Anderson: Wal-Mart and the Three Great RFID Lies, 03/15/07
The Three Great Lies used to be: My wife doesn’t understand me; I’m from corporate and I’m here to help you; and… I forget the third. What are the Three Great RFID Lies?
Tolly: Blogs, truth & the enterprise, 03/14/07
The Internet, in general, and blogs, in particular, give enterprise architects a vast array of informational resources to blend into their buying decisions. But are all blogs what they appear to be? Is it honest discussion and useful facts that you …
Johnson: Vonage, VoIP and the virtual workplace, 03/14/07
The folks at Vonage just can’t seem to figure out how to make a profit. They’ve tried everything: suing customers, stealing technology.
Lippis: Needed: a chief communications officer, 03/15/07
With communications enveloped within IP and implemented through Web services and service-oriented architectures, communications is rapidly taking on different forms: It’s no longer about dial tone, but about applications.
Backspin: Crime and punishment and technology, 03/12/07
“His object all sublime / He will achieve in time – / To let the punishment fit the crime.” from The Mikado by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.
Nutter’s Help Desk: Locking down the servers, 03/12/07
During a recent IT audit, we got dinged for “too much” open access to the servers. To address the auditor’s concern and satisfy management, we are working on addressing what the auditor’s brought up. Since we are mostly a Cisco shop, there are two …
Bradner: The copyright industry’s royalty board, 03/12/07
In early March the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board published results of its hearings and deliberations on what Internet radio stations should pay to publishers and artists for the right to stream their music. Sadly the results were quite predictable: the …
‘Net Buzz: Pricy ‘Net names and Gates a no-go, 03/09/07
The domain-name aftermarket — or, if you prefer, speculation/ransom market — eclipsed the $100 million milestone for the first time last year, according to Zetetic, a research company. Here’s a look at some of the numbers:
Cool Tools: FlipStart PC debuts after three years of development, 03/09/07
Does a product that has been three years in the making (more if you count development time) have any viability in a world where everything is measured in Internet time? We’ll find out on March 27 when FlipStart Labs ships its FlipStart PC to customers.
