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We're at the beginning of a new tech boom like nothing we've ever seen before. New economic models, the cloud, crowdfunding, and trends that haven't even seen the light of day yet are combining to form a "perfect storm". Hold onto your hats! This blog looks at innovative startups, new ways of thinking and the changes each will create over the coming year.

by Dan Blacharski

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Dan Blacharski has been a professional writer for over 20 years, ever since the corporate world unceremoniously booted him out of his cubicle in 1991. He divides his time between South Bend, Indiana and Bangkok.

Microsoft retail store could be "transformational"

Posted Feb 16, 2009 - 12:40 pm

Microsoft's announcement last week that it would open its own retail stores have resulted in both praise and scorn, but regardless of what you think about it, there's no doubt that the move is truly going to change the marketplace.
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Vendor financing hard to come by

Posted Feb 12, 2009 - 12:11 pm

The credit market still hasn't turned around, despite the government giving big money to big banks. It would seem that they're hanging onto whatever's left after they've doled out the million-dollar bonuses; credit requirements are so stiff that it's freezing a lot of smaller businesses out.
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PCI-DSS security: deadlines and opportunities

Posted Feb 11, 2009 - 12:11 pm

The deadline for compliance with the PCI DSS standard is coming up for small businesses, and in the tough economy, it's not going to be easy for some. Larger businesses have already passed their deadline for compliance. There's a big difference here though.
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Top tech execs call on Obama to consider open-source

Posted Feb 10, 2009 - 11:04 am

A group of prominent open source industry executives have issued an open letter to President Obama highlighting the critical role open-source software could play in the government sector.
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Who will dominate the smartphone business?

Posted Feb 09, 2009 - 05:02 pm

Generator Research's recent report floated the idea that Apple will dominate the smartphone business with the iPhone.
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Microsoft's Big Six

Posted Feb 05, 2009 - 03:29 pm

There's a lot of buzz this past few days about Microsoft's latest announcement about Windows 7. On Tuesday, the company issued an announcement that there would be six SKUs of Windows 7 on the market.
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"Killer instincts" at Microsoft, Apple

Posted Feb 04, 2009 - 12:24 pm

Very few people would doubt that Microsoft has a "killer instinct" as a corporate entity. This isn't unusual, in fact, most successful corporations have it. Wall Street executives won't last a single day without it. You walk out of business school with an MBA with "killer instinct" imprinted on your psyche.
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