Musings - techFourAndAHalf
We just finished moving over to a new server. We should have done this awhile back, and hopefully there are only minor problems that we face because of our procrastination, however, while the move was taking place, I have been unable to post. There are so many different things I would have gone over, from Yahoo! reworking their Executive to some of the events in the world of security, so I will just provide a bunch of links to people that were probably more qualified to talk about the subjects anyways (but fail to have the interesting perspective or the scope that of course all my posts would have had). 
IBM Buys Into Security Compliance - I posted a few weeks back in the techFive about HP surpassing IBM as the largest IT company in the world. Several of my posts have started to look more at security, a reflection of my new position with Dyrand Systems (shameless plug inserted), but also because it will become an increasingly important topic as more and more businesses and consumers start to rely on the Internet. This area should provide more growth than IBM’s traditional lines, and as stated by Steven Adler (IBM’s program director for its Data Governance Solutions group), it adds a missing element to [IBM’s] portfolio. It’s important to note that this is IBM’s eleventh acquisition this year.
CyberGangs and Thieves - Keeping with security, isn’t it interesting that the people who spent time picking on and beating up the geeks in high school are now teaming up with them to rip the rest of us off?
Yahoo! Restructures - Paul Kedrosky is one of my favourite bloggers, and he makes a few good points in the article. From pointing out the 1,540 words used (was that too long or too short?) to noting the insignificance of the significant promotion of Sue Decker to his final point, the absense of Mr. Filo (Rob had a beer with him!), Paul seems bang on with this one again. Here is the original press release.
D7TV May Be the MTV for Mobile Content - Digital media provided mobilely (is that even a word?). I think we’ve touched on this, but the site has a neat spin on the idea. Establish the userbase now, before the wave, and hopefully become the brand in demand.
Probably enough to at least get you started. There’s all sorts of other stuff to comment on - Piczo’s growth proving social networking will never rest with any one site and Oz mashing up major social network sites for mobile devices - but I just can’t cover it all.