I love it when things just happen, especially when they fly in the face of the predictions of pundits and experts. The real power of network computing, we were told, was going to be the ability to har

I was speaking recently with the CIO of a multinational corporation about technology. We were discussing his plans to integrate technologies across some 150-plus global offices. One thing he said real

I recently purchased a new home. Part of that process involved filling out a mortgage application. I was overnighted a 15-page form that looked like it had been created on a pre-IBM Selectric typewrit

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Two years ago Microsoft acquired a small software company that provided collaboration software for ad hoc work groups. Groove Networks (http://www.groove.net) was founded in 1997 by Ray Ozzie, who is

I hoped and prayed SOA would fade into that dark place where all overused three-letter acronyms go for rehabilitation. Unfortunately, the popular computer press and the geek intelligentsia won't let i

A few weeks ago, I received a high-priority e-mail from a colleague. The purpose of the e-mail was to inquire whether I had made adequate preparations for the Daylight Saving Time Bug. I was asked whe