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The iPhone fallout: Winners and Losers

The iPhone fallout: Winners and LosersIt is a little early to be ....... pronouncing winners and losers before the product has been sold. This phone may or may not be a success. Not everything Apple touches turns to gold!Microsoft is the winner already...My rep has given me NDA...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Windows, Keyboards, Operating systems, Apple iPod, UNIX implementation, Apple iPhone, phone, Apple Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Cingular Wireless, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-09

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Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?

The better question is WHEN will it be better for Microsoft to keep it compatible across platforms, and WHEN or under what conditions might it not be better for MS to NOT keep it compatible across platforms.In other works, it is NOT a question of IF, but, at WHAT TIMES...

Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Operating systems, .NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

NFS Manager 3.3 (Mac)

NFS Manager is a graphical user interface to control all built-in NFS features of Mac OS X. It can manage a whole network of Mac OS X computers to setup a distributed NFS file system via a few simple mouse clicks. NFS Network File System is the industry standard for...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Network File System, Apple Mac OS X, Marcel Bresink Software-Systeme, NFS Manager, NFS Manager 3, Ip storage, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-02

Technology Firm Improves Application Uptime, Achieves Significant Productivity Gains

CDW is a premier technology solutions company that provides sales, design, implementation, and management of computer systems. With 6,300 employees and a data center running 1,200 servers, CDW faces many of the same challenges as its enterprise customers: keeping applications running at all times, valuable IT staff optimally productive, and...

Tags: Uptime, Microsoft Corp., CDW Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Case studies 2009-11-01

R for Mac OS X 2.10.0 (Mac)

R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S language and environment which was developed at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T, now Lucent Technologies) by John Chambers and colleagues. R can be considered as a different implementation of...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Language, Graphics, R, S Language, R. R, Team Management, UNIX, Apple Mac OS X, Open Source, Operating Systems, Management, Software, Apple Mac OS

Software downloads 2009-10-26

The Pursuit of a Standardized Solution for Secure Enterprise RBAC

Each RBAC implementation varies in its capabilities and method of management. In a multi-platform environment, these differences introduce higher administration hours and costs because the various RBAC models are not consistent in administration and operation methodology. The differences among these implementations also increase the potential for misconfiguration and related security...

Tags: Role-based Access Control, BeyondTrust, Security Administration, Security

White papers 2009-10-14

New Adobe PDF flaw under attack; Patch coming Tuesday

Note to all Knuckleheads....The vulnerability affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3 and earlier versions on Windows, Macintosh and UNIXWhy announce at all? Just fix the thingI'm getting really tired of any company that gives the ostensibly obligatory "We're on that!" and then it's some time before the fix comes. These...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, Windows IS, Adobe PDF flaw, flaw, Adobe PDF, operating system, Adobe Systems Inc., attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Watch Out for That Meteor, Stallman.

Richard M. Stallman RMS the founder of the Free Software Foundation, has labeled prominent Open Source software developer Miguel De Icaza a "Traitor" for  joining the Board of Directors of Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation as well as for his creation of the Microsoft .NET-compatible Mono software development...

Tags: Ubuntu, Free Software Foundation, GNOME, Microsoft Corp., Richard Stallman, Miguel De Icaza, Mono Framework, Genie, Linux, Open Source, C#, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, .Net, Operating Systems, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-09-22

The 10 biggest moments in IT history

Missing: Tim Berners-Lee?The Mouse, and the GUI ...... without the invention of the mouse or the GUI/WYSIWYG there would not be as many users as there are today, and I would hazard a guess that it would be restricted to business applications like accounting, and Data Analysis.LudoRE: The 10...

Tags: Mice, Strategy, Operating systems, GUI, PARC User Interface, mouse, Microsoft Corp., IT History, Xerox PARC, operating system, IBM Corp., information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

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

SysOrb 3.4.2 (Windows)

SysOrb is a cross-platform software system for monitoring servers (Win/Lin/Unix/Novell), applications, switches, routers, firewalls, printers, and copiers. SysOrb has many advanced features and yet it has a simple and easy-to-use web interface which means short implementation time and significantly less training needed than with other competing systems. SysOrb saves metrics...

Tags: Monitor, Monitoring, Evalesco Systems, Microsoft Windows, SysOrb, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-09-16

Red Hat: Microsoft taking cloud back to the 80s

Red Hat should feel right at home then because using their software is like using something out of the 80's. I'll prefer a modern company like Microsoft instead of a company based on 30 year old technology such as Red Hat. My theory is that Red Hat is...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, NT-kernel, Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, Unix

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Python 3.1.1 (Mac)

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. It is often compared to Tcl, Perl, Scheme or Java. Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It has modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types, and dynamic typing. There are interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Python, Tony Lownds, Built-in Module, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development

Software downloads 2009-08-16

Apache HTTP Server for Windows 2.2.13 (Windows)

The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows NT. The main goal of Apache HTTP Server is to provide an efficient, secure and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current...

Tags: HTTP Server, Apache Software Foundation, Apache Web Server, Server, Microsoft Windows, Apache HTTP Server Project, Web Servers, Open Source, Internet

Software downloads 2009-08-11

Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?

Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?Is this any different than Java?There are positive reasons to have someone hold the patent, mainly, that there is only one captain of the ship. I support open source, but the hitorical problem with it and UNIX has been forking. Some propeller head messes with...

Tags: .NET, Programming languages, C#, Stallman C#, Stallman, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time

The June 2009 (2009.06) release of OpenSolaris provides a solid Open Source GNOME desktop experience like that of a modern Linux distribution combined with the scalability and stability of UNIX. Over the weekend, I had the chance to take a look at Sun...

Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-07

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Overused words of the decade: 'open' and 'enterprise'

"Open" is what we would like every piece of code to aspire to, and "enterprise" means a harmonious collection of industrious people and purring machines. They are the magical marketing words, evoking images of all that is good and wholesome. But perhaps they are getting overused. Everything...

Tags: Open Standard, Seth Godin, Enterprise, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Software, Web Services, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Would you hold off buying 09-10 PCs to get Windows 7?

Would you hold off buying 09-10 PCs to get Windows 7?Your story makes little sense.Microsoft and the OEMs always have free upgrade coupons to prevent people from holding off their purchases. You don't give enough choices in your little poll!RE: Would you hold off buying 09-10 PCs to get...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu 9.04, PC

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Microsoft finances open-source NFS v4 implementation for Windows

Microsoft finances open-source NFS v4 implementation for WindowsMicrosoft finances open-source NFS v4 implementation for WindowsSounds like one more way to help migrate from linux to Microsoft Windows. If this is implemented pulling data from a linux server will be that much easier until the server is no longer needed....

Tags: IP storage, Linux, Servers, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Microsoft finances open-source NFS, Network File System, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-23