It didn't take too long! Carly Fiorina was sent packing just a short while ago. HP yesterday announced her replacement, Mark Hurd. Mr. Hurd comes from NCR where he was CEO for the last few years. He is credited with turning the company around. However, NCR is not HP. He has his work cutout for him.
He is receiving a pretty good package which includes a $2.75 million relocation allowance! By the way, Carly received an over $21 Million severance package. I wonder how many printers they have to sell to cover that!
I don't know anything about Mark Hurd. We'll see what happens.
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Monday, March 28, 2005
SSGI Welcomes David Brown
David Brown has joined Systems Support Group, Inc. as a Field Engineer. He comes to us with some good experience in supporting Client networks. We all look forward to working with David. If you haven't already met him, you should get a chance over the next few weeks as I am making sure that he gets a chance to visit every Client location.
Having David on board will help us better meet our goal of providing timely network support to our Clients.
Having David on board will help us better meet our goal of providing timely network support to our Clients.
Friday, March 18, 2005
Medicare Trying To Leverage Technology
An interesting article on how Medicare is trying to find ways to use technology to provide better health care at less cost can be found here. I would be interested in what our Health Care Clients think about this. Note that one of the companies involved is McKesson.
I believe that our health care system needs lots of work. Technology can help a lot. But, there are currently cultural issues that will prevent widespread usage for a while. Maybe Medicare's Modernization plan will help.
I believe that our health care system needs lots of work. Technology can help a lot. But, there are currently cultural issues that will prevent widespread usage for a while. Maybe Medicare's Modernization plan will help.
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Microsoft To Purchase Groove Networks
Microsoft has been busy trying to spend its $40 or 50 billion in cash. After a $4.00 per share payout to its shareholders, it has been on a buying spree. They have purchased an anti-virus company, an anti-spyware company, a couple of accounting software add on companies, and this week Groove Networks, a small collaborative software company.
This purchase does several very interesting things. First, the Groove Networks product is a natural plug in for the Microsoft Office products. Microsoft is betting that collaboration will be a big part of the future use of software products, I agree. They are already developing a bunch of collaborative products, these are a natural fit.
Possibly more importantly, this purchase gets them Ray Ozzie. Ray Ozzie is one of the geniuses of the software industry. He is right up there with the heavy hitters. He created Lotus Notes which has given Microsoft a run for its money in the collaborative workspace. He will become a Microsoft CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and report directly to Bill Gates.
As everyone knows, I am not a big fan of corporate mergers that make no sense (most of them). This acquisition by Microsoft is pure genius. Amazing things will come out of this. This Bill Gates guy is pretty good!
This purchase does several very interesting things. First, the Groove Networks product is a natural plug in for the Microsoft Office products. Microsoft is betting that collaboration will be a big part of the future use of software products, I agree. They are already developing a bunch of collaborative products, these are a natural fit.
Possibly more importantly, this purchase gets them Ray Ozzie. Ray Ozzie is one of the geniuses of the software industry. He is right up there with the heavy hitters. He created Lotus Notes which has given Microsoft a run for its money in the collaborative workspace. He will become a Microsoft CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and report directly to Bill Gates.
As everyone knows, I am not a big fan of corporate mergers that make no sense (most of them). This acquisition by Microsoft is pure genius. Amazing things will come out of this. This Bill Gates guy is pretty good!
Friday, March 04, 2005
64 Bit Computing On The Way
Next month, Microsoft will release Windows for 64 Bit Computers. This will begin the process of moving to a 64 bit computing platform. Actually, 64 bit computing has been around for several years. But as usual with technology leaps, the initial releases are very technical and limited in scope. With Windows becoming available for the 64 bit platform, the evolution to mainstream usage will begin.
I remember when 32 bit computing (the current platform) was starting this same process. (Do you remember the 80386 Processor? 1985) AMD actually has a leg up on the 64 bit game, releasing their 64 bit architecture quite a while before Intel. At this point both companies have tried and true 64 bit platforms. With the addition of 64 Bit Windows the evolution is under way.
What's the big deal? Well, 64 bit processors can handle twice as much information at one time and can access more memory than our national debt. So? In the short term this is usually not a big deal. Over time these features become enablers. They enable things to be done better or things that are simply not possible yet to be done on your computer. For instance, voice recognition, while it is getting much better, simply isn't there yet. With 64 bit processing it may just become a reality.
You'll hear a bunch of marketing on the 64 bit platform very soon. Don't jump with joy just yet. But give it a couple of years and amazing things are going to happen. Some prediction huh!
I remember when 32 bit computing (the current platform) was starting this same process. (Do you remember the 80386 Processor? 1985) AMD actually has a leg up on the 64 bit game, releasing their 64 bit architecture quite a while before Intel. At this point both companies have tried and true 64 bit platforms. With the addition of 64 Bit Windows the evolution is under way.
What's the big deal? Well, 64 bit processors can handle twice as much information at one time and can access more memory than our national debt. So? In the short term this is usually not a big deal. Over time these features become enablers. They enable things to be done better or things that are simply not possible yet to be done on your computer. For instance, voice recognition, while it is getting much better, simply isn't there yet. With 64 bit processing it may just become a reality.
You'll hear a bunch of marketing on the 64 bit platform very soon. Don't jump with joy just yet. But give it a couple of years and amazing things are going to happen. Some prediction huh!
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