In this podcast, enterprise architecture expert Steven Kahn discusses some of the findings that went into the recently published, An Implementor’s Guide to Service Oriented Architecture - Getting it Right, produced by BearingPoint, Composite Software and other contributors. The bottom line: successful implementation of an SOA system ...

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 ...

Deals in health care M&A have soared over the past two years, continuing to attract capital and drive activity in the sector. Industry insiders are monitoring the current pace of health care M&A deals and developing an outlook for 2008. In this podcast, Ken Hitchner, partner, global head of healthcare ...

In 2007 deals in the health care M&A marketplace soared. Siemens’s $7 billion purchase of Dade Behring, Medtronic’s purchase of Kyphon and Carlyle Group’s purchase of Manor Care are just a few of the deals that contributed to a trend-setting year in the health care sector. In this ...

Deals in healthcare M&A have soared over the past two years, continuing to attract capital and drive activity in the sector. Industry insiders are monitoring the current pace of healthcare M&A deals and developing an outlook for 2008. On Wednesday, The Deal hosts a one-day symposium with attendees such as ...

Gary Starr, Chairman of Electric Vehicle Company, Zap! talks with John Ince about the challenges facing widespread consumer acceptance of electric vehicles. Starr points out that in regions like China and Europe, where the government has actively promoted electric vehicles, the adoption rate by consumers is soaring. ...

Gary Starr, Chairman of Electric Vehicle Company, Zap! talks with John Ince about the challenges facing widespread consumer acceptance of electric vehicles. Starr points out that in regions like China and Europe, where the government has actively promoted electric vehicles, the adoption rate by consumers is soaring. ...

HP’s Phil McKinney is bullish on the company’s latest innovation for the desktop PC market, the HP Blackbird 002. McKinney is VP and CTO of HP’s personal systems group and general manager of the company’s gaming business unit. Why gaming, why now, and why HP? In this audio podcast, McKinney ...

Fresh, ripe figs are the best. Sensuous, decadent and so delicious it almost seems wrong. So good, in fact, that it’s perhaps a little crazy to do anything to them except enjoy their sweet flavorful perfection. However, there are those times when madness and the presence of figs in ...

For my last birthday, I received a big, old box of fancy handmade soaps and lotions as a present from my mom. She lives in New Bedford, Mass., and is big into the local arts and crafts scene, as she was a crafter herself my whole childhood. This luscious ...

Today’s recipe is absolutely divine! We’re making Mexican mole fresh-style! In this rich yet nutritious sauce, the delicious heat of chilies and the rich flavor of chocolate caper across the palate. Treat yourself to a dish that’s fit for Aztec royalty, and so sexy, you won’t believe that ...

We’re having a slightly off day here. Sometimes the best-laid plans of mice and Freshtopians go slightly awry. Thankfully we’ve got a recipe that’s about as simple as it gets. Quick pickles are a great way to use all those cucumbers that are so very in season ...

Keen on Politics part 3; Robert Scoble goes inside Twitter; Snowballs and Fractals. Part 1 of Keen on Politics can be found here and part 2 can be found here.

For your weekend watch, here is the final part of “Keen on Politics,” the YouTube debate between Andrew ...

While at the IBM SOA Impact 2007 conference, James Governor talks with Ali and Roger about IBM’s efforts to dissiminate SOA best practices and knowledge, or, “excellence.” In the course of the discusion, they go over how IBM provides training and assistance world-wide, if snow-balls or fractals are ...

While at the IBM SOA Impact 2007 conference, James Governor speaks with IBM’s Robert LeBlanc about IBM’s SOA consultancy services. They talk about competing against other outsourcers, avoiding being just a body shop, and the value of co-creation with clients.

While at the IBM SOA Impact 2007 conference, James Governor talks with IBM’s Sandy Carter about IBM’s SOA education efforts. They talk about using Second Life, the Business Process Simulator game, and the IBM SOA Business Catalog.

It could be the heat, or perhaps I’m having a blonde moment. Maybe I’m just dizzy with summer excitement, but I’m attempting to recreate, fresh-style, a dish that is quite possibly the opposite of raw vegan uncookery.

I’m talking about Barbeque! It’s so crazy it just might work… or is it ...

In this podcast, Steve Levine, manager of the WebEx Connect Developer Community, speaks with Chuck Fuller, senior architect at WebEx. The two discuss widgets, enterprise 2.0 and how WebEx Connect helps business grade mashups based on the company’s SOA and SAS platforms.

We recently heard of an interesting food challenge that we just couldn’t pass up. The blog, Gluten Free by the Bay, created a blogging festival to collect recipes for a friend in need. Karina, a.k.a. The Gluten Free Goddess, recently found she has a bevy of allergies in ...

David Doane, president and CEO of PresenceID, talks with Brad Baldwin about identity transparency and growing trend towards the virtual workplace. Doane proposes the possibility of ultimately decoupling not only users from the physical network environment, but also allowing all of our files and technology resources to be ...

We’re busting you into the Fort Knox of flavor!

With summer’s bounty rolling in on all sides, I wanted to do an easy rendition of a summer staple with a twist. You may have had gazpacho before, but did it shine? The many heirloom and unusual varieties of ingredients, like lemon ...

Can cleaning and washing be a green process that actually brings beautiful products into the home? Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan, entrepreneurs and co-founders of Method (”People Against Dirty”), believe so. They have created an arsenal of health-conscious cleaners, soaps and detergents based on green chemistry. And those green products ...

I’m delving into an unfortunate part of my food history here: My brief love affair with store-bought poppy seed dressing. Maybe I just fell for the wrong one, but the romance came to an abrupt end when I came to my senses and read the label. Hydrogenated soybean oil?

We’re back in the kitchen, turning up the heat on raw foods with South of the Border Tomatillo Rawvioli! I wanted to do a dish that showcased the delightful flavor of tomatillos, the husky green cousin of the tomato. The resulting creation is a lively celebration of Mexican-inspired flavor, beauty ...