MarketWatch: Why IBM Bought DataMirror (ComputerWire)
IBM acquired Canadian software firm DataMirror in July for $162m, adding advanced high-availability, change data capture, and replication tools to its growing data integration suite. DataMirror is the latest in a long line of data integration vendors to be acquired; so what?s driving the consolidation, and how does this deal fit into IBM?s strategy?
Broadband Video: Has Its Time Come?
Many video providers, particularly in the television and movie spaces, made significant strides to provide their content via a growing number of on-demand channels, including the Internet, in 2005. For video providers, the decision to embrace on-demand distribution was born as a response to both the opportunity and the dilemma posed by broadband Internet and DVR growth.
Some feedback on EBS
Jeff Atwood: “It's a tremendous credit to Joel Spolsky that he made this crucial feature the centerpiece of the new FogBugz. I'm not aware of any other software lifecycle tools that go to such great lengths to help you produce good estimates.”
Rafe Colburn: “We?re rolling out FogBugz 6.0 at work, and I?m finding that I actually like the time tracking. For one thing, it?s a tool for focus. When you kick off the timer on a task, you don?t want to jump around and multitask because it will just throw off the timer. The timer feature itself is pretty easy to use.”
Scott Rosenberg: “What’s most interesting about the new FogBugz is what Spolsky and his team are calling ‘Evidence Based Scheduling...’”
Reg Braithwaite: “I built a prototype that did the exact thing that FogBugz is doing quite some time ago. However, prototypes are not shipping products. FogBugz is a shipping product. My prototype was not. And that makes all the difference.”
Also: I wrote an earlier article describing Evidence-Based Scheduling, which was in Better Software Magazine last March.
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Cameron to call for tougher rape laws
David Cameron is to call for the law to be tightened to ensure more men charged with rape are convicted. (Read on Source)
Australian stocks close higher
The Australian share market, snapping a three-day losing streak, closed higher Friday with prices up 1.1 percent across the board.
StoragePatrol 2.3
Storage Patrol is a tool that monitors FTP, network, and local files. With its help, you can search for new, updated or deleted files and folder and download them to your PC with only one mouse click. Download movies and music from FTP with ease! [Update | License: Shareware $19.95 | Requires: Win 95/98/NT/2000/XP | Size: 800 KB]
The web doesn't care
When I first started talking about Permission Marketing ten years ago, marketers asked, "sure, but how does this help us? " A decade later, marketers look at Wikipedia or social media or the long tail or whatever trend is finally hitting them in the face and ask the same question. Here's the essential truth: This is the first mass marketing ... (Read on Source)
SMA Connectors provide 50 ohm constant impedance.
Designed to address issues with signal transmission and fragility of solder joints in hand-formable cable assemblies, eSMA Connectors feature extended ferrule, failure-proof coupling nuts, captivated center contacts, and solder damming positive cable stop. Units come standard with gold-plated bodies and gold-plated center contacts. Featuring weatherproof design, connectors are available as plugs, bulkhead jacks, and flange-mounted jacks.
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U.S. Open ’08: Injuries Are a Memory for Ivanovic and Serena Williams
Ana Ivanovic?s thumb and Serena Williams?s knee did not become issues as they each advanced to the second round on Tuesday. (Read on Source)
Search del.icio.us with Del.izzy
Del.izzy adds search functionality to Delicious Pandia (Aug 26) Del.izzy searches delicious bookmarks. Good thing because the search at delicious is not very good. From Del.izzy - "del.izzy lets you search through all content, including title, description and page content,... (Read on Source)
Eagles face first true test vs. Georgia Tech - Boston Herald
 Boston Globe | Eagles face first true test vs. Georgia Tech Boston Herald - By Steve Conroy By about 3 o?clock this afternoon we should know a lot more about the Boston College football team. After doing what was expected of them last week in beating Kent State while showing very little of their playbook, the Eagles now take ... Stinging setback for Eagles Georgia Tech 19, Boston College 16 With One Big Play, Georgia Tech ... |
FDA Seizes $71,000 In Dietary Supplements It Says Were Misbranded
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 9 ordered that U.S. marshals seize $71,000 in dietary supplements that the agency said were being improperly promoted as treatments for serious diseases. Full story on lexis.com
Moving to Higher Ground
The title of Wynton Marsalis???s new book, Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life, evokes both post-Katrina New Orleans and a self-help book, drawn together by a remarkable pedigree, the most acclaimed jazz artist of his generation. (Read on Source)
Opinion: High-Performance Nonsense
Computerworld: "Quiz time. Get out your No. 2 computers and answer the following question: For the fastest and most reliable high-end computing for your enterprise, will your operating system be 1) Linux, 2) Solaris, 3) OpenVMS or 4) Windows?"
LEAD Technologies Announces the Release of LEADTOOLS Version 16
... of our leadership and innovation in the enterprise firewall, personal firewall/endpoint, data security and VPN markets. Check Point's pure focus is on information security. Through its NGX platform, Check ...
Minnesota Wild dump Colorado Avalanche in rematch of playoffs - Pioneer Press
 CBC.ca | Minnesota Wild dump Colorado Avalanche in rematch of playoffs Pioneer Press - By John Shipley DENVER - It wasn't much of a rematch. Then again, these are pretty different teams than the ones who met in the NHL quarterfinals last season. Niklas Backstrom makes 35 saves, Wild beats Avalanche 3-1 |
Monster.com suffers database breach deja vu
For the second time in 18 months, employment search site Monster.com has lost a wealth of personal data belonging to millions of job seekers after its database was illegally accessed. (Read on Source)
Report: Click Fraud At Record High
17.1% of all clickthroughs on web advertising are the result of click fraud - the act of clicking on a web ad to artificially increase its click-through rate - according to the latest report from Click Forensics, a company that specializes in monitoring and preventing internet crime. The level of clickfraud is the highest the company has seen ... (Read on Source)
Jetty Web server flies to Eclipse (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The wheels are in motion to make Jetty, an open source Java Web server, an Eclipse Foundation project, said Webtide, the main developer of Jetty. The software is used as a server for rich Internet and embedded applications.
How Half Life could save your life
Surprisingly, the answer could well be yes. At least if a bunch of computer science researchers at Durham University have anything to do with it. The group have taken the 3D game engine that powers the immersive Half Life 2 game and used it to develop a realistic virtual simulation of the university computer science department. More to the point, they have created a realistic fire drill simulator which might just help save a life or two.
[It is nice to see continued evidence of computer games being used to help people rather than the same old stories being rolled out by the mainstream media trying to convince us that all game developers are evil. - Jen]
HSBC looks to raise $18 billion
NEW YORK (Reuters) - British banking giant HSBC will try to raise $18 billion to quell investor concerns as a worsening global economy punished famed investor Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway with a 96 percent plunge in profits.
LG Electronics Standardizes on McCabe for Software Quality
McCabe Software, Inc. has announced that LG Electronics (LGE), a global leader in consumer electronics, home appliances, and mobile technology, has standardized on McCabe IQ as their software quality management solution. (PRWeb Mar 16, 2009)
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FDA Seizes $71,000 In Dietary Supplements It Says Were Misbranded
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 9 ordered that U.S. marshals seize $71,000 in dietary supplements that the agency said were being improperly promoted as treatments for serious diseases. Full story on lexis.com
Debunking Jesus, and Camp Quest on Atheists Talk #0069, Sunday May 10th 2009
Chris Hallquist's book UFO's, Ghosts and A Rising God is a tour through skepticism and applited to Christian apologetics. Chris is just finishing his undergrad degree in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and is all set to take on the world of grad school philosophy. He has written publlished articls on the philosophical ... (Read on Source)
Minnesota Twins (18-20) at New York Yankees (20-17), 7:05 pm - Kansas City Star
 New York Daily News | Minnesota Twins (18-20) at New York Yankees (20-17), 7:05 pm Kansas City Star By Sports Network The New York Yankees have been able to maintain their recent dominance at home over the Minnesota Twins, but it certainly hasn't been easy. Damon is latest Yankees hero Yankees Take Third Straight Walk-Off Win |
Progressive groups push public plan
Billing it as their largest health reform campaign ever, progressive leaders are planning to spend at least $82 million to push reforms that include a public health insurance plan option. (Read on Source)
Sloane Berrent: I See Good People
As someone who's committed to giving back, and who also writes a blog series spotlighting change agents, I often seek out kindred spirits whose work is truly making a difference in the world. And I've been fortunate to connect with cause innovators like Lee Fox , Andy Sternberg, Joe Waters , Michael Hoffman , Scott Henderson , Chris Noble, Joey ... (Read on Source)
Nuclear DC-X : Recent Nuclear Thermal Rocket Propo...
Tracking high impact progress to the technology future, future technology and especially advanced nanotechnology, nuclear and energy technology, quantum computers, life extension, space technology and AI. Proposing and tracking the best societal, business and technical choices to the next big things that will shape our future. Official Lifeboat ... (Read on Source)
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