric PCs
Lenovo, owner of IBM’s ThinkPad line of notebook computers has now sold over 1 million biometric security enabled PCs.
Press release: Lenovo Points a Finger to Sale of One Million Biometric PCs
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., December 13, 2005 – Lenovo, provider of the industry’s most secure PCs,(1) will sell its 1,000,000th ThinkPad notebook with an integrated […]
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Friday, December 16th, 2005
2008 Olympics could go open source
According to an article in ZDNet: 2008 Olympics could go open source
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games could switch to an open-source technology platform under proposals to be considered by the International Olympic Committee.
The open-source move will be recommended by the IOC’s technology partner, Atos Origin, under the guidance of subcontractors including Hewlett-Packard and IBM, according […]
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Friday, December 16th, 2005
IBM feeds startups with patent access
Several reports around in recent days about an IBM press release announcing access to IBM’s patent portfolio for venture capitalists and startups - all in the name of fostering innovation.
Some interesting commentary:
Bob Sutor: New IBM licensing program for venture-backed startups (contains text of the announcement).
Bob Sutor: Media coverage of new IBM licensing program for venture-backed […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
IBM giving away its patents
So how does one of the most aggressive patent filing companies in the world foster open source development, while also profiting from the investment in research and development of the technology?
Karen Lowry Miller from Newsweek writes The Big Blue Yonder
By giving away hundreds of its patents, IBM has turned a philosophical movement into a tangible […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
IBM to open Power Architecture
Another great move by IBM to make its technology available to foster innovation.
Press Release: IBM Takes Next Step in Opening Power Architecture to Research and Education Community
PALO ALTO, CA - 14 Dec 2005: At a Power.org event in Palo Alto, California today, IBM announced plans to make the specifications of IBM’s PowerPC 405 core […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
IBM Facing ‘Increasing Foreign-Exchange Headwinds’
Forbes: IBM Facing ‘Increasing Foreign-Exchange Headwinds’
Banc of America Securities analyst Keith Bachman slightly lowered revenue estimates on IBM, citing “increasing foreign-exchange headwinds.”
Bachman said in a research report that he left his earnings estimates unchanged and doesn’t view the foreign-exchange adjustments “as negatively impacting the stock.”
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He reiterated a “buy” rating and $93 price target on […]
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2005
TLAs can cause cultural problems
Ron van den Boogaard makes an amusing observation about some of IBM’s new adverts you see on the web IBM makes me smile
In dutch SOA means something quite different than “Service Oriented Architecture”. “Sexueel Overdraagbare Aandoeningen” stands for “Sexually transmitted Diseases”. I guess the “Enterprise Service Bus” is gonna take me to the clinic once […]
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
Next standards battle: Calendaring
One of the next standards battle that will arise is calendaring.
Tools to manage your schedule are already available in most corporate environments, Lotus Notes/Domino, Microsoft Outlook/Exchange … but there has been little development or innovation in this area in recent years - apparently all the attention has been put into email.
So what’s the problem? Don’t […]
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Monday, December 12th, 2005
Indian American becomes youngest IBM Fellow with 300 patents
NetIndia123: Indian American becomes youngest IBM Fellow with 300 patents
An Indian American has been earmarked as the youngest ever-IBM fellow with more than 300 patents and has been listed as the top ten living patent holders in the United States.
Mr Ravi Arimilli is a researcher, based in Austin, Texas, who specialises in computer chip innards. […]