Kevin Krejci's Scrapbook

A collection of artifacts I've found on the Web, about the Web, and a few other things.

Nov 6
“Over the next five years, IDC expects spending on IT cloud-based services to grow almost threefold, reaching $42 billion by 2012 and accounting for 9% of revenues in five key market segments. More importantly, spending on cloud computing will accelerate throughout the forecast period, capturing 25% of IT spending growth in 2012 and nearly a third of growth the following year.” Cloud Computing Expo
Posted at 6:04pm

“Over the next five years, IDC expects spending on IT cloud-based services to grow almost threefold, reaching $42 billion by 2012 and accounting for 9% of revenues in five key market segments. More importantly, spending on cloud computing will accelerate throughout the forecast period, capturing 25% of IT spending growth in 2012 and nearly a third of growth the following year.” Cloud Computing Expo
Posted at 5:39pm

Nov 2
Deutsche Bank said it expects to see about 2 million iPhones in the enterprise market for 2009, taking roughly 7 percent of the corporate smart phone market. The analyst firm says that’s up from 2 percent of the market in 2008 for Apple. What’s driving the increase, in part, is the belief that it is not true that physical keyboards are a necessity in corporate use. (via iPhone Enterprise Outlook Rocks RIM)

Deutsche Bank said it expects to see about 2 million iPhones in the enterprise market for 2009, taking roughly 7 percent of the corporate smart phone market. The analyst firm says that’s up from 2 percent of the market in 2008 for Apple. What’s driving the increase, in part, is the belief that it is not true that physical keyboards are a necessity in corporate use. (via iPhone Enterprise Outlook Rocks RIM)
Posted at 9:44pm

Nov 1
Many Scientists Say Temperature Drop From Recent Record Highs Is a Blip, While a Few See a Trend; Inexact Climate Models (via Fight Over Global Warming Heats Up - WSJ.com)

Many Scientists Say Temperature Drop From Recent Record Highs Is a Blip, While a Few See a Trend; Inexact Climate Models (via Fight Over Global Warming Heats Up - WSJ.com)
Posted at 10:04pm

But what if a computer were nothing more than an Internet browser — a digital window pane onto the Web? You could forget about all the software that now powers your computer and everything it does. All of those functions would be done through the Web. And none of the information that’s now inside your computer would be there anymore. Instead, it would all be on the cloud of connected computers that is the Internet. (via Ideas and Trends - Google’s Chrome OS - Reaching for the Cloud - NYTimes.com)

But what if a computer were nothing more than an Internet browser — a digital window pane onto the Web? You could forget about all the software that now powers your computer and everything it does. All of those functions would be done through the Web. And none of the information that’s now inside your computer would be there anymore. Instead, it would all be on the cloud of connected computers that is the Internet. (via Ideas and Trends - Google’s Chrome OS - Reaching for the Cloud - NYTimes.com)
Posted at 7:54am

Oct 31
A lot has happened in the past year: The economy took a huge hit, venture funding dried up, and online advertising plummeted. E-commerce and virtual goods sales, meanwhile, held up relatively well. (via The SAI 50+: World’s Most Valuable Internet Startups)

A lot has happened in the past year: The economy took a huge hit, venture funding dried up, and online advertising plummeted. E-commerce and virtual goods sales, meanwhile, held up relatively well. (via The SAI 50+: World’s Most Valuable Internet Startups)
Posted at 1:35pm

Sell access and experiences, not media files. (via For The Future Of The Media Industry, Look In The App Store)

Sell access and experiences, not media files. (via For The Future Of The Media Industry, Look In The App Store)
Posted at 11:05am

Oct 29
President Barack Obama today announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history, funding a broad range of technologies that will spur the nation’s transition to a smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable electric system. The end result will promote energy-saving choices for consumers, increase efficiency, and foster the growth of renewable energy sources like wind and solar. (via U.S. Department of Energy)

President Barack Obama today announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history, funding a broad range of technologies that will spur the nation’s transition to a smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable electric system. The end result will promote energy-saving choices for consumers, increase efficiency, and foster the growth of renewable energy sources like wind and solar. (via U.S. Department of Energy)
Posted at 7:06pm

Oct 28
And Google is happy to give its navigation app away for free because it leverages many existing technologies it has already built for the Web, and it encourages more people to use Web-capable phones and do local searches on them. Its strategy is to give the software away for free, and make money on the search ads. (via Google’s New Mobile App Cuts GPS Nav Companies At The Knees)

And Google is happy to give its navigation app away for free because it leverages many existing technologies it has already built for the Web, and it encourages more people to use Web-capable phones and do local searches on them. Its strategy is to give the software away for free, and make money on the search ads. (via Google’s New Mobile App Cuts GPS Nav Companies At The Knees)
Posted at 1:23pm

Oct 27
“On average, a year’s worth of newspaper (one paper per day) produces 550 pounds (250 kilograms) of waste paper. An average New York Times Sunday edition produces 8 million pounds (3.6 million kilograms) of waste paper.” The Environment - How Much Waste Paper Does A Newspaper Generate?: Science Fact Finder
Posted at 10:55am

Oct 22
“Fujitsu today announced the establishment of “Fujitsu Group Biodiversity Action Principles,” which focus on applying IT solutions to biodiversity conservation, promoting biodiversity throughout society, and actively undertaking these initiatives on a global scale.” Fujitsu Formulates Biodiversity Action Principles : FUJITSU
Posted at 11:04am

Oct 21
Speed and content (much of it video) will be paired consistantly across mobile, laptop, desktop, and home-entertainment systems. New ways of using video—including adding 3D depth or artificial visual overlays—will require more speed, storage, and computational power. (via 5 New Technologies That Will Change Everything - PC World)

Speed and content (much of it video) will be paired consistantly across mobile, laptop, desktop, and home-entertainment systems. New ways of using video—including adding 3D depth or artificial visual overlays—will require more speed, storage, and computational power. (via 5 New Technologies That Will Change Everything - PC World)
Posted at 7:28am

Oct 20
When Cafe World debuted on Facebook on Sept. 30, it lit up the social network immediately. The title, a simple simulation where you make food and run a restaurant, took off faster than any other social game in history. (via The making of Zynga’s Cafe World, the fastest growing social game in history | VentureBeat)

When Cafe World debuted on Facebook on Sept. 30, it lit up the social network immediately. The title, a simple simulation where you make food and run a restaurant, took off faster than any other social game in history. (via The making of Zynga’s Cafe World, the fastest growing social game in history | VentureBeat)
Posted at 12:26pm

Oct 14
Good Data offers a cloud-based data analytics solution that is more cost-effective than similar products offered by IBM, SAP and Oracle. The startup launched a beta program earlier this year which drew over 2,000 customers. (via Good Data Raises $2.5 Million From Andreessen Horowitz And Others)

Good Data offers a cloud-based data analytics solution that is more cost-effective than similar products offered by IBM, SAP and Oracle. The startup launched a beta program earlier this year which drew over 2,000 customers. (via Good Data Raises $2.5 Million From Andreessen Horowitz And Others)
Posted at 12:38pm

One of the strongest signals of the quarter was the resumption of activity in mergers and acquisitions. The acquisition market really rebounded in Q3 09 to over $45 billion from 231 deals, 3x greater than Q2’s $15 billion. We haven’t seen M&A activity at this level since Q2 08, which recorded 275 deals totaling $59 billion. (via Q3 2009 TechCrunch Trends: Venture Funding Up 17.5%, M&A Rebounds Even More )

One of the strongest signals of the quarter was the resumption of activity in mergers and acquisitions. The acquisition market really rebounded in Q3 09 to over $45 billion from 231 deals, 3x greater than Q2’s $15 billion. We haven’t seen M&A activity at this level since Q2 08, which recorded 275 deals totaling $59 billion. (via Q3 2009 TechCrunch Trends: Venture Funding Up 17.5%, M&A Rebounds Even More )
Posted at 10:41am

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