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Ideas for your Legacy Software

Friday, November 18th, 2011

obsolete software problemModern business requirements change very quickly. After a few months (rarely years) even the best software product may be referred to ‘legacy software’. So what to do next?

The key point is that every company should plan the ways software application will be maintained and upgraded even before it is released. But what to do if for some reasons you have to deal with a legacy software product that no longer meets your requirements, but can not be immediately replaced? (more…)

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3 Surefire Ways to Kill a Cloud Project

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Many enterprises are working on cloud computing projects, ranging from simple and quick prototypes to full-blown enterprise system migration. While most are succeeding, a few are biting the dust.

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The reasons for failure vary, but common patterns are beginning to emerge. I keep seeing the same three reasons that cloud computing projects fail over and over again.

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When Bots Go Shopping

Friday, November 12th, 2010

Like many awesome ideas, this one began with an xkcd strip.

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One developer has just created a bot that searches for specific kinds of inexpensive items in online auctions then buys the items for him.

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Global Trends in Venture Capital: Outlook for the Future

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

vcAs part of the Investor Day CEE 2010 were examined global trends in venture capital.

According to Mark Lewis (Deloitte) on the global market will decrease the number of investments in the countries of the old world, and will be implemented in less developed countries that will stimulate the development of new markets. It was also noted that the volume of transactions in the U.S. in large markets will decline, while emerging markets will increase.

At the event were raised questions about the involvement of venture capital in emerging markets. In order to attract investments to the market, the support of the state. Particular importance is attached to the tax environment(system). If you can not keep a substantial amount of income, it makes no sense to invest in this market.

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Mozilla Delays Firefox 4 Release until 2011‎

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Mozilla have officially announced that they are pushing back the release of the next version (4.0) of their popular web browser Firefox until early 2011.

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Firefox 4 is currently in its 6th beta stage, with the 7th being the feature complete version, which will then lead to a code freeze for the API, features and string, after this a further 3 betas will be released before RC is selected. Originally the seventh beta was due to land on September 17.

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