Norway in a Nutshell

Trondheim was a short flight from Oslo which we had reached by flying overnight from Newark, New Jersey. Unfortunately, our bags did not arrive until six hours later. In spite of rainy cool weather, we found Trondheim to be a delightful place to visit. I would highly recommend the The Palmehaven restaurant at the Britannia […]

The Application Web – Part 2

It was good to run into a lot of old friends in Orlando this week at the IBM Impact 2007 technology conference. I would have to say that it was a defining event. With 4,200 customers, IBM business partners, and IBMers attending there was obviously something really big happening. The Marriott Orlando World Center was […]

IBM Happenings: April 2007

The month of April at IBM was filled with a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. Many of the announcements are occurring in the healthcare area. I was particularly impressed hearing that the Mayo Clinic and IBM are advancing real-time medical imaging. Collaborators from Mayo Clinic and IBM have exploited […]

China 2007 – Epilogue

Visiting China is an eye opener culturally and economically. It is a rapidly developing country and it appears that special interest groups do not get in the way of progress. Perhaps it was the same way when America was building the Hoover Dam or the Interstate Highway system. I was quite impressed with aviation in […]

China 2007 – The Wall

Thanks to Theron Rogers in Georgia for pointing out a "minor* error in my last posting. The Great Wall is 3,720 *miles* long, not 3,720 feet. Actually, nobody is sure exactly how long the remaining part of the wall is. As far as you can see from Balaling for sure. While some portions north of Beijing […]