Archive | January, 2009

INDUSTRY SHAKEUP

29. January 2009

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High Tower Software was the first to fall, closing their doors in November.  The company chose to not provide any notice to customers -- before or after it ceased operations.   How long will the VC’s continue to fund companies with products that customers don’t want?

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Wanted: United States Chief Technology Officer

22. January 2009

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The hunt for the nation's first CTO has begun. There's no shortage of names being considered, nor tasks that this superhero should be asked to perform. A visit to www.obamacto.org is a revealing and somewhat frightening look into the technical psyche of thousands of people who are suggesting and voting on hundreds of proposals. Given the disparate backgrounds, interests, and political affiliations, it's no surprise that the suggestions include topics like Broadband Everywhere, Mass Transit, Space Mining and the very popular Open Government Data.

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