Stories about: Kearns

Eugenio Lopez is an acclaimed ornithologist (read: he digs birds), and a mushroom enthusiast on the side, his hobby inspiring him to discover over 100 new species deep in the heart of the Costa Rican jungle. Nowhere on that CV, however, is an in-depth knowledge of data back-up and recovery, which is what led the man to a unique partnership with data recovery firm CBL, courtesy of a Burlingtonian high-school teacher.

Recent proclamations by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that the company would move toward interoperability and support for standards is putting pressure on the head of the company's directory and identity development to reconsider support for industry standards such as Security Assertion Markup Language that have been long ignored.

Australian software developer, Martin Kearns, is the country's very first certified Scrum practitioner.

Ray Noorda, who became known as the "father of network computing" for building Novell into a dominant LAN company in the 1980s and 1990s, is being remembered the day after his death as one of the industry's fiercest competitors and humblest contributors.

A different kind of CRM is emerging for professional services companies -- such as law and accounting firms -- that do not necessarily deal with customers calling in on 800 numbers with product-support questions.

Next Wednesday, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a copyright case that has fast become a landmark for the digital age. Much as the Napster Inc. imbroglio will help determine the future of the intersecting worlds of music and technology, the high court's decision in the New York Times (NYT) vs. Tasini could reshape the electronic publishing of written work and photographs.

I recently received e-mail from a new software company inviting me to visit them at NetWorld+Interop 2000 in Atlanta to see a demonstration of its new product, described as "a first-of-its kind software that combines Internet filtering and ad blocking to save an additional 10 percent of network bandwidth."

People have been talking about cookies so much lately, I thought perhaps that Pepperidge Farm was upgrading the Mint Milano.

At least once per year I try to take a real vacation -- no computer, no phone, as little contact with newspapers, television and radio as possible. If something momentous should happen, then someone I'm in contact with will mention it. The downside of this is facing my inbox when I return.

At least once per year I try to take a real vacation - no computer, no phone, as little contact with newspapers, television and radio as possible. If something momentous should happen, then someone I'm in contact with will mention it. The downside of this is facing my inbox when I return.

Does Microsoft's .Net initiative usher in a new paradigm of computing? Does it really signal "a new era of personal empowerment and opportunity for consumers, businesses and software developers," as the press release would have us believe?