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This week, the JargonSpy wants to know the answer to a key question about Oracle's recent moves into cloud computing: "Will Oracle have to clean up its fragmented collection of applications to achieve its vision?"

The JargonSpy says that his answer is "Yes," and that Oracle, with its vast amount of clients, has many applications that its customers use. And these customers will want to know if they will be taken care of when Oracle begins moving toward the cloud. More »

In this week's Forbes JargonSpy column, Dan Woods uses the "sleight of hand" metaphor to discuss some of the drawbacks to using GRC software with older applications.

As Woods explains, "if your company has an ancient application that supports a specific relationship with a customer or a stable manufacturing process, it is unlikely that the modern GRC software will be built to reach in and grab the right data." More »

In Dan Woods' recent JargonSpy column titled Why Sun Wants Solaris, Woods said that with Oracle's purchase of Sun, his guess is that the "Industry in a Box" vision mentioned by Charles Phillips, Oracle's co-president, will actually become the next wave of cloud computing. More »

In his JargonSpy column this week, Dan Woods reveals three strategies for bringing the outside world into your company's processes.

As Woods explains the column, a shared space "is both a repository for documents (along with metadata about them) and a database for structured information describing the work." More »

The JargonSpy columns continue to generate interest around the Web.
And the Why Oracle Wants Solaris piece is no exception.

Billing World's B/OSS blog has excerpted the column, and the Oracle Professional blog has presented the column in its entirety. More »

The JargonSpy's recent column on Mind Mapping has generated quite a few positive reader comments.

"Dawdy88" says "Great article... A great book on the subject is Tony Buzan, The Ultimate Book of Mind Maps. As you know there are many other good resources." More »

In his JargonSpy column this week, Dan Woods examines one particularly positive aspect of Oracle's purchase of Sun Microsystems, which involves the Solaris operating system.

As Woods says in the column, "the actual beauty of this fine piece of engineering was left unexplained," so he lists several advantages and insights into what "Oracle's long-term intentions may be for the operating system" may be. These include: More »

Dan Woods, aka the JargonSpy, explores the benefits of using mind mapping in his Forbes column this week.

Woods explains how we at Evolved Media use mind mapping when collaborating on our various book-writing projects, as opposed to using standard outlines, which require the collaborator to scroll up and down to access information. More »