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Archive for December, 2008


   Dec 11

MyEclipseIDE.com and the IBM i

I had a conversation yesterday with a reputable source that tells me we can expect some IBM i specific tooling to be coming out of the MyEclipseIDE team and an unnamed IBM i vendor (well, I know the name, but I am not going to tell you just yet :-).  This is [...]

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   Dec 10

Hmmm… Glad I am running Ubuntu(Linux)

Here is some news just now hitting /. (Slashdot.com for the layperson).
Oops! Missed One Fix — Windows Attacks Under Way
I can’t help but wonder if Linux might be in the same boat once it has caught on more and is a popular desktop for businesses.  I don’t know if Linux has the potential to suffer [...]

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   Dec 10

The IBM “SmartCube” – will it change their foothold?

ITJungle has been writing recently about a new product initiative IBM has out there called the “SmartCube”.  You can read the article here: http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh120808-story02.html
This concept is interesting to me because it approaches IT in a more complete manner by attempting to provide a more complete single-box solution and takes into account the fact that not [...]

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   Dec 05

IBM Academic Initiative – Too Little Too Late?

I am happy to see that the IBM Academic Initiative is making some tracks into post-secondary institutions around the nation (and probably outside of the US also).  I just got done reading this latest article that details IBM partering with DeVry University where they launched an Enterprise Computing track into their curriculum.  I was especially [...]

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