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Server Consolidation Using VMware Infrastructure

editor — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:00:44 +0000

Learn about the benefits of server consolidation with VMware virtualization. Increase the flexibility and availability of your datacenter by consolidating up to 20 virtual machines on a single server. Hear why more than 100,000 customers are using VMware to dynamically balance workload among servers and nearly eliminate user impact during planned downtime and hardware maintenance.

Speakers: Rob Smoot, group manager, product marketing, VMware

Tags: VMware, virtualization, datacenter, virtual machines, balance workload, Rob Smoot

Classic Scoble : The Architecture of Flash

Robert Scoble — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:01:00 +0000

What was Scoble up to one year ago today? Check out today’s video for a trip down memory lane.
And for more context, check out his blog, from one year ago today!

Ely Greenfield, Flex architect, David Wadhwani, vice president of Flex Product Line, and Mike Chambers, senior product manager, developer relations, walk to the whiteboard and give us a look at Adobe Flash’s architecture and give further details about what is being open sourced.

Other posts from a year ago:
Breaking News: Adobe Flash (Flex) goes Open Source

Tags: Ely Greenfield, Flex, David Wadhwani, whiteboard, Adobe

IDF Shanghai: Keynote Demos Showcase Mobility, Innovation

editor — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:27:59 +0000

In this video podcast straight from Intel’s Spring IDF in Shanghai, the spotlight is on the keynote demos that showed power and performance in newer, smaller and more innovative form factors, many powered by the Intel’s Atom processor. Many of the demonstrations focused on mobility, and they all provided an exciting look at some of the technologies that are just around the corner.

Dr. Ren Ng, president and CEO of Refocus Imaging, led a demo of his company’s light field cameras, which record the full light field as it enters the camera, ultimately extending the capabilities of conventional digital cameras and “turning camera hardware into software.” Ng explains that by doing this, light field cameras “bring the economics and power of Moore’s Law to the camera system.” (snapshots from their Web site illustrate the demo, which they re-created live, on stage at IDF!).

Also on hand was Dr. Mendel Rosenblum, co-founder and chief scientist at VMware. He shared the stage with Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group, Pat Gelsinger, to demonstrate a flex migration across four generations of hardware as well as the value of the deep collaboration between Intel and VMware.

There was a live demo by Classmate PC, following the news-making announcement of the new, second generation classmate (”featuring a 9-inch LCD screen, 6-cell battery, 512MB memory, a 30GB hard disk drive and a built-in webcam“), the unveiling of Intel’s Tukwila Itanium processor (“Two billion transistors in one processor”), and a mobility-focused Asianux demoonstration of the breadth of Moblin Usage, including a new way to play video from the Web and a new way to order Chinese food.

A Montevina demo was noteworthy after Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Mobility Group, Dadi Perlmutter, revealed that Intel’s next generation mobile platform, Montevina, will provide twice the 3D processing power of any current integrated solution.

Demos showcasing Neusoft driver assistance, Fuwa robot, Adobe Air, Sobey real-time rendering and MID & mobile designs rounded out the event.

Tags: Intel, IDF, Shanghai, mobility, Ren Ng, Refocus Imaging, light field cameras, Mendel Rosenblum, VMware, Pat Gelsinger, flex migration, Classmate PC, Tukwila, Itanium, processor, Moblin, Montevina, Dadi Perlmutter, Fuwa, Adobe Air, Sobey, IDF2008, Silverthorne, Intel Atom, mobile Internet device, Nehalem, Dunnington, Multithreading, virtualization, high performance computing, wireless technology, Centrino, WiMax, 45nm, 32nm

What’s New: Client Profiles - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Platform Adoption

Cydni Tetro — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:58 +0000

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, released to manufacturing recently, is designed with a single unified-code base for both on-premise and on-demand deployments. It enables customers to choose the right deployment model for their specific business and IT needs with flexibility to change deployment models over time. Sanjay Jain speaks with Kevin Wydra, vice president and director of R&D with Client Profiles, a successful ISV in the legal industry with their flagship application CRM4Legal, to discuss their experience of adopting Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Platform, value addition it brings to their big customer base of law firms, their innovative approaches of utilizing Agile SDLC Methodologies and cross-collaboration between on-site and off-shore teams.

Tags: Business Application Platform, Client Profiles, CRM, CRM4Legal, Dynamics, Kevin Wydra, Law, Microsoft, Sanjay Jain, Software + Services, USISV

What’s New: Axonom - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Platform Adoption

Cydni Tetro — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:47:35 +0000

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, released to manufacturing recently, is designed with a single unified-code base for both on-premise and on-demand deployments. It enables customers to choose the right deployment model for their specific business and IT needs with flexibility to change deployment models over time. Sanjay Jain speaks with William Barrow, CTO of Axonom, a successful ISV with their flagship application Powertrak CRM, to discuss their experience of adopting Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Platform, value addition it brings to their big customer base, expanding global footprint and execution of their Go-Vertical strategy.

Tags: William Barrow, Axonom, Business Application Platform, CRM, Dynamics, Microsoft, Powertrak, Sanjay Jain, Software + Services, USISV, William Barrow

What’s New — 422 Group, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Platform Adoption

Cydni Tetro — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:16:43 +0000

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, released to manufacturing recently is designed with a single unified-code base for both on-premise and on-demand deployments. It enables customers to choose the right deployment model for their specific business and IT needs with flexibility to change deployment models over time. Sanjay Jain sits down with Doug Wofford President & CEO, and Keith Beindorf VP Product Development of 422 Group to discuss their insights into build/buy/partner decision making process as well as share some key learning and experiences on developing with the MS CRM 4.0 platform.

Tags: Microsoft, 422 Group, Business Application Platform, CRM, Doug Wofford, Dynamics, Keith Beindorf, Sanjay Jain, Software + Services, USISV

How Re-Engineering the Commercial Lending Process is Affecting the Current Credit Crisis

Paul Lancour — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:30:47 +0000

Join BearingPoint senior manager Kevin McClafferty to understand the importance of re-engineering the commercial lending process and how it can impact your organization. When you re-engineer the current process, you open your organization up to the benefits of efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and flexibility. In light of the recent credit crisis, it is essential to find ways to make an impact on the current system.

With all of the negative symptoms affecting both the consumer and credit lenders, we have reached a point where there isn’t a lot of capital left for lending. This has led to many mergers, but not a grasp on how to re-structure the current processes. Organizations are being pressured to reduce costs and manage risk. When you re-engineer the current process, you are basically consolidating all the processes into one solution. This solution must encompass the right technology and the right control. Most organizations do not have the capacity to handle this type of project on their own. They need assistance in determining what went wrong in the past and how they can rectify the current situation.

In order for a company to even consider making changes to their current systems, there are a few items that need to be addressed. An organization must develop a strategy for this change and ensure that everyone involved is on board. They must make a business case to rally support and they must educate their employees of all possible scenarios. A company must be ready for implementation and not underestimate the importance of change management. Only then will they be able to implement a new structure that will allow them to streamline their processes and welcome new products to market.

Tags: BearingPoint, Kevin McClafferty

HP iPAQs, Notebooks Help Small and Medium Businesses with Mobility

Catherine Girardeau — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:00:28 +0000

In this video podcast, find out how HP’s line of handheld PCs and business notebooks bring mobility and connectivity to SMBs, and how HP Total Care helps business users get the experience they need from their mobile devices.

HP’s notebook portfolio has expanded, with offerings designed for small business users with a fresh look. These new standard-series business notebooks round out HP’s comprehensive portfolio of mobile offerings. Their sleek, silver-finished style underscore the company’s focus on delivering design-savvy products. The 2710p offers the functionality of an ultra-light notebook plus the flexibility of an ultra-slim tablet. Featuring widescreen displays, the latest processor technology and multiple wireless technologies, the HP Compaq 6720s and 6820s Notebook PCs offer a balance of mobility and value. They come with the latest Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processors, WiFi certified WLAN, integrated Bluetooth, ExpressCard 54 (vs. PC Card), 3 USB ports (vs. 2), and security, reliability and ease of use features. For security, HP offers Device Access Manager for HP ProtectTools, HP ProtectTools Security Manager, and HP Disk Sanitizer. For reliability, HP Drive Guard protects from shock and data corruption. And for ease of use, the notebooks feature an integrated Secure Digital (SD) Card reader to easily transfer files to other digital devices and the optional DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe Drive to burn custom high-quality labels and artwork on to your disc.

HP Total Care is a broad portfolio of support, services and solutions to help small and medium businesses get the most out of their technology choices and focus on what they do best – run their business.

The iPAQ 100 and 300-series bring reliable handheld productivity and connectivity tools to SMB customers. The HP iPAQ 110 Classic Handheld is a stylish personal organizer to keep your emails, calendar, contacts and tasks up-to-date. The HP iPAQ 310 Travel Companion is a sleek personal navigation system that provides a unique 3D travel experience. The high resolution 4.3-inch touch screen display and high-performance GPS technology make it as beautiful as it is helpful.

Tags: HP, HP Total Care, HP Notebook, 6720s, 2710p, iPAQ, HP Protect Tools Security Manager, HP Disk Sanitizer, HP Drive Guard

Cadillac Provoq’s a Response at NAIAS

Matt Kelly — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:15:24 +0000

During the North American International Auto Show, (NAIAS), I spoke with Clay Dean, global design director for Cadillac about the Provoq, the luxury SUV concept based on the Volt E-flex platform, unveiled at CES.

Tags: Cadillac, CES, Clay Dean, E-Flex, NAIAS, North American International Auto Show, Volt

GM Provoq’s Audience at CES

Matt Kelly — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:28:02 +0000

During the keynote address at CES, GM Chairman Rick Wagoner unveiled the company’s newest fuel-cell concept vehicle on the E-Flex platform and the first vehicle introduction ever at CES, the Cadillac Provoq. Featuring GM’s fifth generation fuel cell technology, the Provoq includes a solar roof-top panel to power onboard accessories, an active front grille with louvers that close at freeway speeds to enhance aerodynamics and left and right fender-mounted charging ports.

Tags: CES, Rick Wagoner, E-Flex, Cadillac Provoq

Freshtopia.net - Dinner And A New-Media Circus

Oscar Grimm — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:06:06 +0000

Welcome to the first video installment of our new “Dinner And A…” series. In this episode, we get a visit from Ryanne Hodson of RyanIsHungry, Jay Dedman of Momentshowing, and Eddie Codel of Geek Entertainment TV.

As this was our first attempt at capturing a dinner event in episodic format, I’m sure we missed a few details. That’s ok, the company was great and the food was spot on. Ryanne and Jay brought some fresh mixed greens from their backyard garden, along with a mystery squash that they had grown from seed. Eddie brought along an organic chardonnay that suited his Gary Vaynerchuk alter-ego just fine. Ryanne and Jay’s squash was destined to become a spiced squash soup, featuring the surprising combination of cinnamon and dill. And even I was surprised by the liveliness of their fresh greens. I’m still always struck by the difference between produce served minutes or hours after picking, rather than days or weeks.

The evening was filled with roving topics, like any good dinner party should be, though eventually we settled on cross-promotion and surviving in a new medium. Making a go of it in the world of online content is still a tremendous challenge; the industry at this point is still a sea of turbulent waters. Add to this the issues of unaffordable health care and fading social security, and the outlook could appear grim for long-term survival in the video blogging world. Young professionals in today’s work force, especially the increasing ranks of freelance professionals, are in for a potentially bumpy road. There are some real advantages to the transient work life that has evolved in modern America, such as greater flexibility to pursue interests and less likelihood of chronic boredom. However these perks in many lie on top of a shakey foundation. Dismal health coverage was unanimous among us, and at the current rate social security will be a thing of the past well before we’re likely to need it. Talk about a domestic threat – the office of homeland security needs to sic itself on reinstituting usury laws, reducing insurance premiums, and fighting labor loss and infrastructure deterioration in order for us to have a truly safe and stable country. There was a palpable patriotism to much of the evening’s discussion; despite the likelihood of choppy waters ahead, everyone present seemed interested and determined to make a positive change in their corner of the world.

In the end, we’re blessed enough to be doing what we have a passion for, making content, entertaining, trying to affect change. None of us are likely to switch jobs any time soon.

On the subject of passion, this Friday night the Freshtopia.net team, along with Ryanne and Jay, and Doctor Popular will be presenting at Eddie Codel’s Video Salon Redux . If you’re in San Francisco Friday night, consider stopping by and saying hello.

Happy Dinning,

Tags: Ryanne Hodson, Jay Dedman, Momentshowing, Eddie Codel, Eddie Codel’s Video Salon Redux, dinner party, Geek Entertainment TV, momentshowing, ryanishungry

EVS 23: Chelsea Sexton and the Volt

Matt Kelly — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:53:12 +0000

I’ve never been this close to the Chevy Volt, so during EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Anaheim, CA, I thought it was an interesting juxtaposition to speak with Chelsea Sexton of Who Killed the Electric Car and Plug-In America, about GM’s E-Flex concept vehicle.

Tags: Chelsea Sexton, Chevy Volt, E Flex, EVS 23, Plug In America, Who Killed the Electric Car

Verizon Business Rolls Out New Managed Option for Enterprises Moving to IP Telephony

Michael Johnson — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:00:16 +0000

As enterprises increasingly look to modernize and consolidate voice and data systems, Verizon Business will soon offer another robust managed service option to help pave the way. In January 2008, Verizon Business will begin offering managed IP PBX on the Nortel IP telephony platform, combining the scalability, flexibility and simplicity of Nortel’s portfolio with Verizon Business’ end-to-end network management, PBX expertise and advanced monitoring systems. Learn how this soon-to-be-available offer will help enterprises meet their convergence and unified communications goals.

Tags: IP Telephony, Verizon Business, Verizon, IP, PBX, Nortel, convergence

EVS 23: GM’s Jonathan Lauckner

Matt Kelly — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:35:17 +0000

At EVS 23, the Electrical Vehicle Symposium held this year in Anaheim, CA, Jonathan Lauckner, General Motor’s VP for Global Program Management, addressed the audience during the opening plenary session, detailing GM’s plans and goals regarding sustainable transportation and specificially their E-Flex platform and the Chevy Volt.

Global Network Solution for Mission-critical Applications

Michael Johnson — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:29:16 +0000

Verizon Business’ Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) combines the simplicity of Ethernet, the flexibility of MPLS and the reliability of SONET. This podcast provides insight into how large business and government customers can leverage VPLS to converge voice, video and data applications onto a single cost-effective local-to-global network solution.

The guest is Alla Reznik, Group Product marketing Manager – Global Ethernet and IP services, Verizon Business.

Tags: Verizon Business, Virtual Private LAN Service, VPLS, Ethernet, MPLS, SONET, Alla Reznik, Verizon

Force.com Chalk Talk: Salesforce.com, Adobe and StakeWare part 2

Aron Pruiett — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:37:02 +0000

Is Flash remaining a secure choice for web service? Will AIR and multi-tenant architecture from Salesforce.com become the industry standard for customer relationship management?

In the first episode of Force.com’s Chalk Talk, Adam Gross presented Salesforce.com’s demo and in part two he introduces James Ward (Technical Evangelist) from Adobe.

Text UI to client server applications to web applications led to compromises within the UI. Adobe has returned with an improved user interface through their Flex software and partnership with Salesforce.com open architecture.

Natan Zaidenweber (Founder and CEO, StakeWare) presents in part 3.

Tags: Flash, AIR, Salesforce.com, Force.com, Adam Gross, James Ward, Technical Evangelist, Adobe, Text UI, client server, Flex, open architecture, Natan Zaidenweber, StakeWare

Lease Management: Why the Time is Right, Right Now

editor — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:23:12 +0000

Join BearingPoint’s Senior Manager Diane Jennings and Senior Practice Director Joe Franco of Oracle, as they explore Oracle Lease Management (OLM) and why the time is right for OLM.

Oracle Lease Management is a powerful data management tool that offers the user flexibility and the ability to be competitive in the marketplace. Designed for asset-based finance companies, OLM can increase productivity and manage the challenges that many users face from their old legacy systems. In past efforts to introduce OLM to the marketplace, there was a lot of hesitation around its effectiveness; companies not only feared changing platforms, but the time it took to implement the system.

Over the course of the past four years since it was first introduced, BearingPoint has taken many steps to streamline the process. By utilizing the newest technology, OLM serves as an effective tool that has configuration already built into it. BearingPoint provides a strategic plan to each client that demonstrates how OLM can deliver better results at a more cost-efficient price.

Tags: BearingPoint, Diane Jennings, Joe Franco, Oracle, Oracle Lease Management, OLM

Adobe Flex and AIR with Bruce Chizen: A Dreamforce07 Keynote

Aron Pruiett — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:22:54 +0000

The language of PostScript has expanded into many facets of day to day use. Bruce Chizen (Adobe CEO) presented Adobe’s Flex and AIR applications during Dreamforce07 and shared his vision on where Adobe and PostScript are going in the future.

With user interface options and online / offline compatibility across all platforms, will Flex provide a breakthrough in communication and development? Is Adobe the source for bringing web design out of the dark and into non-PC applications?

Tags: PostScript, Bruce Chizen, Adobe, Flex, Dreamforce07

GME’s Anthony Lo on the Opel Flextreme

Matt Kelly — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:54:02 +0000

During the Frankfurt Auto Show, I had the opportunity to sit down with Anthony Lo, design director for General Motors Europe Advanced. Anthony led the team that brough the Opel Flextreme from drawing board to it’s unveiling in Germany last month. Designed on the same E-Flex platform as the Chevy Volt, the Flextreme came to be in a remarkably short time, less than 9 months.

Tags: Frankfurt Auto Show, Chevy Volt, Flextreme

Majority Desk - Wiimote 3D widget desktop

Michael Cote — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:48:58 +0000

While at SAP TechEd ‘07 in Las Vegas, James and I had the chance to get an exciting demo from Dan McWeeney and Eddie Herrmann. Having won the SAP TechEd ‘06 DemoJam, Dan and Eddie couldn’t compete this year, so they cooked up the Wiimote driven 3D desktop we see in the demo. It’s sort of like Minority Report with two Wiimotes. Built on a collection of open source project and Flex, Dan and Eddie’s Majority Desktop is quite the site to see.

As you may recall, Dan and Eddie have been on RedMonkTV before, back during SAP Sapphire ‘07.

Tags: SAP TechEd, Dan McWeeney, Eddie Herrmann, DemoJam, Wiimote

Teknision, Branded Applications, and Agile Design

Michael Cote — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:07:08 +0000

While in Ottawa this week, I had the chance to chat with Teknision’s Gabor Vida and Tony MacDonell in an empty conference room at the Ottawa Sheraton. Teknision works primarily in Flash-based technologies — Flash, Flex, and AIR — and serves as a good example of the “designer/developer” role that I’ve seen emerge over the past year as Ajax and RIA have gone mainstream.

Gabor and Tony explain what it means when they say they created “branded applications,” a concept that Teknision is well known for and and successful with. We then get into one of my favorite topics for small shops: how do you manage the ongoing relationship with clients, esp. pushy ones. On this topic, we talk about what I’d call “agile design,” or the way that agile software development ideas and practices can be applied to the design/developer process.

Check out their blog for more write-ups of the Teknision philosophy and practices.

Tags: Teknision, Gabor Vida, Tony MacDonell

The Sun and Intel Alliance

Tom Foremski — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:42:31 +0000

SANTA CLARA, Calif. September 25, 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. introduced its first quad-core x64 (x86, 64-bit) systems, including the world’s smallest four-socket x64 server — which delivers up to twice the expandability and compute power as other servers, yet is half the size. The Sun Fire X4450 and Sun Fire X4150 servers, powered by Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors, enable customers to solve critical problems in the datacenter by offering more performance, higher density, and better power efficiency than competitive systems in the market today. Both servers also give customers a choice of operating systems, running the Solaris Operating System (OS), Windows, Linux or VMware, with the flexibility to deploy a broad range of applications.

John Fowler, Executive Vice President, heads the discussion and Q&A.

Tags: Sun Fire X4450, Sun Fire X4150, Intel Xeon, Solaris

GM Europe at the Frankfurt Auto Show

Matt Kelly — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:30:34 +0000

During the Frankfurt Auto Show, GM Europe’s (or GME) presentation introduced the new Opel Flextreme, the new Opel Agila, the new Cadillac BLS wagon and more, which highlighted GM’s global strategy for reducing CO2 in the short term and new propulsion platforms in the long term.

Tags: GM Europe, GME, Opel Flextreme, Agila, Cadillac BLS, reducing CO2

GME Unveils Opel Flextreme

Matt Kelly — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:07:31 +0000

During the Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany, we had the chance to be on-hand for the unveiling of GM Europe’s Opel Flextreme hybrid concept, the European version of the Chevy Volt. The concept uses the monocab design popular in Europe and comes with a loading bay perfect for two Segways. The series hybrid electric vehicle can be plugged in and charged to yield a 40-mile range and uses a 1.3L four cylinder diesel motor to charge the lithium ion battery pack.

Tags: Frankfurt Auto Show, hybrid, Chevy Volt

Tech PR with Lauren and Josh of Porter Novelli, Part 1

Michael Cote — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:26:01 +0000

Last week, I talked with Lauren Sell and Josh Dilworth of Porter Novelli Austin about doing PR for tech startups. My primary interest was figuring out what the day-to-day life of a tech PR person is, and to figure out and lessons learned. In this first part, we primarily talked about establishing trust and relationships with the press, helping being the eyes and ears for clients by keeping up with relevant news, and also how flexible plans for PR campaigns work with startups whose own plans change frequently.

Tags: Lauren Sell, Josh Dilworth, Porter Novelli, tech startups