http://techblog.stratum.net Technical Thoughts from a Marketing World Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:04:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a reprint from the official ICANN website. Exciting announcement for the marketing and branding community! Biggest Expansion in gTLDs Approved for Implementation 26 June 2008 Paris, France: The Board of ICANN today approved a recommendation that could see a whole range of new names introduced to the Internet's addressing system."The Board ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/06/30/icanns-expansion-in-gtlds-approved/ Let's hold off just a little bit longer on our Firefox 3 downloads. I know we're excited but security first. :) Reprint from the TippingPoint Digital Vaccine Labs blog - A number of people who monitor our Zero Day Initiative's Upcoming Advisories page noticed yesterday that we reported a vulnerability to ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/06/23/mozilla-firefox-30-vulnerability/ With the new release of Firefox 3 this week I thought I’d take the opportunity to remind everyone of our supported platforms per our client contracts. FF3 does not fall in this range. Neither does WIN Vista or MAC 10.5. Not yet. Please make sure you test all work per ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/06/18/stratum-support-test-platforms/ According to a Forrester Research survey of North American businesses, these are the top-supported handheld operating systems - percentage of businesses 73% - BlackBerry 46% - Windows Mobile 6.x 40% - Palm OS 39% - Windows Mobile 5.x 28% - Windows CE 12% - Mac OS X ( iPhone ) ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/06/05/popular-handheld-operating-systems-for-businesses/ I ran across this article on NetworkWorld.com that provides nice definitions of WiMax, 3G, 4G and LTE technologies. So I thought I would share. Mobile madness defined By Brad Reed and Joanie Wexler , Network World , 05/09/2008 Does all this talk of WiMAX, 3G and 4G make your head spin? ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/05/30/wimax-3g-4g-and-lte-what-does-it-all-mean/ I was reminded this evening that I had not watched a Cranky Geeks episode in a while. Cool stuff. Check it out. 2008 Archive Shows 05.21.2008: Episode 117: Google Gives User Data to Police, Microsoft's New Plans for Yahoo!, HP Sets Sights on Teen Tech.. 05.14.2008: Episode 116: Is the 3G iPhone Imminent?, ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/05/20/cranky-geeks-with-john-c-dvorak/ Our BlackBerry's will be running push services from Windows Live Services as soon as this summer. See the Microsoft press release here. Microsoft and RIM to Bring Windows Live Services to BlackBerry Smartphone Customers Agreement will enhance the communications experience on BlackBerry smartphones through popular Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/05/13/blackberry-and-windows-live-services/ Stratum Marketing 4873 South Oliver Drive, Suite 101 Virginia Beach, VA 23455 757.464.0010 http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/04/23/stratum-has-moved-to-virginia-beach/ Too many devices in your life? Microsoft wants to help you simplify, and on Wednesday it launched a limited technology preview of Live Mesh. Microsoft said Live Mesh is its new "software-plus-services platform and service that uses the Web as a hub to centrally connect people to the information, applications, ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/04/23/microsoft-live-mesh-will-help-you-connect-all-your-devices/ Microsoft has released Windows XP Service Pack 3 to manufacturers three years after the last service pack. SP3, the last release for Windows XP, will be available April 29th for download and includes security updates. An analyst said Windows XP will be capable of more years of ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/04/22/windows-xp-service-pack-3-due-out-next-week/ Users don't care about the difference between rich Internet apps and desktop apps. They just want software that is simple to use no matter where you lead them. http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/04/09/do-you-know-what-your-users-want/ http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/04/08/is-starbucks-making-brand-adjustments/ IBM and Linden Labs are working on a enterprise version of Second Life, where employees can cross between a private virtual world inside a firewall and outside on the Second Life Web site. The tools under development are based on Second Life Grid. IBM's task is to ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/04/03/ibm-project-aims-to-put-second-life-inside-the-firewall/ The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has approved Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) file format as an international standard. OOXML was originally rejected, and won't be finally adopted if ISO or International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) members file a formal appeal over the next two months. Get the ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/04/02/microsofts-ooxml-becomes-an-international-standard/ From Rick Cockrum of Shards of Consciousness fame - Learn the difference between advertising and marketing. Use them both. Marketing is the sum of the activities you perform to get the word out about your business and attract the customers you want. Advertising is one marketing activity. It usually entails ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/04/01/the-difference-between-advertising-and-marketing/ Get connected on April 20-23, 2008 at the DevConnections Conferences and Expos in Orlando, FL. Register at www.devconnections.com. Every attendee receives a free copy of MS Visual Studio 2008. Microsoft ASP.NET Connections Visual Studio & Architect Connections SQL Server Magazine Connections SharePoint Connections Keynotes: Norman Guadagno, Director of Product Marketing for VS Team System Microsoft Scott Guthrie, General ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/27/devconnections-conferences/ Michael Coles wrote a nice little tips article for SQLServerCentral.com on doing your best to fight SQL Injection. As a developer you probably already have many little tricks in your toolbag to fight these pesking predators. It certainly doesn't hurt to see another coder's ideas. Here's a quick exerpt - For many years ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/24/helpful-tips-for-developers-on-fighting-sql-injection/ IT workers total 12 million votes in the United States today. Here's how they surveyed from a Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) and Rasmussen Reports poll. Where do you fall? Political Party breakdown: Republican 35% Democrat 26% Other ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/24/it-workers-like-mccain-and-obama/ CNN.com is reporting an AP story of confirmed cases of computer gadgets being purchased from manufacturers and retailers pre-installed with multiple electronic viruses. Apple has confirmed many video iPods were delivered to your homes with viruses as serious as providing hackers a way to steal passwords from your computer; including your ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/20/ipods-and-other-gadgets-a-source-of-computer-viruses/ According to the Windows Vista Weblog, SP1 for Vista will be available for download on March 19. The source says Amazon lists the retail version of Windows Vista SP1 being available on March 19. The post also has Microsoft making the service pack available for download through the Windows Update install service ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/16/windows-vista-sp1-available-on-march-19/ Dejan Cancarevic posted his most used CSS tricks on his blog, StylizedWeb.com. You might want to shoot over there and check them out. 1. Rounded corners without images. 2. Style your order list. 3. Tableless forms. 4. Double blockquote. 5. Gradient text effect. 6. Vertical centering with line height. 7. Rounded corners with images. 8. Multiple class name. 9. ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/16/most-used-css-tricks/ If you don't read any other blog articles today (besides this one!) read Steve Rubel's The Future is Web Services, Not Web Sites.  He speaks of brand messages on the Internet expanding beyond just a single website image. The constellation consisting of many satellite sites involving social community profiles will represent ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/14/you-are-living-in-the-web-services-generation-now-whether-you-like-it-or-not/ Did you hear that AOL bought Bebo today? What was that? AOL? The Time-Warner AOL? That's right. You heard it correct. AOL bought Bebo for a cool $850 million. I'm guessing AOL's thinking is to make them a more valuable entity. And to possibly make them look more attractive to future buyers. More ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/13/aol-buys-bebo-for-a-cool-850-m/ BIO-key has announced the release of version 3.5 of PocketCop, which gives law enforcement officers access to state and federal databases, including motor vehicle information. Police officers can quickly and easily check to see if a given person is wanted or if a car was reported stolen. According to their ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/13/pocketcop-blackberry-quick-information-in-the-hands-of-law-enforcement-on-the-street/ The official Ubuntu website is conducting a brainstorming session in which anybody can participate. Ever wish there were a particular feature or wish one functioned more efficiently? Suggest a new (or upgrade to a) feature by creating an account at the Ubuntu Brainstorm website and then submitting your wish. Other visitors ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/12/voice-your-opinion-and-add-suggestions-on-ubuntu-linux/ Here's a bit of critical information as an introduction to Microsoft's Windows Server 2008. Start the research now. We'll be having more conversations very shortly. Thanks. Windows Server 2008, with its built-in Web and virtualization technologies, enables you to increase the reliability and flexibility of your server infrastructure. Learn how new ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/12/windows-server-2008-web-virtualization-security-and-a-solid-foundation-for-your-business-workloads/ The 4th beta of the Firefox 3.0 browser was released Monday and includes more than 900 enhancements over the previous beta. Mozilla said the new beta includes improvements to performance and memory usage, fixes for stability, and platform-specific enhancements. Some of the enhancements include a new download manager to make locating ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/10/firefox-3-beta-4-released/ This is the first positive step I've seen taken by Apple towards making the iPhone a possibility in the secure world of the business enterprise. The rumors have been flying for a while that Apple had licensed Microsoft's ActiveSync so the iPhone could function on Microsoft Exchange. The introduction of ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/06/iphone-and-exchange-integration/ BeetTV.com interviewed Marc Mercuri, a Platform Incubation Team Architect at Microsoft recently on Tafiti. Tafiti is an experimental search product which combines the companys Live Search offering with its Flash competitor, Silverlight. According to Microsoft, Tafiti, which means do research in Swahili, is designed to help people use the Web ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/03/01/tafiti-microsoft-debuts-new-graphical-search-using-silverlight/ CIO.com recently stood up an interesting survey - BlackBerry Users Vote: How Tethered Are You? I think a more important question for company decision-makers would be, How Tethered Should My Team Be? My world is very interesting and overall I think unique. Not unique for the tech industry but unique ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/02/28/a-connected-world-and-how-important-is-it/ Business owners and marketing directors want to know how to be found on search engines.  It is one of the most frequently asked questions we receive.  It may not be the most important question regarding internet marketing for all or our clients but it is almost always in the marketing ... http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/02/12/4-easy-ways-to-better-search-engine-rankings/ Here's a nice little tutorial written by Vinayak Kumar Shrestha on uploading files within .NET apps masked by a little AJAX. http://vinayakshrestha.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/uploading-files-using-aspnet-ajax-extensions/ http://techblog.stratum.net/2008/01/12/ajax-net-file-upload-tutorial/