How green is your vendor?
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:04:03 -0700
Gartner analyst Simon Mingay on Tuesday unveiled ratings for technology vendors to highlight who's talking green and who's actually delivering. Just don't expect anything too quantitative just yet. Mingay's presentation at the Gartner Symposium ITXpo caught my attention given that every vendor is...
Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:38:43 -0700
Apple on Tuesday moved to address a weakened consumer and its statement on a its refreshed MacBook lineup is telling. Since when does a premium brand like Apple worry about price and making its notebooks "far more affordable?" The company's latest MacBook lineup (live blog, Techmeme and...
Confirmed: MacBook drops Firewire port
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:23:04 -0700
It's confirmed. Apple has dropped the Firewire port from the new MacBook. The port lineup for the new MacBook L to R: MagSafe power port Gigabit Ethernet port Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) Mini...
MacBooks: out with the old, in with the new
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:15:59 -0700
Apple today completely revamped their MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks and they've clearly taken the enclosures up another level. The new unibody aluminum enclosures look sleek and professional and the black bezel around the monitor makes the notebooks match the latest iMacs. The new, aluminum MacBook is especially nice compared...
Obama appears on in-game Xbox 360 advertisement
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:15:42 -0700
See this screenshot of Xbox 360 racing game Burnout Paradise? What sticks out to you? That's right -- Barack Obama is urging gamers to vote for change from the comfort of the game they're playing. According to Talking Points Memo and GigaOm, advertisers...
Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:51:05 -0700
I have to get a new MacBook Pro. I need to find a way to convince my wife that one of my kids needs my MacBook and I must therefore have one of the latest MBPs introduced today. Because seriously, folks, if you haven't checked out coverage of...
cDs - Developers of software for the fashion industry. Aids in the promotion, booking, tracking and accounting of models, talent and artists.
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Counterpoint Systems Ltd. - Intellectual property protection, copyright, licensing and royalty tracking software for the music and entertainment industry.
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Creative Media - Interactive Itinerary provides production personnel and tour managers with printed, online, and CD-ROM based itinerary books.
Crescit Software Incorporated - Software tools for lighting plots and paperwork, PC based DMX control, show control, and sound playback, meeting both professional and educational needs.
IntelEvent - Software, information and e-commerce business solutions for the event management industry.
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Invisible Sound Design - Custom software solutions for the entertainment industry and sound design services for musical theatre.
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LyricPro - Software for songwriters. Archive song titles and ideas, edit lyrics with a rhyming dictionary, track publishers and submissions, create charts.
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MarTech Systems, Inc. - Developer of computer software for management of fairs, expositions, livestock shows, grandstands, theaters and performing arts centers. Blue Ribbon Fair Management and Youth Enrollment software and Folio Box Office software.
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Navigator Systems - Developer of HireTrack Eclipse software for management of entertainment industry equipment rental companies.
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OnSet Software - Software for theatre, film and video productions. PRS manages all aspects of theatrical stage productions. M3s and PTL for film and video provide scene breakdowns, script and camera notes, and full tape library management.
Patten Sound Software - Programs include Record Company in a Box, Tour Manager, Contracts, and Studio Business Forms.
Meta Description: [ The Music Business Store - Software for Musicians and Music Industry Professionals from Patten Sound. Record Company In A Box, Tour Manager, Music Business Contracts, Studio Business Forms. Record Company in a Box is a complete independent record company management application. Tour Manager, the ... ]
Platinum Millennium, LLC. - 101 music business contracts covering basic business, legal and financial aspects of the music and entertainment industry. Available as in instant download, in a preprinted binder or on disk or CD-ROM for both PC and Mac.
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Production Consultants Guild - Full service multimedia production house that specializes in website design, touring software and custom database design for bands.
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REAL Software Systems, LLC - Royalties and profit participations management software and other licensing solutions for the entertainment and music industries, and other industries that license content or intellectual property.
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RentalPoint Software, Inc. - Software designed for event driven rental companies such as AV, lighting, sound, party, marquee rental and production.
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Road Rock - Hosted service providing rock bands with the ability to email fans from the road, display updated schedules on the band's website, and track schedule, show, and merchandising information for the tour.
Meta Description: [ Tour managers, booking agents, band managers can work together easier. Tour advancing with Road Rock and its online tour book allows rock bands to better communicate show info between booking agents, managers, road manager, production manager, stage manager, roadies, employees, production assista... ]
Shoptick.com - Online inventory tracking and project management for entertainment industry businesses.
Stage Research, Inc. - Developer of SFX for Windows 98/NT, designed to aid the sound designer and the sound technician in creating, maintaining, and executing sound effects, music, and show control for a live entertainment environment.
XYNth - Home of XYNth HyperVisual Synthesizer software, and XBox Programmer and VJ Marc McCall aka VJ Eniac.
Yeah Solutions - Makers of Music Publisher Pro software for managing copyrights, royalties and payments. Designed for artists as well as publishing companies.
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