• Multicore Chips Require OS Rework, Windows Architect Advises

    Updated: 2010-03-20 01:00:49
    Microsoft's Dave Probert says the OS kernel needs to act more like a hypervisor.

  • Pay to Play: Some iPhone App Sites Demand Money for Reviews

    Updated: 2010-03-20 00:54:47
    It's not illegal, but paying to have your app reviewed certainly raises some ethical questions.

  • Create a Map Client with Web Services, Part II

    Updated: 2010-03-20 00:41:56
    This project demonstrates how binding to web services with Flash Builder's data service tools can be a tremendous time saver.

  • What's New 3/19/2010

    Updated: 2010-03-19 23:25:00
    Skip to content Skip to main navigation Skip to 1st column Skip to 2nd column cloudbook : The Cloud Computing SaaS Information Resource Sign up and stay informed : Email Home Community Meet the Contributors Conversations Be a Contributor Directories Cloud Products Services Cloud Groups Government Clouds Research Clouds List Your Products Services What is Cloud Computing Calendar Calendar Submit an Event Blogs Blogs Books Bookstore What's New What's New About About Us Site Features Contact Us What's New 3 19 2010 New Contributors Steve Lesem President CEO Mezeo Software Find More Contributors The Cloudbook Magazine : March 2010 The Cloudbook Magazine With the emergence of cloud computing , we felt that the community of writers , suppliers and consumers interested in cloud needed a monthly magazine that reflected both a consolidated view of what happened in cloud for the month , and also provided a place for contributor viewpoints to be published . We invite you to take a look at the second edition . Links are included for all article summaries so you can easily get to the original content . Read the March 2010 Issue New Content : Report The UK Government ICT Strategy The need to

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3/19/2010+

    Updated: 2010-03-19 22:15:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , March 19, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 3 19 2010+ Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently , depending on the availability of new articles in the following : sections Azure Blob , Table and Queue Services SQL Azure Database SADB AppFabric : Access Control and Service Bus Live Windows Azure Apps , APIs , Tools and Test Harnesses Windows Azure Infrastructure Cloud Security and Governance Cloud Computing Events Other Cloud Computing Platforms and Services To use the above links , first click the post’s title to display the single article you want to . navigate Cloud Computing with the Windows Azure

  • Kids Cancer Foundation of South Florida On The Rackspace Cloud

    Updated: 2010-03-19 18:38:21
    Angela Bartels, Cloud Maven “According to the Florida Association of Pediatric Tumor Programs (FAPTP), the third largest percentage of all children diagnosed with cancer in the state of Florida resides in Palm Beach County and yet we have no cancer outpatient treatment center for them.” This is a startling statistic I came across on KidsCancerSF.org, hosted on the Rackspace Cloud. The Kids Cancer Foundation of South Florida is a local 501(c)(3) charity that raises funding to provide supportive care services to ... Read More >

  • IBM Reinvents x86 Platform with eX5 Servers

    Updated: 2010-03-19 17:17:53
    The amount of data involved in the average Web-based workload today doubles every year, increasing costs and straining IT resources. The traditional response to this dilemma from IT organizations is to throw more servers at the problem, which furthers server sprawl and increases power and management costs. As a result, the typical x86 server is only running at 10 percent utilization.

  • Enabling and Using the OData Protocol with SQL Azure

    Updated: 2010-03-19 07:02:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database SADB LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , March 19, 2010 Enabling and Using the OData Protocol with SQL Azure According to http : www.odata.org The Open Data Protocol OData provides a way to unlock your data and free it from silos that exist in applications today , making it easy for data to be shared in a manner that follows the philosophy of Open Data . OData enables a new level of data integration and interoperability across a broad range of clients , servers , services , and . tools Doug Purdy adds more background in his Open Data for the Open Web post of 3 16 2010 to the Microsoft on the Issues : blog Today at MIX10 Microsoft’s conference for Web developers and designers in Las Vegas , I stood on stage to outline the importance of Web APIs and our commitment to open

  • Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

    Updated: 2010-03-18 15:52:37
    : : NTEN Advanced Search My : Account Login Update My Profile About NTEN Membership Events Learn Community Support NTEN Learn NTEN Blog Resources By Topic Advocacy Budget CMS Collaboration Community CRM Data E-mail Infrastructure Integration APIs International Mobile Open Source Planning Policy Social Media Web Sites NTEN Connect Newsletter Subscribe Newsletter Archives Advertise NTEN Webinars Reports Benchmarks Data Integration Fundraising IT Staffing Mobile Social Media NPTech Community Software Vendor Satisfaction Wireless Constructive Disruption : Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud Submitted by Brett on Thu , 03 18 2010 . 7:52am Like what you read Subscribe to our Blog Feed to keep up with all the NTENy goodness You might also like . Cloud Computing 101 : What You Need to Know The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti Just Being Ourselves : Storytelling with Social Media Online Engagement and Giving : Making the Most of Real Numbers Tips for Writing Your First Social Media Policy Help I Need Video How to Deal with the Question Why Aren't We Getting 1,000,000 Views Jane Meseck , Microsoft Corporation The technology scene today is distinguished by the growing

  • The Social Sector Cloud

    Updated: 2010-03-18 15:46:23
    : NTEN Advanced Search My : Account Login Update My Profile About NTEN Membership Events Learn Community Support NTEN Learn NTEN Blog Resources By Topic Advocacy Budget CMS Collaboration Community CRM Data E-mail Infrastructure Integration APIs International Mobile Open Source Planning Policy Social Media Web Sites NTEN Connect Newsletter Subscribe Newsletter Archives Advertise NTEN Webinars Reports Benchmarks Data Integration Fundraising IT Staffing Mobile Social Media NPTech Community Software Vendor Satisfaction Wireless The Social Sector Cloud Submitted by Brett on Thu , 03 18 2010 . 7:46am Like what you read Subscribe to our Blog Feed to keep up with all the NTENy goodness You might also like . Cloud Computing 101 : What You Need to Know The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti Just Being Ourselves : Storytelling with Social Media Online Engagement and Giving : Making the Most of Real Numbers Tips for Writing Your First Social Media Policy Help I Need Video How to Deal with the Question Why Aren't We Getting 1,000,000 Views Lucy Bernholz , Blueprint R+D Once upon a time , just a little more than a century ago , every factory that wanted to run its systems on electricity

  • Charities in the Cloud: Why the Hype Might Not Be Quite Hypey Enough

    Updated: 2010-03-18 15:27:18
    : : NTEN Advanced Search My : Account Login Update My Profile About NTEN Membership Events Learn Community Support NTEN Learn NTEN Blog Resources By Topic Advocacy Budget CMS Collaboration Community CRM Data E-mail Infrastructure Integration APIs International Mobile Open Source Planning Policy Social Media Web Sites NTEN Connect Newsletter Subscribe Newsletter Archives Advertise NTEN Webinars Reports Benchmarks Data Integration Fundraising IT Staffing Mobile Social Media NPTech Community Software Vendor Satisfaction Wireless Charities in the Cloud : Why the Hype Might Not Be Quite Hypey Enough Submitted by Brett on Thu , 03 18 2010 . 7:27am Like what you read Subscribe to our Blog Feed to keep up with all the NTENy goodness You might also like . Constructive Disruption : Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud The Social Sector Cloud Cloud Computing for Small Nonprofits : Lessons Learned from 5 Years in the Cloud How to : Getting Your Head and Org into the Clouds How Telecommunications Is Changing Work for Nonprofits The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti David Geilhufe , NetSuite , . Inc Simply put , the cloud by its very nature offers you better , more effective

  • Cloud Computing for Small Nonprofits: Lessons Learned from 5 Years in the Cloud

    Updated: 2010-03-18 15:26:30
    : : NTEN Advanced Search My : Account Login Update My Profile About NTEN Membership Events Learn Community Support NTEN Learn NTEN Blog Resources By Topic Advocacy Budget CMS Collaboration Community CRM Data E-mail Infrastructure Integration APIs International Mobile Open Source Planning Policy Social Media Web Sites NTEN Connect Newsletter Subscribe Newsletter Archives Advertise NTEN Webinars Reports Benchmarks Data Integration Fundraising IT Staffing Mobile Social Media NPTech Community Software Vendor Satisfaction Wireless Cloud Computing for Small Nonprofits : Lessons Learned from 5 Years in the Cloud Submitted by Brett on Thu , 03 18 2010 . 7:26am Like what you read Subscribe to our Blog Feed to keep up with all the NTENy goodness You might also like . Cloud Computing 101 : What You Need to Know The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti Just Being Ourselves : Storytelling with Social Media Online Engagement and Giving : Making the Most of Real Numbers Tips for Writing Your First Social Media Policy Help I Need Video How to Deal with the Question Why Aren't We Getting 1,000,000 Views Judi Sohn , C3 : Colorectal Cancer Coalition When C3 : Colorectal Cancer Coalition started

  • How to: Getting Your Head (and Org) into the Clouds

    Updated: 2010-03-18 15:15:57
    : : NTEN Advanced Search My : Account Login Update My Profile About NTEN Membership Events Learn Community Support NTEN Learn NTEN Blog Resources By Topic Advocacy Budget CMS Collaboration Community CRM Data E-mail Infrastructure Integration APIs International Mobile Open Source Planning Policy Social Media Web Sites NTEN Connect Newsletter Subscribe Newsletter Archives Advertise NTEN Webinars Reports Benchmarks Data Integration Fundraising IT Staffing Mobile Social Media NPTech Community Software Vendor Satisfaction Wireless How to : Getting Your Head and Org into the Clouds Submitted by Brett on Thu , 03 18 2010 . 7:15am Like what you read Subscribe to our Blog Feed to keep up with all the NTENy goodness You might also like . Cloud Computing 101 : What You Need to Know The Social Media Response to Disaster in Haiti Just Being Ourselves : Storytelling with Social Media Online Engagement and Giving : Making the Most of Real Numbers Tips for Writing Your First Social Media Policy Help I Need Video How to Deal with the Question Why Aren't We Getting 1,000,000 Views Rob Jordan , Idealist Consulting So you may have already heard all the great things that happen when you move your

  • Give Me a Map Sandwich

    Updated: 2010-03-16 15:45:21
    Manage Your Content – Integrate Your Content I talked a little bit on the WeoGeo blog last week about how we were very focused on content management. Yea, very sexy stuff… But what I think it highlights is the way that we can share our data with each other. Getting your data “into [...]

  • Upcoming Jam Session on Voice Apps for Web Developers

    Updated: 2010-03-15 15:57:49
    Voxeo Developers Corner Tips , tricks and tutorials about developing applications on Voxeo platforms Weekend link dump Upcoming Jam Session on Voice Apps for Web Developers March 15th , 2010 by Sabine Winterkamp We would like to invite you to our upcoming Jam Session which is scheduled for Thursday , March 18, 2010. Adam Kalsey will show you how to use web technologies and tools to create user interfaces that operate outside of the browser window . You will learn what channels you can tie into and how to , what’s involved in adding voice and real-time text to new or existing Web . applications Join us for this session on March 18, 2010. It is scheduled for 11:00 Am Eastern , 08:00 AM Western , 4:00 PM Central European time Related : posts Tropo Web API Jam Session Free Developer Jam Session webinar on Oct 7th Build multi-channel apps that work across voice , SMS , IM , web and Twitter Creating dynamic voice apps that use Google’s App Engine , part 2 Developer Jam Session , June 24 : Integrating advanced call control in VoiceObjects applications using CCXML Webinar April 21 What’s new in Voxeo Prophecy 9 and Voice Objects 9 If you found this post interesting or helpful , please

  • Emerging Tech Talk #48 – Interview with Marc Ollhäuser of Excelsis about Multi-channel Applications

    Updated: 2010-03-12 22:05:22
    Click to Play What kind of applications are people asking to have built? What communication channels are of most interest? voice? web? SMS? IM? At Call Center World 2010 in Berlin, host Dan York interviewed Marc Ollh?user, Co-Founder and Product Manager at Excelsis, a Voxeo partner, to learn more about what kind of apps customers [...] No related posts.

  • Unified Self-Service Example: Opening up NY State Gov’t via voice, SMS, IM and Twitter

    Updated: 2010-03-12 21:56:46
    Over the next bit I’m going to profile a number of different Unified Self-Service examples to show how multi-channel communication can help connect people with the information they want using the communication channel of their choice. The first example I’ll mention is the “opensenate” project that independent developer Mark Headd launched back in June 2009 shortly [...] No related posts.

  • Slides: “Logging at the TB Scale” – Voxeo preso at splunklive event

    Updated: 2010-03-11 17:39:42
    : Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo splunklive Orlando Voxeons and DSLR lenses trying a Lensbaby Composer Slides : Logging at the TB Scale” Voxeo preso at splunklive event March 11th , 2010 by Dan York What do you do if you generate over 1 terabyte of logging data each day How do you begin to analyze that volume of data And how do you make it so that 100,000+ developers can easily access their own individual logging data At the splunklive” event in Orlando FL , on March 10, 2010, Voxeo CTO RJ Auburn spoke about how Voxeo uses Splunk to analyze logging data and monitor network operations . He also described how Splunk is integrated into both the Prophecy Live Search” component of Voxeo’s Prophecy Hosting and also in the management console of Voxeo’s on-premise Prophecy communications platform . RJ’s slides are available on SlideShare and are also viewable : here Logging at the TB Scale Voxeo at splunklive View more presentations from Voxeo Corp If you’d like to try out Voxeo services and experience the ability to rapidly analyze logs yourself , please head on over to www.voxeo.com free to either sign up for a free developer account on our hosted platform or download a free copy of

  • Meet Tropo at CloudCamp Vancouver

    Updated: 2010-03-10 19:07:32
    Tropo will be at Cloud Camp Vancouver this Saturday talking cloud communications APIs. We’re sponsoring the event and Adam Kalsey will be there, participating in sessions and showing off Tropo’s services for voice, IM, and SMS in the cloud. If you’re in the Vancouver area and interested in cloud computing, come on by this free event. What [...] No related posts.

  • Does your cloud provider offer SIP for full interop?

    Updated: 2010-03-09 17:32:13
    What is SIP and why do I care? Tropo sits in Voxeo’s live communications cloud; an environment specifically designed for real-time voice, instant messaging and SMS applications. On the voice side, a key feature of the Tropo platform is its extensive support for SIP. The Session Initiation Protocol is a Voice over IP (VoIP) technology enabling [...] No related posts.

  • Fifth working draft of VoiceXML 3.0 spec now available

    Updated: 2010-03-09 14:16:52
    Speaking of Standards A Voxeo view on industry standards Want to learn about SIP Come to my SIP Tutorial at VoiceCon March 22 Skype releases source code for SILK super wideband audio codec the details Fifth working draft of VoiceXML 3.0 spec now available March 9th , 2010 by Dan York The W3C Voice Browser Working Group recently released the fifth working draft of the VoiceXML 3.0 specification : at http : www.w3.org TR 2010 WD-voicexml30-20100304 This newest draft made the following : changes Added V2 Convenience Syntax appendix , referenced from convenience syntax section . Updated Core concepts sections 4.1 and 4.2 Added section stub for the Subdialog Module Added Disconnect Module Added Connection Resource Expanded the description of the Basic Profile Added placeholder for new Enhanced” profile Added Play RC Added SCXML code and issue list to Grammar module Added Record Module Updated language identifier definition and link to BCP47 Added Property Module Added basic Transition Controllers text to the Document Initialization and Execution section A diff between this draft and the previous draft is available : at http : www.w3.org TR 2010 WD-voicexml30-20100304 diff.html Given

  • splunklive Orlando!

    Updated: 2010-03-08 21:09:59
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Case Study : In the cloud or on premise how hybrid IVR helps Harris Computer Systems serve utilities large and small Slides : Logging at the TB Scale” Voxeo preso at splunklive event splunklive Orlando March 8th , 2010 by Ananda Cheddie 2010 will be held this Wednesday March 10, 2010 at the Sheraton Safari Hotel and Suites in sunny Orlando , Florida where Voxeo headquarters is also located Splunk lets you search and analyze all your IT infrastructure data from one place in real time . With Splunk , you can troubleshoot application outages , investigate security incidents and more in minutes , not hours or days . Voxeo’s CTO , RJ Auburn will be doing a customer presentation at this event and you won’t want to miss it Related : posts Slides : Logging at the TB Scale” Voxeo preso at splunklive event Nuance Conversations 2008 Comes to Orlando We’ll be sponsoring BarCamp Orlando April 5th and 6th Watch our eComm announcement live today at 12:27 Pacific 3:27 Eastern Orlando Sentinel : Sure there’s a slump , but some thrive too like Voxeo of Orlando” If you found this post interesting or helpful , please consider either subscribing via RSS becoming a fan

  • Case Study: In the cloud or on premise… how hybrid IVR helps Harris Computer Systems serve utilities large and small

    Updated: 2010-03-08 21:06:52
    : Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Video : Dan York at ITEXPO talking about cloud , security and what’s next splunklive Orlando Case Study : In the cloud or on premise how hybrid IVR helps Harris Computer Systems serve utilities large and small March 8th , 2010 by Kim Martin A hybrid IVR platform is one that is available as a hosted cloud-based solution and as an on-premise deployment . Just to be clear , we are not simply talking about two distinct offerings delivered by a single vendor . We mean one platform offered two ways . Benefits include the ability to migrate between deployment models at any time or to take advantage of both deployment models at the same time with no changes whatsoever to your applications . That’s exactly what our partner Tele-Works did to enable Harris Computer Systems to serve a diverse base of utility . customers Harris Computer Systems provides Customer Information Systems , billing software and other solutions to thousands of utility customers throughout North America . Harris recognized that IVR is a key component to a successful utility’s customer service department , but required a way to serve all of their customers from the largest to the

  • Google Public Data Explorer

    Updated: 2010-03-08 20:07:51
    Google’s Public Data Explorer continues their push to integrate their simply awesome visualization APIs with searchable datasets. Think big though: If you’re a data provider interested in becoming a part of the Public Data Explorer, contact us.

  • Voxeo University launched new website!

    Updated: 2010-03-04 09:27:16
    Find all training-related information of Voxeo University on our new website: Training Catalog for Prophecy and VoiceObjects courses Training Calendars 2010 for Training Centers in Orlando and Cologne – incl. dates of our FREE trainings Registration Form incl. pricing information Online registration tool Please help yourself. For other questions or feedback please mail to university@voxeo.com. No related posts.

  • New version of P-Charge-Info (08) Internet Draft available

    Updated: 2010-03-03 20:17:59
    Speaking of Standards A Voxeo view on industry standards OAuth 1.0 to be issued as an Informational RFC Want to learn about SIP Come to my SIP Tutorial at VoiceCon March 22 New version of P-Charge-Info 08 Internet Draft available March 3rd , 2010 by Dan York FYI , a new version 08 of my P-Charge-Info Internet-Draft is now : available http : www.ietf.org id draft-york-sipping-p-charge-info-08.txt For an understanding of what P-Charge-Info is all about , read why I first wrote it , P-Charge-Info and incredible disconnect between PSTN billing and the new world of SIP and then my update last year on the 07 draft Version 08 really only has a minor tweak to the ABNF notation for the npi-value” and then a new Appendix A clarifying the npi-values and their relation to ANSI T1.113. I am hoping that I can very shortly request IESG consideration to move this document along the path to being an RFC . The only remaining issue is that my co-author , Tolga Asveren , has brought forward a proposal for simplifying the parameters a bit . I’ve forwarded that proposal to several people I know are very interested in this draft . We’ll see where it goes from there . I’d very much like to move this along

  • Video: Dan York at ITEXPO talking about cloud, security and what’s next

    Updated: 2010-03-03 13:30:53
    : , Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Voxeo CEO Jonathan Taylor in SF Silicon Valley this week open for interviews Case Study : In the cloud or on premise how hybrid IVR helps Harris Computer Systems serve utilities large and small Video : Dan York at ITEXPO talking about cloud , security and what’s next March 3rd , 2010 by Dan York At ITEXPO back in January Eric Linask at TMC interviewed me in what has seemed to become a regular every-six-months routine . In the interview , I : discussed the Cloud Communications Summit and pushing communications out into the cloud” security issues related to cloud communications what’s next in communications , including multi-channel communications a part of which we refer to as Unified Self-Service The big black vehicle behind me was being raffled off as part of the event promotion hence why we were there . Wouldn’t it perhaps have been more interesting if we did the interview inside the vehicle Anyway here’s the video : and will astute observers notice anything about me that is different from the other videos I’ve done Related : posts Voice and web services Cloud computing Video of Jon Arnold Dan York interview at ITEXPO Video interview of Voxeo’s

  • Voxeo CEO Jonathan Taylor in SF / Silicon Valley this week… open for interviews…

    Updated: 2010-03-01 15:48:31
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo See Voxeo in the Google I O Sandbox Video : Dan York at ITEXPO talking about cloud , security and what’s next Voxeo CEO Jonathan Taylor in SF Silicon Valley this week open for interviews March 1st , 2010 by Dan York Voxeo CEO Jonathan Taylor is out in the San Francisco Silicon Valley area this week March 1-4 and he’s opened up part of his time to speak with media , bloggers , etc . about what Voxeo is doing and some big news announcements we have coming up . shortly His schedule is filling up , but if you are in the Silicon Valley area and would like to meet with him this week , please contact Megan Maxwell to line up a time . Thanks Related : posts Are you an analyst or blogger at SpeechTEK or in NYC Please join us for dinner Tuesday , Aug 25, 2009 Listen to Voxeo CEO Jonathan Taylor on SquawkBox Voxeo’s Office of the CTO OCTO converges on Orlando next week Voxeo CEO Jonathan Taylor to appear on Squawk Box conf call tomorrow join the conversation Video Voxeo CEO Jonathan Taylor accepts Market Leader Award at SpeechTEK 2008 If you found this post interesting or helpful , please consider either subscribing via RSS becoming a fan on Facebook or

  • Tropo Jam Session Recording

    Updated: 2010-02-25 22:59:09
    Miss the Tropo Jam Session yesterday? We’ve got the recording up online now. Watch it embedded below, or on our Blip.tv channel. In this developer jam session, we present the newly released Tropo Web API. Tropo makes it easy for you to quickly add voice, instant messaging (IM), and SMS to your applications, using the programming [...] Related posts:Tropo Jam Session

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