IBM Happenings: June 2004
The month of June was an interesting one for IBM, with technology and solutions annuncements and acquisitions across the board. Here are the announcements made by the company during the month.The complete index of IBM Happenings by year and month is here. List of Announcements for June 2004 IBM delivers next version of DB2 Information […]
Supernova 2004
Supernova 2004 took place this week at The Westin Santa Clara, right in the heart of Silicon Valley. I have been wanting to attend this conference for years but up until now there has always been a calendar conflict. Supernova is a unique technology conference focused on the decentralization of software, communications, and media. As […]
Do We Really Need All The Paper?
Today was the day for the annual physical examination. There are certain aspects of the "physical" that are not pleasant for anyone, but the thing I enjoy the least is filling out the paperwork. Step one at the doctor’s office is to be presented with a clipboard and forms with fields that are too small […]
First Trip To Oslo
I have been looking forward to my first visit to Oslo for quite some time. The journey began with a midnight flight with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) from Newark, New Jersey to Copenhagen, Denmark. At that time of night it seemed as though there were more TSA employees at the airport than passengers. The flight arrived […]
Privacy Conference
The IAPP is an association of more than 1,000 of the world’s leading privacy and security professionals. The first day of their conference culminated in a very nice reception at The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art. Its contents include nearly […]