Date archive for April, 2009
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The Microsoft Version Skip- XP Mode
Microsoft has announced that they will include a license of XP, running on a “seamless” virtual environment that can be run inside Windows 7. It’s being dubbed “XP Mode”. They have decided not to include a “Vista mode”, citing lack of demand. This is a very smart move on the part of Microsoft. Aside from […]
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Datamartist connectivity enhanced- Beta 2 released
We’re pleased to announce the release of Datamartist beta 2, which is officially release candidate 1. The big enhancements in terms of new functionality are in the data import functionality. Datamartist now manages all of its input data sources within a data source repository- that allows configuration of multiple database connections and files as data […]
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Facebook valuation 2 Billion or 4 Billion Really?
Venture capitalists must know some math that I don’t know. There is lots of discussion right now about the valuation of facebook. Lets review what we know; Lots of people use facebook. LOTS. More every day. The people do not pay for this. The people do not want to see advertising, and don’t click on […]
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Wolfram Alpha- Dimensional Generator?
Wolfram research is always doing some interesting things- and now they are aiming at providing an answer machine- they are calling it Wolfram Alpha. Its not a search engine that returns documents related to the inputed search terms- but something that computes answers to a question looking for a factual answer. This is interesting, because […]
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Microsoft Business Intelligence Full Court Press?
I’m certain that many in the business intelligence profession have noticed a significant increase in the volume from Microsoft’s marketing team, particularly in the business intelligence area. My inbox seemed to be full of Microsoft offers to introduce me to their BI solution. I was talking to a friend, and mentioned this, and he said […]
