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- Microsoft 'builds a branch to Java developers" with Teamprise buy
- what I don't get it is...why would anybody using Eclipse would want Visual studio too.Eclipse is not...... the only IDE in existence. And Java is not the only language in existence. Some compagnies uses several technologies. I saw Linux and windows servers running side by side and operating in a...
- Tags: Java development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Programming languages, UNIX, Operating systems, Eclipse, compagny, Java, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Java developer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Can open source software stop IT failure?
- I'm not so sure #1 is valid#1 is a variation of "many eyes make all bugs shallow"Does it help? Yes. But it also makes the implicit assumption that everyone that can view the code is competent to do so. So it goes back to resource allocation being an issue, if...
- Tags: Strategy, OPEN SOURCE, information technology, IT Failure, F/OSS, software, open-source software
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Making the case for migration
- This brief describes how Gerber Scientific, working with an IBM storage implementation team, migrated its production SAP applications and Oracle database from an existing proprietary storage infrastructure to the IBM XIV Storage System. IBM Rational Performance Tester was used to simulate the target SAP workloads during the project's proof of...
- Tags: SAP AG, Migration, IBM Corp., Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2009-10-08
- Dell Proconsult Windows 7 Readiness Assessment FAQ
- Microsoft Windows 7 Readiness Assessment is a gap analysis of a customer's ability to migrate to Windows 7 in a given time frame. Your migration project is evaluated in terms of Dell's Best Practices learned from internal and customer Windows 7 migration projects.
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7 Readiness Assessment, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2009-10-01
- iODBC Driver Manager, Administrator, SDK 03.52.0709.0909 [3.52.7] (Mac)
- iODBC stands for Independent Open Database Connectivity. Commonly considered to be specific to Linux or UNIX platforms, iODBC is a truly platform-independent Open Source implementation of ODBC. The iODBC effort is managed via the iODBC project, http://www.iodbc.org, which is maintained and supported by Openlink Software. iODBC and ODBC are...
- Tags: ODBC, Apple Macintosh, Administrator, SDK, OpenLink Software Inc., iODBC, iODBC Effort, Apple Mac OS, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-09-17
- Microsoft-Yahoo: Gauging the IT integration risks
- Once you strip away the financial, strategy and ad prospects for Microsoft's 10-year search partnership with Yahoo you're left with a lot of information technology integration heavy lifting. Make no mistake about it: The Microsoft-Yahoo search pact will flop if it doesn't have some good old fashioned...
- Tags: Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Integration, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
- News to know: Palm Pre weekend; iPhone Monday; Bing; DTV conversion; Twitter accounts
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Palm Pre weekend: Sprint could steal Palm's moment Matthew Miller: Initial Pre thoughts and answers...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Palm Inc., Microsoft Corp., Digital Television, Twitter, Sam Diaz, E-mail, TVs, H-1B, Embedded Linux, Cloud Computing, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Operating Systems, Software, Linux
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Google: Enterprise business profitable; Says email migration 'proof points' building
- Google Enterprise president Dave Girouard said the search giant's corporate apps business is small potatoes relative to advertising, but has "a few 100 million dollars" in revenue and is "profitable and growing." Meanwhile, Girouard said Google Apps is getting a solid pipeline of "proof points" of large enterprises moving to...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Migration, Google Sites, Cloud Computing, E-mail, Online Communications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- Billion-year ultra-dense memory chip developed
- There's always been an inverse relationship between density and durability when it comes to data storage. Today's silicon memory chips contain a lot of density, but with a lifespan of just a few decades, they lack durability. Yet primitive forms of storage such as information carved in stone are highly...
- Tags: Shuttle, Nanotube, Carbon Nanotube, Nanoparticle, Memory Chip, Chip, Memory Device, Shuttle Memory, Nanotechnology, Storage, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- BCEE Entrusts the Migration of Its Main Banking Software to HP, Who Uses Its Offshore Development and Testing Teams
- Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat BCEE wanted to migrate the client part of its main banking application, Siroco, to the .Net environment. This application modernisation was required to face technological constraints. To reach this goal, BCEE entrusted the migration to HP, who used its offshore services in India. Ten...
- Tags: Team, Hewlett-Packard Co., Migration, BCEE, Banking, Team Management, Financial Services, Management
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- VAR Uses Rapid Implementation to Reduce Project Completion Time by 40 Percent
- ISM, a value-added reseller of Microsoft Dynamics business management software based in Portland, Oregon, was looking for a way to streamline its implementation process to reduce costs and improve its competitive advantage. Recently, at a Microsoft training event, an executive from ISM discovered Rapid Implementation Tools for Microsoft Dynamics GP,...
- Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Corp., Value-added Reseller, Retail, Channel Management, Productivity, Marketing
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- Cutting software maintenance costs 101
- Cutting software maintenance costs 101agreedI am no fan of vendors charging clients for unused products. Many clients of mine have taken this for granted, although they certainly haven't like it. Good suggestions, Larry.Drop your maintenance after 1 yearIt makes no sense to have a 18% maintenance contract on an MRP...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Groupware, E-Room, open source, software maintenance, Microsoft SharePoint, software
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Open source enterprise software shakeout
- Open source enterprise software shakeoutNo shake out hereI see FOSS doing very well while M$ is 'shaking' thousands of jobs every quarter.The FOSS strategy is working!I didn't blog it because...I couldn't. I have too much skin in that game. But if you check Twitter, you'll see that I...
- Tags: FOSS strategy, open source project, open source, commercial open source company, Open source enterprise software shakeout, enterprise software shakeout, Sun Microsystems Inc., enterprise software
- Discussion threads 2009-05-08
- Infrastructure Project Provides State-of-the-Art Learning Tools for College Students
- To continue providing the latest learning tools for its students, Dubai Women's College DWC needed to upgrade its IT infrastructure. Technology is an integral part of the college education and administration so the IT team needed to complete the migration during vacation. After the end of the academic year, IT...
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Productivity, Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2009-05-01
- What Sun can do now - and why you should help.
- What Sun can do now - and why you should help.See where Open Source leads Sun to?The last decade marks the global failure to practice open source as a business model. The saddest part was that it happened despite people warned them not to go that route.Don't know what to...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Research & Development, OPEN SOURCE, Sun Hardware, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-18
- IBM passes open source license baton to Eclipse
- IBM and the Eclipse Foundation have taken a stand against license proliferation by announcing today that the Common Public License CPL has been officially superseded by the Eclipse Public License EPL. The CPL will no longer be considered an active open source license, but there's an easy migration path for...
- Tags: Google Inc., License, Eclipse, IBM Corp., Section 7, Eclipse Public License 1.0, Open Source, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- 84% of IT pros don't plan to upgrade to Windows 7 this year
- 84% of IT pros don't plan to upgrade to Windows 7 this yearYou have a point thereBut they are asking people based on the BETA of Windows 7 whether they will update to Windows 7.... that's a reasonable question.IT Professionals usually decide while a product is still in Beta or,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, information technology, IT Pros
- Discussion threads 2009-04-13
- Poll: IT pros love Windows 7; majority dump Vista upgrade plans
- Poll: IT pros love Windows 7; majority dump Vista upgrade plansRE: Poll: IT pros love Windows 7; majority dump Vista upgrade plansSure they will be happy, just as they are happy now with Vista, after teh SP1 Vista is fine, I use Vista and Win7 every day, they both run...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Vista upgrade plan, IT Pros, Vista Upgrade, Microsoft Windows, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-04-08
- PST Migration With Enterprise Vault 8.0: Part 3 - Planning, Tech Tips & Best Practice
- This whitepaper looks at some important aspects of a PST migration project; namely, planning and best practice usage of the tools in different migration scenarios. The whitepaper is intended primarily for Symantec and partner System Engineers and Consultants. One of the key decisions when planning PST migration is choosing the...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Migration, Best Practice, Tool, Whitepaper, Productivity
- White papers 2009-04-01
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