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1. Why the iMac Might Actually Work This Time

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Apple | Author: Clark Atwood | Date Published: 08/10/2007

   Some of my first computing was done on an Apple. OK, it was really a Franklin ACE 1000 , which was an Apple II clone that Steve Jobs or Steve Wozniak quickly and decisively crushed into oblivion via a lawsuit. By the time I was finished with our Franklin (my brother still owns it), I moved...

2. The Business Value of Virtual Desktops

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Desktop Virtualization | Author: Tom Pisello | Date Published: 09/05/2007

   Managing desktop PC environments remains costly in most IT environments. First, most PCs are on a schedule to be ripped and replaced every 3 years, requiring a recurring hardware investment and labor to be budgeted to affect the change. Even more so, PCs continue to place a management burden on the...

3. The Worldwide PC Market

   [ Guest Opinion ] Topic: Desktops and Workstations | Author: AnalystPerspectives | Date Published: 12/03/2007

   We are pleased to be partnering with Analyst Perspectives and offering an excerpt of their high valued content. Click here to download the full report.    From the invention of vacuum tubes in 1939 to the most advanced versions of compact laptops and wearable computers, the global PC industry...

4. OSDL's Portland Project Helps ISVs Port Products to Linux

   [ Interview ] Topic: Desktops and Workstations | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 10/17/2006

   Lora Bentley spoke with John Cherry, Desktop Linux initiative manager at Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) . The Desktop Linux group recently released the first set of tools from the Portland Project. Bentley : What prompted OSDL to launch the Portland project? Cherry : First, there was an...

5. The Hard(wired) Truth About Vista

   [ Interview ] Topic: Windows Vista | Author: KachinaShaw | Date Published: 12/14/2006

   Kachina Dunn spoke with Kurt Hutchinson, Ars Technica writer and professional systems administrator for World Wide Technology. Hutchinson has been testing Windows Vista since the beta version. Dunn : After your testing and experience with Vista, what do you feel is the minimum hardware...

6. Free or Low-Cost Web Conferencing Tools Begin to Come of Age

   [ Interview ] Topic: Web Video and Voice Conferencing | Author: CarlWeinschenk | Date Published: 08/31/2007

   Carl Weinschenk spoke with Michelle Murrain, principal of MetaCentric Technology Advising . Murrain recently researched inexpensive or free Web conferencing systems for possible use in her technology business. Weinschenk : What do you do? Murrain : I work with nonprofit organizations and...

7. Psystar Sees Market for Less Expensive OS X Box, Apple Wants to Protect Its Brand

   [ Interview ] Topic: Litigation | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 03/24/2009

   Lora Bentley spoke with Madison Spach, Jr., a partner in the law firm of Spach, Capaldi & Waggaman , where litigation over media and technology assets and related trade secrets is one area of focus. He is also a Mac user, and as such, has been watching the litigation between Apple and...

8. Pressure from the Penguin Helped Shape Vista Initiative

   [ Interview ] Topic: Windows Vista | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 12/21/2006

   Lora Bentley spoke with Bernard Golden, renowned open source expert, author and CEO of Navica , an open source integration and consulting company. Bentley : How has the success of Linux in the mainstream enterprise affected what Microsoft is doing now with the new Vista operating system? ...

9. How the 'Green Linux PC' Came to Be

   [ Interview ] Topic: Desktops and Workstations | Author: LoraBentley | Date Published: 09/27/2007

   Lora Bentley spoke with Gregoire Gentil, CEO, Zonbu . The startup recently released the beta version of a low-cost, Linux-based, environmentally responsible computer by the same name.    Bentley : What prompted you and your partners to design the Zonbu device? Gentil : Initially, we wanted...

10. Weighing in on vPro

    [ Interview ] Topic: Laptops | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 05/04/2006

    Arthur Cole spoke with , principal analyst, The Enderle Group. Cole : vPro is being called "a major shift in desktop PC security, manageability and power consumption." What's your take? Enderle : Laptops have a significant exposure for desktop security and manageability; desktops not so...

11. Leasing vs. Ownership: Which Is More Cost-Effective?

    [ Interview ] Topic: Procurement | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 05/10/2007

    Ann All spoke with Adam Braunstein, director of End-user Computing Strategies for Robert Frances Group (RFG), which helps IT executives maximize their effectiveness by helping them align IT efforts with corporate business strategies, drive revenue, improve productivity and reduce IT costs. RFG...

12. Sun Gains Users by Taking Solaris Open Source

    [ Interview ] Topic: Solaris | Author: SusanHall | Date Published: 06/28/2007

    Susan Hall spoke with Sun Microsystems' Ian Murdock, chief operating platforms officer, and Simon Phipps, chief open source officer. Hall : Since Solaris was once proprietary, why did Sun make it open? Phipps : I would argue with the word “proprietary,” because it started out by being BSD...