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Ace Hardware site fastest-growing major retail site in 2004: According to Internet Retailer e-commerce survey, Ace Hardware Web site was the fastest growing retail Web site in 2004 based on the percentage growth of its online sales. Gap remains the leader in online apparel sales, and among chain stores Sears managed to have the largest online revenues.; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Ace Hardware; Blog posts 2005-07-18
Intel cranks out new Pentium 4: Intel cranks out new Pentium 4Intel P4 is very goodI like having a AMD chip at home, but in the Enterprise I prefer my workstation to have a P4. Intel builds a great processor and with Windows XP Pro it is a GREAT combination.Holy Pipelines Batman!31 stages? Good greif, 3/4...; Tags: Processors, Network technology, Intel P4, Ace Hardware, Intel Corp., Prescott, Intel Pentium, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Pentium 4; Discussion threads 2004-02-01
Ace Hardware Gains Rapid Increase in Productivity and Performance Migrating to Informatica PowerCenter: Ace Hardware, headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., was established in 1924 and today serves over 6,000 independently owned and company owned hardware retailers in 50 states and over 70 countries. The $13 billion cooperative competes against "Big box" warehouse-style stores such as Home Depot and Lowes. The company wanted to...; Tags: Informatica, Performance, Ace Hardware, Performance Management, Pricing, Marketing Research, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing; Case studies

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iPhone clouds true Smartphone snapshot: Can Apple, specifically its iPhone, save an entire industry? The iPhone - now ranked the second most popular smartphone - saw strong enough adoption in the quarter ending Sept. 30 to mask the sluggishness of the overall smartphone market this past summer, according to a report by...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-12-02
CIOs vote on Vista for '09: Silicon.com's CIO jury ruled unanimously on the question of whether to implement Microsoft Windows Vista in 2009. The latest silicon.com CIO Jury has unanimously voted that they are not ready to invest in Microsoft's latest OS Vista. When asked if they had any plans to implement Vista,...; Tags: CIO, CIO jury, IT management, Windows Vista, implementation, Julian Goldsmith, silicon.com, Julian Goldsmith, silicon.com; News items 2008-12-02

Dell applies its own data center lessons to new green IT services: As a business society, we've been pretty much used to thinking of information technology as a disposable asset. Even data centers were built with a 10-year lifespan in mind, which means a lot of the work done and systems deployed around the year 2000 is quickly reaching that maturity point....; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Green IT, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-12-02
Tech CEOs: Will they step up in a downturn?: Technology CEOs worth their paychecks are going to use this economic downturn to revamp business models and position for the so-called post recession era. It sounds rather obvious, but why don't all CEOs follow this playbook? We've heard the mantra repeatedly: Reload in a downturn. And a...; Tags: Technology Company, Information Technology, CEO, Forrester Research Inc., Strategy, Social Networking, Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-12-02
Apple adds DMCA charge to Psystar suit: It appears that Apple is trying to put the final nail in Psystar's coffin, asking the court to accept an amended complaint against the Mac clone maker to add a charge of violation of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act to a long list of allegations, including trademark infringement, breach of...; Tags: Complaint, DMCA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, Productivity, Operating Systems, Digital Media, Software, Apple Mac OS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-12-01
IT expert executed in Iran: Following Pakistan's recently introduced "Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2008" according to which potential cyberterrorists would face the death penalty, a neighboring country, Iran, has recently executed an IT expert who confessed of being an Israeli spy for at least three years. After being recruited by Mossad during a business...; Tags: Information Technology, Equipment, Iran, Government, Productivity, Real Estate, E-mail, Business Operations, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-12-01
Did the iPhone kill satellite radio?: A Slashdot post notes the sad state of affairs at satellite radio's Sirius XM and that it's starting to look like a "failed" company. why would anyone want to pay for proprietary hardware and a limited selection of a few hundred stations all controlled by one company? Since...; Tags: Apple iPhone, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-11-30
Crappy economy = great time for open source in schools: Not only is it budget time for me right now as we put together our FY10 plans, but it's also time to figure out how we're going to make it through the rest of FY09. Since so many people have lost jobs and/or homes recently, the state and town...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Money, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Document Management, Open Source, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-11-27
Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best Apple iPhone, iPod touch apps: Just about everyone seems to have either an iPhone or iPod touch these days and the companion App Store is chock full of over 5,000 great gift ideas. From powerful databases to file storage to music, this list has something for you. Can't decide? Give your special someone...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Database, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iTunes, US$5, BeatMaker iPhone, Intua, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-11-26
I'm a PC and, yes, I love Vista: * Ryan Naraine is on vacation. Guest editorial by Todd Hooper It's true - I'm a PC. Searching through my 2006 emails recently reminded me it was two years ago this month when I loaded a beta of Windows Vista on...; Tags: Security, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Laptop Computer, NAP Agent, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-11-26
Mobiles for your users: We all have users for whom a mobile phone of some sort makes a lot of sense. Our district has always either provided a phone or a moderate subsidy for key staff who need to stay in touch. Principals need to be reachable in case of emergencies with...; Tags: District, Phone, Mobile, Telecom & Utilities, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-11-26
Cassatt helps organizations implement in-house clouds: A crew of folks from Cassatt presented Active Profiling Service, a new service offering, and Active Response 5.2, a product update for the company's orchestration and automation product. I was very interested in learning more because Cassatt has long been helping organizations discover and then make best use of their...; Tags: Cassatt Corp., Data Center, Cassatt Active Profiling Service, Cassatt Active Response, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-11-26
I want an iPhoneStormDroid: Wind River's Multicore Software Hypervisor solution permits multiple embedded OSes to run on a single device. Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to actually choose between an iPhone, a BlackBerry, or a Google Android? What if all those device operating...; Tags: Device, Operating System, RIM BlackBerry, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-11-25
MacBooks: World's greenest family of notebooks: Apple's latest Get A Mac television commercial proclaims the new MacBooks to be the "world's greenest family of notebooks." The ad touts the MacBook as completely recyclable and says that it uses a quarter of the amount of power of a single light bulb and has no mercury. ...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-11-25
Is Apple pricing itself out of education?: Fellow blogger, Robin Harris, wrote an interesting piece on the costly touches to the new MacBooks (design process, LED backlighting, etc.). Steve's history of putting form before function - or price - comes at a particularly bad time. The worldwide economic crunch - heckuva job, Greenspan! -...; Tags: Education, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, Steve, Netbooks, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-11-25
Two paths for information management pros in an economic downturn: There's nothing like an economic downturn to catalyze change in information management IM strategies. Someone asked me recently, "Isn't information management a discretionary spend that will likely get cut in an economic downturn?" He cited the fact that tools for collaboration, content, and business intelligence are traditionally difficult to financially...; Tags: Information Management, Business Technology Team, Strategy, Management, Matthew Brown; Blog posts 2008-11-24
Apple's new Macbooks: flop or fiasco?: The news that Apple has cut Macbook production by 20-30% may not be surprising given the world economy. But when HP reports that their Q3 notebook revenue grew 26% and Mac resellers are offering rebates on the new 'books things have gone very wrong in Cupertino. Looking,...; Tags: Revenue, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., NeXTCube, iMac G4, Steve, Netbooks, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-11-24

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Ace Hardware: Ace Hardware operates primarily as a wholesaler of hardware and related products and Co. also manufactures paint products. Co. mainly sells its products to hardware...; Ace Hardware company page on BNET »