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Google discloses partial customer list [Yahoo] The problem for us is that they don’t seem too “partner-friendly”. |
Gary Price reports on IBM’s “Google on steroids.” [Scripting News]
Dan Gillmor on Microsoft’s blogging software. “This strikes me as no threat to the current and upcoming end-user tools from the vendors we use today.” [Scripting News]
Interwoven and iManage are merging. Interwoven is making a play to compete directly with IBM and Documentum by adding collaboration to their offering. And, this makes iManage more of a player in ECM. See the press release for more details.
Revisiting Zope. For years I’ve been following the adventures of Zope, an open source application server that is particularly adept at content management. The Zope engine and its layered applications are written in Python, and the whole system is built on top of a Python-based object database called ZODB. Having done a lot of Zope development myself, I know firsthand how powerful and productive this arrangement can be. Admittedly it’s an unorthodox approach that an enterprise IT planner might be reluctant to bet on. But as I learned recently on a visit to Zope’s headquarters in Fredericksburg, Va., some big organizations are doing just that. NATO’s worldwide intranet, for example, is based on Zope. [Full story at InfoWorld.com] … [Jon’s Radio]
Open source for content management. John Brand reports on a Meta Group report on open source content management. To quote: Our research has shown that organisations adopting open source content management technologies will find an increase in overall development and support costs (up to ~30… [Column Two]
WebSphere Portal eTutorials. I haven’t looked at them so I can’t vouch for the quality.
So You’ve Built It, Now What? The Corporate Portal Dilemma, Ron Miller [eContentMag.com]
This article is a summary of what is already generally known–you need content management, you need applications that streamline people’s job tasks, and, above all, you need to give people a compelling reason to come to your portal if you are to be successful.
Finished a few books while in Hawaii…
Blue Latitudes, Tony Horwitz. Tony re-traced the steps of Captain Cook and his three historic voyages of discovery. The book is a quick read, entertaining, and filled with lots of good detail on Cook. Includes a nice bibliography as well.
Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains, Jon Krakauer. This is a collection of the articles Jon has written for Outdoor magazine and others. Definitely worth a read for climbers, outdoor enthusiasts, or adventure writing buffs.
Violets are Blue, James Patterson. Somewhat cheesy suspense/thriller. Quick read.
Back from Hawaii
I’m back. Christy and I have been in Hawaii for the last two weeks celebrating our tenth anniversary. I kept a hand-written travel journal during the trip. I’ve transferred it to my blog. Here’s the index.
Day 1 — “Day 1, Kauai”
Day 2 — “Day 2, Kauai”. Helicopter ride.
Day 3 — “Day 3, Kauai”. Movie Tour.
Day 4 — “Day 4, Kauai”. Doing nothing.
Day 5 — “Day 5, Volcanoes National Park”. Short hikes, checked in to Volcano House.
Day 6 — “Day 6, Volcanoes National Park”. Kilauea Iki Crater trail, Petroglyphs, Lava flow.
Day 7 — “Day 7, Volcanoes National Park”. Hike across Kilauea caldera.
Day 8 — “Day 8, Kona”. Drive around the island. Checked in to Kona Tiki.
Day 9 — “Day 9, Kona”. Exploring Kona Coast. Manta Ray night dive.
Day 10 — “Day 10, Kona and Oahu”. Shopping in Kona. Checked in to Royal Hawaiian in Honolulu.
Day 11 — “Day 11, Oahu”. USS Arizona Memorial