Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Chris Ruff, CEO of UIEvolution (Part 3)

SM: OK. Give me some examples of things that can be automated. Let’s say even 40%, 50%, 60% who knows, whatever is needed that can be automated, what is that piece? CR: A lot of it has to do with how you manage the data that’s being transported to the device, whether it’s rich media

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Sun: Now What?

I was never happy about the prospect of the IBM-Sun merger, and am glad to see that the deal has fallen through. But the question now looms even larger: what happens to Sun next?

Sun Should Pursue OpenSource Full Blast

Last year when Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA) took over MySQL, I asked if it would get into open source applications.

Deal Radar 2009: Extentech

We continue our focus on businesses that have monetized open source and discuss another core business tool which is being remade as a web-based application: the spreadsheet, by San Francisco-based Extentech, a leading developer of Java components and development tools. Founded in 1999 by John McMahon and Nicholas Rab, Extentech started as a consulting and

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Postcard From Java

This week, we went to see Borobudur in Java. We arrived very early in the morning and found the temple almost to ourselves, except for a few other loitering visitors. Borobudur, as you may know, is the largest Buddhist monument in South East Asia and is a true symphony in stone in terms of architecture.