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- PowerCold Corporation (OTCBB:PWCL) announced today that the company has signed a letter of intent to acquire Alturdyne, Inc. a San Diego based manufacturer of diesel, natural gas, turbine and rotary generator sets. Alturdyne sales during the past 10 years have been in the $6.5 million to $11 million range with seven profitable sales years including each of the last two years. Alturdyne has developed, packaged and installed over 4,000 engine power units around the world.
The transaction, which would be non-dilutive for present shareholders, involves a combination of cash and stock. Specific terms were not disclosed. Under the proposed agreement, PowerCold would acquire all of Alturdyne's assets and intellectual property. Alturdyne would then operate as an independent wholly owned PowerCold subsidiary. Upon completion of the acquisition, anticipated by May 31, 2002 after a further detailed audit, PowerCold expects to be qualified for listing on the American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ.
PowerCold CEO Frank Simola said, "This is an enormously significant transaction for PowerCold that not only enhances our financial statements, but augments our proprietary product line and, more importantly, integrates highly experienced industry people into our company. Alturdyne's engine power systems are well known in the industry for supporting back-up generator sets for many phone companies. There are even more significant applications in the defense industry and other areas. The acquisition of Alturdyne not only strengthens PowerCold's on-site power cogeneration business but completely fills out the 'Power' side of our business."
Frank Verbeke, president of Alturdyne, said, "We are very pleased to become part of PowerCold. We have known Frank Simola and the fine people of his organization for many years. We are confident that our proprietary technology and market position are an ideal fit with the technology and market position of PowerCold. Together we have the potential to transform our two companies into a significant force in our industry."
Alturdyne was established in 1970 for the purpose of providing custom turbine engine power units to the industry. The company's product designs are usually unique packages with self-contained, automatic state-of-the art controls. Alturdyne currently employees approximately 80 people in its two San Diego manufacturing facilities. Another 20 sales and service people are located across the United States. PowerCold Corp.
Alturdyne is an approved vendor for all the "Baby Bell" companies, which are regulated to maintain standby power. Alturdyne derives over 50% of its revenues from emergency back-up generator sets sold to AT&T, Lucent, the seven Regional Bells, GTE and Sprint. Additional revenue is derived from sales of spare parts and contracts for service. Another 10 -15% of Alturdyne's business comes from engine driven chillers (air conditioning) and cogeneration systems. PowerCold has worked with Alturdyne for several years in the engine driven chiller business.
PowerCold markets energy efficient and environmentally safe equipment to reduce power costs by up to 50%. PowerCold's patented highly efficient Nauticon™ evaporative water-cooled condensers improves heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration efficiency and reduces power costs over the typical commercial air-cooled condensers. The Nauticon combined with PowerCold's patented Ultimate Comfort System's heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system give PowerCold the ability to produce unchallengeable cost and operating savings in major segments of the HVAC markets.
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Forward-Looking Information: The statements in this news release contain forward-looking information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including the inability to generate and secure the necessary product sale, or the lack of acceptance of the company's products by its customers. In each case actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. The company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results (expressed or modified) will not be realized.


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Mobile device owners are encouraged to download apps from official sources, such as Apple's App Store. However, they should still exercise caution as malicious apps can still slip through.
The latest culprit posed as the popular Camera+ app and had the description "The Most Amazing Camera+ Version Yet." Unlike the popular Camera+ app, which is developed by Tap Tap Tap, this version came from Pursuit Special, said Glyn Evans of iPhoneography, who found the app on Jan. 21. Once notified, Apple pulled the app from the App Store.
It was not clear if Camera+ 4.0 VS & SS was just piggybacking on the popular name or if it actually has malicious functionality, according to Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant at Sophos, wrote on the Naked Security blog.
Even so, Apple's approval process should have noticed that someone was uploading an app with the same name as an app that is currently the 14th best-selling app in the App Store, according to Cluley. "Apple should surely recognize if someone other than Tap Tap Tap tries to submit it to the store?" Cluley said.
The real makers of Camera+, Tap Tap Tap, confirmed on Twitter that the app was fake. "Oh Apple and your all too often disappointing approval process," the developers posted on Twitter.
Android users learned the hard way last year that malicious apps can masquerade as photo apps and mobile wallpapers on the Android Market. There was a sense that Apple's App Store was safer because Apple pre-approves each app before it appears in the store, something Google doesn't do for the Android Market.
Even so, that doesn't mean fake or malicious apps have never appeared on the App Store. Mac security researcher Charlie Miller's proof-of-concept app that would have allowed remote users to execute unsigned code on the iPhone was approved for the App Store last fall.
"As always, be careful what applications you install on your computing devices - even if they come from the Apple App Store," Cluley said.

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Well, after some help with the ldd command. I was able to determine that it WAS missing lib file causing disktype and guess_fstype and others not to work. So now I'm going to have to find out how to build them, I think the term is Static. Like using dietlibc to compile them so they don't need the lib files. or just include them in the initrd. I could do the latter just to get the beta working for now.
So busybox and the kernel are okay, at least for now.
I think I'll try to upload a working beta up for other to see the progress.
It won't include the mac SFS file because I haven't made it yet. But if they know enough linux sh/bash commands and such they can at least mount the cdrom or hard disk and explore them through the command line.
Oh yeah, any information on how to compile programs statically would help. Because at the moment I don't know how to do that.
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perhaps you need to have a look at the construct of yellow dog?
It's a dvd I believe, as it has loads of software, but I've read that Terrasoft were brought in as they had succeeded in porting to PS3, involving a live video accelerator, & which is still being developed....
I, too, have a couple of G3s and a fair few friends with MACs who'd love PPCPUP
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Oh yeah, any information on how to compile programs statically
Pretty sure you don't mean
going into a full lotus and meditating whilst compiling but just in case
. . . you could also read these posters whilst compiling
that might keep you still for a while
More importantly (when you pull this off) I hope you can be added to the Puppy 5 Kennels
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Well, I've got some of the program to compile with dietlibc. Need to work on getting the others to compile statically. Meaning that are independent of any library files.
Thought I'd now share what I currently have so far.
I recommend using a CD-RW so you don't waste a good CD-R.
Wow Lobster, that's so cool!
About maybe being added to the Puppy 5 Kennels. While I am trying to keep as close as possible to the original Puppy coding as possible, I'm probably going to have to go back and clean it up after I get it working.
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I downloaded the iso and burned it. I booted my emac up with it by pressing 'c' during the boot up and got to boot prompt. I pressed enter and it started booting the kernel, went thru a few screens and then went black. I booted again, pressed 'tab', found out the commands and typed failsafe and it booted into the command line perfectly. (I have to admit my heart was racing at the anticipation, this is gonna be huge if you pull it off) I moved and poked around for a while, even made three directories and moved a file between them. The 'cp' command wasn't found though? I saw it in /bin but it didn't work. Anyway, rock and roll! What's next? I gotta new stack of cd's just for testing this if you want subjects PowerPup. Great work!
As to compiling statically, can't you copy some programs off of Puppy 3 and throw them in? I have been playing around with minor, easy compiling for my own usage. I can just as easy go and build a Puppy 3 system on a partition and download the devx file and play with a few small programs. Am I understanding you correctly?
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Glad to hear of your success brymway!
I'm not sure why you had to go through failsafe to get it working though. Looking at apple-history.com Your Emac uses a Nvidia GeForce2 MX chip. and the only macs I have to test with use ATI. So maybe there's something in the kernel for that. (I know I enabled Nvidia.)
As for getting programs off of Puppy 3, I can't do it that easily. The all the programs are compiled for intel cpus. I have to recompile everything from source to PPC. Don't know why the cp wasn't working for you, tested that myself earlier... Maybe I forgot something.
The next thing is getting the guess_fstype and the probepart_init script working properly. This script is for finding out which drives have partitions that it can look for puppy files on.
If you have other kinds of macs it would help to test them too. That way we have a good idea of compatibility. I don't think you would want to use a bunch of your CDs on the semi-working beta though.
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I can go pick up a RW cd to try. Just to confirm, I tried running "linux" at the boot again and it crashed. Then I rebooted and ran "linux-failsafe" and it booted into the command line.
As far as compiling to ppc, are you downloading a devx file to your mac and compiling that way?
I downloaded MP editor tar package. It works on 301 with no dependencies. And it doesn't need an x server.
I only have one mac but my sister in law has an imac and a ppc laptop. I'm pretty sure I could use those every once in a while.
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Thought I'd now share what I currently have so far. Very Happy
I am nowhere near a Mac for the next few days
Hope you get some feedback.
Been planting seeds today: Dill - oh yum with fish, Basil for those Italian tomato flavours, chives for everything and thyme (for thyme travellers).
Anyway part of Kennel is to share resources, get more people testing
starting a Powerpup page for you
Maybe a logo
. . . any offers of help . . . guys . . .?
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I have a domain with a dormant forum on it. I have 250 megs of space that I pay for each month. I'd be glad to have it used by Powerpup. I don't know how to do anything with my web space. The company installed the forum software for me and I maintained it. But now it just sits there. Anything I can do I will.
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Hope I don't disappoint you brymway, I had been planning to make a PowerPup home page (Using free hosts) and have it set up now.
I plan to work on the PowerPup home page more.
As for a logo I know someone who might be willing to make one for me.
Now when you say "share resources" Lobster, do you mean like source codes and such? Because everything I'm using comes from either slackware/slackintosh, puppy sources, or from the author's website.
anyway, fix the cp command and still working on the init scripts, I'll post when I've updated the online iso.
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Hope I don't disappoint you brymway,
Absolutely not! More power to you!
I'm just offering help if you need it. The page looks good. I'll throw the iso disc in the laptop tomorrow and ensure it works as well.
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Anyway, after using bootinit.log to help debug. (Gotta love them log files.
) I have finally gotten PowerPup to detect the pup_301.sfs file on the CD and Hard Disk!
I even used my ext3 partition with a ubuntu sfs file renamed to pup_301.sfs and ran PowerPup. It copied the whole 640MB file into ram and booted it. Although X11 didn't work because it was missing stuff from the ubuntu initrd. This mean I have pretty much three thing left to do, as far as I know.
Create the PPC pup_301.sfs file.
Get the initscripts to properly mount hfsplus to save and load pup_saves.
trim the kernel and initrd.
Updated the home page, and added link to new PowerPup_beta.iso there and previous post above. (This is why I recommend using a CD-RW, because I'm am constantly at work updating it.
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Good luck with this project PowerPup. Old macs are a major blindspot when it comes to recycling software, but they are very sought after items for their "cool" factor. The only really viable alternative was xubuntu for ppc, which isnt very well maintained and tricky to install.
you may want to think about compiling gnash for this too, as currently I believe there is no flash plugin produced by adobe for linux on ppc.
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Powerpup iso.2
emac=boots to menu, crashes with "linux" command, runs with "linux-failsafe"
made three directories again and moved them all around. Cp still doesn't work. When the cp command is given, the response is the file specified is "omitted", but it isn't, and the file isn't moved to the target directory. Rm and rmdir work.
ibook G4=boots to menu, works fine with "linux" command. Everything else is the same as above.
Any more extensive tests you would like me to try?
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Now when you say "share resources" Lobster, do you mean like source codes and such? Because everything I'm using comes from either slackware/slackintosh, puppy sources, or from the author's website.
We are still very much on the 4.2 to 4.2.1 (4.3) development.
As Kennel develops with more users available, help may be offered in terms of logo, a wiki page, testing etc.
Kennel is a question of sharing our most valuable resource. Keen Puppy users.
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Wayland, Bowers recognized for longevity with education grant program
PLAINVIEW – Dr. J. Hoyt Bowers knows a little something about longevity. As a member of the Wayland Baptist University science faculty since 1963, he's seen lots of things come and go at the college.
Bowers was recently recognized for his work with one particular program that is only half as old as his career at Wayland. Bowers and his wife, Joanne, received a plaque honoring their 20 years of involvement with the Teacher Quality Grants. Funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and administered through the DANA Center at the University of Texas at Austin, the grants are set aside for programs that build the knowledge base of teachers in Texas, particularly in the areas of science and math.
At Wayland, the grants have funded the ASSIST program – the Academic Summer Science Institute for Secondary Teachers – which has been ongoing for 20 years. The university was recognized as the only school to consistently receive the grants for each year of the program's existence. In some of those years, Wayland actually received two grants, one of which helped fund an elementary version of the program, called ASSET.
Bowers said he would never have imagined that the summer program developed by himself and fellow science professor Dr. Gerald Thompson would have lasted 20 years, especially in light of state funding issues.
"We figured we'd get three or four good years out of it and then move on, but it's still going," Bowers said.
After first learning of the grants in the mid-1980s, Bowers said he and Thompson sat down to flesh out a program that would help teachers in their subject areas, thereby helping students under their tutelage as well. The lengthy application process – including several pages worth of research, planning and evaluation methods – was rewarded with a grant that helped Wayland enroll its first ASSIST participants.
The third year of the program, Bowers said the university completed an application for a second grant to add the elementary component, taught primarily by Bowers' wife Joanne, who previously was the science department head at Plainview High School. That grant was also received, and continued for several years until the program was discontinued. But the secondary portion has been continuous since that first year.
The grant pays for the tuition and fees, books and supplies for the participating ASSIST teachers, along with a stipend, mileage pay, money for lunch and childcare if needed while at the classes. It also allows the teachers to attend the state science teachers' conference and provides other materials. The funding covers a director – Bowers' role – and an evaluator after the courses, a role Dr. Bobby Hall (now academic vice president at Wayland) has filled. The university pays for the instructors' salaries and provides the classroom space and utilities.
Over the 20 years, Bowers estimates the grants have totaled just over $2 million, with nearly $1 million coming into the general fund at Wayland for the tuition and fees of the students.
The program has very specific goals.
"We are charged with giving teachers help in content areas," he explained. "We look at the weak areas in the schools based on the TAKS scores and plan a course that fits what they most need. The areas where the students are weak help indicate where the teachers are weak."
By design, the course is unlike any other collegiate offering. The teachers learn specific exercises they can take back to their classes, taught using hands-on instruction so they've been through the drills themselves. The classes are held one Saturday each month through the school year and daily for three weeks during the summer. Participants can earn eight hours of college credit each year, eventually culminating in a master's degree if they wish.
At the conclusion of each course, participating teachers have a notebook full of ideas and materials for their classrooms along with knowledge of how to use the new information. The teachers are armed with new methodologies as well as an increased confidence in their abilities.
The unique program has been successful academically as well as financially, and Bowers said the benefits have been seen in several areas.
"We didn't see this as a recruiting tool when we started it, but we've had numerous teachers bring their students here to look over what we do here, and encourage their students to come to Wayland to study science," Bowers said. "It's also kept us in touch with the area schools and the people there and what they need. It's a good working relationship and a win-win-win situation."


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India surpasses US, China as most attractive investment destination: Survey
With relaxation in FDI norms to boost investor sentiments, India has emerged as the most attractive investment destination surpassing neighbouring China and the US, says a report.
The global survey of leading consultancy firm Ernst and Young (EY) has ranked India as the most attractive investment destination followed by Brazil and China at second and third positions, respectively.
While Canada has cornered fourth spot, the US is placed at fifth position. Other nations in the top ten are South Africa (6), Vietnam (7), Myanmar (8), Mexico (9) and Indonesia (10).
"With sharp currency depreciation and opening up of FDI in various sectors, India has become an attractive destination for foreign investors," EY, earlier known as Ernst & Young, said.
In August, the government announced relaxation in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in many sectors, including multi-brand retail and telecom.
According to the global consultancy firm, due to the present macro-economic pressures and heavy debt pile, several Indian companies are looking to divest non-core businesses.
"This has created a large opportunity for foreign players vying for a greater role in the Indian market," it added.
When it comes to investments, the US, France and Japan have emerged as "top three investors likely to invest in India".
The findings are a part of EY's latest Capital Confidence Barometer report, based on a survey of about 1,600 senior executives from large companies across 70 countries. It aims to gauge corporate confidence in the economic outlook and understand boardroom priorities, among others.
With respect to India, sectors with the highest level of anticipated deal-making include automotive, technology, life sciences and consumer products.
About 38 per cent of the respondents felt that M&A volumes in India are expected to improve over the next 12 months.
"Indian companies also reflect a concerted focus on job creation as well as optimising operations to deliver cost reduction," the report said.
Amit Khandelwal, who is National Leader & Partner (Transaction Advisory Services) at EY, said the investor outlook for India remains positive, despite the challenges the country's economy has faced in the recent past.
On the other hand, the report said that Indian corporate entities have started looking at developed markets for making acquisitions.
"After two years, European countries (UK and Germany) have made a comeback on the potential investment destinations list for Indian companies," it added.
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We all face death, but how many of us are actually ready for it? Whether our own death or that of a loved one comes first, how prepared are we, spiritually or practically? In Preparing to Die, Andrew Holecek presents a wide array of resources to help the reader address this unfinished business.
Part One shows how to prepare one's mind and how to help others, before, during, and after death. The author explains how spiritual preparation for death can completely transform our relationship to the end of life, dissolving our fear and helping us to feel open and receptive to letting go in the dying process. Daily meditation practices, the stages of dying and how to work with them, and after-death experiences are all detailed in ways that will be particularly helpful for those with an interest in Tibetan Buddhism and in Tibetan approaches to conscious dying.
Part Two addresses the practical issues that surround death. Experts in grief, hospice, the funeral business, and the medical and legal issues of death contribute chapters to prepare the reader for every practical concern, including advance directives, green funerals, the signs of death, warnings about the funeral industry, the stages of grief, and practical care for the dying.
Part Three contains heart-advice from twenty of the best-known Tibetan Buddhist masters now teaching in the West. These brief interviews provide words of solace and wisdom to guide the dying and their caregivers during this challenging time. Preparing to Die is for anyone interested in learning how to prepare for death from a Buddhist perspective, both spiritually and practically. It is also for those who want to learn how to help someone else who is dying, both during the time of illness and death as well as after death.News & Reviews
"If we really want to include something as overwhelming as dying in our spiritual path, we need a way to gradually get closer to the reality. Preparing to Die will help us do that. It offers generous spiritual and practical guidance to help us develop confidence and compassion wherever there is fear—our own or others'—confronting death. A significant contribution to the continued transplantation of the Buddha's wisdom in Western culture. May all beings benefit!" —Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, author of Mind Beyond Death
"A welcome addition to the literature on the Buddhist approach to death and dying. What is remarkable about this book is the way that Holecek intermingles profound spiritual insights with practical and up-to-date advice for people facing death or taking care of those who are dying." —Judith L. Lief, author of Making Friends with Death
"There is much in this book that will appeal to anyone who has an open mind and is interested in a non-materialistic approach to death. Particularly inspiring is the 'heart-advice' drawn from interviews with Tibetan masters, all of whom emphasize the fundamental importance of one's state of mind: for those who are dying, letting go, and for those who attend them, love." —Francesca Fremantle, translator of The Tibetan Book of the DeadReader Reviews


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- May degree –November 30
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The deadline for Graduate and professional students is different than the deadline for undergraduate students and is published each year in the Official Academic Calendar: http://www.uky.edu/Registrar/AcademicCalendar.htm
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If you have been away from UK for one semester or more (excluding summer), you must reapply for admission to UK. The University has a condensed readmission application (PDF) for this purpose. Please note you must still supply official transcripts from all institutions where college-level work was attempted since your last enrollment at UK. We will waive the $50 application fee and will work quickly to get the necessary updates made to the system so that your degree application can be processed. Please note, this reapplication process must be completed before the end of the semester in which you have applied for a degree. If it is delayed past that date, your application for degree will be postponed to the next semester.
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- Students who attain a grade point average of 3.8 or higher for at least three years of work (90 hours) at the University of Kentucky (excepting correspondence study) shall be graduated "Summa Cum Laude"
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- Students with a minimum of two but less than three years of work (60-89 hours) at the University shall receive the appropriate commencement honors if they attain a grade point average of 0.2 greater than the above.
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The University holds two commencement ceremonies each year – December and May. Information about the ceremony and ordering academic regalia is available online at: http://www.uky.edu/Commencement/. Students and their families are encouraged to attend the University Commencement.
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The Lady Bisons split with the Bruins of Belmont on Wednesday afternoon at Crockett Park. The Lady Bisons took game one 7-0, and lost game two 5-3. The Lady Bisons have now won five of their last six games.
In game one starting right-handed pitcher Danielle Catalano threw her 13th complete game of the season as she gave up zero runs and zero walks and only two hits while fanning seven batters. Catalano lowered her earned run average to 2.00 and earned her ninth win of the season.
Jennifer Cannon had a huge day behind the plate as she went 2-for-3 and scored two runs and drove in three. Cannon was behind in the count when she blasted both of her homeruns off of Belmont's Angie Hoeye. Cannon now has a team leading six homeruns for the season. Cannon went a combined 2-for-4 for the series and walked two times. Cannon is now batting .290 and has a team leading slugging percentage of .533.
In game one Shay Sullivan laced her first triple of the season down the right field line. It was only the second triple the Lady Bisons have hit all season. Sullivan now has a batting average of .231.
In game one the Lady Bisons scored seven runs off of seven hits and committed two errors. The Bruins scored zero runs off of two hits and committed three errors.
In game two the Bruins struck first by scoring three runs in the 1 st inning. The Lady Bisons would answer with three runs of their own in the 2 nd inning. The Bruins prevailed with the win after they scored two more runs in the 7th inning.
Starting right-handed pitcher Sara Meek threw her seventh complete game of the season as she gave up three earned runs and eight hits while striking out three. Meek pitched a solid game but costly errors hurt the Lady Bisons in game two as they committed three errors. Meek took her fifth loss of the season and is now 7-5 with an earned run average of 3.19.
Leigh Little led the Lady Bisons offensively in game two as she went 2-for-4 and drove in one. Little went 3-for-8 for the series and is still batting a team leading .324.
Lindsay Larson drove in two of the Lady Bisons three runs as she went 1-for-3 and scored the other run. Larson is now batting .184.
The Lady Bisons are now 21-19, and 8-4 in the A-Sun. The Bruins are now 13-26, and 3-9 in the A-Sun.
The Lady Bisons will head down to Georgia where they will play Georgia State on Friday and Mercer on Sunday.


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I think there are some "must" requirements on first party sites. specifically they must share data with others ... ---------------- John M. Simpson Consumer Advocate Consumer Watchdog Tel: 310-392-7041 On Nov 16, 2011, at 7:24 PM, "Jules Polonetsky" <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > I thought there was consensus that requirements on first parties were "may" > and third parties were "must" or "shall". > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nicholas Doty [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:20 PM > To: Roy T. Fielding > Cc: John Simpson; Mark Nottingham; Karl Dubost; firstname.lastname@example.com WG > (firstname.lastname@example.com) > Subject: Re: "cross-site" > > On Nov 16, 2011, at 12:43 AM, Roy T. Fielding wrote: > >> On Nov 15, 2011, at 2:59 PM, John Simpson wrote: >> >>> Perhaps I am missing something, but I don't understand why we need the > reference to "cross-site" nor to "across sites." As a user I want to send a > clear and unambiguous signal that I do not wish to be tracked. I may be > persuaded that first party sites and third party sites have different > obligations when my message is received, but I definitely want both first > and third party sites to get my message. Thus, I believe the specification > should simply read: >>> >>> "This specification defines the technical mechanisms for expressing a > tracking preference via the DNT request header field in HTTP." >> >> No, we've already had this conversation. >> >> We chose to make exceptions for analytics and first-party-exclusive > tracking from the preference expression because they are not a privacy > concern, they do match user expectations, and are necessary for DNT > adoption. > > As John points out, while we do seem to agree that first and third parties > may have different requirements, I'm not aware of a consensus decision that > first parties are entirely excepted from the standards. In fact, the > compliance document currently contains a "First Party Compliance" section, > ISSUE-17 remains open and first parties could provide meaningful responses > with the proposed response header. > > I also don't remember us choosing to grant an exception for analytics, > besides highlighting that for later discussion. ISSUEs 23 and 24 haven't > been opened yet, though the work on 73 suggests a direction for one type of > analytics. > >> The combination of those two choices requires that we place an adjective > before tracking in order to properly define the meaning of the header field. > "cross-site" is good enough for me. We can replace it if somebody comes up > with a better shorthand term. > > I'd be happy with John's suggested text, or with whatever language we land > on in the compliance document (there are open issues there about > "behavioral" as a potential modifier for this purpose). > > -NickReceived on Thursday, 17 November 2011 03:47:10 UTC
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We knew this day would come. Law & Order: SVU has done a Making a Murderer-inspired episode. Titled "Making a Rapist," the ripped-from-the-headlines episode kicks off with the soothing sounds of... Vice President Joe Biden?! It was previously rep… Read more


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ACLU files lawsuit in North Carolina seeking immediate respect for marriages
April 09, 2014
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation, and private lawyers filed a new federal lawsuit seeking immediate respect for the marriages of three same-sex couples with life-threatening medical conditions. Because these couples' marriages are not respected in North Carolina, these couples are unable to access many protections and responsibilities provided by marriage. The lawsuit is Gerber and Berlin v. Cooper, and you can find out more about the case here.
The couples include Ellen "Lennie" Gerber and Pearl Berlin of High Point, who have been together for 47 years, Lyn McCoy and Jane Blackburn of Greensboro, together for 22 years, and Esmeralda Mejia and Christina Ginter-Mejia of Hickory, who share 19 years of commitment.
In its other marriage lawsuit, Fisher-Borne v. Smith, filed in 2012 seeking the freedom for gay couples to adopt and expanded in 2013 to seek the freedom to marry, the ACLU also sought immediate relief on behalf of one couple whose child is being denied critical medical care because North Carolina denies her parents the full respect of marriage.
Jennifer Rudinger, who serves as executive director of the ACLU of North Carolina, explained today:
Nothing should delay loving and committed couples from having the security and recognition that comes with marriage. For many couples – especially those who have children or one partner who is elderly or ill – the need for marriage recognition is an urgent, daily reality. Without the legal security that only marriage affords, these families are left vulnerable. If they could marry or have their marriages recognized in North Carolina, the law would protect their families in countless ways.
Mike Meno, Communications Director of the ACLU of North Carolina, told QNotes:
Ever since the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in United States V. Windsor, we've seen a wave of district court rulings across the country in places like Oklahoma and Utah and as close as Virginia where courts are now more and more joining this growing chorus that says bans on marriage are discriminatory and unconstitutional. When you listen to the stories of our clients, it's made clear that North Carolina's ban and those of other states create a daily, constant harm for many families. We're looking forward to the day when all committed, loving couples in North Carolina can have their marriages recognized here.
There are now more than 60 active lawsuits in 30 states or territories seeking the freedom to marry or the respect of existing, legal marriages between same-sex couples. Nine of these cases are before federal appellate courts, all headed into this next chapter with victories. One of these cases - or a case that's yet to be filed, will face consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. The national strategy has always been to win marriage nationwide in the Supreme Court, and the key to encouraging the Court to finish the job has always been to work the tracks of the Roadmap to Victory: growing public support, winning marriage in more states, and ending federal discrimination.
Freedom to Marry has been tracking litigation with our Marriage Litigation resource to provide a comprehensive overview at all of the marriage-related legal cases already underway. Special thanks toKathleen Perrin at Equality Case Files for always being thorough in posting essential documents from the courts.


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Eager to join the manufacturers of compact utility vehicles, the Dodge Caliber was introduced as an affordable option to drivers who want cargo room (48 cubic feet) and a sporty ride.
The Dodge Caliber is a compact car that replaced the Dodge Neon in 2007. Produced that year by DaimlerChrysler, Chrysler LLC continued the model until 2009. The Chrysler Group took over production in 2010 and in 2012, the Dodge Caliber saw its final year of production.
The Dodge Caliber is known for its crosshair grille, flared fenders, and bold angles that are often used in Dodge's larger vehicles. Made with oversized wraparound quad halogen headlamps and large modular crystal tail lamps, the Dodge Caliber is not your average four-door hatchback. Stylish and economical to drive with decent gas mileage, the Dodge Caliber offers more features as standard equipment when compared to other compact cars.
The Dodge Caliber offers its driver and passenger many options regarding stereo equipment. The Uconnect Media 310 audio system (AM/FM/CD/MP3/SiriusXM) offers a 6.5-inch touchscreen display that allows drivers and passengers to easily control what music they listen to; a nine-speaker Bose audio system with subwoofer is available on some models that offer the articulating liftgate speakers.
Driver and passenger safety has not been ignored. Electronic stability control helps the driver maintain control of the vehicle when extreme steering maneuvers are sensed. It applies selective braking and throttle to help keep the Dodge Caliber on its intended path. Anti-lock brakes provide additional protection while driving on slippery surfaces. The Dodge Caliber offers multi-stage airbags in the event of a collision, providing driver and passengers with cushioning to minimize injuries.
The Dodge Caliber contains a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine and a five-speed manual transmission in its SE (Express trim) model. Anti-lock brakes with Brake Assist come as standard equipment, as do stability control and traction control. The 2012 Dodge Caliber SE promises 24/32 mpg city/highway.
The SE includes 15-inch steel wheels, power windows and locks, heated mirrors, and an AM/FM/CD stereo with SiriusXM satellite radio and an iPod/USB interface. The interior of the 2012 Dodge Caliber offers many features that make it an attractive option for someone in the market for a compact car.
Standard features include cruise control, a tilt steering wheel, and 60/40-split folding back seats. The air-conditioning system has a Chill Zone cooler for storing beverages on hot summer days. Features you won't find on most vehicles include the flip-down liftgate speakers and a dedicated iPod holder.
The SXT comes equipped with the same 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine and a continuously variable transmission (CVT). Mileage estimates are lowered for a Caliber equipped with the automatic transmission. The SXT Plus includes the same engine and the option of either the five-speed manual or automatic transmission. Eighteen-inch polished aluminum wheels, a color-keyed interior, and sport-tuned suspension are standard equipment on the SXT Plus.
Dodge offers the Caliber in five trim levels: Express, Mainstreet, Uptown, Heat, and Rush.
The Express is the trim afforded for the SE base model. Despite being the base model, it still offers cruise control, power locks and windows, and a stereo with USB and SiriusXM satellite radio.
The Mainstreet trim package offers a sunroof, sunshade, trailering package, garage door opener, and remote engine start among its options. Also available are 17-inch alloy wheels, fog lights, a power-adjustable driver's seat, a fold-flat front passenger seat, rear seatbacks that recline, and a rechargeable flashlight.
The Uptown is the luxury model, offering many options to satisfy drivers who want economy and luxury in their automobile. Among the amenities are automatic climate control, leather upholstery, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a nine-speaker Bose audio system with steering wheel-mounted controls. The Uptown model includes the flip-down speakers on the liftgate.
The Heat is the sportiest model, with upgraded brakes, wheels, and suspension.
The Rush has a standard 2.4-liter, 172 hp, four-cylinder engine (as opposed to the standard 2.0-liter, 158 hp, four-cylinder on other trim levels). The larger engine is optional on the Uptown model. It also offers both a five-speed manual and a CVT transmission as options.
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009
SaaS contingency plans need more than software escrow
Although I'm a supporter of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model of application delivery, there's one area that still make me nervous: contingency planning. What happens if my SaaS provider goes out of business? Or, one day decides he doesn't want me as a customer? How do I ensure continuity of my system? How do I get my data?
Furthermore, it doesn't take a business failure of my SaaS provider for there to be issues about my getting full access to my data. What if I want to switch providers? I wrote a post on this last year, entitled: SaaS: plan to get out before you get in. It's now 10 months later and I still have the same concerns.
Last month, Ben Kepes suggested that software escrow is part of the answer. Traditionally, software escrow is a service whereby a trusted third-party has access to the vendor's source code and the customer's software license agreement allows the customer to gain legal access to said source code in the event of business failure by the vendor. Ben writes:Others have noted escrow services as being valuable in the event that a vendor goes under, providing,as they do, certainty over data ownership. However there is a bigger issues with the ability of escrow services to cover the IP of a third party application and therefore give ongoing certainty around the functionality of a third party integration. As Escrow Associate points out;He also points to Escrow Associates as a provider of software escrow services is now starting to offer escrow services specifically for SaaS providers.
Some agents make the process even simpler by ensuring the integrity and currency of the source code with software escrow verification services. In a SaaS environment, these testing services can also recreate the hosting environment and provide access for end user testing. These services protect both providers and subscribers, because they know that the escrow account contains useable code.
Now, I will admit, I do not know much about the services provided by Escrow Associates or any other escrow agent specifically targeting the needs of SaaS customers. But here are some concerns that I would have if I were doing contingency planning for a critical SaaS application:
These are questions I came up with in just about five minutes. You can see the point. It's not just a matter of getting access to the escrowed software, or even to my data, but a matter of having continuity of access to a completely working system.
- Does the escrow provider periodically test its ability to transfer both the software and all customer data to its backup hosting site? Access to the software is one thing: access to a completely operational system with my data is another thing.
- What levels of service can I expect from the escrow provider in terms of access to my recovered system: 24 hours, 48 hours, a week, a month?
- What actions do I need to take as a customer to ensure access to the escrowed version of the system. For example, do I need to make DNS changes?
- What level of performance can I expect from the escrow provider? Is the escrow provider prepared to offer the same service levels as the SaaS vendor was giving?
- Can I test my business continuity plan periodically with the escrow provider?
I'm waiting for the first example of a prominent or even not-so-prominent SaaS provider ceasing operations to see how this sort of thing gets handled in practice. It's probably already happened, but I'm not aware of it. A few cases, and I believe these business continuity needs will become more clear.
Read Ben's post and also be sure to read the many excellent comments, which also express similar concerns to those I mentioned above.
Update, Sep. 9: Be sure to read the comments on this post, which contain much additional discussion.
Update, Sep. 15: See additional discussion in the comments section on Vinnie's post, in response to this post, especially the comment from Laef Olson of RightNow Technologies, a SaaS provider, who points out the need for financial and operational transparency as a way of giving SaaS customers time to make a transition if required.
Update, Sep. 16. Jeff Gordon provides additional clarity to evaluating the continuity needs of various applications.
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Addressing business continuity issues with SaaS providers
SaaS: plan to get out before you get in
All not sweet with NetSuiteby Frank Scavo, 9/08/2009 04:13:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
Reader Comments:Something I've always wondered is: what happens if a SaaS company goes bust and creditors take legal possession of the hardware, buildings and other assets?
Are the creditors entitled to cut the power and to remove equipment (or otherwise put it out of action) until an agreement is reached? Is there anything to stop them liquidating the assets as soon as they like? Are they obliged to keep the data available? What rights do you have in terms of access and timescales? Will they have all the passwords if unhappy employees have left? etc etc
I just posted the same comment at the original site... but thought we might as well have the conversation here, too. :)
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Escrow doesn't solve ANY SaaS issues unless the SaaS vendor is Microsoft, Sun, Apple (or running entirely on a linux platform)... because the problem with Escrow (as it existed in the past all the way through today) is that you don't get all of the third party infrastructure needed to bring up the service/application. And even if you do have the infrastructure vendor as the SaaS vendor, chances are that your escrow agreement doesn't provide all of the infrastructure apps necessary to run the service/app - you ONLY get the service/app code (and maybe your data - which you should have regardless and not have to pay extra for).
As a side note: in the decade plus that I've been doing IT-related contract negotiations, and the decade before that when I was solely on the sysadmin side of things, I have never seen a successful escrow release.
I'm in favor of SaaS solutions for many reasons, but these types of concerns make me hesitate.
I'm inclined to continue down the same old path: maintain my own systems, but implement features that mimic cloud solutions: ubiquitous access from multiple platforms. Let's face it, as a mobile professional, that's really the key for me - to get what I want, when I need it, no matter where I am.
A regularly synced, off-site backup system should handle the major pitfalls. But even that raises the specter of unavailability...
@anonymous - The answer is "it depends" and I'm sure the other folks on here, including Frank, can add more value to your question. But overall, the answer that matters the most is "the clients are probably out of luck, at least for a while".
You do bring up some interesting points, including the fact that no matter how good their internal security measures are while they are in business, once a creditor has taken possession and/or sold the assets to another entity, how well will the security be preserved. One thing to keep in mind is that in a SaaS business, one of the most valuable assets is often (not always) the customers. A vendor can be gross margin profitable but be burning through cash trying to acquire new customers. If they run out of cash and must forfeit the business, presumably the existing client base could sustain the business for a new owner and even make them a little money. Given that, it would be in their best interest to maintain integrity and security within the application in order to keep the existing customer base. Done properly, the business could be put in "zombie" mode and just operated without trying to grow in an effort to at least achieve some return on the original investment or loan by the creditor. To me, someone focused on growing revenue for SaaS vendors, this seems like a bad idea, but it could be done.
I added a comment on the Cloud Ave. post cited above that talks about some of the other issues. This is a concern, and this is why you should do your due diligence on SaaS vendors you intended to work with.
@Jeff - cross-site agreement here (also on Cloud Ave.)
@Leigh - Don't be too concerned. Obviously the rewards for you outweigh the risks. In fact, for the majority of users of SaaS (generalization) that seems to be the case. Do understand that there *ARE* ways to implement Business Continuity in SaaS and many vendors do it quite well. There is no standard yet, and certainly no 3rd party providers seem to have implemented it correctly (yet), but they will.
For the vendors that need a Business Continuity solution now (i.e. the public SaaS companies, the large enterprise-focused vendors, etc.), they've self-funded their (clients') own. The small SaaS vendors, and more importantly their clients, are the ones that are currently not protected. The theory has been that they don't generally deal with mission-critical applications or serious data and the threat of them going under is not enough to offset the expense of dealing with BC issues. In other words, there hasn't been a big enough pain (i.e. failure) to warrant the aspirin of a true BC solution for small to medium sized SaaS vendors. Someone will figure it out and bring a solution to market. Until then, many small SaaS vendors are at least offering data portability options so you can at least have access to you data should something happen. (I don't think this is the right way... the context of data is often in the application, but I guess it will do in a pinch)
I've never been a proponent of the "small SaaS vendors simply don't provide a valuable enough service or manage value-enough data to worry about." If people use those vendors, and invest time (even if not large amounts of money) into the system, then they don't want it to go away. Something might not be "mission critical" to an enterprise, but it could be to a department or small business or individual professional. The value of data is relative, and it really isn't up to someone to say "Vendor A's client's data is more valuable because they are an MRP system and Vendor B is just a CRM system." It does come down to scale and the (in)ability of smaller SaaS companies to fully fund their own Business Continuity like the larger companies.
Very interesting topic indeed...
- Lincoln Murphy
Sixteen Ventures
Lincoln's expansive comment reflects my own feelings about this subject exactly. Jeff, as usual, hits the mark, and I find his observation sobering that he has "never seen a successful escrow release." He's not just talking about SaaS here: he means, any escrow release, even for on-premise software. Makes total sense.
So software escrow for SaaS providers is a red herring. It doesn't address the real problem, which is how do I as a customer plan for business continuity if a SaaS provider is providing a critical system? The industry doesn't have a consistently good answer yet, and until it does this issue is and should be a barrier to SaaS adoption.
Lincoln's reply to the Anonymous question about creditors liquidating a bankrupt SaaS provider is also correct. Computer hardware has very little liquidation value. The hardware is much more valuable supporting an ongoing business, and as Lincoln points out, as long as their are paying customers there is probably a way to make a SaaS provider cash-flow positive by just cutting out all sales and marketing for example and just focusing on keeping the lights on.
So, generally, there should be some transition time. But the question remains, how do I as a customer make that transition?
Software escrow has little if any value in this scenario.
There's one potential solution for business continuity that I really like and I've seen implemented only a handful of times - the "on-premise, vendor-maintained solution".
This is where the vendor essentially brings up the service within the customer's data center environment (ie: the customer has to first HAVE a data center for this solution to be a possibility). Then the vendor comes in physically or remotely to do all of the various maintenance tasks associated with the service. They worry about hardware problems, software issues, updates/upgrades, patches, bug fixes, etc. (Again, the customer has to either provide them with physical access - sometimes an issue; or with virtual access - also sometimes an issue.)
But the benefits are immediately visible: if the vendor goes away tomorrow, no big deal, you've still got the entire infrastructure running at your site... and you've got access to everything you need to migrate the data out of the system and go somewhere else if necessary.
Jeff, sounds like a traditional data center outsourcing arrangement, in the customer's own facility.
This doesn't seem to address the SaaS business continuity issue where I the customer want a cost-effective multi-tenant SaaS solution. Can't easily transfer that to an inhouse data center. Hence the need for some other third-party to be functioning almost as a hot-site for the SaaS provider, with rights/contracts in place to transition support under a whole range of scenarios (bankruptcy, natural disaster, etc.).
Sorta' Frank. I think that's probably a good comparison.
But as a customer, I really don't care about multi-tenancy, rather, as you stated, I care about cost. I want something cheap. Always cheap. And if it's always cheap that you want, it's never going to be what you really want or need OTHER than cheap.
I like the idea of having a hot-site managed by someone else. I imagine the contracts would be a bit tricky, though, as if I were the SaaS provider, licensing my own infrastructure needs from other vendors, I would have a difficult time getting the assignment language worded in such a way as to provide the failover to the hot-site.
Maybe, and more interesting to me, would be the concept of putting the entire system into a legally-created trust. The trustee would be the SaaS vendor until such time as they went bust... and the backup trustee would be a group comprised of the CEO/CIOs of each of the customers using the solution.
Because the problem we're really trying to solve is smooth transition of this entire infrastructure... which doesn't work well when you consider the current state of software licenses and how vendors like to control their software when customers go bankrupt (grab any license you currently have and look under termination - most allow the vendor to terminate during customer's bankruptcy... not transfer to someone else).
So you need to find a solution that would enable the entire infrastructure to change ownership as a result of bankruptcy to some other entity (hence the trust) but still allow the SaaS vendor to retain control so long as they're a viable entity.
Jeff, now you're talking! Just like individuals have living trusts to provide for smooth transition to their heirs upon death, so a "living trust" for a SaaS provider would allow smooth transition to customers in the event of corporate death (bankruptcy).
This would be the perfect contingency plan, as it addresses the core issue: legal ownership.
Now, I'm not a lawyer and the Spectator does not give legal advice. And I don't know if any SaaS provider has looked at this option as a way of addressing customer concerns about business continuity, but they should.
Actually, this solution would also works for on-premise providers, wouldn't it? And it would be a lot cleaner than software escrow, which as you say, you never have seen successfully executed.
While all of these approaches are worth considering - we should all understand that the first consideration of a SaaS customer should not be perpetual access. At best, service failure continuity is an opportunity for transition to another solution in a planned way. After the service has died, there will be no updates and no matter who takes over reliability will take a backseat to simple operation.
Frankly, my feeling is much of this is FUD brought on by traditional vendors. What assurance do you have the company who developed your licensed software will continue to exist, provide maintenance updates, and keep on a path that is benificial to your business needs? Because of the business model behind SaaS - the vendor has much to lose if they don't continue to provide the service you are paying for and continue to improve their application. Of course, not every SaaS vendor really understands the importance of the customer relationship in their business model, but that is another subject.
Continuity plans are necessary for any line of business productivty system. Locally hosted applications often have backup failures, server outages and many other issues. The point is to understand your critical business operations and know what you will do to continue them in various scenarios while you move to an alternative arrangement. Getting into unnatural legal and contractual obligations beyond what is needed to accomplish that simple aim is counterproductive at best.
Mike Dunham
Scio Consulting
I have always been a disbeliever in the SaaS model.
If you can hardly trust investing in purchasing a license from "world class ERP" providers (just visit http://www.erpgraveyard.com/tombs.html ), much less you can trust providers in the SaaS arena. Sure, you can somewhat protect your investment having the right contract clauses but at the end of the day your most valuable information is in the hands of a supplier that may or may not dissapear and create chaos in your company.
I'm not worried about perpetual access. I'm worried about continuity - those are different concerns. Perpetuity implies that I want access forever, whereas continuity means that I don't want unexpected unavailability.
So the types of things we're considering here aren't "fixes" - they're band-aids, planned ways of handling a situation where the vendor goes away today and you're not affected until you want to be. The concept of escrow, for example, was to provide the customer with access to the source code for ongoing support... not for actual perpetual use. Eventually, you'll have to select a new vendor and move on.
This isn't just FUD from traditional s/w vendors (though I agree that it IS FUD to some degree). These issues apply to both traditional and SaaS vendors... if they go out of business today, I've got to find a new vendor to handle my issue. The question then is "when".
If I don't have any kind of alternative plan, in the SaaS world, I'm down until I pick a new vendor... whereas with the traditional vendor, I keep plugging along until the software dies. So I'm incented on the SaaS side to figure out a way to keep the status quo during a disaster. Thus, the potential solutions we're discussing.
But in the end, in either case, we're moving to a new vendor (which is why I still advocate always keeping your finger on the pulse of a second or third choice vendor).
Mike, I agree with Jeff on this. The problem is not perpetual access, it is transitional access.
Furthermore, you are right that the same issues apply to on-premise software licenses, but the issue is much more pronounced with SaaS vendors because I as a customer am not just relying on the vendor for software but for a complete solution, including data and infrastructure.
Finally, while traditional vendors might use this issue as FUD, as you say, be assured that correspondents such as Jeff and me do NOT represent vendors and we certainly have no interest in spreading fear and uncertainty. In this matter, we are only interested in helping buyers think through their options, understand their risks, and take appropriate steps to mitigate them.
I'm in total agreement - as I said, perpetual access is not a reasonable goal for continuity planning in any situation.
My problem is - that is the level the discussion gets too often when we get tangled in legal arrangements and contracts. I think there is reasonable horizon (time limit) and to a great degree what that horizon is depends on the individual use of an application (I might use it for 60 percent of my work - you might use it only marginally) and the value to my work. We need to focus on those issues first and what it will take to transition off the service or application and provide alternatives until it or a replacement is.
If I know my level of risk, I can decide what cost I can afford to bear for mitigation. If I don't really know my risk - any number of contracts and alternative providers are just noise I can't interpret.
There is another side though - in the best case the service vendor will determine what the likely level of risk is for the largest percent of their customer base and provided alternatives as a part of their service. I have worked with several vendors who are in critical line of business services and approach their market from that point of view and done quite well with it
As a vendor of traditional, on-premises software solution, I do agree that cloud computing will work for many businesses. However, for our market sector – distributors supplying to manufacturers – it is not a good solution. There are just too variables with cloud computing that could go wrong and would seriously hamper their business.
As Google's fiasco with Gmail earlier this month proves, the service could be over-whelmed and not accessible for several hours. The same applies if local phone or cable service is disrupted. For distributors supplying product to manufacturers that utilize JIT inventory, this would be a huge headache and loss of business. They make their reputations by being able to receive product and turn it around right away.
See Dianna Dilworth's article for Direct Marketing News on this subject. http://directline.dmnewsblogs.com/2009/09/02/gmail-outage-raises-questions-about-cloud-computing/
Another very important thing to consider is that SaaS vendors must host it somewhere – there is a physical location that operates this service. What happens if disaster strikes this location? One major SaaS vendor lists this very concern on its SEC report:
Our services are delivered primarily out of a single data center. Any disruption of service at this facility could interrupt or delay our ability to deliver our service to our customers. We host our services and serve our customers primarily from a third-party data center facility with SAVVIS located in California. We do not control the operation of this facility. This facility is vulnerable to damage or interruption from earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, terrorist attacks, power losses, telecommunications failures and similar events. Our data facility is located in an area known for seismic activity, increasing our susceptibility to the risk that an earthquake could significantly harm the operations of this facility. It also could be subject to break-ins, computer viruses, sabotage, intentional acts of vandalism and other misconduct.
This same company "offers" their customers an off-site back-up service for an additional charge! I've lived in Southern California and I can tell you the threat of earthquakes and fires is very real. If my company goes up in flames, our customers will still be able to operate. If they have a flood, hurricane, or have an angry employee destroy their server (all of which have happened), we have a disaster recovery plan in place to help them get back to business ASAP.
And yes Ramiro, many on-premise software providers have bitten the dust as is evidence by the ERP Graveyard, but those clients did not lose service, they were simply absorbed into a bigger company (and getting lesser service for higher rates, but that's another post!).
Cloud Computing, like Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has said, is the latest fashion. Whether it is right for somone's business should be thoroughly investigated before jumping on the bandwagon.
orry, Frank, I think it is more of a red herring - see my post Is SaaS too defensive
My reply to my friend Vinnie (cross-posted from his blog):
Vinnie, as you know, I have no horse in this race, so can hardly be raising FUD in my post at
Furthermore, I point out and Jeff Gordon ably confirms in the comments, software escrow is not the answer.
Contingency planning for potential loss of SaaS service is not a high priority for many SaaS customers (e.g. non-mission critical). But when the application is critical, it would be irresponsible to not the question of "what do I do if this provider goes out of business" or "what happens if this provider is negligent in his business continuity planning."
And yes, this is needed for on-premise solutions also. But the issue is more critical for SaaS solutions, because with on-premise software, if the vendor goes belly up, I don't lose my infrastructure. SaaS providers, on the other hand, are providing infrastructure and they are holding customer data. To simply say that these issues are red herrings doesn't them go away.
I don't think these issues are insurmountable, nor necessarily difficult to resolve. Jeff Gordon has some innovative suggestions. But I think these issues require more than a lot of hand-waving by vendors.
I work for Escrow Associates and would love to get the owner in on this conversation or possible set up a conference call. This is a very interesting blog. You guys can contact me anytime at 770.518.2451 ext.320 My Name is Amanda Kilgore and I am sure Chris would be willing to speak on this subject in detail at any time.
We do not have good software escrow agents here in India yet. But with each passing day, young software entrepreneurs are feeling the need of presence of good & reliable escrow agents without having to rely upon agents based abroad.