Hackers Told To Hack Off Ponytails

Open source developers are the grunge rockers of the new millennium, the originals long dissolved in corporate formulaic art. Unlike their barefoot hippie predecessors (who woke up one day in Birkenstocks as Volvo-driving yuppies), they kept their ponytails as an affront to The Man, sharing their warez with the Kool-Aid drinking masses.

Software 2006 Wrap-up

I had the accidental honor of being the last speaker at Software 2006. So as I often do, I veered off of my showcase company presentation to point out how Socialtext is a conclusion of a theme.

Ingram Unveils Service Renewal Portal For VARs

Ingram Micro Inc. announced a new Reseller Services Portal value-added resellers (VARs), powered by MaintenanceNet. The new web portal, available to US customers, automates IT product service renewal contracts, in and effort to make it easier to drive incremental revenue on product sales.

Multiply Equals Discretion-Based Networking

Multiply CEO Peter Pezaris has moved beyond his past of contributing to Xemacs and selling companies to CBS Sportsline to help build a social networking site; we managed to avoid discussion of a certain other social media site in a recent conversation.