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Steven C. Bennett
Steven C. Bennett   bio   3/19/2010   1 comment
You meet someone at a party. She (or he) is cute, and you’re interested. But you do not catch the name, and in the crush of the party you become separated. You describe your new acquaintance to a few friends, but no one can provide an identification. You go home, alone and frustrated.
Mimi Dionne
Mimi Dionne   bio   3/19/2010   3 comments
How can your enterprise capture meaningful data from online sources like social networks -- and who is responsible for leading the effort?
Andrew Keen
Andrew Keen   bio   3/18/2010   6 comments
Decision, decisions: What do I fancy for lunch today? Do I want a girlfriend? What should I do with my life? Too many questions and not enough time for me to resolve them. So what if there were a Website that knew me well enough to automatically answer all my questions? Wouldn’t that be the next big Internet thing, the definitive answer to all our questions?
Alan Reiter
Alan Reiter   bio   3/18/2010   20 comments
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Robert McGarvey
Robert McGarvey   bio   3/18/2010   10 comments
What if it is all vapor? That may be the disturbing reality of the much-ballyhooed, but little delivered, hybrid TV of tomorrow.
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Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:26:13 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: Good evening!  The snowball effect is a good metaphor to understand social networking  
Rank: Cave Painter
Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:12:35 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: David Brin is the man!
Rank: Web master
Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:11:18 PM
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Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:10:58 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: "Even if someone following 10,000 users is unemployed and addicted how many posts can be read?"  It's not that difficult if you have the right tools to filter/enhance the information.
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Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:10:27 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: We're live again next Thursday with scientist and researcher David Brin, Thursday, March 25, 2 pm ET
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Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:07:22 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: I'm getting that book btw. "Strategic Entrepreneurism".
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Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:04:47 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: Interesting, thanks.
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Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:04:19 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: Thank you, Jon! Thanks everybody.
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Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:03:56 PM
Thinkernetter
Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:03:46 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: "Strategic Entrepreneurism" at Amazon A: working on new stuff ---very interesting how blasted the liars poker guy was on amazon #1 book, great writer but getting lots of  1 star review b/c thing wasn't...
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Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:03:37 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: Thanks Jon B Fisher! Thanks IE! Thanks Terry/Nicole/Mary/Michael!!! (gained  a LOT  of insight)
IQ Crew
Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:03:33 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: Thanks for tuning in, everyone... interesting and ominous stuff!
IQ Crew
Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:02:30 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: Great interview, and chat...
Rank: Cave Painter
Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:02:20 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: Looking at history, what's the most jobs we could possibly add in 2010? A: It is possible to get all the jobs back if WWIII but let's not go there.
Thinkernetter
Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:01:55 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: thanks jon - thanks terry
IQ Crew
Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:01:38 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: I'm looking at "Strategic Entrepreneurism" at Amazon and umm, I'm wanting to know if there is a NEW book out or coming out. I think that should be self evident on the page like a sign up button on web2.0 sit...
IQ Crew
Tuesday March 16, 2010 3:01:19 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: Great, Jon... many thanks for your time today
IQ Crew
Tuesday March 16, 2010 2:59:58 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: you're an active blogger, but other Web 2.0 social media seem to have left you cold -- you've written that you quit Facebook and Twitter. Can you tell us more about that? A: From my blog: I quit Twitter tonight...
Thinkernetter
Tuesday March 16, 2010 2:59:00 PM
IQ Crew
Tuesday March 16, 2010 2:58:16 PM
Re: Jon Fisher, Investor: is your company hiring or remaining flat A:  Remaining flat.  But we're just doing investing and some book stuff...
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Facial Recognition Technology Raises Net Privacy Questions
Steven C. Bennett
You meet someone at a party. She (or he) is cute, and you’re interested. But you do not catch the name, and in the crush of the party you become separated. You describe your new acquaintance to a few friends, but no one can provide an identification. You go home, alone and frustrated.
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Gordon Haff
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Bank CEOs, It's Time for Social Media
Brett King
I’m dealing with two of the largest banks in the world right now, engaging them in discussions about customer experience innovation. One of the things that invariably comes up is the phenomenon of social media. To some banks, this is just one of those newfangled Internet “thingies” that comes along from time to time and gets people all excited -- but banking doesn’t really change… does it?
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Paul Korzeniowski
Is Internet Access a Fundamental Right?
3|19|10   |   3:35   |   No comments

Four out of five individuals view Internet access as a right, but there are big differences between Internet access and other fundamental rights, such as freedom of speech.
Cirque Du Solez
Singularity: When Robots Have Empathy for Humans
3|19|10   |   02:15   |   No comments

Dr. Kim and his Internet-connected Aibo dog explain how computers may seem to care about us now and understand the world around them – but they don’t really. But someday they will. It’s all very strange.
TeleGraham
How Much Bandwidth Do We Need?
3|18|10   |   02:59   |   1 comment

We all know wireline networks will need more bandwidth in the future. But deciding how much more is an exceptionally difficult question for planners to answer.
Singer at C-Level
Let the Hiring Frenzy Begin!
3|17|10   |   2:04   |   3 comments

Economy got you down? Why not hire more sales and marketing staff? Or, run out and buy a bunch o' computers! Do it now, say the "experts." Hmmm...
Paul Kocher
Splendid Isolation
3|17|10   |   2:05   |   1 comment

Enterprises are having a hard time protecting themselves from network threats. Isolating data systems can help improve defenses, says Paul Kocher.
what.the.ferraro
Digital Hollywood Is Almost as Bad as the Real One
3|16|10   |   3:05   |   16 comments

Except for the sudden lack of a lunch hour, the Digital Hollywood Media Summit this year was a near replica of every other Digital Hollywood conference I've attended. And that isn’t a good thing.
Jim Morris
IPV6… Attention!
3|16|10   |   1:27   |   3 comments

The advent of IPv6 will usher in a new era of Internet-enabled warfare.
Tom Nolle
When Worlds Apart Collide
3|15|10   |   2:15   |   3 comments

Why does everyone claim their products are transformative? Cisco said its announcement of March 9th would transform the Internet. But it was just a big box. Apple transformed the Internet with a little box, the iPhone, and didn't say they were doing it. Now it's up to Verizon to bring it all together with LTE and broadband mobility.
Sweeney Blog
Why Your iPhone Is Not Like Heroin
3|15|10   |   2:30   |   10 comments

Researchers and marketers have to stop with the addiction language when talking about technology or the way users behave.
Phillippe Courtot
How to Fight Cyberwarfare
3|12|10   |   2:33   |   2 comments

Qualys chairman and CEO talks about the need for all security companies to collaborate to fight cyberwarfare.
Steve Saunders' Outernet
What the Hell Is Wrong With Hollywood?
3|12|10   |   1:58   |   3 comments

Steve goes ballistic over the Oscars' revolting goody bag and starts a Facebook campaign about it. Amazingly, it works!
Reiter's Block
Desktops Will Be 'Irrelevant'? Baloney!
3|11|10   |   3:12   |   4 comments

A top Google executive says desktop computers will be irrelevant in three years. Alan Reiter suspects it won't be desktops that will be irrelevant (snicker).
Raimund Genes
Security as a Service
3|11|10   |   0:46   |   1 comment

Trend Micro's Raimund Genes examines the pent-up need for companies to outsource their security solutions.
Tom Nolle
Are WiFi Hotspots an Adult Application?
3|10|10   |   02:14   |   No comments

Apple doesn't want you to get adult entertainment in a WiFi hotspot – at least not with an iPhone. Its adult apps are banned, and now it’s also nixed some hotspot-locating applications. The reasons are different, and they tell us something important about smartphone app stores.
Lee H. Berke
How Valuable Is That Archive?
3|10|10   |   1:27   |   3 comments

If you're a sports content provider, your archives have value, but the shelf life is short, says Lee.
Reiter's Block
How Good Is ‘Kindle for BlackBerry’?
3|9|10   |   03:27   |   3 comments

Reiter's a readaholic and couldn't wait to get Amazon's Kindle for BlackBerry application. But was it worth the wait?
Thomas Steding
The Future of Security Threats
3|9|10   |   1:30   |   1 comment

What kinds of threats are on the rise? RedCondor's Thomas Steding gives his expert opinion.
Full Nelson
Tech Defibrillates Healthcare
3|8|10   |   2:03   |   2 comments

Hospitals get instrumented and data flows like blood through veins, transforming the delivery and quality of healthcare. Here’s a quick look from HIMSS, the biggest healthcare IT show on the block.
what.the.ferraro
Twoubled Twoyota Twurns two Twitter
3|8|10   |   02:22   |   8 comments

Toyota launches a site on TweetMeme where it's aggregating Toyota-related Tweets, hoping to repair its image with the public. Who cares whether these guys can build safe cars? They can Tweet!
Singer at C-Level
Security... Compliance... Fight!
3|5|10   |   01:38   |   3 comments

If your enterprise is up to speed on its compliance for security, does it make you sleep better at night? How many certifications and check boxes does it take to secure a network? Time to think differently about what we're protecting.
what.the.ferraro
Digital Hollywood Is Almost as Bad as the Real One
3|16|10   |   3:05   |   16 comments

Except for the sudden lack of a lunch hour, the Digital Hollywood Media Summit this year was a near replica of every other Digital Hollywood conference I've attended. And that isn’t a good thing.
Steve Saunders' Outernet
What the Hell Is Wrong With Hollywood?
3|12|10   |   1:58   |   3 comments

Steve goes ballistic over the Oscars' revolting goody bag and starts a Facebook campaign about it. Amazingly, it works!
Cirque Du Solez
Singularity: When Robots Have Empathy for Humans
3|19|10   |   02:15   |   No comments

Dr. Kim and his Internet-connected Aibo dog explain how computers may seem to care about us now and understand the world around them – but they don’t really. But someday they will. It’s all very strange.
Phillippe Courtot
How to Fight Cyberwarfare
3|12|10   |   2:33   |   2 comments

Qualys chairman and CEO talks about the need for all security companies to collaborate to fight cyberwarfare.
Sweeney Blog
Why Your iPhone Is Not Like Heroin
3|15|10   |   2:30   |   10 comments

Researchers and marketers have to stop with the addiction language when talking about technology or the way users behave.
Singer at C-Level
Let the Hiring Frenzy Begin!
3|17|10   |   2:04   |   3 comments

Economy got you down? Why not hire more sales and marketing staff? Or, run out and buy a bunch o' computers! Do it now, say the "experts." Hmmm...
Paul Kocher
Splendid Isolation
3|17|10   |   2:05   |   1 comment

Enterprises are having a hard time protecting themselves from network threats. Isolating data systems can help improve defenses, says Paul Kocher.
Tom Nolle
When Worlds Apart Collide
3|15|10   |   2:15   |   3 comments

Why does everyone claim their products are transformative? Cisco said its announcement of March 9th would transform the Internet. But it was just a big box. Apple transformed the Internet with a little box, the iPhone, and didn't say they were doing it. Now it's up to Verizon to bring it all together with LTE and broadband mobility.
Robert D. Atkinson
YouTube & Italy
3|5|10   |   02:03   |   3 comments

The conviction of three Google execs in Italy will have a chilling effect on the Internet, says Ron Atkinson and his tie.
Jim Morris
IPV6… Attention!
3|16|10   |   1:27   |   3 comments

The advent of IPv6 will usher in a new era of Internet-enabled warfare.
Raimund Genes
Security as a Service
3|11|10   |   0:46   |   1 comment

Trend Micro's Raimund Genes examines the pent-up need for companies to outsource their security solutions.
Cirque Du Solez
Can the Internet Provide Alternative Education?
2|11|10   |   2:55   |   7 comments

A PBS TV show recently presented the idea of pursuing a hobby or a career by educating yourself in a specialty using purely Web-based resources. Inspiring, but Dr. Kim asks whether there are any real examples of people who have actually succeeded at this strategy.
Reiter's Block
Desktops Will Be 'Irrelevant'? Baloney!
3|11|10   |   3:12   |   4 comments

A top Google executive says desktop computers will be irrelevant in three years. Alan Reiter suspects it won't be desktops that will be irrelevant (snicker).
Eugene Lee
Enterprising Social Sharing
2|22|10   |   1:59   |   6 comments

CIOs must blend Web 2.0 technologies to make improved collaboration a reality on enterprise networks.
Thus Spake Mr. Cramer
Hive Life
2|10|10   |   3:01   |   12 comments

We do love our social networking, but, according to computer scientist Jaron Lanier, we may be diminishing ourselves when we join the hive. “May be? Ha!” says Mr. Cramer.
Steve Saunders' Outernet
USA Sics Ashton Kutcher on Russia
3|3|10   |   02:16   |   9 comments

The United States' taxpayer-funded technology delegation to Russia turns into a mortifying embarrassment for anyone even remotely proud to be American.
Thomas Steding
The Future of Security Threats
3|9|10   |   1:30   |   1 comment

What kinds of threats are on the rise? RedCondor's Thomas Steding gives his expert opinion.
what.the.ferraro
Twoubled Twoyota Twurns two Twitter
3|8|10   |   02:22   |   8 comments

Toyota launches a site on TweetMeme where it's aggregating Toyota-related Tweets, hoping to repair its image with the public. Who cares whether these guys can build safe cars? They can Tweet!
what.the.ferraro
Are You Lazy & Crazy? There's an App for That!
3|1|10   |   03:10   |   9 comments

There's no shortage of silly press releases in my inbox. Here are two favorites.
Cirque Du Solez
Ready Yourself for Tech Musings From the Hinterland
12|30|09   |   2:18   |   5 comments

Dr Kim introduces his video blog series: 'Cirque du Solez.'
Jim Morris
IPV6… Attention!
3|16|10   |   1:27   |   3 comments

The advent of IPv6 will usher in a new era of Internet-enabled warfare.
Sweeney Blog
Why Your iPhone Is Not Like Heroin
3|15|10   |   2:30   |   10 comments

Researchers and marketers have to stop with the addiction language when talking about technology or the way users behave.
Reiter's Block
Desktops Will Be 'Irrelevant'? Baloney!
3|11|10   |   3:12   |   4 comments

A top Google executive says desktop computers will be irrelevant in three years. Alan Reiter suspects it won't be desktops that will be irrelevant (snicker).
Tom Nolle
Are WiFi Hotspots an Adult Application?
3|10|10   |   02:14   |   No comments

Apple doesn't want you to get adult entertainment in a WiFi hotspot – at least not with an iPhone. Its adult apps are banned, and now it’s also nixed some hotspot-locating applications. The reasons are different, and they tell us something important about smartphone app stores.
Thomas Steding
The Future of Security Threats
3|9|10   |   1:30   |   1 comment

What kinds of threats are on the rise? RedCondor's Thomas Steding gives his expert opinion.
Full Nelson
Tech Defibrillates Healthcare
3|8|10   |   2:03   |   2 comments

Hospitals get instrumented and data flows like blood through veins, transforming the delivery and quality of healthcare. Here’s a quick look from HIMSS, the biggest healthcare IT show on the block.
Tom Nolle
Femtocell Conspiracy?
3|4|10   |   2:12   |   6 comments

All the 4G operators are hot for femtocells, which are kind of like a 4G version of a WiFi hotspot, but they want us to pay for the femtocell devices and also continue to pay airtime when the traffic isn't even on the network!
Steve Saunders' Outernet
USA Sics Ashton Kutcher on Russia
3|3|10   |   02:16   |   9 comments

The United States' taxpayer-funded technology delegation to Russia turns into a mortifying embarrassment for anyone even remotely proud to be American.
Paul Korzeniowski
Why Is Google Diversifying?
3|1|10   |   02:31   |   4 comments

Google is feverishly trying to expand beyond its traditional search niche in order to please Wall Street. However, the company's recent moves could backfire.
Tom Nolle
Collaboration & Spherical Stupidity
2|24|10   |   2:12   |   18 comments

A recent scandal involving a school's use of remotely activated Webcams to locate lost or stolen laptops may portend, not only legal action against the school, but also a loss of trust in video that is critical to developing video collaboration over the Internet.
Tom Nolle
Online Video’s 'Three Thirds' Problem
2|16|10   |   2:13   |   4 comments

Free online video was supposed to kill cable. But research shows most people are getting less interested in replacing cable with online video – not more. There are three reasons why, says Tom Nolle.
what.the.ferraro
Valentine’s E-Love, Republican-Style
2|14|10   |   2:37   |   7 comments

The Republican National Convention launches GOPValentine.com, using Valentine's Day as an excuse to spread political propaganda and be amusing. It only succeeds at one of the two. We’re laughing at you, not with you.
Eurotrash
High & Dry in Barcelona
2|3|10   |   1:08   |   No comments

Ray’s heading to Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress, and he’s not happy about it, the miserable git.
Sweeney Blog
No Sex, Please... It's the Super Bowl
2|3|10   |   2:24   |   2 comments

The Super Bowl ads that CBS rejected are turning up online, generating lots of attention but zero revenue for the broadcaster.
Steve Saunders' Outernet
Internet Evolution Goes Soccer Crazy
1|28|10   |     |   14 comments

Steve Saunders visits the South African Consulate in New York for a party celebrating not one, but two (2!) major football (soccer!) tournies.
Steve Saunders' Outernet
Yet More Email Egregiousness
Part 2 of 2   |   See complete series
1|15|10   |   2:24   |   5 comments

BTI sent Steve a card calling him a tool. Unsurprisingly, he’s not happy, and he dons his Martha Stewart hat to show us how corporate holiday greetings should be done.
Reiter's Block
Google Fails at Support. Again
1|15|10   |   2:52   |   2 comments

Google spent a lot of time developing its Nexus One phone. Too bad it didn't spend enough time developing customer support mechanisms. Existing purchasers and potential customers are complaining about awful support for the "Google Phone." And business-ready? No way, says Alan.
John Soat
Developing a Social Network Business Plan
1|12|10   |   2:26   |   1 comment

Social networking is an important Internet trend that companies should rush to embrace. Every employee should be given the opportunity to interact with potential customers and partners on social networks at work. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
Tom Nolle
How 2010 Will Be Like 1984
1|4|10   |   2:13   |   19 comments

Microsoft reportedly has plans to integrate Windows Live and even Xbox with Windows Mobile. That may provide them a strategic advantage, but what will the cost be to your privacy? Tom explains all.
Sweeney Blog
Emoticons We Really Need
12|29|09   |   2:04   |   12 comments

Today's array of emoticons still don't convey some of the most common desktop emotions. Seriously.
IBM Videos
Exploring IBM Research Labs (Part 2)
1|27|10   |   9:10   |   No comments

Part 2: IBM's research labs are like a candy shop for technologists. In Part 2 of this 2-part series, we take a look at Many Eyes, a solution in data visualization and Smart Surveillance Solution (S3), a tool in physical security.
IBM Videos
Exploring IBM Research Labs (Part 1)
1|23|10   |   7:39   |   No comments

Part 1: IBM's research labs are like a candy shop for technologists. In Part 1 of this 2-part series, we take a look at Artemis and Blue Spruce, tools used for healthcare analytics and real-time collaboration.
Executive Takes
Santiago’s E-Mayor
1|8|10   |   7:53   |   No comments

An interview with Claudio Orrego Lorrain, the Mayor of Penalolen, a municipality in Santiago that is leading the world in transparent e-government.
Executive Takes
Priorities in Financial Risk Management
1|7|10   |   4:28   |   No comments

Edward Schreiber, Executive VP and Chief Risk Officer at TD Bank, provides insight into some of the top risk management priorities that banks face.
Executive Takes
Heartland Breach: Lessons Learned
12|17|09   |   5:37   |   No comments

Heartland Payment Systems suffered a major security breach at the hands of Russian Hackers. It sent shockwaves through the industry. We talked to CSO Kris Herrin about the attack and what's being done at Heartland and across the industry.
Executive Takes
Why Analytics Is Key to Success
12|14|09   |   6:41   |   No comments

The CIO of Wilton Re, Andy Wood, tells us why he thinks that business intelligence and analytics are critical to his company’s success.
Executive Takes
Chile’s E-Tax Success Story
12|3|09   |   7:21   |   6 comments

IE travels to Santiago to meet Ricardo Escobar, Commissioner of Chile’s Internal Revenue Service, which has succeeded in getting an astonishing 98% of the country’s population to file their taxes online.
Executive Takes
Executive Takes: San Francisco Improving Access to City Data
11|25|09   |   8:45   |   No comments

Mayor Gavin Newsom discusses the payoffs and challenges of San Francisco's ambitious project, dataSF.org. This project gives city data like transit, maps, and crime reports back to the public through open machine-readable formats.
IBM Videos
Information Management
11|23|09   |   6:46   |   No comments

There are a lot of new technologies and strategies for managing information from traditional tools like business intelligence and performance management to newer innovations in the areas of real-time and predictive analytics. We heard from several IBM executives on how their customers are embracing these new technologies and this new opportunity.
Executive Takes
Mobile, SOA & Social Networks Change Insurance Business
11|20|09   |   5:34   |   No comments

Mass Mutual Insurance CIO Robert Casale talks about how technologies like SOA, mobile computing, and social networks are radically changing his company's business. Social networks in particular are a new way for the company to listen to customers.
Executive Takes
Web's Speed to Audience Transforming Movie Business
11|20|09   |   5:41   |   No comments

Mandalay chairman Peter Guber discusses how the Web is changing everything from distribution to business models, warning resistors that the music business didn't die because of the Web – it just created a new business model.
IBM Videos
Collaboration 2.0
9|24|09   |   10:21   |   1 comment

IBM's Eric Lesser talks about some of the new drivers behind collaboration, the technologies that will enable it, the challenges that stand in its way, and what some of the payoffs are.
IBM Videos
Optimizing Workloads
9|21|09   |   10:19   |   No comments

IBM's Bernie Meyerson discusses how organizations can get more out of their systems, optimizing for productivity and efficiency to be more competitive. To do so requires optimization based on the purpose of the workload.
IBM Videos
Hybrid Cloud
8|14|09   |   8:49   |   No comments

As companies look to cloud technology to solve their compute, infrastructure, and application needs, they are increasingly turning to more elegant approaches, where both public and private cloud arrangements are used, either separately or in tandem in a hybrid cloud arrangement. IBM’s Ric Telford explains the benefits and demonstrates the approaches to hybrid cloud scenarios.
IBM Videos
Inside 'Smart Work'
7|15|09   |   9:12   |   No comments

Internet Evolution explores what IBM's Smart Work initiative is all about, and how it benefits corporations. We talked to Bostjan Robeznik, the CIO of Mobitel, and Carmen Suarez of Miami Dade County, about the impact this initiative is having on their organizations. We also talked to IBM's Sandy Carter and Jerry Cuomo about the impact they have seen in their customers.
IBM Videos
How Software Can Drive Sustainability
2|23|09   |   7:56   |   No comments

Energy reduction talk has focused on the data center and how cutting back server and data equipment power makes us better green citizens. But software can also play an important role. We investigate how with IBM's David Barnes.
IBM Videos
The Information Agenda: Unlocking Data
12|2|08   |   8:36   |   1 comment

IBM's Ambuj Goyal talks about how companies are data rich and information poor, and the approaches, processes and tools necessary to leverage that data and unlock business value. Goyal also talks about some companies that have done this successfully.
IBM Videos
Cloud Computing
9|11|08   |   11:02   |   1 comment

IBM's chairman emeritus for the Academy of Technology, Irving Wladawsky-Berger talks about what cloud computing really is and why it's so vital today, including a discussion of IBM's role in the proliferation of cloud computing.
IBM Videos
Green IT
7|29|08   |   6:18   |   5 comments

Going green often involves the immediate thought of taming the data center, but there's plenty to do in software as well: Everything from using collaboration tools, to process automation, to monitoring your energy footprint. We talked to IBM/Tivoli Software CTO Alan Ganek and InformationWeek's head of analytics, Art Wittmann, about some of the latest trends in going green.
Paul Korzeniowski
Is Internet Access a Fundamental Right?
3|19|10   |   3:35   |   No comments

Four out of five individuals view Internet access as a right, but there are big differences between Internet access and other fundamental rights, such as freedom of speech.
Cirque Du Solez
Singularity: When Robots Have Empathy for Humans
3|19|10   |   02:15   |   No comments

Dr. Kim and his Internet-connected Aibo dog explain how computers may seem to care about us now and understand the world around them – but they don’t really. But someday they will. It’s all very strange.
TeleGraham
How Much Bandwidth Do We Need?
3|18|10   |   02:59   |   1 comment

We all know wireline networks will need more bandwidth in the future. But deciding how much more is an exceptionally difficult question for planners to answer.
Singer at C-Level
Let the Hiring Frenzy Begin!
3|17|10   |   2:04   |   3 comments

Economy got you down? Why not hire more sales and marketing staff? Or, run out and buy a bunch o' computers! Do it now, say the "experts." Hmmm...
Paul Kocher
Splendid Isolation
3|17|10   |   2:05   |   1 comment

Enterprises are having a hard time protecting themselves from network threats. Isolating data systems can help improve defenses, says Paul Kocher.
what.the.ferraro
Digital Hollywood Is Almost as Bad as the Real One
3|16|10   |   3:05   |   16 comments

Except for the sudden lack of a lunch hour, the Digital Hollywood Media Summit this year was a near replica of every other Digital Hollywood conference I've attended. And that isn’t a good thing.
Jim Morris
IPV6… Attention!
3|16|10   |   1:27   |   3 comments

The advent of IPv6 will usher in a new era of Internet-enabled warfare.
Tom Nolle
When Worlds Apart Collide
3|15|10   |   2:15   |   3 comments

Why does everyone claim their products are transformative? Cisco said its announcement of March 9th would transform the Internet. But it was just a big box. Apple transformed the Internet with a little box, the iPhone, and didn't say they were doing it. Now it's up to Verizon to bring it all together with LTE and broadband mobility.
Sweeney Blog
Why Your iPhone Is Not Like Heroin
3|15|10   |   2:30   |   10 comments

Researchers and marketers have to stop with the addiction language when talking about technology or the way users behave.
Phillippe Courtot
How to Fight Cyberwarfare
3|12|10   |   2:33   |   2 comments

Qualys chairman and CEO talks about the need for all security companies to collaborate to fight cyberwarfare.