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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

A fresh model for software maintenance

A fresh model for software maintenanceValue-oriented maintenance pricingHi DennisGreat article and I will be showing it to various clients of ours who we are trying to persuade to set up 'centres of excellence' - in fact 'centres of competence' would be a good start in one or two cases.A related...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, software maintenance, software

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Predicting Change Propagation in Software System With Data Mining Techniques

Software maintenance is a very costly and time-consuming work during the software life cycle. The problems with software maintenance are even more pressing in the software system. Software developers are often faced with modification tasks that involve sources and spread across code bases. Some dependencies between sources, such as the...

Tags: Software, Data Mining, Software Maintenance, Software Developer, Tools & Techniques, Management

White papers 2008-05-18

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Flipping Fantastic

Getting the most out of Flip video cameras The picture above a still from a Flip video is of my venerable old three chip Sony VX1000 video camera, Frezzi light and associated 10 pound battery belt. In the foreground is a Flip video...

Tags: Microphone, Video Camera, Video, Camera, Flip, Flip Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-21

Google makes Chrome OS open source today

I like itThe ChromeOS demo looked pretty cool!I'm almost 100% webapp-based already, so I could see myself using a simple, fast & no maintenance OS like that the majority of the time.I like it too, but, for me, I need to compile and run programs locally. I would imagine that...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, open source, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, ChromeOS

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Chrome OS: Some Early Preview Videos

google should move away from linuxI suppose they could easily take away all those messes of the current os by doing that. Haha! Crummy-um "Chromium OS and Open Source" video-- the guy is calling it Crummy-um! Sounds about right.RE: Chrome OS: Some Early Preview VideosAnd ZDNet falls hook, line,...

Tags: Corporate communications, Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, ChromeOS, Chrome, Chrome OS, early Preview Video, operating system, Preview Video, video

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Terracotta buys Quartz

Open source Java clustering software developer Terracotta announced its intent to buy an open source job scheduler known as Quartz. The integration of Quartz into Terracotta's platform will ease high availability job scheduling and scaling applications to multiple nodes, the company said. Quartz is currently integrated into...

Tags: Job, Clustering, Terracotta, Quartz, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-11-19

3D Issue Professional 1.1 (Mac)

3D Issue is a software solution that allows you to convert your press ready PDFs into page turning interactive digital editions. 3D Issue is not a service. Once you purchase a company license thats it. There are no additional costs or charges. You can use this license to produce digital...

Tags: 3D, Apple Macintosh, Edition, Trinity Innovations, 3D Issue

Software downloads 2009-11-19

AuditWizard 8.1 (Windows)

AuditWizard is a fast, effective and accurate PC auditing software. Discover all your hardware, software and application licenses across your entire organization in minutes. AuditWizard helps you achieve total visibility of what's on your network, from PCs and Servers through to Network Printers and Switches to IT gadgets like PDAs,...

Tags: Software, Audit, Network, PC, Auditing, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, AuditWizard, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-18

GoodNightPC 1.9 (Windows)

GoodNightPC is an award-winning PC utility to automatically shut down, restart, lock, or hibernate your computer. Ideal for saving electricity and cut off your power bill. GoodNightPC is small and efficient. New features include boss key for fast windows hiding and automatic run of maintenance software like ad-aware, ccleaner or...

Tags: Window, Microsoft Windows, StudioZ, GoodNightPC, Construction

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Next year is THE year for cloud computing

Here is what Indu Kodukula, CTO of SunGard Availability Services thinks how cloud computing is likely to transform the computing industry landscape in 2010. Commentary - Yogi Berra had it right - it?s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. It?s especially difficult...

Tags: CIO, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, cloud, Indu Kodukula

News items 2009-11-17

MotorNotes 9.10.0 (Windows)

When did I last change the oil? Did my fuel economy improve after replacing the fuel filter? How many miles did I drive for my business last year? What were my suspension settings at the last track day? How much did I spend on fuel, tires, and oil last year?"...

Tags: Vehicle, Hale Solutions, MotorNotes 9.10.0, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-17

Groklaw suggests Microsoft sue, do over authentication

Are you in any way trying to legitimize patent trolling?You are well aware that what Microsoft is doing is what we all used to call patent trolling aren't you?My guess...Nothing will happen... this is just MS trying to protect UAC and runas from paten lawsuits.Besides MS would be idiot... well...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, authentication, Groklaw, patent, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

RentBoss Client/Server 3.46 (Windows)

RentBoss is property management software with modern look and feel that has been specially created from small to mid-size property owners and comes with a unique lease agreement organizer feature. The software is brainlessly simple and very easy to operate. The interface is cleverly designed to help landlords have important...

Tags: Module, Microsoft Windows, Agreement, Qualitica, RentBoss, Work Order Module, Real Estate, Personal Finance, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-11-13

TATEMS 20/20 4.2.04 (Windows)

You'll Discover as 1000's of mechanics, technicians, office personnel, fleet maintenance managers and company owners have... that TATEMS 20/20 Truck Maintenance Software strikes just the right balance between amazing simplicity and powerful features you'll actually use. Using a "Keep It Simple" philosophy... TATEMS Truck Fleet Maintenance Software can help you...

Tags: Equipment, TATEMS Maintenance, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-12

Discrete Trial Trainer 2.5 (Windows)

The Discrete Trial DT Trainer, based on the Discrete Trial methodology in Applied Behavioral Analysis, was created to teach individuals with autism. However, since the software is highly configurable, the DT Trainer can teach a wide range of developmental levels. The DT Trainer teaches names of items such as nouns,...

Tags: Software, Item, Student, Microsoft Windows, Accelerations Educational Software, Discrete Trial Trainer, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-12

DiskTools Pro 3.5.1 (Mac)

DiskTools Pro is a total system utility for the Mac, and the only one that allows you to schedule when to perform important tasks such as file defragmentation, backup, and bad sector repair in a single, easy-to-use interface. This intuitive software utility also doesn't require you to boot from a...

Tags: Monitor, Apple Macintosh, Volume, Macware, DiskTools Pro, Backups, Monitors & Displays, Serial ATA, Hardware, Components, Storage

Software downloads 2009-11-12

End-to-end encryption is the key to protecting data and reputations

In order to avoid the financial and brand damage associated with data breaches, businesses need to consider deploying end-to-end encryption as a tamper proof way of securing data. Commentary - Media outlets around the globe highlight new data breaches at an alarmingly regular rate. Forrester estimates that the cost...

Tags: PCI, Organization, Data Breach, PCI DSS, Encryption Key, encryption, security, Paul Meadowcroft Thales, Special to ZDNet, Paul Meadowcroft, Thales, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-11

SAP and open source: it's about Oracle

SAP's open source interest linked to Europe's love affair with Open SourceEurope is in love with open source. It's the only reason SAP has any interest in it. Having been an SAP buyer and user I feel like I just confessed to a drug addiction I can say unequivocally that...

Tags: SAP AG, open source, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Seven great (and free!) applications for Windows 7

You added Windows 7 to the title for page hits...Any tech enthusiast worth their salt has long known about all these apps. Nah ... ... for page hits I'd have added XP ... bigger user base ... User base yes but Windows 7is what everyone is interested in reading...

Tags: Operating systems, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux Distro, Paint.net, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, 7-zip

Discussion threads 2009-11-10