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Just as next Tuesday is a very important day for Americans, there is little doubt in my mind that this week is a defining one for the IT software industry. Earlier this week, Microsoft unveiled a bol... More >
Yesterday, I gave my recommendations about Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud-computing platform. Today, I want to talk about another product unveiled at the same Microsoft conference - Windows 7, the... More >
The beginning of the week saw Microsoft announcing a comprehensive cloud-computing strategy at its Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDF) in Los Angeles. At its heart would be Windows ... More >
Microsoft has released an emergency patch for a security problem which could result in a remote code execution and subsequent compromise of Windows computers. It is all the more serious because no u... More >
The Linux Foundation published a study recently that pegged the value of the Linux kernel at $1.4 billion. Another $10.8 billion would be required if one were to develop the entire stack of compone... More >
IBM will be rolling out its first hosted Lotus Notes service from today. According to an IBM spokesman, this is part of the company's effort to compete against Microsoft's hosted Exchange messaging... More >
A research study from HP found that 86 percent of technology decision makers have implemented virtualization technologies. Although the respondents were from mid-sized companies and up, a separate ... More >
In my post, " Should You Allow MacBooks on the Network? " I wrote about the issue of technical support when employees ask to start bringing their personal laptops into the workplace. Or, worse, just ... More >
Apple unveiled its new lineup of MacBook models at a launch event yesterday. Beyond their incredibly strong aluminum chassis , the new MacBooks also come with a much more powerful Nvidia GeForce g... More >
If you haven't heard by now, the latest edition of OpenOffice was released just yesterday. Demand for the OpenOffice 3.0 office productivity suite has been so high that the official Web site... More >
On the heels of my earlier blog about adopting an agile mindset comes news of NComputing landing a big Indian deal. The Redwood City, Calif.-based start-up will be installing some 10,000 compute... More >
Imagine your company is planning a physical relocation, creating an opportunity for you to go back to the drawing board for its IT setup. What would you change in such a scenario? Personally, unless ... More >
Cisco has unveiled a wireless surveillance camera by its Linksys unit that is targeted at SMBs. Other than its ability to connect to wireless networks, the Wireless-G PTZ Internet Camera with... More >
IBM has announced a new shared-storage option for its BladeCenter S product in what I see as a clear bid to target the needs of the SMB market. What it essentially means is that owners of IBM's Bla... More >
When it comes to IT, all the big vendors want you to believe that their enterprise solutions are the best options available. Obviously, this cannot be true. Certainly, a full-fledged SAN makes no sen... More >
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