Wal-Mart Plan Could Cost Suppliers Millions. Wal-Mart's plan to have every carton and palette it receives carry a radio ID tag may cost suppliers millions, a report says. By Barnaby J. Feder. [New York Times: Technology]
Month: November 2003
Fortified by Linux, Novell Hopes to Regain Strength
Fortified by Linux, Novell Hopes to Regain Strength. Novell was left for dead years ago, another casualty of Microsoft's hegemony over computer operating systems. Now, it may be coming back. By Laurie J. Flynn. [New York Times: Technology]
Mining message metadata
Mining message metadata. Point-to-point integration is out; event-driven communication across a common message bus is in. When you build a system this way, message queues are the first and best way to take the pulse of its real-time state… Martinez makes a crucial distinction between message data and message metadata. In the realm of Web… Continue reading Mining message metadata
Dell Offers Unlimited GPRS with New Card and T-Mobile
Dell Offers Unlimited GPRS with New Card and T-Mobile. Dell's new card for tri-mode GPRS is $99, but it allows unlimited GPRS use on T-Mobile's network for $30 per month: The card works on Dell Latitude and Inspiron notebooks, and you can subscribe to either AT&T Wireless or T-Mobile for service. However, AT&T's plan starts… Continue reading Dell Offers Unlimited GPRS with New Card and T-Mobile
Guardian
Guardian. The men and women in the ballroom had paid a minimum of US$1,500 for their hot dogs, and almost all of them had contributed much, much more. The single night brought the Republican party a total of US$14 million… In the end, the televised rally involved the president's supporters dressed as the working poor,… Continue reading Guardian
One question we must answer today is whether the forces we are confronting in Iraq are of sufficient organizational complexity to justify the name: guerilla army. I think we are starting to see that it is, at least in the Sunni triangle. Another question is whether Iraq is culturally ready for a secular democracy. The evidence is mounting that it is not ready — at least not across the whole of Iraq.
If the answers above are true, what are our options? [John Robb's Weblog
One question we must answer today is whether the forces we are confronting in Iraq are of sufficient organizational complexity to justify the name: guerilla army. I think we are starting to see that it is, at least in the Sunni triangle. Another question is whether Iraq is culturally ready for a secular democracy. The evidence… Continue reading
One question we must answer today is whether the forces we are confronting in Iraq are of sufficient organizational complexity to justify the name: guerilla army. I think we are starting to see that it is, at least in the Sunni triangle. Another question is whether Iraq is culturally ready for a secular democracy. The evidence is mounting that it is not ready — at least not across the whole of Iraq.
If the answers above are true, what are our options? [John Robb's Weblog
Building an enterprise data center
Building an enterprise data center. After reading my most recent column about the importance of HVAC and electrical power in IT operations, a reader wrote in to ask if I knew of any formal tools or materials to help in designing and building out a data center. A few months ago, PJ Connolly of our… Continue reading Building an enterprise data center
A $125 Million RFID Baggage-tag Plan For Las Vegas
A $125 Million RFID Baggage-tag Plan For Las Vegas. RFID (radio frequency identification) is a hot market. The Defense Department recently ordered its 23,000 suppliers to use RFID tags on all cases and pallets by January 2005, instantly creating a multi-billion market. Yesterday, CNET wrote that Wal-Mart plans to spend a whopping $3 billion over… Continue reading A $125 Million RFID Baggage-tag Plan For Las Vegas
The OpenReviews Marketing department speaks…..
The OpenReviews Marketing department speaks…… I couldn't have said it better myself. The combination of Seb and Jonathan is an incredible marketing team! More comments below….. Structured blogging: first steps. In Towards Structured Blogging I wrote about how blogging tools ought to evolve in a way that allows structured data – such as product reviews… Continue reading The OpenReviews Marketing department speaks…..
Rendezvous vs UPnP
Rendezvous vs UPnP. Anyone going to the UPnP Forum next week? I'm trying to learn about networking and trying to understand the different approaches. Apple is pushing Rendezvous. Microsoft is pushing UPnP. Which one is better and why? [The Scobleizer Weblog] I can save Scoble a lot of time. Rendezvous is in a class all… Continue reading Rendezvous vs UPnP