What are the advantages of Office 2.0 (SaaS) and why does it matter?
September 11, 2007
Office 2.0: The future of applications | blogs.zdnet.com
What are the advantages of Office 2.0 (also knows as Software as a Service)? Why is everyone talking about it? What impact could it have on the software industry? What are the challenges for this new everything-online world? Will Office 2.0 work on the iPhone or the iPod Touch?
September 7, 2007
Toshiba Reaffirms HD Market Lead | www.homemediamagazine.com
I can hardly wait until tomorrow to find out what is the next news release in the next generation DVD format battle. The stats are nice in this nascent industry, but it is still lying with statistics, so to speak. Earlier this week, there was a story that Sony was in the lead and today this article appeared, stating that Toshiba is in the lead. This represents the latest salvo in the format war.
Citrix vs VMware vs Microsoft on Server Virtualization and Why it Matters
September 7, 2007
Does Citrix Stand A Chance Against VMware In Virtualization? | seekingalpha.com
Citrix now owns Xen. Microsoft owns Connectix and VMware has the first mover advantage in server virtualization. How will this play out? Why is server virtualization so important? My prediction: management of virtual machines will be the next hot thing!
Apple is making their iTunes program an all Apple platform available on ALL desktops
September 7, 2007
Apple Flaunts New iStuff | www.washingtonpost.com
What most people do not realize is that iTunes is turning into a complete Apple software platform that runs on iPhones, iPod touch, Macs (of course) as well as any Windows PC so basically anywhere. iTunes can control your photo's, your music, your video's, your ring tones, allows you to activate your iPhone, see what is playing at Starbucks and what more is being planned for iTunes?
Battling it Out – Skirmishes Continuing
September 4, 2007
Sony Projects 1M Blu-ray Disc Sales by Q4 | www.homemediamagazine.com
Did you read How To Lie With Statistics in college? Do you practice it in your business? Do you own a high definition TV and also subscribe to a high definition service? Do you own an hd – next generation DVD player of either format? If not, why not? Have you watched a standard definition (sd) DVD on your HD TV? Looks good, doesn’t it?? As reported in the article, 1 million units may seem like a lot, but that only represents an approximate $20 - $30 million dollars in an industry that generates a total of over $25 billion on an annual basis. There are many hurdles to be cleared before a winner can be declared, if ever that happens. Until then, declaring Blu-Ray the leader is lying with statistics.
How Is CDNs Network Performance For Streaming Measured?
August 17, 2007
A new contender in Web content delivery | www.latimes.com
No matter how big or small a content delivery network is, they all talk about the performance of their network. Small regional service providers, global CDNs, P2P providers etc... all market the value in everything they do regarding how good their network performs. The problem is, the more customers I ask, the more of them say they don't know how to compare one network to another for video streaming - and neither do I.
Savvis Making Right Moves, But Enough?
August 6, 2007
Microsoft Buys Two Data Centers for $200 MM | www.informationweek.com
1. Savvis is shoring up its finances to free up cash for growth. 2. Expect more of same from former Equinix CFO, Phil Koen. 3. Capital intensive nature of data center business may constrain overall growth
IXEurope Acquisition Positive for Equinix?
August 6, 2007
Equinix Raises Bid for IXEurope | www.reuters.com
1. Europe has never been as dynamic as the US market. 2. Equinix paid a pretty penny to get into the market - 7% cap before upping the ante. 3. There is little additional upside from cross-border sales collaboration.
DLR Move-In Ready Product Supports Strong Growth
August 6, 2007
BT Establishes Advanced Datacenter in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Facility | money.cnn.com
1. Many data center users are not used to planning 18 months in advance. 2. DLR pre-built space is a compelling product in a supply contrained market. 3. DLR is aggressively building with some 250k sq-ft raised floor and another 250k of shell space planned.
MSNBC.com Needs To Dump MSN's Lousy Video Platform
August 2, 2007
Msnbc.com Launches Online Advertising Network | money.cnn.com
I first wrote about this back in March and I am amazed that even since then, MSNBC.com still can't get it's live video streaming to work for anyone with a Firefox or Safari browser. And the worst part, they have no problem delivering you a 15 second ad in the player first, BEFORE they tell you that your browser does not currently support live video. So I have to sit through a video ad only to then be told that I can't see the live stream I clicked on.
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SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
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