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A call to action against Microsoft's open source threats
05-21-07
Once again, Microsoft has hoisted the canard that there are 235 Microsoft patents that open source products, largely Linux and OpenOffice, are in ostensible violation of patent rights.

Stacking the deck on platform dominance
06-14-06
Platform dominance is the pat explanation often given for Microsoft's steel-like grip on the throat of today's enterprise IT. After all, if you control the technology from the Web browsers on their desktops down to the OS on their servers, there's not a lot of room for competitors to slip in and stake out territory of any size. Given the strength of the approach, it's no surprise to see Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. and Red Hat Inc. now trying to imbue their firms' with a similar vertical coherence.

Enter the age of the warm, fuzzy IT integrator
02-20-06
Your technology integrators want to know what keeps you awake at night. Don't worry. They're not going to offer to sing something soft and soothing over your plain old telephone service line at 3 a.m. But many are taking their consultative capabilities to a whole new level.

Is Avaya poised for a breakaway?
12-12-05
As IP telephony transitions into the strategic-value stage over the next 18 to 24 months, the market may move into Avaya's value proposition of software and services. In contrast, all the other major IP telephony vendors are product focused, offering little to no professional services or application development environments.

PingTel supports Earthlink's Vling VoIP service
08-30-05
Open source PBX vendor PingTel is making inroads in the network of service provider Earthlink, supporting the ISP's new Vling VoIP service.

NW500 survey: Important advances
06-20-05
Eight out of 10 organizations say they have deployed some Web services , up significantly from last year when six out of 10 reported deployment. Companies that have deployed Web services say they have, on average, adapted 41% of their application infrastructure for the technology.

Vendors: Stop threatening us
11-29-04
The U.S. is at war. Remember who the enemy is. It's not your clientele. We're sick of listening to your posturing, your vague and veiled threats, and your intimidation. Save it for the unemployment line after your stock becomes delisted because you lost your customer base, handfuls of us at a time.

Reaching out to the unemployed
03-17-03
I think technology firms and IT/networking shops should do more to help. There is potential to do a great deal of good, helping former colleagues to learn, network and most importantly, feel less isolated.