Category Archives: Software
Memories of Scott McNealy
So Scott McNealy is finally handing over the reigns reins to Sun Microsystems after 24 years. I've only had the privilege to interview him once but can't say it was the best conversation I've ever had with a high-profile CEO. … Continue reading
The RIAA's Russian Nemesis
While the RIAA has been on a legal jihad in recent years, a growing number of consumers have been using allofMP3.com. The Russian-based service sells albums for $1 to $2.50 – depending on their popularity and the bitrate quality selected. … Continue reading
Music to the Ears of Music Fans
The secret project that Larry Borsato has been working on recently is MusicIP – formerly known as Predixis. Billing itself as a global music relationship engine, MusicIP is software that analyzes your music collection and then makes it easy to … Continue reading
Ottawa-based Iotum Wins Demo God Award
It's good see Iotum come home from Phoenix with a 2006 Demo God Award – a nice laurel for Alec Saunders and Howard Thaw, who have been toiling away trying to sell their innovative relevance-engine telecom software to carriers, ISPs … Continue reading
IE7 Blues – Part II
I got a nice surprise from Internet Explorer 7 this morning when I restarted my laptop – an error message about missing DLLs, which is preventing Windows from starting up properly. So I'm at a conference this morning with a … Continue reading
Avokia Raises $7.4M
So what do you know, a VC deal in Canada. Avokia, which makes database middleware software, has raised $7.4-million from Globespan Capital, SAP Ventures, BDC Venture Capital and Ventures West. Avokia's CEO is Alan McMillan, who was Think Dynamics' CEO … Continue reading
