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ACCENTURE Mainframe Folks

tekwits_admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:42:59 +0000

ACS Mainframe Folks

Asif — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:52:21 +0000

Citrix Receiver for the iPhone Is On Its Way

tekwits_admin — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:58:14 +0000

On its official blog site, Citrix has been talking this week about Project Braeburn, calling it "the coolest app that doesn't work on the iPhone...yet?" Braeburn is Citrix's codename for its attempt to build a Citrix Receiver for iPhone to allow access to Windows applications.read more

A pot of election year gold is waiting to be claimed

tekwits_admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:20:05 +0000

We have an issue in Woodinville that has been unresolved for many years. The issue is whether improvements should be made to a sports field located in downtown Woodinville.
Some folks think the fields should be improved. Others do not.
The issue has been “in work” for a number of years — I don’t know how many, [...]

Keynote Systems Named “Platinum Sponsor” of AJAX World RIA Conference, October 20-22, in San Jose, California

tekwits_admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:13:30 +0000

SYS-CON Events announced today that the leading global rich Internet technology provider Keynote Systems named "Platinum Sponsor" of SYS-CON's upcoming AJAX World Conference & Expo 2008 West, which will take place October 20-22, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, in San Jose, California. Keynote Systems is the global leader in on-demand test & measurement solutions for continuously improving the online experience.

Cognizant Mainframe Folks

tekwits_admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:46:47 +0000

The industry is buzzing about the promise of Rich Internet Applications and Cloud Computing

tekwits_admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:13:30 +0000

While the industry is buzzing about the promise of Rich Internet Applications and Cloud Computing, these new applications and methods for implementing compounds underlying complexity, presenting new challenges for Web and application developers as well as IT professionals. In this session, Ben Rushlo will examine and discuss performance issues Web developers will face as they look to develop Rich Internet Applications and utilize Cloud Computing. Rushlo will cover how to combat these issues to minimize potential downfalls and ensure optimal performance through testing and monitoring.

Business Network Transformation in Today's Economy

tekwits_admin — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:14:23 +0000

The relevance of business network transformation in today's economy?

Building Better Phone Applications with SOA and Eclipse

tekwits_admin — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:58:13 +0000

Only if you were on the dark side of the moon could you have missed the impact of the iPhone. Its sweeping success has brought mobile services into the mainstream. As the first device to convincingly integrate traditional phone capabilities with Web access, it highlights the multi-channel shape of things to come. The mobile Web is having its time in the limelight.read more

Software as a Service - Change is imminent

tekwits_admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:20:11 +0000

Software as a Service develpment companies are now perfectly positioned to provide all business software applications delivered via the clooud - no software to download, no risk of piracy, and no risk of hard drive failures.

Preventing Data Disasters with eFolder - Oct 17,2008

tekwits_admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +0000

How many businesses lose important data daily? How many of them return back to normal business after a serious data loss? Learn how to protect your business today with eFolder. Join Stuart Crawford, Jan Spring and Laura Steward as we discuss how eFolder can protect your clients.efolder | backup | restore | offline backup | disaster recover

HCL Mainframe Folks

tekwits_admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:44:09 +0000

HSBC Mainframe Folks

tekwits_admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:59:11 +0000

IBM Mainframe Folks

tekwits_admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:30:56 +0000

4 Step strategy for business growth online

tekwits_admin — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:56:22 +0000

Finding, Winning, Keeping and Growing is a winning strategy. But for this strategy to prove itself you need supporting systems and processes in place to automate things and focus on building relationships.

Snow emergency

tekwits_admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:20:05 +0000

The big news in Woodinville for the past week or so has been snow.
Woodinville is not a city that gets a lot of snow. We have a few snowstorms a year. But even small amounts of snow create a lot of chaos and confusion. There are many steep hills in Woodinville (the Cascade mountain range [...]

Mortgage Brokers And Mortgage Bankers Pushed Subprime Loans To Borrowers Because There Was No Risk To Lenders As Loans Were Slic

tekwits_admin — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:10:03 +0000

Subprime depended basically on brokers who did not care whether the borrower could pay his loan because they got paid their commission at closing, on banks that also did not care much whether the borrower could pay since the loan was being sold off, on packagers of loans who cut and sliced the packages of [...]

Lenovo to release ThinkPad laptop with 2 LCD screens

tekwits_admin — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:53:20 +0000

Lenovo today announced the release of a ThinkPad laptop that takes the 'desktop replacement' category of notebook PCs to a new level.

Bidding Adieu to 2008

tekwits_admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:29:14 +0000

“Do you miss her?”
“I don’t know. I mean, logically speaking, I should not.”
“And may I know why do you say so?”
“I mean… you see you get up in the morning and catch up with the newspaper headlines and then get ready for office. Being a bachelor, you gotta worry about your breakfast and the dhobi, [...]

AJAX World RIA Careers - Flash, Photoshop, AJAX Developer Position in Redmond, WA

tekwits_admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:13:30 +0000

This is an estimated 3 - 12 month contract position, throughVolt Technical Resources- a division of a Fortune 1000 publicly traded Staffing Industry Leader, which is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. We are among the largest IT staffing companies in the US for contract/temporary and direct hire placements and support most of the top rated IT companies in the Pacific Northwest.read more

Fedora 11 Release Schedule, Along With Five Features

tekwits_admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:13:16 +0000

Fedora 10 isn't even being released until next week, but five features have already been approved for Fedora 11 and a release schedule has been put in motion. FESCo, or the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee, convened yesterday and approved the Fedora 11 release schedule (though it's likely to change as with all past releases) and approved five of the proposed Fedora features.

Wikipedia and Oracle Data Mining

tekwits_admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:50:19 +0000

Wikipedia has a nice page on Oracle Data Mining (link). It provides a good overview of the features and history of the product. Here is a snippet of the text:
Oracle Data Mining (ODM) is a software product distributed as an option to Oracle Corporation's Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) Enterprise Edition (EE). This product supports a collection of data mining and data analysis

Way Cool: Linear Algebra in the Oracle Database 1

tekwits_admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:50:19 +0000

New to the Oracle Database 10g Release 2 is a hidden gem, the UTL_NLA package. This not very well known package (you don't get many hits for it in Google) brings linear algebra functionality to the Oracle Database. It makes the Oracle Database an even better platform for scientific and advanced analytics programming. Now it is possible to write performant matrix code in the database easily and

Georgia Mortgage Fraud Scheme Included Augusta Lawyer

tekwits_admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:29:24 +0000

Mortgage fraud is now estimated as costing Americans $4 billion to $6 billion annually, according to the FBI.

In the Augusta area, there have been several prosecutions, including one scheme involving a lawyer. William O. Key Jr. was eventually caught and prosecuted in federal court. He had to surrender his law license after his guilty [...]

The way forward: Intelligent Outsourcing.

tekwits_admin — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:56:21 +0000

It has long been a traditionally ingrained perception that companies, should they want to be successful, should carry with it a sizeable staff, equipments and machinery. This belief stems from the assumption that all of these are “assets” to the company.
Forgetting, that as time passes by, focusing on core competencies has become a necessity. It [...]

Themes & Topics: 6th International AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo:

tekwits_admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:13:30 +0000

A round-up of the overall themes and topics being presented at the 6th International AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo at The Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA, October 20-22, 2008 - including AIR & Flex, AJAX, ASP.NET, Business Case for RIAs, Cloud Computing, Comet, Google Web Toolkit (GWT), iPhone Development, JavaScript, Mashups, Mobile RIAs, Open APIs & Toolkits, SaaS, Security, Silverlight, Social Software, and User Interface & User eXperience Issues.read more

S3 Graphics Is Working On New Linux Driver

tekwits_admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:13:16 +0000

Yesterday we shared that S3 Graphics launched their Chrome 500 Series graphics cards, with the initial model being a sub-$50 USD OpenGL 3.0 capable solution. It's no power workhorse, but in the press release they shared: "Today's users will now be able to enjoy the latest Blu-ray playback, streaming HD video, DirectX 10.1, and OpenGL 3.0 applications on Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms."

As we shared in the article yesterday, the last Linux driver from S3 Graphics was released last year and it's riddled with limitations...

Toshiba slates 512GB SSD for '09

tekwits_admin — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:53:20 +0000

Toshiba said Thursday that it will soon offer samples of 512GB solid-state drives, which could make their way to laptops and other devices by mid-2009.

SATYAM Mainframe Folks

tekwits_admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:30:00 +0000

TCS Mainframe Folks

tekwits_admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:22:52 +0000

Who Should Be America's First CTO?

tekwits_admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:10:13 +0000

As former IAC executive Julius Genachowski was appointed last week to President Elect Obama's transition team, speculation is growing as to the possibility that Genachowski or someone like him may one day soon become the country's first Chief Technology Officer. Barack Obama's transition team also includes Sonal Shah of Google.org and Donald Gips, VP of corporate strategy and development for Level 3 Communications.read more

Adobe Makes AIR Time for Linux

tekwits_admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:13:23 +0000

Adobe’s AIR for Linux, the runtime engine that supports rich Internet apps (RIAs), has caught up with its Windows and Mac siblings. The company has released AIR 1.5 for Linux, the first time the Linux desktop variant has made it as a production-grade, Adobe-supported release. And now also for the first time AIR for Windows, Mac and Linux all have the same feature. For a while there the Linux 1.1 beta had widgetry that wasn’t in the others.read more