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FileNet is an imaging and workflow system. You are correct that it is not doing the processing. It is designed to integrate with your existing processing systems that actually do the work. The workflow piece pretty much tracks the process of how far along a work process is, even if it is a manual step.
The imaging piece is made to store images of documents, especially in the case of businesses that are required by law to keep certain documents for a number of years.
The thing is that many businesses already have the core computational pieces that they need already in place. Developers of FileNet applications have to find a way to neatly integrate these other things with FileNet, usually with a final goal of saving a company money. In certain businesses imaging and workflow easily saves tons of money over paper processes.
Moving to something else is not a simple process. I work on FileNet based systems, but we are using a very old version. Even upgrading to the newer version of FileNet will not be a simple process.
IBM stands to make a killing on the support contracts for FileNet. For even a medium sized company such as mine the support is very expensive.
You're right that Flash is pretty good if used correctly. The backlash you see is mostly from the flashing annoying ads that everyone knows as what Flash is.
The real problem I see with Flash is the cost of entry. Last time I checked Flash was $600. Alternatives to making flash files are not nearly as good.
AMD is in a much better situation than they have been in the past.
Their server chips will continue to sell well. Opteron is still very competitive in multiprocessor systems.
There will still be people buying AMD processors based on price and past performance. If you've got some market share people will come back to you for upgrades.
AMD has other sources of income than just CPUs. Their flash memory is the most obvious one.
AMD made a name for itself as being a low cost alternative to Intel years ago. This trip into the high end is a new thing and it made them a nice pile of money to invest in the next generation due out next year.
All of that being said, I'm still going to be buying a Conroe. But your predition of the company going under is a major exaggeration. They will most likely be back and strong around a year to a year and a half from now.
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At some point it probably will. But you're right that the current one would have a hard time doing that.
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If you already have it locally on your iPod it shouldn't be necessary to go to the internet to look for it. I see what you're saying though, it could be another way to search for a song.
The answer to Hawkings question is that every once in a while we need to have a well respected person ask this question so that everyone will consider upcoming possibilities and begin to prepare for the possible problems. Everyone will have a different answer to this question, so as many possibilities as possible are covered.
You're addressing our current problems. This question posed by Hawking is so vague that you have to predict future problems to come up with an answer.
A few of them are:
What happens when/if we massively extend lifespans using nanotechnology/genetic engineering? That is somewhat covered under birth control but not exactly. You eventually run into the question of WHO you want to reproduce. Maybe not in the next 100 years though.
I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned populating the ocean yet, it seems more practical that flying to Mars.
Another thing, suppose we get to the point where nanotechnology and artificial technological implants are common. We could be facing attacks within each individual person. It brings new meaning to Personal Firewall.
What are we going to do when we run out of IP numbers?... j/k
I have a feeling that our energy consumption problems that we face today will work themselves out long before 100 years. It is too obvious of a problem for it to last that long. The number one thing there being remove dependence on the middle east, which we are already working on. Then remove dependence on fossil fuels, which is going to take a good bit longer, but I have a feeling that it will happen much sooner than 100 years from now. Go ahead and come back to flame me 100 years from now if I'm wrong.
And don't forget the predicted coming problem of mass Segway usage. We will have to redesign all of our cities to deal with THAT plague.
So, basically what I'm saying here is that we have no idea what our problems are *ACTUALLY* going to be that far into the future. Technology is changing too fast for us to have any idea of what will actually be possible. Think about just 40 years ago, not very many people would have been able to predict a global network of computers, but they were all thinking about the kinds of problems that flying cars would cause in the year 2000.
Well, that stuff hasn't actually worked out too well for him though. He really does better when he just runs a straight race. I mean he was at the back of the grid at Monaco and work his way up into the points. If he had been able to start near the front of the grid it could have been another win for him, or at least a podium. Hopefully he learned something from that.
I actually agree with you. One of the interesting things about F1 is it's ability to create new technology. There is now a pretty good list of new technologies created in F1 that have made their way into production cars. This trend should continue.
That's true, but you could make it so the OS doesn't install all of the legacy code in all cases for servers that don't need it. For example, if you're running all.net apps you shouldn't need old APIs and COM in there taking up space.
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Plus it will take miles off the car!
Slashdot wants to post articles that will start discussions here. How interesting would the posts be for an article that just sings the praises of Linux?
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FileNet is an imaging and workflow system. You are correct that it is not doing the processing. It is designed to integrate with your existing processing systems that actually do the work. The workflow piece pretty much tracks the process of how far along a work process is, even if it is a manual step.
The imaging piece is made to store images of documents, especially in the case of businesses that are required by law to keep certain documents for a number of years.
The thing is that many businesses already have the core computational pieces that they need already in place. Developers of FileNet applications have to find a way to neatly integrate these other things with FileNet, usually with a final goal of saving a company money. In certain businesses imaging and workflow easily saves tons of money over paper processes.
Moving to something else is not a simple process. I work on FileNet based systems, but we are using a very old version. Even upgrading to the newer version of FileNet will not be a simple process.
IBM stands to make a killing on the support contracts for FileNet. For even a medium sized company such as mine the support is very expensive.
It's a trade-off. Much like any other development environment.
For some applications, especially intranet type applications, it may have its place in the world.
Do most of the users in the average corporate environment run Unix? Probably not. Do they have a Flash player on their computer? Probably.
I'm not saying that it is the best way to go, but it could have its uses.
Just because a guy works in a cave is no reason to prevent him from buying video games.
Maybe it's a phone where you are allowed to say anything you want, and television where you can watch anything you want with no censorship.
That's true. But you know what I do? I slam my oversized too heavy item on the bagging area and pray that the thing breaks.
You're right that Flash is pretty good if used correctly. The backlash you see is mostly from the flashing annoying ads that everyone knows as what Flash is.
The real problem I see with Flash is the cost of entry. Last time I checked Flash was $600. Alternatives to making flash files are not nearly as good.
AMD is in a much better situation than they have been in the past.
Their server chips will continue to sell well. Opteron is still very competitive in multiprocessor systems.
There will still be people buying AMD processors based on price and past performance. If you've got some market share people will come back to you for upgrades.
AMD has other sources of income than just CPUs. Their flash memory is the most obvious one.
AMD made a name for itself as being a low cost alternative to Intel years ago. This trip into the high end is a new thing and it made them a nice pile of money to invest in the next generation due out next year.
All of that being said, I'm still going to be buying a Conroe. But your predition of the company going under is a major exaggeration. They will most likely be back and strong around a year to a year and a half from now.
The situation IS worse, because you HAVE to use FX processors in a 4x4 system.
Get your bioports now.
Wait a second, maybe we're already in the game.
At some point it probably will. But you're right that the current one would have a hard time doing that.
If you already have it locally on your iPod it shouldn't be necessary to go to the internet to look for it. I see what you're saying though, it could be another way to search for a song.
The answer to Hawkings question is that every once in a while we need to have a well respected person ask this question so that everyone will consider upcoming possibilities and begin to prepare for the possible problems. Everyone will have a different answer to this question, so as many possibilities as possible are covered.
So, the answer is to think about the question.
You're addressing our current problems. This question posed by Hawking is so vague that you have to predict future problems to come up with an answer.
... j/k
A few of them are:
What happens when/if we massively extend lifespans using nanotechnology/genetic engineering? That is somewhat covered under birth control but not exactly. You eventually run into the question of WHO you want to reproduce. Maybe not in the next 100 years though.
I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned populating the ocean yet, it seems more practical that flying to Mars.
Another thing, suppose we get to the point where nanotechnology and artificial technological implants are common. We could be facing attacks within each individual person. It brings new meaning to Personal Firewall.
What are we going to do when we run out of IP numbers?
I have a feeling that our energy consumption problems that we face today will work themselves out long before 100 years. It is too obvious of a problem for it to last that long. The number one thing there being remove dependence on the middle east, which we are already working on. Then remove dependence on fossil fuels, which is going to take a good bit longer, but I have a feeling that it will happen much sooner than 100 years from now. Go ahead and come back to flame me 100 years from now if I'm wrong.
And don't forget the predicted coming problem of mass Segway usage. We will have to redesign all of our cities to deal with THAT plague.
So, basically what I'm saying here is that we have no idea what our problems are *ACTUALLY* going to be that far into the future. Technology is changing too fast for us to have any idea of what will actually be possible. Think about just 40 years ago, not very many people would have been able to predict a global network of computers, but they were all thinking about the kinds of problems that flying cars would cause in the year 2000.
Having more education than someone does not necessarily make you more intelligent.
Well, that stuff hasn't actually worked out too well for him though. He really does better when he just runs a straight race. I mean he was at the back of the grid at Monaco and work his way up into the points. If he had been able to start near the front of the grid it could have been another win for him, or at least a podium. Hopefully he learned something from that.
I didn't hear any of the teams complaining about the banked turn this year.
I think they were bitching more about crappy tires that can't handle the track from Michelin than the turn itself.
I actually agree with you. One of the interesting things about F1 is it's ability to create new technology. There is now a pretty good list of new technologies created in F1 that have made their way into production cars. This trend should continue.
Maybe that applies to companies also.
Imagine a Beo...
Ok, whatever, that's not really the point though. I'm sure there are other unnecessary things you COULD take out that you can't now.
That's true, but you could make it so the OS doesn't install all of the legacy code in all cases for servers that don't need it. For example, if you're running all .net apps you shouldn't need old APIs and COM in there taking up space.