Spotted @ MarketWatch

Eeek, another pundit pontificating on Microsoft Mesh. I read some things that struck a chord and had to chime in. Some of the comments are insightful and John does make some good points even if they are surrounded by a lot of hot air...

I probably would have granted him more respect for this opinions had he not knocked Lotus Notes. (maybe I'm being a bit defensive here...)

If you don't care to read the whole thing, the best part is a new rule for journalists/analysts that I am campaigning for...

On that note, I propose a new rule for all analysts/journalists.
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When writing an article, paper, or blog entry about a product with a buzzword in it's name, you should not utilize other buzzwords from that column on your current years buzzword bingo card.
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Doing so only confuses people you are trying to impart wisdom upon at the risk of making you sound like a technological hack or worse marketing flunky (if the writing is in favor of the product or paradigm).

Link: The Microsoft mesh mess

Help Rescue my Inbox, Outloook is broken

Don't get me started about why I am forced to use Outlook. Being a long time Notes user it's especially painful to be torn away from the product at a time when it's future was never brighter.

Alas I am required to use Outlook and find it desparately lacking in some tools that allowed me to do my job the way I am accustomed to. Long story short that is why I am looking to get a beta invite to test this Outlook add-in.

If you are interested please click on the image below to learn more about the product. By signing up yourself you help me get my beta invite.

Effective marketing plan xobni!

Power Line Consolidation

Common 2008 was part of the coming out party for IBM's "new" Power Systems platform that formerly was two distinct systems packages - iSeries and pSeries. Am I the only one who thought the rebranded product would be named System π (or System pi)?

The roadmap for this convergance of IBM's mid-range POWER based systems has been public for sometime. It makes sense for IBM from a product perspective, but it remains to be seen how the marketplace will respond to this move, other than the initial concern of how it effects upcoming projects.

Additionally, after roughly 8 years the operating system formerly known as i5/OS (and more formerly known as OS/400) has gotten another new name, IBM i. This rename is not purely a marketing play as the latest version of this OS with many names does have many new features: virtualization enhancements, and an improved implementation of a 64 bit JVM to name a few.

Link: IBM Power Systems