IBM Happenings: February 2006
The month of February was cold in many places but hot for IBM. There was a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and corporate initiatives. The announcements made by the company during the month are below, and the complete Index of IBM Happenings (by year and month) is here. List of Announcements for […]
Open and Closed – Intro
Today I attended the IBM Open Source Analyst Briefing which was held at the Marriott in Stamford, Connecticut. I will post a story about what I learned later but first I would like to share something about the Marriott. The hotel had a "Wired-for-Business" connectivity offer which enables guests to "Work smarter with unlimited…" in-room […]
WiFi In The Air
Some of us have long envisioned WiFi being everywhere and the rollout is well underway. Hotel, coffee shop, and airport WiFi is now taken for granted in most parts of the world, but the reach of WiFi is now extending beyond those venues. On the SAS flight home from Copenhagen (connection from Oslo) this past […]
Babel Of Business
We have all read the "hype" about blogging over the past few years. More recently there was a story saying "Blogged Out — The Fad May Be Fading". The reality is that the reality is bigger than the hype and we have only seen the beginning of the blogging revolution. I have no doubts that […]
Su Doku
I suspect a lot of us would have more time in the day if it were not for Su Doku. Apparently, Sudoku was seventh of the top one hundred web searches for 2005. I can see why — it is really addictive! Similar to a crossword puzzle but totally numeric, the idea is to fill […]
