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OOXML Fuss Leads IBM To Scold Standards Setters
October 24th, 2012 
admin Last spring, the International Organization for Standardization voted to certify Microsoft Relevant Products/Services’s Office Open XML format as an international standard. The decision came at the end of a long and contentious worldwide vote, a process that featured complicated rules, confusing proposals, and last-minute vote switches by delegations from Denmark, Britain and South Korea.
Installing IBM PowerPC Java in Xubuntu
September 23rd, 2012 admin It’s been pretty easy working with Xubuntu Linux (6.06 edgy) until I wanted to install Java (powerpc). Now it’s not so easy.
Selecting Corporate ERP: Microsoft Business Solutions Great
September 22nd, 2012 admin As we could imagine, if you are reading this article – you are in the decision making mode, probably replacing legacy system with the new one or abandoning either Unix/Mainframe or Apple direction for your corporation. In any case, nobody should make an outside influence on your decision – you should be maximally objective. Let [...]
Moving to IPv6: Now for the hard part (FAQ)
September 18th, 2012 admin Today is the beginning of the end of the Internet as we know it. That’s because the rules that govern how data is sent across the Net, a standard called Internet Protocol version 4, just became significantly more obsolete. The central Net authorities just handed out the last batches of IPv4 addresses at a ceremony [...]
IBM Begins Production of 65-nm Cell Processors
September 16th, 2012 admin IBM’s announcement that it is shrinking the size of the Cell chip by more than 25 percent raises the possibility that the cost of the PlayStation 3 might come down. The smaller Cell will use less power than its 90-nanometer predecessor and should cost less, but an IBM spokesperson declined to comment on the final [...]
Microchips Everywhere: a Future Vision
September 12th, 2012 admin Here’s a vision of the not-so-distant future: -Microchips with antennas will be embedded in virtually everything you buy, wear, drive and read, allowing retailers and law enforcement to track consumer items – and, by extension, consumers – wherever they go, from a distance. -A seamless, global network of electronic “sniffers” will scan radio tags in [...]
