Open Source

Now Available for Download: Chapter 1 of The Next Wave of Technologies

Posted on 25. Feb, 2010
Categories: Cloud Computing, Enterprise 2.0, Open Source, SaaS

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In the first chapter of The Next Wave of Technologies, I set the stage for the rest of the book and hopefully pique your interest. I discuss companies such as Google, Twitter, and Lawson. I spend a good deal of time on the changing environment in which many organizations find themselves, now that Enterprise 2.0 has arrived.

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Si Chen on Cloud Computing and Open Source

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010
Categories: Cloud Computing, Enterprise 2.0, Guest Posts, Open Source

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A few days ago, I wrote a post about picking up not relying exclusively on social networking to meet new people.. One of the people I had the good fortune to “meet” was Si Chen, President at Open Source Strategies. We started talking about open source software and cloud computing, two topics in my next book. I floated the idea of his doing a guest post on my site to reach a different audience and, a few days later, he shot me this very informative bit. He’s wicked smart. Enjoy his post.

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Technology Today #18: Laura Schoppe on The Virtual Company

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010
Categories: Enterprise 2.0, Open Source, SaaS, Technology Today, Web 2.0

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These days, much work is performed remotely. I have supported many clients without ever actually being on site and, I’d like to think, everyone benefited. I didn’t have to waste time in airport and the client saved money on travel. Taking this to the next level, I spoke with Laura Schoppe, a crazy smart woman who runs Fuentek, a completely virtual company.

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When It’s Time to Abandon Ship

Posted on 19. Jan, 2010
Categories: Applications, Open Source, Technology

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An interesting article in ComputerWorld the other day caught my eye. FewClix announced the introduction of a plug-in for the much-maligned Lotus Notes email application. This post explores the use of plug-ins in Lotus Notes and the overall topic of its UI and user-friendliness.

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Technology Today: Heather Meeker on Open Source Software

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009
Categories: Open Source, Technology Today

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Open source has come a long way from its early days, making it into the mainstream. Many large organizations use technologies such Linux, Apache, and MySQL these days. I discussed this with Heather Meeker, intellectual property attorney and author.