Category: Business

Oracle/Sun: The end of Java as we know it?

A community weighs the pros and cons of Oracle’s new claim on Java.

While Oracle and Sun Microsystems are hailing Oracle’s purchase of Sun as a big boost for Java, others are not so sure. Some with stake in the Java ecosystem are questioning what kind of control Oracle might try to exercise over the popular software development platform, which has driven enterprise applications since its debut in 1995. Observers also expect Oracle to make a go of trying to make more money off of Java than Sun ever could. Continue reading it here.

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Oracle’s Sun buy: Ellison praises Solaris, Java

Oracle CEO cites Java, Solaris as key components of acquisition.

Oracle may have decided to buy Sun Microsystems because it was worth far more to the database market leader than it was to IBM. It’s not a question of the price — at $7.4 billion, Oracle didn’t agree to pay much more than what IBM reportedly was considering. But Oracle may have more use for Sun’s technology than IBM ever did. Continue reading it here.

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IBM in Talks to Buy Sun

When I woke up I received a lot of news talking about IBM and Sun merge.

Sun Shares Jump on I.B.M. Takeover Report on NYTimes.

IBM in Talks to Buy Sun in Bid to Add to Web Heft on WS Journal.

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Decline; IBM Drops, Sun Micro Rallies on Bloombeg.

I.B.M. Said to Be in Talks to Buy Sun for $7 Billion on NY Times.

IBM in Talks to Buy Sun in Bid to Add to Web Heft on WS Journal.

IBM ‘in talks’ to buy Sun Microsystems on The Register.

Regards,

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

Ubuntu and its creator

In December, hundreds of these controversial software developers gathered for one week at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.

They came from all over the world, sporting many of the usual signs of software mercenaries: jeans, ponytails, unruly facial hair and bloodshot eyes.

All the fuss at the meeting centered on something called Ubuntu and a man named Mark Shuttleworth, the charismatic 35-year-old billionaire from South Africa who functions as the spiritual and financial leader of this coding clan.

Created just over four years ago, Ubuntu (pronounced oo-BOON-too) has emerged as the fastest-growing and most celebrated version of the Linux operating system, which competes with Windows primarily through its low, low price: $0.

Continue reading A Software Populist Who Doesn’t Do Windows on New York Times.

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

Java and e-commerce

I was looking for an e-commerce solutions based on Java.

First all I searched on google and I found the article on TechNewsWorld regarding Is E-Commerce Ready for Open Source?.

After that I read about KonaKart: Free Java-based online shopping cart on InfoQ. Thefore so far, KonaKart looks like the best e-commerce solution using java platform or the only one.

If you know any other open source Java solution for e-commerce, leave a comment here.

I will be testing KonaKart soon and I’ll sharing my experience here.

Thanks

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

Brazil as an outsourcing destination

Brazil has long been recognized as one of the powerhouses in Football worldwide. Brazil is well known for its stamina, skill and flair on the football pitch, usually leaving the rest of the world competing for second place. But far removed from these football certainties, (some Argentines may have something to say about it), is how well Brazil will fare in a newer contest now taking place across the business world — the contest to be the next location for offshoring of IT and business process services. Is Brazil a serious competitor in the “BPO/ITO World Cup”? Do they have what it takes to get to the final or do they face disqualification in the first round?

Brazil as an outsourcing destination

Analysis of Brazil as an Offshore Services Location

Brazil: is not only a world class ball player in the football field but also on the information technology services and solutions providers’ space

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InfoWorld’s guide to following your job overseas

Tech job moving abroad? Offshore yourself with it! InfoWorld’s guide to following your job overseas.

If your job is moving overseas, maybe you should move with it. Many American IT workers have looked with increasing worry as programming and datacenter jobs moved to India, China, Eastern Europe and elsewhere as companies seek cheap labor and Internet connectivity has made offshoring a plausible business option. Or perhaps your job is staying in the U.S., but being handled by an H1-B-visa-holding immigrant or a foreign consultancy such as Tata Consulting Services and Wipro that tends to import its own workers. While some companies have found offshoring to have more costs than savings when management and quality issues are factored in, it’s clear that IT jobs have been globalized and will stay that way… more

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Outsourcing: Is Brazil the nex India?

Brazil’s IT workforce offers the business savvy and technical skills to make offshoring there a worthwhile option for IT’s outsourcing needs.

Whereas India, China, Eastern Europe, and Russia get the most attention when it comes to outsourcing IT work, Brazil is fast becoming a competitive destination, offering top-quality IT talent in an intriguing location, business-wise.

Read the Brazil: IT’s next India?

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

Capitalismo Criativo

Estava lendo a reportagem da Revista Época cujo o tema é: “As melhores invenções devem beneficiar também os mais pobres”. Foi ai que me interessei pelo tema Capitalismo Criativo que li na reportagem completa Em busca do capitalismo criativo. . Na verdade baseado nessa minha pesquisa encontrei alguns artigos e reportagens interessantes:

A New Approach to Capitalism in the 21st Century – O discurso do Bill Gates no World Economic Forum. O transcript do discurso do Bill Gates está disponível aqui.

Bill Gates Issues Call For Kinder Capitalism – Um resumo do discurso do Bill Gates no Wall Street Journal, no que tange o tema Capitalismo Criativo.

Making Capitalism More Creative – Reportagem da revista TIME, sobre Capitalismo Criativo.

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

WebSphere Application Server V7 Available

The newest version of WebSphere Application Server, version 7.0, is now available.

WAS 7 is certified for Java EE 5, including EJB 3.0 and JAX-WS 2.1, and is built on Java SE V6.

For more information:

Thank you Bobby Woolf