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Microsoft architect compares Volta and Google's GWT

Is Microsoft's "cloud programming" toolset Volta -- which Microsoft released in early preview form this week -- a "me-too" response to Google's Google Web Toolkit GWT? I've seen that argument from fellow ZDNet blogger Ed Burnette and others around the Web. I asked Microsoft Volta Architect...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Intermediate Language, JavaScript, Microsoft Corp., Google Web Toolkit, Volta, Execution Environment, Scripting Languages, C#, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Programming Languages, Software Development, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-12-07

Guaranteed Execution in a Service-Oriented Environment: Centralized Command and Control of Enterprise Applications

Without question, SOA promotes reuse, allows flexibility, and enables the business to respond to change more quickly. However, the current execution environment for SOA is based on static clustering, a reality which prohibits service levels from being met or exacerbates server sprawl in the data center as IT is forced...

Tags: SOA, DataSynapse, Enterprise Application, Execution Environment, DataSynapse FabricServer, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2006-11-29

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Understanding Enterprise 2.0 Tolerances & Scale

We're at an interesting intersection in the collaboration world where projects both large and small tend to be discussed with the same terms. This can be very confusing to the lay person since it's hard to know what sort of scale is being described. ...

Tags: Environment, Enterprise 2.0, Small And Medium Business Need, European Enterprise 2.0 Scene, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-14

M2Spring 1.2 (Windows)

Building Spring Enterprise applications is now easier and faster than ever. With M2Spring, experience the perfect combination of best of breed Model Driven technologies, MagicDraw UML and BLU AGE Agile Model Transformation, and dramatically enhance your productivity by easily modeling and automatically generating 100% of your Spring SOA applications, with...

Tags: Teamwork, Microsoft Windows, BLU AGE Software, M2Spring 1.2, Building Spring Enterprise Application, Team Management, UML, Research & Development, Management, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Is Nvidia planning to add X86 compatibility to its chipsets?

I hope soNVIDIA with x86-64 technology would be Next Big ThingTM, although I'd rather see a new architecture replace the aging x86. 64-bit is just a tack-on feature set of x86. I'd rather see something in line with IA64 from NVIDIA to shake up Intel. I'm sure...

Tags: Processors, Video Decoding, chipset, Intel x86, CPU, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., GPU, graphics, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

pgEdit 1.4.1 (Mac)

pgEdit is a high performance SQL editor and development environment for PostgreSQL. pgEdit features include SQL syntax coloring, direct source code execution, PHP support, integrated documentation, and extensive customizable editing facilities.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, SQL, pgEdit, Programming Languages, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-01

UDB Workbench 3.2.5 (Windows)

UDB Workbench is a development environment for DB2 UDB databases. It includes many features, such as comparing and synchronizing database schemas, packaging schemas and content of DB2 UDB database. SQL editor in UDB Workbench supports syntax highlighting, code completion, SQL formatting, script execution, and query results support filtering, grouping, searching.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, IBM DB2 Universal Database, UDB Workbench, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-10-22

Testers to get Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 this week; final by March 2010

Side-by-side installationYou said "Also unlike its predecessors, .Net 4 can be installed side-by-side with the previously released .Net 3.5"Notwithstanding the fact that .Net 4's predecessors actually was .Net 3.5, haven't all previous versions of .Net featured side-by-side installation?translations....[i]Microsoft is touting .Net 4 as being 81 percent smaller than its predecessors,...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Six types of IT project failure

HRM FailureThe biggest missing category/type is human resource management failure, to include poorly defined work, roles, KSAOCs the human characteristics needed to accomplish work effectively; poorly selected participants as to their KSAOCs; poorly designed/executed incentives could be routine total compensation plans or those specific to the project; poorly designed/executed work...

Tags: Human resource management (HRM), Organizational structure, HRM, IT Project Failure, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Mastering Virtualized Environments

Data centers are growing rapidly in size and complexity. At the same time, competitive and economic pressures are making cost control even more critical to the overall success of data center implementations. Virtualization offers organizations of all sizes the opportunity to reduce the physical footprint of their data...

Tags: Service Management, Data Center, Environment, Virtual Environment, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2009-09-18

Comodo Endpoint Security Manager 1.3 (Windows)

Comodo Endpoint Security Manager CESM enables the remote, centralized management of end-point security products such as Comodo Internet Security on corporate workstations. With CESM you will save time, money and improve network wide security. Unlike conventional security software providers; Comodo has adopted a Default Deny Protection" model. Default Deny Protection"...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Security Manager, Comodo, Comodo Endpoint Security Manager, Security

Software downloads 2009-09-18

How desktop virtualization will end IT client hardware maintenance (and kill off Best Buy's Geek Squad)

Blah, ha ha ha haOh yeah, I can just see my son playing Garry's Mod on a virtual desktop. Blah, ha, ha, ha.... Yeah, right.Oh, oh, and I can just see virtualizing several thousand clients, all churning their spreadsheets, personal databases, e-mail, web browsers, compilers, graphics programs.There's a reason...

Tags: Rootkits, PRODUCTIVITY, Virtualization, Desktops, Best Buy Co. Inc., Geek Squad, rootkit, desktop virtualization, computer, desktop, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

How desktop virtualization will end IT client hardware maintenance (and kill off Best Buy's Geek Squad)

In one fell swoop, John Whaley might end IT client hardware maintenance. And he might kill off the Geek Squad, too. Whaley, the chief technical officer of desktop virtualization company MokaFive, says desktop virtualization is becoming more widely adopted in...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Information Technology, Environment, Server, MokaFive, JW, Management Cost, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-28

Wanova Desktop Virtualization

A while ago, I had the opportunity to speak with several representatives of Wanova, a newcomer to the desktop virtualization market. On the line with me were Jack Norris, VP Marketing; Issy Ben-Shaul, Co-founder, CTO; and  Ilan Kessler, CEO and Co-Founder. The company claims to have developed a new way...

Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Environment, Wanova Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-08-20

Precision Builder Express 2.1.1 (Windows)

Precision Builder Express is designed to automate the compilation and distribution process of software products. Its capabilities are very well usable to automate any user defined tasks. Precision Builder Express is a professional product, that provides a comprehensive yet easy to use environment for the definition, management and running of...

Tags: Precision Inc., Microsoft Windows, Precision Builder Express, Outsourcing, Tools & Techniques, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management

Software downloads 2009-08-20

Cisco's Q4: Things are looking better - but let's not get too happy just yet

Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers said the company saw some return to normalcy during the fourth quarter specifically a "dramatic difference" from the large swings in order patterns from quarter to quarter that the company had been seeing during the year's first three quarters. But in a...

Tags: John Chambers, Cisco Systems Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-05

SAP's Schwarz & Sikka: The Road to More Agile Business Performance

Last week I had the opportunity to spend time with SAP CTO Vishal Sikka and separately SAP executive board member John Schwarz, and I've been ruminating on our conversations a lot since those meetings. Fortunately I was part of a group of bloggers who have been following SAP closely, and...

Tags: Performance, SAP AG, Financial Planning, Change Management, Performance Management, Strategy, Finance, Tools & Techniques, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Best Business Intelligence (BI) Practices to Transform Your Data Into Information

Organizations have implemented enterprise applications such as ERP and CRM for business process execution but have failed to address the key enterprise asset: data. In the current economic environment, enterprises that fail to capitalize on their data assets jeopardize their cost structures and their earnings potential. It is vital for...

Tags: Business Intelligence, Asset, ZSL, Asset Management, Enterprise Software, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Software

White papers 2009-07-18

TinyLogo 1.1 (Mobile)

TinyLogo is a programming language and program execution environment. It is especially friendly to beginning programmers or people who just want to get a simple idea of what programming is all about. It is based on the Logo programmining language and comes complete with Turtle Graphics. Once TinyLogo is installed,...

Tags: Procedure, Mobile, Timothy Lipetz, TinyLogo, Development Tools, Palm OS, Productivity, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Platform Computing: Herding Clouds

After the post Platform Computing Announces Infrastructure Sharing Services appeared on ZDnet, I had the opportunity to speak with Songnian Zhou, CEO of Platform Computing. Although the plans were for me to speak with Platform prior to the post going live, scheduling problems made that impossible. So, the focus of...

Tags: Platform Computing Inc., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-29