http://www.infoworld.com InfoWorld - Information Technology News, Computer Networking & Security http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/13/50OP-entinsight-getting-entrepreneurial-2008_1.html When I wrote my first InfoWorld article back in December 2001, I had absolutely no clue what I was talking about. Reading back over that masterpiece, "Dawn of the real-time enterprise," is scary. I didn't understand the technology, the acronyms, or how to filter out the inevitable vendor hype. I called friends to ask, what's J2EE? What's JMS? What's OLAP? And when they explained it, I pretended to understand, but still didn't. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/13/50OP-entinsight-getting-entrepreneurial-2008_1.html 2007-12-13T11:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/06/49OP-entinsight-tech-trends_1.html With 2008 almost here, it's a good time to stop and think about the really big picture for next year. What matters most in tech? What are the megatrends that might affect your job or career? What cool toys will you get for Christmas? Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/06/49OP-entinsight-tech-trends_1.html 2007-12-06T11:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/29/48OP-entinsight-vcs-venture-capital_1.html There?s lots of buzz in the industry right now about how the financial services sector?s subprime debt meltdown might affect IT. Companies such as Bear Stearns, Citigroup, Countrywide, and Merrill Lynch are some of the biggest buyers of tech gear, so if they cut back on IT spending, the industry might be in trouble. Unless, as some hope, faster growing overseas markets pick up the slack. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/29/48OP-entinsight-vcs-venture-capital_1.html 2007-11-29T11:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/21/47OP-entinsight-technology-thanks_1.html It's that time of year again: time to count our blessings and appreciate how lucky we are to be where we are, doing what we do, with people we love. Don't worry, the serious part of this column is almost over ? but let's take a deep breath and give thanks for our health and safety, as well as being able to wake up tomorrow and enjoy being alive. Nothing else really matters. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/21/47OP-entinsight-technology-thanks_1.html 2007-11-21T11:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/15/46OPentinsight-voting-software_1.html In my hometown of San Francisco, the accusations are flying: Our optical scanner voting machines have been "compromised," so the Secretary of State insisted all the ballots be hand counted, and the city is suing the voting machine company for breach of contract. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/15/46OPentinsight-voting-software_1.html 2007-11-15T11:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/08/45OPentinsight-google-mobile_1.html That's right: Google has announced a consortium of companies to develop an "open" mobile device platform, designed to unleash the creativity and innovation heretofore stifled by the major big, bad wireless carriers. Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/08/45OPentinsight-google-mobile_1.html 2007-11-08T11:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/01/44OPentinsight_1.html Last week I had an experience that drove home the giant leaps IT is making, particularly with Web-based service models. In my spare time, I?ve been developing a niche-content Web site (more on this in a future column). I?m user-testing it now, and the biggest user request has been for a search box. Developing on a shoestring, I?d written off search for version 1, thinking it would take months to build. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/11/01/44OPentinsight_1.html 2007-11-01T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/25/43OPentinsight-disaster-data-modeling_1.html Two years ago, I wrote a column, "Katrina's total system disruption," that highlighted the complete anarchy in the wake of that storm and argued for smarter predictive modeling to better understand not just the likelihood of extreme environmental events but also the human response to those events. The issue at the time, you may recall, was that a couple hundred thousand people failed to safely evacuate New Orleans, with disastrous consequences. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/25/43OPentinsight-disaster-data-modeling_1.html 2007-10-25T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/18/42OPentinsight-bea-oracle_1.html On paper, Oracle's recent $6.7 billion offer for BEA Systems looks a lot like the hostile bid for PeopleSoft four years ago ? a bad-for-competition, bad-for-employees, bad-for-customers deal designed with one goal in mind: fatten Oracle shareholders' wallets by taking out a competitor. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/18/42OPentinsight-bea-oracle_1.html 2007-10-18T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/11/41OPentinsight-humans-meet-data-management_1.html I recently attended a discussion on enterprise data management strategies with an elite group of IT execs and academics. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/11/41OPentinsight-humans-meet-data-management_1.html 2007-10-11T10:00:00Z