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Langa Letter: Virtual Excellence: Microsoft's 'Virtual PC' Is Too Good Not To Check Out
In this introduction to the technology, Fred Langa says Microsoft Virtual PC provides a viable alternative to dual booting and should be a solid choice for software testing, evaluation, and support.
IBM, SAP Keep Data Management Front And Center
Data management is heating up, as IBM and SAP have made clear this month.
Editor's Note: One Reward I Can Do WIthout
It was one of those days. Traffic was awful (what's new?). It was cold and rainy (someone please tell Mother Nature that spring has started).
IT Confidential: Phishing, Spamming, And The FBI's CIO
Seniors, 65 and up, are the fastest growing online demographic
Taking Stock: Cheaper, Yes--But Is Microsoft A Value?
Profitable growth has been difficult to come by in newer divisions.
SmartAdvice: Measuring Business Value Of IT Investments
It's hard to quantify the return on IT investments, but it's in IT's best interests to help in the documentation effort, The Advisory Council says. Also, control VPN access from home computers to improve security, and look at what you want from your system before deciding whether to delay server upgrades.
The Observer: The Next Step In Innovation Rests With Users
Innovation isn't dead and it isn't waiting for The Next Big Thing, says Lou Bertin. It's waiting for users to find new ways of applying the many existing technologies.
SCO Legal Action: Don't Panic Yet
The SCO-Linux melodrama is moving new territory -- assault on the customer, says Network Computing's Rob Preston.
Taking Stock: Enterprise Software: Let's Make A Deal
CACI may have gotten the best deal in recent activity in this market
Showdown At The SCO Corral
SCO's copyright violation lawsuits against AutoZone and DaimlerChrysler promise to be scary, nasty and vicious, but shouldn't deter other companies from moving forward with business as usual, says InformationWeek's Michael Friedenberg.
BI Works For 'Old Line' Industries Too
It's not just companies in 'dynamic' industries that are making the most of business intelligence.
Langa Letter: Cool and Quiet, Part III
Fred Langa wraps up his exploration of the causes--and cures--of noisy PCs. His step-by-step process, including successes and failures, ensures you won't make mistakes as you work to make your PC cool and quiet.
SmartAdvice: Getting The Right Onsite Mix With Offshore Suppliers
There's no perfect ratio for onsite workers when setting up an outsourcing project, The Advisory Council says. Also, if your company has made a business case for using Linux, consider gradual adoption while the SCO lawsuit business is settled; and, don't confuse information with knowledge when deploying business intelligence.
Dashboard Confusion
A clear understanding of dashboards requires delving beneath the marketing hype.
The Business Argument For Open Source
Open source is neither anti-American nor-anti-business. It's about giving users freedom to choose when to upgrade or change software platforms.
RFID Will Go Only As Far As BI Takes It
RFID data is only as good as it is actionable. That's where
business intelligence will come in.
Editor's Note: Tech-Inspired Change
Imagine consolidating 91 different parts of your business, trimming spending by $100 million per year, and trying to pour innovation into the business--and all within four years. That's the task facing Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, Stephanie Stahl says, as he uses business-process and IT change to transform state government.
Showdown At The SCO Corral
Businesses shouldn't let the SCO Group lawsuits against companies for allegedly violating its Unix copyrights stop them from advancing their own businesses, Michael Friedenberg says.
Business Technology: The Silos Of Protectionism: Time To Raise Them, Or Raze Them?
An outsourcing conference generates strong opinions on both ends of the spectrum on such issues as free trade, offshoring, outsourcing, and the proper role of government in such matters. And Bob Evans muses that a year from now, we'll be thinking about these issues in dramatically different ways.
SmartAdvice: Update Software And Train Users To Help Stop Plague Of E-Mail Viruses
Up-to-date antivirus software is important to stop spam and malicious software, but user training is just as critical, The Advisory Council says. Also, don't let Oracle's bid for PeopleSoft scare you off, and the time for considering voice over IP is getting nearer as large vendors invest in the technology.
A Dual-Edged Sword: Providing Information, Stealing Privacy
A former National Security Council cyberspace expert explains how government technology can be used to simultaneously provide useful data--and steal privacy.
The SCO Lawsuit: More Conspiracy Theories Than The JFK Assassination
There's an adage, one of those things you imagine being said by corn-likker-drinkin' wise old coots sitting by the woodstove in the general store: It ain't what you don't know that hurts you, it's what you know that ain't so.
We're now seeing that adage acted out in the Linux community, where many people are certain they know two things that just ain't so.
Convergence Or Divergence: What's Next For Mobile Devices?
PDAs, smartphones, and other mobile devices will coexist alongside one another for quite some time because people's needs are so varied, Carl Zetie predicts.
Don't Let SCO Litigation Slow You Down
Don't let courtroom kerfuffle dissuade you from using the best tools for the job, says InformationWeek Editor-in-Chief Bob Evans.
Microsoft And SCO Group: What's So Secret?
Microsoft last year signed two deals, worth $16 million, for SCO technology and rights, but it's still vague on how it will use them. Microsoft had best come clean if it wants to put to rest rumors that it's secretly behind the SCO lawsuit.
Microsoft And SCO Group: What's So Secret?
Microsoft last year signed two deals, worth $16 million, for SCO Group technology and rights, but it's still vague on how it will use them.
Business Technology: Don't Go Slow Over SCO
Lawsuits and litigants and torts, oh my! Should courtroom saber-rattling by SCO Group influence you to put a hold on projects involving Linux? Or should you leave that to the legal department while you continue to look for and deploy the best tools to support business innovation?
Best Of Listening Post
Long after predictions that E-commerce will bury conventional commerce became quaint, tempers still flare over the justification for an Internet sales tax
Taking Stock: Change Casts Clouds Over SAN Stocks
Brocade and McData's stock prices stall after Cisco enters market
SmartAdvice: Enterprise Information Portals Are Easy To Justify, Hard To Build
As budget restrictions ease, an enterprise information portal to centralize IT access functions is going to be on the short list for many companies, The Advisory Council says. Also, WiMax and best-management practices to evaluate consultants.
The Privacy Lawyer: Mad as *&%$ And Not Gonna Take It Anymore!
Parry Aftab sounds off about the things she hates about computers, traveling with one, and the wired world in general. Let her know your pet peeves, too.
Langa Letter: Cool and Quiet, Part II
Fred Langa continues his exploration of the causes--and cures--of noisy PCs. His solutions include some measures that you may consider counterintuitive but he proves why they'll work with your PC.
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