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What comes after S S? A truly unified client-cloud platform

What comes after S S? A truly unified client-cloud platformThe Internet is the DataApple and even Google are proving that rich client and cloud are the natural mix. iTunes is a rich client application that talks HTTP to get XML data back to populate the iTunes store. Google's Picasa use...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, HTTP, rich client, Google Picasa, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs sound excited about Rich Internet Applications

I didn't have a chance to watch all of the video from the D conference but I was pointed to part of the discussion in which Bill and Steve talk about software and I came away with the impression that both men were very excited about what the blending of...

Tags: Rich Media, Rich Internet Applications, Experience

Blog posts 2007-06-01

Microsoft to embed Live services in Windows

Microsoft to embed Live services in WindowsBut can Live ID be trusted?Live ID authentication might be a convenient means of performing single sign-on verification. Unfortunately, it also might be convenient for hackers. Security is only as secure as the security engine is. Does anyone trust Microsoft to...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., rich client, authentication, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-06-19

Why rich clients rule and always will

With all the hype on the Dumb Terminal v3 and the death of the rich client, I thought I had put this issue to rest with my Tales of the $100 PC. It was unfortunate that many of the talkbacks were from people who didn't even bother to read...

Tags: PC, dumb terminal

Blog posts 2005-10-18

You can never be too rich or too thin

In order to sell Longhorn when it launches, Microsoft has been trying to convince everyone of the importance of rich clients. Microsoft will lose its lock on the operating system if the only thing that people run on them are browsers. Meanwhile, CIOs love thin-client applications because of the additional...

Tags: Web browser, JavaScript, clientS

Blog posts 2005-02-22

You can never be too rich or too thin

In order to sell Longhorn when it launches, Microsoft has been trying to convince everyone of the importance of rich clients. Microsoft will lose its lock on the operating system if the only thing that people run on them are browsers. Meanwhile, CIOs love thin-client applications because of the additional...

Tags: clientS, JavaScript, Web browser

Blog posts 2005-02-22

Additional Resources

Why Google released Closure Tools

another nail in M$ coffinIt seems Google is second to FSF to send M$ to its grave.You are an idiot....First of all did you even read the article...Not only the article makes no senselike your idiotic rant aggainst MS but it contains several errors.AJAX is javascript and is not unique...

Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, tool, Rhino, JavaScript, Java, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

SerialMailer 6.4 (Mac)

SerialMailer is a powerful and easy to use tool for companies and individuals who want to communicate with a large group of customers, students, friends or other e-mail contacts without having to rewrite the mail for each recipient. The integrated database allows you to effectively manage your recipients list as...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, built-In, Mail, Falcon-Ware, SerialMailer, Productivity, Ssl/Tls, Storage, Authentication/Encryption, Databases, Security, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-04

Viscosity 1.0.7 (Mac)

Viscosity is an OpenVPN client for Mac, providing a rich Cocoa graphical user interface for creating, editing, and controlling VPN connections. Viscosity provides a complete OpenVPN solution for Leopard (Mac OS 10.5) and does not require any additional downloads or software. Viscosity allows connections to be completely configured through...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, OpenVPN, Viscosity VPN, Viscosity, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-01

FoxTrot Professional Search 2.5.1 (Mac)

FoxTrot Professional Search is a powerful find-by-content solution that offers precision tools for finding the proverbial "needle in a haystack" directly within PDF, HTML, word processing, e-mail and rich-media content and metadata. The product has been especially well received in legal law firm and courts, media (newsrooms researchers, ad agencies...

Tags: Client-server, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Server, CTM Development, FoxTrot Professional Search, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Servers, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Microsoft partners to allow Eclipse interop on Win7, WinServer 2008 R2, Azure

Microsoft has made another play at interoperability with a key open source software offering. At Eclipse Summit Europe on Wednesday, the Redmond, Wash. software giant announced that it is working on four open source projects with two open source companies -- Tasktop Technologies and Soyatec -- to...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Eclipse, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-10-28

123 Flash Chat Software 7.5 (Mac)

123 Flash Chat Server Software can add a chat room to your website in minutes. It organizes chat events or online meetings for social network or portals, etc. Technology utilized: Java chat server and Flash chat client. It is secure, easy and affordable. It has text and video chat included,...

Tags: Software, Video Chat, Apple Macintosh, Chat Room, Web Site, TopCMM Software, HTML Edition, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Corporate Communications, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Opera 10.01 (Windows)

Welcome to Opera's newest Web browser: Opera 10. Opera is a free and innovative Web browser which allows you to experience the web on your terms. Discover what over 40 million people have already experienced by downloading Opera's fast and safe Internet browsers. This latest Opera Web browser version comes...

Tags: Opera Software ASA, Microsoft Windows, Opera 10, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-27

Salesforce, Adobe bring Flash to Force.com

Businesses who have already taken the plunge into the Salesforce cloud will find something new this morning: Adobe Flash. The two companies today announced an alliance that brings the power of the Adobe Flash platform to the Salesforce's Force.com, where developers build - and many times share...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Developer, Adobe Systems Inc., Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Jigsaw Pieces Can Be More Agile Than Platforms

Box.net, the little company that likes to tweak Goliath Microsoft's nose with digs at Sharepoint - the billboard above is near Microsoft's silicon valley digs -  announced an alignment with Salesforce.com CRM earlier today. Nothing earth shattering here at first glance: it makes perfect sense for...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, Microsoft SharePoint, Compliance, Box, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Software As A Service (SaaS), Enterprise Software, Software, Emerging Technologies, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Control System Works 1.0.356 (Windows)

Control System Works is a web-based framework for building HMI/SCADA/EMI/process control solutions using Micrsoft .NET and Microsoft Silverlight. Control System Works offers: open system with unlimited customization capabilities; powerful contemporary graphics; works across network boundaries and firewalls; zero administration client; rich and transparent configuration capabilities; high-availability. CS Works consists of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Framework, Control System Works, CS Works, Firewalls, Servers, Networking, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-14

DOJ probes IBM's mainframe business

M/F competitionThere use to be plug compatible m/f from Amdahl and Fujitsu. When IBM switched from bi-polar to CMOS technology, the competition was unable to make the same switch. They have left the field.A few years ago, there was a small manufacturer of a PC server capable of...

Tags: Mainframes, Servers, IBM Corp., mainframe, U.S. Department of Justice, M/F

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Mozilla Weave 0.7 (Windows)

As the Web continues to evolve and more of our lives move online, we believe that Web browsers like Firefox can and should do more to broker rich experiences while increasing user control over their data and personal information. Weave is a Firefox add-on that is aimed at exploring this...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Storage, Internet, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-01

News to know: Win7, Google Wave, Palm WebOS, Apple Tablet, Google Docs

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. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's message to IT pros: Meet us half way with Windows 7 Larry Dignan: ...

Tags: Tom Foremski, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Google Docs, Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-30

JetPhoto Server Pro 2.0.3 (Windows)

JetPhoto Server Pro is a feature-rich digital photo publishing service software using PHP and MySQL. You can establish a photo gallery website quickly and easily. JetPhoto server allows customizing templates for web albums, and presents your photos in thumbnails, picture story or Flash-based slideshow. Beside web photo albums, JetPhoto Server...

Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Photograph, Atomix Technologies, JetPhoto Server, JetPhoto Server Pro, Web Site Development, Internet

Software downloads 2009-09-28