Why SOA is the 'perestroika of IT'
newsmaker Independent middleware can help businesses escape the grip of 'monopolistic' software makers, and that will help the SOA provider grow, says Software AG CEO Karl-Heinz Streibich.
Will 2008 prove the year the Web grew up?
perspective After the turbulence of the browser wars and the dotcom crash, the emergence this year of open development standards hints at a new-found maturity, argues Opera exec.
Find more stories in: Protocols and platforms, Web sites, Web 2.0The fraud connection in social networking
A fraud ring is no different than a social network, as it's the relationships and associations that are important, says SAS co-founder and CEO Jim Goodnight.
Find more stories in: Web 2.0, Business applicationsMozilla chairman unfazed by Google Chrome
Google gave Mitchell Baker's Mozilla Foundation US$75 million through a Firefox search deal, but she doesn't see Chrome as a threat to that revenue.
Find more stories in: Open source, Web browsers, Web 2.0, Web servicesServices with a 'green'
Though slowed by the economic downturn, NEC Asia is focused on greening its IT and growing its services business, gunning for big contracts such as Singapore's SOE, says CEO Kiyofumi Kusaka.
Find more stories in: Outsourcing, Infrastructure/architecture management, Business applications, Leadership, Personal Computers, ServersSaaS may not live up to 'recession-proof' tag
commentary In theory, software-as-a-service vendors such as Salesforce.com and NetSuite should thrive in a downturn, but in practice things may prove a little tougher.
Find more stories in: Software-as-a-serviceThere's no credit crunch in Second Life
newsmaker Businesses are moving beyond using the virtual world to attract eyeballs and instead major on collaboration, says Linden Lab CEO Mark Kingdon.
Find more stories in: Business applications, Digital media, Web 2.0, Web sitesXen: The startup in Citrix clothing
newsmaker Citrix exec Ian Pratt describes how the XenSource buyout has affected the virtualization company, and where Citrix is going with Xen-branded products.
Find more stories in: Virtualization, Software-as-a-service, Server platforms, Open sourceBursting the proprietary-software bubble
perspective Strip away all the bluster and jargon and you soon realize the end is nigh for proprietary software, argues open source expert.
Find more stories in: Business applications, Open source, Software licensingSoftware for the other five billion
perspective If businesses want to win over the five billion people without computers, they must adapt their approach. Here are seven assumptions not to make.
Find more stories in: Business applications, Protocols and platforms, Personal applicationsVirtualizing desktops in your enterprise
perspective Citrix Systems executive offers a step-by-step guide for enterprises to successfully prepare for, and implement, desktop virtualization.
Find more stories in: Virtualization, Data centers, Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage area networks (SAN), DesktopsSurvey: Utilization of virtual desktops to grow
perspective Desktop virtualization technology is ready for enterprise-class implementations, says Citrix Systems executive.
Find more stories in: Virtualization, Data centers, DesktopsIT 'consumerization' poses challenges to CIOs
perspective As socio-economic factors are driving the demand for desktop virtualization, CIOs have to make changes if they are to stay ahead of the game.
Find more stories in: Virtualization, Data centers, Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage area networks (SAN), DesktopsCollaboration--Get it together
perspective Effective workplace collaboration doesn't just happen on its own. An IT analyst offers some advice on how to get it right.
Find more stories in: Business applications, Web 2.0S'pore supply chain firm delivers on innovation
Business intelligence tools need reinvention and a slower economy could be the best time to try new things, says YCH Group's CIO James Loo.
Find more stories in: Business Strategies & Functions, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Business applications, LeadershipVirtualization moves to the next level
perspective The combination of server and storage virtualization provides enhanced flexibility and agility to the IT infrastructure, says EMC executive.
Find more stories in: Virtualization, StorageCern CIO: Invest when times are bad
newsmaker Putting resources in fundamental science and education during bad times will get results needed "to make things better and cheaper", argues the head of IT at the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
Find more stories in: grid computing, Business Strategies & FunctionsMAC Address scorecard for common virtual machine platforms
Learn more about common MAC address organizationally unique identifiers and their associated platforms, to better identify VMs on the network.
Find more stories in: Infrastructure/architecture management, Virtualization, Network administration/implementation, Diagnostics and monitoringBe cautious of message, not tools
newsmaker Twitter co-founder Biz Stone shares how the micro-blogging site is attracting commercial usage from the likes of Dell.
Find more stories in: Web 2.0, Web services, Web logsMicrosoft gears up for victory in the virtual battle
newsmaker Redmond's senior director for virtualization product management Zane Adam says the company will use its tried and tested methods to grab a bigger share of the virtualization market.
Find more stories in: Virtualization, StrategyLicense this software
perspective Mismanaging software licensing can lead to extra costs and damaged reputations. Here's how to ensure it doesn't happen to you.
Find more stories in: Software licensing, Piracy, Business applications, Personal applications
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