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January 31, 2012

Oracle vs. HP: Oracle’s Fraud Gambit Implodes

The litigation between HP and Oracle took another turn this week when the Superior Court ruled against Oracle on its claim that the contract between it and HP was void due to alleged fraud by HP. T... More >

January 30, 2012

Security Report: Cyber Arms Race Real, Governments Unable to Respond Adequately

McAfee just released its global cybersecurity report , which was done by SDA (Security and Defense Agenda), an independent security think tank and the results are chilling. The majority of experts b... More >

January 25, 2012

Android vs. Windows: The Race for the Desktop

While Google’s Chrome OS effort is all but stillborn and gaining little traction, Android is powerful where Microsoft is not and it is even giving Apple a run for the money (though clearly not doing ... More >

Latest Innovations in End User Experience Management

This report reveals new innovative features focused on driving the broadest coverage of end-user experience across almost any type of application or Windows-based desktop.

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January 23, 2012

Why RIM's New CEO Is Unlikely to Succeed

RIM just made an executive change at the top and the market doesn’t appear to be very happy with the decision . Given how upset the market was with the existing leadership, this points the way towar... More >

January 19, 2012

EBay vs. Amazon: An Interesting Lesson in Customer Care

These last several weeks I’ve been shopping for parts for my XK8 project car on both Amazon and eBay. Since I write on customer care and Internet best practices, I wanted to do a comparison between m... More >

January 16, 2012

CES Technology That Could Bleed into Business

I’m looking back at the week at CES and there are a number of technologies that could bleed over into business. This shouldn’t be a surprise because we are in the midst of something called the "consu... More >

January 12, 2012

Did Nokia and Microsoft Build a Better iPhone for Business?

A few months ago, I was at an EMC Customer Council and I attended the mobile panel. What was interesting was that all of those in the panel had approved Apple phones, but a large number were blocking... More >

January 11, 2012

Windows 8 and Laptop Choices You Never Knew You Wanted

This week is the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and products started launching last week to get ahead of the rush. Both Lenovo and Dell are positioning some of the products at business buyers... More >

January 5, 2012

The Cisco Security Report Mistake: You Can’t Trust Your Employees

At least that appears to be the major focus of a recent security report from Cisco . I think it makes a mistake, however, by focusing on technology to address what is largely identified as a behavio... More >

January 3, 2012

Lessons from the Mark Hurd 'Burning Eyeballs' Letter

The letter from Gloria Allred on Mark Hurd’s alleged inappropriate relationship and firing of Jodie Fisher has now become public. At reading, the interpretations of the letter written by Gloria All... More >

December 29, 2011

Windows 8: Advantages over a Windows 7 Deployment

In a few days, Microsoft will be presenting Windows 8 to an eager audience at CES followed by a February beta (suggesting product availability is in the late September to late November timeframe). ... More >

December 27, 2011

Remembering Vendors Who Are Naughty or Nice

This is a slow week for any of us working, and yes I’m right there with you. I use this time to prep for next year. One of the projects you may find useful during this time is to go back over the ven... More >

December 23, 2011

Suggestions on What to Do Between Christmas and New Year's

Congratulations to those of you who are off, but this is for the poor saps who have to come into a near-empty office and hold down the fort while everyone is out.   I had an uncle who, during th... More >

December 20, 2011

Don’t Let Employees Take Risks Over the Holidays

A few weeks ago, we were reminded that cyber criminals not only don’t take holidays off, they seem to work extra hard while we are off. Fortunately for them, the Christmas holiday appears to be the e... More >

December 13, 2011

Manjoo vs. Russo: Attacking Amazon and Avoiding Confirmation Bias

I often look for good examples of confirmation bias , the most painful part of Argumentative Theory , but this evening I was drawn to a piece by one of my favorite reporters who works for Slate. Fa... More >