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NY Times on Open Source and Business Challenges

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 11:21 AM by DELevin

Filed under:Competition,open government,Business Development,Open Source Software

Welcome back to those of you who took time off to enjoy the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. I myself am just coming up for air. Yesterday, the New York Times published a very interesting article called, " Open Source as a Model for Business Is Elusive ." The...
Another Solid Business Resource -- Bizmore

Published Tue, Nov 24 2009 2:10 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Marketing,Business Development

With the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday approaching, many workers are knocking off early, traveling, or easing back on the throttle. (Not me!) And some of us take the opportunity to do a little extra surfing. In this vein, I found my way onto a site that I...
Ask the NTO: Forecasting Public Sector Opportunities

Published Thu, Nov 19 2009 1:24 PM by AskTheNTO

Filed under:Economic Stimulus,Business Opportunities,Government IT,Ask the NTO,Economic Development

“Broadly speaking, what IT business opportunities do you see emerging in government?” – Matthew in Washington , DC This is the second edition of “Ask the NTO.” I’m Stuart McKee, Microsoft’s U.S. National Technology Officer, and I’ll be answering this...
Cloud Computing Debate on The Economist -- Go Vote!

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 12:43 PM by DELevin

Filed under:cloud computing

The Economist is hosting a debate about cloud computing . The motion of the debate is a little misleading, "that the cloud can't be entirely trusted." Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop defends this motion, not because he doesn't like...
Small Business Administration's Karen Mills Answers Questions

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 7:23 PM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Business Development,Small Business

Some VFI members have voiced concerns about tight credit for small businesses. Earlier today, SBA Administrator Karen Mills took questions on a videocast to address this issue and other small business concerns. Check it out.
A Leap into Twitter, Follow Me

Published Fri, Nov 13 2009 4:17 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Twitter

Even though I work with technology, serve tech clients, and write about technology, I am occasionally a slow adopter -- for lots of reasons: stubbornness, fear, inconvenience, stuck in a rut or dedicated to an old technology. For instance, I don't have...
A Fistful of Interoperability News

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 11:48 AM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:Interoperability,Business Development,Procurement Preferences

Why is interoperability important? Simply put, it strengthens IT operations by providing greater flexibility and choice. Because of interoperability, customers can choose from a variety of solutions -- and depend on technologies from different vendors...
White Paper on Cloud Security Now Available

Published Fri, Nov 06 2009 11:26 AM by VFI Blog Admin

Filed under:cloud computing,Security,Privacy,Data Protection

Yesterday at the 31st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, Microsoft released a position paper entitled, " Privacy in the Cloud Computing Era: A Microsoft Perspective. " The paper offers a good starting point for thinking...
John Borthwick on Google, Microsoft, Regulation, and the new book "Googled"

Published Tue, Nov 03 2009 4:15 PM by DELevin

Filed under:Policy Beat,Competition,Google,Microsoft

Over at the Business Insider, entrepreneur John Borthwick writes a long piece called, " How to Save the Internet ." This piece is very, very interesting to anyone who has been involved in the progress of technology over the last 15 years. The piece begins...

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NY Times on Open Source and Business Challenges

Another Solid Business Resource -- Bizmore

Ask the NTO: Forecasting Public Sector Opportunities

Cloud Computing Debate on The Economist -- Go Vote!

Small Business Administration's Karen Mills Answers Questions

A Leap into Twitter, Follow Me

A Fistful of Interoperability News

White Paper on Cloud Security Now Available

John Borthwick on Google, Microsoft, Regulation, and the new book "Googled"