November 2005 - Posts

Open Invention Network??
29 November 05 01:08 PM | jvast | 0 Comments   

Hmmh, this announcement has really caught my eye: Open Invention Network . I find it very interesting in that I'm currently pursuing my JD with the intent to move to Intellectual Property management. Of course that is about 4-6 years down the road since Read More...

Fresh from the Oven - Office 12 Beta 1
28 November 05 11:47 AM | jvast | 0 Comments   

So if you are not quite aware the Office 12 beta began last week, it has. With Beta1 fresh out of the oven I would like to point you to some Office 12 blog sites for ideas on where we are moving with Office 12 and how you as an ISV can begin to plug into Read More...

My take on the InnoDB acquisition
16 November 05 09:36 PM | jvast | 2 Comments   

I really want to focus on fighting the FUD I’ve been hearing internally and externally about Oracle’s purchase of InnoDB. And I have to take the opportunity to spread a little of my own…. FUD: · Oracle bought InnoDB to "buy" MySQL customers · Oracle is Read More...

And it all began with WIX .... MS and Open Source
07 November 05 09:43 AM | jvast | 0 Comments   

So this is a little off topic from most of my normal ISV focused posts, but I felt the need to point users over to our Shared Source site and pontificate a bit, ( btw we now have over 80 projects up) : http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/default.mspx Read More...

Answers to the MSDN Subscription confusion
02 November 05 08:46 AM | jvast | 0 Comments   

Ajay posted a great mini FAQ on what is happening with your MSDN subscription and how to transition to the new SKUs: http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=122805 You will notice a partner link that points to a Word document for MS Partner Read More...