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News to know: Oracle vs. SAP; YouTube battle; CrowdsourcingPosted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on Mar 23, 2007 5:43 AM Subscribe via RSS or Email
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Notable headlines:Motion-sensing comes to mobile phones. Gallery (right).Larry Dignan: Oracle sues SAP; alleges ‘corporate theft on a grand scale." Full complaint. Joshua Greenbaum: The Lawsuit As Barometer: SAP Finally Scores...[Read the rest]

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News to know: Mac security; Motorola blowup; Intuit as ad agency; VON
Notable headlines:Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: For security, you cant beat Mac OS X. Jason OGrady: NSA issues security Mac security guide. Apple Security blog focus.Larry Dignan: Motorola under siege: Mobile business unravels.Mary... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 22, 2007 4:39 AM

News to know: Firefox patch; Xbox hack; Sun listens; Virtualization hurts
Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Xbox Live hacked, accounts stolen. Firefox update patches FTP port scanning flaw. Tool turns unknowing surfers into hacking help.Larry Dignan: Oracles third quarter impresses. Larry Ellison:... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 21, 2007 2:01 AM

Jeff Jarvis at VON '07: "We are reinventing TV. It's ours."
At Video on the Net '07, Jeff Jarvis said nascent Internet TV creators and entrepreneurs need to give the advertising world what it wants, so they in turn can get... [Read the rest]
Posted by Denise Howell in Lawgarithms on: Mar 20, 2007 3:43 PM

Niklas Zennström at VON '07: Innovation needs an open 'Net
At Video on the Net, Niklas Zennstr m put Skype front and center and talked about what's necessary for innovation to thrive, Jeff Pulver discussed asking for forgiveness rather than permission... [Read the rest]
Posted by Denise Howell in Lawgarithms on: Mar 20, 2007 12:57 PM

News to know: Apple vs. researchers; Drop 'IP' from VOIP; Local search
Notable headlines: George Ou: How Apple orchestrated web attack on researchers.More Apple coverage: Larry Dignan: Apple TV an $11.4 billion market? Techmeme discussion.WSJ: Apple Opens Doors by Running Windows.George Ou:... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 20, 2007 3:48 AM

News to know: Adobe Apollo Alpha; Intel benchmarks; Local Web ads
Notable headlines:Ryan Stewart: Apollo public alpha available. Microsoft, Adobe, and rich versus reach. Apollo Camp: effective UI helping developers extend Apollo.Adobe offers early peak at Apollo. Adobe statement. Salesforce update... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 19, 2007 2:13 AM

News to know: Best, worst Windows; iPhone halo effect; Optimus Maximus keyboard
Notable headlines:Ed Bott: The best and worst Windows versions ever. Vista Hands On #12: Manage partitions after setup.Ryan Naraine: Should Microsoft start paying for vulnerabilities? Politicians renew press for antispyware... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 16, 2007 5:42 AM

News to know: Google on search privacy; IE7 hole; Ubuntu gallery
Notable headlines:Google adding search privacy protections. Official Google Blog on privacy.Garett Rogers: Google Talk gadget (right) coming very soon. Techmeme discussion.Microsoft probes possible IE 7 phishing hole.Ryan Naraine: Apple bumper... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 15, 2007 4:30 AM

News to know: Microsoft's new UI; Copyright crossroads; Apple megapatch
Notable headlines:Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft shows off its future business-app user interfaces. Gallery (right). Windows Server 2003 SP2 is out.Microsofts Project Green still alive and kicking.Microsoft to release FoxPro ‘Sedna’... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 14, 2007 1:58 AM

News to know: Microsoft eyes Tellme; OneCare patched; TI; SXSW pix
Notable headlines: Sources say Microsoft near deal to buy Tellme. Dan Farber: Microsoft’s speech aspirations fulfilled? GigaOM: Tellme Price - $800 Million, or More.Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft quietly patches Windows... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 13, 2007 4:45 AM

News to know: Apple TV' Seagate drives; FBI data management; TheGORB
Notable headlines:Apple aims for TV breakthrough. SAP unit speeds up tracking of support engineers.George Ou: Cellular phones botch DST. DST blog focus. Computerworld: DST arrives; time switch appears to have... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 12, 2007 2:53 AM

News to know: IT wary of Web 2.0; DST looms; New My Yahoo
Notable headlines: Dion Hinchcliffe: More organizations shift to Web 2.0 while IT departments remain wary.AT&T; may try to alter pact with Yahoo: WSJ AP: Gates, Buffett Top Billionaires Ranking. List.Daylight... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 9, 2007 3:45 AM

News to know: Photoshop's HD support; DST costs; Vista hands on #10
Notable headlines: David Berlind: Will Negroponte’s One Laptop Per Child be a problem for Microsoft? Image Gallery (right).Photoshop gets HD Photo support. Adobe adds new Photoshop flavor with CS3.Make: 5.5g... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 8, 2007 4:45 AM

News to know: Virtual PC examined; Oracle joins Eclipse; New Google Desktop
Notable headlines:Microsoft Office finds its voice.Ryan Naraine: Hacker builds tracking system to nab Tor pedophiles.David Berlinds Virtual PC Review: Microsoft’s Virtual PC 2007 in action. Gallery 1: Virtual PCs installation... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 7, 2007 2:06 AM

News to know: QuickTime bugs; eBay's UI; Intel's document lapse
Notable headlines:IBM sees green in environmental tech.Ryan Naraine: Serious QuickTime bugs bite Windows Vista, Mac OS X. Microsoft patches Xbox 360.David Berlind: eBay’s Chief Disruption Officer: UI to eBay’s “commerce... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 6, 2007 4:52 AM

News to know: Palm for sale; WordPress hacked; Windows Live VP to resign
Notable headlines:Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Windows Live VP to resign. Microsoft Dynamics team to take on Microsoft-SAP ‘Duet’?Adrian Kingsley-Hughes kicks off his Windows to Linux Chronicles. But first you get... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 5, 2007 2:01 AM

News to know: AMD hypocritical; Second Life pol tricks; Mac Wi-Fi hack
Notable headlines:George Ou: Is AMD being hypocritical about benchmark ethics?Multicore move cuts Oracle database cost.Mary Jo Foley: Could a startup beat Microsoft and Google to market with a ‘cloud OS’?... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 2, 2007 5:17 AM

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News to know: Oracle goes shopping; Dell's new focus; Google and click fraud
Notable headlines:Larry Dignan: Oracle kicks off business intelligence consolidation.Dana Gardner: Oracle and Hyperion combo moves them closer to the ultimate business dashboard.Inside AdWords: Invalid Clicks – Google’s Overall Numbers. Larry... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 1, 2007 4:05 AM

News to Know: Adobe Apollo; Ray Ozzie; HP control freaks
Notable headlines:Mary Jo Foley: Reading the Ray Ozzie tea leaves. Microsoft still trying to answer Googles wake-up call. Post Vista, Microsoft reorgs the Windows group. Microsoft shakes up Windows marketing... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 28, 2007 2:08 AM

News to know: Vista's anti-piracy trap; Apple TV delay; Tech policy
Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Vista WGA problems confirmed (below). Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: What does Windows Vista reduced functionality mode look like? WGA blog focus.How to Galleries: The deactivation process, reduced functionality... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 27, 2007 2:18 AM

News to know: 10 years of blogging; Metaspoit; Son of WGA
Notable headlines: Dan Farber: Reflections on the first decade of blogging.UMBC eBiquity: The I’s of the Blogosphere.Ryan Naraine: Hacking with Metasploit on a Nokia N800 (right). eEye spies first MS... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 26, 2007 5:30 AM

News to know: Office 2007 exploit; Microsoft patent verdict; Black iMac?
Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: eEye spies first MS Office 2007 remote exploit. Yet another ‘critical’ Firefox flaw.MacScoop: Tons of Mac hardware releases for Q2, black iMac on the way?Microsoft... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 23, 2007 3:07 AM

News to know: Meet Google Office; iPhone settlement; Vista-IE security
Notable headlines: Apple, Cisco settle iPhone trademark lawsuit. Techmeme discussion.Donna Bogatin: Google undercuts Microsoft Office. Subscription-based Google Apps for businesses ready. Garett Rogers: Google Spreadsheets to get charts as... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 22, 2007 5:54 AM

News to know: Vista advice; HP; Patent wars
Notable headlines:Microsoft patent case stirs software export fears.Larry Dignan: HP’s quarter by the numbers; channel stuffing chorus may rev up. SeekingAlpha: Earnings call transcript.TechCrunch: Kevin Rose at FOWA: Digg Adopts... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 21, 2007 6:17 AM

News to know: Virtual PC 2007; IT leadership; Joost's big deal
Notable headlines: Dion Hinchcliffe: Tracking the DIY phenomenon Part 1: Widgets, badges, and gadgets.Viacom to license content to Joost: WSJ.Jason OGrady: The DVD-R (at right) media that destroyed my SuperDrive... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 20, 2007 2:00 AM

News to know: Steve Jobs on teacher unions, Google stuff, daylight-saving bug
Notable headlines: In a rare public statement about something other than iPods or Macs, Steve Jobs said that "unionization and lifetime employment of K-12 teachers is off-the-charts crazy," and that... [Read the rest]
Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Feb 19, 2007 7:09 AM

News to know: Apple's update barrage; SOA for masses; Patch cycles
Notable headlines: Apple, Cisco extend negotiations on iPhone name. Apple to re-enter the sub-notebook market. iPhone / iTablet dock - inductive charging.Apple releases torrent of software updates. Apple fixes iChat,... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 16, 2007 6:27 AM

News to know: Office 14; Google's ad quality; iPhone copycat
Notable headlines: U.S. servers slurp more power than Mississippi.Vista Hands On #3: Check your disk before upgrading.How to avoid a FAT nightmare when upgrading to Vista.Text of Email to all... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 15, 2007 5:01 AM

News to know: Microsoft security; Sun's rapid patch; Vista clean install
Notable headlines:Hacker, Microsoft duke it out over Vista design flaw. What the UAC hole is really about. Sun rushes out patch for Solaris Telnet exploit.Patch Day coverage:Microsoft’s Patch Day: Is... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 14, 2007 2:50 AM

News to know: Windows Live debunked; 3GSM; Internet do over
Notable headlines: Windows Live: A guide for the perplexed. Screen Shots: What Windows Live Is (and Isnt).Schneier: Do not upgrade to Vista.BlackBerry patent app depicts “pickpocket mode." Can Executives... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 13, 2007 2:32 AM

News to know: Intel's 80-cores; Windows Mobile 6 screenshots
Notable headlines:Intel shows off 80-core processor. Gallery.AMD touts power consumption tech in quad core. Prices fall on AMD desktop chips.Sun’s new mantra: Brutal efficiency at deep scale. Code posted for... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 12, 2007 2:07 AM

News to know: Vista tips; Sun & GPL; YouTube
Notable headlines: Five Vista tips, revisited and expanded. NVIDIA drivers don’t play nicely with Windows Vista.Cisco buys into social networking fray.Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL.Microsoft ‘officelabs’... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 9, 2007 6:06 AM

News to know: Securing the $100 laptop; Yahoo Pipes; Adobe's big move;
Notable headlines: Inside the $100 laptop’s security spec. More RSA news. RSA blogs.New Energy Star ratings for PCs on the way.Yahoo Launches Pipes, an RSS Remixer. Techmeme discussion.YouTube founders... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 8, 2007 6:05 AM

News to know: Wi-Fi hacking with PDA; Jobs on DRM; RSA
Notable headlines:Wi-Fi hacking, with a handheld PDA. Images.Google Web Toolkit (GWT) 1.3 goes gold.Key Net servers in suspected attack. Data breach bills resurface in Congress.IBM Research: Mining for the future... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 7, 2007 2:10 AM

News to know: Vista's firewall; RSA; iConcertCal
Notable headlines: The fiscal 2008 Federal budget has landed. Feds allocate $65 billion for IT in proposed 2008 budget. Bush seeks spending hikes in research, surveillance. Google releases new link... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 6, 2007 4:13 AM

News to know: Google Docs Presently; Windows 7
Notable headlines: Google Docs to support Power Point presentations soon. Google prepares "Presently."Dell to cut bonuses, trim management.Gootube Terrorizes Copyright Owners by Withholding Filters.VMware takes virtualization downstreamZero-day #5: Beware of... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 5, 2007 2:01 AM

News to know: Dell 2.0; Demo 07; Month of Apple bugs ends
Notable headlines:Michael Dell reclaims Dell CEO throne, Dell 2.0 begins.Turnaround time for Michael Dell.Talkback: Dell is no Steve Jobs. Dell focus.Michael Dell Doubles Back.Pray per post.Joint Statement from Apple and... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Feb 1, 2007 4:57 AM

News to know: Oracle DB rootkits; 5th Word zero-day; Microsoft pay as you go
Notable headlines:Security is front and center: A fifth MS Word zero-day? Oracle DB rootkit for sale in exploit pack. Vista Speech Command exposes remote exploit.Hacker finds chink in Microsoft’s anti-piracy... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 31, 2007 2:03 AM

News to know: IE 8; Vista; Yahoo & Hillary
Notable headlines:Microsoft starts gathering IE 8 feedback.Adobe to send PDF to standards group. Adobe releasing PDF spec to ISO embracing the Open Web. Adobe statement. iTunes fertile new ground: PDFcasting.... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 29, 2007 5:46 AM

News to know: Google, Intel chums again; Microsoft earns; Zero-day; Googlebombs
Notable headlines:Google using Intel servers again.Microsoft Word Zero-Day Attack Discovered. Trio of Cisco flaws may threaten networks. Recommendations released for antispyware firms. Trouble in Vista paradise? Intuit warns of major... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 26, 2007 2:25 AM

News to know: HP vs. Dell; XP support; Web celebs
Notable headlines:HP accused of spying on Dells printer plans.Vista reviews: Basic, Home Premium, Business.Microsoft-Wiki flap boils over. Techmeme discussion. Like Richard Stallman never edits the Wikipedia entry on the GPL.... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 25, 2007 6:07 AM

News to know: Sun thinks different; Yahoo preps Panama; Office through the ages
Notable headlines: Tech earnings galore:SAP sees 2007 margin down, growth outlook unclear. Sun starts to think different; plants private equity seed. Sun raises $700 million but wont say why. Will... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 24, 2007 2:14 AM

News to know: Sun thinks different; Yahoo preps Panama; Office through the ages
Notable headlines: Tech earnings galore:SAP sees 2007 margin down, growth outlook unclear. Sun starts to think different; plants private equity seed. Sun raises $700 million but wont say why. Will... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 24, 2007 2:14 AM

News to know: Dissecting presidential speeches; Vista revs; 802.11n
Notable headlines: President Bush gives his State of the Union address tonight. Heres the techie way to dissect the speech: Pluggd tees up searchable State of the Union. And put... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 23, 2007 5:22 AM

News to know: Enterprise mashups; Sun goes Intel; Linux groups merge
Notable headlines:Genuine Advantage: Can Microsoft recast itself as protector, not punisher? Enterprise mashups get ready for prime-time. Sun is prepping to use Intel inside its x86 servers. Sun servers heading... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 22, 2007 2:08 AM

News to know: Mashup camp; Vista ReadyBoost; Sun irrelevance
Notable headlines:Is your flash drive fast enough for Vista’s ReadyBoost?IBM net gains on software acquisitions, contracts. Big Blue becoming big in software. Investors disappointed.Feds out for hackers blood. Execs: Telecommuting... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 19, 2007 3:49 AM

News to know: Inside MySpace's IT; Oracle patches; Jobs is a $20B asset
NOTABLE HEADLINES:Small drives cross performance threshold.AOL phisher faces up to 101 years in prison.Inside MySpace.coms IT: Booming traffic demands put a constant stress on the social networks computing infrastructure. Yet,... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 17, 2007 4:07 AM

News to know: HP tinkers with Moore's Law; Meet WikiSeek; Vista discounts
Notable headlines:Can HP fool Moores Law?Microsoft to offer Vista ‘Family Pack’ discount for Ultimate users. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes MacBook Pro experiment. Also see the gallery.Cisco/Apple: The dog that did not bark... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 16, 2007 2:17 AM

News to know: ID theft nightmare; Safari for Windows; SAP, AMD stumble
Notable headlines: One man’s identity theft nightmare.Life as a pro gamer.Ultimate guide to enterprise Wireless LAN security released. Exploit Released for Critical PC Hijack Flaw. Oracle offering early warning on... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 12, 2007 6:12 AM

News to know: Cisco sues Apple; Firefox 3 features; Google Earth 4 images
Notable headlines:The iPhone saga just wont end. And Apple isnt sounding all that diplomatic.Heres the recap (see Techmeme discussion):Cisco Sues Apple for Trademark Infringement. Cisco update. Apple response:"We think Ciscos... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 11, 2007 5:51 AM

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