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Ballmer makes McCain look bright when it comes to technology

August 4th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s the fashion in some circles these days to make fun of John McCain because he can barely use the Internet. While he hasn’t described it as a bunch of “tubes,” that honor belongs to Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, McCain is an analog kind of guy in a digital world. Still, no one really [...]

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Tags: Business · Management · Microsoft · Open Source

Developing Open-Source Business Policies That Work: Everyone Is Making It Up As They Go Along

July 9th, 2008 · No Comments

We know your company uses open-source applications. We also know many of you already have an open-source policy. Sort of. As CIO.com discovered when researching the adoption of open-source in enterprise IT, a quarter of respondents have a formal policy in place to control how such software is chosen, supported and deployed. Another 18 percent [...]

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Tags: Business · Linux · Management · Open Source