In the current economy, it goes without saying that companies are continually looking for options to improve their bottom line. And naturally, software vendors are more than happy to provide you the tools to achieve these results. I would like to take the time to discuss a couple of applications that truly deliver on that
Read More...I knew smoking was expensive, but this ridiculous: MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23 quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski (Moo-SIN’-ski) checked his account online a few hours later and saw the 17-digit number
Read More...I think this news, simply translated, means the iPhone won’t be announced on Verizon as soon as many hoped it would: There is still no official word about when or if Verizon Wireless will ever get Apple’s iPhone, but the wireless operator has confirmed it will be getting the Palm Pre early next year. The
Read More...Let’s just put it this way: PeopleSoft 9.1 a hot topic right now. If our webserver logs are to be believed, a huge portion of our readership is very interested in what enhancements will be in the upcoming release of PeopleSoft Financials 9.1. Well, I am happy to say that Oracle has published the release
Read More...One of the most interesting things we’ve done, marketing-wise, as a company is engage our customers and the community via social media. Not always an easy sell internally, it’s an idea that has helped set us apart from our competition and form relationships with clients we wouldn’t have otherwise. It’s hard to put a solid
Read More...The HTC Hero is the first mobile phone to get Flash functionality in its browser, so how’s the performance? Maddening. (thx Daring Fireball) Unfortunate news for Microsoft: sales down 17% and after-tax profit down 29% versus a year ago. The PC sales slump has really taken its toll. Wired: How to Behave: New Rules
Read More...Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO: This is an apology for the way we previously handled illegally sold copies of 1984 and other novels on Kindle. Our "solution" to the problem was stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our principles. It is wholly self-inflicted, and we deserve the criticism we’ve received. We will use the
Read More...In this, the last of my four-part series on PeopleSoft’s ALM product suite, I will discuss some of the key features/functions of the PeopleSoft IT Asset Management solution. Not much is known about it, but this product can provide tremendous value in a relatively short period of time, and do so with a very reasonable
Read More...If you’ll allow us a quick moment of self-indulgence: we’re thrilled to announce that we have achieved Certified Advantage Partner (CAP) within the Oracle PartnerNetwork ecosystem. This comes after making Certified Partner (CP) last year and redoubling our efforts to make Certified Advantage Partner (CAP) this year. MiPro achieved CAP status by excelling in two
Read More...Economist Tyler Cowen argues that autism can be an advantage in the academy, not a detriment. Ever wonder where gyro meat comes from? You needn’t wonder anymore. NASA will be releasing “greatly improved” video imagery to commemorate yesterday’s 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. TechCrunch’s Mike Arrington takes a ton of heat (see
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