Friday, January 28, 2005

Lotus Notes, Workplace said to boost users on the edge

Lotus Notes, Workplace said to boost users on the edge: "Central to Notes at the outset was the concept of a semi-structured data base and an object software metaphor that centered on documents rather than transactions. 'We built these forms-based things,' said Ozzie, 'I don't think we understood deeply the kind of applications people would build.'
'We were shooting from the hip,' Ozzie said of the early years of Notes development. The approach worked well where organization workflow was important, and was not necessarily embraced wholeheartedly by central IT.
'The fundamental belief we had was [in] the people who best know how to adapt software to their needs,' Ozzie said, referring to the business workers 'at the edge of the system.'
In the early days, he said, Notes applications were largely created by 'power users and line-of-business IT.' Notes, of course, later became more and more of an environment for professional developers."

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

The New York Times > Technology > Google and Yahoo Are Extending Search Ability to TV Programs

The New York Times > Technology > Google and Yahoo Are Extending Search Ability to TV Programs: "oogle and Yahoo are introducing services that will let users search through television programs based on words spoken on the air. The services will look for keywords in the closed captioning information that is encoded in many programs, mainly as an aid to deaf viewers."
I wonder when they will search my IM chats, my conversations at home, my thoughts, ... |-)

Saturday, January 22, 2005

Microsoft BizTalk Server: Microsoft BizTalk Server Roadmap

Microsoft BizTalk Server: Microsoft BizTalk Server Roadmap: "Empowering Business Users - BizTalk Server 2006 will empower the business user by extending capabilities introduced in BizTalk Server 2004, such as Business Activity Services (BAS) and Business Activity Monitoring (BAM), better integration with Windows SharePoint Services, and real-time support for business activity subscriptions and notifications. "

Friday, January 21, 2005

Internet Capital Group Engages Former IBM Executive to Drive Partner Company Growth

Internet Capital Group Engages Former IBM Executive to Drive Partner Company Growth: "WAYNE, Pa. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 18, 2005 -- Internet Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICGE) today announces the addition of Dr. Michael D. Zisman to its management team, functioning as a managing director."

Congratulations and best of luck, Mike!

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

CRN | Breaking News | IBM, Microsoft Chart Collaboration's Course

CRN | Breaking News | IBM, Microsoft Chart Collaboration's Course: "David Marshak, an analyst with Patricia Seybold Group, calls the next two years a period of disruption as it pertains to collaboration. Customers, he says, will be making decisions about messaging and portal solutions and platforms, and IBM and Microsoft�and their partners�should look to cash in.
'I don't know yet whose technology [IBM's or Microsoft's] is more disruptive, but customers are going to be forced to do something�at least an upgrade; at most migrating all of their users, mailboxes and logic,' Marshak says. "


Now I am confused - I thought David Marshak was joining IBM/Lotus managing their real-time collaboration products?!?

Monday, January 10, 2005

Microsoft to grow on its campus

Microsoft to grow on its campus: "To accommodate future growth, Microsoft Corp. said yesterday that it will build up to 2.2 million square feet of new office space on its Redmond campus over the next 20 years, delaying construction on land it owns in Issaquah but confirming the company's commitment to keeping its headquarters in the Puget Sound area."
As home owner in this area - sounds great to me!

Friday, January 07, 2005

USATODAY.com - Magazine names Seattle as fittest city, Houston as fattest

USATODAY.com - Magazine names Seattle as fittest city, Houston as fattest: "The fittest and fattest cities in the United States, according to a survey in the February issue of Men's Fitness magazine:

FITTEST CITIES
1. Seattle
2. Honolulu
3. Colorado Springs
4. San Francisco
5. Denver
6. Portland, Ore.
7. Sacramento
8. Tucson
9. San Diego
10. Albuquerque

FATTEST CITIES
1. Houston
2. Philadelphia
3. Detroit
4. Memphis
5. Chicago
6. Dallas
7. New Orleans
8. New York
9. Las Vegas
10. San Antonio "

"Eighty-five percent of Seattle residents get some exercise every month, and that's a really significant thing," Boulton said. The city's jittery love affair with espresso might fuel some of that activity, he noted: "There's not only a lot of it, it's pretty darn strong."


Hm, I guess we are living in the right area. :-)

Wednesday, January 05, 2005

CRN | Breaking News | Cooper To Leave IBM Software

CRN | Breaking News | Cooper To Leave IBM Software: "IBM confirmed that Cooper, vice president of worldwide channel marketing at IBM Software, is leaving, but the company hasn't announced the move. Cooper will join Nokia as vice president of Mobility Solutions, part of the company's Enterprise Solutions Business Group, a Nokia spokesman confirmed. "

Dinner for One - A German New Year's Custom - Miss Sophie and James

Dinner for One - A German New Year's Custom - Miss Sophie and James: "It's a bit bizarre when you think about it. A short British cabaret sketch from the 1920s has become a German New Year's tradition. Yet, although �The 90th Birthday or Dinner for One� is a famous cult classic in Germany and several other European countries, it is virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, including Britain, its birthplace."

vowe dot net :: The lights go out at Lotus

vowe dot net :: The lights go out at Lotus What a symbolism!

Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Hasso Plattner: "Wir Deutschen suchen zu wenig nach Loesungen und zu viel nach Schuldigen"

Milliard�re: "Zum Wachstum verurteilt" - 2 - Wirtschaft - SPIEGEL ONLINE: "Wir Deutschen suchen zu wenig nach L�sungen und zu viel nach Schuldigen. Wir brauchen den Willen zum Erfolg. Dazu geh�rt auch, dass wir nicht immer nur weinen und kritisieren. Letztlich sollte jeder von uns endlich bei sich selbst anfangen. Eigeninitiative als Antriebskraft fehlt der Politik, den Unternehmen, den Managern und auch den B�rgern."