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Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac: I almost missed Parallels' announcement of Parallels Server for Mac. I didn't speak with company representatives. All I saw was a press release. It was nearly lost in a huge pile of other mail in my inbox. Although there are several virtual machine software products that support...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Parallels Server, Parallels Management Console, Toolset, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-24
SQL Server 2005 Management Tools Overview: SQL Server 2005 introduces a new toolset with a myriad of new features. The toolset builds on the strong usability of previous releases and adds many new features and long-awaited updates. The general theme across the toolset is integration, with consistency across tools designed to improve productivity with SQL Server....; Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Tool, Toolset, Productivity, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; White papers 2007-03-01

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Adobe merging desktop and web with Acrobat 9 and Acrobat.com: We made a few announcements today around our Acrobat 9 product and a new portal called Acrobat.com which is aimed at helping people work better. I think it's significant because as a company we've released web-based applications like Photoshop Express and Buzzword but Acrobat.com represents something of a combination between...; Tags: Desktop, Adobe Systems Inc., Web, Adobe PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat.com, Linux, Web Conferencing, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-06-02
Will Ingenix go open source?: Some of medicine's top tools for analyzing outcomes and the cost-effectiveness of care may be about to go open source. Ingenix CEO Andy Slavitt quietly dropped this bombshell into his keynote address at the company's annual conference a few weeks ago, but it was only noticed recently...; Tags: Ingenix, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-29
Adobe Fireworks (cfm): Note:The Download Now link will take you to Adobe Labs, where you must register with a valid e-mail account to download the CS4 betas.Try Adobe Fireworks to rapidly prototype Web sites, application interfaces, and other interactive designs. Create, edit, and optimize Web graphics more accurately and faster than ever with...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Web, Beta, Channel Management, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-05-27

3D Gallery For Developers (zip): Add powerful 3D style animations to your ASP.NET, PHP, JSP or HTML website! With the 3D Gallery For Developers you are getting a powerful toolset for creating impressive picture galleries and product presentations. For best presentation quality, only state of the art technologies are used. The animation has been developed...; Tags: Developer, 3D, Animation; Software downloads 2008-05-21
Technology and the costs of change: Ever get the feeling that you've got hold of an important idea but can't quite get it straight in your head? That's how I've felt in our discussions of the role user interfaces and perceptions have in defining the differences between what we usually do in applications development...; Tags: Cost, Benefits, Human Resources, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-19
Still ranting about interfaces: My argument, yesterday, that how an application is to be used is more determinative of the right toolset for building it than what the application does, embeds the assumption that the people we sell our software or development ideas to, either are end users or make decisions on the basis...; Tags: Corel WordPerfect, Standards, Word Processors, Quality, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Software, Business Operations, Office Suites, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Still ranting about interfaces: Still ranting about interfaces[b]Mr. Murphy, You are such an idiot...[b]The real reason WordPerfect lost is simple.[b]WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get [/b]You are such a biased moron that you can't get your ego out of the way to see the truth. WordPerfect lost the battle because...; Tags: Word processors, Corel WordPerfect, software; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
The application interface problem: I believe that almost any programming language can be used to build almost any kind of user interface, but that the closer the user interface is to the assumptions built into the language, the simpler and more efficient this component of the overall application will be. More importantly, I believe...; Tags: Application, User Interface, Tool, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Sometimes it takes a thousand words: Once upon a time... I spent about three months working nearly full time with five juniors putting together a set of interlocking business process and applications models for a client. The results were beautiful: three fat binders filled with wonderfully clear IEW drawings lovingly printed on a QMS Color laser...; Tags: Client, Mathematics, Modeling, Research & Development, Team Management, Business Operations, Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Sometimes it takes a thousand words: Sometimes it takes a thousand wordsA lot more often than "sometimes". NT.Oh, so true......but you need the diagrams...too many people get lost in the words. That being said, adhering too closely to any standard or methodology is a self defeating exercise.BLUE!I can't believe that you were allowed to do...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, parallel, software, real world, Bookkeeper; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset (exe): With Engineer's Toolset's extensive network management capabilities, you'll look like a super hero, without having to develop any special powers. Here's a sample of Engineer's Toolset's save-the-day features: Monitors and alerts on availability, bandwidth utilization and health of network devices; Provides robust network diagnostics for troubleshooting and quickly resolving complex...; Tags: Network, SolarWinds, Networking; Software downloads 2008-05-02
Office streaming: What Microsoft will and won't say: Last week, there was talk that Microsoft was considering broadening the way it makes Microsoft Office available over the Web using streaming technology. (For the record, it wasn't Microsoft doing the talking; it was some overly enthused partners.) On April 30, Microsoft shared a...; Tags: Softricity SoftGrid, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-30
RPG, PHP, and history: While thinking through some of the comments recorded here as part of our discussion of development languages and environments I finally figured out what PHP reminds me of: RPG. RPG [Report generator] started out in the IBM 360 world as a report formatting aid, but never really...; Tags: Application, PHP, IBM Corp., Codd, Productivity, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Will Mesh take the Web from open source?: Will Mesh take the Web from open source?Just My takeFrom what I understand, Mesh is going to be a good thing. These days, we have so many devices that it will be good to be able to access all of them from one centralized location or one main computer. For...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., open source, Web; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
LSB SDK, aka 4.0, could be panacea for Linux app developers .. and Ubuntu: Increasing use of Ubuntu and other Linux distributions globally puts additional pressure -- and costs -- on independent software developers. The Linux Foundation hopes that its fourth stab at a solution, the Linux Standards Base 4.0, will make it much easier and less expensive for ISVs...; Tags: Developer, Ubuntu, Java, ISV, SDK, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Crazy sales video rocks out: 'Gotta get me some' Windows Vista: Microsoft can't seem to catch a break, whether from Apple's latest ads targeting switchers, or in a crazy music video celebrating Vista SP1 that was done by Redmond's channel group. Jupiter Research Analyst Michael Gartenburg pointed to this video on YouTube called Windows...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, Object Management Group, Gartenberg, Sales Strategy, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales Force Management, Sales, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Is it wise to loosen Entourage's attachment security policy?: Entourage 2008 is very strict in its blocking of attachments and some users may find its security rules restrictive. However, with a bit of effort, users can tell Entourage to loosen up on various Mac OS X files, Mime content and certain file name extensions. However, whether...; Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Extension, Entourage 2008, Default Rule, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, E-mail, Desktops, Operating Systems, Scripting Languages, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Software/Web Development, Web Development, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-22
UNIX - Let's get together and feel all right: UNIX - Let's get together and feel all rightEric may be right, it ttmight just be too much legal work, but, Sun couldGPL important parts that could be mixed with Linux. Of course that would mean they would have to move to Linux at some point and give up the...; Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Sun Solaris, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, nothing, UN*X, Unix, AT&T Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-18