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10 IT Companies to Watch in 2010
As has become my annual habit, I'm providing a list of 10 companies, most of them relatively small, that I think will be worth watching this...
Our Kingdom for a Standard
by Eric Kavanagh Standard bearers bear more than just standards. They bear the brunt. They carry the lodestone, move the ball downfield,...
Technology White People Like
Disclaimer: Author is a White person. If there exists an epicenter for the world created in Christian Lander’s hilarious blog-come-book...
What Is Database Virtualization?
What is database virtualization? You can be forgiven for thinking that it's yet another buzz-word mining exercise invented for nefarious...
10 Reasons Why Twitter Sucks
About a year ago I wrote Ten Reasons Why Twitter Rocks It's time to provide a counterbalance. Nevertheless, I should be honest here and...

Is IBM Bringing Turmoil to the Server Market?
The answer to the question is "yes" and the reason for this is interesting. However before I delve into that, it's worth taking stock of IBM...
10 IT Companies to Watch in 2010
As has become my annual habit, I'm providing a list of 10 companies, most of them relatively small, that I think will be worth watching this...
10 Predictions for 2010
Looking forward to 2010, I suspect we will see the following developments. 1. The Tablet Cometh. Emulating Moses when he came down from...
Why I'm Ditching Firefox
A couple of days ago I decided to ditch Firefox as my default browser. Why? In a way it's simple and in a way it isn't. So let's begin with...
Our Kingdom for a Standard
by Eric Kavanagh Standard bearers bear more than just standards. They bear the brunt. They carry the lodestone, move the ball downfield,...