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The Third Order of Order
I'm thoroughly enjoying David Wein berger's Everything Is Miscell aneous (The Power of the New Digital
Testing Velocity Part 2 - Why do we test?
A couple weeks ago, I began a series on keeping your test suite fast and effective. I now am going
Aptana Jaxer: ser ver-side Ajax
Aptana released Jaxer: the first ever Ajax server... you got that right, ser ver-side Ajax ... the co
App Engine and Java
The world is now split into Python pro grammers, making funny 'Goo' noises over App Engine, and every
GoogleAppE ngine -Not Delivering On the Promise So Far
Well, if you haven't heard of it yet, Google launched something called "Google App Engine", a highly
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Glitch Watch - 250,000 cell phone subscribers without service
Approximately 250,000 cell phone subscribers lost service for most of Tuesday this week in Vermont and neighboring states. According to the Brattleboro Reformer, a “software issue” caused the problem, which caused the loss of Unicel̵
Video: New Features in Java 6
With JavaOne commencing this week, there will be much persuasion for those not yet upgraded to Java 6 to do so. Although not as rich in features as the move to Java 5 was, Java 6 still has benefits. My favorites include: - A scripting engine (Rhino)
Glitch Watch - Volvo recalls 65,000 cars
Ford Motor Company announced this week that it will recall 65,000 Volvo V70 and XC70 cars because of a problem with the software that controls the side-impact air bags. Apparently the recall applies only to cars in Europe. According to Volvo’
Book Review - Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash
Tom and Mary Poppendieck are two leading evangelists of Lean software development who share their experiences at conferences on a regular basis. Their first book was an excellent introduction to lean principles and tools, and this book continues the
Glitch Watch - Lower than low fares at Aer Lingus
Glitch Watch is a bit abbreviated this week by virtue of the fact that I am on the road which severely limits the amount of time I have available to sort through the mail bag. However, one story did catch my eye this week. Irish airline Aer Lingus
Video: Cease Inspections
When investigating Lean for the first time, books and articles that give an overview of the principles and tenets of Lean can appear to be contradictory. For example many managers may question how Cease Inspections can be advocated where a basic prin
Glitch Watch - Nuclear software fault goes undetected for 28 years
Stillwater, MN: the Stillwater Lift Bridge got stuck in the open position for more than two hours this week after its controlling computer got “confused”. According to Minnesota Department of Transportation spokeswoman Mary McFarland-Bro
Glitch Watch - TomTom gets lost in FLA
Problems with a new $3m automated trip reservation system caused difficulties last week for disabled users of Chicago’s paratransit system. Apparently, computerizing the dispatch system was supposed to make things better for the roughly 6,000
Video: Small steps
When your manager says: “We expect you to write good quality code,” many people, especially junior developers, will freeze, thinking about code structure, performance, best practices, company coding standards, patternsÂ… the list goes on a
Glitch Watch - Turkey hunters forced to wait in line
Wednesday last week in Lake Placid, FL, residents were warned to boil water after a computer glitch caused the town’s water storage tanks, which together hold some 300,000 gallons, to run dry. By Friday, the water was back on, and certified dr
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Dell's Big Virtualization Mojo
Dell News Desk wrote: Virtualization is a strategic initiative at Dell and so we have spent considerable time planning and seeking the requirements of hundreds of our customers of all types and sizes and across many geographies. What we found was pretty revealing, although not ...
SCO & Novell in Court
Wayne wrote: Hum a few problems with this. Let's see: 'SCO and Novell have been in court this week trying to figure out how much SCO is supposed to owe Novell in royalties for its attempt to tax Linux.' You forgot to mention that this is due to SCO suing Novell. The Judge det...
Microsoft, IBM, SAP To Discontinue UDDI Web Services Registry Effort
Misiek wrote: While public UDDI registries are no longer supported by such vendors as Microsoft, IBM or SAP, there are several efforts in place to still provide search facilities for publicly available Web Services. One of them, namely seekda (http://seekda.com), while not ba...
Sun Backs Postgres House Right After MySQL Buy
Sun News Desk wrote: Sun turned around and put money in the high-end open source Postgres company Greenplum
Old Oracle Mafia to Run Salesforce Unit
SaaS News Desk wrote: Salesforce.com has hired Polly Sumner, one of the old Oracle mafia, as president, platform, alliances and services, responsible for the technology and marketing of the company's Force.com platform. Sumner was recently president of global services for Tel...
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Microsoft To Keynote 4th International Virtualization Conference & Expo
Mike Neil is general manager for virtualization strategy in the Windows Server Division at Microsoft
SoftBrands Extends Partnership With SAP
SoftBrands announced an extension of its partnership with SAP. The companies will jointly pursue opp
Oxford Industries Selects SAP to Streamline Global Financial Reporting
SAP announced that Oxford Industries will replace its financial information systems with the SAP ERP
Virtualization Conference Keynote Webcast Live on SYS-CON.TV
Brian Stevens, the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering of Red Hat, delivered
"Virtualization Journal" Debuts This Week at JavaOne
Founded in 2006, SYS-CON Media's 'Virtualization Journal' is the world's first magazine devoted excl
3rd International Virtualization Conference & Expo: Themes & Topics
From Application Virtualization to Xen, a round-up of the virtualization themes & topics being discu
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Move to SAP
SAP Public Services announced that Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has selected SAP's flag
EnteGreat Acquires Technology Solutions Company's SAP Consulting Practice
EnteGreat announced its acquisition of the SAP Consulting Practice of Technology Solutions Company (
SAP Announces Next-Generation Support Offering
SAP announced growing market adoption for the company's new support services offering, SAP Enterpris
SAP Ushers In New Era for Business Process Management
SAP announced plans for the release of SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management and SAP NetWeaver B
Infosys and SAP Enter Into Global Services Partner Agreement
Infosys and SAP announced that Infosys has signed up to the SAP Global Service Partner Program in or
Optimal Solutions Becomes SAP Channel Partner
Optimal Solutions announced that it is a SAP channel partner authorized to resell the SAP Business A
SAP and IBM Collaborate to Offer Integrated Business Systems Dedicated to Midsize Companies
SAP revealed plans to further extend its fast-start program for SAP Business All-in-One solutions by
HCL Launches Solution to Avoid SAP Business Information Warehouse Slowdowns
HCL Technologies introduced HCL's new BW Cockpit Solution. The new offering is a centralized reposit
Worksoft Certify 8.2 Integrates Automated Testing Technology with SAP
Worksoft announced the availability of Worksoft Certify version 8.2, providing enhanced support for
Siemens Achieves Gold Partner Status in SAP Consulting Partner Program
Siemens IT Solutions and Services announced that it has achieved gold-level status in the SAP Consul
Novell Delivers Portfolio of Security Solutions in Support of SAP Enterprise Software Applications
Novell announced a platform of identity and security management solutions optimized for use with the
SAP Takes Big Strides in Small Business and Midmarket Segments
SAP announced growing adoption of its business software among small businesses and midsize companies
Talend Partners With Pipeline Software to Deliver Data Integration Solution for SAP Users
Talend announced that Pipeline Software has signed a strategic partnership within the Talend Allianc
Konica Minolta Participating in SAP Printer Vendor Program
Konica Minolta Business Solutions announced that its parent company, Konica Minolta Business Technol
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