--- title: links for 2007-03-02 date: 2007-03-02T23:26:22Z modified: 2007-03-02T23:26:22Z permalink: "https://redmonk.com/jgovernor/links-for-2007-03-02/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 937 categories: - Uncategorized timestamp: 2007-03-02T23:26:22Z tags: - Uncategorized --- - [Oracle Deal for Hyperion Is Expected – New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/technology/01deal.html?_r=1&dlbk&oref=slogin) so does IBM buy Cognos now or later? It could integrate the company (technically) somewhat easier than Oracle swallowing hyperion. Cognos is already mapped out as an IBM infrastructure play – nice positioning at this point. Cognos appears to have played a (tags: [IBM](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/IBM) [Cognos](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Cognos) [Oracle](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Oracle) [Hyperion](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Hyperion)) - [Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog: Oracle rolls up Hyperion](http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2007/03/oracle_rolls_up.php) Nick falls into the “x is dead” briar patch. (tags: [Oracle](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Oracle) [Hyperion](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Hyperion)) - [disambiguity – » Ambient Intimacy](http://www.disambiguity.com/ambient-intimacy/) Anne says this is the best post yet on twitter. i still say its telepathy but citing Bakhtin is always a winning strategy. quite the critical theory day with Bakhtin and flaneurs turning up. I think we’ll see more mashups of critical theory and network ar (tags: [criticaltheory](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/criticaltheory) [Twitter](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Twitter) [telepathy](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/telepathy) [adoption](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/adoption)) - [Interface21 Team Blog » Oracle Contributing Oracle Application Server Integration Code to Spring Framework](http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/02/27/oracle-contributing-oracle-application-server-integration-code-to-spring-framework/) holy open source interfaces. Rod Johnson is changing the industry one app server vendor at a time. Spring Rules. First BEA shitcans its own componentry in favour of Spring. Now Oracle too. I can see Rod on a plane to Somers sometime soon. Seriously GREAT (tags: [Interface21](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Interface21) [Spring](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Spring) [RodJohnson](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/RodJohnson) [POJO](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/POJO) [SCA](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/SCA) [SOA](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/SOA) [Oracle](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Oracle)) - [People Over Process » Blog Archive » links for 2007-02-27](http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2007/02/27/links-for-2007-02-27/) business has really picked up since we started sending out t-shirts… 😉 (tags: [t-shirts](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/t-shirts) [redmonk](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/redmonk)) - [Ruby brightens the NetBeans platform](http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/03/01/HNsunruby_1.html) Infoworld, March 1st, 2007. (tags: [redmonkpress](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/redmonkpress) [Ruby](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Ruby) [Netbeans](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Netbeans)) - [The Ponderings of Woodrow](http://woodrow.typepad.com/the_ponderings_of_woodrow/) I am a major fan but I think Jason calls it wrong here. Lack of overlap can be a problem from a technical integration standpoint. Compare are contrast potential rapid upside when SAP acquired the relatively tiny Pilot Software just a week or so ago. I spo (tags: [Oracle](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Oracle) [Hyperion](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Hyperion) [PilotSoftware](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/PilotSoftware) [Cognos](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Cognos)) - [DrKW Case Study.pdf (application/pdf Object)](http://www.socialtext.com/files/DrKW%20Case%20Study.pdf) how to make a wiki stick.. practitioner advisory at investment bank (tags: [wiki](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/wiki)) - [Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2: Gizmodo Proclaims March to be Boycott the RIAA Month](http://wickedstageact2.typepad.com/life_on_the_wicked_stage_/2007/02/gizmodo_proclai.html) go gizmodo! boycott the RIAA (tags: [eMusic](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/eMusic) [Gizmodo](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Gizmodo) [DRM](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/DRM)) - [Data Doghouse – performance management, business intelligence, and data warehousing: Oracle Acquires Hyperion: Another One Bites the Dust?](http://datadoghouse.typepad.com/data_doghouse/2007/03/oracle_acquires.html) Overlaps are really hard. If they weren’t Oracle would be posting great results based on its M&A spree. As it is its in consolidation mode. I respect what Oracle is doing, but I think the challenges are immense and the opportunities for competitors are ve (tags: [Oracle](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Oracle) [Hyperion](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Hyperion) [Cognos](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Cognos)) - [Problems with VMware on edgy | gaybuntu.com](http://gaybuntu.com/node/12) Gaybuntu? Now thats diversity and the long tail of distributions. Gaybuntu? Gaybuntu? I can’t even think of any good jokes… (tags: [Ubuntu](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Ubuntu) [Gaybuntu](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Gaybuntu)) - [What is Gaybuntu?](http://gaybuntu.com/) What is Gaybuntu? Gaybuntu is not about segregation, str8, bi & gay are all welcome here- just leave your attitude at the door! Gaybuntu is an online community with three main objectives: 1. Provide an online resource with a goal to teach fellow ga (tags: [Ubuntu](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Ubuntu) [Gaybuntu](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Gaybuntu)) - [Friends of Gaybuntu | gaybuntu.com](http://gaybuntu.com/friends) I swear to god i love the web. ##gaygeeks Gay Geeks is a channel of gay linux users, you can find them on IRC on server: irc.ubuntu.com They are very friendly and i recommend a visit! (tags: [Gaybuntu](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Gaybuntu) [Ubuntu](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Ubuntu)) - [Gendal World: My theory is proved](http://gendal.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-theory-is-proved.html) MQSeries rules. WebSphere MQ – bah. (tags: [MQSeries](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/MQSeries) [WebSphere](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/WebSphere))