Archive for February, 2005
Bankers following business: open source for business technology process improvement
A bunch of financial organizations, including J.P. Morgan, have decided to pursue an open-source version of AMQ message queuing (which just means your server knows how to hold onto data when it can’t get where it’s supposed to go and then release it when the road is clear) instead of the proprietary programs they’re currently […]
Software that “knows” you
Sixty people–all with different roles–using a single tool but with a version designed just for their responsibilities? Sounds like a lot of work, but Borland Software did it anyway. The VP of Software Engineering at Conformia Software in California is using their Core Software Delivery Platform to track the work of his team that produces […]
Ah, spam. Getting people to sign up for your newsletter
Don’t we all love it? I know I relish my ten minutes every morning of deleting multiple screensful of offers to finance my mortgage (fronted with totally unrelated subject lines like “Want a kiss?”) Honestly, I pride myself on finding faster and more efficient ways of deleting it all.
I’ve tried a couple of spam […]