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SaaS Vs. Traditional ITAM Tools: How the Hosted Approach Delivers Greater Value

Technology environments are becoming more complex, and are evolving and changing at an increasingly rapid pace. That's why many companies are turning to IT Asset Management ITAM solutions as a means to more effectively monitor, control, and manage the various components within their architectures. ITAM solutions help organizations better understand...

Tags: Asset, Software-as-a-service, SAManage, Technology Environment, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Asset Management, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Operational Planning, Business Operations

White papers 2008-10-20

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SWF Decompiler Magic 5.1.1.1980 (Windows)

SWF Decompiler Magic, a powerful solution that can be used by programmers who need to deal with Flash technology. It is a powerful flash decompiler with the functionality to convert flash files between swf and exe formats and edit SWF movies (dynamic texts, images and more). With this powerful application,...

Tags: Flash Decompiler Studio, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-12-03

Remote access and virtualization: Not one and the same

Some of you may have seen me tweeting recently about a little experiment that I have going on where I'm using a small PC (perhaps we can call it a netbook, but that's a semantics issue) â€" the Nokia Booklet 3G â€" as my primary computing device outside of the...

Tags: Remote Access, Cloud Computing, Telecommunications, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Chris Silva

Blog posts 2009-12-02

Portlock Leap Frog 5.13.0.2401 (Windows)

Portlock Leap Frog will assist you in creating a bootable Virtual Hard Disk VHD for native Windows deployment with your Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 machine. The VHD can be used as the running operating system on supported hardware without a virtual machine or hypervisor....

Tags: Portlock Leap Frog, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Software

Software downloads 2009-12-02

2010 GMC Terrain

Photo gallery:2010 GMC TerrainWhen GM rolled out the Terrain at the last New York auto show, it seemed the company hadn't learned a thing from recently plummeting SUV sales. Not to mention that the Terrain seemed an unnecessary addition to an already full SUV lineup. But then we got a...

Tags: V-6

Product reviews 2009-11-30

Over the turkey virtualization discussions

I don't know that much about it really, but...I describe as "more or less a game emulator, extended to a whole computer".I'm self-educated in computer in networking technology; my degree is in environmental science. So, what I know about IT/IS I've taught myself. Nonetheless, I often find myself...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Blogging, virtualization, computer, Harry Fuller

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

India goes to Copenhagen

See, it's all about wealth transfers.Now under the guise of 'climate debt'.Climate debt my ass. Nonsense.If countries want more wealth, here's the recipe:- get off your ass, and work;- good governance, no corruption.And stop blaming everything on the west.Of courseHumans seem incapable of any measure more sophisticated than money. We...

Tags: Co2-emission

Discussion threads 2009-11-26

Locus adds water module to environment software application portfolio

Water management problems capture more attention from environmental technology player Locus. by Heather Clancy

Tags: Software, Environment, Locus, Tools & Techniques, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-11-25

Does virtualization equal cloud computing?

I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...

Tags: Data centers, Servers, Utility computing, server, cloud computing, virtualization, cluster

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

HP vs. Dell: Showdown at the Windows 7 upgrade corral

Well, the great thing is all the competition. I like to see Acer squeezing them both from below, and of course competing with each other. Of course also great to see all the pressure on MS to innovate and lower prices.Google Chrome_OS will be hard to beatWell, with Google_Chrome_OS it...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Windows 8, Microsoft Windows, XPS, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Vinoteka 1.5.2 (Mac)

Vinoteka is the ultimate wine cellar management software for Mac. In a unique and gorgeous interface showing bottles, cellars and tasting notes, Vinoteka brings the best wine cellar management experience to Mac users. Extremely easy and fun to use, Vinoteka offers a fantastic and realistic environment to manage your...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Wine, Vinotekasoft, Vinoteka

Software downloads 2009-11-21

Research paints ugly IT employment picture: Almost 2 million jobs gone in 14 years

Depressing...So much innovation happened in America in the 90's. Alot of what we have now was accomplished by American engineers, and now we are not being included anymore because of what? Arbitrage. Sad, Sad, Sad....Of courseBecause all these CEOs and wannabe businesspeople think quality doesn't matter so...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, information technology, comeback, profit margin, job, worker

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

MSI Factory 2.1.1009.0 (Windows)

MSI Factory is the first visual setup builder to fully leverage Microsoft's next generation Windows Installer XML WiX compiler technology for creating 100% pure MSI format installer packages in a faster and more intuitive way. What makes MSI Factory different is our unique file-centered design view. Software developers aren't forced...

Tags: Microsoft Indigo, Compiler, Microsoft Windows, Indigo Rose Software, MSI Factory, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-20

Netbook/notebook reliability study shows that technology breaks ...

Cheaply made partsWell, look at the parts they all are stampedwith 'Made in CHINA'...Quantity over Quality.People are now geared towards a Wal_Mart mentality they do not want to pay for quality and they do NOT care where it is made.Therefore, you will see a lower standard of living because the...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Policies and procedures, notebook, netbook, accident, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Putting SaaS revenue in perspective

Yes, but SaaS revenues aren't front-loadedComparing SaaS revenues with on-premises software revenue isn't very valid, as the on-premises providers count all the revenue up-front when they ship their CD or transmit the software, while SaaS recognizes all revenue (software-related and hosting-related) over the term of the contract.For enterprise customers, however,...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, Operational accounting, Tools & Techniques, revenue, software-as-a-service, SaaS Customer, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Rumored HTC 'Dragon' Google phone to spar with iPhone, Droid

The problem for competitors is that Google could throw a billion or more atmobile OS market including Android and ChromeOS. They just want a flood of cheap, very functional, very powerful mobile internet devices. They do not need ANY profits on the OS itself.Hardware manufactures like Palm, Blackberry, and Nokia...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Handhelds, phone, keyboard, Google Inc., physical keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp., iPhone Droid, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

What's next for Microsoft's Azure cloud platform?

So MS is going cloud...Well, well, isn't this interesting. Does MS concede that the era of packaged client software is over? Again, MS is the follower and not the leader, and again, MS is following Google to the clouds. My prediction is that this will be a field day...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Corp., Azure, server

Discussion threads 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

Jabra Stone

Not many Bluetooth headsets combine style and performance, and when they do, they stand out. Examples include the Aliph Jawbone Prime, the BlueAnt Q1, and the Plantronics Discovery 975. Jabra, a company that has been in the Bluetooth business a long time, attempts to come up with yet another headset...

Tags: headset, Jabra, Stone

Product reviews 2009-11-17

Adopting Server Virtualization for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

In today's competitive business environment, your IT infrastructure must accommodate rapidly changing business needs and unforeseen problems with minimal impact on day-to-day operations. But this level of flexibility, scalability, and high availability can be expensive and difficult to deploy and maintain, especially for small and midsize businesses. No matter what...

Tags: CA XOSoft, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Server Virtualization, Data Management, Servers, Hardware, Virtualization

White papers 2009-11-17