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Live Mesh is now openly available to anyone in the U.S by rodtrent

The Live Mesh team is pleased to announce that anyone in the U.S. can now use Live Mesh just by signing in to www.mesh.com with a valid Windows Live ID. No sign up needed to participate! International...

Apple hypes iPhone sales by rodtrent

One million iPhone 3Gs sold? Not yet, says analyst
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Macrovision in serious financial woes? by rodtrent

Macrovision recently dumped InstallShield and AdminStudio (now owned by Acresso), then they lost the TimeWarner set-top box contract, and now, it appears Zebra Capital Management dumped 16,196 shares of...
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Acresso Software enters the SAP world with License Manager by rodtrent

Acresso seems to be branching out… http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5279&z=71 Could it be that the market for companies with stand-alone Software Management tools is over?  Can...
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New iPhone users without service by rodtrent

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5246&z=71
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Potentially another reason why Macrovision dumped Installshield by rodtrent

Looks like Macrovision lost the TimeWarner contract after acquiring Gemstar. http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6576530.html
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Google – champion of open standards, bucks the system and releases a “preferred” alternative to XML by rodtrent

Does this bother anyone else?  Google, one of the companies to complain about Microsoft not following standards, has developed their own alternative to an existing standard. http://www.myitforum.com...
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VMWare already bracing for the competitive heat by rodtrent

They replaced their CEO and warned on revenue… http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews.aspx?articleid=5221&zoneid=71

Fortune magazine’s “Best Company to Work For” raises in-house child care prices for employees by rodtrent

“There are many things about Google that are not great, and merit improvement,” blogged Sergey Solyanik, who recently returned to Microsoft after a stint at Google. “There are plenty of silly politics...

Good riddance to Bill Gates… by Jim “Lynchmob” Lynch by rodtrent

Jim Lynch falls off his rocker, traveling beyond the speed of light, and heads straight into an industrial metal fan. Here he blasts Bill Gates for creating the technologies that he is using to write his...

My worst fears realized - PDF is now ISO 32000-1 by rodtrent

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5201&z=71 Please, please!  Someone step up and topple this doc format!

10 Useful Apps To Reduce Your Dependency On Google Products by rodtrent

Abhijeet Mukherjee writes the first of, in my opinion, many stories like this to come as Google is steadily becoming anti-cool. http://www.dumblittleman.com/2008/06/10-useful-apps-to-reduce-your.html I...
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Scalable Software acquires WinInstall from Attachmate by rodtrent

The WinInstall software management application has been passed around more times than Aunt Betty during an early 70’s key party. But, with the state of the software editing industry right now (*ahem* Acresso...

Peter de Haas posts Bill Gates last internal email by rodtrent

Worth reading… http://www.peterdehaas.net/2008/06/bill-gates-my-l.html

Strange days ahead – a Microsoft without Bill Gates by rodtrent

Bill has been synonymous with technology since I’ve been coherent of technology – and I’d say that’s doubly true for a lot you younger folks.  The Larry Ellison’s and Scott McNealy’s of the world...
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Rumor or true? Oracle to acquire Quest Software? by rodtrent

That’s what they’re saying over at Forbes.com.  Blaming the economy on weak expectations, Oracle may be seeking acquisitions to boost the bottom line. Forbes.com thinks that Quest Software is one...

Spiceworks 3.0 released by rodtrent

Highlights of 3.0 Up to 40% Faster Response Times More Devices Detected & Classified Monitor Your Microsoft Exchange Server Centralize Your IT Tools in One Place Organize Your Assets Your Way Track...

The industry catches on to the ConfigMgr 2007 issue discussed last week by rodtrent

This post “ Microsoft Security Advisory (954474) – affects ConfigMgr 2007 ” is being picked up in the regular news streams today. At ComputerWorld:  http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/...

InstallAware First Install Builder to Support Windows Installer 4.5 by rodtrent

Interesting quote from the article… "Microsoft had selected InstallAware as a launch partner on their first-ever coupled beta program - for the beta 1 milestone of Windows Installer 4.5 in October...

ScriptLogic Releases MSI Studio for Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007 by rodtrent

ScriptLogic Releases MSI Studio for Systems Center Configuration Manager Which Works Seamlessly with Microsoft Systems Center to Simplify MSI-Based Application Deployment Read the full press release… http...

5 things Apple forgot to put into iPhone 3G by rodtrent

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5077&z=71
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Jobs unveils new iPhone by rodtrent

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5075&z=71 Maybe, they’ll release new colors to match your purse and shoes…
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Gates/Ballmer – the love affair by rodtrent

http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5069&z=71
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The imminent death of InstallShield? by rodtrent

If this won’t kill a product line, nothing will… Yahoo! and Acresso Announce Multi-Year Yahoo! Toolbar and InstallShield Distribution Agreement http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5068&z...

Business 101: How to lose your customer base in 1 easy step by rodtrent

Time Warner Cable tests metered Internet service We must keep in mind that this is the same company that thought purchasing AOL was a good idea.

Sign of the times? by rodtrent

According to sources, Shavlik is tripling the prices on renewals for servers.
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SMaaS - TriActive by rodtrent

This may be a company to watch. Poul Nielson, once with Altiris (prior to the Symantec acquisition) is the CEO/President. News about them: http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/IndustryNews.aspx...

Time Warner, Digital Phone, and unlisted numbers by rodtrent

Time Warner recently sold us down the river. We switched to digital phone service over a year ago and we've consistently received "Spam" phone calls -- you know, annoying phone calls from...

CBS to buy c|net by rodtrent

Will c|net be the next ZDNet failure? We'll have to stay tuned to see. http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/?a=5005&z=71
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Microsoft sucks at branding by rodtrent

That's what Dave says... http://www.evolvetech.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Microsoft-sucks-at-branding..html&Itemid=87
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