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- XC Connect 3.3 (Mac)
- XC Connect is a robust communication solution that enables users to share Calendar, Contact and Task information across Microsoft Outlook�®, OS X iCAL and Address Book, Microsoft Entourage�® and/or Ximian Evolution�® desktops. XC Connect provides users with the ability to share personal folders as well as the ability to create...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Computer, XyNC Labs, XC Connect, XC Connect Solution, XCN Server, Productivity, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- Is OpenOffice.org a 'dying horse'?
- Is OpenOffice.org a 'dying horse'?Open office is number two officeOOo is distant two behind Microsoft office. Actually I do not know that for sure, but it seems to be true at least in mindshare. Being number two will ensure that Open Office grows, at least among people who seek alternatives...
- Tags: Workstations, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft Office, OOo, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice, workstation, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice.org
- Discussion threads 2009-01-12
- OpenSUSE 11 RC1: The Mercedes-Benz to Ubuntu’s Volkswagen
- 2008 will be a very good vintage for community end-user Linux distributions. So far, we've seen the release of Ubuntu 8.04, which is universally considered to be a major milestone release in usability and device compatibility, and one of the easiest distros to install. While not as widely lauded, we...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Volkswagen AG, GNOME, Software Update Utility, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- Microsoft's Ballmer steps-up Linux infringement suit rhetoric
- If users of Linux have any concerns about being the target of a Microsoft-sponsored patent infringement suit, then Microsofts CEO Steve Ballmer apparently wants them to know that those concerns are justified.According to ComputerWorld, during a Q&A session that followed the keynote speech he delivered to attendees at a Professional...
- Tags: General, Open Source, IT Management, Software Infrastructure, Legal, Berlind, Linux
- Blog posts 2006-11-17
- Will Sun blow up the Microsoft/Novell deal to Red Hat's benefit?
- This is a Part 2 that goes with this Part 1.While the buzz around the Web 2.0 conference seems to be getting a majority of the technology industrys attention this week, two other issues have been gurgling below the surface that probably deserve to be connected, but havent yet. One...
- Tags: General, Open Source, Software Infrastructure, Legal, Microsofts, Novell Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-11-10
- Where Messman failed at Novell
- Where Messman failed at NovellTime will tell the taleNot all of Novell's problems can be thrown at Nessman's feet.Really, Novell acquired a 'gem' in the form of SUSE Linux in late 2003, so the move to put SUSE as the strategic technology centerpiece in place has been no small undertaking....
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, OpenSUSE 10.1, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Novell Inc., SuSE
- Discussion threads 2006-06-22
- You've heard of the 'aha' moment? How about Microsoft and IBM's 'uh oh' moment?
- When I think of Microsoft's grip on the desktop market -- the one that's been so hard to break -- two products come to mind neither of which is Windows. The first is Microsoft Office. Even though there's a version of Microsoft Office for the Mac, the demand...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., calendaring, e-mail
- Blog posts 2006-01-30
- iGroupCal 1.3 (Mac)
- iGroupCal is a Java platform servlet that allows iCal® users in a workgroup to share their calendar information through a single calendar. iGroupCal also works with any other iCalendar-compliant app such as Mozilla Calendar or Ximian Evolution. Rather than publishing to a WebDAV server, iCal users can now publish their...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Calendar, William Harris, iGroupCal, Desktops, Servers, Hardware
- Software downloads 2005-09-26
- What is your favorite desktop Linux application?
- What is your favorite desktop Linux application?CadenceIn particular, the ICFB (integrated circuit front-to-back) design suite with Analog Workbench. Spend a good third of my time with it some weeks.Oh, not just another commercial *nix tech tool?Necessarily, then, it has to be [u]OpenOffice.org[/u] because I use [b]it[/b] to write the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice, Microsoft Outlook, EMACS, Linux, favorite desktop Linux application, desktop Linux application, desktop, desktop Linux
- Discussion threads 2005-05-24
- Threats to Linux penetration center on open source processes
- Threats to Linux penetration center on open source processesI fail to see how this differs from regular paid software.Multiple distros... different versions of an operating system, as long as you stick to a distro, there is hardly a problem.I can debate the TCO all day, so I'll skip that.I'm at...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, Operating systems, UNIX, open source, Winxx IS, OOS, OSS, operating system, distro, TCO, Linux
- Discussion threads 2005-04-13
- Gates pours Elixir for Office developers
- Gates pours Elixir for Office developersYeah, Bill & Co. drink Elixir, ...... but he wants the rest of us to drink a strange flavored Kool-Aid. :pMan, how stupid can you get, using an email client to access a database???I suppoose you could add that functionality to an email client, but...
- Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Traitor, Elixir, e-mail, Siebel Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-02-04
- Is Novell's Groupwise on death row?
- Is Novell's Groupwise on death row?Yes..Novell's directionWhy would this be a concern?Given Novell's current direction, the only reason they would have to [b]not[/b] open-source GroupWise is its value as a continuing revenue stream. If they ever want to discontinue it as a proprietary product, they can simply set it...
- Tags: E-mail clients, E-mail servers, Groupware, Microsoft Outlook, Novell GroupWise, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-01-28
- Is Novell's Groupwise on death row?
- After listening to Brian Green, Novell's European director of Linux solutions, give a keynote regarding the company's forthcoming marriage of NetWare's services to the SuSE Linux kernel Novell calls this Open Enterprise Server, Novell's customers are worrying that the company will put some of its non-open source products such...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Novell GroupWise
- Blog posts 2005-01-28
- Evolution coming to Windows
- Evolution coming to WindowsDid you mean what you wrote?[i]Take away the dependence on Outlook, and you've reduced the level of resistance to moving users to Windows.[/i]How does anyone become dependent on Outlook [u]before[/u] moving to MSWindows? (I presume you don't mean X)Last piece of the puzzle for business desktopsFor...
- Tags: OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Groupware, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook
- Discussion threads 2005-01-24
- JDS for Windows (says Schwartz)? Not quite.
- In his most recent treatise (and it is long, so you'll want print it out), Sun COO/president Jonathan Schwartz says "Yes, we are committed to JDS/Windows." JDS is the acronym for Sun's Java Desktop System -- a soup to nuts operating system to productivity/communications applications desktop solution that, for $50 per year,...
- Tags: Sun Java Desktop System, JDS/Windows
- Blog posts 2004-11-10
- Novell Linux Desktop
- It has been predicted that the number of available Linux distributions will continue to increase until they reach a 1:1 ratio with the general populace. That may be an exaggeration, but it sometimes seems like it could happen if you watch the Linux community closely. Novell is adding to the...
- Tags: Linux, Novell Inc.
- Blog posts 2004-11-08
- Without a peep from Sun, JDS for Solaris ships
- Without much fanfare, Sun Microsystems has released the Solaris x86 version of Release 2 of its Java Desktop System JDS. To the extent that JDS includes an operating system, the typical OS accoutrements such as a browser Mozilla, mail and calendaring client (Novell's Ximian Evolution), and a graphical user environment GNOME, and...
- Tags: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, desktop computer
- Blog posts 2004-10-14
- Novell spiffs up its desktop Linux software
- Novell spiffs up its desktop Linux softwareSounds good...I will have to look into the specifics and see if there is a compelling reason for me to upgrade or not. Hopefully the networking issues created with 9.1 will be corrected! Otherwise, cool!Not *quite* bleeding edgeBut it's as close as any distribution...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Tools & Techniques, Development tools, KDE 3.3.0, SuSE, mandrake, desktop, Novell Inc., software, desktop Linux, Linux software
- Discussion threads 2004-10-06
- Novell to release enhanced Linux in fall
- Novell to release enhanced Linux in fallHow about fixing theborked networking with the 2.6 kernel and SuSE Pro 9.1!? Yeah, I got it to work, sorta, but SAMBA and various other network tools / apps are pretty much useless! WTF!Otherwise, great OS, great tool... just a little peeved with the...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, gravity, Linux, Novell Inc., desktop
- Discussion threads 2004-08-06
- Java desktop wins over major bank
- Java desktop wins over major bankGlad I don't work thereThey can keep that Java junktop and all its bug filled apps!;)The SEC will be anxious to hear this...Microsoft is the only solution in the world of high finance. I will never forget when we went to the local bank for...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Linux!, Microsoft Corp., Linux, desktop, bank, Java, loan officer, desktop Linux, SEC
- Discussion threads 2004-06-29
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