Topic: Software Development and Publishing

Lessons the Software Industry can Learn from Manny Pacquiao

For those reading this blog who are not fans of boxing, Filipino boxer (and what many say is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the ring today) Manny Pacquiao, beat American-Mexican Oscar, the “Golden Boy” dela Hoya last December 6 in Las Vegas Nevada (December 7 in Manila, Philippines).READ»

Microsoft to launch cloud computing system

Microsoft has announced that it will be releasing its cloud based computing system Azure on January 1, next year. The company plans to take advantage of the growing interest in internet-based software and services, according to ...READ»

Time to move on to SaaS aka. Hosted Software

Recently I see some business owners communicating with clients or suppliers using free email accounts provided by gmail, hotmail and yahoo. These email accounts are free, but how do they represent your company? If two companies ...READ»

The Lure of On-Demand Software

On-demand software allows small and medium businesses to leverage robust computer applications at a fraction of the cost of maintaining in-house systems.READ»

Software and the Stimulus Package

Looking into one potential influence on the software business future, I searched for the word "software" in the Economic Stimulus Package bill passed earlier this year. There are 3 sections that use the word software: ...READ»

Listener Runner-up: Intuit

Intuit has many ears, open to the Voice of the Customer.READ»

Sneak Peek

What: Intuit's Quicken for Health Care When: Mid-2007 Intuit wants to kill the confusing medical bill--and, even better, the supremely confusing "this is not a bill" explanation of medical benefits. Quicken for Health Care is the ...READ»

Director of Great People

Job Titles of the Future: Barb KarlinREAD»

Free Minds

Bet the CompanyREAD»

Fast 50 2008: Omniture

The list of indignities we suffer online every day is significant. Our bank hits us up for a high-yield checking account ... while we're in our high-yield checking account. We have to navigate four levels deep at our favorite sites ...READ»

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Interview with Kris Halvorsen and Jennifer Hall of Intuit by Telle Whitney, CEO of Anita Borg Institute

Recently I had the chance to speak with several people at Intuit, including Jennifer Hall, their VP of Human Resources, as well as Kris Halvorsen, their Chief Innovation Officer. The reason we spoke was that I’ve been very ...READ»

Making Money in Open Source

The folks over at Pingdom in their Royal Pingdom Blog have collected the financial information of some of the most popular open source software companies.READ»

Robert Scoble Interviews ClearContext Founder Deva Hazarika

ClearContext is a software company that makes email more useful. Here founder and CEO, Deva Hazarika, talks to Robert Scoble about why email is so hated inside corporations and how people can dramatically make it easier to deal ...READ»

Tax Code

TurboTax and TaxCut make filing taxes easier in about the same ways.READ»

It's a Blog World After All

Blogs were once the domain of angst-ridden teens and doomed presidential candidates. But the likes of Verizon, IBM, Microsoft, and Dr. Pepper are all climbing on the blogwagon. Turns out, Web logs are a nifty knowledge-management tool. And companies also see them as a promising medium for advertising (naturally).READ»

Windows To Include a "Time Machine" Feature?

Seeking to expand the functionality of their Windows Home Server software, Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] is reportedly looking to hire a software development engineer. The job description: someone to put together a "top-notch UI for ...READ»

Conspiracy of Change

How do you overthrow a successful company? Intuit, one of the world's great software firms, was on the verge of losing its leadership position. Until it vowed to reinvent itself.READ»

OpenMoko's Open-Source Phone Available This Week

Much ado is made of mobile phone makers' tyrannical control over their devices, but few companies have stepped up to the plate to offer a truly open alternative. OpenMoko seems to be taking the mission seriously, making its ...READ»

Fast 50 2008: Omniture

The list of indignities we suffer online every day is significant. Our bank hits us up for a high-yield checking account … while we’re in our high-yield checking account. We have to navigate four levels deep at our favorite ...READ»

Interactyx Limited Named a Finalist for Best of Elearning! 2009

We are pleased to announce that Interactyx Limited has been named a finalist for the Best of Elearning! 2009 by Elearning! Magazine. TOPYX® is an affordable eLearning 2.0 Software as a Service (SaaS) solution with integrated social networking, mobile learning and eCommerce functionality fulfilling the modern eLearning needs for corporate training, academic institutions, and small to midsize businesses.READ»

Larry's Bad (Facial) Hair Day

What is it about Larry Ellison that makes him look so . . . sinister?READ»

XBox Gets Price Break

While rumors of an XBox discount have been aswirl for some weeks, today Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] came out and made them official. The standard XBox will get a $50 price drop, as will the Elite model XBox. The Arcade model will drop ...READ»

Patently Aggressive

Forgent Networks sues software giants for patent infringement. Is it protecting inventors--or driving a stake through the heart of innovation?READ»

Chumbo Rewrites the Software Code

Chumbo.com sells software on the Web -- 15,000 titles from nearly 500 companies. But its "killer app" is reinventing how the software industry works. "We want to give people a richer retail experience."READ»

The Agenda - Fast Change

Tivoli Systems Inc., a fast-growing outfit that was acquired by IBM, is teaching Big Blue how to move.READ»