Monthly Archives: February 2007
YouTube Founders: U.S. Government Regs Force Us to Brag. Sorry.
You know you've reached the pinnacle of success when you are literally required by law to tell people how well-heeled you are.Such is the...
BMCs Beauchamp Bullish on BSM
BMC Software, now a Wall Street darling with a stock price thats doubled in the past two years, has transformed itself from a company...
The Day Steve Jobs Killed Apple and Other Anecdotes
Ten years ago to this very week, Steve Jobs killed Apple. Or he began to take apart many of the projects and organization that...
Do State Probes Have the Right Priorities?
In the roughly three weeks since $16 billion retail chain TJX announced it had suffered a major data breach, there has been no shortage...
Microsoft to Patch Dirty Dozen in February Update
Microsoft reported Feb. 8 that it will ship a dozen security bulletins, including five updates meant to fix critical Windows flaws, as part of...
Open-Source Figures Like the Ubuntu-Linspire Partnership
Every now and again, technology companies make a deal that everyone likes. Thats the case with Canonicals new partnership with Linspire, whereby the companies...
Waynes Old Computer Gets Vista
When Microsoft brings out a new operating system, its always nice to know that you can actually take advantage of it. Sure, youre used...
Microsoft Gives SAASy Advice
Microsoft has issued new architectural guidance for organizations looking to implement software as a service systems.
On Feb. 8, Microsoft announced its new architectural guidance...
Can ID Theft Be Solved with More Regulation?
SAN FRANCISCO—Early one morning several years ago, the police knocked on Robert Maynards door and told him he was under arrest for fraud. There...
BMC Posts Strong Earnings Gain
BMC Software surpassed the high end of revenue projections for its third fiscal quarter of 2007 on Feb. 8 when it posted a 9...