SYS-CON i-Technology Podcasts

Web 2.0 - Web 3.0 - The "Social Web"

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:15:00 EDT

Let's consider the pages of a traditional corporate Website. They include an 'about me' page, a contact page, a careers section, and probably a page with news and press releases. The words look good on paper, and, more than likely, a committee gave the final sign-off on the site's content. Visitors frequent these pages because they want to learn about the company's products and services, contact the company by phone to request more information, or find a job.

Get a Boost of Flex this Monday in New York City

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:00:00 EDT

Can afford to take just one day off, get out of your cubicle and see what other people up to these days? Is J2EE still in favor? What's this ESB is about? Have you even heard of using Flex as a Web front end of your Java applications? Do not miss an event in NYC this Monday, that is created for people who think that they are way too busy to take several days off and spend them in the class. Just take one day off and attend the Real-World Java event. The discounted rate for this event is $395. To get this discount, enter the coupon code ?JUGgold' while registering

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Enron and SOX, Net Neutrality In the News

Thu, 25 May 2006 17:15:00 EDT

The conviction of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling was in no small part to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) legislation. Does this mean the government has done something right? Does it mean the government may be on the right track on another issue, Net Neutrality?

Podcast: Storage Company Quantum Acquires ADIC, Battles Sun, HP, and IBM

Thu, 04 May 2006 14:00:00 EDT

Storage and Enterprise IT Analyst Marc Farley comments on the newly announced Quantum acquisition of ADIC. The $770 million acquisition can be viewed as a defensive move, but it also strengthens Quantum's story while competing against major enterprise IT vendors Sun Microsystems, HP, and IBM, Farley says in this exclusive podcast.

SYS-CON Podcast: Java Testing Expert Frank Cohen on XML, and AJAX

Tue, 02 May 2006 22:15:00 EDT

SYS-CON author Frank Cohen, who also authored the book 'Java Testing and Design,' appeared with SYS-CON West Coast Bureau Chief Roger Strukhoff and IT Analyst Marc Farley on a recent 'TechMash' podcast, in which he addressed the challenges of developing and deploying AJAX applications in a variety of enterprises.

SYS-CON Podcast: AJAX, Net Neutrality, and Microsoft Considered

Mon, 01 May 2006 08:00:00 EDT

The growing influence of AJAX has been featured at SYS-CON events over the past several weeks, with a primary focus on the developer side of the equation. But what about the IT management aspects. Enterprise IT analyst Marc Farley joins Roger Strukhoff in a discussion about AJAX and IT, and also considers issues relating to Net Neutrality as well as Microsoft's recent China investment in this exclusive podcast.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Storage Analyst Marc Farley Comments on Sun

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:15:00 EDT

Marc Farley, president of Building Storage, Inc., was interviewed by SYS-CON West Coast Bureau Chief Roger Strukhoff about the CEO transition at Sun, specifically about how Sun's storage strategy was, in his opinion, a bad deal at the time and one that does not bode well for the future.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Strukhoff Considers Oracle, Open Source, RIM, and Gossip

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:30:00 EST

SYS-CON West Coast Bureau Chief Roger Strukhoff comments on the renewed Oracle/JBoss rumors, considers the upcoming RIM court decision, and gossips a bit about emerging gossip in Silion Valley.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Tech Companies Becoming Consumer Companies

Sat, 04 Feb 2006 19:45:00 EST

It's been a wet and wild January in Silicon Valley. Major Web 2.0 companies Yahoo and Google, in particular, have been in the news recently, with their executives now being covered like major celebrities. Can paparazzi be far behind?

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Oracle's Ellison and Sun's McNealy Meet at Town Hall

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:00:00 EST

Larry Ellison seemed firmly in control at a recent 'Town Hall' meeting with Scott McNealy. Meanwhile, the future of Java is being debated, and at least one industry pundit did not like the Consumer Electronics Show's recent emergence as the center of all attention in the IT industry.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Google and Microsoft May Clash at CES

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 21:30:00 EST

Will Google be subverting Microsoft's market dominance? This is the question of the hour within the entire technology industry, large parts of which are gathered in Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. Larry Page is expected to make an announcement of a $200 PC that may run an operating system developed by Google, at his keynote speech on Friday, January 6.

SEO/SEM Podcast: Worldwide Web Turns 15, Berners-Lee Blogs

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:15:00 EST

Happy New Year to all of SYS-CON's readers! The start of the year marks the 15th birthday of the Worldwide Web, and the key people and companies associated it show no signs of slowing down. The Web has re-created a culture of loosely coupled, highly performing applications, driven by acronyms such as SOA and AJAX, all of which SYS-CON is covering through its editorial, Internet TV, and events.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Red Hat CEO, Linux Migration, AJAX Seminar

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 20:30:00 EST

Linux creator Linus Torvalds issued a Christmas Eve exhortation to members of the Linux kernel mailing list (www.lkml.org) to help him test Linux 2.6.15-rc7. Revealing classic geek-think in assuming that most mailing list members were going to be 'bored out of their minds' on Christmas Day, he asked that developers work with him on the final stages of this release, which is due by the New Year.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Top Ten Predictions; AJAX Seminar Set for New York

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:15:00 EST

It's time for the Top 10 predictions of 2006. SYS-CON Publishing Director Jeremy Geelan spoke with several industry leaders to get their fearless predictions for the new year. Meanwhile, SYS-CON' Real-World AJAX Seminar is set to be held at the Marriott Marquis in New York on March 13.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: iTVCon Internet TV Conference Launched, Sun Open Sources, Java Company Hires Exec

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:15:00 EST

SYS-CON Events has announced the first 'iTVcon Internet TV Conference & Expo, to be held in New York. Calls for papers, delegate registration, and information about sponsorship and exhibit opportunities can be found at the conference website, www.itvcon.com.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: IBM, Oracle, Sun, BEA, JBoss, Microsoft Sound Off

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:00:00 EST

The industry's leading SOA web services companies debated technical merits and strategic philosophies during an hour-long webcast hosted by SYS-CON Publishing Director Jeremy Geelan and popular JDJ contributor Yakov Fain.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Macromedia and Limelight Networks Deliver New Solution

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:30:00 EST

Macromedia and Limelight Networks have announced the immediate availability of Limelight MediaEdge Streaming for Macromedia Flash.

SYS-CON Podcast: Microsoft's Ray Ozzie Speaks

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:30:00 EST

SYS-CON publishing director Jeremy Geelan analyzes the recent 'leaked' memos by Microsoft's Ray Ozzie and Bill Gates.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Oracle's Open-Source DB Criticized

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:45:00 EST

Oracle has released a free edition of its database, but is being criticized by open-source database developers as not understanding open source and what it's all about.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Mickos Defends MySQL Deal

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:00:00 EDT

MySQL CEO Marten Mickos defended his company's SCO agreement and touted the company's upcoming MySQL 5.0 in an exclusive interview.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Bill Gates, Macromedia, India, and Cyberspace

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:45:00 EDT

Bill Gates has proclaimed a golden age of software, Macromedia has opened its MAX 2005 event, SYS-CON travels to India, and Dion Hinchcliffe questions the future of cyberspace.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Web Services Take Over

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON columnists Jeremy Geelan and Derek Ferguson offer a contrasting view of web services. A blogger's handbook is released.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Firefox 1.0.7 Released

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:00:00 EDT

The latest Firefox browser from Mozilla addresses previous flaws. Google has publicly responded to a copyright infringement lawsuit. SOA is in the news again. IBM's David Ferrucci talks about UIMA.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Microsoft Announces Re-Org

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:00:00 EDT

Microsoft announced a major re-org as it strives to compete with Google and Yahoo in a renewed Internet Age. Oracle held its annual event, and the Eclipse Foundation announced that Nokia is one of its new board members.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: The Big Week

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:00:00 EDT

Major announcements from Oracle, IBM, eBay, Sybase, salesforce.com, and an intriguing preview by Bill Gates have all made for a big week in the technology industry.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast September 7, 2005

Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:00:00 EDT

Katrina help is continuing, including a pair of new websites devoted to missing/safe person information. Apple and Motorola make big news with announcement of the Razr phone. Nexaweb names a new CEO, and Microsoft's Steve Ballmer talks about midsize companies.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast: Katrina Relief

Sat, 03 Sep 2005 16:00:00 EDT

Numerous technology companies are donating money and provide goods and services in an effort to provide relief to the hundreds of thousands of victism of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast September 2, 2005

Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:00:00 EDT

Demonstrating the role that Internet technologies can play in disaster relief and recovery, the Santa Barbara, CA-based National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue (NIUSR) has launched a web site aimed at facilitating the location of victims of Hurricane Katrina. The web site presents a consolidated source of information about missing persons with information collected from a number of missing persons lists and web sites. The victim location website, http://www.niusr.org/, serves as a place where families and loved ones can identify those missing or known to be safe.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast September 1, 2005

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:00:00 EDT

An IBM-sponsored study shows Linux with a lower TCO than Solaris or Windows for J2EE environments. JBoss is sponsoring a portlet contest for developers. IBM has completed its DWL acquisition. Yakov Fain is talking about open source on SYS.CON.TV and at www.sys-con.com

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast August 31, 2005

Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:00:00 EDT

Earthlink disputes that Microsoft'Phishing Filter is first of a kind. PodSpider delivers access to podcasts. OnDemand Webservices delivers easy web services. Java and .NET vulnerabilities explored.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast August 30, 2005

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:00:00 EDT

Sun COO Jonathan Schwartz says DRM standards must be built 'by the community, for the community.' New Parasoft software simulates a variety of hacker attacks.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast August 29, 2005

Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:00:00 EDT

'There it is,' wrote Linus Torvalds in announcing Linux 2.6.13. He added that changes people might want to make won't have to wait too long, as he plans to shorten the timeframe between releases of the open-source operating system.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast August 27, 2005

Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:00:00 EDT

Macromedia is holding seminars throughout the world in conjunction with its rollout of Studio 8. Apple will be buying G4 chips until the end of 2008, a year beyond its initial announcement of a transition to Intel. DataDirect has a new XML tutorial. Who are the Top 10 search companies?

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast August 26, 2005

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EDT

Microsoft's Virtual Server 2005 Service Pack 1 is now called Virtual Server 2005 R2, due to significant enhancements that take it beyond the scope of a normal service pack. VitalStream will support newly launched Macromedia Flash 8 Player. Two universities have received funding for search research.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast August 25, 2005

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:00:00 EDT

Microsoft is attempting to contact the OSDL for the purpose of conducting a joint analysis of Windows vs. Linux. Sybase and BMC extended a strategic agreement at this year's TechWave in Las Vegas.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast August 24, 2005

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 18:00:00 EDT

Intel will concentrate on developing more energy-efficient microprocessors, according to company CEO Paul Otellini. Baidu feels the effects of overvaluation. Kapow customers benefit from BEA/Plumtree merger.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast August 23, 2005

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:00:00 EDT

BEA has acquired Plumtree Systems for $200 million. SYS-CON Media will hold its second annual 'Application Server Shootout' pay-per-view event in October. Is EnterpriseDB Oracle?s biggest nightmare?

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast August 22, 2005

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 15:00:00 EDT

TechWave opens in Las Vegas. Wily 6 Announced. Torvalds defends Ozzie action. Eclipse Offers CDT.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast August 20, 2005

Sat, 20 Aug 2005 19:00:00 EDT

Novell plans to sell 250,000 units of Linux into Argentina this year. Google remains the leader in search, although its competitors are closing the gap. SOA is moving past pilot projects and into the enterprise IT mainstream.

SYS-CON i-Technology Podcast August 19, 2005

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:00:00 EDT

Apple has re-released a security patch for Tiger OS X. Symbian shipments tripled in the most recent quarter. Linux tries to enforce its trademark in Australia. IBM and JBoss show new commitments to open source.