Friday, December 31, 2010

The 10 Good things of 2010. My Choice.

1) Best Movie from Israel in 2010 Ajami.
I live in Ajami and after seeing Movie bought the DVD.
2) Oracle bought SUN and JAVA continued to be the most popular Computer Language.
Oracle Database and IBM DB2 are both 100 % Java.
3) Linux in 2010 Became Mainstream in 2010 from Notebook thru Servers To most powerful Super Computers. Ubuntu Linux on Desktop is Popular.
4) Best Wines from Israel Dalton and Ramat Hagolan Winery.
5) Youtube my choice for Social Network Website followed by Blogger.com that this is written on.
6) Best Book I have John Grisham The Broker, Everbody is hunting him including Israeli Mossad.
7) "Grand Torino" Movie with Clint Eastwood.
8) Best Restaurant Deal in Tel Aviv. King George, Fish and Chips.
9) Best TV Series The Sopranoes , Sex in the City. Srugim, Migdalim BaAvir,
Polishuk and Haborer.
10) Come Back of "Thin Client" Technology. Safer and more Standard Module for Computer Architecture. 

These are my Choices you are invited to to Comment

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

ההפסד של מיקרוסופט מול לינוקס

 גם בישראל התחילו להבין שיש פה מלחמה של ממש - תשאלו אותנו על לינוקס
"אתה באמת חושב שאני אתקין פה שרת לינוקס במקום Windows?".
זו אחת השאלות שרבים מהוותיקים בעולם הלינוקס שמעו ונשאלו בעבר. בעולם שנשלט ע"י מיקרוסופט, SUN ועוד התקנת לינוקס היתה עניין שמצריך לא רק ידע טכני אלא גם המון שכנועים, במיוחד בחברות גדולות. אחרי הכל, מנהלים רבים רצו תמיכה רשמית וזה שיש איזו חברה בקרוליינה שקוראים לה Red Hat או חברה בגרמניה שקוראים לה SuSE לא ממש הרשימה אותם.
ואז בא הבום הגדול ואחריו עוד כמה בומים שלינוקס התחיל לתפוס תאוצה ולהיכנס לא רק בדלת האחורית כשרת קטנטן אלא גם בדלת הקדמית. חברות התחילו להבין שהלינוקס הזה דבר לא רק שהוא חינמי, הוא אפילו יציב, ולא דורש רמת תחזוקה כמו המתחרים מרדמונד. עוד חברות גדולות התחילו להשתמש, IBM נכנסה למשחק, עולם ה-Main Frame פתאום קיבל זריקת החייאה (תודות לכמה חבר'ה גרמניים, אגב) כשב-IBM הבינו שאפשר למכור עוד הרבה מפלצות מסוג System Z (שהמחירים שלהם נעים בסביבות ה-7 ספרות וצפונה, בדולרים) עם לינוקס.
ואז התעוררו במיקרוסופט להבין שהלינוקס הזה לא הולך להיעלם.
אז איך מיקרוסופט מגיבים? באימוץ המתחרה? מה פתאום! השמצות זו אחלה אסטרטגיה! מוציאים פרסומות שחברה כזו כזו זנחו תוכנית לאמץ לינוקס ובמקומה התקינו את הווינדוז סרבר האחרון מבית מיקרוסופט (כאילו שזה ממש ישכנע מנהלי IT לזנוח תוכניות לאמץ לינוקס). אחר כך חתכו מחירים וניסו להתחרות, אבל כרגיל אצל מיקרוסופט, שהם מתחרים עם לינוקס, הטמטום שולט! בלינוקס משוואת ה-LAMP מנצחת? נציע Windows Web Edition בתשלום קטן (ולא חשוב שהגירסה מקוצצת כנפיים מכל צד שמסתכלים עליה). עזר משהו? לא עזר.
אז מה מיקרוסופט עושים? עוברים לאיומים. "תשמעו", הם אומרים בראיונות, "ליבת לינוקס מפירה 833 פטנטים שלנו, ואנחנו ננקוט צעדים". מהם ה-833 הפטנטים? אולי יוציאו רשימה שהקהילה תתקן את זה איכשהו? שלילי. מיקרוסופט שומרת את הרשימה צמוד לחזה ומדי פעם היא מוצאת חברות קטנות ושולחת להם מכתב רשמי שבגלל שהם משתמשים בלינוקס, אז הם מפרים פטנטים כאלו וכאלו, אי לכך ובהתאם לזאת, נא לשלוף פנקס צ'קים ולכתוב צ'ק שמן .. לפקודת מיקרוסופט. בתמורה נניח לכם, לבינתיים.
מכיוון שלינוקס זה ברוב המקרים קוד פתוח, גם שאר השוק התחיל לאמץ אותו. מערכות משובצות התחילו להתעניין בלינוקס הזה שתומך בכל מעבד רציני שקיים בשוק. חלק קטן מהחברות מנסה לאמץ את לינוקס על שולחנות העבודה, חברות כמו Autodesk לדוגמא, מפיצות רד-האט מקורי + תוכנות תלת מימד בעשרות אלפי דולרים פר תחנה, אבל שוק הדסקטופ מאמץ את הלינוקס די באיטיות. במיקרוסופט שמחים, הם לא רואים מצב שלינוקס משתלט על הפרה החולבת (Windows XP, Vista, 7) שלהם..
אבל כמו תמיד בחיים, הפתעות צצות מתחת לאדמה: ב-2007 חברת סטארט אפ קטנה נרכשת ע"י גוגל. אותו סטארט אפ ממשיך לפתח מערכת הפעלה לינוקסאית לטלפונים סלולריים. הם מוותרים על כל עניין ה-X, על KDE או GNOME ומפתחים מכונה וירטואלית שתריץ אפליקציות JAVA ב-VM מיוחד. למערכת ההפעלה החדשה קוראים: אנדרואיד.
גוגל מוציאה יחד עם T-Mobile ו-HTC את ה-G1, טלפון סלולרי עם מקלדת ועם אנדרואיד. השוק בהתחלה לא מראה התלהבות ומעדיף לנהור לכיוון אפל, עם ה-iPhone הנוצץ, אבל גוגל לא מרימים ידיים. הם ממשיכים לפתח את האנדרואיד, לשחרר אותו כקוד פתוח ולתת לכולם לשחק עם זה.
ב-2008 התמונה מתחילה להשתנות: בתוך החברות המייצרות מכשירים (כמו LG, סמסונג, מוטורולה ואחרים) המפתחים משחקים עם אנדרואיד ומתלהבים. מוטורולה, אחת היצרניות היותר גדולות מבינים שיש להם משהו ענק ביד והמנכ"ל החדש מחליט לחתוך עניינים בצורה מיידית: חטיבות הסימביאן, Windows Mobile מבוטלות וכולם עוברים לפתח ולהכין טלפונים עם אנדרואיד ותוך זמן קצר מוטורולה מתחילה להרוויח הרבה יותר עם Droid, אחד הטלפונים שנמכרים בכמויות הכי גדולות שמוטורולה ידעה מאז זמן רב. סמסונג לא יודעים אם לעבור ומכינים אסטרוגיה נוספת עם מערכת הפעלה שנקראת BADA אך ב-2010 הם הופכים את אנדרואיד למערכת העיקרית שלהם ונוחלים הצלחה חסרת תקדים עם גלאקסי S. נוקיה מתעלמת מהאנדרואיד ומיקרוסופט ממשיכה לפמפם את ה-Windows Mobile שלהם, שהוא סיוט ממדרגה ראשונה ליצרני הטלפון: המערכת הגרפית של מיקרוסופט כל כך איטית, עד שהיצרנים מעדיפים לפתח ממשק משלהם ולא לתת למשתמש הקצה לסבול את האיטיות של Windows Mobile בגירסאות 6, 6.1 ו-6.5.
ומה קורה בשוק? רבעון אחרי רבעון מיקרוסופט מפסידה אחוזים בשוק הטלפונים החכמים, גם נוקיה מפסידה, אפל מרוויחה בגדול ב-2007-2009 אבל אנדרואיד תופס יותר ויותר אחוזים וב-2010 השוק של מיקרוסופט בטלפונים הניידים מגיע למספר מגוחך של 3 ומשהו אחוז. נכון לרבעון האחרון, טלפונים חכמים מבוססי אנדרואיד נמכרים יותר מאשר אייפונים מ-אפל, בשוק בארה"ב ובעולם כולו.
מה מיקרוסופט עושים? פה אין אנשי IT לשכנע, אין ציבור לשכנע לרוץ לקנות טלפונים עם Windows Mobile שלא מציע אפילו רבע ממה שאייפון דור ראשון מציע, אז הם מגיעים לנשק האולטימטיבי: תביעות על הפרת פטנטים. זוכרים את הפטנטים שכביכול מופרים ע"י לינוקס? בדיוק באותו טריק משתמשים הפעם על יצרניות הסלולר. הקורבן הראשון: HTC (לא חשוב ש-HTC הם יצרן גדול של טלפונים מבוססי Windows Mobile ועכשיו Windows Phone, צריך לתקוע סכין בגב לשותף המניאק שמרוויח מכל חגיגת האנדרואיד!). את גוגל אי אפשר לתבוע (גוגל משחררת קוד ולא מוצר שהם מרוויחים עליו. גוגל מרוויחה כשהיצרן משתמש בשרותי גוגל כמו דוא"ל, יומן ומפות, וכאן אין למיקרוסופט אפשרות לתבוע כי גוגל רכשו רשיון על פטנטים ממיקרוסופט על דברים כמו סינכרון).
אז את מי מיקרוסופט מחליטים לתבוע? את אחת החברות הותיקות ביותר בשוק הטכנולוגיה. את מוטורולה. מוטורולה מסתכלים על התביעה ומחייכים. מיקרוסופט לא תראה מהם שום סנט, והם מבקשים מכמה מהנדסים שישבו עם המחלקה המשפטית על הפטנטים שיש להם (למוטורולה) ויראו מה מיקרוסופט מפירה פטנטים במוצריה (תזכרו משהו אחד: מוטורולה הם לא מי יודע מה בשיווק, אבל כשזה מגיע לפיתוחים טכנולוגיים, הם מעולים!). התוצאות מעניינות: תוך יום אחד מוטורולה תובעת את מיקרוסופט ב-2 בתי משפט (פלורידה ו-וויסקונסין, שיהיה מעניין) על לא פחות מ-16 פטנטים על מגוון מוצרים של מיקרוסופט: החל מ-XP, שרתי Windows, ה-XBOX, מסנג'ר, המערכת החדשה Windows Phone ואפילו על Kinect ששם מוטורולה מדגישים שיש להם כמה פטנטים בתחום וידאו ואינפרה אדום, ולקינוח, מוטורולה מבקשת מארגון ה-ITC לבדוק את התלונות שלהם על מיקרוסופט. מיקרוסופט עכשיו ממש בבעיה. הימור שלי: המשפט יפסק באמצע, ושניהם יחתמו על עיסקת Cross Licensing.
בעוד יומיים מסתיימת שנת 2010 ולינוקס עם אנדרואיד ממשיך לתפוס תאוצה. סוני ישבו עם גוגל בחודשים האחרונים כדי שגוגל יוסיפו API לפיתוחי משחקים (והתוצאות נמצאות ב-Gingerbread החדש) מכיוון שסוני הולכים להוציא את Xperia Play (ביי ביי PSP/PSP2), טלפון אנדרואיד שחלקו התחתון הנשלף הוא .. ג'ויסטיק למשחקים. שאר היצרנים צעקו על גוגל "טאבלט!", ובמרץ הקרוב גוגל תכריז על אנדרואיד 3.0 שמכיל את Fragments, שיאפשר לפתח אפליקציה שתופיע בצורה מסויימת בטלפונים סלולריים ובצורה אחרת לגמרי על טאבלט. שם הקוד לגירסה 3.0 יהיה: Honeycomb, כשבעקבותיו יוצף השוק על ידי כל יצרן אפשרי בטאבלטים בגודל 7 אינטש ומעלה. מה רץ בכל טאבלט בשכבה הבסיסית? לינוקס..
ידידתי רכשה את הגלאקסי S החדש, והיא מתקינה בו דברים על ימין ועל שמאל: טפטים "חיים", ווידג'טים, אפליקציות, משחקים, שירים, היא שולחת ומקבלת מיילים, מנהלת יומן והנסיון שלה במחשבים מאוד זעום. היא מרוצה עד השמיים מהטלפון ואומרת שהוא מאוד קל לשימוש. אני משתמש ב-Nook והתקנתי את Optware כך שאני יכול להריץ אפאצ'י, OpenSSH ושאר דברים על ה-Nook (שזה אגב דבר מעולה לבוני אתרים שרוצים להציג ללקוח פיתוחים: מתקינים Apache על ה-Nook, מריצים אותו ופותחים את הדפדפן של הנוק ומציגים ללקוח, כך אפשר לחסוך את העניין של סיסמאות, דברים מוחבאים ואין אפילו צורך בתקשורת אינטרנט). מילא אני שמכיר לינוקס ומשתמש בזה יום יום, אבל גם ידידתי משתמשת בלינוקס עם מעטפת מאוד ידידותית ונוחה והיא נהנית מהיציבות והכמות הענקית של אפליקציות ותוכן מבלי לדעת אפילו מה זה לינוקס. ידידתי היא אדם אחד, אבל סמסונג מכרו 10 מיליון גלאקסי S בחודשיים האחרונים, תחשבו עוד כמה אנשים משתמשים עכשיו בלינוקס. תחשבו כמה עוד ישתמשו בלינוקס כשהשוק יוצף בחודשים הקרובים בטאבלטים. רואים איך לינוקס תופס יותר ויותר חלקים מהשוק?
לינוס טורוואלד וברוס פרנס התבדחו על World Domination עם לינוקס. עם קצב ההתפתחויות הנוכחי, אני חושב שלינוקס ישתלט תוך זמן לא רב.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Symbio Technologies News: Stateless Computing: The Antidote to WikiLeaks

Symbio our long time partners for Thin Client Solutions:
Stateless computing can help ensure that events like WikiLeaks never reoccur. The key to securing information is to make it physically impossible for people to download it. Then, they cannot remove it from a secure location and share it with others who should not see it.
What makes stateless computing unique is that all data and applications remain on the server. Nothing is downloaded or saved to the desktop, not even IP addresses.
So, if the network used by the army private who gave information to WikiLeaks had been stateless, he never would have been able to burn information onto the CDs he used to sneak material out of the office. 


"Stateless Computing" refers to computing devices that do not store any unique software configuration or state within them. Any configuration necessary comes from outside the device - the device being used solely for its computational resources.
To put it simply, devices that save state need to be maintained - stateless devices do not. Devices that save state can introduce security holes in your network - stateless devices may not.
IT professionals will welcome the reduced downtime, ease of maintenance, and network security that come with stateless devices. Money managers will embrace the vastly reduced total cost of ownership of the network at large and the dramatic impact of money spent on the performance of the network as a whole.
See below for more reasons why we say:
Keep it Simple. Keep it Stateless. Keep it Symbio.

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Shuttleworth's Ubuntu makes like Space Shuttle I'm a Rocketman. Again


Shuttleworth's Ubuntu makes like Space Shuttle

I'm a Rocketman. Again
It looks like astronaut and tech magnate Mark Shuttleworth's investment in the Ubuntu commercial Linux distribution is about to pay off. Ubuntu is taking off like a rocket, and the sale of Novell [1] to Attachmate plus the higher prices [2] Red Hat is charging for its Enterprise Linux 6 are probably going to fuel Ubuntu's adoption even more in the data centers of the world.
The third Long Term Support release, Ubuntu 10.04, came out in April and seems to have been a turning point for the Ubuntu distribution. With that release, Canonical demonstrated that it could tame the Debian variant of Linux and put together a polished desktop and server operating system with commercial-grade support options like those available through Red Hat and Novell. On the server front, the server variant of the 10.04 LTS release had all of the new or impending x64 processors from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices baked into it as well as a fully integrated variant of the Eucalyptus cloud framework for creating cloudy infrastructure for applications to romp around.
Neil Levine, vice president of corporate services at Canonical, said that the initial LTS release, 6.06, put a stake in the ground, establishing the five-year support guarantee for servers and three-year term for desktops. LTS 8.04 saw a healthy uptake among corporations looking for alternatives to Solaris, RHEL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and even Windows sometimes and proved the quality of the distro that Canonical could bring to market. With the 10.04 LTS release, Canonical proved to companies that the two-year cadence for new LTS releases was real and that Ubuntu could be trusted to run with the big boys.
So how is Canonical doing money-wise now that 10.04 LTS has been out for seven months? Stellar, apparently.
"We see a great, great year financially for my division," Levine told El Reg in an interview. The prior two LTS releases as well as the interim releases are being deployed by programmers and system administrators as companies build out applications - the same way that proprietary minicomputers, Unix machines, and Windows boxes all made their way into the data center in their successive waves over the past three decades. "When people realize they have a hundred servers running Ubuntu, they realize they need a commercial relationship with Canonical."
And thus, for the past three calendar quarters, the number of support contracts for Ubuntu's desktop and server distributions collectively have been doubling each quarter. Levine is projecting a three-fold increase in support revenues at Canonical in the company's current fiscal year, which ends in March 2011. Interestingly, the server revenue stream is growing a lot faster these days than the overall support contract revenue growth, says Levine, and is approaching a 50-50 split.
Server support contracts cost a lot more and are therefore driving that revenue growth. This was the long-term plan that Shuttleworth always had, of course. Step One: Build a Windows alternative for desktops, seed the market with Ubuntu enthusiasts. Step Two: Build a Unix and Windows alternative for servers, seed the market with more enthusiasts. Step Three: Profits!
As you know, Canonical does not put call-home programs in its Ubuntu Server editions, so it actually is clueless how many people are using Ubuntu Server. And being a private company, it is certainly not going to share the revenue numbers and customer counts it has for companies that have bought Ubuntu Server support contracts. But Levine did provide El Reg with some outside data from Netcraft, the Web server counters, to show how Ubuntu is doing at least as well as El Reg's world-famous PARIS [3] Vulture 1 paper spaceplane.

The numbers

Here's some trend data on Linux-based hosts worldwide, but the Linux variant they use to host one or more Web sites:
[4]
Worldwide Linux-based Web sites, by distro (click to enlarge)
The Netcraft data counts up the total hosts supported by a Web server. Rd hat is flatlining out there on the Intertubes as far as Web site count is concerned, and in the past several months, Ubuntu has hockey-sticked so aggressively that if this was an actual hockey game Canonical would be called for high sticking.
You want to see some stratosphere? Take a look at the same data for just the EMEA Web server space:
 [5]
EMEA Linux-based Web sites, by distro (click to enlarge)
Novell's SUSE Linux has done better than RHEL for Web serving because it was at least a European distro, even after Novell bought it. But after a very aggressive ramp since the second Ubuntu Server LTS release in 2008, Canonical's Linux reached parity with RHEL and SLES in terms of Web site count and in the past two months has exploded almost straight up.
Maybe Attachmate should have bought Canonical?
Counting clouds
When Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS was launched back in April, Levine said that as far as Canonical could tell from watching unique IP addresses hitting its image repository the first time customers fired up its Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud variant, there were 12,000 clouds running its code. (UEC embeds the Eucalyptus framework into the server edition for deploying Xen or KVM virtual machines for hosting virtual server images in a manner that is compatible with Amazon's EC2 compute cloud.) Obviously, the great majority of those UEC clouds were prototypes and proofs-of-concepts, but it is nonetheless a very large number. Levine says that since 10.04 LTS came out in April, the monthly install rate looks to be around 1,200, which means by the end of this year, another 10,000 or so clouds will be fired up.
Even though Canonical will be putting in support for the OpenStack alternative to Eucalyptus with the 11.04 release next year, Levine said that Eucalyptus was the first to market and was more established and is therefore still in demand. It will be interesting to see if over the next few years, Eucalyptus suffers the same fate as the Xen hypervisor, which has been usurped by KVM for both Red Hat and Canonical in their Linux distros.
Levine cautions against such analogies, saying that OpenStack and Eucalyptus "are addressing very different parts of the market." Canonical's philosophy is that whatever customers want to use to build clouds, it wants them to do it with Ubuntu, not RHEL or SLES.
In a related announcement, Canonical and open source virtualization tool maker Convirture are teaming up to take on the ESX Server hypervisor and vCenter console combination from VMware, offering a fully open source alternative. While Canonical has the Landscape tool for managing server images and Ubuntu has the libvirt and virt-manager tools for managing virtual machines, the latter tools are more like applets than they are virtualization management consoles.
And so, Canonical has added the ConVirt 2.0 Open Source console to the Ubuntu Partner Repository, which is the first step perhaps to including it in the full Ubuntu distribution in the future like the Eucalyptus framework is now. ConVirt is a console for provisioning, managing, and monitoring Xen and KVM virtual machines, and as El Regalready told you back in July [6], it now comes in an Enterprise Edition that has some closed-source features that Ubuntu shops probably want. We're talking about timetable-based provisioning and decommissioning of VMs; role-based access control for admins and multi-tenant security; a command line interface and programmable APIs; high availability and disaster recovery overlays for the Xen and KVM hypervisors; resource limiting; a virtual appliance catalog for self-service VM deployment; and alerting and notification features to bug admins.
If Canonical wanted to do something interesting, it would buy Convirture and merge the Enterprise version of ConVirt 2.0 with its Landscape management tool and embed the open source version in Ubuntu Server. Clearly, Shuttleworth has the money, after shelling out $31.5m for a New York apartment [7]. ®

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

'Complexity kills': Can Microsoft, and all of IT, simplify?'

Enterprise IT projects are complex squared and many times management makes it more complex.
Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s former chief architect, has penned another visionary memo about the post-PC world where he talks about the post-PC world, complexity and how the software giant can adapt to it.
By Larry Dignan | October 25, 2010 zdnet.com
Ozzie arrived at Microsoft with big ideas that were largely implemented—Azure, Office 365, SharePoint etc.—but he couldn’t communicate them well generally speaking. His exit blog post talks about how Microsoft has to prepare for a post-PC world.
Last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer played down Ozzie’s departure somewhat. He said Ozzie’s big thinking is now Microsoft’s strategy. Microsoft is all in on the cloud and the services that go with it. Later, however, Ballmer noted that Windows 8 could be the company’s riskiest product. Sounds like a bit of a post-PC world worry to me.
More: Microsoft’s outgoing Chief Software Architect on the ‘post-PC world’
Here’s the pertinent part of Ozzie’s post:
But as the PC client and PC-based server have grown from their simple roots over the past 25 years, the PC-centric / server-centric model has accreted simply immense complexity.  This is a direct by-product of the PC’s success: how broad and diverse the PC’s ecosystem has become; how complex it’s become to manage the acquisition & lifecycle of our hardware, software, and data artifacts.  It’s undeniable that some form of this complexity is readily apparent to most all our customers:  your neighbors; any small business owner; the ‘tech’ head of household; enterprise IT.
Success begets product requirements.  And even when superhuman engineering and design talent is applied, there are limits to how much you can apply beautiful veneers before inherent complexity is destined to bleed through.
Complexity kills. Complexity sucks the life out of users, developers and IT.  Complexity makes products difficult to plan, build, test and use.  Complexity introduces security challenges.  Complexity causes administrator frustration.
And as time goes on and as software products mature – even with the best of intent – complexity is inescapable.
That passage was notable because it’s not just a tech issue. It’s a management issue. Can Microsoft really become less complex? Can it develop less complex products? And what does that mean for longevity—Ozzie also noted that Microsoft has benefited from complexity. One thing is certain: Complexity is everywhere in tech. Enterprise IT projects are complex squared and many times management makes it more complex.

MAYOR BLOOMBERG- New PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT

MAYOR BLOOMBERG DISCUSSES THE CITY’S GROUNDBREAKING PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT FOR A MORE EFFICIENT CITY GOVERNMENT IN WEEKLY RADIO ADDRESS 
(My Comment integrated with Oracle Portal and SUN Servers!?)
The following is the text of Mayor Bloomberg's weekly radio address as prepared for delivery on 1010 WINS News Radio for Sunday, October 24, 2010
"Good Morning.  This is Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
"Mayor Ed Koch once said that New York City is the place 'where the future comes to audition.'  And that's something our Administration takes very seriously.  In fact, we're bringing the spirit of innovation to every corner of the city.  And by thinking creatively - by flipping the conventional wisdom on its head - by having the courage to try new things - we're gaining new ground on some of our most complex, longstanding challenges - like fixing our schools and protecting our environment.
"We're also using innovation to change the way government itself does business - making us more efficient and more effective than ever before.  A great example of this came to fruition last week when we unveiled a groundbreaking partnership with Microsoft.  The technology giant has a long history of working with our schools and our government, but our latest partnership - the first of its kind - elevates our commitment to innovation to a whole new level.
"Central to this agreement is a new licensing contract that significantly lowers our technology costs.  In the past, the City's numerous agencies would each negotiate their own licenses and purchase their own software individually.  But by leveraging City government's tremendous buying power, we've now been able to consolidate these dozens of agreements into one single license covering more than 100,000 City employees.
"And instead of us purchasing a bundle of products for every employee, Microsoft has also agreed to charge us based on which applications our City workers actually need and use.  Together, these improvements will produce an incredible $50 million in savings for the City over the next five years.
"This new agreement also gives us access to Microsoft's latest tools and products - like 'cloud computing,' which is becoming an increasingly popular way for people to collaborate and access information.  By storing some of our information on Microsoft's data servers, our employees are going to be able to work together online - regardless of where they are in the world.  This will also take some pressure off the City's own computer servers, which means we won't need as much hardware or use as much energy - which will save us even more money.
"And that really goes to the heart of what innovation can do for City government.  By harnessing the power of data and technology, we're not just making government leaner, faster, and more responsive. We're also making government more cost effective - and that's something that all New Yorkers can appreciate.
"This is Mayor Mike Bloomberg.  Thanks for listening."

Monday, October 4, 2010

McAfee announces new antivirus developments/ Israel Export Institute Reports

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Information security giant McAfee's research labs have developed a new antivirus technology, the company has announced.
McAfee's new antivirus technology is part of the company's Global Threat Intelligence battle and allows two key solutions to work together to fight extended malware attacks.
First, McAfee's researchers can actively search for new online threats by using the millions of computers worldwide that run McAfee software. Secondly, researchers can produce more advanced defenses than the traditional malware "fingerprint."
McAfee's labs have seen malware levels hit new records every year – in the first half of 2010, over 55,000 examples of malware were received by the lab every day.

Monday, September 13, 2010

HP`s Deep Trouble: 10 Reasons Why HP is Struggling - Hewlett Packard news from Channel Insider


from http://www.channelinsider.com

HP finds itself in a somewhat unlikely position right now. With no CEO at the helm, its former leader at a top competitor, and little vision for what the future will look like, the wheels are coming off. And the chances of the company reversing its fortune anytime soon seem slim. Realizing that, it’s probably time to call some of HP’s decisions into question. Getting rid of Mark Hurd without a fully effective non-compete agreement in place was a mistake. And allowing the company to look bad in the process has proven to be even worse. Simply put, HP is in deep trouble right now. And here’s why:


HP`s Deep Trouble: 10 Reasons Why HP is Struggling - Hewlett Packard news from Channel Insider

Oracle Mergers & Acquisitions: Who’s Next?

Sam: This is a shortened Summary of this interesting Article.
I wiil comment later.
"by Stephen Jannise, ERP Software Advice
 
" "ERP Software Advice" would link to: http://www.softwareadvice.com/
 


By: Stephen Jannise
ERP Market Analyst at Software Advice
(512) 364-0130
stephen@softwareadvice.com
ERP Market Analyst, Software Advice
on 8/3/2010
A few weeks ago, we started a poll asking which company Oracle will acquire next. Thanks to all the bloggers in the community who got the word out, we received a staggering 1,250 responses before closing the poll. This is what you had to say.
The favorites were two of our “fairly straightforward ideas,” Informatica and Teradata, each with 14% of the votes. This suggests that 28% of our voters believe Oracle will play it safe the next time around and strengthen their already formidable data warehousing and business intelligence offerings.
However, more than a few of you were a little bolder with your predictions, arguing that Oracle is going to make one or two “pricey buys in hot markets.” With VMWare getting 143 votes and Salesforce.com getting 115, 20% of our readers feel that the Sun deal is merely the first in a series of game-changing buys for Oracle.


Read more: http://www.softwareadvice.com/articles/enterprise/oracle-mergers-acquisitions-whos-next-1080310/#ixzz0zQzobcZe



Saturday, July 31, 2010

Why Ubuntu Linux Is a Good Business Choice

Why Ubuntu Linux Is a Good Business Choice

By Ken Hess, PC World

Chances are good that if someone walked into your office right now and peeked over your shoulder, they would see a Windows operating system on your computer. But, did you know that you have a choice of something other than Windows for that computer on your desk, and that you have the same choice for the servers in your data center?
One of those choices is Ubuntu Linux, a greatly enhanced Debian-based Linux distribution that installs easily, has the familiar Windows look and feel, and operates well on older hardware (expensive upgrade not required). Linux fans tout the positive attributes, often at high decibel levels, of Ubuntu Linux, which is perhaps the world's most popular Linux distribution. But, is it business worthy?
Let's first consider Ubuntu as a replacement for your Windows desktop or laptop operating system. Computer owners generally use an Internet browser, a word processing program, the occasional spreadsheet, an email application and almost nothing else. These computer owners may not realize that they're paying $150 to $300 for the OS and another $300 or more for the office suite--most of which they'll never use. Why add hundreds of dollars to a computer system that has a life expectancy of three to four years? Software costs often exceed hardware costs by two or three times. Small businesses resort to piracy or doing without needed software to compensate for those costs. Neither is a good choice.
The alternative puts you at odds with the accepted philosophy that Windows is your only choice for desktop computers and servers. The Linux concept requires that you step outside the standard box that Microsoft has placed you in, and realize that you have a choice that makes sense for you, your bank account, and your business.
Your Windows computers need an anti-virus program that hinders performance, anti-spyware software that you have to run manually to scan for all the nasties that invade your computing habitat, and a personal firewall to ward off those over-the-network attackers.
Alternatively, Ubuntu is free. You can download any version of it and use it for any purpose. Upgrades are also free. There's no need for any anti-virus software or anti-spyware applications on Linux, which comes with a personal firewall, if you want to use it.
Linux also comes to you with a free office suite, OpenOffice.org that includes Microsoft-compatible applications. They look and behave so much like Microsoft's office suite that you may never realize any difference between the two.
The rest of the article at PC World.

 



Friday, July 30, 2010

US Army Plans Private Cloud

Army Plans Private Cloud


APC2, the Army Private Cloud, will be a cornerstone of a broader data center consolidation initiative that aims to reduce the number of Army data centers from 200 to less than 20.


The Army is pushing forward with plans to deploy a private cloud computing environment. Last week, it issued a request for proposals for the project, which will be one of the cornerstones of a broader data center consolidation initiative that aims to reduce the number of Army data centers from 200 to less than 20. The Army Private Cloud, also known as APC2, will be contracted out in two separate pieces, and could cost as much as $249 million over the five-year lifespan of those contracts, according to the RFP and associated documents.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Lenovo rolls out IdeaCentre A700 and B305 all-in-one desktop PCs | ZDNet

Lenovo rolls out IdeaCentre A700 and B305 all-in-one desktop PCs | ZDNet

Lenovo has rolled out a ton of new computers today, so let’s kick things off with the debut of the IdeaCentre A700 and B305 all-in-one desktop computers.

Targeted towards individuals and families rather than businesses, Lenovo has put a good deal of emphasis on design when it comes to its new A700 and B305 desktops.

Packaged in a curvy, aluminum casing, the A700 keeps things focused on home entertainment with JBL speakers with Dolby technology, DirectX 11 graphics and HDMI in/out support to connect and stream from various HD devices.

Lenovo has designed the B305 to target the gaming community as well, with the options of an AMD Athlon II X4 Quad-Core processor and optional DirectX 11 graphics.

There’s also a lot of room for customizing on each new Lenovo PC, with choices in memory, hard drive space and processor speeds. Here’s some of what you can get on both IdeaCentre computers.

10 More Smartphones That Will Fade Away Before 2011 - Mobile and Wireless from eWeek

10 More Smartphones That Will Fade Away Before 2011 - Mobile and Wireless from eWeek
Microsoft announced earlier this week that it has discontinued its Kin smartphones after just six weeks of availability. The devices, which focused heavily on social-networking activities, failed to live up to the hype Microsoft built for the Kin One and Kin Two. But the Kin smartphones aren't the only devices that will fail in 2010. Read on to see 10 other smartphones that, like Microsoft's Kin, will fail in 2010.

Friday, July 9, 2010

An all-in-one desktop from HP.

An all-in-one desktop

HP has introduced an energy-efficient, space-saving and clutter-free desktop PC, the HP All-in-One200, which reduces the number of cables required from 13 to one.
The HP All-in-One200 offers the performance of a traditional tower and monitor solution in one sleek, integrated design.

The All-in-One200 is simple to set up and fits easily in a kitchen, family room, home office or into a small business environment. Its features include:

  •  A 54.6 cm (21.5”) diagonal, 1080-pixel, LED backlit, high-definition display(2)
  • Display tilts up to 30 degrees and swivels from side to side
  • Integrated wall mount solution
  • Reduction of cables to 1 power cable from up to 13 cables
  • An integrated webcam and built-in microphone
  • Built-in wireless LAN (802.11 b/g/n), enabling users to surf the web quickly and easily(3)
  • Integrated premium stereo speakers
  • Wireless keyboard and mouse
  • Optional TV tuner
  • Optional Win7 Pro edition for SoHo/SMB
  • The HP MediaSmart software suite, which offers a fun and easy way to enjoy digital content – including watching TV or movies, sharing photos via Snapfish by HP,(2) and burning music and videos to DVDs(4)
  • The HP All-in-One200 desktop PC starts at €699 and will be available at retail stores at the end of June

Friday, June 25, 2010

Why has Microsoft seemingly stopped innovating?/ from Quora

Rob Glaser: on Quora
This is a great question and one I've thought about for a long time. As some probably know, I was at Microsoft from '83-93, still have some talented friends who work there, and have a residual fondness for the place.

First, in fairness, it does need to be noted that in recent years Microsoft has demonstrated a number of interesting innovations -- e.g., Project Natal -- and has created at least one new successful business innovation -- XBox Live, which has an estimated 10 million paying subscribers (@ $50/year that's a very high margin $500 Million business).

Having said that, there's no question in my mind that Microsoft's per capita ability to get effective innovations into the market in 2010 is much more like IBM's or HP's than like Google's or Apple's. So I buy into the question's core premise.

So, why? I'd boil my answer down to a four core points:

1.  PC Software Centricity: Microsoft was, and still is at core, a company built on and financed by a paradigm of PC software.

The two core economic engines at Microsoft -- Office and Windows -- are PC software products. So is Microsoft's 3rd best business -- Server Software. While they go through 2 different primary channels -- Office and Server get sold to enterprises, and Windows principally gets sold through PC OEMs -- the core business is the same, getting paid per unit sold.  

As Bill (Gates) has said many times, "I like businesses where there's a high fixed cost of building something and a very low variable cost per unit." Implicit in the latter, of course, is that one is paid substantially more per unit than the variable cost of making it.  

2.  Post-PC World:  Most of the action in technology innovation nowadays is taking place in areas where (i) PC software strength by itself is not sufficient, and (ii) the business models that lead to success are very different that the model that Microsoft was build on and is still at the core of Microsoft's DNA.

The biggest sources of value-creating innovation in the past 5 years have been:

(a) Search delivered to consumers/end users on the Web for free, supported by extremely valuable targeted ads (Google)

(b) Integrated Hardware/Software/Service device plays monetized both by selling the device and then selling services on top of the device (Apple, RIM)

(c) Social Network Platforms that are free to consumers, based on user-generated information put into highly integrated and extensible structured frameworks, monetized a few different ways (Facebook)

Although Microsoft made serious plays in the first two of these, were very late to the party and allowed the leader to establish a massive competitive advantage and super high market share. Moreover since the leaders (Google, Apple, RIM)) have been very competent and hard charging, Microsoft's catch-up efforts (Zune, Bing) have not been able to get significant traction.    

A note about Android as a competitor to Apple in mobile and tablet devices (b) and Microsoft's attempt to compete in "sort of" the same way (selling a platform).  Google's approach to (b) is to treat it as a business that's fundamentally subservient
 to the (a) business and business model. On the other hand, Microsoft's efforts have been plagued by friction associated with Microsoft trying to sell Windows Mobile/Phone/etc for a positive price versus Google's "Free/Open Source with strings" approach.  

Moreover, Microsoft has a path of debris associated with its decade-long effort to establish Windows Mobile. So even though Microsoft nominally has a large Windows Mobile installed base, from a developer (and hence consumer) standpoint, the Windows Mobile installed base is not a coherent target in the same way that the iPhone and Android bases are.  

To be fair, there is one non-PC area where Microsoft has been successful, and that's Xbox. In that business Microsoft got in relatively early (9 years ago), took an integrated hardware/software/service approach, and made enough commercial traction in its first generation that it could get its 2nd generation (Xbox 360) to critical mass in at least some major markets, and hence profitable. But, at least so far, Xbox is an outlier rather than a repeatable part of the Microsoft playbook.

3.  Monopoly Economics and Culture: Microsoft's 2 core businesses -- Windows and Office -- are natural winner-take-all monopolies. What it takes to maintain these businesses in a financially successful way is very different than what it takes to create successful new businesses.

This further reinforces the dominant culture, and requires extraordinary effort and focus to overcome, especially how fundamentally different the biggest adjacent business opportunities are from Microsoft's core financial engines. Moreover, because the two monopolies are so profitable, any new business will suffer by comparison to these monopolies for many years, especially if there is a viable incumbent already in place.

4.  Leadership: Any discussion of this topic would have to note that Microsoft has had a different leader for the past decade that it had for its first 25 years.   Having known both Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates for 27 years, I certainly have strong opinions on their relative strengths and weaknesses. Both are super smart and hard charging. But there are 2 critical differences, in my view.

(a) Listening and openness to any feedback. In my decade of working with him, Bill would always challenge opposing views, often aggressively and sometime caustically. If you didn't know your stuff, you were toast. If you didn't like his at times aggressively confrontational style, you would likely have your feelings hurt, and you might quit. But if you had thick skin and lots of passion, you could make your case and often really move the meter technologically and/or strategically. And when you did, you knew you had really made your case well.   In other words, Microsoft with Bill at the helm was a company that always tolerated, and often fostered, many different ideas and points of view, including views that the CEO was known to disagree with.

I never worked for Microsoft with Steve as the CEO, so my views here are based on 2nd hand data of Steve as the CEO combined with first hand data that's mostly at least 17 years old. Moreover, Steve was literally the person who hired me at Microsoft and was helpful to me on multiple occasions while I was there.  Having said all that, getting Steve to change his mind once his mind was made up was always extraordinarily difficult and often seemed literally impossible.  Moroever, even trying was often very unpleasant, even by Microsoft standards. As a result, I saw many people, including lots of good people, just "go along" with Steve rather than fighting for what they believed in.    

(b) Loving consumer businesses. Bill was (and is) a polymath who has legitimate intellectual curiosity for almost any topic. This may be one of his 2-3 most remarkable traits. Steve, on the other hand, was always a guy who loved B2B businesses but, in my view, had less of a passion for Microsoft's consumer businesses. That may have changed over the past 15 years, I certainly don't know. But, at least circa 1983-1993, Bill was the chief sponsor of pretty much all of Microsoft's consumer initiatives while Steve was a guy who loved business but seemed less enamored of the whims, fashion, and capriciousness of consumers.
Others have observed these differences as well, for instance http://www.fastcompany.com/magaz...

In making these 4 points, I am trying to convey that Microsoft's current situation is not simply the result of one factor, and that there is not a simple quick fix.   But I do think there are valuable lessons that we can all learn from this situation, hence this rather lengthy (War and Peace like) note.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Red Hat (Linux) 1Q profit rises with revenue growth

Red Hat 1Q profit rises with revenue growth

RALEIGH, N.C. – Red Hat Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit climbed as demand rose for its open-source software. The company's adjusted earnings met analyst estimates, while revenue was higher than expected.
For the quarter ended May 31, Red Hat's net income rose 30 percent to $24.1 million, or 12 cents per share, from $18.5 million, or 10 cents per share, in the same quarter a year earlier.
When excluding one-time items, Red Hat earned 18 cents per share, matching estimates of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
Revenue rose 20 percent to $209.1 million, beating analysts' estimate of 202.9 million. Subscription revenue rose 20 percent to $179.1 million, while training and services revenue climbed nearly 18 percent to $30.1 million.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Novell Wipes the Floor with SCO | Linux

Novell Wipes the Floor with SCO | Linux
In Short: Full story in link above (S.C) pity SCO was a very Good Xenix Company in the 80's I sold some of there products then. Long Before Linux.

SCO Thursday lost its bid to get the jury verdict awarding Novell the Unix copyrights overturned along with its bid to get the copyrights despite the jury decision. It also lost its right to sue IBM for copying Unix code into Linux.

Unless it decides to appeal, it's all over for SCO and it's not clear SCO has the financial staying power to last through an appeal. The legal bill for another appeal is already paid; it's SCO basic viability that's in question.

A call to SCO's general counsel went unanswered. The decision ultimately rests with the bankruptcy trustee in charge of SCO.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

ARM, IBM & Friends Form Company to Tidy Up Linux/ from linux.sys-con.com

ARM, IBM & Friends Form Company to Tidy Up Linux-Linaro

from linux.sys-con.com
ARM, with backing from IBM, Freescale, Samsung, ST-Ericsson and TI, has set up a not-for-profit open source software engineering company called Linaro to bring some order to the Linux operating systems running on the welter of different ARM-based System-on-Chips (SoCs). Evidently a tidy packet worth tens of millions is going into this thing. Well, it is meant put a stick in Wintel’s rounder wheel. The idea is to smooth out the kinks in ARM’s ecosystem, reduce the engineering time spent on non-differentiating, low-level software that touches the silicon, cut time-to-market and improve performance. read more

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Apple passes Microsoft to be biggest tech company/bbc


Apple passes Microsoft to be biggest tech company

Page last updated at 11:52 GMT, Thursday, 27 May 2010 12:52 UK

Apple apps plus Steve Jobs Apple's innovations have inspired a vast following
Apple has pushed past arch-rival Microsoft to become the world's biggest technology company.
Changes in the share price values of the two in Wednesday's choppy trading left the total value of Apple at $222bn (£154bn).
Microsoft is now valued by investors at $219bn.
However, Microsoft still enjoys higher profits than Apple. Its most recent annual net profit was $14.6bn (£10bn), compared with $5.7bn for Apple.
Microsoft also reported bigger full-year revenues of $58.4bn, with Apple on $36.5bn.
Apple's shares closed Wednesday trading down 0.4% at $244.11, while Microsoft fell by 4% to $25.01.
iPhone boost The value of a listed company, known as market capitalisation, is calculated by multiplying the number of shares in a company by the current share price.

MICROSOFT V APPLE

  • Annual revenues: Microsoft $58.4bn, Apple $36.5bn
  • Annual net profits: Microsoft $14.6bn, Apple $5.7bn
  • Earnings per share: Microsoft $1.62, Apple $6.29
  • Price/earnings ratio: Microsoft 12.8, Apple 24.
Apple, which makes computers, iPods, iPhones and now iPads, almost went out of business in the 1990s.
Its growth is partly owing to the launch of the iPod in 2001.
Although the iPod works with computers running Microsoft's Windows operating systems, it encouraged more people to to buy one of Apple's computers.
The big popularity of the iPhone, which has become a big seller since it was first released in 2007, has further boosted Apple's profits and revenues.
It's a long game, we have good competitors... we too are a very good competitor
Steve Ballmer Microsoft chief executive
The handset has brought internet access on the move to the mass market, and led to an explosion in downloadable mobile "apps" - applications that enable a huge range of activities, from map reading to booking restaurants.
A new version of the iPhone is expected to be unveiled next month.
Meanwhile, this week sees the launch in the UK and eight other countries of Apple's iPad tablet computer.
This has already proven to be a big seller in the US, so much so that the UK launch was postponed to enable Apple to keep up with demand in the US.
Heyday Apple has to look back to late 1989 to see the last time it was a bigger company than Microsoft.
Boxs of Microsoft Windows 7 operating system Microsoft makes most of its money from operating systems and software Microsoft, whose operating system runs on more than 90% of the world's personal computers, has not been able to match growth rates from its heyday of the 1990s.
Microsoft continues to make the majority of its earnings from its software and operating systems, and has struggled to successfully diversify into other products.
However, Microsoft has achieved success with its XBox games console.
Questioned on the news that Apple was now a bigger company, Microsoft's chief executive Steve Ballmer said his firm would continue to follow a long-term strategy.
"It's a long game, we have good competitors... we too are a very good competitor," he said.
"We are executing very well and that is going to lead to great products and great success."


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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Oracle Buys Secerno, Adds Heterogeneous Database Firewall to Oracle Database Security

On May 20, 2010, Oracle announced the acquisition of Secerno, adding a heterogeneous database firewall to Oracle's industry-leading database security solutions. This combination is expected to further enable customers to reduce the cost and complexity of securing their information throughout the enterprise with a protective perimeter around Oracle and non-Oracle databases.
Secerno's products are expected to expand Oracle's portfolio of security solutions to ensure data privacy, protect against insider threats, and enable regulatory compliance. Together, Oracle and Secerno's technologies are expected to further extend Oracle's comprehensive database security solutions to safeguard critical business information across the enterprise.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close by the end of June 2010. Until the deal closes, each company will continue to operate independently.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The Two Words Bill Gates Doesn't Want You to Hear...

The Two Words Bill Gates Doesn't Want You to Hear...

Plus, the 2 companies poised to rule the post-Microsoft world

On October 30, 2005, something incredible happened...

In Redmond, Washington, one of the world's richest -- and most powerful -- businessmen sent an urgent memo to his top engineers and most-trusted managers.

It sounded the alarm that a very disruptive "wave" was about to wash over the entire world -- forever changing the way we get information and do business.

It also warned this would wipe out the $200 billion business empire he'd spent his life building.

Meanwhile, a few hundred miles south, on the banks of the Columbia River, a mysterious outfit known only as "Design, LLC," quietly constructed two massive windowless warehouses.

This mammoth undertaking was code named "Project 2," and the International Herald Tribune described the towering monolithic structures as "looming like an information-age nuclear plant."

This may sound like something out of a Tom Clancy novel, but you'll want to have all the facts because...

Merrill Lynch estimates this "wave" has grown into a $160 billion tsunami.

And experts say it's going to upend a $1 trillion industry. Yet very few investors understand just how huge it's going to be.

That's why it's crucial to take the next few minutes to read this report in its entirety.

At the very least, you'll get the full story so you can decide for yourself if you'll be front and center when the big money starts rolling in.

But be warned, the smart money is on the move...

A handful of investors are already quietly positioning themselves to cash in on this incredible economic shift. Soon, tens of thousands will be rushing to join them.

One of the most lucrative investment opportunities we'll ever encounter

The next great technological revolution is already under way.

And now that the last pieces are falling into place, the floodgates are beginning to open.

Which is exactly where you come in...Just ask David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool. He's convinced that this technological shift will dump millions of dollars into the portfolios of investors just like you.

You've probably seen David on CNBC discussing his favorite growth stocks with some of the nation's other top-tier equity analysts. Or perhaps you've read one of his many best-selling investment books...

Or maybe you're just familiar with some of his remarkable stock recommendations... eBay in 1999... Starbucks in 1998... AOL in 1994... Amgen in 1998... Amazon in 1997.

Regardless, it's not hard to see why Money.com says he's "among the most widely followed stock advisors in the world."

And surely you can understand why anytime David gets excited about an investment opportunity, people stand up and take notice...

He's been closely tracking the development of this blockbuster technology and the 3 dominant players heading the revolution.

These are the companies he believes will rule their respective industries over the next 5 to 10 years and hand investors life-changing wealth along the way.

Recent developments have him particularly excited about one of the companies. Right now he considers it the No. 1 way to profit from this coming technological boom. And he's telling his followers to snap up shares immediately.

To see why he's so convinced about this company, you must learn the six traits he looks for in a growth stock -- and how they have led him to companies that have soared 231%, 233%, 375% and even 478% in just the past four years.

But first, a little bit more about this amazing technology and why, once again...

Monday, March 1, 2010

IBM Unveils New Products, Services And Strategy

IBM outlined an enhanced strategy for virtualization with integrated service management and launch new 'building blocks' -- software and services -- that allow clients to exploit physical and digital assets for improved operations, new products, and reduced costs at its Pulse 2010 channel and customer event.LAS VEGAS: Having set its sights on being a prime contractor, if not the architect, of the smarter planet, IBM has outlined an enhanced strategy for virtualization with integrated service management that focuses on four priorities: consolidation, management, automation and optimized delivery.

The company also rolled out new 'building blocks' -- software and services -- that allow clients to exploit physical and digital assets for improved operations, new products, and reduced costs. The announcements were made at Pulse 2010, to 5,000 attendees, including 1,000 from IBM's channel.

Quoting IDC, IBM says the revenue for the virtualization-related ecosystem is expected to exceed $46 billion by 2013. With the data center’s boundaries expanding beyond traditional IT assets to include physical assets embedded with intelligent technology such as building facilities, water mains and office equipment, more than one trillion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2011, and digital data is expected to grow tenfold from 2007 to 2011.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Tnuva goes to advanced ERP with Oracle

This is in Hebrew, Tnuva that changed ownership recently is changing ERP Strategy too Oracle: from Oracle Israel:
תנובה הצטרפה לטרנד העולמי ובחרה באורקל
אלברטו מרנפלד, סמנכ"ל פתרונות עסקיים באורקל ישראל:
עכשיו זה כבר לא סוד. כולם יודעים שתנובה, חברת המזון הגדולה בישראל, עוברת בימים אלה לאפליקציות העסקיות של אורקל. בתנובה מצטרפים לטרנד עולמי של חברות שבוחרות את אורקל לפלטפורמת מחשוב ארגוני


תנובה היא ארגון הקמעונות הגדול בישראל. היא הוקמה ב-1926, ונשלטת ע"י אייפקס (56%). היו"רית היא זהבית כהן מאייפקס, המנכ"ל הוא אריק שור, וה-CIO הוא יעקב רבינוביץ'. במהלך השנים התרחבה תנובה בתעשיית המזון, והיא מחזיקה בפעילות ייצור (מחלבות), שיווק, ניהול לוגיסטי ושרשרת הפצה מורכבת.

לאחרונה, החלה תנובה בפרויקט יישום מערכת ERP של אורקל. תחום מערכות התוכנה הארגוניות הגדולות אינו זר לתנובה. במשך השנים, השתמשה החברה במערכות של ספקים שונים בכל חלק מהפעילות - פיננסים, ניהול משאבי אנוש, לוגיסטיקה וייצור.

הבחירה של תנובה באורקל מהווה חיזוק משמעותי להצלחה המתמשכת של אורקל ישראל בשנים האחרונות. תנובה מצטרפת לכ-35 לקוחות חדשים בתחום ה ERP בשנתיים וחצי האחרונות. החברה בחרה באורקל כפלטפורמה למערכות מידע לאפליקציות עסקיות לעשור הקרוב. הפרויקט החל בתחילת נובמבר האחרון. בחברה מותקנים כיום פתרונות נוספים של אורקל, כגון מערכת איחוד דוחות כספיים של היפריון ומערכת CRM של Siebel.

תנובה מצטרפת לטרנד עולמי של חברות CPG וכן של תעשיית ה-Food & Beverages, שבוחרות את אורקל לפלטפורמת מיחשוב ארגוני. בין השמות הגדולים של חברות שביצעו את המעבר לטכנולוגיית אורקל ניתן למנות את חברת נסטלה העולמית, אשר כל מערך ה-CRM שלה עבר לאורקל, חברת יוניליבר, פפסי, הייניקן, חברת המיצים welchs, המחלבה הגדולה הבריטית dairy crest, חברת המיצים האמריקנית טרופיקנה, חברת דנונה הארגנטינאית והרשימה עוד ארוכה.

למה החברות הללו בוחרות באורקל? ישנן כמה סיבות עיקריות. אורקל מביאה פתרונות ייחודיים לתעשייה זו בתחום ניהול תחזיות, ניהול שרשרת אספקות, ניהול קשרי לקוחות, ניהול מבצעים, ייצור תהליכי ופתרונות ייחודיים. בנוסף, באורקל קיימת רמת שירות גבוהה ומחויבות עמוקה של החברה ושל צוות הניהול בפועל להצלחה של הפרויקט. עניין זה מחזק את ההובלה של אורקל במגזר העסקי. הפורטפוליו של אורקל גדל ומאפשר לכל מי שהשקיע באורקל, חידושים טכנולוגיים ואפליקטיביים. החידושים הללו וקצב העדכון וההתאמה על פי צורכי הלקוח, מאפשרים ללקוחות שקט נפשי וריכוז במטרות החברה, בזמן שאורקל דואגת שהחברה תעמוד בקצב השינויים.

תפקידה של חברת אורקל היא להבטיח שה-CIO יידע תמיד להציע לחברה פתרונות לתהליכים העסקיים וכן תמיכה מלאה בדרישות המשתנות. האסטרטגיה של אורקל מוכיחה את עצמה. בסופו של דבר, אורקל מציעה פתרון בכל תחום עסקי ובצורה מוצלחת.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Did you get an e-mail from Microsoft like this!!

On two computers I have with Legal Windows, VISTA on this computer and XP on a netbook
They are both Stuck I dowloaded 7 RC onto a disk legally and ran it sometimes usualy on SUN virtual Box I am also for Legal Software but do I deserve this:
It’s time to upgrade from the Windows 7 Release Candidate

While most people who tested Windows 7 have now moved to the final version, some are still running the Release Candidate. If you haven’t moved yet, it’s time to replace the RC.

Starting on March 1, 2010 your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Your work will not be saved during the shutdown.

The Windows 7 RC will fully expire on June 1, 2010. Your PC running the Windows 7 RC will continue shutting down every two hours and your files won’t be saved during shutdown. In addition, your wallpaper will change to a solid black background with a persistent message on your desktop. You’ll also get periodic notifications that Windows isn’t genuine. That means your PC may no longer be able to obtain optional updates or downloads requiring genuine Windows validation.

To avoid interruption, please reinstall a prior version of Windows or move to Windows 7. In either case, you’ll need to do a custom (clean) install to replace the RC. As with any clean installation, you’ll need to back up your data then reinstall your applications and restore the data. For more details about replacing the RC, see the Knowledge Base

Friday, January 29, 2010

Linux Mint 9 Isadora in May

Linux Mint 9: “Isadora”

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:18:12 +0000

Linux Mint 9, based on the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, will be released in May this year under the codename “Isadora”. Of Greco-Latin origin, “Isadora” means “Gift from Isis”.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Microsoft Warns About 17-Year-Old Windows Bug

Microsoft Warns About 17-Year-Old Windows Bug
By Stuart J. Johnston
January 22, 2010

Microsoft acknowledged that a security researcher has located a 17-year-old hole in Windows that could be used to take over a user's system and said it plans a patch.

However, compromising a user's PC would not be easy, requiring physical access to the machine as well as authenticated password access, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) said in a Security Advisory Wednesday.

The hole, which originated with the release of Windows NT back in 1993 and is present in every 32-bit version of Windows since, including Windows 7, was discovered by Tavis Ormandy, a Google security team member in Switzerland.

Ormandy claimed in a posting to the Full Disclosure security mailing list earlier this week that the hole is in a portion of Windows originally meant to enable NT to run 16-bit MS-DOS applications.

The problem lies in what is known as the Virtual DOS Machine or VDM, which is meant to allow NT-based versions of Windows run 16-bit x86 programs. By manipulating what's called the kernel stack, an attacker can elevate his or her user privileges to an administrator’s level in order to take over the user's system.

Ormandy said that he notified Microsoft of the hole in June but, after receiving no response other than an acknowledgement, decided to publish his discussion as well as a proof-of-concept exploit.

That got Microsoft's attention and, on Wednesday, the software giant released the Security Advisory regarding the problem.

Microsoft noted that the proof-of-concept has not triggered any real world attacks so far. Partly, that is related to the requirement that any attack be carried out locally, not remotely. For that reason, the hole is not as dangerous as most zero-day vulnerabilities. Some Windows users are not at any risk

One piece of good news is that users of 64-bit versions of Windows are not affected. Many new PCs sold today are shipped with 64-bit Windows 7 preloaded, meaning they are not at risk, according to Microsoft's Security Advisory.

Microsoft's Security Advisory contains a workaround, which is to disable the use of the 16-bit VDM. That should have little impact on most users since the feature is rarely used today.

Even Ormandy played down how broad the hole's effect might be.

"The primary audience of this advisory is expected to be domain administrators and security professionals," Ormandy's post stated.

Microsoft normally patches zero-day vulnerabilities as quickly as possible, especially if they critically affect users' security.

For example, Microsoft patched a previously unknown zero-day that surfaced last week in attacks on Google China with an "out-of-band" fix Thursday.

Microsoft said it is working on a patch for the problem but hasn’t decided yet whether it will be released as an out-of-band fix or during a regular Patch Tuesday cycle.

However, since it took 17 years to discover the bug in the first place, and the additional requirement that a hacker be physically in control of a PC being attacked, Microsoft's security response team may view the hole as less likely than most to be seriously exploited.

Stuart J. Johnston is a contributing writer at InternetNews.com, the news service of Internet.com, the network for technology professionals

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

It is all Linux- Android- Google Phone -Chrome OS

http://developer.android.com/guide/basics/what-is-android.html
It is all linux and Thin Clients and sometimes Disinformation about this.
Android , Google Phone Nexus One. Google Chrome OS.

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