Chicago Police Wins CIO Magazine Award. The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the sole winner of the 2004 Grand CIO Enterprise Value Award for its data warehouse and application suite. In Taking IT to the Street, the magazine writes that Chicago police officers have an immediate access to more than to 200 GB of data… Continue reading Chicago Police Wins CIO Magazine Award
Author: Vince Kimball
The Telegraph
The Telegraph reports that Kerry is out of money despite his wins. This may mean this race could break wide open if Edwards gets the nod from Dean. It looks like Kerry's wife has her money locked up in a trust. Mr Kerry, until now the clear Democrat frontrunner, is in particularly dire need of the kind of… Continue reading The Telegraph
Economy: How to cut through the disinformation surrounding Offshoring
Economy: How to cut through the disinformation surrounding Offshoring. There is so much disinformation swirling around offshoring/outsourcing issue that it is almost impossible to make an informed decision. A good way to slice through the muck of the debate is to watch the trade number. It is the only true measure of national competitiveness. Over… Continue reading Economy: How to cut through the disinformation surrounding Offshoring
The fundamental business challenge of our times
The fundamental business challenge of our times. Eli Noam of Columbia Business School has an important Financial Times column pointing out the fundamental business challenge facing the tech sector: commoditization. “The market failure of the entire information sector is one of the fundamental trends of our time, with far-reaching long-term effects, and it is happening… Continue reading The fundamental business challenge of our times
Straight Talk About Windows Security
Straight Talk About Windows Security. Thanks to yclipse tech journal for the link to Mike Wendland's assessment: I can no longer recommend a Windows machine to anyone. Until Sir William gets his security act together, his OS is BS. [Netlawblog]
Caitlin Flanagan's
Another sign of creeping Victorianism is Caitlin Flanagan's article on how nannies have become a staple of American life. You need two conditions to co-exist if you are going to have widespread use of nannies: a huge, booming middle class and an equally huge and pitiably struggling underclass. That's what you had in Victorian England… The… Continue reading Caitlin Flanagan's
rough ride
Wow. It looks like Howard Stern is in for a rough ride. A new Victorianism is gaining steam in the US, on so many levels (from sex to economics to empire to corporate mercenaries). “Karmazin, during a company-wide conference call Wednesday, warned top staff at Viacom-owned Infinity Broadcasting that a new “zero tolerance” policy was in effect against… Continue reading rough ride
Ed Cone
Ed Cone interviews the Edwards Internet team. Nice progress given their late start. Fast follower, not an innovation-based effort. [John Robb's Weblog]
Blackwell wants $128M for voting machines
Dayton Daily News – Blackwell wants $128M for voting machines. COLUMBUS — Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell will request $128 million from the state Controlling Board on March 8 to buy new voting machines despite calls from legislators to reject the proposal. If the request is rejected, Blackwell's office will propose all 88 Ohio… Continue reading Blackwell wants $128M for voting machines
Robichaux on Exchange and Software Assurance
Robichaux on Exchange and Software Assurance. Paul Robichaux provides some information and thoughts on Microsoft's Software Assurance (SA) scheme, and why the forthcoming Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) for Exchange 2003 is only going to be provided to SA customers. [MS Exchange Blog]