October, 2006

This morning Zend and Microsoft announced a technical collaboration to drive improved performance for running PHP on Windows Server. Having worked with both technologies on multiple projects, I think this is timely and a great effort toward improved interoperability...

I owe Chris Vidotto and team down under for bringing this to my attention (they blog a day ahead of me of course). The news? Biztalk 2006 was written up in InfoWorld recieving a rating of Excellent for enterprise interoperability. Read the article or...

My guess is that most people don't even realize how 'at risk' they are to online threats these days. And what better way to take advantage of someone than by going through a trusted channel – their inbox. In response to these threats, Microsoft released...

...Or how well it works together. Its really about how well we connect people, data, and diverse systems to make processes more efficient right? It should not matter what the pieces are. Leave the choice of configuration to those who best know what they...

I found this post over at ipblog.org which puts in perspective how Big Blue really thinks about open source software: So Much for IBM’s Commitment to Open Source . In all fairness their business model doesn’t surprise me at all. With an emphasis on growth...

I am a big fan of experiential design, particulary as it applies to technology. 2Advanced Studios has done a fantastic job of pushing the envelop of design on the web using everything from data driven Flash and HTML pages, to 3D modeling, to live video...

This is a great site - and great mental exercise for first time users - that I revisit from time to time to see how work is progressing. Seems that no major updates have taken place since this time last year. The gist is a new UI that does not require...

Anyone using a good .net host? I've really enjoyed using Telligent's Community Server on MSDN and would like to migrate my personal site from a LAMP stack (running Word Press) to something .net based. Feedback appreciated -

I just stumbled onto Digg Labs this morning. If you get a chance, check out the Swarm app on the right. Its a real-time visual representation of digg posts as they are being dugg. The more attention a story gets, the larger it grows. Its amazing that...

For those about to rock...or...for those about to flip a light switch, dry your hair, or watch a show on the tube, this might be of interest. As you may or may not know, World Standards Day is coming up on October 11. So to honor the big event, I decided...

Connecting People, Data, and Diverse Systems… A few weeks (maybe months) back, I wrote about interoperability being people first . The context of this statement evolved from the notion that ‘work’ is what drives the requirements for the underlying...