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Is OpenOffice.org a 'dying horse'?
News Not quite yet, say industry watchers, but "primary sponsor" Sun Microsystems should rethink its strategy and better drive the community ecosystem.
Tags: Open source, Product development and design, Software engineering/development, OpenOffice, Apache Software Foundation, OpenOffice.org, Open-source Software, David Mitchell, Contributor, Novell Inc.
Four things to watch for in HP-3Com merger
Insight commentary With every merger comes some customer trepidation about changes that could be made. One CIO lists four items he'll watch to decide if Procurve continues to be a viable solution.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Acquisitions, Mergers, Lifetime Warranty, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ProCurve, networking equipment, software, network, Business Strategies & Functions
ARM to wrestle x86 as low-cost PCs thrive
News By end-2011, ARM will become a significant PC processor architecture chipping away at x86's dominance in the industry, says Gartner.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Notebooks and tablets, Google Inc., Netbook, Notebook, Intel X86, Notebook Pricing, Google Android, Mobile processors
Would you use a cloud-based service to store IT documentation?
Techguide Scott Lowe is thinking about using a free Microsoft service to store his organization's IT documentation. Share your thoughts about using an offline storage vault for this type of data.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Information Technology, Scott Lowe, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows
Getty and Flickr deepen photo-licensing ties
News Flickr photographers now can more actively try to sell photos through Getty's 60,000-image collection. Meanwhile, Toyota shows that there's a market.
Tags: Business development/management, Web sites, Yahoo! Inc., Getty Images, Toyota Motor Corp., digital photography, partnership, Web sites, Business development/management, Stock
Manually adjust query-based distribution list membership using LDAP
Techguide Query-based distribution groups provide a great means by which to automate the membership of groups in Active Directory. Here's one way that you can manually adjust query-based membership.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Network administration/implementation, Server platforms, Distribution Group, Distribution List, Query, GUI, Chief Information Officer, home networking, Scott Lowe
Exchange 2007 SP2 paves the way to Exchange 2010
Techguide Exchange 2007 SP2 is out and about. Scott Lowe outlines some of the more exciting changes that have been made to this popular groupware product.
Tags: Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, Exchange 2007 SP2, Service Pack, Scott Lowe, Backup, Service Pack 2, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server
Global fixed broadband connections up
News Some 422 million households will be wired up by 2009, with Asian markets such as South Korea and Hong Kong, among most connected, new report reveals.
Tags: Personal broadband, Fiber, Gartner Inc., Broadband, South Korea, FTTH, China, Internet, broadband service, DSL
Making the choice between virtual and physical servers
Techguide "Virtualize everything" is a popular M.O. in IT these days, but there are times when physical servers make more sense.
Tags: Servers, Server platforms, Virtualization, Database, Microsoft SQL Server, Scott Lowe, Virtual Environment, Storage, Server, Hardware
Report: 1 in 5 portable computers shipped are netbooks
News Despite many saying the netbook era is over, the popularity of miniature notebooks is increasing.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Telecommunications, Europe, Notebook, computer, Microsoft ASP, portable computer, North America, telecommunications company, incentive
What Windows 7 means to Windows server administrators
Techguide Scott Lowe shares 10 items that Windows server administrators need to know in order to adequately support Windows 7 clients.
Tags: Servers, Client, BranchCache, DirectAccess, VPN Reconnect, BranchCache BranchCache, AppLocker Like DirectAccess, Windows XP Mode, Windows Deployment Services, Scott Lowe
Using Twitter as a server notification tool: Pros and cons
Techguide Twitter is breaking out of its "look at me" shackles and may offer real business value. Scott Lowe suggests using the microblogging engine for server notifications.
Tags: Servers, Web services, Internet Access, Social Media, Tool, Server, API, Internet, Microsoft Exchange Server, Servers
Reduce hardware needs and ease administration with Exchange 2010
Techguide Exchange 2007 was widely considered to be a revolutionary change in the Exchange line. Exchange 2010 builds on many of the good aspects of Exchange 2007, and organizations migrating to Exchange 2010 will be able to do so with less hardware.
Tags: E-mail servers, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Database, Exchange 2010, Microsoft Corp., Scott Lowe, Storage, clustering, high availability
Managing servers and other systems from the iPhone
Techguide Server administration can be a 24/7 job, but who wants to be tethered to a laptop all the time? Scott Lowe introduces an iPhone app that can help decouple the administrator from the server.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Screen, Password, Server, remote server, Microsoft Windows Server, keyboard
New GPS platform aims to save batteries
News Cambridge Silicon Radio's new architecture, designed for mobile phones and other portable devices, can run in an "'aware" state that uses very little power.
Tags: Development/design, Bluetooth, Battery, Satellite, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, GPS, phone, performance, Development/design
