July, 2008

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GE's Enterprise Collaboration Backbone | ZDNet

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Building the UX Dreamteam - Part 2

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As we discussed in “part one&# :[link] the skills in research, information architecture, interaction design, graphic design and writing define the recognized areas of User Experience design. However, there still remains much to discuss about what makes a UX team dreamy. Each UX Dreamteam has a finely tuned mix of skills and qualities, as varied as the environments in which they operate.

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Martin De Saulles " SMEs and the Web - Executive Summary

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Buffer overflow in libxslt

Scary Beasts Security

libxslt is an interesting attack surface; there are various places in which it is used to process untrusted stylesheets. This includes some browsers, although namespace issues seem to prevent the affected code from being reached in a browser context. Within libxslt itself, there are some built-in functions. These are usually a fruitful place to look for vulnerabilities, particularly those that take integers etc.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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Calling in the Big Guns

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Discount for Boxes and Arrows readers: Get a 10% discount by purchasing the book “directly from Rosenfeld Media&# :[link] Just use the code WFDBA. The scene is all too familiar. You’re presenting wireframes of the registration process for a new web application when the discussion veers down a dark alley. The sky has turned the color of black ink, and you can smell sulfur in the air as one team member after another debates the alignment of form labels.

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IIM event in Sydney: Managing Information in 2008 and Beyond - A Practical Perspective (13th August)

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Just doing my bit to help promote this IIM event during August: " The presentation examines the risks inherent in managing information in today's technology-enabled business world, and provides some guidance on how to deal with these risks. By generating increasing numbers of transactions and volumes of information (data, documents, web content and records), information technologies have stimulated the generation of even more information and at a faster rate.

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Office 2.0 Conference September 3-5 | ZDNet

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Trusting the Cloud

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Nothing like a list in a blog post to start a discussion. in this case Stacey Higginbotham at GigaOM gives us 10 Reasons Enterprises Aren’t Ready to Trust the Cloud - she writes in her introduction: " I have no doubt that this is The Next Big Thing in computing, but sometimes I get a little tired of the noise. So let’s turn down the noise level and add a dose of reality.

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Beware the gaps in SharePoint

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Alex Manchester interviewed me the other day for a Melcrum Internal Comms Hub article discussing SharePoint responding to a new report from Forrester. His article also contains a link to a SharePoint case study at BSI Group. I particularly like this quote: " Dellow's comments are supported by the Forrester research, which suggests you 'decide what role SharePoint will play to prevent unplanned demands. and user-generated chaos.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Is the read/write web a friend or foe to information management?

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I haven't written anything other than blog posts for a quite a while, but this month I have a new article in the July/August edition of Image & Data Manager ( IDM ) magazine, titled So is the read/write web a friend or foe to information management? In this article I try to bring a bit of balance to concerns about Web 2.0 and issues around information security, privacy and records management.

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Information Management Strategy Reality Check

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On Tuesday I attended EMC Inform 2008 , my first event as a representative of IPP Consulting. I had been warned that the agenda was a little light on the business end of enterprise content management, however with the opportunity to hear a key note from EMC 's social software evangelist, Chuck Hollis , I thought it worth the effort. I ended up attending just two of the business stream sessions.

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Open for Business

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Its only been a few days and I'm still finding my feet at IPP Consulting , but I'm determined to hit the ground the running. That's right, I'm open for business and if you would like to learn more about how IPP might be able help your organisation with independent IT advice, please get in touch with either Brian Bailey or myself. In fact, one of the conversations on my first day was about our elevator pitch to describe the kind of business technology consulting services we are providing along si

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Dreaming of a new inbox

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One of the liberating aspects of changing jobs is the idea of starting a fresh with a new email inbox. However, following Luis' lead I've been thinking if I might be able to minimise use of my new work inbox from the very start. I'm quite serious about this, as looking the stats for my work email over the last three years I'm seeing some scary numbers: In 2006 I sent and received 10 emails per day on average, in 2007 it was 18 emails per day on average but in 2008 its now 30 per day on average.

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The Tumultuous IT Landscape Is Making Hiring More Difficult

After a year of sporadic hiring and uncertain investment areas, tech leaders are scrambling to figure out what’s next. This whitepaper reveals how tech leaders are hiring and investing for the future. Download today to learn more!

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AIIM Market IQ Research | ZDNet

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Free Taxonomy & Folksonomy Book | ZDNet

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Apple founder Steve Wozniak interview, answers your Tweeted questions | ZDNet

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@Chieftech going 2 IPP. ttfn

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Since the cat was let out of the bag on Twitter last night, I thought I would write a brief post to let people know that this coming Friday will be my last day at CSC - I'm moving into a technology consulting role at a specialist consulting firm, called IPP Consulting. I'll be working along side Brian Bailey based out of their Sydney office. Brian and I have previously worked together at Ernst & Young.

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Improving the Accuracy of Generative AI Systems: A Structured Approach

Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.

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From EDP to CEO: Lessons from Ralph Norris, CEO at Commbank

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Tonight I attended an UNSW Australian School of Business alumni event ( I'm an MBT'er ), Meet the CEO , with Ralph Norris from Commbank. I wouldn't normally blog about this kind of thing, but I was pleasantly surprised to hear about Ralph 's background in information technology (Electronic data processing at Auckland Savings Bank in 1969, to be precise), which eventually saw him move into the role of CEO.

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Broadcast or communicate? | ZDNet

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LinkedIn in Plain English

Information Matters

Looks like the marketing folks over at LinkedIn had the good wisdom to hire Lee and Sachi LeFever to make a LinkedIn video. Enjoy! I particularly like the emphasis on the idea that using LinkedIn isn’t just about building connections, but about actually getting business done. As LinkedIn expands functionality, expect to see more reinforcement of that concept.

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LinkedIn in Plain English

Information Matters

Looks like the marketing folks over at LinkedIn had the good wisdom to hire Lee and Sachi LeFever to make a LinkedIn video. Enjoy! I particularly like the emphasis on the idea that using LinkedIn isn’t just about building connections, but about actually getting business done. As LinkedIn expands functionality, expect to see more reinforcement of that concept.

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Driving Responsible Innovation: How to Navigate AI Governance & Data Privacy

Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL

Join us for an insightful webinar that explores the critical intersection of data privacy and AI governance. In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, building robust governance frameworks is essential to fostering innovation while staying compliant with regulations. Our expert speaker, Aindra Misra, will guide you through best practices for ensuring data protection while leveraging AI capabilities.

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On FTP, SSL and broken interfaces

Scary Beasts Security

Oh what a fun day I just had piecing together a few SSL changes for vsftpd! Let's start with a brief background on SSL. SSL provides not just secrecy but also integrity - an attacker cannot change your data stream in flight. This includes obviously changing data in the stream, and less obviously, truncating the stream. The interesting attack to truncate the stream is to fake a TCP packet with FIN set.

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Lame OpenOffice PCX crash

Scary Beasts Security

Sorry for the lame vuln. It's something I was playing with over a year ago and I just happened to notice it got fixed. I forget what the original deal was. I'm only posting because this blog serves as an RSS feed for the scary.beasts.org main vuln list. [link] A more interesting OpenOffice observation is in the works.

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Fancy an exploitation challenge?

Scary Beasts Security

So you think you're 1337? Check out these just released details of a buffer overflow in bzip2: [link] It looks pretty harmless, and it probably is. but I'd love for it not to be. if you think you have what it takes.

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iPhone Safari update fixes old libxslt version

Scary Beasts Security

This story is both interesting and boring at the same time. Boring because I didn't find anything new -- I just noted the applicability of something old to Apple's Safari. I've made sure to credit the finder of the old bug that applies to Safari; unfortunately not everyone in the security industry credits the original finder of the bug when noting it applies to a new context.

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.